For those of you who have had the pleasure of being edited by Head Smart Bitch Sarah, you’ll know that she’s a master at drilling down to the core of things – distilling language so that it accurately reflects your feelings on a book and, more importantly, the reasons for those feelings so readers can assess for themselves if that book is a good fit for them. Ed.note: thank you! While I am a reviewer … Continue reading On Reviews and What Makes Them Useful
This isn’t a review. If it were, it would be a paragraph long: This book reads like a very long conclusion which would be boring and meaningless to someone who hasn’t read the series at all. Those who have devoured the series like I have will likely be as ecstatic and thankful as I am. And those who have enjoyed at least some of this series will likely also find a lot of catharsis and … Continue reading Archangel’s Eternity by Nalini Singh
Yet again, I have picked up a book because of its cover. I feel zero shame for this shallowness on my part. Okay, sometimes it backfires on me, but this time it worked out, kind of. Although I’ve landed on a C- here, depending on your answers to the questions I pose in this review, you might land in DNF territory, or as high as a B. Very much a case of ‘your mileage may … Continue reading The Duke’s Got Mail by Samara Parish
This book brought me a tremendous amount of pleasure. It’s a KJ Charles book, so that’s probably stating the obvious, but this is KJ Charles at her best. Nico is a French aristocrat with a painting to sell in order to pay off a terrifying moneylender on behalf of his cousin Evelyn (usually referred to as Eve). Nico is engaged to Miss Whitecross, a phenomenally wealthy old woman. He is not old – probably in … Continue reading How to Fake it in Society by KJ Charles
There are many reasons that I choose not to finish a book and then subsequently am compelled to write about the experience in a review. Sometimes it is irritation or anger or frustration. Sometimes, like now, it’s because I’ve stumbled across a book that will be someone’s catnip; it’s just not my catnip. I can’t force myself through the rest of the story, but I’m desperate for Thistlemarsh to find its readers. So much so … Continue reading Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan
TW/CW: The following post contains discussion of medical procedure, medical anxiety, and chronic illness. I just finished Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas and it is easily an A+ book. The book took me by the hand and led me through some of the scariest days in my recent life. For the moments that I was reading that book, my external world, hell, even my internal world, was reshaped and replaced by a book so all-consuming … Continue reading This Started as a Review and Turned into Something Else…
I reached 28% before I couldn’t take this story for a second longer. Doesn’t seem all that far in, I know, but it made me think and feel A LOT in that 28% and I want to talk about it. The Paris Match might be the perfect example of ‘your mileage may vary’. I picked this book up for the gorgeous cover. I was so enamoured of the cover and what I assumed the feel … Continue reading The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn
How I felt starting this book is very different to how I felt ending this book and also different to how I felt about 75% in. To explain this, I’m going to need to include spoilers (don’t worry, I’ll hide them behind spoiler tags). On the tiny island of Ormer, there is a farm shop. Charlie Jones is offered a job as the new farm manager. On the allotted day, two Charlie Joneses show up … Continue reading The Name Game by Beth O’Leary
This book is a delight! I know the cover is not nearly as cute as the cover of the first in this series, Partners in Crime, but don’t be put off! Enemies to lovers is suspenseful, twisty, swoony and so so good. I don’t want to spoil anything about this story, so please refer to the cover copy below for the basics of the plot. I have so many wonderful things to say about Enemies … Continue reading Enemies to Lovers by Alisha Rai
I got my hopes up too high for this novel. Strategic fail. You see, I had been trying to find a copy for review purposes for months, but it was never available in South Africa. When the book finally was available, I grabbed it with both hands. It’s a rare book that can live up to months and months of anticipation and sadly this one did not. Lydia is rich thanks to the wool processing … Continue reading How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days by Sophie Irwin
This book is ludicrous and not in a fun way. Before I let my rant get away with me, the blurb: Eoin Aucourte, the newly minted Duke of Foxglen, always played by his grandfather’s rules. But now that the old man is dead, Eoin’s first decision is to track down his long-lost mother. The only problem? He’ll have to visit the infamous Black Sheep Coffeehouse to begin his search. Rumor has it that the owner, … Continue reading Miss Wick and the Duke Dilemma by Violet Marsh
