Man. I could not love these books more.
I was worried the third book in a trilogy, in which the characters are already in an established relationship, would be boring - but Subtle Blood has a strong, interesting plot, and once things got moving (which was quite early on) I wasn't bored for a second. I just love these two so much, how they work together and complement each other. It's wonderful to see their relationship devel …Read More
Man. I could not love these books more.
I was worried the third book in a trilogy, in which the characters are already in an established relationship, would be boring - but Subtle Blood has a strong, interesting plot, and once things got moving (which was quite early on) I wasn't bored for a second. I just love these two so much, how they work together and complement each other. It's wonderful to see their relationship devel …Read More
This was pretty good! I don't love fated mates, which this one skirted quite close to (without ever saying those words), but I thought the way that was handled was interesting - it examined that trope through a more skeptical lens, so the way the relationship eventually ended up felt more natural to me.
Orgasmic blood drinking always gets me, and there is a lot of it. The author knows why you're reading this book and leans th …Read More
This was pretty good! I don't love fated mates, which this one skirted quite close to (without ever saying those words), but I thought the way that was handled was interesting - it examined that trope through a more skeptical lens, so the way the relationship eventually ended up felt more natural to me.
Orgasmic blood drinking always gets me, and there is a lot of it. The author knows why you're reading this book and leans th …Read More
Wish it was longer and there was more introspection, but it was a lot of fun (and genuinely very creepy at times.... The hair scene was like something straight out of a horror story). I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the series.
Wish it was longer and there was more introspection, but it was a lot of fun (and genuinely very creepy at times.... The hair scene was like something straight out of a horror story). I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the series.
Genuinely loved this. I was really surprised how touching and poignant this ended up being.
The narrator is an interesting character, and his narration felt almost stream of consciousness at times. The book starts out explicit and kinky and ends up being a moving story about found family, with the end result being that the first ~50% has a lot of sex scenes and the last ~50% almost none. I'm not sure if that's a complaint or …Read More
Genuinely loved this. I was really surprised how touching and poignant this ended up being.
The narrator is an interesting character, and his narration felt almost stream of consciousness at times. The book starts out explicit and kinky and ends up being a moving story about found family, with the end result being that the first ~50% has a lot of sex scenes and the last ~50% almost none. I'm not sure if that's a complaint or …Read More
The way MC2 (the older MC, Lawson) treats MC1 pisses me off.
MC1, a stripper who is deeply concerned about having enough material possessions because of a rough childhood, undergoes a lot of character development and sacrifices a lot by the end of the book. And at 96%, this is how MC2 is thinking of him. (Note that Ms. Cluck, who MC1 (Opie) considers a pet, has been established as the stupidest chicken on the ranch.)
Awkward m …Read More
The way MC2 (the older MC, Lawson) treats MC1 pisses me off.
MC1, a stripper who is deeply concerned about having enough material possessions because of a rough childhood, undergoes a lot of character development and sacrifices a lot by the end of the book. And at 96%, this is how MC2 is thinking of him. (Note that Ms. Cluck, who MC1 (Opie) considers a pet, has been established as the stupidest chicken on the ranch.)
Awkward m …Read More
Another lovely book by KJ Charles. My only complaint really is how over the top evil and obnoxious the villains were. (Listening to the audiobook, and actually hearing Mrs. Conrad’s screechy voice, did not help.) But, as always, KJ Charles is a fantastic writer. I really feel the MCs balance one another out so well here - Charles does a fantastic job of writing couples with genuinely wonderful chemistry.
Another lovely book by KJ Charles. My only complaint really is how over the top evil and obnoxious the villains were. (Listening to the audiobook, and actually hearing Mrs. Conrad’s screechy voice, did not help.) But, as always, KJ Charles is a fantastic writer. I really feel the MCs balance one another out so well here - Charles does a fantastic job of writing couples with genuinely wonderful chemistry.
Deeply romantic. Great character development, lovely descriptions of the natural world. KJ Charles never misses.
Deeply romantic. Great character development, lovely descriptions of the natural world. KJ Charles never misses.
For the first half I thought I'd be giving this a solid 4/5, but I struggled to even finish.
The most compelling part of this book was the developing relationship between the MCs, which is put on hold for a lot of plot-related stuff that I couldn't bring myself to care about. The plot never seemed to really matter; it felt tacked on, with a lot of random side characters thrown in that just feel like jokes. And the main charac …Read More
For the first half I thought I'd be giving this a solid 4/5, but I struggled to even finish.
The most compelling part of this book was the developing relationship between the MCs, which is put on hold for a lot of plot-related stuff that I couldn't bring myself to care about. The plot never seemed to really matter; it felt tacked on, with a lot of random side characters thrown in that just feel like jokes. And the main charac …Read More
Extremely slow paced, often repetitive - lots of push-pull, I-shouldn't-but-I-want-to, arguing, etc. - yet Misha Horne is such a strong writer that I still didn't hate this at all. If it had been a different writer I probably would have DNF'ed, but Horne can make a scene where the characters do laundry into the most interesting in the book (and it genuinely was).
Every book by them is a deep dive into what makes the characte …Read More
Extremely slow paced, often repetitive - lots of push-pull, I-shouldn't-but-I-want-to, arguing, etc. - yet Misha Horne is such a strong writer that I still didn't hate this at all. If it had been a different writer I probably would have DNF'ed, but Horne can make a scene where the characters do laundry into the most interesting in the book (and it genuinely was).
Every book by them is a deep dive into what makes the characte …Read More
DNF at 38%. I don't hate this (there was a pretty fantastic scene between the two MCs a bit ago that I loved), but I also can just tell there are going to be too many side characters I don't care about, and everyone is going to be impressed and charmed by the MC (except for all those nasty close-minded old-fashioned vampyrs, who will doubtless be put in their place).
I DNF'ed after the MC saved the life of a poor abused slave …Read More
DNF at 38%. I don't hate this (there was a pretty fantastic scene between the two MCs a bit ago that I loved), but I also can just tell there are going to be too many side characters I don't care about, and everyone is going to be impressed and charmed by the MC (except for all those nasty close-minded old-fashioned vampyrs, who will doubtless be put in their place).
I DNF'ed after the MC saved the life of a poor abused slave …Read More
A sweet story about two unhappy, traumatized people who find solace with each other.
This is not the first "gruff mountain man x twink from the outside world" story I've read, but it's my favorite so far. I found myself comparing it to Wild by Adrienne Wilder, but while that story kept piling on more and more melodrama (an angry grizzly bear! the Mafia!) this one was much more restrained in comparison; although one of the MC …Read More
A sweet story about two unhappy, traumatized people who find solace with each other.
This is not the first "gruff mountain man x twink from the outside world" story I've read, but it's my favorite so far. I found myself comparing it to Wild by Adrienne Wilder, but while that story kept piling on more and more melodrama (an angry grizzly bear! the Mafia!) this one was much more restrained in comparison; although one of the MC …Read More
While reading it, I felt it was repetitive and slow, and I almost DNF'ed. However, after finishing it, I admired what it was trying to do and found myself going back to reread/skim portions.
There is a twist in the last 5% that changes how the reader views the entire story. I appreciated what the author did with perspective and point of view - the entire narration is skewed by the MC's biases and assumptions, and so the sin …Read More
While reading it, I felt it was repetitive and slow, and I almost DNF'ed. However, after finishing it, I admired what it was trying to do and found myself going back to reread/skim portions.
There is a twist in the last 5% that changes how the reader views the entire story. I appreciated what the author did with perspective and point of view - the entire narration is skewed by the MC's biases and assumptions, and so the sin …Read More
