KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HER... BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT Catalia "Cat" Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods-and her homicidal mother-have saddled her with. That is, until Griffin, an ambitious warlord from the magic-deprived south, fixes her with his steely gaze and upsets her illusion of safety forever. Griffin knows Cat is the Kingmaker, the woman who divines the truth through lies. He Continue Reading
Review: How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey EdwardsThe Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #5Urban FantasyDecember 11, 2018 Self PublishedFavorite Quote:"I had never belonged to someone before and had them belong to me too." Oh, how I love this series. Let me count the ways. The fifth book in The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy series starts off pretty much where the last book leaves off, with Grier really starting to embrace her role as Dame Woolworth and embrace her newfound relationship with Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: It must be ridiculously hard to end a long running, much beloved series. Elizabeth Hoyt ended her Maiden Lane series with the release of the last full length novel, The Duke of Desire, in October of last year. There were a couple of novellas released in November and December of 2017, but all the main storylines wrapped up with the release of Iris and Raphael's book. Not the Duke's Darling is Ms. Hoyt's first book in her new Greycourt series, featuring a all Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
Clockwork Boys and The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher Clocktaur War books 1 & 2 Fantasy Favorite Quote: "Would you like to go on a suicide mission?" she asked instead. He smiled. It was the first genuine smile she'd seen all day. "I would be honored," he said. I one-clicked both of these books after reading this blurb: A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T. Continue Reading
Review: Death Knell by Hailey Edwards
Death Knell by Hailey Edwards Foundling #3 Urban Fantasy December 4, 2018 by Piatkus Favorite Quote: "A human heart only has no many beats." He flattened my palm against his chest. "I'm not capable of a love so small or finite. What I feel for you can't be confined to the lifespan of a century. My heart speaks the language of eternity, and the name it whispers is yours." Reviewed by Angela Holy smokes this book. Honestly, when this series started I would have never in a million years Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
My review of Hailey Edward's Death Knell (Foundling #3) will post later today. What I read this week: My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Contemporary Romance December 4, 2018 by Gallery Books Favorite Quote: "Unusual? No. She's super funny." Now I'm torn between insult that he doesn't realize that I'm super funny, and swooning that he's talking about me and doesn't even know it. Holy shit, this is both incredibly sweet and incredibly fucking stupid." Friends to lovers is Continue Reading
Review: The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Rokesbys #3 Historical Romance November 20, 2018 by Avon Favorite Quote: He had made her happy, and that made him happy. Reviewed by Angela The Other Miss Bridgerton is the third installment of The Rokesbys, a prequel series featuring the previous generation of Bridgertons and their closest friends and neighbors, the Rokesbys. I loved the first book in the series, Because of Miss Bridgerton, felt kind of iffy about the second book, The Girl Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read: Seasons of Sorcery by Jennifer Estep, Grace Draven, Amanda Bouchet, and Jeffe Kennedy Fantasy Anthology November 13, 2018 by Brightlynx Publishing Winter's Web by Jennifer Estep This novella is part of the Elemental Assassins series and features Gin Blanco aka The Spider. Gin and crew are headed to the Ren Faire appropriately named Winter's Web. They are there because Owen won tickets, which somehow turned into them each volunteering their services. But what is supposed to Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Captive Desire by Robin Lovett Planet of Desire #2 Erotic Science Fiction Romance November 19, 2018 by Entangled Publishing Favorite Quote: She is everything. She is all there is. Her body is my universe. For now. I've been reading quite a bit of fantasy/urban fantasy/science fiction romance lately. This might sound weird, but when I feel like everything is a total dumpster fire I want stories that completely sweep me away to another world. Captive Desire is Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright Amaranthine Saga #1 Fantasy Romance February 21, 2018 by Twinkle Press This book was so very interesting, with world-building and characters so unlike any I've ever seen before. Of course I added it to my TBR list because Ilona Andrews featured it on a blog post and if Ilona Andrews recommends something you absolutely one-click. The main protagonists are Tsumiko, who inherits an estate, a fortune, and a person from an Continue Reading