Let me start by saying I have never rated an Alyssa Cole book below five stars before. So I never thought I'd be giving this book one measly star. I also never expected to be so annoyed by it that I'm put off of reading any other Alyssa Cole books (at least for a while).... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Alyssa Cole and Arctic Settings
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. What Did I Recently Finish Reading? I also read two other short stories (that I don't have covers for). I read The Revelations of Glaaki by Ramsey Campbell and The Song of the Sirens by Edward Lucas White. So altogether... Continue Reading →
The Book Blogger Memory Tag
I saw this tag over on Rowena Andrews' blog Beneath a Thousand Skies and decided to take a stab at it. The Rules You must answer these questions without looking anything up on the internet and without looking at your bookshelves!! 1). Name a Book Written by an Author Named Michael. Michael Crichton of Jurassic... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Alyssa Cole and Jennifer Ashley
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. What Did I Recently Finish Reading? I finished 5 books this week. I spent the beginning of the week in Maine, relaxing on the beach, so I got more reading done this week than I usually do. I read: 2... Continue Reading →
Books I’m Taking On Vacation!
I'm leaving for a week-long vacation to Maine tomorrow. I'll be completely unplugged, so y'all won't hear from me for a bit. Here are the books I'm bringing with me to read on the beach. So, I have a pretty good mix of books to read on the beach. I've got: 1 Anthology of Nautical... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Even More Joseph Conrad!
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. What Am I Currently Reading? This week I'm still working my through Conrad's Tales of Land and Sea collection, but I'm on the very last story! The Shadow Line is the last story and I only have about 20 pages... Continue Reading →
Ali Hazelwood Always Has Consent Issues in Her Books
Ickā¦this book was not it. While I didn't love that The Love Hypothesis started with a sexual assault (in the most often referenced "study"-actually a survey-that supposedly proves 1 in 3 women will be raped on college campuses, non-consensual "sexual touching" is combined with penetrative rape in the final results, and it is explicitly stated... Continue Reading →
WWW WEDS: Joseph Conrad and Jennifer Ashley
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. What Am I Currently Reading? This week I'm reading one military thriller, one shifter romance, one cozy Christmas women's fiction, and one Joseph Conrad novella. The one I'm enjoying the most is the Jennifer Ashley novel. This is my second... Continue Reading →
New Sci-fi Romance Release: 99 Cent Clean Alien Romance Novella
Love Between Worlds by Dee Rasha released yesterday. It is available on all major book retailers for only 99 cents. This is such a quick, sweet romance. All the spicy scenes are fade-to-black and it has a really fun alien setting with lots of great worldbuilding. I was lucky enough to be a beta reader... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Joseph Conrad
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. What Am I Currently Reading? Most of the stories that I finished this week were short stories and novellas by Joseph Conrad, because I'm about halfway through this massive collection of Joseph Conrad stories, Tales of Land and Sea. I'm... Continue Reading →