The third book in Brandon Sanderson’s hugely successful Kickstarter is Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. This has been my favorite of the three books as it is set in the Cosmere, has some manga and Asian cultural influences and has a great story told by Hoid who is currently stuck at a statue while his Criptid […]
Trying to keep her head above water, paying off her deceased parents outstanding debts, keeping the house, and keeping all her younger siblings with her together and out of foster care, leads a bright woman to take on a secret persona. It’s only when her high school crush who served in the military comes over […]
Isn’t She Lovely is a prequel story to the Redemption series following two people through a summer semester in college. Both Stephanie and Ethan are avoiding things this summer. They are avoiding parents, recent breakups, future obligations and their pasts. Stephanie is a film student; she is excited to spend the summer semester with an […]
At the end of Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet ride off into the sunset with their handsome, wealthy husbands and Lydia is off to the North unaware yet that her Wickham was no prize while a brief summary about the rest of the Bennets wrap things up neatly for the reader. But, many […]
Picking up right where Aydarr left off, this latest Badari Warriors story follows Mateer, the beta of the pack and his venture back into captivity to help find his Alpha mate’s sister and free more humans from the labs. I enjoyed being back into world of the Badari and The Sectors in this spinoff series. […]
After I finished listening to The Sacrifice, I decided that I wanted to revisit The Proposal as well. I was reminded how much I love these characters and really wanted to spend time with them again. While this is the first book of the series, it is a stand-alone and can be read without […]
I was more than ready to continue with the Sunrise Cove series; the books are completely standalones. The setting is inspiring and beautiful. Harper comes to town, where she was last happy as a child with her mother, to open a bakery and start fresh. Ivy is a runaway teen who comes to town for […]
Hidden in plain sight right alongside the human world of Regency England is a darker, edgier shadow world of powerful vampires and Jane Austen’s classic gets a blood infusion. A Pride & Prejudice Vampire Romance variation? I’m game. Tempt Me opens with Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master vampire on the hunt for a rogue vampire, Wickham, who […]
Illusion magic is an understood reality in the Glamourist Histories set in Jane Austen’s England. Two sisters are rivals in love and in talent among their English country society in Mary Robinette Kowal’s debut effort. Shades of Milk and Honey introduces the reader to a world where illusion magic colors all aspects of Regency life […]
I’m all in for a stem world. The academics and politics fascinate me. Ok, the misogyny and treatment of women also infuriates me. The world in Love, Theoretically, is connected to some of the author’s other books, which was only recognizable in a very brief mention near the end. Elsie loves her work and she […]