Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

*** Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐*** Synopsis: Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire. ...And my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory--namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under …

Book Review: Tangled Like Us (Like Us #4) by Krista and Becca Ritchie

*** Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ *** Synopsis: Jane Cobalt is an American princess. The loyal and painfully curious twenty-three-year-old has inherited immense pressure to preserve the Cobalt legacy. But for Jane — sex, love, and life have been a series of royal failures. After a friends-with-benefits ended in disaster, she's sworn to a “no sex” hiatus for, well, …

A Pack of Blood and Lies (The Boulder Wolves #1) by Olivia Wildenstein

**** Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ **** Synopsis: The primal rule of winning: don’t fall in love with the contender.  Three months shy of her eighteenth birthday, Ness is forced to return to Colorado. Even though it’s been six years, and the wolves of her all-male pack don’t recognize her, she recognizes them. People who shun others because …

Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

*** Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ *** Synopsis: Fall in love, break the curse.  It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned …

Book Review: Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

*** Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *** Synopsis: Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront …

Book Review: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

***Rating: 4/5 *** Synopsis: Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this …

First Thoughts: The Ruin of Kings- Preview Excerpt by Jenn Lyons

I was given a copy of the preview excerpt of The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Macmillian and Tor Books for making this available to me. I want to preface by saying that this is my opinion on the portion of the book made available …

My Top Anticipated Books of 2019

The books I want to talk about are the ones that you wish you had in your hands RIGHT NOW. The books that teach you patience, because honestly some release dates were more than a year away when you read the cliff hanger in its predecessor. Books were delayed. Covers were revealed. The hype was …

Book Review: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

*** Rating: 5/5 *** Synopsis: This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too …

Book Review: Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee

*** Rating: 3/5 *** Synopsis: It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including …