Accidental Billionaire Plus-One Author: Annika Martin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Kelsey has been estranged from her family for three years, ever since her mother told her to leave if Kelsey wouldn’t confess to a crime they found her guilty of, but she insists she didn’t commit. So when her sister reaches […]
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 […]
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: Mantles of Oak and Iron by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt After the events of The Orb and the Airship, the Igyeum and the Telmondir are on the brink of war, evil is rising, and the friends must all do their parts from those headed to military training, a mysterious mystic mentor, and to a dashing […]
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 […]
Grumpy Alien Boss Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: An office romance, alien-style with the crackling of attraction, ahem, loathing. The boss and the temp are setting the office files on fire. Cara Bristol is one of my go-to authors ,and I barely read the blurbs at this point. […]
Audiobook review: The Orb and the Airship by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt Woken from centuries of sleeping existence, an old man sets out with his new companions, a military trainee and an airship pirate, on an adventure that will change the world. Jenelle Leanne Schmidt’s gaslamp fantasy series wasn’t even on my radar, but I am grateful […]
Ms. Renfield and the Deadly Puzzle Author: Annika Martin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Ms. Renfield and the Deadly Puzzle opens shortly after the conclusion of the first book. The clock is ticking quickly towards the moment when Alexandru will need to feed again. The pair is investigating a murder in a […]
Audiobook review: Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan This month’s optional theme is Fool’s Errand, with one suggestion being a fake relationship. Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms not only features a fake engagement, but it also centers on a human and fae working together on an outrageous plan to overhaul the standard magic […]
The Librarian’s Key to Deadlines and Dragons Author: Mary Ashe Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: In her will, Agnes, aka Granny, tasked her two granddaughters, Fia and Nivan, with finding the magic books that function as Keys and restore the magical, yet never seen Rowanwid Library. Newly retired and ready for a […]
Audiobook review: Miss Match by Lindzee Armstrong One of my favorite tropes is friends-to-lovers, so I picked up Miss Match out of my TBR pile for this month’s TBR Challenge theme of Tropetastic. Unfortunately, this book misses the mark. This review contains spoilers… BIG SPOILER WARNING… It’s the first Thanksgiving without Luke’s dad who passed away […]
Alien Instinct Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: His alien race invaded and decimated her world, now they must find a way to survive in the post-apocalypse after. Cara Bristol’s writing is a favorite of mine and I knew she had talent, but she stretched it beyond sci-fi into […]
Undisciplined Catalyst Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: At first, when voracious aliens invaded earth, a young psychic teen girl and her wacky scientist uncle are all that stand between humanity and utter slaughter. They are joined by others, but humanity can’t do it alone. They soon learn, help […]
Black Sand and Blood Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Ready for a short cryptid adventure? Black Sand and Blood shares the HEA for two important supporting characters from Renwick’s Icy Betrayals. While you don’t need to read Icy Betrayals to enjoy Black Sand and Blood, it does provide a […]