Title: Young Mungo Author: Douglas Stuart Publisher: Grove Atlantic Length: 392 Pages Category: Literary Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Young Mungo is a full-circle novel that places Mungo in harm’s way and then shows us how and why he got there. It is lyrical. It is steeped in despair. It is a brutal…
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Review: The Doctor by C.S. Poe
Title: The Doctor Series: Magic & Steam: Book Three Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 255 Pages Category: Steampunk Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Doctor is full of some wicked surprises and gruesome illustrations of the evil that people are capable of when seeking to play gods and monsters. This sinister plot is…
Review: Austin by Con Riley
Title: Austin Series: Learning to Love: Book Four Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Austin is nothing less than emotionally lavish and fully encompasses the word romantic. It is a story that is lyrical and opulent and generous in its portrayal of friendship,…
Review: The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards
Title: The Hourglass Throne Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Three Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Pyr/Simon & Schuster Length: 425 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I have fallen madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with this series and its characters, and I can’t recommend it strongly enough. The Tarot Sequence series is,…
Review: The L.A. After Midnight Quartet by Steve Neil Johnson
Titles: The Yellow Canary, The Black Cat, The Blue Parrot, The Red Raven Series: L.A. After Midnight Quartet Author: Steve Neil Johnson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 240 Pages, 246 Pages, 277 Pages, 252 Pages Category: Historical Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The L.A. After Midnight Quartet is a turning back of the clock…
Review: Inherit the Lightning by Bud Gundy
Title: Inherit the Lightning Author: Bud Gundy Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 260 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Inherit the Lightning is an achingly lovely and compelling book. Its passions soar as high as its sorrows run deep, with a breadth and beauty to the story that is eloquent…
Review: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch by Marshall Thornton
Title: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Two Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 245 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marshall Thornton seems to be going the route of “experience is the most brutal teacher” with this character, and Henry might just…
Review: The Harrietta Lee Series by Stephanie Ahn
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn’t put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part…
Review: The Forgotten Dead by Jordan L. Hawk
Title: The Forgotten Dead Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Paranormal, Transgender Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Few authors delve into the supernatural as thoroughly or compellingly as Jordan L. Hawk does, and this book has “please make me into a binge-watch” written…
Review: The Raven and the Banshee by Carolyn Elizabeth
Title: The Raven and the Banshee Author: Carolyn Elizabeth Publisher: Bella Books Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Lesbian Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Strong characters and exciting action sequences are highlights of this swashbuckling adventure, along with the beautiful descriptions of the open ocean, wind in the sails, warm tropical nights, and…
Review: Father Complex by Gregory Ashe
Title: Father Complex Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrow in the Hand: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 392 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Father Complex is inarguably one of author Gregory Ashe’s most aptly titled books, as the father/son relationship is a dominant theme, and Ashe further penetrates the…
Review: Uprising by Annabelle Jacobs
Title: Uprising Series: Rebellion: Book Three Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Each moment, each scene, each romantic beat plays wonderfully off the next. Annabelle Jacobs captures the longing, the pining, the lust, the resignation, and the hope, and translates it all into…
Review: Too Like the Lightning by Travis Beaudoin
Title: Too Like the Lightning Author: Travis Beaudoin Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 301 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Too Like the Lightning is a gorgeous book and most certainly one of the loveliest contemporary romances I’ve read so far this year. It’s literary fiction wrapped up in a love story,…
Review: Infected: Fallout by Andrea Speed
Title: Infected: Fallout Series: Infected: Book Twelve Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is an articulate sense of fondness that permeates the latter books of the Infected series, and much of that is owed to the band of throwaways and misfits who are…
Review: Hyacinth by Elle Porter
Title: Hyacinth Author: Elle Porter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 76 Pages Category: Fantasy, Trans M/M Romance, Mythology Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hyacinth casts its spell effortlessly, aiming for the heart and finding its mark, so much so that I read it twice to be sure I absorbed it all, and I’m glad I did…
Review: Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
Title: Bath Haus Author: P.J. Vernon Publisher: Doubleday/Random House Length: 305 Pages Category: Thriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Bath Haus is one of the best Thrillers I’ve had the intense pleasure to read in quite some time. For readers who love to dig into what makes a character tick, this book is rife…
Review: Luke by Con Riley
Title: Luke Series: Learning to Love: Book Three Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Content Warnings: Non-explicit mentions of childhood anxieties Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Every detail in this story is significant in its own special way, and when things come to their inevitable turning point, the…
Review: A Velvet Glove by Nazri Noor
Title: A Velvet Glove Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Four Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 404 Pages Category: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Nazri Noor has consistently built and enriched this world from the beginning, which has done nothing but made me enjoy every new facet or thing I learn more…
Review: Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe
Title: Domestic Animals Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 427 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Just when I think I’ve reached my maximum capacity of love for these characters, another book comes along and I’m proved wrong. This series could…
Review: Literal Demons by Justin Schuelke
Title: Literal Demons Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book Three Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Literal Demons had my pulse ratcheted up to eleven so many times. There were at least two times that I had to close the book and take a minute…
