November 3, 2015

REVIEW: One Night by A.J. Pine

JennieD ReviewsCollege basketball / New Adult / physical therapy / trauma4 Comments

Dear A.J. Pine: I’m going to start off by stating that I found One Night to be a very frustrating book, due to the structure and some of the narrative choices. I found it so frustrating that I almost quit reading a couple of times (rare for me), but my ... more >

August 9, 2015

REVIEW: The Design by R. S. Grey

JaneD ReviewsArchitect / boss/secretary / Contemporary10 Comments

Dear R. S. Grey: I didn’t mind some of the early problematic elements but then ending of the book cratered the entire story for me. The Design is a riff off the boss / secretary stories of old. Cammie just graduated from college and with the help of a family friend, ... more >

July 2, 2015

REVIEW: Enforcing Emory by Mickie B. Ashling

SiriusD Reviewscontemporary mm romance / figure skating / hockey11 Comments

Olympic figure skater Emory Lowe falls in lust the moment he lays eyes on his new neighbor, hockey player Nikolai Vetrov. On the surface, Nik is a typical badass enforcer, intimidating and dangerous, on and off the ice. The only son of Ukrainian immigrants, Nik has been groomed from childhood ... more >

May 21, 2015

REVIEW: This Wedding is Doomed Anthology

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / D ReviewsAnthology / friends-to-lovers / opposites attract / wedding4 Comments

In these stories of matrimonial madness from four sensational authors, unexpected couples find their happily ever after at a wedding that’s counting down to disaster… Since it’s Spring and we’re headed into prime Wedding Season this anthology is perfectly timed. As the entries all take place at the same wedding ... more >

May 18, 2015

REVIEW: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

JanineC- Reviews / D Reviewsdragons / Fantasy / Love-Triangle / mind manipulation / war / YA13 Comments

Dear Ms. Hartman, I loved your debut YA fantasy novel, Seraphina, and even wondered if I’d been too stingy with my B+ grade. So when an ARC of the sequel, Shadow Scale, became available, I immediately requested it. Shadow Scale begins where Seraphina left off. Before the prologue, there’s even ... more >

March 25, 2015

REVIEW: Mitch Rebecki gets a life by Julie Bozza

SiriusD Reviewscontemporary gay fiction4 Comments

  Investigative journalist Mitch Rebecki loves his job and loves New York. He doesn’t mind making enemies, either. When a crime boss threatens retaliation, Mitch’s editor sends him out of harm’s way to Sydney. In exile and resentfully working on lifestyle pieces, Mitch is miserable. But he makes a friend ... more >