I challenged myself to 90 books in 2016. Going for 100 this year.


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Oh, man. My life just went completely bonkers in the last quarter of 2016. I did keep reading, though -- helped by actually starting to use the Kindle app on my phone (and Hell didn't freeze over, LOL).

September:

1. Pamela Clare, Skin Deep (4)
2. Pamela Clare, Barely Breathing (4.5)
3. Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom (4.5)
4. Rachel Gibson, Just ( Read more... )

Man, I've sucked at writing these down every month this year!

June:

1. Robyn Carr, Angel's Peak (3)
2. Julie James, Practice Makes Perfect (4)
3. Kresley Cole, Demon from the Dark (3)
4. Lisa Kleypas, Marrying Winterborne (5)
5. Steve Jenkins/Derek Cole/Caprice Crane, Esther the Wonder Pig (5)
6. Christie Ridgway, The Love Shack (3.5 ( Read more... )

Grand Central, historical romance, May 2016
Connections: #10 in the Maiden Lane series

One of my very favorite things is when an author redeems a seemingly hopeless villain. Mary Jo Putney did it splendidly in The Rake, and Elizabeth Hoyt does it here with Duke of SinFor several books in the Maiden Lane series, Valentine Napier, the Duke of ( Read more... )

Avon, historical romance, June 2016
Connections: follows Cold-Hearted Rake

Can I just start by saying how thrilled I am that Lisa Kleypas has started writing historicals again? I mean, I liked her contemporaries, but honestly, historicals are her true calling, if you ask me.

Anyway, in Cold-Hearted Rake, we were introduced to Lady Helen Ravenel ( Read more... )

Grand Central Publishing, non-fiction, May 2016

It seems like now, I can't remember a day when Esther did not appear on my Facebook feed, but I first discovered her this past winter, via a friend's feed. For those of you who don't know Esther, she's an internet sensation for all animal lovers. And this is her story ( Read more... )

OK, so I'm one day late, but Stormswept looks awesome!


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June is almost done, and I realized I haven't done book counts in ages!

April

1. Jill Shalvis, Nobody But You (cont'd from March, 5)
2. Nora Roberts, The Reef (cont'd from March, 3)
3. Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Grave (5)
4. Elizabeth Hoyt, Sweetest Scoundrel (4.5)
5. Jaci Burton, Love After All (3)
6. Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Kiss (4.5 ( Read more... )

OK, folks, my TBReviewed basket is literally overflowing. It's time to cut down on that by doing a few posts of nothing but quick 'n dirty reviews. I'm going to post just a few sentences for each book, based on what I remember of it since I've read it. Maybe they're more helpful than detailed analyses fresh after reading ( Read more... )

Pocket Books, historical romance, March 2016
Connections: second in the Sinful Suitors series (third if you count the novella in What Happens Under the Mistletoe)

With some authors, their writing fades into sameness territory the more they write, and some get better and better. Sabrina Jeffries is the latter type of author. I always look forward ( Read more... )