imtiredofthisgrandpa's reviews
113 reviews

Protecting the Nerd by Nora Phoenix

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.25

Daddy Bear by Jayda Marx

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.25

Celebrating the Season by Nora Phoenix

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Sweet, dirty, and emotional. I’m reading a month too late, but this is a cute holiday novella I already have on my “read again” list for the holiday mood for this year. (Also, Michael Dean should read everything to me. Let’s start a petition.)

Psycho Romeo by Rinda Elliott, Jocelynn Drake

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.75

I thought the actual stalker/stalking would be a bigger part of the book—that it would be much darker than it actually is, honestly. I wish there had been more close-call instances to make me feel more concerned than I was throughout the book; the

drugging, filming, and sexual assault

aspects had my back up, but I had no real worries about the stalker beyond those two scenes. When we formally met the perpetrator, I enjoyed the glimpses of madness and wished that the author had included more of those peeks into their mind with more than some childish “get rid of your boyfriend!” texts.

Overall, it was fine. If I listened to it again, I wouldn’t be mad about it, but it’s not one I’ll actively search for in my library.

Domesticated Beast by Onley James

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Caulky by K.M. Neuhold

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

Ranch Daddy by Silvia Violet

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Let me just tell you, this would’ve been five stars if the author had kept the awful parent the same instead of his slight redemption,

but this was a great read. Books with

parental emotional abuse

really fuck me up in the feels area, I guess. So, emotionally, this book messed me up for the majority of it. (If I didn’t have daddy issues, would I rate this lower for the

emotionally abusive father

because I couldn’t relate or higher for the attempted redemption? Hm. We’ll never know.)

Out in the Cold by Kiki Clark

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Dock Tease by DJ Jamison

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

Xavier by Silvia Violet

medium-paced

3.5