TL;DR: If you don’t like spiders, don’t read this. But if you do it’s awesome. Source: Netgalley, Thank you SO much to the publisher! Plot: A young woman is elevated to Keeper of the Keys after her predecessor is eaten for allowing a thief in. So deliciously weird. Characters: I quite enjoyed these creepy folks.... Continue Reading →
The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee
TL;DR: Very cute, and an improvement on the first book for sure! Source: Netgalley, many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Jessica breaks down outside Peach Blossom and ends up at Vini’s shop. She’s visiting friends in town and the two strike up a relationship. Characters: My biggest gripe with this is with the characters Setting:... Continue Reading →
The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard
TL;DR: Quite a disappointment. Source: Netgalley - Thanks you to the publisher! Plot: Randomly chosen women are made to compete for a prince’s hand in marriage, and it gets spicy. Characters: Honestly, no thank you. I didn’t enjoy them at all. Setting: We got the flavor of our inspiration here, but it was lost entirely... Continue Reading →
Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole
TL;DR: Have you ever wanted to shake a main character so badly, but you can’t stop reading because what on earth is going to happen next? Yeah. It’s this book.Source: Thank you so much to the publisher via Netgalley and I have also been following and own these myself! Plot: Starting up right where book... Continue Reading →
A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley
TL;DR: Cute with some very good moments but overall nothing mind blowing. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: August ends up famous on Social Media for being a feminist and Sloane just so happens to need a job. It was very convenient. Characters: Interesting but nothing standout. I did like the... Continue Reading →
Family of Three Under the Tree by Traci Douglass
TL;DR: A cute and interesting setup that managed to avoid being too stereotypical. Source: An eArc via the publisher, thank you! Plot: Two doctors come together after the children in their lives become friends. Characters: Everyone felt very well realized for the length, though I did have trouble telling the two kids apart at times.... Continue Reading →
A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver
TL;DR: A great example of a grumpy/sunshine type of story. Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Two people who had an online fling end up forced in close quarters and have to work things out. This was pretty original (for me) in the setup. Characters: I liked these characters okay, though Violet wasn’t... Continue Reading →
Love and Sportsball by Meka James
TL;DR: This one might end up being very forgettable for me. But it was very fun in the beginning! Source: NetGalley! Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Dijah and Shae have a very spicy one night stand and the next week find out they’re now working together. Characters: I genuinely liked Shae, she... Continue Reading →
Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong
TL;DR: Funny and adorable. I really enjoyed this and smiled my way through it. Source: Thank you to the publisher for the eArc via Netgalley! Plot: Daphne is writing under a pseudonym and needs to hire an actor to be portray that person. The actor she picks is the farthest thing from the man’s man... Continue Reading →
Fiasco by Constance Fay
TL;DR: Another fun entry in this series, this one had me laughing less than the first and the twist was a bit predictable but I enjoyed myself regardless. Source: NetGalley, and I purchased a copy - so thanks to the publisher and myself! Plot: Cy is a bounty hunter chasing the person who kidnapped and... Continue Reading →