Stilettos and Gunpowder Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A sheriff’s deputy finds herself in a chain of bizarre, booming events that would have put a lesser woman in the psych ward and that was before her past reared its ugly head and put some heavy-duty criminals on her […]
Audiobook review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Balder An orc mercenary knows the score and has no desire to end her days in blood and war so she walks away from her old life for a curious, odd new one. Long has this book been on my radar and it was a matter of when […]
This Will Be Fun Author: E.B. Asher Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Ten years ago, Clare, Beatrice, Elowen, and Galwell saved Mythria from foul magic and power summoned by the Fraternal Order, but the cost was high. The realm’s beloved hero Galwell the Great was slain, and the three remaining warriors of […]
Full Speed to a Crash Landing Author: Beth Revis Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: What seems like a long time ago, I read a Young Adult Sci-Fi Across the Universe Trilogy that utterly captivated me. The author created a world, characters, and plot that drew me in and had me in […]
Sanctuary Author: Ilona Andrews Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fans of the Kate Daniels series will recognize Roman, the grumpy volhv who serves Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. Roman enjoys having time off in late December and prefers to be left alone. However, when an injured, young teen shows […]
Audiobook review: Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards NOTE: Grey Dawn is the tenth and final book in the Black Hat Bureau series. This review contains spoilers from the previous books. Grey Dawn picks up immediately after the conclusion of the previous book. Clay has been wiped of his memories and is a slave to the […]
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love Author: India Holton Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Set in an alternate version of historical England, The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love shares a world filled with magical, and often deadly, birds. Ornithologists are often wily and deceptive in their efforts to become Birder of the […]
Alien in Disguise Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Returning home brings not safety and peace, but hints at conspiracy and another round of alien abduction for this final Forbidden Bonds series tale. Cara Bristol creates an entertaining balance between light and exciting in the tone of her sexy […]
The Theory of Attraction Author: Delphine Dryden Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Recently, brainy romances with STEM characters has been all the rage, but lo and behold, Delphine Dryden was writing about rocket scientists and gaming geeks, anthropologists and university settings long before. And, with a kinky twist at that. The […]
Audiobook review: White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland White Trash Zombie Unchained is the sixth and final book in the delightfully entertaining White Trash Zombie series. If you haven’t read this series, do not start here. This urban fantasy tale builds upon the events from each previous book. Picking up a couple weeks after […]
Romancing the Feral Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fighting for her very life at the back end of the galaxy, a young half-alien psychic girl thief doesn’t know who to trust until a fierce Coletti Battle Commander shows her she can turn over a new leaf and work […]
Audiobook review: Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs Mercy was changed by the Soul Taker; it damaged her magic and soul, and even after Z destroyed the artifact, she is not healed. This is a central and important piece to the plot of Winter Lost, which finds Mercy and Adam heading through the winter storm-of-the-century into the […]
Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom Author: Jane Austen, compiled by Andrea Kirk Assaf Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: “Expect a most agreeable letter, for not being overburdened with subject (having nothing at all to say), I shall have no check to my genius from beginning to end.” Excerpt from personal […]
In Our Stars Author: Jack Campbell Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A terrorist plot destroys the earth, but what if a woman has the chance to change history and save the earth? Jack Campbell’s books caught my eye some time ago when reading a book pal’s reviews, but In Our Stars […]
Audiobook review: Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday Archie and his friends, Effie and Simon, take an annual trip for a fortnight every September. It’s a chance to reconnect and unwind. Their friendship transcends titles and backgrounds because the men are open and honest with themselves and each other. The author opens Earls Trip with a […]