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About Mikki Blu

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I read to escape and to be entertained for awhile. My main choice is historical mysteries, with a side of supernatural. I don't want any part of dystopian books, or depressing reality tales - there is quite enough of that in the news these days! I'm a social media failure - I don't tweet, Instagram, Tumblr or Facebook - who has the time when there's books to read?

Mikki Blu's Reviews:

X is for xtremely dull

January 25, 2018 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

X:  The number ten. An unknown quantity. A mistake. A cross. A kiss… I had read quite a few of the alphabet books when they were first published, and I think I got to about the letter J or so when I drifted away from the series.  I remember enjoying them at the time, but my reading interests shifted onto different things.  I was saddened to hear of Sue Grafton’s recent passing, so I decided to pick up one of her more recent efforts for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, Female Detective, Kinsey Millhone #24, mystery, sue grafton

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, Female Detective, Kinsey Millhone #24, mystery, sue grafton ·
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A slow burn romance that is worth the wait

January 15, 2018 by Mikki Blu 6 Comments

I’ve read a lot of historical romance over the years, and this book was so much more than I was expecting!  It’s not the typical tale, and maybe the romance doesn’t fit the mold of the traditional genre but I devoured this in very short order and wanted more.  Thank you narfna for your wonderful reviews of this series that prompted me to pick this up. This is book one in the Blackshear family saga, and tells the tale of Martha Russell, who is newly […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, Blackshear Family #1, Cecilia Grant, historical romance

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, Blackshear Family #1, Cecilia Grant, historical romance ·
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A strange re-telling of Snow White

January 12, 2018 by Mikki Blu 2 Comments

Well, this was an odd little book.  As per the blurb:  An enticing contemporary retelling of the classic story of Snow White. While the the handsome prince, the jealous queen, the beautiful girl and of course the poison all appear, Sarah Pinborough’s charming and provocative spin on the story will captivate fans of the fairy tale all over again. I was a big fan of Once Upon a Time when it came out, with it’s unique view of fairy tale characters so I thought it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, fairy tale retelling, Sarah Pinborough, Snow White, Tales from the Kingdom #1

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, fairy tale retelling, Sarah Pinborough, Snow White, Tales from the Kingdom #1 ·
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Misbehaving with the fiance’s brother

January 8, 2018 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

This is the first in a new series The Duke’s Daughters by Ms Frampton, and focuses on Lady Eleanor Howlett who is the eldest of the family.  One of her sisters has disgraced the family’s good name and image by running off with the dance instructor (how gauche!) and it’s now up to Eleanor to make a good marriage and restore the family to the good graces of the ton.  Her parents have arranged a match with Lord Carson, a perfectly acceptable man with a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, Megan Frampton, Regency historical romance, The Duke's Daughters #1

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, Megan Frampton, Regency historical romance, The Duke's Daughters #1 ·
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Romancing the lady next door

January 6, 2018 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

It’s been awhile since I read a book by Ms Laurens, after having plowed through the Cynster series and many of it’s related books a few years ago.  She’s written many books, and employs a lot of similar plots and characters, much like Nora Roberts does.  There’s always the alpha male hero and the spirited heroine and quite a lot of steamy sex. This book is the first in the Bastion Club series, which introduces a group of seven friends who have returned from serving […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, regency historial romance, Stephanie Laurens, The Bastion Club #1

Mikki Blu's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, regency historial romance, Stephanie Laurens, The Bastion Club #1 ·
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Scandalous mystery tuppers and double cannonball!

December 29, 2017 by Mikki Blu 5 Comments

On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a scandalous tryst in the library. • Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan? • Or Miss Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall? • Perhaps the butler did it. All Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn’t her. But rumors to the contrary are buzzing. I was a little reluctant to read this book by Ms Dare, after thoroughly disliking the previous one, but reviews were good so when I saw it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Castles Ever After/Spindle Cove, cbr9, historical romance, Tessa Dare

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:104 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Castles Ever After/Spindle Cove, cbr9, historical romance, Tessa Dare ·
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