RECOMMENDED: Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre is $2.99! This might just be the regular price, but I still wanted to include it considering it was Elyse’s favorite read of last year. She says, so far, this is her favorite Beauty & the Beast adaptation. High praise!
We have some Lightning Reviews for you! All of them are in a similar grade range, but they’re different in genres: an LGBTQ anthology, a historical romance novella, and a steampunk Beauty & the Beast retelling!
Beauty and Beastly is a lyrical, lovely re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast. It’s a slight story and you don’t want to be asking too many practical questions about it, but it conveys fairy tale love well. This is part of the Steampunk Fairy Tales series and although there are references to other books, I had no problem jumping in with this one. In a fantasy version of 1814 England, Isabelle and her father make … Continue reading Beauty and Beastly by Melanie Karsak
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is $2.99! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals, which has four pages of deals today! This was described to me as a fantasy YA Ocean’s Eleven with heist hijinks. I’ve also heard that the audiobook is really good. A lot of readers say the book lived up to its hype. Some say it takes a while to get invested, but that it’s so worth it.
Fatal Affair by Marie Force is $1.99 at Amazon, Google:Play, and iBooks. It’s $2.99 elsewhere! It’s also the first book in the popular romantic suspense Fatal series. The romance is between a detective and a politician, and the series follows these two characters. A lot of readers say the pairings reminds them of Eve and Roarke from J.D. Robb’s In Death series. However, some said the book dragged in places.
A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist is 99c! Gist is a bit of an auto-buy author for some. This is an American historical and Inspirational romance, though there does seem to be some debate on shelving it as “Inspirational” on Goodreads. Readers say that though what little and tame sexual content is in the book, there is plenty of sexual tension. It has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.
