Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris A Paranormal, 2002 by Publisher, 291 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Bury your gays much? Actually, this is probably only one of MANY tropes featured in the two books of the series I’ve read. If you have tropes that you personally cannot stand, this might be a series... Continue Reading →
Promises & Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller Dark Romance, Aug 2021 Independent Published, 380 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I had a hard time connecting with either character. I didn’t care for our FMC. Kal was a little easier to connect with but not much for me. This book was described as the first in... Continue Reading →
The Red Book by James Patterson A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Little Brown, 400 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of the chapters were cut in weird spots. Once it literally cut mid conversation. This is a habit of Patterson’s lately so I’m on the lookout for it when I pick up one of his books.... Continue Reading →
Someday, Sometime, a Genie Awaits by Andrei Saygo A Fantasy, Independently Published in 2022, 94 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are a few spots where we learn something off-hand about our main character's past that feels jarring. I wanted to know about his past but I wanted more detail, I think. Too many unanswered... Continue Reading →
The Shroud by George Bachman A Fantasy, 2022 by Sublime, 398 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Wordy, often unnecessarily so. I don’t mind beautiful language and poetic descriptions but this was often a bit much. Underlining. I could not figure out WHY certain words, phrases, or paragraphs were underlined. They weren’t linked in my ebook... Continue Reading →
Love From A To Z by SK Ali YA Romance, 2019 by Salaam Reads, 384 Pages Note: I’m not Muslim so I can’t speak to the realism of the way these Muslim characters are written. What I Didn’t Like: The Harry Potter references get old immediately. I wanted something else … anything else. It comes... Continue Reading →
Everybody Sees the Ants by AS King YA Contemporary, 2011 by Little Brown, 279 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The ants were weird, right? Sometimes I would think it was working and sometimes I would be completely confused why they were there. I did like that it was explained but, at that point, I’d already... Continue Reading →
Broken Bonds by J. Bree Paranormal Romance, Independently published in 2021 , 418 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There were no trigger warnings listed or suggested. I checked the kindle version as well as the paperback and I didn’t see any. This book is not full of triggers but I am a firm believer in... Continue Reading →
The Chase by Elle Kennedy Romance, 2018 by Bloom Books, 343 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Summer initially was a character that was very hard to like. She comes off at shallow and immature right away. I do think that as you get further she gets more depth as you are learning about her, but... Continue Reading →
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty A Contemporary, 2016 by Flatiron, 415 Pages What I Didn’t Like: If you hate spoilers, skip this bubble. Content warning: drowning, death. Much of this one feels like nothing is happening. You’re essentially waiting to find out about something important but nothing much is happening, if that makes sense. ... Continue Reading →
