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M/M Lightning Reviews

M/M Lightning Reviews

I read a handful of m/m ARCs over the past month, with varying levels of success. I either DNF’d them or didn’t have enough to say to warrant a full-blown review, so I decided a lightning-review post fit the bill. In no particular order: But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell Mitchell is an auto-buy,(…)

REVIEW: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

Dear Ms. Briggs, I’ve been putting off writing this review for some time. As readers, we each have our own preferences and quirks in what we like to read. We also have our personal hot buttons with regards to what we don’t. While I liked the first two-thirds of Iron Kissed, the last third hit(…)

REVIEW:  Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

REVIEW: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

Dear Ms. Briggs: My discovery of your novels began with the Hurog series at the recommendation of fellow reviewer and long time friend, Jan. I am ever so grateful to her because your books are subtle treasures. The Mercy Thompson series provides the perfect blend of world building and complex character arcs so that both(…)

REVIEW:  To Wed a Highland Bride by Sarah Gabriel

REVIEW: To Wed a Highland Bride by Sarah Gabriel

Dear Ms. Gabriel: In the 90s there was a small collection of historical romances that mixed in characters having some magic to them. they were sweet romances and the heroines were almost always of that fey, faerie nature. This book evoked some of that same sweet romance with an otherwordly touch. It’s nicely done but(…)

REVIEW: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Dear Ms. Marr: This story probably has one of the best opening scenes I’ve read. Keenan, the Summer King, has wooed countless of girls throughout the centuries, hoping that each is the one who will return Summer to the faeries. The Winter Queen, Keenan’s mother, has been slowly overtaking fairyland and the cold power of(…)

REVIEW: Dangerous Temptation by Kathleen Korbel

Apparently this is the conclusion of the Kendall series started in the 90s(?). I haven’t read that series but I understand that there is some who have great affection for this family. To some extent, I felt that this book was written for them because I lacked any real connection to Zach Zeke which inhibited(…)