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Gideon by Elle Sparrow
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
This series and the storyline are getting really good. So much so that I found the Gideon/Naomi storyline really boring and I wanted to get back to the non spice one.
The spicy scenes were meh. The author has everyone keening again. Not sure why everyone is so upset all the time.
But the last 10% of the book? 5 ⭐️ and I can’t wait to start the final book!!!
The spicy scenes were meh. The author has everyone keening again. Not sure why everyone is so upset all the time.
But the last 10% of the book? 5 ⭐️ and I can’t wait to start the final book!!!
Ezekiel by Elle Sparrow
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is the 3rd in the series. It’s also the best in storyline and character development.
Would be 5 stars if the author didn’t use the word “keen” so often (and often improperly?) along with “thick ropes” (yall know what im talking about here.
The use and acceptance of invisible illness and trauma are done well here.
Would be 5 stars if the author didn’t use the word “keen” so often (and often improperly?) along with “thick ropes” (yall know what im talking about here.
The use and acceptance of invisible illness and trauma are done well here.
Batholomew by Elle Sparrow
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I liked this one better than book 1.
It’s about a family of brothers who are forced into arranged marriages before they can attempt to escape the cult.
I liked the humor in this one and that the women are diverse and well rounded.
The scenes are spicy but realistic.
It’s about a family of brothers who are forced into arranged marriages before they can attempt to escape the cult.
I liked the humor in this one and that the women are diverse and well rounded.
The scenes are spicy but realistic.
Leviticus by Elle Sparrow
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.5
This would have been 5 stars if the author didn’t rely so heavily on ribcages, growling, and purring to move the story forward.
This is a religious cult series about 5 brothers trying to escape the cult. They have to get married and try to help their wives escape as well. They do this while playing good cult members on the outside.
The cult and the members are terrible people. The brothers are good and really funny.
The scenes are 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ but the author needs to expand their vocabulary so they aren’t so repetitive.
This is a religious cult series about 5 brothers trying to escape the cult. They have to get married and try to help their wives escape as well. They do this while playing good cult members on the outside.
The cult and the members are terrible people. The brothers are good and really funny.
The scenes are 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ but the author needs to expand their vocabulary so they aren’t so repetitive.
Bones by Yolanda Olson
dark
fast-paced
3.5
Good story from a serial killers pov.
A little gore. Maybe more than a little.
A bit of a lame ending though. The author attempted a shocking twist and it just fell flat.
Blood, gore, torture, rape, child abuse, death.
A little gore. Maybe more than a little.
A bit of a lame ending though. The author attempted a shocking twist and it just fell flat.
Blood, gore, torture, rape, child abuse, death.
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
This was cute. And a little sweet.
A girl loses her mom. Then she takes over the family business and meets a ghost. Then they have all types of disagreements before the resolution.
Cute for kids.
A girl loses her mom. Then she takes over the family business and meets a ghost. Then they have all types of disagreements before the resolution.
Cute for kids.
Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
5.0
Wow. Just wow.
This grabbed my whole heart and held on.
Read it in a single sitting.
This grabbed my whole heart and held on.
Read it in a single sitting.
The Book of Lies by Teri Terry
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Why. Why do authors ruin everything with an Epilogue?????
The story was good at the beginning. A pair of twins that didn’t know each other existed. Fine. There’s a family secret involving witchcraft and a curse. Fine. Then there’s the major battle of good and evil. Ok we start to lose it a little here. It ends and things move on. Alright you kinda lost me.
Epilogue happens. Trash. Straight trash.
The story was good at the beginning. A pair of twins that didn’t know each other existed. Fine. There’s a family secret involving witchcraft and a curse. Fine. Then there’s the major battle of good and evil. Ok we start to lose it a little here. It ends and things move on. Alright you kinda lost me.
Epilogue happens. Trash. Straight trash.
Lovely, Dark & Deep by Megan Stockton
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
This is ocean horror.
Residents of an island are stuck during a large storm and confronted with monsters invading their town.
It’s about relationships, folklore, and survival.
Not too bad of a story, interesting characters, but the ending felt rushed and unsatisfying.
Residents of an island are stuck during a large storm and confronted with monsters invading their town.
It’s about relationships, folklore, and survival.
Not too bad of a story, interesting characters, but the ending felt rushed and unsatisfying.
The Mother of All Monsters by James Ward Kirk, Paula D. Ashe
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was ok. Very fast. Slightly confusing.
I feel like it’s a good start for a fleshed out novella of at least triple the length.
Essentially the question is, as a parent who finds out their kid is awful, do you do something to stop them?
I feel like it’s a good start for a fleshed out novella of at least triple the length.
Essentially the question is, as a parent who finds out their kid is awful, do you do something to stop them?