Review

Review: Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell (2022)

Heat Factor: There’s some icky predatory stuff and some consensual sapphic action

Character Chemistry: Adèle is a charming narrator, but I wouldn’t say she has much chemistry with anyone. She’s a very self-contained character and that doesn’t change.

Plot: Jane Eyre and beyond, Adèle’s perspective 

Overall: A mixed bag

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Review: Luck be a Lady Pirate by Catherine Stein (2023)

Sass and Steam, Book 5

Heat Factor: It’s a sweet and sassy kind of steamy—not too many scenes, but you’re not left hanging.

Character Chemistry: These two are fantastically well-matched. It makes absolute sense almost immediately, even when they’re butting heads.

Plot: A pirate and a therapist fly around in an airship and take down an evil bad guy, fool around, and fall in love.

Overall: This was a sweeping, adventurous romance with heavy hints the rest of the series is worth catching.

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Review: Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins (2011)

Heat Factor: They definitely like the sexytimes, even if they don’t do it all the time

Character Chemistry: I was going to say he’s a tall drink of water and she’s a firecracker, but those metaphors don’t mix well. So. How about: he’s a bottle of Diet Coke, and she’s a Mento

Plot: Maggie got arrested and wound up in a reluctant Ian’s custody, but when he finally manages to leave her, he realizes he really doesn’t want to

Overall: Just when I thought things were slowing down, a new adventure cropped up

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Review: Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha (2022)

Mercenary Librarians, Book #3

Reviews of Mercenary Librarians, Book #1 and Book #2

Heat Factor: Hot enough

Character Chemistry: Dani and Rafe have had electric, elemental chemistry from the beginning of the series

Plot: Overthrowing an evil corporation and reinstating democracy, no big deal

Overall: I was honestly more invested in the dystopia plot than the romance

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Review: Made for Me by Lily X (2022)

New World, Book #2

Heat Factor: Ana tells Kit she’s a good girl so you *know* there’s some heat here.

Character Chemistry: The Goddess has decreed it!

Plot: Kit escaped from a lab; Ana has hunted her down and is going to return her. Time for a road trip (to pound town)!

Overall: I liked that this book surprised me.

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