I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Roman Crazy by Nina Bocci & Alice Clayton. Part contemporary romance, part women’s fiction, this one was entertaining with a beautiful sense of place.
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The Punishment Doctrine by Rebecca Grace Allen – B- This novella is book 3.5 of the Portland Rebels series and is available free to subscribers to the author’s newsletter. I figure those who want to read it won’t mind signing up for the newsletter. (I would have but I was already a subscriber.) Besides, if readers change their minds they can always unsubscribe. Although the author’s note at the front says this novella can be read as a stand alone (though she doesn’t recommend it) I’m not sure I agree with her. The complicated backstories of Krissy, Mikey and Rafe are more fully fleshed out in The Theory of Deviance. I said in my review of that book that I thought Rafe was a little shortchanged. Not much of the story was about him. Pretty much all of The Punishment Doctrine is about Rafe though so I feel the balance has been redressed. There are perhaps some simple answers to complicated questions here and a swift resolution to a major cause of angst for Rafe. However, sometimes a simple conversation can actually have that effect and sometimes the best answers are simple. I’d have liked a little more exposition but regardless, I ended up thinking Rafe would be okay. Continue reading
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Perv by Dakota Gray. Super dirty hero, super sexy book. But don’t think about it too much.
I’m over at AudioGals with a review of The Protector by Jodi Ellen Malpas, narrated by Alexandra Baldwin and Owen MacMahon. I kept getting hung up on the author’s strange word choices which distracted me from the story, I didn’t think much of the main characters and I can’t say I was wowed by the narration. Best thing about it? The cover.
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The Goal by Elle Kennedy, the latest installment in the fabulous Off-Campus series. While this one wasn’t quite as successful for me as some of the previous books, I still fell completely for Tucker and I had a blast reading his and Sabrina’s story.
I’m over at AudioGals with a review of The Law of Attraction by Jay Northcote, narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies. I didn’t like the narration much and I thought some aspects of the story were too unbelievable so this was not a great experience. (Also, the guy on the cover looks like he has something in his nose. I know it’s just unfortunate lighting/Photoshop but now I can’t look away…)
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