The Mothers is one of those big debut novels that was promising to be absolutely explosive this fall. I personally didn’t feel the firework effect as much as I expected to. I can understand why so many readers adored this book, because in some places Bennett was really able to nail it with her writing. Still, I believe that there are important issues to unpack […]
The story finally fits the writing and characters! Forgive me for getting a bit excited as the last two books in this series really did nothing for me. I’m not sure what happened between those and The King’s Traitor but I’m thankful for whatever it is because this book actually redeemed the series for me (to a degree). Yet again, the series jumps ahead several more […]
Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep, though surpassing my expectations from my reread of the first novel, still fell a bit short. While the writing got slightly better, Gwen’s attitude and priorities were not where they should have been. She was working towards becoming a better Champion for Nike, but the entire time, she was mooning over Logan (and a second guy later) and keeping […]
I don’t even know where to begin with this book. My first interaction with A Darkly Beating Heart was a Twitter chat where it was compared several times to the anime InuYasha (which, for the record, is probably my favorite anime). Yeah, you can bet I got excited. Then I read it and I’m still wondering… WTF JUST HAPPENED. A Darkly Beating Heart tells the story […]
I began reading An Affair in Winter by starting the sequel. Yes, I promise that makes sense. You see, I went to read the sequel which is described as a standalone but part of an overall series. I’ve read many romances like that before so didn’t really think anything of it until I started into that first chapter and realized that I was missing quite a […]
I’ve got to admit, with that blurb there was no way I wasn’t going to pick up this book. But it’s a slow starter. After an initial burst of frantic (and intriguing) action, there’s an awful lot of scene-setting and getting all the characters and pieces in place for the main plot. So much, that the first time I tried to read it, it was a DNF. […]
I first read Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep about 4 years ago. It was when I first started REALLY reading again. I hadn’t joined goodreads or started blogging yet. It was a random library find that I absolutely loved. But a few weeks ago, I decided to give the entire series a reread since I hadn’t actually read the final book yet. Unfortunately, it […]
Well…I tried book #2. If you read my review of The Queen’s Poisoner, book 1 in the Kingfountain series, you may have noticed it wasn’t working for me. Generally when that happens if I see promise in the series I’ll give the next book a try. Can’t always judge a series based on the first book. The Thief’s Daughter starts about a decade after the first […]
P.S. I Like You by Kasie West is cute, funny, heartwarming, and surprisingly amazing. I received this book in my August Owlcrate box and I was a little skeptical at first. It had been awhile since I had read a contemporary novel, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would I love it? Would I hate it? Or would I just plain not be able […]
It’s the early 1900’s in Boston, the city is booming with activity, and on one particular street sits the Cast Iron club where customers can come to experience a show like no other (and illegal at that). Destiny Soria takes us back through the eyes of Corinne and Ada, two remarkable young women willing to go the distance for their home. Iron Cast was absolutely […]
Sherry Thomas asks us the question: “What if Sherlock Holmes was a woman?” I give you Charlotte Holmes, an inquisitive and intelligent young woman discontent with her role in society as nothing more than a pretty face meant for marriage and motherhood. A Study in Scarlet Women examines the difficulties a woman of the Sherlockian age had in order to survive independently. As Charlotte discovers these […]
It’s Egypt with a magical spin in Nemesis by Anna Banks, the first in a new series by the author of the Syrena trilogy. At the mention of an Egyptian-esque world, I jumped on this book and couldn’t hold back the excitement. Clearly it had to be amazing, and I can’t think of many books in the genre with this setting theme so double the anticipation. […]