Title: 19 Love Songs Author: David Levithan Publisher: Knopf Books/Random House Length: 289 Pages Category: LGBTQ Fiction, Love and Romance At a Glance: 19 Love Songs is a diverse and sublime collection of love stories, it’s a love note to the written word, an homage to music, and a celebration of both the fleeting and…
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Simply the Best: Jules’ Fave Reads of 2019
Choosing a ‘Best Of’ list when it comes to books is hard. I read a lot of great books this year, and took something away from each of them. But, when it came to whittling down the list, there was a pretty clearcut selection that stood out. These are the books that gave me the…
Simply the Best: Lisa’s Fave Reads of 2019
It’s next to impossible to believe that we’ve come to the end of yet another year. 2019 has seen its share of ups and downs, without question, but while the downs have seemed overwhelming at times, there has always been the books. It’s always about the books and how much joy they bring us, and…
Review: The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Title: The Hanged Man Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Two Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: PYR Books Length: 384 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: K.D. Edwards sets the pendulum swinging in perfect meter from prologue to epilogue in this feat of epic storytelling, and if I were restricted to only two adjectives to describe…
Review: FreeForm by Jack Dickson
Title: FreeForm Series: Jas Anderson: Book One Author: Jack Dickson Publisher: ReQueered Tales Length: 387 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: The darkness of this narrative permeates every scene, but the payoff in the end is an engrossing tale of murder, revenge, blackmail, and a little payback of his own for Jas Anderson. Reviewed…
Review: Thrown Off the Ice by Taylor Fitzpatrick
Title: Thrown Off the Ice Author: Taylor Fitzpatrick Publisher: Self-Published Length: 224 Pages Category: LGBTQ Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There are no miracles conjured in Thrown Off the Ice, nor does the author end the story before the inescapable outcome of Mike’s decline. This novel is a punch to the gut, a…
Review: Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon
Title: Ziggy, Stardust and Me Author: James Brandon Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Length: 368 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fiction At a Glance: Ziggy, Stardust and Me is author James Brandon’s debut novel, and it is a stellar entry that has left its mark on me in the way only a book can. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:…
Review: Strain: The Complete Trilogy by Amelia C. Gormley
Title: Strain Series: The Strain Trilogy Author: Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Self-Published Length: 954 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: I really enjoyed this trilogy, though there were times when I felt my heart was going to be ripped out of my body and trampled on. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who…
Review: Beloved Son by Carole Cummings
Title: Beloved Son Series: Aisling: Book Three Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 306 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: This whole novel was amazing, and this trilogy gets every star it deserves and then some. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When a man’s identity is built on lies, can he find the true self…
Review: Dream by Carole Cummings
Title: Dream Series: Aisling: Book Two Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 336 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Holy smokes. And I thought the first in the Aisling series was good. There is more than one moment in this novel where your heart is in your throat, thinking this might be the end…
Audio Review and Giveaway: Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin ~ Narrated by Angie Hickman
Title: Aunt Sookie & Me: The Sordid Tale of a Scandalous Southern Belle Author: Michael Scott Garvin Narrator: Angie Hickman Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 10 hours and 50 minutes Category: Literary Fiction, Humor/Satire, Historical (1960s) At a Glance: This novel was pretty much pure genius, but the narration by Angie Hickman managed to take it…
Review: Whisper by Tal Bauer
Title: Whisper Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 951 Pages Category: Political Thriller At a Glance: Political intrigue, suffering, pain and a glorious ending, Whisper has it all and is really one of the best novels of 2018. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: On September 11th, 2001, Kris Caldera was a junior member of the…
Simply the Best 2018: Lisa’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, Happy New Year and welcome to the final post of our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’ve brought another year to a close, another Simply the Best countdown to an end, and it’s been so much fun looking back at some of the outstanding books we’ve read and shared our reflections on in…
Simply the Best 2018: Sammy’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, Happy New Year’s Eve and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’re continuing the countdown to the end of the year with Sammy’s fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! The Story of Us by Barbara Elsborg – I cannot begin to catalogue all the reasons this novel…
Simply the Best 2018: Jules’ Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’re continuing the countdown to the end of the year with Jules’ fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! 2018 was somewhat of a roller coaster for me personally, and that may have been partly why my year in books…
Review: Zenith Dream by F.T. Lukens
Title: Zenith Dream Series: Broken Moon: Book Three Author: F.T. Lukens Publisher: Interlude Press/Duet Books Length: 258 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Teen Fiction At a Glance: These are people who will live on in your heart and mind well after you turn the final page. The story is just that good. I highly recommend not only…
Simply the Best 2018: Maryann’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’re continuing the countdown to the end of the year with Maryann’s fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! One-Eyed Royals by Cordielia Kingsbridge – In Cash Plays I was disappointed in Dominic, but Levi takes disappointment to a whole different level here….
Simply the Best 2018: Carrie’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’re continuing the countdown to the end of the year with Carrie’s fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! Charlie’s Rainbow by Victoria Sue – Victoria Sue has done it again. I think this story is better than the first one,…
Simply the Best 2018: Lindsey’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! And a Happy Christmas to those who are celebrating today. To those who are not, Happy Tuesday! We’re continuing the countdown to the end of the year with Lindsey’s fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! A Springful of Winter…
Simply the Best 2018: Jovan’s Fave Books and a Giveaway
Cheers, friends, and welcome to our Best of 2018 reviewer picks!!! We’re beginning the countdown to the end of the year with Jovan’s fave reads, so enjoy and be sure to enter the Giveaway! The Consumption of Magic by TJ Klune (narrated by Michael Lesley) – I rarely share M/M books with straight friends, but I…