Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author's last name. More Than Need Aurora Crane (Better in Threes #1) Being familiar with these characters from other books by the author in the same shared world means I came at this story from a different perspective than brand-new readers enjoying Crane's work for the first time. Riley … Continue reading Five-Star Reads for September 2024
Five-Star Reads for July 2024
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author's last name. For the Night Cara Dee (The Game #15) Penelope has always been the outlier within the Mclean House founders as a woman, which only made me more excited to learn more about her and see her find her own happily ever after. We've had glimpses of … Continue reading Five-Star Reads for July 2024
Five-Star Reads for May 2024
Immersion Play Katherine McIntyre (Leather and Lattes #1) The experienced Dom and naive sub falling for each other is a pretty common trope in kink romance. However, McIntyre elevates this easy relationship shortcut by making the kink element only a small facet of what develops between Micah and Parker. The chemistry between them is visceral … Continue reading Five-Star Reads for May 2024
Five-Star Reads for January 2024
You may notice that fewer book reviews have appeared on my blog since the beginning of the year. To better manage my time (and sanity), I'm trying something new. Though I'm dropping down to two full-length book reviews a week, I'm also introducing this monthly feature, where I'll highlight all of the books I read … Continue reading Five-Star Reads for January 2024
A Year in Reading: 2022
Every year, Goodreads invites me to its annual reading challenge with a helpfully suggested goal of 12 books. Every year, I bump that goal up to 50, because I figure that's always doable unless the apocalypse occurs. In the last few years, I've more than blown that number out of the water. Here's my final … Continue reading A Year in Reading: 2022
Book Review: When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock
This novel was long, but it never dragged or felt padded with unnecessary content. The authors crafted an intense story in which I was quickly invested in the characters, their situation, and their developing relationship. This narrative isn’t quite an “enemies to lovers” arc, but Bel must overcome significant ingrained beliefs about Daniel despite pressure … Continue reading Book Review: When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock
Book Review: Dark Space Series by Lisa Henry
This post includes reviews of the books in the Dark Space series: Dark Space (#1)Darker Space (#2)Starlight (#3) Dark Space (Dark Space #1) Me, before reading this book: I’m sure this will be a fun science fiction romance with some alien tech shenanigans!Me, at about 90% through this book: Don’t mind me, I’m just sobbing … Continue reading Book Review: Dark Space Series by Lisa Henry
Review: The Boy Series by J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry
The Good Boy (Book 1) From the back cover description, I expected this to be a short book with a meet-cute, some kinky fun, and maybe a bit of a low-angst dark moment before the happily ever after. Instead, I got a solid romance arc, fascinating and three-dimensional main and side characters, an unspooling storyline … Continue reading Review: The Boy Series by J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry