Other – Did Not Finish
The Hunters, Book 8
Heat Factor: She’s a fucking Surprise Virgin
Character Chemistry: Fate keeps bringing them together. Or something.
Plot: She is a vampire who hunts vampires. He is a human who hunts vampires.
Overall: DNF at 30% after the first sex scene
Heat Factor: There is a long and detailed sex scene in the first 20%
Character Chemistry: He is extremely patronizing
Plot: Author with writers’ block starts banging his publisher slash muse
Overall: DNF
Heat Factor: I did a text search and confirm sex but as to quality I cannot say
Character Chemistry: It was good, but I should have been more invested by the time I DNFed in order to make it really click
Plot: He’s the heir with overbearing parents and political problems blah, blah, blah; she’s the clumsy commoner who’s a breath of fresh air but could never really be with him blah, blah, blah
Overall: I was so optimistic about having a fun fake relationship comfort read but I really just cannot deal with this one
Steampunk Proper Romance, Book 4
Heat Factor: Their first kiss was boring
Character Chemistry: Hate and love are two sides of the same coin
Plot: It’s marketed as Steampunk Cinderella but it’s more enemies-to-lovers / bodyguard / road trip
Overall: DNF at 50%. I was slogging and then just couldn’t take it any more when Gus-Gus the friendly pumpkin farmer appeared.
Hermosa Beach, Book 2
Review of Hermosa Beach, Book 1
Heat Factor: ehhhhh….
Character Chemistry: Warm/hot but with a bucket of cold water
Plot: Friends try out a casual hookup situation but can’t seem to stop!
Overall: This is a well-written book that I ultimately did not finish because I just couldn’t connect with the somewhat entitled and off-putting characters.
