One of my favorite things about reading historical romances is stumbling upon all of the ridiculous anachronistic bits or the items/actions that are plainly in the wrong time period. So imagine my surprise and initial delight when I not only found something anachronistic in the contemporary romance Enemies with Benefits, by Louisa George, but that the anachronistic bit was the heroine herself, Poppy Spencer. It honestly feels like Poppy stepped straight out of a romance … Continue reading Enemies with Benefits by Louisa George →
Okay, this fuschia pile of incoherent nonsense came from the HABO a while back looking for pirate something something ridonkadonk. This is pirate something ridonkadonk, but not the correct pirate something something ridonkadonk. It’s a totally other pirate something ridonkadonk. So the basic premise is this: Adam Foxworth’s father died in a duel with Alexa Ashley’s father, because Adam’s father was banging Alexa’s mother, and Adam swore revenge upon Alexa’s father. 15 years later, Adam … Continue reading My Lady Vixen by Connie Mason →
If you don’t remember, I reviewed the first book in the Game Maker series, The Professional and enjoyed it with the caveat of fully committing myself to the crazy. Now that we’re another book into this strange world of erotic Russians, I was prepared. I knew what to expect and part of me was actually looking forward to seeing the ante upped in cracktastic glory. That is not what happened, which is probably why it … Continue reading The Master by Kresley Cole →
I hate writing negative reviews. In a perfect world, I’d let the other Bitches bring the snark and I’d gambol about throwing glitter in the air and saying, “OMG you have to read this book it is totes adorbs!” Tragically, sometimes I have to bring the pain. It is my sad duty to tell you that The Heart’s Game is a terrible book in which terrible people do terrible things as unrealistically as possible. Spoilers … Continue reading The Heart’s Game, by Crista McHugh →
I know I’ve talked about my deep and abiding love for Beauty and the Beast, and the various retellings we’ve had over the years. Some of been good. Some have been bad. This is just an incoherent mess. First, the hero’s name is Erik. The heroine’s name is Kristine. Authors, I beg you. This is not endearing, or clever at this point- this is at least the third book I’ve read that uses the Erik/Christine … Continue reading Beauty’s Beast by Amanda Ashley →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Jacqui C. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category. The summary: Wildlife biologist Axelle Dehn isn’t about to let anyone harm her endangered snow leopards—not the poacher intent on killing them, nor the soldier who wants to use them as bait. But Axelle is unknowingly entangled in a conflict that stretches back three decades, a conflict that could spark a war … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Killing Game by Toni Anderson →
The story is set on the fictional music reality show The Sound and it’s a straight replica of The Voice. Mentor judges. Buzzers. Spinning pieces of stage sets. I will admit that I don’t watch The Voice, but I thought the reality show concept was a neat idea. Two people falling in love in front of millions of viewers? Sign me up. Though in the reality television gauntlet, I’m more of a Real Housewives watcher … Continue reading Review: More Than Music by Elizabeth Briggs →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Lauralou. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Desperate, penniless, and shunned by his wealthy father, Darius Lindsey begins offering himself secretly to jaded society ladies. He hangs onto his last shreds of honor, but he's losing ground financially each month. That is until the aging Lord William Longstreet makes Darius an offer he can't refuse: get the Lord's … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Darius by Grace Burrowes →
The beginning of this book was freaking terrific. As I mentioned in one of the recent books on sale posts, the conflicts – and there are several – are set up immediately. I was really, really into it, and kept sneaking time to read it whenever I could. When it went sour, it went sour in a hurry, and I feel terrible that I'd been so excited about this book. This review is really, really … Continue reading Review: Big Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller →
This is PpyaJunebug’s fault. She’s the one who said there was a 50 Shades knock off coming out and that I haaaaaaad to read it. Little did I know that it was a duology and that it was basically the most derivative thing I’ve ever read. Yeah. But don’t worry, it is tooooooootally on the up and up. First off, pretty much everyone who sells themselves in this place as doing so with full consent- … Continue reading Review: A Million Guilty Pleasures & A Million Guilty Secrets: A Million Dollar Duet by CL Parker →
I bought Stripped by Jasinda Wilder because the blurb on the cover said “He’s a movie star sex god. She’s a virgin…and a stripper.” Sign me up for that shit, right? Virgin stripper plus movie star sex god? How could I resist? Sadly, due to some clunky pacing and some strange character behavoir, Stripped just didn’t work for me. So how does one get to be a virgin stripper, you ask? Grey is the daughter … Continue reading Stripped by Jasinda Wilder →
