I finished these books – but I didnt have a good time – rant uploading! Enemies to lovers trope in romance.
#BookReview: Vampire novels! The Gathering, BloodMoon, and Bloodsucking Fiends
…if these folks can survive the vampire apocalypse or winter storm-murder-mageddon, surely I can walk to the kitchen, sans walker!
#Bookreviews: Two murder mystery’s and an adult romance!
Two murder mystery’s and an adult romance! Sandra Brown’s latest, and a black woman bakery owner, and two adults finding their way back together.
#BookReviews: For your self soothing reading needs: A couple cozy mystery novels! And..there are dogs!
Interesting characters, murderous mayhem, a little trendy inclusion, and everything is wrapped up in a bow at the end – very comforting. Grab a hot beverage (whiskey counts!), a carb of your choice, and let’s dig in!
#BookReview: The Women of Wild Hill; Magical realism takes down the patriarchy!
multi-generational tale, witches, climate change, magic gardens, dusty big haunted houses, star-crossed lovers, enemies to lovers, anti-capitalism, anti-establishment, female rage…and the kitchen sink.
#BookReviews: Hiking, gone very wrong! Her Last Breath & This Wretched Valley
A couple thriller-horror books terrorizing hikers and cave dwellers!
#BookReview: The Legend of The Nine-Tailed Fox – Everything Katabasis should have been!
Finally, nine circles of hell done right!
#BookReviews: Romance: More aliens, serial killers, and ghosts?!
Romance and mystery have become my palette cleanser of choice because, these days, they’ve been offering me a fuller escape from reality.
#Bookreviews: The God of Good Looks, A Trini enemies to lovers story.
A model, makeup artist, and a government official in a love triangle?
#BookReview: Joy, in black. Also, what I read in February!
Editing Shawn: Welp, in January, they yanked out my right hip and gave me a bionic one, so yea. My…
#BookReview: A Grim Reaper’s Guide To Cheating Death (S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery #2)
Nora is working at Scythe when her twin brothers file comes across her desk. They haven’t spoken in months but, frightened, she steals the file and runs to protect her brother.
#BookReview: Two romances: Cheeky Royal & Miracles In Mercy
Romance leads: A sexy Prince and a sexy cowboy – what could go wrong?
#BookReview: The Spellshop | Witchy, cottage vibes & enchanted gardens…not much else!
this is what it means to write a book based on vibes and trends. The Spellshop is all cottages, talking plants, magic gardens, and delicious pastry..?
#BookReview: Horror vibes, novels: Breathe In, Bleed Out & Black Flame
Slasher fiction, Nazi-era exploitation movies and queer horror! Oh my!
#BookReview: Everyone Is Lying To You|Death in the mom-influencer sector of the internet!
Comparison is the thief of happiness but, Lizzie is the last to know. She’s gonna learn the hard way!
#BookTag: Best Books of 2025! #BookReviews
According to the folks over to Goodreads, I’ve read 93 books in 2025 – let’s talk about them!
#BookReviews: We Live Here Now & The Haunting of Paynes Hollow: Haunting, murder, and mystery!
2 haunting murder mysteries and 2026 reading predictions! Happy New Year!
#DNF Wrap up #8: Books I Didn’t Finish: Its Been Done Before Edition!
Libraries are full of books, life is short, and my tbr is too damn long to play around. I’ll write about the book in this series if I think it has some redeeming qualities..
#BookReviews: More starch fueled reviews – Short bites on #books
Short takes on a few short books! Millennial crisis, sci-fi, & an Appalachian mystery
#BookReview: Starch fueled book reviews! Christian romance and a murder mystery!
This will be more like a brain dump – odds and ends that have been languishing in my notes app unfinished. It’ll be a toss up if I rant or rave – be forewarned!
#BookReview: Ghost stories: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping & Ghost Business (Boneyard Key #2)
2 unserious books blending fantasy, ghosts, goblins and romance!
#BookReview: Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind| A Love Story
This is not a romance, but it is a love story! It’s a tale of what we inherit from who came before us – not just money, but culture, identity.
#BookReview: Hello, Darkness| Reading #SandraBrown’s backlist
This story is meatier because Brown’s dynamic duo are not angels. They stepped out one night and someone got seriously hurt – emotional and physically. Not their intention but choices have consequences.
#BookReview: The Secret of Secrets| Another Prof Langdon, great adventure!
Langdon’s still the same.. bumbling around, inept enough to find himself next to the dead, expert enough to decode complex clues..
#BookReview: Coffin Moon & Pearl: A vampire story and a wicked pig!
Horror reads: a vampire story and a murderous pig!
#BookReviews: Whispers of The Lake & Miracle Creek|Creepy mysteries set in rural USA
A creepy mystery and an emotional mystery, both set in rural spaces!
#BookReviews: #Katabasis – R.F. Kuang’s Nine Circles of Hell
Kuang’s return to her dark academia roots. Think Babel, with a different magic structure, set in hell.
#BookReviews: An MLM Cult & new Peter Swanson
Monster horror…but the vampires are in a multi-level marketing cult.
#DNF Wrap up #7: Books I Didn’t Finish: #YoungAdult Edition
Best of my latest DNF’s, YA edition!
#BookReview: What Kind of Paradise|A thriller that reads like a memoir
If you could go back and change how we initially connected with the internet – would you?
#BookReview: Legendborn, a secret society, fantasy tale with Merlins and ancestral root magic!
…a young black girl of 16 in an Arthur and the Round Table story.
#Bookish: When a true #revolutionary ascends – this is what we do.
Rest in power Assata Shakur. My mind is free because, you ran, then wrote a memoir to tell the rest of us how.
#BookReview: Too Old For This|A serial killer comes out of retirement!
Lottie thinks she’s in decline, but, maybe she needs her hammer?
#BookReviews: White Line Fever & Bringing In The Creeps: New Horror Releases
New horror reads for fall!
#BookReview: Two romances: Emily Rath and a Billionaire romance in #Speechify
I said I was going to read one of Emily Rath’s romances – and did, if only by accident. I’ve…
#BookTag: Whats in your Inbox?|A dozen things you never wanted to know?!
Bookish Tag of questions from my blogs Inbox!
#BookReview: Coded Justice, Avery Keene series, Book #3|Rogue AI in a Veterans Hospital?!
“Keene is a modern day Nancy Drew – with her boyfriend and a few friends, she’s willing to relentlessly search for the wrongdoer..”
#BookReview: King of Ashes| Gritty, southern, drama
Cosby’s grittiest tale yet, ‘shoot outs, torture scenes, someone burned alive, back stabbing and manipulation..the violence jumps off the page!
#BookReview: The Road of Bones, The Ashen, Book One
New adult viking fantasy, an enemies to lovers romance!
#DNF Wrap up #6: #Books I Didn’t Finish, Creepy vibes edition?!
“promised creepy, chilling vibes, but.. I found myself underwhelmed and searching for more.
#Bookish: Extra, Extra Post! Have you canceled Audible yet?
Better resources for audiobooks!
#BookReview: A couple of forevers, #RomanceNovels: Caught Up & Book Boyfriend
‘books are good but, more interesting, they both get mixed reviews online. Why? Because people are gross.
#BookReview: A romance, a thriller, and a musician?! All 3.5 star reads!
3 good 3.5 star books!
#BookReview: A Grim Reapers Guide To Catching A Killer (SCYTHE #1)
Unlikable to maybe a cool hero – paranormal mystery!
#BookReview: Spilling The Tea| Brenda Jackson’s 150th novel!
Newly met to lovers, black cowboy romance drama from the Queen, Brenda Jackson!
#BookReviews: Relationship status: Its Complicated!|Broken Country & End of The World Running Club
2 story’s about relationships with a complicated twist!
#BookReview: Gold Coast Dilemma|Toxic characters & a beautiful romance
A rich, interracial romance with toxic characters! Real or dramatized?
#BookTag: 2025 Mid Year Freak Out Tag!
54 books in 6 months – lets talk about hits and misses!
#BookReview: North Is The Night| Romantacy, based in Fin Mythology
less sex, Less toxic, no fae – real Fin Gods!
#BookReview: Just For The Summer |Fake dating, high stakes, romance |5 stars
One thing Emma and Justin have in common: It seems that every person they date ends up finding The One directly after their breakup.
#BookReview: The Debt Collector |Crime Mob Mystery
Jersey City crime mystery..but make it a woman
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