Bad-ass Heroine – The Smut Report

Heat Factor: Well done

Character Chemistry: Enemies to sex

Plot: Superhero defeats villain with amazing orgasm powers

Overall: Not particularly romantic – erotica is a good spot for this one

Review: Reverb by Anna Zabo (2019)

Twisted Wishes, Book 3

Heat Factor: Lots of sex, lots of details, lots of fun

Character Chemistry: We are mature adults who can articulate our desires, which means we are extra sexy!

Plot: Rock star gets it on with her hot bodyguard

Overall: Loved the characters, didn’t love the prose

The Loyal League, Book 1

Heat Factor: HOT

Character Chemistry: Immediate attraction plus innate distrust

Plot: A lot happens – they are spies! – but it doesn’t distract from the love story

Overall: An excellent romance, with a bonus lesson on how to be a good ally.

Welsh Blades, Book 3

Heat Factor: Not super hot. Not particularly cool either.

Character Chemistry: I’m given indicators that they complete each other, so I guess it must be so.

Plot: A journey home

Overall: Wasn’t convinced, but 180° + good writing = good read

Fire and Ice Trilogy, Book 1

Heat Factor: No sex, but some very explicit moments of “we are very very ready to bone”

Character Chemistry: Lots of mistrust, but they are stuck with each other

Plot: Vampires vs mages plus inscrutable magic politics with a high body count

Overall: Too much snark