Reviews for books I gave four stars to.
Arianna King is a rockstar with a reputation. Unfortunately the PR strategist that her manager employed to help is none other than the beautiful woman she hooked up with the night before at a club. This was a wonderful book. I adored Claire and Ari! They are complete opposites but they work beautifully together. Ari … More Review: Do It For the Prestige by Kaya LaSalle
With this series we jump back in time to Hellboy’s early cases working with the B.P.R.D. These cases take place between 1952 and 1954 and are all little mini stories with Hellboy and the first group of agents he worked with. This was a great collection. I really enjoyed seeing a young and inexperienced Hellboy … More Review: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952-1954 by Mike Mignola
It’s been fourteen months since aliens invaded and started stealing women. Gabriel Storme and his GEOX team are determined to fight back and defeat the aliens, but first he has to rescue a group of women who were taken. When I saw a fellow review discuss this post-apocalypse story I knew I needed to add … More Review: Storme’s Match by J. R. Pace
Trigger Warnings: suicide, slavery, animal torture and death, Nazi experimentation and torture, experimental misconduct, miscarriages, forced impregnation and abortion, murder, torture, grave robbing, lobotomization, mental health, intentional infection of diseases, psychological experiments, electric chair deaths, “But when we sacrifice morals for scientific progress, we often end up with neither.” The Icepick Surgeon exposes the crimes … More Review: The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds by Sam Kean
In this one we go back in time to when Hesekiel and Erik were still adventuring. This takes place in Erik’s home village and focuses on his nibling, Rinn. While foraging for ingredients for the village Rinn comes across a dragon, Aedhan, who has been sleeping for eighty years. Rinn was a sweet, kind, and … More Review: The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill
Poison is one of the oldest and most popular weapons of choice when it comes to murder. This book provides us with an in-depth look at how eleven poisons are used to kill, what it does to the body, and how that poison is created. This book was quite fascinating. The book covers eleven poisons: … More ARC Review: A Taste of Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
After a wonderful one night stand, bear shifter Heath Cauley heads to his new job as a bodyguard for a spoiled heiress. Instead he finds a stubborn and independent Fire Maiden, who is also the woman he spent the night with. This book had some of my favorite tropes and I really enjoyed it. Heath … More ARC Review: Fire Maidens: Switzerland by Anna Lowe
Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (without magic) and the Weird (the blueblood aristocrats rule and magic flows). As an Edger she can easily travel from one world to the next, but she is struggling to survive by working a minimum wage job in the Broken to support her … More Review: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Dr. Poppy Ellison woke up alone on an alien world to find that she is turning into a shapeshifter. The more time she spends on Damar and with its Emperor, the more she realizes that she isn’t a normal shifter and that she doesn’t really want to leave. This book picked up shortly after the … More Review: Emperor by Anna Hackett
“I feel guilty about even thinking about attending to myself. You power through, not because you aren’t in pain, but because it’s the only option. Because you’ll be met with a complete lack of understanding if you don’t.” While this is a very short delve into Migraines, it is very impactful and informative. Maria Konnikova … More Review: Migraine: Inside A World of Invisible Pain by Maria Konnikova
Eva Boudreaux has kept her past a secret since moving into Mystic Bayou. What she doesn’t expect is for Alex Lancaster from the League to dig into her background and start asking questions. Or for her to be attracted to him. This was another enjoyable Mystic Bayou book. I love this fascinating town and all … More Review: A Farewell to Charms by Molly Harper
This book picks up right where the previous one left off. Mihr and Fane are hiding from the demons and angels with Cam and Dax. While Fane wants to just relax and hide, Mihr is determined to try and put a stop to the angel compound. Unfortunately, their plans quickly change when the effects of … More ARC Review: Angel Falling by Victoria Larque
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