3.5 stars rounded up—Genevieve was TSTL almost all of the time, and it really got on my nerves. Ophelia was a much better protagonist.
Romance tropes:3.5 stars rounded up—Genevieve was TSTL almost all of the time, and it really got on my nerves. Ophelia was a much better protagonist.
Romance tropes: enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, fake dating, forced proximity, touch-her-and-die, orphan, nurse-back-to-health...more
Romance tropes: celebrity/fan, second chance, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, redemption
Concept: What if one of those guys from The Vampire DiariRomance tropes: celebrity/fan, second chance, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, redemption
Concept: What if one of those guys from The Vampire Diaries actually turned into a vampire and needed help from his biggest fan turned biggest critic?
Probably my favorite Rosie Danan, and I’ve read them all. Devin and Alex were both believable, and the tension between them was great without being icky. The side characters (minus the group chat) were interesting and added to the story overall, which feels rare in a paranormal romance.
I will say that if you’re here because you want a werewolf romance with the tropes associated—you’ll end up empty handed. This is a romance with a person who happens to sometimes be a wolf, and those are unrelated. ...more
Tonally this is all over the place—starting out with the abduction of women for presumed 3.5 stars rounded up
Content warning: abduction, rape, dub con
Tonally this is all over the place—starting out with the abduction of women for presumed sexual slavery and including rapes in the first couple chapters as their captors seek to break their spirits. Several characters die, and it’s a brutal beginning.
Luckily, Vektal is a very kind, understanding, and compassionate love interest who immediately values Georgie and treats her fondly without condescension. Barbarian? I don’t know her! (Thank god)...more
***I am once again asking fantasy authors to stop inserting idiotic footnotes Romance tropes: fated mates, bear shifter, woman in peril, knotting, CNC
***I am once again asking fantasy authors to stop inserting idiotic footnotes in their fictional work. It is lazy, it is not cute, and it’s obnoxious to read.***
This ended up way spicier than anticipated—the epilogue is wild, why??
I have a lot of complaints about the lack of plot, character development, and the info dump of a poorly built world at the beginning....more
Romance tropes: marriage of convenience, teacher/student, forced proximity, virgin spinster
I’ve never read anything by Ruby Dixon before, and I was plRomance tropes: marriage of convenience, teacher/student, forced proximity, virgin spinster
I’ve never read anything by Ruby Dixon before, and I was pleasantly impressed by her writing and world building!
I did find the climactic (hehehe) sex scene to be VERY icky personally both for the setting and the behavior from Hawk, and it makes me think I probably wouldn’t be a fan of her blue aliens series, but I’d read more in this particular world probably!...more
There are typos and formatting errors that are inexcusable in a published book that has been out for several years. Editing issu3.5 stars rounded down
There are typos and formatting errors that are inexcusable in a published book that has been out for several years. Editing issues aside, this combined the coziness of “Legends and Lattes� with the explicitness of “The Lady of Rooksgrave Manor.� Cambric Creek seems like a lovely place to live, and the neighbors were cute and wholesome.
I do think there is an interesting commentary at play about what is considered sex work and who gets to determine it, but I’m not sure I agree with the author regarding the appropriateness of Violet and Rourke’s relationship or its origins. ...more
Romance tropes: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, fake dating, virgin/rake
After embarrassingly choking to death on a microwaved burger, Delphie meeRomance tropes: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, fake dating, virgin/rake
After embarrassingly choking to death on a microwaved burger, Delphie meets her soulmate in heaven’s waiting room. But while she most certainly should be dead (after a brief, lonely, miserable life) he should not and is sent back to earth. Delphie makes a deal: if she can find Jonah and get him to kiss her in ten days, she gets to live. If not—it’s curtains!
Obviously the book is a bit hokey and feel-goody à la The Midnight Library or that TJ Klune book about the orphans. Fortunately, it’s genuinely entertaining and laugh out loud funny throughout. The sex scenes were brief and skippable, but the love interest was intriguing. ...more
The most angsty entry in the series, and I didn’t care for Asterion (but still not as bad as Nimeas or whatever his six armed name was from book 2), bThe most angsty entry in the series, and I didn’t care for Asterion (but still not as bad as Nimeas or whatever his six armed name was from book 2), but still an enjoyable read. Watching Evanthia overcome her trauma was welcome. ...more
Romance tropes: second chance, brother’s best friend, workplace romance, soldier
I’ve already forgotten both of their names, and I literally just finisRomance tropes: second chance, brother’s best friend, workplace romance, soldier
I’ve already forgotten both of their names, and I literally just finished it.. But anyway, I didn’t like how much of the story was resolving a previous conflict and renewing a ten year old romance which then is immediately thrown away by h due to suspicion about H. Are you guys in love or what....more
Romance tropes: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, scars, stranded, widower
Elsy is on her way to a remote cabin where she was supposed to be spendiRomance tropes: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, scars, stranded, widower
Elsy is on her way to a remote cabin where she was supposed to be spending a week with her book club friends (who have unfortunately all had something else come up) when her car breaks down in a small town during a storm. She almost runs over a minty-eyed man in the process, and proceeds to spend the next few days living with him and exploring the town. The kicker? It’s a fictional town filled with the heroes and heroines of her favorite romance series—and the final book is unfinished due to the author’s untimely death.
The romance wasn’t believable, the sex scene felt like it borrowed a hero from a different novel, the conflict was anger-inducing, and I didn’t care for the months long separation or the half-assed excuse. ...more
Oh gosh. This was…something. The third act dramatics were completely idiotic and unnecessary, and I’m tired of Hazelwood deploying the exact same “oh Oh gosh. This was…something. The third act dramatics were completely idiotic and unnecessary, and I’m tired of Hazelwood deploying the exact same “oh gosh this man must really hate me because he’s so brusque with me oh noooo� heroine EVERY GODS CURSED TIME.
Romance tropes: alpha male, vampires and werewolves, knotting, blood-sucking, orphan, marriage of convenience...more
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