Kris’ Reviews

Review: Big Flames and Small by Amy Spector

May 14, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Oliver Stoll wakes up to his apartment building on fire. He manages to throw on some clothes and grab his laptop, but leaves behind his wallet and phone in an effort to escape. His best...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: Amy Spector, JMS Books, lovers reunited, writer

Audiobook Review: Clarity of Lines by N.R. Walker

May 12, 2021 | 0 comments

Story Rating: 4.75 stars Audio Rating: 4.75 stars Narrator: Nick J. Russo Length: 3 hours, 47 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Thomas Elkin is in love with Cooper Jones, and Cooper loves him back. Though they are...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, coming out, established couple, hurt/comfort, N.R. Walker, Nick J. Russo, self published, Thomas Elkin series

Review: Happy Birthday to Me by Stephanie Burke

May 5, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella It’s Clancy Maxwell’s birthday and, as a present, his friend sets him up with a date. Who turns out to be a complete jerk. Maxie might be an omega, but he’s no pushover, and the alpha...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Alternate World, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: BDSM elements, BIPOC, Changeling Press, geeky hero, kink, omegaverse, Stephanie Burke, wealthy hero

Review: Up in Smoke by Annabeth Albert

Apr 27, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel On Shane Travis’ birthday, he goes sky diving. Not because he wants to, but because his sister, Shelby, talks him into it. Shelby wants to spend more time with Brandt Wilder, a one-time hookup...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: Annabeth Albert, bisexual, Carina Press, firefighter, Hotshots series, kids, musician

Review: Stop Dragon My Heart Around Rachel Langella

Apr 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Gus owns the Rainbow Room, the premiere hangout for LGBTQ paranormals. He keeps to himself, after a very long life. No one really knows him and Gus needs to keep it that way. So the last...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: artist, Asheville Arcana Universe, dragon, fake relationship, fated mates, kidnapping, mage, magic, Magic Emporium collection, Rachel Langella, self published, shifter

Audiobook Review: Elements of Retrofit by N.R. Walker

Apr 15, 2021 | 2 comments

Story Rating: 4.5 stars Audio Rating: 4.5 stars Narrator: Nick J. Russo Length: 3 hours, 48 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Thomas Elkin is 44 years old. After denying his sexuality for much of his life, he’s now...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, architect, boss/employee, N.R. Walker, Nick J. Russo, self published, Thomas Elkin series, wealthy hero

Review: Falling for Trouble by R. Cayden

Apr 13, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Peyton Young’s last girlfriend broke up with him because he was “boring” and Peyton is starting to think she might have been right. He’s just settled into a new city with his best friend and...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: ADHD, architect, best friend's brother, bisexual, coming out, His Best Friend’s Brother Series, opposites attract, R. Cayden, self published

Review: Feel the Fire by Annabeth Albert

Apr 8, 2021 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Luis Rivera left Painter’s Ridge when he was a teenager, and with it Tucker Ryland. Even though Luis and Tucker had big plans to be together once Tucker could follow, it didn’t work out,...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: Annabeth Albert, Carina Press, demisexual, Hotshots series, kids, lovers reunited