Reviews

1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two by Lisa Renee Jones, Larissa Ione, Lexi Blake, Cherise Sinclair

sjb86's review

3.0

Loved reading about the shadowlands masters and mistresses.
I found myself struggling to like some of what Rainie thought of herself but when her past became clearer I had better understanding of her inadequate feelings.
Loved HEA

chelseaj91's review

3.0

Overall rating: 3 Stars!

Dungeon Games by Lexi Blake 3 stars
Overall, decent story. I liked the way Derek and Karina mostly worked together. Granted there were some issues between them (and some boneheaded moves) but they managed to work through things. I did like the way the rest of the Taggert team helped Karina. Also liked how they pushed Derek to pull his head out. I will admit that I did not like Maia at all. I kind of felt like the author was trying to push for a sympathy vote but I just couldn't get behind it. She was a royal witch and I liked Karina going after her. I will admit that Maia got a couple of points for the way she handled things at the end. Can't decide if I'll check out more of the overall series or not.

Azagoth by Larissa Ione 4 stars
Okay, I really liked this one. It was interesting watching Azagoth starting to feel again and I liked the way Lili realized what was causing the changes in Sheoul-gra. And then tried her best to figure out how to bring them about. Yes, there was some minor stupidity on both sides, but I was glad that Lili realized what had changed and set about trying to fix it. Even realizing that since she wasn't following Raphael's orders meant she was still going to be stuck. I was glad that Idess offered to help. And glad that Lili punched Zhurbaal in his smug little face. Kind of wanted her to punch Methicore too.

Need You Now by Lisa Renee Jones 2 Stars
I did not like this one. I'm not 100% exactly what it was, but it just rubbed me wrong. I didn't like the way Jensen never really apologized. He just showed up with a bunch of cash and Girl Scout Cookies and said stay and Danny did. I get that it's a short story, but I guess I needed groveling. He outright admitted he was using/taking care of her but when she tried to call him on it, he said it wasn't.

Show Me, Baby by Cherise Sinclair 3 Stars
This was interesting. I liked the different personalities not only between Jake and Rainie, but between all the Masters and the subs. All the personalities meshed really well and I liked how they all became a family. I hated the way Rainie let the people get to her, and the fact that she was trying to run away. I did think the way Z got her to trust Jake was interesting/mildly laughable. Obviously he knew what was going on, but I kind of liked that he was still able to essentially surprise Jake with the info. I kind of wanted someone to smack Jake. I did like how Cullen and then Heather managed to do it; I don't care how big and strong you are, there's still times when everyone needs someone to lean on.