Summer read and liked NorthernLightsGirl's review of The Border Lord (Harlequin Historical Series):

"This turned out to be quite a story. I really enjoyed it even though it did have a small part of a story line I did not favor. The mistress angle.



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Summer read and liked Mel's review of Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2):

"Maybe it was the big hype created around the book which had me waiting for more things to come, or maybe it was due to the fact that I read this book after reading a lot of PNR books (where intensity and passion on almost every page is a must) which ...more Maybe it was the big hype created around the book which had me waiting for more things to come, or maybe it was due to the fact that I read this book after reading a lot of PNR books (where intensity and passion on almost every page is a must) which made me not really appreciate Eugenie’s dry tone narrative voice, or maybe it was just me... but it did take me a fair amount of pages to warm up to the book.
After that however I got sucked into an engaging, exciting and at certain times shocking and emotional story.

Thorn Queen is the second in the Dark Swan series by Richelle Mead.
Last book finished with Eugenie being tricked into taking on her own land in the Otherworld, the Thorn Land, and thus being it’s rightful queen. This book shows us Eugenie trying to take up that role and in the mean while trying to get on with her life in the human world.
Eugenie is sometimes literally torn between two worlds and loyalties to either side. To make things more complicated she also has two men she can’t decide between: her kitsune boyfriend Kiyo, who’s fathering the child of a gentry queen, and the ever charismatic but sly Dorian.

All in all it takes several battles, hard times and a big drama to force Eugenie to make a choice in what she has to do and where (and with whom) she belongs.

I’m really curious as to how the story will unfold in the next book(s).

3,5-4 stars
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Summer read and liked Alathea's review of Hard to Hold (Hard to Hold #1):

"This is the first book by Stephanie Tyler I've read and though I love storylines with über-alpha SEAL heroes, I must confess this story was a huge disappointment to me.
There were too many stories overlapping (though they all held a remote comm...more This is the first book by Stephanie Tyler I've read and though I love storylines with über-alpha SEAL heroes, I must confess this story was a huge disappointment to me.
There were too many stories overlapping (though they all held a remote common thread), too many characters, too many personalities vying for attention, until I truly got the urge to take out an old notebook and pencil just to be able to keep it all straight.

It was too crammed with details and suspense elements, the über-alpha was a bit too über for comfort, the heroine was a bit too damaged for comfort and sometimes came through as slightly schizophrenic...The entire story was just a bit too much for me. I guess that's this particular author's style, but it just doesn't sit well with me.
Unfortunately I'll have to pass on the next two books in this trilogy.

Good suspense, great action scenes, but just not compensation enough for everything else.(less) "

Summer read and liked Mistress's review of Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1):

"Not my cuppa. The world building wasn't as unique or exciting as her Rogue Mage series( which I adore) and all the animal mindset POV was annoying as heck. Jane is alright as heroines go, but you don't really get a feel for her to be able to like her...more Not my cuppa. The world building wasn't as unique or exciting as her Rogue Mage series( which I adore) and all the animal mindset POV was annoying as heck. Jane is alright as heroines go, but you don't really get a feel for her to be able to like her. All you know is that she's a secret species, that she can kick everyone's butt, and is obsessed with tea. (less) "