The Rake's Daughter by Anne GracieHistorical RomanceJuly 26, 2022, by Berkley Review by Kate H. The Rake’s Daughter by Anne Gracie is a Regency-era romance that uses an unusual scenario to give us that riveting tension between love and societal expectations. The story begins with Clarissa and Isobel (Izzy) – sisters by a different mother, daughters of an ill-tempered, degenerate rake. Improbably, and through sheer force of will, they manage to grow up together on their father’s Continue Reading
Review: Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams
Do You Take This Man by Denise WilliamsContemporary RomanceSeptember 6, 2022, by BerkleyARC Review by Iby Denise Williams is an auto-buy author for me, and I was eager to get my hands on her latest release. The premise promised everything I love in a book: bad-ass woman divorce lawyer who happens to moonlight part-time as a wedding officiant meets cinnamon roll party planner hero who has secret pain. They instantly dislike each other, but have pants feelings, and are stuck at Continue Reading
Audio Review: Lightlark by Alex Aster
Lightlark by Alex AsterDark Fantasy for TeensRecorded BooksAugust 23, 2022 Review by Jen When I first started listening to Lightlark by Alex Aster, I had no idea of the controversy around the book, the author and TikTok. I did hear about the book from BookTok and was super intrigued. I’ll spill the tea in a minute, but first my review. Every 100 years the island of Lightlark invites six leaders from the six different cursed realms to compete against each other to break the original Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley and Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Murder in Westminster by Vanessa RileyHistorical MysteryLady Worthington Mysteries #1August 30, 2022 KensingtonARC This is one of those first books in a series that is super ambitious, there's a whole lot going on and at times I had to wonder how it would all fit together as the series progresses. Lady Abigail Worthing is the main character and detective in this mystery and I enjoyed her quite a bit. She's married to the absent James Monroe, Lord Worthing, who she met while solving Continue Reading
Review: Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara
Pack of Lies by Charlie AdharaMonster Hunt #1PNRAugust 30, 2022, by Carina Adores ARC Review by Melinda Charlie Adhara’s Big Bad Wolf series quickly became one of my favorite PNR series so I was excited for the spin-off of this, Monster Hunt. Pack of Lies is the first book, starring Eli, Park’s ex from Cry Wolf, the last book in the Big Bad Wolf series. He’s now the manager of a retreat in the middle of nowhere, and the pack plans on using it to help rebel pack runaways. The book starts Continue Reading
Review: The Proposition by Madeleine Roux
The Proposition by Madeleine RouxHistorical RomanceRandom House, Ballantine DellAugust 2, 2022 Review by Kate H. The Proposition by Madeline Roux is set in the early 19th century in Sussex countryside, as well as London. It has a dastardly villain in Lord Boyle, who you will detest throughout the novel, especially for his ability to fool almost everyone. Clemency is the FMC and she is strong-headed, but a bit naive having grown up in the countryside. At the beginning of the novel, she Continue Reading
Review: Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha
Dance with the Devil by Kit RochaMercenary Librarians #3Dystopia/Fantasy RomanceAugust 16, 2022, by TorARC Review by Angela I'm always excited for another Kit Rocha book, but my anticipation for Dani and Rafe's book was sky high. These two gorgeous, yet deadly characters seemed to be engaged in a 'will they or won't they?' dance over the last two books. The Mercenary Librarians is a spin-off of the Beyond series, but if you haven't read the previous series don't worry, Continue Reading
Review: Beauty and the Thief by Shana Galen
Beauty and the Thief by Shana GalenThe Royal Saboteurs #1Historical RomanceAugust 9, 2022- Self Published ARC Review by Angela I enjoyed this book so much! I thought I had read this author before, but according to Goodreads, I haven't. Going in I had no idea what to expect other than the blurb mentioning a charming conman and the secretary for the leader of an organization called The Royal Saboteurs. I was pleasantly surprised when the excitement began literally from the first Continue Reading
Melinda’s Audio Minis: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey & The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
Just Like Home by Sarah GaileyHorrorJuly 19, 2022, by TorAudio ARC Review by Melinda This book begins with Vera coming home to take care of her dying mother. And everything is just…off. Her mother is hostile towards her, there’s something living under her bed, and her father was a serial killer who may be haunting the house, so things are complicated! We get bits and pieces of their backstory revealed, combined with pieces of what’s currently going on; but there are still so many Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher and A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler
What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherHorror/FantasyJuly 12, 2022 by Tor NightfireARC T. Kingfisher is known for fantasy and more recently, romantic fantasy, but I believe her horror novels and novellas to be some of her best work. This retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher is creepy and chilling and well done. Our narrator for this story is retired Lieutenant Alex Easton, who is summoned to the Usher estate by their childhood friend Roderick, on behalf of his dying sister Continue Reading