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Call Me Maybe
Review #445 My friend recommended this audiobook, Call Me Maybe, because of how well the dialogue was narrated and the chemistry between the two main characters felt like a scene and interaction between each other. The male always spoke Cal’s parts and Vera always...
DNF- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
With Sherlock Holmes vibes, the “Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep” by H.G, Parry was odd and intriguing but I didn't finish it. I don’t often read stories with male only leads. The writing style wasn’t what I’m used to and it felt a bit wordy and heavy. In the...
The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Review #444 So I loved this YA fantasy romance and would’ve given it higher than a 4.5/5 star rating but I was unsatisfied by the ending. So I looked into book 2 & 3 of the series and was further disappointed. It looks like the second book focuses on a different...
Roseblood
Review #443 What a gorgeous cover, yet it tricked me in expecting a gender reversal Phantom story, which was not the case. there was never a scene where the heroine wore a mask. “…there’s something worse than stepping up and facing your fears- and that’s living as if...
A True Love Experiment
Review #442 This is basically The Bachelor behind scenes, but way better since it feels real. Fizzy is a 37 year old romance writer cast to date 8 guys but falls for the producer. This HEA has 2 points of view and flows easily. I was so addicted to it that I had a...
February wrap up
These are my completed books read in February 2024. I think 10 total? One was a library and 2 were audio. all of these have individual reviews on my site with my random thoughts. Have you read any of these? Which are your favorite? What ratings do you disagree with?...
Peter Pan
Review #441 My author friend and I finally settled on a tandem read- Peter Pan. However apparently it’s a whole collection & a play. So she’s starting on a garden setting one and I just read this one version. I think it’s the original, but honestly I’m not sure....
We Hunt the Flame
Review #440 Please disregard things spelled wrong since I listened to the audiobook so didn’t see any of the names. For those of you who follow my reviews you know by now that I have trouble reading third person narrative so I try listening to them on audiobook...
The Legacy of Villains
Review #439 I rarely ever like books in third person anymore but this one somehow got a solid 4.5/5 stars! The Legacy of Villains is my favorite Peter Pan retelling of the 10 I’ve read so far. It’s a clean YA fantasy romance standalone that may live within a potential...
1st line of my novels
These are the first line of each book I’ve written so far: The Golden Chains Trilogy “Raelyn Bell stared up at the forbidden loft.” Break the Stone by Cassie Swindon (2021) “Raelyn squinted through the narrow slats of the hut.” Hunt the...
DNF Tiger Lily
Blurb: When fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan deep in the forbidden woods of Neverland, the two form an unbreakable bond. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for...
Scarred
Review #438 I own this whole series so even though the dark romance isn’t my favorite I’ll still read them. I give this one a 3.75/5 stars. I assumed Emily’s whole series was all contemporary dark romance but this is 1910? I don’t love arranged marriage...
Night of the Witch
Review #437 So I think there could’ve been a better title of the name of the book but overall I LOVED this book. Strong 4.8/5 stars. Chapter 1 starts in 1591 in Fritzi’s perspective. I already care about her early in the story and feel like I’m there, experiencing her...
Becoming Hook
I rated this one a 3.5/5 stars. It’s a Peter Pan retelling with happily ever after for James Hook & Tink. Here’s my thoughts while reading; “Becoming Hook” by Mary Mecham is a Peter Pan retelling that starts with Jimmy at age 16. After he coincidentally stopped...
DNF- The Wolf and the Woodsman
There was nothing wrong with the book. I’m just not in the mood for more kings and queens and princes and the fight for power. the royalty theme is overused right now. I’m looking for fantasy romance without royalty. But here’s the blurb!: In her forest-veiled pagan...