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REVIEW: Light by Nathan Burgoine
Light by Nathan BurgoineMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThis book was fun! It’s the second time in a row I used that word in a review, and it’s the second time in a row it’s for a book from a publisher (Bold...
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REVIEW: Whitetail Rock by Anne Tenino
Whitetail Rock by Anne TeninoMy rating: 3 of 5 starsSmutty and free. The book appealed to every one of my romance kinks, and the romance was interracial to boot (not something I commonly come across)....
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REVIEW: Terminated by Rachel Caine
Terminated by Rachel CaineMy rating: 2 of 5 starsCAUTION: spoilers, rantThe first book was kind of good and really promising. The second book — not so good, because it was too angsty for my taste. The...
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NEWS: a new look for the book blog
Tolerably Smart news:If you're reading this post from the RSS feed, check out Tolerably Smart for the new look. It's significantly different from the last 2-3 looks, which were simple background and...
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REVIEW: El Presidio Rides North by Domashita Romero
El Presidio Rides North by Domashita RomeroMy rating: 3 of 5 starsA fun and playful mm-romance... in a zombie apocalypse and it’s not a parody. Say what? But there it is, and it was refreshing!The...
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REVIEW: The Backup Boyfriend by River Jaymes
The Backup Boyfriend by River JaymesMy rating: 2 of 5 starsThis was a nice contemporary romance. I have no major criticisms. It just didn’t work for me.What I Liked+ the charactersAlec got off on the...
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REVIEW: The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher
The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. BelcherMy rating: 1 of 5 starsI picked this book up thinking it was an urban fantasy in the Wild West, and what I read wasn’t far off from that impression. It’s a small town...
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REVIEW: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanMy rating: 3 of 5 starsCAUTION: spoilersWith a title like that how could I not pick up the book? The last adult contemporary book about Asian characters I read was the...
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REVIEW: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder
Lockstep by Karl SchroederMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThis was one of my most anticipated books for 2014. I enjoyed the read but I was not wowed as I had hoped to be.What I Like+ the world buildingThe world...
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REVIEW: Wallflower by Heidi Belleau
Wallflower by Heidi BelleauMy rating: 1 of 5 starsI thought this book would be a fun read. I thought WRONG. It was HORRIBLE. I thought, hey, what could go wrong with a main character who is Asian, an...
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REVIEW: Vodnik by Bryce Moore
Vodník by Bryce MooreMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe book was fun as expected. What attracted me was the non-American setting and an underused mythology. The book delivered Slovakia and Slavic mythology....
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REVIEW: Cress by Marissa Meyer
Cress by Marissa MeyerMy rating: 2 of 5 starsI was disappointed with book 2, but I still liked the series. Cress is book 3, and yup. It’s official. The series has lost its luster for me. Scant...
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REVIEW: Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach
Honor's Knight by Rachel BachMy rating: 4 of 5 starsEvery bit as good as book 1, and more; book 2 dazzled me. Every time I thought I knew a character or the situation, the book blasted me with new...
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REVIEW: Shanghai Sparrow by Gaie Sebold
Shanghai Sparrow by Gaie SeboldMy rating: 2 of 5 starsFor a historical fantasy that contain “Formidable Devices, Fay, Etheric Science, Espionage, Opium, Murder and Bartitsu” — exciting stuff, it was...
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REVIEW: The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose ClarkeMy rating: 2 of 5 starsCAUTION: spoilersBook 2 wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be after reading a negative review. Make no mistake. The book was bad, but...
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REVIEW: Shotgun Sorceress by Lucy A. Snyder
Shotgun Sorceress by Lucy A. SnyderMy rating: 3 of 5 starsBook 2 picked up where book 1 ended, with our heroes recovering from book 1’s shitstorm. I liked that it took a while before book 2’s shitstorm...
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REVIEW: Switchblade Goddess by Lucy A. Snyder
Switchblade Goddess by Lucy A. SnyderMy rating: 2 of 5 starsIt's hard to believe this is the final book of the Jessie Shimmer series, because it was written like another middle book of the series. The...
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REVIEW: Longing for Spring by Mariko Hihara
Longing for Spring by Mariko Hihara, illustrated by Yuki AmaneMy rating: 3 of 5 starsStory-wise, the book was pretty good. Product-wise, it was pretty bad.+ the storyThe uke and seme were typical, but...
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REVIEW: Please Don't Tell my Parents I'm a Super Villain by Richard Roberts
Please Don't Tell my Parents I'm a Super Villain by Richard RobertsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThis book was so fun I was downhearted when it ended. Penny and her two friends kept me guessing and excited...
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REVIEW: One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
One Man Guy by Michael BarakivaMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI picked this book up because the book description promised humor and romance, and I love humor and romance. Not to mention the book cover was...
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