The Paradise Problem by Christina LaurenContemporary RomanceMay 14, 2024- Gallery BooksARC Review by Angela I have an up and down relationship with Christina Lauren books. When I love them I really, really love them (Beautiful Player and The True Love Experiment), but when I don't, I'm left scratching my head at why (Something Wilder). This book falls somewhere in the middle. I will admit that I read this straight through in one evening. It's compulsively readable. The banter Continue Reading
Retro Review: Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole
Review originally posted at Fiction Vixen in April of 2017 by Angela Wicked Abyss by Kresley ColeImmortals After Dark #18Paranormal RomanceApril 25, 2017 by Gallery Books The eighteenth installment of the best-selling Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole once again shifts away from well-known and loved characters by introducing a reincarnated fey princess and dropping her straight into hell. Because Nix the Ever-Knowing plays a long game. The realm of the Fey Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Jennifer McMahon and A. Deborah Baker
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahonThriller/HorrorOctober 3, 2023- Gallery/Scout PressARC Allison O'Connor survived her childhood, and her mother, barely. Now she's married, with two girls, and the successful author of a children's book. She's mostly put her past behind her, and then her mother's caretaker calls and informs her that Mavis is dying of cancer. And she wants to spend her last days with her daughter and her family. So Allison- despite her fears and better judgment- moves Continue Reading
Review: All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris
All The Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine HarrisGunnie Rose #5Fantasy/Alternate HistorySeptember 5, 2023- Gallery/Saga Press Review by Angela I've enjoyed the Gunnie Rose series so far. The first three books focus on Lizbeth Rose, the fourth on her sister Felicia, and now we finally see them on the page together, with their POVs featured in alternating chapters. This book starts slowly, with Felicia and Paul, Eli's brother, arriving in Texoma for a visit. There is tension between Continue Reading
Review: The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
The True Love Experiment by Christina LaurenRomantic ComedyMay 16, 2023Gallery Books Review by Jen I’ve read some great books in recent months, but this one is hands down my favorite. I have to think it will be in my top three even at year end. It’s that good!! The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren is a follow up to The Soulmate Equation. BUT, I didn’t read that book and this definitely stands on it’s own. Now I’m putting the first book on my TBR list. Where to Continue Reading
Review: The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris
The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine HarrisGunnie Rose #4Fantasy11/15/22 by Gallery BooksARC Review by Angela Pivoting away from the main protagonists in the last three books, Lizbeth and Eli, The Serpent in Heaven focuses on Lizbeth's half-sister, Felicia. Felicia is enrolled in the Grigori Rasputin School and seems to be doing okay. She has food, a bed to sleep in, if not new clothes, or the respect of her peers. She's really only there because her blood is valuable in that she is Continue Reading
Review: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
Tread of Angels by Rebecca RoanhorseHistorical Fantasy11/15/2022 by Gallery/Saga PressARC Review by Angela I can't help but snap up each new release by this author. I've come to really love her complicated world-building and messy characters. This novella is not a romance, but an all-new angelic wild-west inspired fantasy world. Tread of Angels starts off with a bang, and a brawl in the middle of a saloon-type establishment in the city of Goetia. The main protagonist, Celeste, who Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Rin Chupeco, Catriona Ward, and Megan Bannen
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin ChupecoLGBTQ FantasyPublished 9/13/2022 by Gallery/Saga PressARC I haven't read a vampire fantasy in a good long while, so when I spied this for review I immediately snapped it up. The first thing you should know is the worldbuilding in Silver Under Nightfall is quite unique for a genre that is full almost to bursting with scary and even sexy men with teeth. This book reads like a regency historical polyam romance with horror and fantasy elements. Lots of Continue Reading
Review: Dream On by Angie Hockman
Dream On by Angie HockmanContemporary Romance/WFJuly 5, 2022 by Gallery BooksARC Review by Angela Dream On is Angie Hockman's sophomore release. Her debut Shipped, was a sweet romantic comedy that I enjoyed quite a bit. You can check out my review here. The premise for Dream On was so intriguing that I couldn't help but snatch it up when offered for review. When Cass Walker wakes up from a coma after 6 days, she doesn't remember the car accident that put her in the hospital, but she Continue Reading
Review: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
Something Wilder by Christina LaurenContemporary RomanceMay 17, 2022, by Gallery Books Review by Angela I'm still not absolutely sure how I feel about this book. On the one hand, it starts out with the classic Christina Lauren charm with interesting characters, strong friendships, and lively banter. On the other hand, it is quite a bit darker than this writing duo's other novels. Labeled as an "adventure romance", Something Wilder is big on the drama and mystery, but some of the Continue Reading