I *flippin* LOVE and her books. Her lead boys are so deliciously broody and so deliciously Scottish that I cannot handle it. This book is taking us to the Western Isles of Scotland, to the Isle of Rona (I looked it up and it looks completely barren, but for the sake of history, let’s say […]
Yet again, is hitting us with some real-life relationship issues layered over top of simmering sexual tension. It’s like a cake. Everybody loves cake. (Actually I prefer ice cream, but that didn’t work for the metaphor/Shrek quote…ANYHOO.) Scarlett Jones has battled insecurity her whole life. She lost her mother as a baby and was raised […]
Oof. That’s all I can say after finishing the first in The Grisha Series by Leigh Bardugo. I don’t know how long it’s going to take me to write this review because my feelings are so big about it. First, let me say I listened to this one, and subsequently bought a hardback copy. This […]
Grant Kent is one of a brood of brothers, half of whom seem to have their lives figured out. Grant is an action movie star with his pick of ladies – but the lady his agent picked out for him, Tracy, has cheated on him. He feels done with women for a while until he […]
If you’ve read my reviews before, you’ve seen me swoon over Scottish Historical Romances many times! I cannot tell you how badly I want to go to Scotland. It hurts me that I’ve never been there. To top it off, when I did my genealogy, I learned that I have ancestors from Ayr, which is […]
You know how you start a book and you think you know how it’s going to go and then it hits a little harder than you thought it would? Yeah…that’s what happens every time I read a book. Chills and tears several times in this one – fair warning. 😉 Ben Tanner is a bit […]
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)Directed By: Harald ZwartStarring: Jamie Campbell Bower, Lily Collins, Robert SheehanRating: Adapted from: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads […]
This story is everything I love in a historical romance. We have knights, a classic “damsel in distress” trope, and a very obvious, black-and-white villain. It was exactly the escape I needed during a big ol’ social uprising. Give me ALL the strong, broody knights and ALL the “happily ever after”s. Immediately. Caius d’Avignon is […]
I found this book to be…frustrating but good overall. I wanted it to be excellent and it does have some good qualities, but I’ve read better in this genre. Melinda Chogan, Lindy to most, is the daughter of the Alpha wolf of a race of shapeshifting paranormals living in the backwoods of Canada. Her pack […]
Jane Eyre (2011)Directed By: Cary Joji FukunagaScreenplay: Moira BuffiniStarring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, & Judi DenchRating: Adapted from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he’s hiding a terrible secret. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, every now and then you […]