Game On Author: Seressia Glass Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Game On is another emotionally satisfying celebration of Black nerd women from Glass. Getting into Sam’s head is a treasure. She’s an amazing character, full of love and goodness. She is passionate and driven. I appreciated the extent to which the author […]
Audiobook review: Scourged by Kevin Hearne Having read this series previously, I knew this was coming. The difference this time: I’ve read subsequent novellas and the Ink & Sigil spinoff series, plus time has passed, and I’m not as shocked by the events of Scourged. I came at the story from a different place, and […]
This Can’t Be Goodbye Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When the Bower family disappeared from the small town of Windfall, NC, in the middle of the night, without a word, many of the town’s residents were shocked and hurt, including E’s best friend, Avett. This Can’t Be Goodbye shares […]
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 […]
Audiobook Review: Last Dragon Standing by Rachel Aaron NOTE: This series was on my TBR for a while, at the recommendation of Linda and Melanie. This past year, I listened to the five-book series as a buddy read with Anne. The reviews were written at the time the book was read. Last Dragon Standing is the […]
7 Steps to Seducing Your Fake Fiancé Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Jake, the eldest Bower brother, carries guilt and blames himself for events from the past, but it’s the hurt and pain he caused Larkin that haunts him every time he sees her, especially because he is drawn […]
Audiobook review: A Curse of Krakens by Kevin Hearne A Curse of Krakens is the third and final book in the wonderful Seven Kennings fantasy series from one of my favorite authors, Kevin Hearne. The massive story is set in a world where certain members of the population are blessed with Kennings: the ability to […]
The Ex-Mas Holidays Author: Zoe Allison Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: NOTE: This review contains information that *may* be considered spoilerish; however, I feel it needs to be addressed. Maya and Sam grew up together; Sam’s twin Liv is Maya’s best friend. The year before Maya was ready to head off to […]
Celestial Velocity Author: Mary Ashe Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Celestial Velocity is the first title in Ms. Ashe’s Rogue Justice Sci-Fi Adventure Romance series. Main characters Bea and Quin, both in their forties, have hit the point in their lives where they are no longer just going to sit back and […]
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 […]
Audiobook review: A Ghost in Amber by Anne Renwick Diana is an academic with a focus on a furthering her career and outshining her male nemesis. She wants the collection of snails believed to be hidden in Barcote Hall by the current lord’s decease uncle, Lord Leo Wraxall. When the All Hallows’ Eve ball is […]
Maelstrom Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Jen Rating: B #TBRChallenge October’s Theme is “Danger Zone” On TBR since purchased audiobook in March 2023. Why I selected it: Sci-Fi quasi military romance What I’m Talking About: Maelstrom is the fourth and final book in the ongoing story about alien life on and the human colonization of the distant […]
Audiobook Review: A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron NOTE: This series was on my TBR for a while, at the recommendation of Linda and Melanie. This past year, I listened to the five-book series as a buddy read with Anne. The reviews were written at the time the book was read. A Dragon of […]
Audiobook review: Staked by Kevin Hearne Staked opens with Atticus in Toronto, a place he swore he’d never visit again. He’s there to steal the list of all vampires in the world. We finally learn what happened when he was in Toronto years ago, under the name of Nigel. Meanwhile, Granuaile is in Asgard with Oden, working […]