Queen Reviews

I was not thinking that this book was going to be what it was. Honestly, I'm surprised that I was able to finish this. It feels almost ant-everything that I loved about this author's previous releases. Maybe I've just been steeped in the dark reads for too long or something. This book gave off a kind of self hatred that was almost an instant turn off. Sarah, our FMC, is a vampire who hates drinking blood. So she pretty much walks around half starved for most of the time we see her. So, I'm going to pause and explain why this was an issue for me. So, she proves within a short while that she can feed without harming people because she lets a man go that she was feeding on. WIthout him being any wiser to the situation. Already, she has given herself a solution to the issue. She doesn't want to kill people and we see that she doesn't HAVE to. Instead, she barely takes what she needs and continues on half starved and drinking cold blood. You'd think s...

This book was all that I remembered it to be and more! Brenshen and Ildiko were faced with something that neither one of them ever thought wouldbe an issue. It tested their relationship in a way that would have either broken them or made them stronger. This is a stpry of perserverence and love. The people of this world had to be willing to put their differences aside if they all wanted to survive. I really enjoyed all of this. Like it just elaborated that much more on the world and the characters. I am so glad that I now know that there is more in this series. This world is definitely one that wraps you up in it and doesn't want to let you go. This book is truly what started my love of alien romances when I first read it. Even though this book is fantasy and not alien, this was the first time that I encountered a love interest that was so visually different than the FMC. Elves and many other fantasy creatures in my books up til this point were still human presenting. Me...

  This book was definitely interesting. I was able to consume it in no time! The chemistry between Penny and Sebastian was palpable! The situation that they found themselves in however was crazy! Mainly Penny. I mean, the issue of the cheating boyfriend and who he cheated with was just...interesting. I mean, I would hope to never find myself in such a situation. It'll be interesting to see how things shake out in the next book. Will Penny tell her family the truth of what happened with her ex? How is Sebastian going to take finding out the truth about Penny. There was a lot of emphasis put into him feeling better about being with Penny when he thought she didn't know who he was. Instead it was all in the plan this whole time. I'm hoping that he doesn't make her grovel too much with it, but seeing as how things ended....this should be interesting. This book was a nice change of pace from what I had been reading and I really liked it. I received the physical special editi...

 Things are starting to get crazy for everyone in this entry in the Crossfire series. We are left reeling from the discovery of Nathan's death and what it could mean for Ava and those that she cares about. Now that he is gone from their lives, the race is on to discover who killed him. Honestly, I didn't think that Gideon had it in him. But learning that he did was also not surprising, the obsession is real. There was so much fall out from this situation and we get to see it in all it's glory. I really don't know how to feel about the situation with Coryn (I listened to this and didn't read so sp might be off). I definitely think that situation is going to come back and bite them. It's unfortunate that things had to go the way that they did. I wish Coryn was more like Magdalena. Who appears to have moved on quite nicely without being a crazy woman about Gideon. Now we are jumping into the men who are crazy about Ava. This has definitely made things interesting. ...

 Another nice entry in this series! I'm curious to see who is going to be next in getting a story. I almost want a little bit more from this one! I wanted to see how things were going to end with the fairy situation and Aurelia learning more about her powers. This book felt like it was heavily her story. Even though we get some of Weston's POV, it felt like he was just a background character in her character arc. Which I guess he kinda was. Convincing everyone in the kingdom that she wasn't a bad person and that she deserved to be forgiven was a lot of work! Weston being an already established character and really having nothing to prove to anyone other than Aurelia, really removed him from being important. Then again we kinda got the same with the main story of Nyfain and Finley. Though in their story it was also Nyfain's story. He was not established and had a lot to prove himself. I did like this story because the nerds were nerding here! I loved getting to see more ...

 I ran through this book. It was so good! There is just something about a "crazy" man and their no non sense attitude that makes them great MMCs. I mean Sergei was an amazing character. It was sad to learn the things that he was forced to do and endure. It was so beautiful to see how Angelina was able to get to Sergei and how their love was able to grow. Seeing some of the events from the previous book, in this book was definitely nice as well. I enjoyed their story almost more than I loved the previous book in this series. All of these imperfect men, in this series have been a joy and pleasure to meet. You almost forget that these are a bunch of hard ass mafia men. Even though in this one Sergei was definitely out here on his one man army ish. I loved it. Angelina was right there with him, I would like to think that I would be the same in this situation. She was able to see through his moments of PTSD to the man inside. She was able to see how despite people calling him craz...

 This was another re-read for me and I rather enjoyed it. I was able to re enter this world and fall for Ildiko and Brishen all over again. Grace Draven has made such a stunning world with memorable characters. Both of these characters are people who are very exceptional. They are thrown into a crazy circumstance and are able to make the most of it. Even though they are thrust into dangers from afar and from within. They are able to excel in spite of everything that is thrown their way. I have very much enjoyed their story as well as what could come in the next book. This book ends with a very interesting situation. I can't wait to see how what happened at the end of this book influences what happens in the next one. Luckily in my case, it's been long enough since I've read this book that it almost feels like something new.  The spice in this book was very nice. I really enjoyed watching these characters grown in love with each other. It also helped to make the spice that m...

 I really liked this book! This one definitely hit a little better than the first one did. I still wanted to yell at the FMC, Naomi, due to being silly. I loved that Wyatt was able to stand up for himself and get the girl as well. I was curious about him ever since we first met him in the first book. The Games have not ended with the end of this book, so it will be interesting how that goes. We were able to get small glimpses of Jamie in this book. I was hoping that we were going to get more of her but she definitely made herself known when needed. This book took a lot of the tropes that you love about the shifter sub-genre and made great use of it. I really liked getting to see and learn more about Wyatt. I loved seeing that there were more strong females in this world than just Jamie. It will definitely be interesting to see how things progress in the rest of this series!  As for the spice, it was nice. There wasn't much in this one until later like the previous book. I woul...

 So this month I am going to lump April and May together since April didn't really have a lot to choose from. I will denote one from the other when I remember. Thanks so much for being here with me through the rough patches and enabling me to continue doing what I love! So with that being said, I am finally feeling more like myself and I'm burning through these pages! I can't wait to share how these last few months and the reads that came with them have gone. Let's see how the books I read these last 2 months stack up! I going to start with the April reads and then move into the May reads! Favorite Character:   Isa (Until Death Do Us Part)-   Isa really shined in this book. She had a lot going on, with being pregnant and then mourning some important people in her life. I really loved how she finally was embracing her life for what it was and was able to not back down. Then when push came to shove she was able to depend on not only her man but also on herself! GROWTH! Th...

 This book was sooo much better than I thought it was going to be. To be able to get the other side of the coin in their story has been amazing!! I really loved the details and the side things that were going on in this one. You learn so much from seeing things from Hades perspective!! I think that I am going to continue to go side to side with this series. Reading from Persephone's side and then swapping over to Hades side. This novel helped add some depth to the story that I didn't even know I was missing when I read A Touch of Darkness. Though I can already tell that this series is definitely going to be one of my favorites! I enjoyed getting to see how Hades saw the events but also a different side to some of the characters that we barely touched on when we were in Persephone's POV. I loved Hecate in her book but I fell that much more for the goddess when I was reading this book! We also see more of the other characters like Hermes and Hephaestus even Aphrodite! It just...

 This book....whew. So, let me start with the things that I enjoyed. I liked the world set up. Even though things are heavily skewed in the favor of the vampires, there is still a lot of cool lore in this book. The Godstars and the craters, the magic system and runes, everything was laid out nicely for us. The way that the King of Dawn and Dusk were set up was also a nice different thing that what I was used to. Now, let's jump into some peeves. I don't really care for extreme power imbalances and this one is extreme. From the fact that Nessa starts out completely powerless to where she ends up in the end of the book. I could almost scream at how frustrating this is. I mean, the back and forth that she has in her mind where she is just all about sharing her body with them but also morally disliking them was low key exhausting. I felt for her but also girl what? Then everything that begins to unfold later one almost threw me for a loop. Like I don't know whether or not I lik...

This book almost felt like a flash back to a different time for me. I loved being in my dark romance era. Where all the men are not afraid to tell you that they are dark and for the women to not only be ok with that, but to be just as dark as they are. They have a moral code and no one on the outside would be able to look at them and definitively say that they are evil but if you cross them then you will find out. THAT'S what I like! The Bargainer AKA Desmond Flynn, is not afraid to do whatever it takes to be with Cali. Even if that meant denying himself her. Now I know there are a lot of people who feel weirded out by the whole age gap thing when it comes to supernatural creatures. I however am not. I think that there is definitely a point where these creatures can still experience new things or rediscover their love of something through the eyes of someone who hasn't lived as long and is a heck of a lot less jaded in life. With that being said. This only applies to the world ...

 It is truly a testament to how good this series is that it has been like at least a year or so since I've read the previous book in this series and yet, I picked up like it was only last week. These characters were so memorable and the situations that they were in were ones that stuck with me. So when I finally started the last book in this series it felt like I never left. Isa and Rafe have had a rough go of things but they have managed to come together and have one of the best relationships. Despite so many things being against them, they were still able to end up together by the end of the series. Things were looking a little bleak for awhile there but they were able to not only work out their issues but to also slay just about all the of remaining dragons that stood in their way. The road there was very crazy. There has been death at almost every corner and Isa has had to deal with her humanity while loving a man who seemed to almost have none. All he cared about were his peop...

  Well we are getting slowly but surely closer to the truth of who wants Avalon where she is and why. A lot of things are revealed in this book. Not everything, but a lot of the pieces and players are finally making themselves known. Some of them were obvious and others weren't. I won't spoil it but one someone we have already met outs themselves in this book. Their reasoning was a little weird to me but the fact that they were out to get Avalon was pretty obvious. The rest though, I definitely need some more details on what the heck is happening because, the plot has thickened! I have my predictions on why I think this is happening but no idea why! Dean's father makes himself a part of the plot in this book and it just makes you wonder what they heck he did to his son! On top of that we find out that there are even more players in this game then we thought! I am mystified by what is going on! My prediction without spoiling things is that Avalon's father is someone who ...

 The thrilling conclusion to this series saw a lot of death. A lot of secrets being revealed and our crew finally getting a much needed break where they could finally enjoy each other. There was so much going on in this book! Pretty much in the beginning we get the lead up to Luna marrying Parker. How she came to the decision and how the rest of the guys handled it. There was also a lot of parents involved in this book. Which of course we kinda knew had to happen with how things started to unravel from the last book. Much of those parents were behaving badly might I add. Some of them though came through in the end. This book took time to wrap up a lot of plot items for many of the characters while also opening the door for the next set of books. They look like they are going to be about Jess. I kind of already have an idea about who her guys are going to be, because of course she has her own little harem of men like Luna. We also get thrown a semi curve ball when one of the guys de...

  I almost feel like we're at the end of an era. Reading this series has brought me so much enjoyment. I have been entertained, cried, laughed and loved with this couple and it will always be a book that is high on my series recommendations list. The spice is perfect and the story is any woman's fairytale. I'm glad that this will not be the final good byes to all the characters in this series! I re-read this at the perfect time since Ronan is getting his own story in Release Me. But that's excitement for another post, let's talk about this book. We find Henry and Abbi at a happy time in their lives...well what should be a happy time in their lives. Of course the world always has different ideas. So things start taking a weird turn when a random man calls Abbi and starts asking questions that they definitely don't want out there. On top of that, they return home to find a girl there who has an weird resemblance to someone that they know. I feel like I forgot abou...

 I will say, that I was very surprised by this book. If you look at my recent reads, you'd think I'm on a binge of this author. It was purely unintentional. Going from Wolf Hotel to this is such a jarring change. Not only because one series is a contemporary romance and the other is a fantasy novel but because there is such a huge drop in the spice level and quality. I was expecting the same thing even though the genres are so different. I had to slog through this book. Romeria was getting on my last nerves for most of this book. Granted she is thrown into a crazy situation (like seriously, what the hell) but I really did have some serious eye rolls happening. I mean seriously, this situation is honestly quite wild. I'm not saying that I would handle it any better but idk. She was getting on my nerves. Actually a lot of them were getting on my nerves. The whole "let's keep secrets that are life changing" thing was gonna drive me up a wall and around the bend. ...

 This book was such a good read! I felt the mojo coming back with this book! I didn't want to stop reading it. Masha and Ezra had such a beautiful story. This one reminded me why I love shifter books so much! Masha is definitely a character that I like reading. She was strong, smart and a girls girl. She was an orphan with a secret to keep but she didn't let that stop her from being a good person who wasn't mad at the world. She accepted that she had a mate without doing all the weird denials. It is always weird to me when a character denies something that is essential to their species and lore for a bad or silly reason. Even though Masha had a secret that was she was sworn to keep since she was younger, once she met her mate and got to know him, she knew that it didn't make sense anymore to keep something like that away from him. I really appreciated that. Ezra was the same way. Instead of being some spoiled shifter King, he had a good upbringing and believed in doing ...

 This book started out strong!! I really enjoyed reading a book that has someone who was from my state in it. That was definitely something that was kind of a hook for me. I also really liked that she was someone who felt like she was an outcast and was looking for her place in the world. I think almost every Sci-Fi romance reader was hoping to one day be Nala. She got the opportunity to live out the dream and she took it with open arms! It was refreshing to have a character that saw something different and allowed herself to be taken on the journey instead of balking at everything and doing and caring about what everyone else thought. She is living in a completely alien world and instead of holding to many of our hang ups, she embraces them. Meeting the guys was a very fast experience and she fell for the extremely fast as well. There was a lot here that I was hoping would be left for world building. Which there was some of that done for sure. We have a whole alien planet and powe...

  This book was...different. The characters in this book did not lead you to believe that they were what they were. Like this was supposed to be a bratva romance...I guess. It definitely did not have the vibes that this is what it was. The organization that was run by Andrusha felt like a 2 man show. Like there were other people there but they didn't seem to really do much. They were just kinda there to be called on when needed. Then they weren't actual like...characters. I doubt we really learned their names. I was really surprised. The way that things played out in this book also lead me to believe that these people are just really incompetent. I understand that the one guy is supposed to be the big bad but like....NO ONE else could do anything? Like this guy was just taking out other organizations left and right without ANY  help from anyone else? Like these guys were fumbling around trying to stop him from messing up their stuff. Most of them just plain couldn't do anyt...

 This was the second book that I read after getting out of my reading slump and I liked it! There were moments when I was looking at Iris with a side eye but she pulled through in the end! Iris is our FMC and she is member of an organization that is out to get rid of any unruly demons that they find. Of course most of this group think in absolutes, like so many in these types of organizations do. Of course with groups like this, that leads to complications down the line when you end up finding someone who shakes your foundational beliefs. Enter Kaiden, the leader of the opposition group of demons. Together these two organizations are supposed to keep the humans safe from demons who step out of line. So what happens when the creature that you have been raised to hate and to believe can only be evil...aren't. Not only that but they make your heart race? This is the dilemma that Iris is facing after being saved by Kaiden. These types of plots usually are kind of annoying, especially w...

 This book was absolutely amazing!! I loved watching how things were progressing for Abbi and Henry! Then add onto that we saw Abbi try something for Henry's sake and this time it's the reverse! These two have been slowly but surely getting deeper into their relationship. Even though neither one of them have officially claimed the other really. We all know what it is. Then on top of that we have the unfortunate death of Henry's father and we see him introduce Abbi to everyone and have her at his side. Everything that happened after this was crazy! Even though I read this before it is still just as startling a revelation to learn the truth. Siblings behaving badly in this book for sure! Finally we also get to see Abbi's mother slowly but surely start coming around to liking Henry. I was so glad for her. Also, I would love to have a Margot in my life! Not only is she just an adventurous woman who lives her life to the fullest but also she is there for both Henry and Abbi....

 I love these two as a couple so much. Even though sometimes I really want to shake Abbi because girl...get a grip, but I still love her too. She is here for the girls who are just awkward normal people. Even though she's gorgeous and has the body to show it, she's still humble and I love that she's learning about herself. She's not afraid to try new things and doesn't do that, doubting thing that so many FMC's do when dealing with something new. She has that in other areas but not having it there was refreshing. In this book we get to see Abbi stand up to her mother a little bit more and I love that for her! Her mother is someone who loves to smother you and she also embodies the church person who just loves to meddle. They always think they know best even though it isn't their lives that they are trying to make these decisions for. I also adore her father. Even though he is married to someone who is strong willed, he still has the backbone to not only let ...

  This was an interesting read. It was able to get me out of probably one of the worst book slumps that I have ever been in. This book took almost all the elements of sci-fi and mixed it together to make this interesting story of Kalle and how she was trying to protect her homeworld from a demon invasion. We then meet Cortan and his crew. This is where everything gets interesting. We then get into the juiciness of the story. These two have a history together. Even though they haven't really gotten the chance to really meet each other, they knew of each other. They eventually find out that together they can save Kalle's world from being taken over by the demons. Despite the fact that she is a bad ass guardian, she also has to learn to take his help. With his weird technology and secrets, they find a way to make it all work. I enjoyed the intrigue of the story and everything else that came along with it. There were some moments when I was a little meh about what was going on but ...

 Late but always great right!! Well finally I am making my end of the month wrap up! March was such a busy month for me! I had some great reads and some new series that I can't wait to continue reading! Things are getting busy with my job as well so I'm definitely doing my best to make sure that I can get in all the reads right now! Let's look back on the books that I read and then jump into the superlatives!! Favorite Character  - Summer (Blood & Betrayals): I absolutely fell in love with this book and this character. She was someone who didn't really people that much, until she ran into the right people for her. I completely feel her. Once you find your tribe, then it's hard to keep them from slowly worming their way into your heart. Not to mention, even when you are with someone that doesn't mean they are the right someone for your forever. They could be just what you need in the moment. They aren't necessarily bad, just not right. I felt that throu...