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Alexis

Big reader, paltry reviewer, frequent commenter. Wrote a book and am pretty proud of it.

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Loving the IAD Series Reread

No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole

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The Immortals After Dark series was part of my onramp to romance that I read mumbles incoherently years ago. They aren’t perfect but they are fun although they haven’t been generally well received by some Cannonballers due to various issues including a tendency to feature ThunderSex™ . I mostly forgot about them before stumbling across Fated Mates, the delightful podcast by romance writer Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop THAT I CANNOT RECOMMEND HIGHLY ENOUGH. (While the emphasis of the podcast is the IAD series it swerves into loads of genres like rockstar romance, fake engagements, and more.) Fated […]

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4/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:4 |

Good Smolder and Original Urban Fantasy

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

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My strategy for surviving the Trump presidency is to hide exclusively in fun escapist books and Rhapsodic, involving a fey king and a human siren, fit the bill. Callypso is a siren who can use her voice to compel humans to do/say whatever she wants, a power she utilizes to coerce bad people to admit their crimes, stop stealing from the innocent, etc. When she was younger she bought favors from the Bargainer, a dark fey. Not just a few favors, HUNDREDS OF FAVORS. She wears a mystical beaded bracelet and each bead is a favor owed that the Bargainer […]

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4/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 |

Epic Romances Rarely Start With a 5 Year Stiffy

Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole

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Am rereading the entire IAD series so I can follow along with the insightful Fated Mates podcast by the delightful Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop. Ironically they didn’t cover this one (or will later for reasons) so the jokes on me. This is a spoilery discussion of the book more than a proper review, so ye be warned. Myst is a valkyrie warrior, who in this world, all tend to have a special super power. Myst’s super power is using her sexuality to manipulate men. I guess if she was a better warrior she wouldn’t NEED all the sexual manipulations […]

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2/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:2 |

A Fun, Fluffy, but Also Terrible Read

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Crazy Rich Asians as been at the top of my TBR pile for ages and I was THRILLED to receive a copy from the Cannonball Holiday Exchange (I still don’t know who sent these so I say to the universe – THANK you, the Cannonball Book Exchange is always a delight!) Rachel and Nick are a couple of college-professor lovebirds working at NYU who decide to spend their summer traveling around Asia as this is something that college professors do on the regular (no it is not). Nick is to be the best man at a wedding in Singapore so […]

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1/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:1 |

Murderbot Is Not Here For Your Nonsense

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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Rogue Protocol is novella #3 in the 4-book series focused on the Miscellaneous Adventures of Murderbot. Murderbot is THE GREATEST, something that Emmalita has expounded upon in her reviews. Murderbot is an organic-robot construct who was designed to provide security to teams of humans but really wants to be left alone to watch it’s favorite tv shows. There is a mysterious backstory and the theme hooking the novellas together is Murderbot’s quest to solve the mystery. It’s a funny, unique, and captivating approach to scifi and Murderbot is by far the most interesting robot character I know of. This series […]

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10/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:3 |

Finishing an Exceptional Series and Grading on a Curve

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

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This is the 10th book in a series that is arguably the pinnacle of urban fantasy writing to date. If you have any interest in urban fantasy with strong female characters, rich world-building, stellar smolder, and compelling action then this is the series for you. If you’ve picked up a few urban fantasy books and have been turned off by the cliched alpha-males, derivative world-building, and predictable plots, then this series is for you. If you like believably flawed and compelling female protagonists, then this series is for you. Start at book #2 (#1 is ok, but #2+ is where […]

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9/21/2018 's CBR10 Review No:2 |

Believe the Hype

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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Cannonball legend Malin gave me a copy of this mumbles ago and despite the rave reviews, I never started it because contemporary romance is not my bag. Nothing pulls me out of the escapist fun of a great romance novel like characters dealing with broken cars, work stress, and bills. Unless that great romance novel is The Hating Game. Summary from Goodreads: Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive […]

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3/3/2018 's CBR10 Review No:1 |

Great Characters, Middling Romance

Kulti by Mariana Zapata

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I read a lot of romance but like very few. Most are a forgettable trifle but when you find a truly great romance it’s like a great bottle of wine, a rich experience you remember fondly. The truly exceptional romance stories generally have all of the following: Memorable, finely-drawn protagonists Great plot & character arc Smolder A strong romance has 2 while the vast majority have 1 or .5. Kulti has 1.5. However it nailed those so strongly that it comes this close to being a great romance. Sal Casillas is a professional women’s soccer player who is driven, disciplined, […]

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1/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:1 |


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