Elizabeth’s reviews

Review: Penance by Rick R. Reed

Feb 1, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 2.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jimmy is a 13-year-old prostitute. Blowjobs, handjobs, even a quick fuck, it’s all one to him. Money is money, and so long as the guy’s taken a shower within the last few days and doesn’t smell...

FILED UNDER: 2.25 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: clergy, horror, JMS Books, pedophile, rape, Rick R. Reed, serial killer, sex worker, sexual assault, torture

Review: Sonata Form by Carole Cummings

Jan 29, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Once Upon a Time there was a man who stood alone on a muddy ridge in the middle of the night and stared down the fiery throat of a creature the love of his life had left him to save. Dragons (like...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Alternate World, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy
TAGGED: Carole Cummings, Forest Path Books, friends to lovers, magic, PTSD, racism, war

Review: Liminality by T.J. Nichols

Jan 25, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Anger — like scruples, or compassion — is a luxury Elliot can’t afford. As it is, he can barely afford food, let alone rent, clothes, or sleep. He’s working two jobs, his own and his brother’s,...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Alternate World, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: addict, enemies to lovers, gender fluid, rape, slow burn, T.J. Nichols, torture

Review: Fawned by Winter Pior

Jan 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel [b]r Barnaby Hirsch is tired of being a virgin, so he goes onto a local hookup app and matches with the infamous Gil Connolly. It was supposed to be one night. It wasn’t supposed to matter. It was...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: attempted suicide, BDSM elements, hurt/comfort, pet play, plus sized, self harm, self published, suicidal thoughts, virgin hero, Winter Pior

Review: Return of the Chauffeur’s Son by Tara Lain

Jan 18, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Luca McGrath is caught in a tug-of-war between two brothers. On one side is James Armstrong, his best friend, his first love, and someone who is both straight and engaged. Or at least, he was until,...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: cheating, chef, love triangle, Movie Magic Romances series, self published, Tara Lain, wealthy hero

Review: A Little Fairy Dust Anthology by Mell Eight

Jan 15, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Fairy tale retellings can be quite chancy. It can be hard to meld the whimsy with the wish, the romance and the ridiculous, the magic and the mischief without overdoing one or the other. But these...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fairy Tale
TAGGED: anthology, blind, crossdressing, Mell Eight, menage scenes, NineStar Press, non-binary, transgender

Review: The Crossroads Diner by Casper Graham

Jan 12, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The Crossroads Diner is like nothing Eric Fong has ever seen. In fact, it truly is nothing he has seen before. A mere minute ago, Eric would have sworn the place wasn’t there and yet, somehow, now...

FILED UNDER: 2.75 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: Casper Graham, character death, hate crime, homophobia, JMS Books, POC

Review: Vintage by Steve Berman

Jan 7, 2021 | 4 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel There is a certain romance to old clothes. They speak of lives lived, of moments in time forgotten or remembered — a wedding gown, a soldier’s uniform, a man’s day suit in white linen, a...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Historical, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: attempted suicide, coming of age, drug use, ghost, Lethe Press, Steve Berman