My Daring Texan Author: Dakota Lacoy Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ July’s optional theme: Freedom Note: I swapped July and August What I’m Talking About: Okay, I know this is a stretch for the theme of Freedom. However, I spent more time trying to find a book to fit the theme than I did actually reading […]
Cops in Space Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Saving earth from a devouring alien horde wasn’t enough now she’s out to save the galaxy. Gail Koger’s entertaining, sassy, steamy sci-fi rom coms are like a hit of chocolate to a booklover’s imagination. Cops in Space is part of […]
A Hard Habit to Break Author: Siera London Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Rachel never felt like she belonged in Service, WV, despite the love of her dad and boyfriend Noah. She left her hometown for college with a broken heart. Thirteen years later, she’s returning to Service for her dad’s wedding. […]
World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon picks up with the plight of the Containment Zone residents after the deadly zombie outbreak (Zomromcom). This time around, the story follows the kind-hearted, pregnant oracle Gwen, who escapes the zone with […]
FROM THE VAULT: Mister McHottie by Pippa Grant I originally read and reviewed this book on Goodreads in December 2019. This is the first book in Pippa Grant’s HILARIOUS Girl Band Books but the third one I’ve read. When I first picked up Stud in the Stacks last year [2018], I had no clue that […]
Audiobook review: Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie Druid Vices and a Vodka is the tenth book in the Guild Codex universe. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found HERE. The story opens with Oden‘s Eye guild members at the Crow and Hammer discussing the recent lack of […]
Fossil Feud Author: Maggie North Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ What I’m Talking About: Three years ago, Ripley Adams made it four-fifths through her paleobiology PhD before she was forced to step away from academia. Her then boyfriend, Will, took credit for her work, and when she refused to make him the author of her paper, […]
Audiobook review: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley Another whimsical and captivating entry in the Flavia de Luce series pits eleven-year-old amateur detective Flavia against a new puzzling murder and a long-ago death of a young boy that may have a bearing on the famous puppeteer’s demise. Flavia is not just precocious, […]
Audiobook review: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley The eccentric de Luce household is disrupted from their regular pursuits by two arrivals- one bizarre and the other sinister. Murder is the result. The youngest member of the household, Flavia, turns from her favorite chemistry work to solve a crime that points […]
The Duke of Deceit Author: Anna Harrington Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ August’s optional theme: Backlist Banger Note: I swapped July and August What I’m Talking About: Through their correspondence, Sophie and Shay became friends and fell in love over the course of years. However, Sophie was contracted to marry John, the heir to the Duke […]
Audiobook review: After Glow by Jayne Castle Not long after the events of After Dark, After Glow returns to the story of para-archaeologist, Lydia Smith, and her mob boss boyfriend, Emmet London, negotiating a new relationship and working together when another body turns up. After Glow is the second of the Ghost Hunter series which […]
Book Club Boyfriend Author: Jenny Holiday Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Blair Kellermoon is a recently divorced, former actress turned producer and book club maven. She was set to feature Jack Branksome’s best seller as her book club selection when Jack said no. Jack Branksome lives in the shadow of his famous […]
Audiobook review: Generation Hex by Molly Harper Generation Hex is the third and final tale in the Moonshadow Cove series. This time around the story focuses on eldest sister, Perry, and the Red Jasperian James. With both sisters finding love and moving outside the cove, ghost containment and young kelpie duties fall to Perry. With the Jasperian […]
Audiobook review: Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie Slaying Monsters is the ninth book in the Guild Codex universe. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found HERE. The story opens roughly six weeks since we first met Robin and runs concurrent to The Alchemist and an Amaretto (The Guild […]
Edge of Mercy Author: Allie Therin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: Edge of Mercy is the conclusion of Therin’s thrilling UF series set in an alternative Pacific Northwest where some humans have evolved into Empaths. The previous book left readers on a little cliff, and I for one, hated the long wait for […]