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Catherine X. Zombie
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is Catherine X. Zombie and I love writing high fantasy middle grade books. What character of yours would you lock in a dungeon and why? My main villain, Mal. She is so dangerous and has...
Review #29
Title- Arsenic & Adobo Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- A contemporary with upbeat humor and some sassy spice in and out of the kitchen (Book of the Month selection) POV- First person, past tense Trope- rom com, match-making aunts Similar/Comps- A Pho Love Story (I will write...
Reader Q+A #2
Instagram username: @booksxphotographs Tell me a book you’d want to live in and why? Outrageously in Love by: Jen MorrisHarriet, despite her past, takes the courage to fly to New York City, my favorite country.Just getting out of my comfort zone What’s a book that...
Review #28
Title- Anna and the French Kiss Rating- 3/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance/YA POV- First person, present tense (yet tense switches back and forth some) Trope- Boarding School Similar Books/Comps- No We Can’t Be Friends, Kisses and Croissants My emotions- Content,...
September Top 10
10th best read in September Ruin and Rising 9th best read Scorpio Races 8th best The Darkest Park of the Forest 7th Defy Me and Restore Me (tied) 6th Imagine Me 5th The Love Hypothesis 4th Paris is always a Good Idea 3rd place The Beautiful 2nd place Fable 1st place...
Review #27
Title- The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany Book of the Month Selection Rating- 4/5 Genre- Contemporary POV- First person, present tense Trope- Family love Similar Books/Comps- One Italian Summer, Sweet Forgiveness My emotions- Almost a tear jerker at the end,...
Jemma Ryken
Interview with Author, Jemma Ryken What is a trope/element that you’d NEVER take out of your most recent novel and why? I would never remove the cannabis element of my stories. I’ve set this as my niche to normalize it’s use and kill the stigma’s surrounding this...
Reader Q+A #1
What’s your name and what genre books do you love to read? My name is Michelle and I usually read New Adult Romance, Romantic Suspense and Young Adult. What is one of your recent five-star books and why? My most recent 5 star read was Reel by Kennedy Ryan. What are...
Review #26
Title- Angelfall Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- This dystopian novel was more twisted and dark than I had expected. POV- First person, present tense Trope- survival, family loyalties, desperation, and strength in a heroine protagonist Similar/Comps- Hunger Games, Circus of the...
Review #25
Title- A Great and Terrible Beauty Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy (unexpected from cover) POV- First person, present Similar Books/Comps- Elementals My emotions- not expecting this genre from the cover Vibe- It felt a bit high school-gothic Characters- Gemma- 16...
Joanna’s Sacrifices
The shadow grew, blocking my only exit. But a shadow was harmless compared to the toxins Zohaib had poisoned me with over the years. He took my dignity, career, and body, but now—he had threatened my daughter. Fuckin’ deal-breaker.
Sometimes, while hiding in those dark tunnels, I greedily welcomed the possibility that all my pain could finally end. But I had sworn years ago that my death wouldn’t be from his choosing. I’d be the one to pull the trigger.
Review #24
Title- The Maidens Rating- 4/5 Genre- Suspense/Thriller POV- Third person, past tense Trope- “who dunnit?” Similar Books/Comps- The Silent Patient, My emotions- Invested, Curious, Nervous Vibe- Dark & sinister, unsettling, creepy, goosebump-worthy...
Review #23
Title- The Love Hypothesis Book of the Month Selection Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- third person, past Trope- fake relationship Similar Books/Comps- The Dating Plan, Red White and Blue, The Billionaire’s Fake Fiance, Characters- Endearing Olive is a...
Review #22
Title- Namesake Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA (maybe historical fiction, maybe fantasy?) POV- first person, past tense Trope- parent/child relationships, sunken treasure, strong heroine Similar Books/Comps- Fable, The Lost Apothecary My emotions- super invested...
Review #21
Title- The Darkest Part of the Forest Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy, part urban fantasy due to the current culture references, yet part high/epic fantasy due to all the magical creatures POV- Third person, past tense. Three POV, but it focuses on Hazels’. On page 134,...