The Golden Boys by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne New Adult Romance, 2020 Published independently What I Didn’t Like: This didn’t apply for me personally but MAKE SURE TO CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book does have a few darker themes throughout, violence and bullying, so as with most romance check before you read. This doesn’t take away... Continue Reading →
I actually was reading from the original cover and formatting, but I liked this one enough to share it. Bitter Frost by Kailin Gow YA Fantasy, 2010 by Sparklesoup, 235 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Weird pacing. There are parts we fast-forward through, parts that drag, and parts that are perfect. I wanted more balance.This... Continue Reading →
New Traditions by Deborah King A Romance, Independently Published in 2022, 268 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of my least favorite tropes do pop up in this one, including the cliche ending, but that’s a personal thing.A few grammatical or spelling errors. Nothing huge and nothing that kept me from enjoying the book.This is... Continue Reading →
Pints & Potions by T.M. Cromer Paranormal Romance, 2021 by Fae press, 274 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The pacing was a little off for me. At times I felt this was dragging and then it would run full speed ahead to get stopped up again. There were LOTS of characters introduced at one point and... Continue Reading →
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs A Mystery/Thriller, 2002 by Scribner, 315 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This isn’t really a bad thing, just worth mentioning. Every time I tackle this series I have to remind myself it’s not the Bones show I love. Sure it’s Temperance Brennan and she’s a forensic anthropologist, but that’s where... Continue Reading →
Enclave by Ann Aguirre YA Science Fiction, 2011 by Feiwel and Friends, 259 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The fight scenes are awkward and choppy. We’ve heard this story before. It has parts of so many dystopian stories that I’ve read and nothing overly original stands out to me. The romance ARC felt forced and awkward. ... Continue Reading →
The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff A Historical Fiction, 2017 by Mira, 353 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Insta love. It’s my least favorite trope and it definitely appeared in this one. You find one of the main characters risking everything for insta love which just doesn’t work for me.Flat characters. I felt like I... Continue Reading →
When I Was You by Amber Garza A Mystery/Thriller, 2020 by MIRA, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Errors. One grammatical that I noticed, one typographical that I noticed, and a continuity one that really bugged me. The way some characters treat depression as “crazy” really irked me. I suppose that was the point. Some twists were... Continue Reading →
I Invited Her In by Adele Parks A Mystery/Thriller, 2019 by MIRA, 384 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Predictable. For me, at least. I’m actually planning on handing this off to someone else to see if it was the writing that was predictable or if it’s my intense amount of reading in this genre that... Continue Reading →
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang A Romance, 2018 by Berkley, 323 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Spicy. Honestly, I don’t actually have a problem with this, but it’s worth the content warning so you might be more forewarned than I was. I was not expecting the high levels of spice this one brought to... Continue Reading →
