Still Beating by Jennifer HarmannRomantic Suspense/Dark RomanceDecember 20, 2020Review by Jen Still Beating is a heart-breaking, uncomfortable, provocative and brilliant read. This book has been making the rounds in a few of my book groups for the last few months. I finally decided to give it a try. Warning, many, many triggers, including rape. Cora is at a bar celebrating her sister Mandy’s birthday. Cora ends up staying out late, well past when her sister and friends left Continue Reading
This Week on TikTok
Happy Weekend! It’s TikTok time. Have you watched Shadow and Bone on Netflix? I binged through it this week and LOVED it. Then, found myself lost in Ben Barnes TikToks. In celebration of my newfound love for all things Ben Barnes, I kick off this week’s Top 5 TikToks with an homage to the darkling. #5 #4 He's not wrong. #ThirstTrap #3 Who else does this? Signed, Mom of Sparky, now called Doodles. #2 Exhibit 1 on why men should read romance Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini Audible Reviews: Reviews for Books by Amy Harmon, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kerri Maniscalco, Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy and Kylie Scott
I love listening to books when I go on walks and when I’m working around my house. All of the below books were excellent. I’m pretty particular about voices. There's one popular male narrator out there who just gives me creepy uncle vibes. I really enjoyed these stories AND the narrators were terrific. No creepy uncle. :) The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon Epic!!! This was brilliant!! The narrator, Rob Shapiro was spot on. The story takes place in NYC in the 1960s and Shapiro’s Continue Reading
Review: The Revelation of Light and Dark by Sawyer Bennett
The Revelation of Light and Dark by Sawyer BennettChronicles of the Stone Veil #1Romantic Fantasy/Urban FantasyFebruary 9, 2021Reviewed by Jen Some of my favorite reads over the past several months have been in the fantasy category. The cover for The Revelation of Light and Dark by Sawyer Bennett has the same vibe as the Ash and Blood series and ACOTAR. Of course, I was in. First up- here’s your warning, each book ends on a cliffhanger. Big cliffhangers. BUT, the first three books Continue Reading
This Week on TikTok
Happy Weekend! It’s getting warm and dry where I am in California (eeek...fire season!) I plan to get outside and hike, do some wine tasting, finish Reborn by Jaymin Eve and continue listening to Pause by Kylie Scott. Both are sooooo good! On to my top 5 TikToks of the week… Coming in at #5 I tried this with my dog, Sparky, tonight. I got nothing. Not even a quick side eye from him. #4 As a mom with a teenager. Yes. Yes. Yes. This is correct. #3 Oh…this Continue Reading
This Week on TikTok
Happy Friday! Show of hands, who’s got their Covid shot? It’s a low roll out here in California. I hope everyone is safe out there and if you're not reading books, I have some TikToks to suggest. Here’s your top 5 TikToks of the week. First up from the Smexy Books team, we all LOVED this entire thread. Sharing from Twitter where it’s easy to follow the story. Grab some tissues, then click. I’ve watched this one MANY times and always laugh. And now for an example of the things Continue Reading
Book + Wine Pairing: The Elite Kings Series by Amo Jones
I love to drink wine when I’m reading and thought it would be fun to try a new concept, book + wine pairing recommendations. Grab a glass and let’s begin. The Silver Swan by Amo Jones has been on my wish list for awhile and recently showed up as a freebie on Amazon. I’m a fan of dark romance and this book pushed all the right buttons. It was also absurd, completely improbable, introduced multiple characters and storylines, so many mysterious circumstances, relationships and numerous Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini-Reviews: Reviews for Books by Sarah J. Maas, V.E. Schwab, Ilsa Madden-Mills and H. Hunting
I’ve read and/or listened to several books in recent weeks and thought a quick round up would be perfect. Two of these are WAY hyped and absolutely delivered for me. Two are sports romances that I adored, and one is an unfortunate DNF. Here we go… Hyped and Loved A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas was a super A+ awesome read. This entire series is all over TikTok and I feel like I’ve found my tribe. The ACOTAR books started as fun, adventurous YA reads with romance, but now have Continue Reading
This Week on TikTok
Hey y’all! Top Ten will be back next week, but Jen had a great idea for a new feature and it sounded fabulous! Did you know that the average time a user spends on TikTok each day is 45 minutes? Tick tock... tick tock…the minutes fly by and you’re down the rabbit hole. Below are my favorite TikToks of the week. Cheers! I’m on a dog and cat video binge right now. Get ready. This one cracks me up! And this trend of showing your newborn baby vs now. So cute! This guy. He's so Continue Reading
TikTok Made Me Read It: A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
My newest obsession is BookTok. If you’re not on TikTok, this is a category you can search on the app and you will find tons of videos from creators talking about all things books. They recommend series, act out scenes, swoon over book boyfriends, show off amazing bookshelves + "shelfies" and even warn you about which books don’t live up to the hype. I LOVE IT. I get lost in the dance videos. Then, I found BookTok and it took my love up a notch. I never post, only lurk, and I Continue Reading