Category: 3.5 stars

Review: Why Stories Work by Somdev Chatterjee

Review: Why Stories Work by Somdev Chatterjee

Posted April 22, 2024 by Stephanie in 3.5 stars, Nonfiction, Review, Science / 5 Comments

Title: Why Stories Work: The Evolutionary and Cognitive Roots of the Power of Narrative Author: Somdev Chatterjee Publication: April 29, 2023 by Notion Press Genre: Nonfiction, Science Find it on: Amazon Rating: 3.5/5★ For millions of years our ancestors survived on the marginal niches of the environment while the bigger beasts reigned on Earth. They […]


Review: Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

Review: Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

Title: Lies We Sing to the Sea Author: Sarah Underwood Publication: March 16, 2023 by Electric Monkey Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Young Adult Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 3.5/5★ A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the […]


Review: Of Salt and Gold by Avie Adams

Review: Of Salt and Gold by Avie Adams

Posted March 9, 2023 by Stephanie in 3.5 stars, Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Title: Of Salt and Gold Author: Avie Adams Publication: January 30, 2023 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Rating: 3.5/5★ He’s a cursed, bitter merman prince. She’s his captive… and savior. Exiled mermaid Chrysanthe has long survived among humans, hiding her identity – until a betrayal forces her to flee to a forbidden underwater palace… and the hunting […]



Review: Alphas and Aggression by A. Star

Review: Alphas and Aggression by A. Star

Title: Alphas and AggressionAuthor: A. StarSeries: Wesley Werewolves #1 Publication: June 5th 2018 Genre: Urban FantasyPurchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Rating: 3.5/5★ A millennium ago, an Igbo god fathered three sons–a jackal, a coyote…and a wolf. ******** As the new alpha of his wolf pack, Xavier Wesley wants nothing more than to follow in […]


ARC Review: The Wardrobe Mistress: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Meghan Masterson

ARC Review: The Wardrobe Mistress: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Meghan Masterson

Title: The Wardrobe Mistress: A Novel of Marie Antoinette Author: Meghan MastersonPublication: August 15th 2017 by St. Martin’s Griffin Genre: Historical Fiction Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo Rating: 3.5/5 It’s Giselle Aubry’s first time at court in Versailles. At sixteen, she is one of Marie Antoinette’s newest undertirewomen, and in awe of the glamorous […]


Review: Indelible: Beneath His Ink by Inger Iversen

Review: Indelible: Beneath His Ink by Inger Iversen

Title: Indelible: Beneath His Ink Author: Inger Iversen Series: Teal and Trent #2Publication: December 12th 2016 Genre: Contemporary RomancePurchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo Rating: 3.5/5 Former Marine, Trent Reed, is in desperate need of a Hail Mary. With each failed attempt to convince his woman to pack up and move to Kentucky, his past […]