Queen B’s Decree: Whenever I read a Claudia Burgoa book, I prepare myself for some angst. Famous Last Words does not skimp on the angst, nor the emotional pain. Seraphina and Brahms were childhood friends-to-lovers until a GIANT secret separates them. It’s only years later they reunite, but Seraphina ain’t down for it. Filled with […]
Queen B’s Decree: Sometimes I want a sweet and fluffy paranormal novella. And Lucky Cupid scratches that itch. Juliet is a newly-made cupid and just doesn’t seem to fit in. She’s not making matches, her bow and arrow skills are middling, and how can she create a love match if she hasn’t felt it herself? […]
Queen B’s Decree: Valencia’s friend was murdered 7 years ago, and she’s never really gotten closure. The podcast she works for is creating an episode about her friend’s story, planning to prove innocence for the “killer” in prison, so Valencia has a chance to find answers. Valencia was a hard character to like; she was […]
Queen B’s Decree: Do you see this cover? OF COURSE I’m going to read this book, I can’t resist. Swift and Saddled was a quick and happy read. Wes is one of the best MMC’s I’ve read in a while. He recognizes Ada’s walls and her boundaries and he doesn’t push…just quietly supports her. And […]
Queen B’s Decree: Raise Hell gave me early 2000s CW vibes. Super attractive leads, drama up the wazoo, intense magical world, tons of twists and turns, and—a cliffhanger season ender. The magical world that Brit created is so immersive. Different witchy classes, vampires, political intrigue, and a mystery to unfold. And I definitely struggled with […]
Queen B’s Decree: There was a lot going on in the plot of Lady Charlotte Always Gets Her Man. Including: It was just too ridiculous for me. I like a little irrelevance in my historical—I love Erica Ridley’s Wild Wynchesters series—but this didn’t seem to work. It felt like it was trying too hard, and […]
Queen B’s Decree: Song of the Wild Knight features Elly, a half-elf, half-human squire planning to compete to be a knight…yet she feels like she’ doesn’t fit in’s an outcast. Elly feels like an ugly duckling, like she’s this lumbering, hulking human, next to the dainty and graceful elves and she just doesn’t fit in. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve really been on a thriller kick recently, and I used to love watching Cold Case Files, so I knew Ice would be a book for me. The story follows Chris, a widower and recently retired FBI agent, who has moved back in with his mother and children. But suspicion about a […]
Queen B’s Decree: It has been years since I last read a Mariana Zapata slow burn. Y-E-A-R-S. Her books are just so intimidating for me. All the waiting! All Rhodes Lead Here hooked me from the start. Immediately Rhodes is the grump to the sunshine, Aurora. He’s her reluctant landlord, after his son rented out […]
Queen B’s Decree: I have wanted to get outside my comfort zone and read new things this year. Poetry is on that list. And the Diary of an Artist in Love as an audio book?? Was an amazing experience. The narration was something I’d never heard before. Soothing background music, whispery narration…I really felt transcended. […]