Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey June 15, 2021 by Berkley Contemporary Romance Very Sincerely Yours is an adorable book. Unfortunately, I don't have that much more to say about it. It follows romance novel conventions, including the third act break-up, has one of my favorite tropes (hidden identity), and is very sweet. This is obviously not a negative - sometimes this is what you're looking for in a book! But not a ton happens in Very Sincerely Yours, and despite the aforementioned Continue Reading
Review: The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava ReidFantasyJune 8, 2021, by Del ReyARC The Wolf and the Woodsman is a fabulous debut fantasy. Full of everything I love when I'm seeking out a new epic adventure. There is such depth to this world-building and the plot arc is complex- full of sacrifice, past abuse, talk of cultural identity, and scenes of persecution and oppression. I don't know if I'll do a good job of it, but I'll try to hammer out some words in a workable review. Evike is the only Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia and Tempting Fate by Kerrigan Byrne
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaHarlem Renaissance Mystery #1Historical Mystery06/01/2021 by BerkleyARC I've been on a historical mystery binge for the last year or so and have devoured one series after another. I saw the cover reveal for Dead Dead Girls on Twitter, read the blurb, and then immediately put it on my TBR wishlist. I mean who can resist gorgeous women drinking illegal booze in speakeasies and dancing with each other all night long while a killer is on the loose in Harlem? Continue Reading
Review: Serving Sin by Angelina M. Lopez
Serving Sin by Angelina M. LopezFilthy Rich #3Contemporary RomanceMay 25, 2021, by Carina Press Review by Melanie Angelina M. Lopez, who burst onto the romantic fiction landscape in 2019 with her debut novel, the delightfully subversive Lush Money, returns to wrap up her Filthy Rich series with the final book in the trilogy, Serving Sin. Set in the fictional Monte del Vino Real, a tiny Spanish principality, the first book focused on Mateo, the future king of the principality and the Continue Reading
Review: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
The Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenContemporary RomanceMay 18, 2021, by Gallery BooksARC Review by Angela When I read the blurb for Soulmate Equation I wasn't sure what to think. I mean a romance based on genetic testing and DNA analysis just seems weird to me. Not romantic or sexy. And I wondered how this writing duo would handle all the sciencey parts and if I would even be able to understand the sciencey parts (I didn't), but in the end that didn't matter. I really enjoyed this Continue Reading
Review: All Fired Up by Jenn Burke
All Fired Up by Jenn BurkeAshes & Dust #1LGBTQ Paranormal RomanceMay 18, 2021, by Carina PressReview by Angela Jenn Burke has been an auto-buy author for me since reading her Chaos Station series, written with Kelly Jensen. I think I've read pretty much everything she's written. All Fired Up is a spin-off from her Not Dead Yet series, and features a character I fell in love with as soon as he was introduced. It's been a while since the events of the last series and Evan Fournier is 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
Angela’s Minis- Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire and Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuireGhost Roads #3Urban Fantasy/Ghost StoryMay 11, 2021, by DAWARC Angel of the Overpass is the third book in the Ghost Roads series and continues the tale of Rose Marshall, also known as the Girl in the Green Silk Gown, the Phantom Prom Date, or the Angel of the Overpass. Rose died in 1952 at the age of 16 when she was run off the road by Bobby Cross while on her way to meet her boyfriend at prom. Now she's a road ghost who hitches rides around the country Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin & Farm of Fancy by Julianna Thorn
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma JalaluddinContemporary 4/13/2021 by Harper Avenue There is so much about this book that I enjoyed! There is a podcasting FMC that I just loved so much. I listen to an intense amount of podcasts so this made me fall for Hana early on. And Hana was just lovely and fierce from beginning to end. I also really enjoyed her family, who owns a hala restaurant and are her biggest fans. I loved watching them basically believe she could do anything she wanted. And the Continue Reading
Review: Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Meet Cute Diary By Emery Lee Contemporary YA May 4th, 2021 by Quill Tree Books Reviewed by Melinda I love the hell out of this concept. A teen has come out as trans recently and his brother has a little too enthusiastically embraced this fact, and they spend the summer in Denver together. Noah runs the Meet Cute Diary blog where he posts trans meet cutes and presents them as true HEAs. He begins to have online people come after the diary at the same time this summer - and the book - Continue Reading