My list for 2016 is a short one, but it was a good reading year. While I read fewer books than usual, I was also not plagued by the WTF phenomenon that was 2015 and for that I am thankful. I can’t think of a single book that I read this year that was a total fail or “can’t even finish with this crap”- and that’s a huge win in my world. I was delighted by the installments in some of my favorite series, as well as a new emerging favorite author. First mention on my list goes to The Hating Game Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews (tori/urban fantasy) B+ review – Due South by Tamsen Parker (mandi/ contemporary) B review – Off The Rails by Jill Sorenson (kini/suspense) B review – Nico by Sarah Castille (tori/suspense) B- review- Married for His Convenience by Eleanor Webster (mandi/historical) C+ review – The Father He Runs by Lydia Aicher (mandi/mm contemporary) D review – Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams (mandi/contemporary) D review- Snowed In by Jenna Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy.... A review - Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop (tori) B+ review - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (tori) B+ review - Soulless by T.M. Frazier (sheena) B review - The Incubus Job by Diana Pharaoh Francis (mandi) B review - Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep (tori) B review - Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr (mandi) B- review - The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel (mandi) C+ review - Delicate Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan (mandi) New Covers: Thompson and Sons series by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill (tori) B+ review - Out of Nowhere by Roan Parrish (mandi) B review - The Long Way Home by Jessica Cale (sheena) B- review - Degrees of Control by Eve Dangerfield (tori) B- review - Twisted Bond by Emma Hart (tori) C+ review - The Heart of It by M. O'Keefe (mandi) F review - Sinner's Creed by Kim Jones (mandi) Guest Post: Mary Abshire Blog Tour: Chasing Crazy by Kelly Siskind New Harlequin Video! Mandi's March Continue Reading
Mandi’s March To-Be-Read
Let's take a look at what I want to read this month! Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs 3/8. While the past few books in this series have been a bit rocky, I'm hearing good things about this one. I still say Briggs' Alpha & Omega series is better and more consistent - but I'll always read this series. The characters are just amazing (unless Adam is being spineless with his ex-wife!) Goodreads l Kindle Hawke by Sawyer Bennett 3/15. This is book five in this series - and I've only Continue Reading
May’s Top Books of 2015
This was, in general, a terrible book year. I had a record number DNF, WTF, and generally horrendously bad books. From creepy ‘like a father to her’ relationship dynamic to books that were completely unoriginal and everything in between – it was gnarly going out there. So much swinging and missing! The level of “ok I guess” C rated books was also record high for me, and this just really bums me out! Ah, but then I went sifting through the shelves and was pleasantly surprised to find that I Continue Reading
Tori’s Top Books for 2015
2015 was a strange year both personally and professionally. So many good books were published but not a lot wowed me. I know what you’re thinking- ”Dude, you have 24 books listed.” This is true. But I read over 300 new to me books this year, so this doesn’t even represent 10% of what I have read. MATH FTW!! Plus, it’s hard for me to pick. Unless I DNF, there is some aspect I enjoy about every book I read from the ‘wow this is fantastic’ 5 star reads to the ‘what the fresh hell was THAT’ 1 star Continue Reading
Our 2015 Favorites So Far…
We are halfway through 2015 and we thought we would pause and talk about the books that have stood out so far this year. Tori’s Top Picks (so far) for 2015 The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle-A through provoking and bittersweet story that speaks of grief, loyalty, and trust when a young woman tries to help a family find answers about a sibling’s death members death only to discover her family may have had a hand in covering it up. Everything I Left Unsaid by Molly O’Keefe-Part one of a Continue Reading
Take My Books – March!
It’s been too long since I’ve done this! Someone should scold me. There are February and March books mixed in here. Enjoy :) SET #1 Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr Cursed by Ice by Jacquelyn Frank SET #2 Running Blind by Cindy Gerard Darker Than Desire by Shiloh Walker Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin Rough Justice by Sarah Castille SET #3 I Loved a Rogue by Katharine Ashe The Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (urban fantasy/tori) A review - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (urban fantasy/mandi) B review - One Wish by Robyn Carr (contemporary/helyce) B review - The Bedding Proposal by Tracey Anne Warren (historical/tori) B review - Return to Me by Kelly Moran (contemporary/tori) B review - The List by Anne Calhoun (erotic/mandi) B review - What a Devilish Duke Requires by Vicky Dreiling (historical/sheena) B- review - Vampires Continue Reading