Queen B’s Decree: I made it about 30% before I quit. Phaedra is just a mean character. I couldn’t understand where all her hostility was coming from. Cosmin (and other male characters) definitely had some sexist and misogynstic comments, but Phaedra was still a worse character. I did enjoy the narrators. Cosmin’s narrator had the […]
Queen B’s Decree: This may be my favorite of Sarah’s books. It’s got everything I love. The Marriage Hex was hilarious (can I get an entire book from Thorin’s POV plz), sexy, fun, and with enough mystery or suspense to keep you hooked. The characters are all so well-written, I got so invested in attaining […]
Queen B’s Decree: Oh man, I devoured this one. A grumpy old orc who gets paired with a sunshiny young witch? Say less. This series just makes my heart happy. I love the protective Orc men, who will do anything to make their brides happy. And the human/witch women are so capable and just jump […]
Queen B’s Decree: The meet-cute in this one was adorable. Jules and Leo meet at a party and two years later, he doesn’t even recognize her when she becomes his assistant (not wearing an X-Men-themed full body costume probably makes it harder). But does Jules forget? Hell nah, this woman remembers everything. Jules is my […]
Queen B’s Decree: There were a lot of moving parts in The Cavalier with multiple points-of-view. I really enjoyed seeing both sides of the “war,” with Velamir and Natassa slowly understanding there is more happening behind the scenes than they knew about. Velamir was a strong main character; I loved his sense of self and […]
Queen B’s Decree: Love You a Latke felt like a Jewish Hallmark movie. It checked so many boxes. And like many Hallmark movies, the main characters seem to fall in love without much build up. I felt like we were missing the relationship development. This book mostly happens over the 8 days of Hanukkah and […]
Queen B’s Decree: Pardon My Frenchie was an adorable and easy read. With a bit of an enemies-to-lovers vibe at the beginning, sparks fly between Ashanti and Thad when they butt heads over the care of his grandmother’s dog, Puddin’. But after a video of her dog Duchess and his now dog Puddin’ snuggling goes […]
Queen B’s Decree: Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat is a loose retelling of Pride and Prejudice except Rachel is definitely no Elizabeth. For one thing, Elizabeth is a likable and well-written character. Rachel…is not a good person. This was a DNF for me, I didn’t see any redeemable qualities in Rachel. The first 25% of the […]
Queen B’s Decree: I admit this one was not a winner for me, I DNF’d. Cameron is kind of a douchebag and used grief as an excuse to be an asshole to Maddie. But also of course he is her brother’s best friend so he’s always around—and despite the fact he wants/cares for Maddie, he […]
Queen B’s Decree: This story focuses mostly on Deaf of Hard of Hearing boy, Ludik. He’s an orphan after the mountain “ran away” and destroyed his village. On his way to fight the mountain as a young boy, he’s saved and adopted by Heimee, a whisky distiller. Heimee was my favorite character. He was snarky […]