A Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin12 Comments
Trigger warnings: Note: Jennie asked me to collaborate on this review with her and as it turned out, we had a lot of thoughts. So many that we decided to split this review in three. This is the second part. You can find the first part of our discussion linked ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAntarctica / NetGalley / romantic-suspense7 Comments
Dear Adriana Anders, I had a bit of trouble getting into Whiteout. I kept stumbling on little things which didn’t quite ring true and which made it hard for me to relax into the story. However, once past the setup I enjoyed the romance. The sections where the protagonists are ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin13 Comments
Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. This is Part I. –Jennie Jennie: The Shadow and the Star is a sequel of sorts to The ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / murder mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorNo Comments
In Rome, ruled by the erratic Emperor Domitian, Flavia Albia is dragged into the worst sort of investigation—a politically charged murder—in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery, A Capitol Death. A man falls to his death from the Tarpeian Rock, which overlooks the Forum in the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome. ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsbisexual / England / Historical / lesbian romance / LGBTQ community / LGBTQ romance / transgender character10 Comments
Robyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever seems to go according to plan. After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest. All she really wants to do is ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / Denver / female friendship / Friends / one night stand / Wedding PlannerNo Comments
Lilly Walsh is used to keeping things buttoned-up and aboveboard. After all, the last time she hooked up with someone in a wedding party, it nearly cost her her wedding planning business. Thankfully, those rules don’t apply when she meets a handsome stranger in a hotel bar. One bad pirate ... more >