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Audiobook Review: A Veiled and Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner

Nov 25, 2021 | 0 comments

Story Rating: 4.75 stars Audio Rating: 5 stars Narrator: Gary Furlong Length: 12 hours, 52 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks The last time the world ended, it took thirty days. This time, they may not be so fortunate....

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, 5 stars, Audiobook, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: established couple, Gary Furlong, Hailey Turner, mage, magic, mythology, self published, shifter, Soulbound series, veteran, violence

Review: The Featherbed Puzzle by K.L. Noone

Nov 18, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Arthur de Fleur, the Prince and heir of Starskeep, is looking for consort. Arthur and his mother have decided that it’s long past time he find himself a partner, someone who will help him in...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fairy Tale, Fantasy
TAGGED: bisexual, demisexual, JMS Books, K.L. Noone, royalty, virgin

Audiobook Review: A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

Nov 1, 2021 | 2 comments

Story Rating: 5 stars Audio Rating: 4.5 stars Narrator: Joel Leslie Length: 9 hours, 2 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks A Gentleman Never Keeps Score is one of my favorite books in Cat Sebastian’s incredible...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, 5 stars, Audiobook, Historical, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: BIPOC, Cat Sebastian, Harper Audio, Joel Leslie, Seducing the Sedgewicks series

Review: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Oct 12, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It turns out falling in love is nowhere near as hard as actually being in love. That’s what Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza discovers. The way his heart beats a tattoo that is constantly calling for...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Historical, Young Adult
TAGGED: Aristotle and Dante series, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, BIPOC, coming out, high school, Simon & Schuster, transphobia, virgin

Review: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Sep 28, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When she made a deal with a demon—harvest seven souls for Hell in order to save her own and win back her music—famed violinist Shizuka Satomi thought it would be a simple matter. After all, the...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Fantasy, Futuristic/Science Fiction
TAGGED: alien, BIPOC, Lesbian/FF, magic, musician, Ryka Aoi, sex work, sexual assault, slow burn, Tor Books, transgender

Review: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

Sep 21, 2021 | 4 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wallace Price is dead. And frankly, he’s pretty pissed off about that. Worse yet, no one seems to care that he’s dead. Instead of a packed turnout for Wallace’s funeral, only a handful of...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Paranormal, Sue's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: afterlife, grief/loss, suicide, T.J. Klune, Tor Books

Review: Magic’s Pawn by Mercedes Lackey

Sep 16, 2021 | 21 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Fifteen-year-old Vanyel Askhekvron has spent all of his life trying to please his father, who sees nothing of himself in his son. Vanyel is slender and graceful, light-boned, and both too...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy
TAGGED: character death, coming of age, coming out, DAW, Last Herald-Mage series, Mercedes Lackey, Reading Challenge Month 2021, suicidal ideation, suicide, underage sex

Audiobook Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 13, 2021 | 12 comments

Story Rating: 5 stars Audio Rating: 4.5 stars Narrators: Robin Miles, Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan Length: 12 hours, 10 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Evelyn Hugo is the most well-known movie star in the world. Rising...