Michelle’s Reviews

Review: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall

May 18, 2021 | 3 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Rosaline Palmer thought she was making all the right turns in life by going to medical school like her parents wanted, but an unexpected pregnancy altered Rosaline’s path. Now, with an...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: Alexis Hall, biphobia, bisexual, Forever Publishing, homophobia, kids, reality show, sexual assault, Winner Bakes All series

Review: Ex-Rivals by Zoe Lee

May 17, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Julian has returned to Chicago after fifteen years. He has a potential new job and everything will be great, as long as he doesn’t run into Camdon. In a city the size of Chicago, the odds...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: enemies to lovers, lawyer, Local Beats series, lovers reunited, self published, Zoe Lee

Buddy Review: The Jock by Tal Bauer

May 13, 2021 | 3 comments

Rating: 5 stars; 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Today Jay and Michelle are sharing a Buddy Review of The Jock by Tal Bauer. Check out the overview and then each of their reviews below. Wes Van de Hoek has known two things for...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, 5 stars, Buddy Review, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, college, coming out, cowboy, football, self published, Tal Bauer, virgin hero, young love

Review: Burn That Bridge by J.R. Gray

May 11, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s the first day of school and things are different. Instead of a cheerleading outfit, DJ has a new haircut and also new pronouns. It’s not easy to blend in small town Alabama, and now all...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: coming out, first love, high school, homophobia, J.R. Gray, self harm, self published, small town, suicidal thoughts, transgender, transphobia, violence, virgin hero

Review: Insatiable by Rhys Everly

May 10, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 2.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Logan Graves is a well-known romance author. He knows he’s good looking, everyone he meets seems to want to sleep with him, and his insatiable sexual appetite becomes the basis for his books....

FILED UNDER: 2.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: author, fake relationship, Heart Eyes Press, Rhys Everly, Vino and Veritas collection, World of True North universe

Review: The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

May 7, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Sky may seem like your typical high school senior, but his life has been difficult. His father passed away in a car accident when Sky was little and he has no memory of the man. The one thing...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: bullying, high school, homophobia, racism, Robbie Couch, Simon & Schuster, small town, young love

Review: Unguarded by Jay Hogan

May 6, 2021 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Tai has just arrived in Vermont after leaving his cheating ex in Boston. He doesn’t know anyone in town and has barely any money and no plan. Sleeping in his car on cold nights isn’t his...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, boss/employee, coming out, Heart Eyes Press, hurt/comfort, Jay Hogan, kids, mild violence, veterinarian, Vino and Veritas collection, widower, World of True North universe

Review: Every Time We Meet by A.M. Leibowitz

May 3, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Heidi is trying to do it all every day, including propose to her girlfriend on the day of the Lilac Festival. But her kids’ schedules, her contentious relationship with her ex-husband, and...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: A.M. Leibowitz, bisexual, kids, Supposed Crimes