A Wound Deeper Than Pride Author: Ali Scott Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: A second chance at romance arises out of a near tragedy and both are determined to show they’ve learned from the mistakes of the past. Ali Scott is a relatively new to me author. I enjoyed a previous […]
Trouble in Paradise Author: Carolyn Brown Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: With Paradise for Christmas getting set to release, I was brought to mind that I had an older book on the shelves that told the origin story for the new series. With delight, I dusted it off and settled in […]
Audiobook review: Ghosts in the Abbey by Emily L. Finch Picking up about three months after the conclusion of the previous title, Ghosts in the Abbey finds Samantha living in the country with new friend Madge and her husband. There have been guests all summer, but with the famous Winter Ball coming, the house is […]
Alien Undone Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: In the background of the previous book, there was a smoldering heat building between two of the secondary characters. The confrontation was inevitable, and I was buckling up for the ride. Alien Undone continues the read-in-order Forbidden Bonds series with sassy […]
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died Author: Amanda Flower Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: It was riveting to return to Amhurst with Willa and Emily. Watching their friendship continue was as interesting as the situation they were in; watching their brains, especially Emily’s, work the case was as enlightening as […]
Audiobook review: The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher The Olympian Affair is the second offering in Butcher’s fabulous Cinder Spires series and picks up two years after the conclusion of the battle between the Albions and Aurorans depicted in The Aeronaut’s Windlass. This series is complex and must be read in order, and with there […]
Never Met a Duke Like You Author: Amalie Howard Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Lady Vesper Lyndhurst loves love for others and views herself as a premier matchmaker, but doesn’t want love for herself. She was in love with her neighbor and best friend, Aspen, now Duke of Greydon, but when he […]
City of Bones Author: Martha Wells Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Earlier this year, I ventured to pick up my first fantasy read by the author after being introduced to her work through her sci-fi, Murderbot Diaries series. Next, I spotted City of Bones and was well-primed to enjoy another fantasy […]
Audiobook review: Black Vault by Alma Katsu As a big fan of mysterious phenomena and conspiracy stories, I spotted the blurb on Black Vault and I was excited to grab it up. The author and narrator were new to me, but that just increased my anticipation for this short thriller with a minor sci-fi element. […]
Audiobook review: Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch Forced to live with her controlling uncle after her parents died, Samantha has done her best not to upset Sir Arthur lest she deal with his wrath. When her aunt and uncle are murdered and Samantha found on the scene, she must flee and find a […]
Spells and Shadows Author: Victoria Kincaid Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Absolutely bewitching when Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice is given an infusion of a magical world of mages and dark necromancy to a powerful romance pair. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a secret operative for the Mage Council and he’s on a […]
Audiobook review: Kilt to Order by Susannah Nix At twenty-eight, Cassie is going on her first date since 10th grade. Her love life is non-existent and something always goes spectacularly wrong. She thinks that if she has sex just once, she’ll get over the awkwardness and her nervousness that leads to sneezing, and her good friend […]
Alien Incognito Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rating: A What I’m Talking About: He fooled her once and broke her heart and her trust. Is he fooling her now? Her sister’s freedom and life may depend on a male who trades in lives. Or does he? Alien Incognito is the second in the closely tied […]
Audiobook review: Shattered by Kevin Hearne Shattered opens with the exciting addition of Atticus’s arch-druid, Owen, fresh off one of the time islands and unaware of the millennia that have past. As Atticus and Oberon work to acclimate Owen to the twenty-first century, Granuaile takes her own Druidic journey, heading to India to meet up with Latcha […]
Claws and Contrivances Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Claws and Contrivances is the sophomore title in Ms. Burgis’s Regency Dragons series. Set in the Welch countryside, the stories take place in the Regency era with the added twist of the existence of cat-sized dragons which are kept by wealthy socialites as fashion […]