I’m hooked on the Manhattan Sloane Thriller series
Review of Beyond the Smoke by Stacy Lynn Miller I’ve been hooked on this series since I listened to the audiobooks narrated by Lori Prince. The audiobook version is coming out in November and I’m anxiously waiting for it. Manhattan Sloane and her girlfriend Finn Harper left their respective jobs with the San Francisco Police […]
A powerful and thought-provoking read
Review of The Tender Grave by Sheri Reynolds The Tender Grave opens in a dramatic fashion. Seventeen-year-old Dori and her boyfriend are suspects in a hate crime committed against a gay classmate. Her mother gives her enough money to leave town and hands her the address of a half-sister she has never met. Right away […]
Great end to the Jericho Series
Review of Covenant by Ann McMan Covenant takes us deep into the hearts and souls of the people we have come to know and love in this Jericho series. At the end of my review for Goldenrod I mentioned that darkness hangs over Jericho’s community. I recommend you read the first three to fully appreciate […]
A perfect balance between romance, sex, drama and angst
Review of VIP by Jackie D. I haven’t read much by this author before, but after enjoying her novel Swift Vengeance, co-authored with Jean Copeland and Erin Zak, I decided to give this book a go. I’m happy I did as it was an enjoyable read. Audrey Knox is one of the most famous actresses […]
Fighting the patriarchy one heist (or one concert) at a time
Review of The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite, narrated by Morag Sims Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s acting despite the fear, as many famous men – and probably as many overlooked women – have said over the years. Since she and her family were victims of a swindler, Sophie Roseingrave has been living […]
There’s Magic Between Us by Jillian Maria
A surprising YA fantasy novel with wonderful characters When she told her grandma she hoped to visit soon, sixteen-year-old Lydia meant it in a polite way, not in an I’ll-be-there-next-week way. Her grandmother was so happy though that when her mother drives her from Chicago to the tiny town of Fairbrooke, Wisconsin, Lydia vows to […]
I will remember these characters for a long time
Review of Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie This was a good read. It took me a little while to get into the book -more on that later- but once I did, I was hooked. My plan was to read half the book one night but I read it all in one sitting since I was […]
Solid writing but I struggled too much with the story
Review of Pyotra and the Wolf by Elna Holst Pyotra and the Wolf is the first Elna Holst story I couldn’t get a real connection with. Not being a real fan of the whole wolf-shifter genre, I was still hoping there would be enough Holst magic to keep me happy. And I can’t deny the […]
Black girl magic and killer plants make this Young Adult fantasy book fascinating
Review of This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Not all gifts are welcome. Briseis is bright and determined and if keeping herself in check didn’t require so much of her energy, she’d be an excellent student. But as it is, trying to stop plants – flowers, trees, grass – from reacting to her presence takes […]