On Friday, I wrote about the crap luck I’ve been having choosing books to read and how I wasn’t sure whether I should continue reading Midnight by Beverly Jenkins. Not long after publishing, I decided that I had had enough. There are far too many good books out there (if only I could find one) for …
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Review of “What I Did for Love” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Over the last few years I have heard a lot of good things about SEP and so when I saw What I Did for Love (henceforth known as WIDFL mostly because I don’t want to keep writing the entire title out) at my local library last week I decided I would give her a try. Never have …
Review of “Original Sin” by Allison Brennan
Many people don’t know this about me, but there are times when I simply cannot finish a book. Gasp. I said it. There are some books that do not enthrall me. It isn’t the author’s fault (okay, sometimes it is); he or she may have written a really well researched book with unbelievably flowing prose …
Review of The Taker by Alma Katsu
The Taker isn’t a bad book; it is an offensive book. It is riddled with rape/torture scenes, and that is not something to be taken lightly. If you are uncomfortable (as we all should be), with sexual violence, you should probably stay away from this book. There are some entertaining parts to the story and …
Review of The Chocolate Kiss by Laura Florand
This book should really be called “How to Manipulate People Into Doing What You Want Them To Do, or the Abusive Asshole Handbook.” When Smart Bitch Sarah chose The Chocolate Kiss for the March book club pick, she said it was like You’ve Got Mail, the cute 1999 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie, which …