This week at Smexy... B+ review - Broken Soul by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy/tori) B review - Rowdy by Jay Crownover (contemporary/tori) B review - Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren (dark contemporary/mandi) B- review - A Little Christmas Jingle by Michele Dunaway (contemporary/may) C+ review - What a Wallflower Wants by Maya Rodale (historical/may) C review - Perfectly Good White Boy by Carrie Mesrobian (contemporary/romance) D review - The Mistletoe Effect by Melissa Cutler Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 24th
10. This is my problem with buying Halloween Candy. I EAT IT ALL. 9. New Kate Daniels cover!! Magic Shifts comes out August 4, 2015. AUGUST. Damn it. (hardcover too) 8. Nick Jonas keeps doing all of these sexy photo shoots. I'm way too old for Nick Jonas. But then I see this. WHAT? Don't judge me. He can be my New Adult hero fantasy. (see more) 7. A peek into David Gandy's house. We don't get to see his bedroom but we get a glimpse into his Continue Reading
Tori’s Thoughts: Reading and Reviewing for the Public and Oneself
The internet has come alive...in anger...over a recent article penned by a YA author who essentially chronicles her descent into madness (my words) and criminal activity (her words) by admitting to trolling, harassing, and stalking a reviewer who gave her a negative review. I’m not going to get into it as it has been dissected over and over with the skill of a top-notch surgeon by numerous blogs. You can read all about it in the following links from who I feel best summed up the events. Smart Continue Reading
Review: Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren
Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren Released: October 23, 2014 Dark Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi They say there are two types of fear - the kind that has you running far, far away, and the kind that shakes you so deeply that you can't look away. For me, Grayson is the second kind of fear. I got pretty excited when I heard Annika Martin (aka Carolyn Crane) and Skye Warren were collaborating to write a dark, intense book that features a hero in prison and Continue Reading
New Post: Good Blogger Behavior
If you have been on Twitter, read blogs - basically just been online in general, I’m sure you’ve heard of the author we won’t speak of, who stalked a blogger who gave a bad review of her book (read here or here if you need info). Stalked as in - showed up at her house and called her at work among other things. This author has not shown any remorse (she wrote a freaking article all about it that was published in The Guardian) and has actually been praised by some people. This is not Continue Reading
Review: A Little Christmas Jingle by Michele Dunaway
A Little Christmas Jingle by Michele Dunaway Released: October 7, 2014 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May Kat Saunders doesn't believe in miracles—though she sure could use one. She's devoted to her veterinarian business, and all she wants for Christmas is for her practice to include a no-kill shelter. But amidst all the holiday hoopla she forgot about getting the required permits...and time is running out. Just when Kat fears her dream career is DOA, a to-die-for handsome Continue Reading
Tori’s October Mini Reviews
Sometimes life gets in the way or if you’re like me...you haven’t the ability to say no to books. Because of these burning world issues, I like to write some mini reviews for books I read that affected me in some form or fashion but weren’t able to be posted on the blog. A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev Contemporary Romance October 28, 2014 Kensington Rating: A Exquisite is the best word I can think of to describe Sonali Dev's A Bollywood Affair. A beautiful, humorous, Continue Reading
Review: The Mistletoe Effect by Melissa Cutler
The Mistletoe Effect by Melissa Cutler Contemporary Romance Released: October 7, 2014 St. Martin's Reviewed by May Poinsettias weren’t even real flowers, just shrubs with red leaves. Decker has worked at the Briscoe Ranch Resort for years, and has gone from wild playboy to being serious about his career and life. The whole time he’s lusted after Carina and now he just might have the chance to get some naked time with her before he moves on to his next job… Carina loves her work and Continue Reading
Winners!
The five winners of Nothing Personal by Jaci Burton are: Martha Lawson Shana Bashaw Barbara Killgore LisaVH Maureen Winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Rowdy by Jay Crownover
Rowdy (Marked Men, #5) by Jay Crownover Romance Contemporary E book, 400 pages October 21, 2014 William Morrow Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I never forgot you, Rowdy. I always took you with me wherever I ended up.” Rowdy St. James’s childhood left a lot to be desired with an absentee father and murdered mother. Taken into foster care, he befriends two sisters who become his anchors in his chaotic world. Rowdy was in heaven until one sister, his best friend, left him behind and Continue Reading