Heat Factor: Mostly pining
Character Chemistry: Alana has a major boner for the ship, and a minor boner for the captain
Plot: Alana stows away on a ship whose crew is searching for her sister; many adventures ensue
Overall: This book was really slow and also really trippy
Bollywood Confidential, Book 1
Heat Factor: Based on the blurb, I was honestly expecting more sex (or kinkier sex?) than there was. There is definitely sex, but no group activities.
Character Chemistry: Lots of sexual attraction
Plot: More like three short stories than one cohesive novella
Overall: In an author’s note to the current edition, Snyder refers to this book as “banana-pants” and she is not wrong.
Highland Menage, Book 1
Heat Factor: There is a great deal of “feasting” happening
Character Chemistry: I’m not sure I would have known that feelings were happening if I hadn’t been explicitly told
Plot: King’s former mistress is banished from the castle, ordered to be guardian of the king’s virgin ward, and protected by the king’s loyal knight
Overall: Kind of felt like a manual for having consensual sex
Original Sinners, Book 9
Review of Original Sinners Book 1 (loved it!), Book 2 (eh)
Heat Factor: As expected, there’s a lot of sex.
Character Chemistry: Nora and Cyrus have good banter. And Nora and Søren have some beautiful moments.
Plot: A priest has committed suicide; right before he killed himself, he tried to call Nora. She had never met the man, so when Cyrus the private detective starts investigating, she helps him crack the case.
Overall: Some aspects of this book are really excellent, but I would not recommend The Priest to anyone who was not already well-versed in the Original Sinners universe.
Original Sinners, Book 2
Review of Original Sinners, Book 1
Heat Factor: There is a lot of sex, between a bunch of different people (separately and together).
Character Chemistry: Everyone is beautiful, and everyone wants to get laid.
Plot: There’s a submissive in training. There’s a priest under investigation. And there’s a writer trying to figure out the truth in her heart.
Overall: There are a lot of dyads here, and while one couple does get a HEA, others do not. I would place this firmly in the category of erotica, rather than romance.
