The Manhattan Ten

Manhattan Ten

After regaining the rights to her series, Lola Dodge is at last able to re-release this thrilling set of superhero novellas to the world! These novellas are fast, exciting, bite-sized pieces of adult fiction featuring superpowers good and evil with romance threaded between. I was pumped to receive an ARC of book one, Ivory, so I’ve added my review below! Dodge’s current plan is to release one novella a month beginning in October so keep an eye out! (I’ll keep updating this post as more info is released!)  Continue reading

The Hathaways Series

The Hathaways #1-5 by Lisa Kleypas (2007-2010)

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Fiction | Historical Romance | (TV-MA)
5 stars

After reading Lisa Kleypas’ Wallflowers series at a rapid pace I immediately pounced on the sequel series. This set of standalones is connected by the Hathaway family and they are my favorite! Continue reading

Lord of the Fading Lands

Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul #1) by C.L. Wilson (2007)

Lord of the Fading Lands

Fiction | Fantasy | Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

“Once, driven wild with grief over the murder of his beloved, the majestic Fey King Rain Tairen Soul had laid waste to the world before vanishing into the Fading Lands. Now, a thousand years later, a new threat draws him back into the world—and a new love reawakens the heart he thought long dead. Continue reading

Blog Blitz | Beneath the Blood Moon

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Are you a fan of werewolves? Melissa S. Vice, Editingle Indie Book Cafe, and Rockstar Book Tours have revealed the cover and the trailer for their upcoming Urban Fantasy Romance, which releases on October 15, 2019! Check out the awesome cover, watch the trailer, read an excerpt, and enter the giveaway! Continue reading

Wallflowers Series

Wallflowers #1-4 by Lisa Kleypas (2004-2006)

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Fiction | Historical Romance | (TV-MA)
5 stars

Oh my goodness I ended up binge-reading this entire series! I love Jane Austen’s novels and these are very similar in style but, well, less reserved (lol). It’s been a while since I found a historical fiction tale that so captivated my attention and of course I didn’t mind the romance! Continue reading

Fantasyland Series

Fantasyland #1-3 by Kristen Ashley (2011)

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Fiction | Fantasy Romance | (TV-MA)
3.5 Stars

I decided to do a mini review for the series, although I’ve only read 3 of the 5 books in the series (I’m just not much interested in the other two), rather than a separate post for each. But I’ll list each book individually below with a link to my Goodreads review for it beneath if you’re interested in hearing my thoughts about a specific book in the series. Continue reading

A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness (2011)

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Fiction | Paranormal

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Blurb:

“Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.”
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Bird Box

Bird Box by Josh Malerman (2014)

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Fiction | Apocalyptic/Dystopia | Thriller
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Continue reading

Dark Harmony

Dark Harmony (The Bargainer #3) by Laura Thalassa (2018)

Dark Harmony

NA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance | (TV-MA)
4 StarsBlurb:

There are worse things than death. Things that lurk in the shadows and slip into your dreams. Things that have no business existing. Things that once slept … but have now awoken.

For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal parts curse and good fortune. For the very thing that bonds her to Desmond Flynn, the King of the Night, also makes her vulnerable to the Thief of Souls, a man who wants to break the world … and Callie along with it. Continue reading

The Ruin of Kings

The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons #1) by Jennifer Lyons (2019)
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Fiction | Fantasy
4 StarsBlurb:

There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens.

Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew upon storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn’t what the storybooks promised. Continue reading