Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have to be honest. When I initially heard about Opening Up by Tristan Taormino, it was in association with someone I can’t stand, and I childishly let that association color my impression of the book. I […]
Review: Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods
Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods My rating: 4 of 5 stars I nearly put this book down after the first chapter because I wanted to learn about Bonobos, not atrocities in the Congo. I stuck with it because it was the most interesting of the audiobooks that were […]
Review: Bleeding Out by Jes Battis
Bleeding Out by Jes Battis My rating: 2 of 5 stars Woof, I made it. I wasn’t sure that I would, as this novel started out normally and devolved into a stream-of-consciousness mess. I was seriously motivated to keep going, though, because I read the rest of the series and this is the last book in it. […]
Review: Endgame by Ann Aguirre
Endgame by Ann Aguirre My rating: 5 of 5 stars Endgame is the final book in the Sirantha Jax series, according to Aguirre, and it definitely shows. Everything gets wrapped up very satisfactorily. Nothing new is introduced. Jax’s relationships with March and Vel are both expanded in a delightful manner, and I love the way that […]
Review: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m fairly sure that I missed a Kate Daniels book because I don’t recall some of the events referred to in this book. That annoys me, and I’ll have to go back and read whatever the last one was out of order now. It’ll be […]
Book Review: In Session by M.J. Rose
In Session: Dr. Morgan Snow with Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher & Barry Eisler’s John Rain by M.J. Rose My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve never read anything by any of these authors before, so my perspective on this piece is probably going to be skewed compared to that of most readers/listeners. […]
Review: Forever Werewolf/Moon Kissed
Forever Werewolf: Forever Werewolf\Moon Kissed by Michele Hauf My rating: 1 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book to review. I’m glad I didn’t buy it. I imagine I might have been harsher. In Forever Werewolf, Tryst is just delivering a package to Wulfsiege on behalf of his father’s security […]
Review: Reese by Lori Handeland
Reese by Lori Handeland My rating: 3 of 5 stars And now for something COMPLETELY different. Yes, this book is out of character for me, but I like Lori Handeland, and since I received a free copy I felt obligated to read it and write a review. I’m keeping the fact that it is a western […]
Review: This Case Is Gonna Kill Me by Phillipa Bornikova
This Case Is Gonna Kill Me by Phillipa Bornikova My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was an unexpected delight. Lawyers? Meh. Even lawyers with paranormal spice. But Linnet Ellery is no ordinary lawyer, even for a young lawyer in a White Fang law firm. She has no end of backbone and smarts, not to mention […]
Review: Face Off by Mark del Franco
Face Off by Mark Del Franco My rating: 4 of 5 stars I went back and forth on the rating for this book but finally settled on a four. I honestly found all the conflict to be exhausting and unpleasant, but it was very realistically written and I certainly felt connected to Blackstone. I decided that […]