I downloaded this book to listen to last week because it was written by Molly Harper and narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Teddy Hamilton.
Monday, May 1, 2023
Another Fun Paranormal Romance from Audible Originals
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Wolfsong By T.J. Klune
T. J. Klune's writing is spellbinding. I borrowed Wolfsong from the library because the book he has that just came out on 4/25 was not yet available for me to put on hold. Not only re TJ Klune's books great reads, they have great covers. Look at this vibrant cover, I can't wait to read it! Oh, It looks like it could very well be a retelling of Pinnochio!
Not only does T. J. Klune have the incredible ability to create universes filled with beautiful characters, and so many variations on love. The world-building is just fantastic. I've read werewolf stories before, and this one is unique and stands apart. I could post sentences from the book that struck me and we'd be here all day, so instead of that I highly suggest adding this book to your TBR if you enjoy fantasy books.
Wolfsong is a long sweeping story about Ox, a human who grows up not fitting in, who has a crummy father and is scraping by as he goes through High School. And then the Bennetts move into the house down the road, then things change, and Ox changes. This is a story of growing up, finding your people and your place in the world, and what a person will do to keep the people they love together. It's told in first-person which I really enjoyed.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Moist, Actually A Short Sexy Comedy
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Cozy Mystery Book Club April Live Stream- Tomorrow at 7PM EST!
The Sunday Post Last Full Week of April is Upon Us!
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HI! How are you? I hope you had a nice week. I had an MRI of my foot which I hurt last month and found out that I need to wear a boot for another two weeks. The toe that has a stress fracture is not the toe the X-ray thought had a stress fracture. As you know I like to run, so being unable to run for over a month now, stinks! I do tell myself, better to get this resolved so I can run again soon-ish than to wind up needing some kind of surgery. Sigh, still stinks though.
The weather here this week is pretty blah, with highs in the 50s (10s in Celcius) and lows from 32 to about 38 (0 to 4 in Celcius) Below are books I'm working on for this week, and my poor foot.
I was thinking I'd have finished Wolfsong by now, but other stories got in the way, so I am working on finishing Wolfsong, which is very good, today.
Friday, April 21, 2023
Caged by Bella Matthews - Romance Sub Genres
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
A Fun Romance with a Clever Premise that Also Deals With Grief
I am here to recommend this audiobook, it's included with an audible membership and I loved the book's premise. In this story, Alice, a school teacher, has co-written and self-published a thriller that sold 73 copies. One day a man comes to see her and he demands to know where she got the information disclosed in the story. He looks and behaves just like her fictional secret agent main character!
We quickly learn that Alice's book needs to be moved from the fiction section to the non-fiction section--and Alice has to figure out who to trust as she is taken on a wild adventure. I wonder if Brynn Kelly wrote this in response to a "What if you met your book boyfriend?" prompt.
The story is engaging, packed with action and romance, and a nice amount of humor--amusing references to writing. Important content warning: It has some heavy scenes that deal with the death of loved ones from cancer, and it is a fairly larger part of the book so take that into consideration.
4 stars. Definitely worth a listen!
Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Sunday Post for Mid April
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Well, we had a wonderful preview of summer, and then today, back to mid-April reality. Possible Flurries tonight. I am glad I put my lettuce seeds in a container that is easy to move into the house. Hopefully, we are almost done with freezing temperatures at night or the day. Have you watched anything good on TV? We watched Transatlantic on Netflix. I liked that it didn't sugar-coat the American position of neutrality during WW2 prior to Pearl Harbor, especially the lack of American support for refugees. I also finished watching Unlock My Boss which was very enjoyable.
This week I am working on reading and reviewing these books:
Friday, April 14, 2023
The Least Amount of Awful, Definitely Not an Awful Book!
If you asked me to describe this book in ten words or less I would say: "It's a Hallmark Movie with benefits." We have a small town, we have a girl coming from the city in a fancy car, everyone is attractive and has a good job, Jake is a single dad with abs for days, Colbie owns a series of barre studios. Jake is quite rude to Colbie in the beginning, but it is overcome. The angst level and pining is low in this book.
The main characters are great communicators and Jennifer Millikin is a very good writer, the sex scenes were picture perfect, the right amount of description and heat level. She also ties in the title of the book in a pivotal way throughout the story.
Overall I enjoyed the book, I did feel that Jake and Emmett (Colbie's dad) were 'too perfect' for me, and Colbie's mom was unsympathetically awful. But hey this is a romance, and the main story is quite well done.
4 stars!