Grade: 4 Four authors came together to write the Alien Warrior Academy Series. I’m reviewing the series as a whole. While each book ends with a HEA for the couple, I can’t see being happy only reading one. The story arc continues through all 4 books and doesn’t conclude individually in any of the books. … Continue reading Alien Warrior Academy Series
Grade: 2.5 Sara is stuck in a rut and looking for a distraction. She hears about a program that sends letters to deployed soldiers and figures why not. Gabe has been in the Army so long he’s forgotten how to have regular conversations. He gets the letter from Sara and for a moment he’s transported… Continue reading From Alaska, With Love by Ally James
“Tyler cranks up the heat in the action-packed paranormal romance. Intricately choreographed action sequences lend the novel the feel of a cinematic thriller. A sizzling thrill ride!” – Publishers Weekly Grade: 3 Our heroine Jes opens the book with her team all dying. A new team is put together and brought to her case, enter… Continue reading Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler
The series, A Twisted Tale, looks at Disney fairy tales and asks a question. For So This Is Love, the question is “What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper?” It should be noted that this series is published by Disney and therefore the re-tellings are based solely on the Disney movies, not the actual fairy… Continue reading So This Is Love by Elizabeth Lim
“Full of twists, turns, and laugh-out-loud humor, this tongue-in-cheek feminist alternative history is impossible to put down. A thrilling alternative history that sparkles with wit and charm.” – Kirkus Reviews Three authors join forces to bring us an alternate version of Wild Bill’s Traveling show, featuring teenage versions of Calamity Jane, Frank Butler and Annie Oakley.… Continue reading My Calamity Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows
Grade: 1 I will never have more to say about a book than one I don’t like. While I have OPINIONS about this book, I’ll try to keep the review as objective as possible. Calvin is an assassin living in suburbia. Lily is fresh out of an abusive relationship and has just moved her and… Continue reading Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais
“FUNNY, DEEP, AND ROMANTIC AS HELL.” — LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED REVIEW Grade: 5 The second book in the Brown Sisters trilogy follows Dani Brown’s journey into love. Zafir and Dani have sparked a friendship over morning coffee and protein bars. Dani believes relationships are not for her, but Zafir is an all-in kind of guy. While… Continue reading Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Grade: 5 Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye brings us the story of Peanut, a gender non-binary hamster with dreams of becoming a rhythmic gymnast. Children’s books are very often cute, have a moral at the end and usually introduce us to characters we fall in love with. Peanut Goes For The Gold does all… Continue reading Peanut Goes For The Gold by Jonathan Van Ness
When their foster-turned-adoptive mother suddenly dies, four brothers struggle to keep open the doors of her beloved Harlem knitting shop. Romance Grade: 3.5 Fiction Grade: 4.5 Mama Joy adopted 4 boys and raised them in New York above a knitting store. She had a habit of taking young kids under her wing and helping mold… Continue reading Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins’s compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War . . . Grade: 4.5 Valinda Lacey has come south to teach the newly freed how to read. She has a desire to make a difference in the world… Continue reading Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
