Reviews of my Reading List
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...
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...
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...
DNF- Anastasia
680 pages?!?!! Sorry, but no thank you. It had beautiful art interiorly Here’s the blurb: Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. Until she collides with a young...
All of our Demise
Review #436 “I think people need stories to survive…” I give this YA epic fantasy a 3.9/5 stars. I rated the first in the duology higher. The descriptions, doomsday and dark vibe (& Allister’s parts) were all done really well. Rereading some of my copy and pasted...
Starling House
Review #435 5/5 stars for this standalone monsterish book. Set in contemporary times with some stories thrown in from the past, Opal is transfixed with the Starling House. No one dares to enter through the gates but that doesn’t stop them from gossiping about the...