Thorne McKelvie has meticulously and ruthlessly worked his way up through the ranks of criminal organisation the Hangmen, a group that doesn’t shy away from human trafficking in sweat shops, drug or arms smuggling. The leader of the Hangmen is suspicious of Thorne, however, and worried that he is gunning for his spot next, taking over the whole organisation. So after a series of unexpected attacks on the gang’s and their allies’ warehouses, he sees … Continue reading Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane →
The four initial facts you absolutely need to know about For Such a Time by Kate Breslin are as follows: 1) It is an inspirational romance. God, faith, and the Bible (actually, a ‘magic’ Bible** that seems to show up whenever the main character needs to see it most) make regular appearances. 2) It is set almost entirely in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II, and deals extensively with the horrors of the … Continue reading For Such a Time by Kate Breslin →
This guest review is from Gloriamarie. As she described herself, she’s a fan of the original 50 Shades of Grey series: “I actually loved the original trilogy… read it four times. I understood the theme of the original trilogy to be the redemption of Christian Grey, abused as a toddler and sexually molested as an adolescent, however much he enjoyed the latter. I came to it late and never actually understood the bit about it being … Continue reading Guest Review: Grey by EL James, Reviewed by Gloriamarie →
Contemporary romances aren’t usually my thing, but Tom Hiddleston is. That made this book sound like catnip – a handsome movie star retreats to a seaside town in Scotland when he needs a break from the limelight. My mind was already picturing Hiddles in a kilt and heavy cable-knit sweater, his cheeks ruddy from the cold wind, his . . . um, yeah. I also liked that the heroine is a journalist who’s let her … Continue reading To Scotland with Love by Patience Griffin →
This is my country, The land that begat me, These windy spaces Are surely my own. and those who toil here In the sweat of their faces Are flesh of my flesh And bone of my bone. – Sir Alexander Gray Caitie MacLeod returns home to Gandiegow, a small village along Alba’s coast, after a failed marriage. The one consolation is her philandering husband died before the costly divorce. Caitie intended to escape to a … Continue reading To Scotland with Love by Patience Griffin →
This is my third try at writing a review. Seriously. I was too ranty on the first and too detailed on the second. I’m going to try the thematic approach this time. Warning: ALL THE SPOILERS. Things I like: Meet cute: they play online games together and chat, but meet IRL in this crazy situation. Action, action, lots of action! Things I dislike: Heroine (Amber): She’s super smart! Best hacker ever in the whole wide … Continue reading Lock and Load by Kimberley Troutte →
Lock and Load is the second book in the SEAL EXtreme Team series. The opening paragraph has to speak for itself. Communications Expert Charlie Handly checked for messages on his cellular watch. Still no orders. When would his Commanding Officer stop shooting fire out his ass and let them get back to work? It was a lousy thing to bench the whole team for the night Charlie and his brother, Willy, partied with the man’s daughter. … Continue reading Lock and Load by Kimberley Troutte →
I am a woman of eclectic genre reading habits, and wander far afield in the fertile lands of literary licentiousness. I am especially a fantasy and sci/fi junkie. However, I love it with all my heart when the sci/fi or fantasy novel I am reading adds at least a dollop of romance in its pages. Not some two-dimensional rumpy-pumpy between a fuck puppet and the hero or some bullshit like that, either. Make it good … Continue reading Guest Squee: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey, reviewed by Betty Fokker →
I wanted to like Natalie Meg Evans’ book, The Dress Thief, I really did, but I simply couldn’t read the last third of the book and as a result it ended up with a DNF grade. However, just because I couldn’t finish the book doesn’t mean it’s a bad book; there were simply too many tropes in it that I personally do not like. Basically, The Dress Thief is a huge love letter to the old … Continue reading The Dress Thief by Natalie Meg Evans →
TRIGGER WARNING: abuse, date rape Alix Gower dreams of being a couture fashion designer, but those dreams take money she doesn’t have. In the meantime she makes a little extra money by selling sketches of designer clothes to middlemen who export them to be made as cheap knockoffs. Then she gets offered a staggering job—steal an entire collection of clothes. The money will be enough for her to take care of her grandmother and for … Continue reading The Dress Thief by Natalie Meg Evans →
Mind Sweeper is a paranormal romance, nominated for a RITA® in the Best First Book category. I had difficulty scoring this novel, because while it really had a lot going for it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it on my first read-through, it also contained one or two elements that drove me nuts. Reading the novel a second time (and no longer under the slightly mind-melting influence of cold tablets), I found that while the story was … Continue reading Mind Sweeper by AE Jones →
