As soon as I saw the cover for this manga I knew I wanted to read it. I love any kind of monster creature and pair that with an ice cream cone, I was intrigued. This ended up being a fantastic and fun story about Hachiro, a Fear who refuses to scare humans but wants … More ARC Review:. Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 1 by Akira Sugito
“The beauty of Milicent’s life and work was, like that of many other women, purposefully hidden to rob her of her power and her influence.” This biography/memoir discussed the life and hidden legacy of the Creature from the Black Lagoon designer Milicent Patrick. Milicent created one of the most iconic movie monsters and the last … More Review: The Lady From the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Mera
The Gift by Lynsay Sands This was a fantastic little story featuring a prominent human side character in the series, Sheriff Teddy. Teddy takes a holiday vacation to the Wilan sister’s cabin but finds himself snowed in and falling for his vampire neighbor. It was about time that Teddy got his own story because he … More Review: The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost
This is a retelling of the romance of Patroclus and Achilles. It chronicles Achilles life from childhood until his downfall in Troy and all the events that lead to that fate. While this is the story of Achilles, it’s all told from Patroclus’ POV, even after his death. This has been a very popular Greek … More Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam from Taking on a World of Words. The three questions to answer are: What are you currently reading? Currently I am reading an ARC of Love is a War Song by Danica Nava. So far I am really enjoying it. What did you recently finish reading? … More WWW Wednesday | July 9, 2025
It’s been 16 years since Michelangelo brought down the Foot and died. The resistance is still going strong and fighting daily to push back at the multiple gangs that now fill the town. Casey Marie has been training the new turtles since they could walk and she finally is letting them on the field. But … More ARC Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II–Re-Evolution by Kevin Eastman
Rogue Hunter Drina Argenis has been sent to Port Henry to be a bodyguard/babysitter for a teenage vampire. She is also being sent there because Marguerite believes Harper Stoyan may be her life mate and she was correct. But Harper just lost a life mate and so Drina has to go slow and not tell … More Review: The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Now that June is over, it’s time to do a wrap up of the JIAM 2025 Audiobook Challenge that took place during the whole month of June. While I had planned to complete two of these prompts, I didn’t expect to listen to as many books as I did this month. So lets look at … More JIAM Audiobook Challenge Wrap Up
After reading the previous books, I was so excited to get to this book because Rusty and Gem were my two favorite characters. We have also seen small teases of how their relationship was getting closer in the previous books, so I was excited to read what happened. Not only that, this is dual POV, … More Review: Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight
Harry Dresden, professional wizard, should be happy that business has been pretty good for a change. His new case involves the missing Shroud of Turin, but that’s not all he ends up having to deal with. He has to duel the Red Court of Vampires champion, deal with a professional hitman after him, a new … More Review: Death Masks by Jim Butcher
After two thousand years, Cale Valens has given up finding a life mate. But when Marguerite tells him Alexandra Willan’s might be a potential mate, he can’t help but try. Now he has agreed to be her head chef when he doesn’t even know how to cook, all for a chance to get to know … More Review: Hungry For You by Lynsay Sands
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam from Taking on a World of Words. The three questions to answer are: What are you currently reading? Currently I am reading two books: Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin and You Favorite Scary Movie by Ashley Cullins (ARC). What did you … More WWW Wednesday | July 2, 2025
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