In an effort to read things I already own, I’ve been letting a random number generator decide which book to pick up next. It’s not going so great, if you want me to be honest because, boy, do I have a lot of things lurking on my Kindle. I don’t remember how half of them got there. This is one of those books and I didn’t make it to the end. Quinn Bradford and Elise … Continue reading Drive Me Crazy by Tracy Wolff
I really wanted to like this book. The description made it sound like a battle of wits would occur, which I love due to the intellectual tension and often coded dialogue present in such stories. Alas, the first chapter was infuriating and the hero even more so, and I stopped reading a few pages into chapter two. I think DNF reviews are very illuminating as they can highlight what makes a reader stop, or keep … Continue reading To the Duke, With Love by Amelia Grey
Around here, we adore Jane the Virgin, and I’ve been loving the storyline of Jane becoming a romance author. Some of those trials and tribulations are just too real. This is supposed to be Jane’s first novel, which is about to be published in the timeline of the show. It’s broken the fourth wall and appeared in our hands. And… guys, I tried. I really really did. But there’s a fundamental truth that what works … Continue reading Snow Falling by Jane Gloriana Villanueva
Trigger warnings for rape, gaslighting, infidelity, and discussions of Joss Whedon. I DNF’d this book so hard I’m a little surprised my Kindle isn’t embedded in the drywall. First, a few points. I am aware (and was aware when I started this book) that this is Not a Romance. I am not carrying into this review my romance-reader expectations on happy or optimistic endings. I started this book while the coverage of Kai Cole’s essay … Continue reading A Spoonful of Magic by Irene Radford
I really, really-really, really wanted to like this book, but the time spent in the hero’s point of view and his way of viewing the heroine irritated me at first, then grew to full-on dislike. Plus the heroine made some terrible comments and even worse decisions regarding the hero, and I came to dislike her, too. I do think that the problem is partly me, however, and that contemporary romance and I need a lengthy timeout, … Continue reading Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
I started 2017 with the purpose of experiencing new things, places and even authors thus chose this book from RITA review list. While reading this book I was in major dilemma about my personal two beliefs. “Don’t quit just as the going gets tough” and “Life is too short to read depressing books.” Okay, so this one is verbatim Susan Elizabeth Philip (SEP) quote which I wholeheartedly agree. This book just didn’t do anything for … Continue reading Make Me Sin by J. T. Geissinger
No joke – when I started writing this review, I had to look up the name of the book because I totally forgot. That pretty much sums up my feelings for Ravenous. I swear I wanted to finish this book. I stopped and started reading it again multiple times in the hopes I would finally give two shits about the plot or the characters, but alas, it was not to be. When I got to … Continue reading Ravenous by M. S. Force
So there was this time back in the day when I decided to get married, which was, in retrospect, pretty obviously a terrible idea. Not as terrible as the Japanese kanji tattoo my brother got when he was seventeen (note: we are not Japanese; further note: we do not speak Japanese; final note: he claimed it meant “lost soul,” riiiiiiight), but solidly worse than That Time I Did That Thing To My Hair, as well … Continue reading The Leopard King by Ann Aguirre
I just couldn’t with this book. Maybe it’s not fair that I’m calling it a DNF at the 23% mark, but god, I just cannot bring myself to open it again. It may very well be a personal problem. Sometimes, when I am insanely stressed out, I just can’t sit and READ – as in “eyes on a page” reading. So, I bought the audiobook, thinking that might help. Except the narrator was one of … Continue reading Barefoot at Midnight by Roxanne St. Claire
I really wanted to have a great review for you all. I bought Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella on May 8th, right after signing up to review. 3,349 people thought it was pretty good – it has an average of 4.5 stars on Amazon. Give the book a try! Really, you probably will like it. I however, did not. I thought about admitting my failure to Amanda at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. Telling her that … Continue reading Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella
NB: Trigger warnings for the below description racism and threat of rape. Well, I picked this book to review because I was late to the sign-up sheet and it was the only book left. Which wasn’t maybe the best sign, but you never know with these things, and part of my idea with this challenge was to get out of my comfort zone and try something new. The Depth of Beauty is not the book … Continue reading The Depth of Beauty by A.B. Michaels
