How to Tame Your Duke & How to Master Your Marquis by Juliana Gray
New author! Juliana Gray is a very strong historical romance writer with a wonderful turn of phrase, a gift for simile, and great smolder. It is such an unexpected pleasure when a book randomly selected from the romance spinner at one's library results in a new novelist to enjoy. I went back the … [Read more]
Everyone Wants to Be Me or Do Me by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez
As I mentioned in a previous review I have a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising. I also have an (probably unhealthy) obsession with celebrities and pop culture. Most of my bookmarked sites are for celebrity gossip, movie & television news and fashion blogs. One of my favorite blogs is … [Read more]
Letters from Backstage: The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor by Michael Kostroff
See, this is what I get when I read two books on the same topic sequentially. The title says it. Michael Kostroff is one of those actors that make you say, "Hey! That guy! What was he in?" In this book, the answer is "The Producers" (ensemble and understudy for Max Bialystock), and "Les … [Read more]
Unlocked by Courtney Milan
Historicals aren't my go-to romance genre of choice, but I sure am drawn to the silk Courtney Milan is spinning. Unlocked is a novella in the Turner series (aka the BEST series) and it's only tangentially related because some character is casually acquainted with one of the Turners, but no matter. … [Read more]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Vol. 2 by Denise Mina
Guys, I'm begging you. Don't even bother with this series, whether or not you've read the original trilogy. If you're a fan, it's just going to piss you off. And if you're a noob, you're just going to wonder why everyone is obsessed with this piece of crap story. Denise Mina absolutely ruins her … [Read more]
Alif The Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
"if you can't pay with things, you could pay with skills," said Sakina, motioning to the shadow. "Well, wait a minute," said Alif, looking from the shadow to Sakina. "My skills are more or less limited to computers… I'm not sure how much help that is to an, ah, to a…" Effrit, said the … [Read more]
