Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 9

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

Sapphic dragonslayer fantasy?! Sign me tf up!

A new Queer, Asian-inspired fantasy novella about a renowned dragon slayer who never takes her armor off in public, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame reads like She Who Became the Sun meets The Mandalorian, with dragons!

The fiercely independent nation of Quanbao is isolated, reclusive, and something of a mystery to the rest of the world. It is rumored that there, dragons are not feared as is right and proper but instead loved and worshiped.
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Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble

Gay romance with a baking competition background, general anxiety disorder rep, and extremely unafraid to get messy!

From the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matter what people say. 

Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless m...

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

Fun and upbeat romance with a wholesome baking competition backdrop and some nice character development.

Content warnings include: sexual assault, classism, biphobia.

I am really glad I did not read the official description of this book. I really enjoyed that I didn’t know what was gonna happen, and this way the book successfully played with my expectations and I came to my own slow realization about what’s gonna happen, which I always love! It’s a rewarding experience, and this way I c...

His Mortal Demise

“These Violent Delights meets Divine Rivals in the explosive finale to The Last Bloodcarver duology — with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired romantasy world.

Kochin is a heartsooth — a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death.

Intent on defying nature and bringing Nhika back to life, Kochin keeps her body in a life-preserving casket and waits for a miracle. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin realizes the an...

The Answer

Good finish to the series that ties in well with the feel of the first three book rather than the last two.

When does a Single Dad not have any kids? When he’s a single Daddy.
What eternal bachelor and Wall Street mogul Damien wants more than anything is a boy of his own to cherish, but after years of heartbreak, he’s given up hope. No boy will ever love him as much as they love his wallet.
Which is true up until he meets his best friend’s son, Matthew—a timid single dad almost twenty years hi...

The Dino Whisperer

“Can I tame the beast?

Tate Goodman is sweet in a bumbling adorkable way, but something dangerous lurks inside him. Something desperate to get out.

This is my specialty. I’m a sixty-five-million-year-old Troodon shifter known as The Dino Whisperer, and Tate is my latest assignment. I’ve been alone for eons, and I no longer believe in love or happily ever after. So why am I distracted by Tate’s soulful brown eyes and shy smiles? And don’t get me started on those thick thighs. I want him to ...

The Bone Doctor

“When a naked man with amnesia shows up at my door, I have the usual alien, time-traveling assassin, lost tourist who partied too hard the night before.

This is New Orleans, so my money is on the last one.

What doesn’t make the list? Dinosaur shifter.

Something is hunting us so no time to dwell on how and why. Killian—not his real name, but Sexy Beast is a little too on the nose—is willing to take on the world for me. Which is a nice change since I’m usually to blame for everything. Jus...

Qozy Queerotica (Isaiah’s review)

“A human gifts himself to a bestial fae king, submitting entirely to the Winter King’s will.

A reclusive dragon takes in an exiled ice giant, showing him impeccable hospitality.

An trans man omega adventurer goes into sudden heat – luckily, the pretty merfolk he’s befriended is nearby to help.

A trans man human sorcerer wakes up in the care of a gorgeous trans woman harpy after a battle against the dark lord.

The King of Demons awakes to conquer the world – unless a seductive retired...

Qozy Queerotica

I absolutely loved this anthology. “Wholesome and Horny” describes this very well.
The first story didn’t wow me, it wasn’t terrible, only okay, so I was a bit on fence, but from them on it just got better and better which each story.

A human gifts himself to a bestial fae king, submitting entirely to the Winter King’s will.
A reclusive dragon takes in an exiled ice giant, showing him impeccable hospitality.
An trans man omega adventurer goes into sudden heat – luckily, the pretty merfolk he’s ...

The Promise

This was another great one, despite it’s many flaws.
Much like The Decision, The Promise felt very different from the rest of the series. Again, there was a bigger focus on the family and friend relationships and less of an erotica feel to it – though there was a lot of sex.

When a psycho ex turns Jayne’s night out into a living hell, he has no choice but to make a deal with two hot, hunky would-be bodyguards. The promise? No matter what, they’ll keep Jayne safe.
There are two things single da...