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Retro Review: Courting Carolina by Janet Chapman

September 6, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted in August of 2012 by Angela at Fiction Vixen Courting Carolina by Janet ChapmanSpellbound Falls #3Magic/Fantasy RomanceFirst published August 28, 2012 by Berkley For those of you who aren’t familiar with Janet Chapman, she writes contemporary romances with a time travel/paranormal twist. I actually picked up her first release at a grocery store about 10 years ago and was so charmed that I’ve continued with every single new release she has put out since Continue Reading

Review: Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

August 14, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Dark Restraint by Katee RobertDark Olympus #7Retellings/Contemporary FantasyAugust 6, 2024- SourcebooksARC Review by Angela This series is hit or miss for me. Some of the main characters and pairings I love and some not so much. I keep coming back over and over again because I'm enjoying the ongoing series plot arc and really need to find out what happens. I'm also determined to get to Hera and Zeus's book. This is Ariadne and the Minotaur's story and it's really a tale of Continue Reading

Review: Liar City by Allie Therin

March 16, 2023 by Kate H. 2 Comments

Liar City by Allie TherinLGBTQ+ Fantasy/Mystery/ThrillerFebruary 28, 2023Carina Press Review by Kate H. Do you ever read a book with a certain expectation based on the way it is marketed, only to be disappointed, and yet … still love the book anyway?  That is what happened to me with Liar City by Allie Therin. Liar City is the first novel in her latest paranormal series and is set firmly in contemporary times.  What expectations did I Continue Reading

Review: Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

March 2, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Radiant Sin by Katee RobertDark Olympus #4Contemporary Fantasy/Mythology Retelling02/07/2023 by SourcebooksARC Review by Angela The fourth book in the deliciously reimagined Dark Olympus series brings us the love story of Apollo and Cassandra. Apollo, the seeker of information for Olympus, and Cassandra, who works for him and has a deep dislike of the thirteen and the dark underbelly of the city (for reasons). Readers met Minos and his family in the previous installment, now he Continue Reading

Review: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

June 9, 2022 by Jen 2 Comments

Wicked Beauty by Katee RobertErotic Science Fiction & FantasyJune 7, 2022Sourcebooks CasablancaDreamscape Media, LLC Review by Jen This series by Katee Robert continues to absolutely delight me! I love this world. Book three, Wicked Beauty, stars Achilles, Patroclus, and Helen. Fair warning on two things- first, it most definitely takes major liberties with the traditional mythology around these characters. Inspired by Greek mythology, but that’s where it ends. And, it’s a Continue Reading

Audio Review: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

May 11, 2022 by Jen 2 Comments

The Atlas Six by Olivie BlakeContemporary FantasyMarch 1, 2022Macmillan Audio Review by Jen First, I’m so excited that I found libro.fm because it’s a book site that supports independent booksellers. I love Amazon, but this was a nice find.  The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is a dark academia book that has been on my list for quite a while. It was a huge hit on booktok and was optioned by Amazon for a series. I ended up listening to this one and really enjoyed it! With that said, Continue Reading

Review: Electric Idol by Katee Robert

January 20, 2022 by Jen Leave a Comment

Electric Idol by Katee RobertFantasy Erotica1/18/2022 by Sourcebooks CasablancaARC Reviewed by Jen I was so excited to get Electric Idol by Katee Robert. I LOVED Neon Gods and book two features the story of Psyche and Eros. Psyche is the sister of Persephone from book one, and Eros is the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Who, as an aside, is not a nice loving individual. Aphrodite uses Eros to do her dirty work, killing things and such.   I continue to really love this Continue Reading

Review: The Singles Table by Sara Desai

November 19, 2021 by Kate 1 Comment

The Singles Table (Marriage Game #3) by Sara Desai November 16, 2021 by Berkley Contemporary Romance Reviewed by Kate The Singles Table, the third book in Sara Desai’s Marriage Game series, is charming and fun, but a bit slow to get started. Jay and Zara meet at a co-ed paintball bachelor party where they have an immediate dislike for each other based on their paintball technique. Jay runs a security firm and Zara is a lawyer who loves to matchmake during the wedding season. When Zara learns Continue Reading

Review: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

September 22, 2021 by Angela 1 Comment

Under the Whispering Door by TJ KluneLGBT Contemporary FantasySeptember 21, 2021, by Tor BooksARCReview by Angela Last year's The House in the Cerulean Sea was a warm, wonderful, gentle embrace with the softest romance and I positively adored it. My anticipation for Under the Whispering Door couldn't have been higher, I'm writing this review in May if that tells you anything. And I have to say I enjoyed it just as much, for different reasons, but still had that feeling of comfort when I read Continue Reading

Review: Neon Gods by Katee Robert

June 2, 2021 by Angela 4 Comments

Neon Gods by Katee RobertDark Olympus #1Contemporary Fantasy/Mythology RetellingsJune 1, 2021, by Sourcebooks CasablancaARCReviewed by Angela After seeing Katee Robert talk about this new series on Twitter I will admit to being intrigued and as I'm always up for any kind of mythology retelling I immediately added it to be TBR list. I'm not sure what sub-genre to classify this book as. Definitely a retelling, and it IS a sort of fantasy since we are talking about Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Continue Reading

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