Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 80
April 13, 2020
The Engineered Throne
Lovely read that got a lot heavier than expected.
Lord Vellem is desperate to escape. His father hides from his problems in alcohol, his mother hides from her misery in drugs, and his brother fled to the relative safety of the royal palace. Vellem found solace in the Royal Army Corp of Engineers, but true escape from a life of violence remains out of reach.
Then his brother provides him with an unexpected chance: marriage to a prince of their countrys oldest enemy to help bring about peace...
April 12, 2020
Squared Away
Squared Away had the perfect formula to be a great book: second chance romance, being thrown together by circumstances, kids to raise and opposites attract, with the addition of an interracial relationship, a biracial protagonist and an ace-spectrum main character.
Sounds great, right? Despite my excitement for the book I had a very hard time getting into it and almost did-not-finish it at several points.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars.
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April 9, 2020
Love Means…Family
Four months ago Robert Edward Arie Hawkins lost his sister and the rest of her family in a plane crash. Now his parents have decided its time for him to marry and carry on the family name. Arie knows its most likely the grief talkingespecially from his mother, whos taken to putting more than ice in her iced teaso to escape Mississippi, Arie calls his best friend, Robbie, and arranges for a visit.Life is always changing at the Michigan farm where Robbie lives. Owner Geoff Laughton and his...
Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie
I both really liked some and really struggled with other parts of this book, but what I think it comes down to is that the impressions and expectations I got from the way Bonds of Brass was advertized did not match with what it delivered.
A young pilot risks everything to save his best friendthe man he trusts most and might even love only to learn that hes secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire.
Ettian Nassuns life was shattered when the merciless Umber Empire invaded. Hes spent seven...
April 8, 2020
A Lesson in Thorns
Oh man oh wow, Im not sure how to summarize my feelings about this books. It was a WILD ride.
Ultimately A Lesson in Thorns was a book with quite a few flaws and some very weird details, but it also had wonderful conversations about many important topics, a very queer and diverse cast and it was a lot of fun to read.
When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she only wants two things: to stay away from Thornchapels tortured owner, Auden Guest, and to find out what happened to...
April 7, 2020
Love Means…Freedom
Spurned by his father and driven from his home, Stone Hillyard is struggling to find shelter in the Michigan winter when he lucks upon the horse farm run by Geoff Laughton and his partner Eli. They take him in, warm him up, and give him a job working with their No Boundaries therapy riding program.
A drunk driver left Preston Harding unable to walk, and after months of hard work, his therapist recommends Geoff and Elis program. But Prestons anger and arrogance nearly get him kicked out until...
April 6, 2020
Cowboy’s Law
When rodeo cowboy Seths best friend dies unexpectedly from cancer, he finds himself taking on a ranch and a bunch of his friends younger siblings, because they have nowhere else to turn. Seth loves those kids like theyre his own, and he settles in well to his new life, which is why hes pretty wary when his buddys older brother finally makes it home from a long stint in the military.
Law knows he might get a chilly reception at his brother Pistols old ranch, even if the kids living there are...
April 5, 2020
FF: Sass-Badger Versus Son-of-No-One
Title: Sass-Badger Versus Son-of-No-One
Author: Cards_Slash
Universe: Assassins Creed series
Pairing: Malik Al-Sayf/Altaïr Ibn-LaAhad, Desmond Miles/Lucy Stillman, Malik Al-Sayf/Leonardo da Vinci
Words: 624069 (not counting the variety of sequels and spin-offs that are still part of the verse)
Summary: Malik did not hate Altair because he was rich, handsome, famous (for nothing), athletic or apparently charming (to women). No, Malik hated Altair because he was a sexist pig with a perpetual...
April 2, 2020
Life Minus Me
Mel is half-Angel, but despite her ability to heal and read minds, she feels powerless to help anyone. When a prophecy shows a local pet supply store owner driving their car off a bridge, Mel sets out to stop it.
Baily, owner of Barks and Bits, is barely holding it together. Things keep going wrong, and their depression spirals out of control. Just as they start wondering if theyd be better off dead, a new friend provides a glimmer of hope. But is that enough to keep living?
Mel never thought...
Review: Werecockroach by Polenth Blake
I absolutely adored this! I read this in an attempt to fight my fear during a burgeoning roach problem in my apartment complex, and while it didnt really help with that it was an awesome book.
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Rin, the protagonist, has an amazingly distinct voice that I loved reading. Their humor and sarcasm frequently made me laugh, and I loved that despite their cynicism they were not an ass about it.
The plot was great and very unique, features aliens and, well, werecockroaches,...
