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A Delightful Spring Romance

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

April 7, 2019 by Rachel Leave a Comment

A Sky Painted Gold – Laura Wood Finished March 21, took 4 days to read 5 Stars on Goodreads Genre: Romance Rating: 1/4 Romance The hosts of one of my favorite podcasts, Bad on Paper, absolutely gushed over this perfect little book. Lou (short for Louise) is a teenaged girl living on the coast of Cornwall in the late 1920s. She is from a huge family, loves to write stories, and is incredibly close to her older sister. Lou lives in a very small town […]

What is Love?

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

April 7, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So though I thought the ending was quite good, I had some issues with certain aspects of this book. All in all I saw love as a dangerous thing to be in since it seems to not work out for anyone that is in “love” in this one. And the first part of the book takes a while to get going. It helps that Audrey Niffenegger takes the time to include headers that show the date and age of Henry and Clare so you can keep things […]

A pretty good second book; I hope she has an easier time with #3!

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

April 4, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

This was a bit rough (you can tell she struggled to write it, and Darcy as a character sort of reflects a little of that desperation), but I thought it was charming and entertaining, maybe moreso because of that roughness. Full disclosure, though, I read almost all of this while sitting and waiting to (not) be picked for jury duty, so that may have affected my reading of it. Also, it has now been a month since I’ve read this, I’ve probably forgotten things. I […]

Good Smolder and Original Urban Fantasy

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

April 1, 2019 by Alexis 2 Comments

My strategy for surviving the Trump presidency is to hide exclusively in fun escapist books and Rhapsodic, involving a fey king and a human siren, fit the bill. Callypso is a siren who can use her voice to compel humans to do/say whatever she wants, a power she utilizes to coerce bad people to admit their crimes, stop stealing from the innocent, etc. When she was younger she bought favors from the Bargainer, a dark fey. Not just a few favors, HUNDREDS OF FAVORS. She […]

I think I just wanted this to be a novel.

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy (Reluctant Royals, #2.5) by Alyssa Cole

March 28, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

I liked this little novella less upon finishing it than I do now. It’s been a month since I finished it; should have written a review at the time. Story of my life, print it on a t-shirt. But in fairness to me, I was a bit distracted that weekend from the annual wonderfest known as the Tucson Festival of Books, a beautiful celebration of literacy and imagination and yummy food that is always held on or near my birthday, so happy birthday to me. […]

Following Three Women on Their 30th, 40th, and 50th Birthdays

The Year That Everything Changed by Cathy Kelly

March 25, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well this was ultimately a delightful read. I really got a kick out of following Ginger, Sam, and Callie. I thought it was an odd writing choice that had Kelly go back one month before their birthdays and then jump forward again. Other than that, I enjoyed this book and found Ginger to be the character that I felt for and wanted to read more about. That said, I still enjoyed the characters of Sam and Callie. “The Year Everything Changed” follows Ginger, Sam, and […]

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