Audiobook review: Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall If pining for one’s best friend were a virtue, then Peggy Delancey would have been sainted by now—or whatever the non-religious equivalent might be. Unfortunately, being in love with someone who can’t love you back tends to put a strain on a person. Still, with some distance from Arabella Tarleton, […]
Glitterland Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A+ What I’m Talking About: “And, God, I wanted, I wanted. These crumbs of bliss.” Ash Winters has cultivated an impressive résumé so far in his twenty-eight years: beloved son, Oxford alum, successful author… Not to mention being both wealthy and attractive. It would be a golden life, if […]
The Red Scholar’s Wake Author: Aliette de Bodard Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: While I’ve always enjoyed science fiction as an element in many of the stories I’ve read, I don’t have a large collection of titles within the genre as a whole. However, the chatter surrounding The Red Scholar’s Wake (“Sapphic […]
Are You Kitten Me Author: Quinn Anderson Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: After a couple of false starts, Shane Maguire has finally finished culinary school, found a job at a prestigious restaurant, and gotten his own place (and off his parents couch). And, while he is proud of his independence, it doesn’t […]
Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: B What I’m Talking About: As a necessary preface to this review, I strongly suggest readers look at the entirety of the author’s Content Warnings (which can be found HERE) before reading this story. “He was really here. He was really doing this. […]
Final Heir Author: Faith Hunter Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Final Heir is the 15th and last novel in the Jane Yellowrock series, and I believe it’s as fitting an ending as any longtime followers of the series might hope for. All the familiar characters are here (either alive/undead/etc. or in memories), […]
Harlem Sunset Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Louise Lloyd killed a man. Though that man murdered several young black women, including her own younger sister, she still feels guilty. Now, almost a year later, she and her loved ones are being terrorized buy a threat that seems far too […]
A Lady for a Duke Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Though it was the war that tore them apart, Viola Caroll and Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood, have been fighting for their lives since long before Waterloo. Born into a body and societal expectations that were destroying […]
Unbroken Author: Alli Temple Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: For years, the infamous Captain Cinder has known exactly who she is. Rejected daughter Mercenary for hire. Terror of the Seas. Respected by her crew. Nothing on the horizon save her next destination. She even got to defeat the bad guy and win […]
Crowbones Author: Anne Bishop Reviewer: B. Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: I couldn’t help being somewhat uncertain about Crowbones after having some minor issues with Lake Silence, the first of the series dealing with the residents of Sproing. However, this story ended up dispelling every one of those doubts and I enjoyed reading it […]
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Guilted into returning to her hometown of Bright Falls to photograph her step-sister’s wedding, Delilah Green’s only hope of surviving the ordeal is to focus on the desperately-needed paycheck she’s going to receive for her efforts. And maybe wreak […]
True Dead Author: Faith Hunter Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Jane Yellowrock has held a number of titles over the last few years: Skinwalker, “fanghead” killer, enemy, Enforcer, friend, sister, lover, and…Dark Queen of the Mithrans? And doesn’t that just suck. Too bad she hasn’t got a choice in the matter. Now […]
Dead Dead Girls Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: “She had been a showgirl, a waitress, a lover, a dancer…And now she was a detective too.” And this is the clearest introduction I can offer for the excellent Louise Lloyd, main character of Dead Dead Girls, the debut novel by […]
Audiobook review: Unwritten by J.R. Gray I began my familiarity with the Unscripted series with Unwritten as a standalone ebook last year, so getting back around to it as an audiobook was an odd, but gratifying experience. Once the audiobooks were released, I was fortunate enough to start from the beginning with Unscripted and Rewritten (Unscripted #1 […]
Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake has been among my most anticipated reads of the entire year, and I won’t pretend I’m not thrilled that it is as delightful as I’d hoped it would be. I laughed and cringed (in […]