Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Shooting Stars” was a cute story about an aspiring teen paparazzi who’s asked to take on a job photographing one of the hottest current teen stars, and ends up stepping into more than she bargained for. Jo, also known as Zo Jo, takes on … Continue reading »
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle My rating: 3 of 5 stars “A Greyhound of a Girl” was definitely one of those stories that I think has a sweet, slice-of-life, remembrance theme to it, though I’m not sure if it didn’t appeal to me as much because of the multiple perspectives it was … Continue reading »
Immersed in Pleasure by Tiffany Reisz My rating: 2 of 5 stars “Immersed in Pleasure” is a fairly quick erotic short story that delves into a theme that I’ll admit I haven’t read that much into. At first I thought the premise was about a woman working as a designated “mermaid” at an exclusive club … Continue reading »
The Best Mistake by Kate Watterson My rating: 2 of 5 stars “The Best Mistake” is a short erotic story that I sort of knew what I was getting into when I picked it up, but felt it didn’t deliver as well considering the genre it was written in. My primary problem with the piece … Continue reading »
Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Exclusively Yours” is the kind of contemporary romance that I usually love to tears. It’s humorous, comes across as family centric (meaning it revolves around characters within a family and their camaraderie), features a rekindling of romance, and has quite a few steamy scenes … Continue reading »
This is just a note that I’m doing regular maintenance on the blog through the 28th and 29th, and while this shouldn’t affect some of my review postings, you may see some new posts/pages appearing and general restructuring between those days. I’ve been in the process of shuffling things around, but not where it’s affected … Continue reading »
Eat Your Way to Sexy: Reignite Your Passion, Look Ten Years Younger and Feel Happier Than Ever by Elizabeth Somer My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Eat Your Way to Sexy” is an interesting, non-traditional dietary guide with some humorous anecdotes and useful tips. I liked it though I think it’s probably more useful to … Continue reading »
Divergent by Veronica Roth My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think hearing the audiobook version of “Divergent”, as read by Emma Gavin, enhanced my enjoyment of this YA dystopian work about a young woman separated from her family and trained within a society divided into five different factions, though she stands out because she … Continue reading »
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Lola and the Boy Next Door” didn’t charm me quite as much as its predecessor “Anna and the French Kiss”, but I think it had its likable moments that were not only helped by the recurrence of the two main … Continue reading »
Partials by Dan Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Partials” had many elements that I absolutely loved – for the genre, for the audience, for the issues it raises and the questions that it poses for the characters within the world Dan Wells creates. Granted, some of the characters had their insufferable qualities just … Continue reading »
Hi all: this entry is, as promised, the first of some of my theme related day posts that I’m going to start featuring on the blog as a regular mainstay. Oddly, as I’ve been trying to arrange these theme days in some measure of order (what day, what theme, etc.), there have been a lot … Continue reading »
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others by Kristi Hedges My rating: 4 of 5 stars Kristi Hedges’ “The Power of Presence” is a strong productivity guide in terms of focusing one’s efforts on becoming more successful in one’s goals and influence in the workplace. I found it quite helpful … Continue reading »
me@you.com by KE Payne My rating: 4 of 5 stars I can appreciate a story like “me@you.com” for the way it shows a young, college aged woman coming to terms with her sexuality and ultimately finding a relationship that makes her happy. Imogen (Immy) Summers seems to have a good life surrounding her in the … Continue reading »
Reporting from Night by Kateri Lanthier My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Reporting from Night” is a group of poetry that I’ll admit I have conflicted sentiments about because I definitely see a great eye and charm in Kateri Lanthier’s work on the whole, but the quality of the collection is a bit inconsistent in … Continue reading »
Night of the Republic by Alan Shapiro My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Alan Shapiro’s “Night of the Republic” is that he has a fondness for place and what it conveys in the absences of unfilled spaces. I think the theme of … Continue reading »
