Queen B’s Decree: I discovered a new and specific trope I love while reading Fearless Heart. It’s “boy has major crush as a teen but doesn’t know how to handle it so does anything to get her attention, turning them into “enemies;” boy has meaningless flings after girl moves away but immediately stops when she […]
Queen B’s Decree: Once the story started to unveil in Someone is Always Watching, I was hooked. It’s the kind of thriller I love, where it includes just a bit of interpersonal relationships and romance. Blythe and her friends don’t know who to trust, and they’re on the hunt for answers. And as the storyline […]
Queen B’s Decree: It’s no secret that I love hockey, therefore Made For Us felt like it was made for me (you see what I did there…). It’s the third novel in a series, and as I hadn’t read the first two, I did feel like I had been thrown into the deep end of […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Lost Wife was a difficult start for me. It alternates between present day and moments up to one year ago, counting down to current time. And…it was slow. Basically, Harry and Lea are getting married, but more and more, Lea believes Harry is hiding something from her. Most of the time […]
Queen B’s Decree: Yellow Wife was the choice for book club, and it was definitely not something I would have normally picked up. It’s a powerful story, told from the point-of-view of a female slave. And even more interesting, a biracial slave. Pheby was a difficult character to connect with. She’d grown not really belonging […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love a retelling. Not Here to Stay Friends is a loose retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, YA style. Sloane is visiting her best friend Liam for the summer, who she hasn’t seen in years, and sparks seem to fly upon their first re-meeting. But Liam got roped into working on a […]
Queen B’s Decree: Tell Me What Really Happened was a perfect example of the “unreliable narrator” trope, with four specimens. Four teenage witnesses are in separate interrogation rooms and are asked their version of events on the night that Maylee went missing. The pacing is a little slow at the beginning, as it was the […]
Queen B’s Decree: Lavender Moon was originally featured in an Omegaverse anthology (Knot Over You, no longer available!) but has been expanded. Before, it was just a short novella with taboo smut, but it’s now it’s got a real, live story and character development. I loved getting to know these characters better. Shout out to […]
Queen B’s Decree: When we left Debts and Diamonds, Cyn had just been kidnapped by the evil bad guys. I enjoyed the pacing of Curses and Cures. The first half entails Cyn’s abuse and the boy’s rush to rescue her, and the second half is her healing and their growth together. I will say, I […]
Queen B’s Decree: I had a mix of feelings regarding Forbidden: Part One. I thought Forbidden was very well written and I found minimal grammar or spelling issues, the plot was interesting, and the world building was intriguing. But, I found Forbidden to be a very long read. The story felt like it dragged on […]