One of the signs of good writing is finding something of yourself in a character that you don’t really have a whole lot in common with on the surface. That happened for me with Amy Lane’s Clear Water. Patrick, a young 20-something wanna-be yoga instructor with a bad case of ADHD, has just come out to his father over breakfast. His dad is not supportive AT ALL, and he more or less orders Patrick to get over himself and find a girl friend. He seems to be […]
Rock me like a hurricane
The world that Thea Harrison has created for her Elder Races series is a complex, fully realized one with many cultures and traditions having their stories told. As you go further into the series, it becomes clear that she is committed to giving each its own time in the spotlight, and I kind of love that. It makes for richer, more interesting story telling since characters that were the protagonists in earlier novels become maybe not antagonists, but definitely on an opposing side from the […]
This dragon sure ain’t Pete’s (and that’s a good thing!)
If you’re of a certain age, I’m going to assume that you saw the Disney movie Pete’s Dragon at some point in your childhood. Here’s a visual reminder in case you need one: In Dragon Bound, Thea Harrison has created the complete antithesis of Pete’s invisible dragon pal in the hero, Dragos. Dragos has been around since the dawn of time and is a complete bad ass. He is not rotund with purple hair and fond of small children. Instead he is the leader of […]
I’ll take that with a scoop of Bluebell Homemade Vanilla, please.
{Warning: Cherry Pie is a m/m romance, with all that implies. If this is not your cup o’ tea, I invite you to move along to a different review. No trolls allowed here.} Oh, dear readers… You should’ve just let me disappear quietly after the last Kristen Ashley bonfire. But no, you all had to be kind, and encouraging, and sound like you actually enjoyed my attempts at reviewing books. I’m not looking for kudos. I read what you all write, and I’m not there […]
Not a whole lot of “tica” in this piece of Romantica
Those folks at Amazon.com are sneaky, I tell you. SNEAKY. After I searched for the link to LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase, they kept recommending THE OTHER DUKE by Jess Michaels as something I’d like to read. I’d heard of Jess Michaels, and was looking for a historical romance to read as a palate cleanser after the torture that *Name Redacted* subjected me to over the weekend, so it seemed like a good time to give her a try. Perhaps a little background first. […]
This is why we can’t have nice things.
CURSE YOU, *Name Redacted.* CURSE YOU. This is all you’re frakkin’ fault. So, Friday I get this message: “I’m loaning you DEACON by Kristen Ashley. It’s actually okay. You may even enjoy it.” See? *Name Redacted* gets me. She knows that this train wreck of a writer is like crack to me and that I can’t stay away even though I pretty much hate her books. STOP PUSHING MY BUTTONS, DAMN IT. DEACON is actually the fourth book in the Unfinished Heroes series. It’s the […]