Reviews of my Reading List
Splintered
Review #448 I bought Splintered by Howard because I love retellings. I give this one a 3.9/5 stars. Honestly, I was confused quite often. Written in one point of view, first person present tense, I enjoyed the use of strong action words throughout but sometimes it...
Sweet Talk
Review #447 This was a sweet, cute, clean “get to know each other” pre-dating romcom novella where the characters actually had depth in a short duration. I’d give it a 4/5 stars. Here’s my random notes: The notification beep for each of their incoming voice...
Sun of a Beach
Review #446 I give this contemporary romance novella an average 3.5/5 I read it as an audiobook, 2 POV and 2 narrators. Here’s some random thoughts and notes: The FMC’s opening idea to change magazine spreads to find a different readership population. Which is very...
DNF- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
Here’s the blurb! In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held...
DNF- When Women Were Dragons
This is a compilation of snippets of women’s lives as mothers, wives, daughters, and abuse and or anger. I’m not a huge fan of novels starting out when the character is a child since I’m assuming it’ll cover a broad spectrum of time/go slowly. I’m also not...
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...