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Monthly Reads: February 2023

Posted March 7, 2023 by Holly in Features, Giveaways | 5 Comments

It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.

Casee

Knight’s Redemption (Knights of Hell #1) by Sherilee Gray | 3.75 out of 5
Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout #1)(audio) by Lucy Score | 5 out of 5
Knight’s Salvation (Knights of Hell #2) by Sherilee Gray | 3.5 out of 5
Demon’s Temptation (Knights of Hell #3) by Sherilee Gray | 2 out of 5
Knight’s Dominion (Knights of Hell #4) by Sherilee Gray | 4 out of 5
Knight’s Absolution (Knights of Hell #5) by Sherilee Gray | 4 out of 5
Knight’s Retribution (Knights of Hell #6) by Sherilee Gray | 4.25 out of 5
The Joy of Minimalism by Zoey Arielle Poulsen | 2 out of 5
A Curse in the Darkness (The Thornheart Trials #1) by Sherilee Gray | 4 out of 5
The Club: Obsession (The Club #1) by Lauren Rowe | 3 out of 5
A Vow of Ruin (The Thornheart Trials #2) by Sherilee Gray | 4.5 out of 5
A Trial by Blood (The Thornheart Trials #3) by Sherilee Gray | 4.5 out of 5

My favorite read of the month was A Trial by Blood by Sherilee Gray. My favorite audio book was Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score. Both these books were amazing.

Holly

Red Rope of Fate (The Elves of Lessa #1) by K.M. Shea | 3 out of 5
Holding on to Chaos (Blue Moon #5) by Lucy Score (audio) | DNF
Steadfast (True North #2) by Sarina Bowen (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Pretend You’re Mine (Benevolence #1) by Lucy Score (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Finally Mine (Benevolence #2) by Lucy Score (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Protecting What’s Mine (Benevolence #3) by Lucy Score (audio) | 4 out of 5
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorn and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas (audio) (reread) | 4 out of 5
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorn and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas (audio) (reread) | 4.25 out of 5
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorn and Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas (audio) | 3.25 out of 5
Moonlighter (The Company #1) by Sarina Bowen (audio) | 3.25 out of 5
Loverboy (The Company #2) by Sarina Bowen (audio) | 2.25 out of 5
Body Check by Elle Kennedy | 3 out of 5
Say Yes by Elle Kennedy | 3.5 out of 5
Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout #2) by Lucy Score (audio) | 3.25 out of 5
Queen of Snow (Fairytales Reimagined #1) by Laura Burton | 3.5 out of 5
Good Boy (WAGS #1) by Sarina Bowen (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Stay (WAGS #2) by Sarina Bowen (audio) (reread) | 4.25 out of 5

My favorite read of the month was Protecting What’s Mine by Lucy Score. I really loved the story overall and the romance. My least favorite read was Loverboy by Sarina Bowen. I’m honestly a little disappointed in myself for finishing it.

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Monthly Reads: February 2023

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Monthly Reads: January 2023

Posted February 1, 2023 by Casee in Features, Giveaways | 5 Comments

It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.

Casee

I only read 11 books this month & most of them were rereads. Here is hoping for a better February.

The Prize by Julie Garwood (reread)(audio) | 4.5 out of 5
Winter’s Awakening (Warlords of Empyrea #2) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4.5 out of 5
Warlord’s Storm (Warlords of Empyrea #3) by Geoergia Lyn Hunter | 4 out of 5
The Bride by Julie Garwood (reread)(audio) | 4.5 out of 5
Archangel’s Resurrection (Guild Hunter #15) by Nalini Singh (reread)(audio) | 4 out of 5
Beyond Destiny (Fallen Guardians #8) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4.5 out of 5
Archangel’s Enigma (Guild Hunter #8) by Nalini Singh (reread)(audio) | 5 out of 5
Archangel’s Heart (Guild Hunter #9) by Nalini Singh (reread)(audio) | 5 out of 5
Archangel’s War (Guild Hunter #12) by Nalini Singh (reread)(audio) | 4.75 out of 5
Ancient Vengeance (Ancients Rising #6) by Katie Reus | 4.25 out of 5
Promise Me Always (Redemption Hills #4) by A.L. Jackson | 3.75 out of 5

My favorite book of the month was Winter’s Awakening (Warlords of Empyrea #2) by Georgia Lyn Hunter. I loved Sebris. My favorite reread was Archangel’s Enigma (Guild Hunter #8) by Nalini Singh. I don’t remember reading this book, so it was like reading it for the first time. Love that.

Holly

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio) (reread) | 5 out of 5
The Return of Eden McCall (Wide Open Spaces #3) by Judith Duncan (reread)| 4 out of 5
The Hookup (Game On #1) by Kristen Callihan (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Fall Into Me (Hearts of the South #7) by Linda Winfree (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
The King’s Captive (Gates of Myth and Power #1) by K.M. Shea | 3 75 out of 5
The King’s Shadow (Gates of Myth and Power #2) by K.M. Shea | 3.5 out of 5
Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels #7) by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels #8 by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Heart of Ice (The Snow King #1) by K.M. Shea | 3.5 out of 5
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Sacrifice (The Snow King #2) by K.M. Shea | 3.25 out of 5
Snowflakes (The Snow King #2.5) by K.M. Shea | 2.5 out of 5
Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10) by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Protecting What’s Mine (Benevolence #3) by Lucy Score (audio) | 4.25 out of 5
Red Rope of Fate by K.M. Shea| 3.25 out of 5

My favorite read of the month was Protecting What’s Mine by Lucy Score. I really liked the small town and the romance. My least favorite read was Sacrifice by K.M. Shea. I didn’t dislike the book, but I was really hoping for more and ended up disappointed.

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Monthly Reads: January 2023

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Monthly Reads: December 2022

Posted January 19, 2023 by Holly in Features, Giveaways | 5 Comments

It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.

Casee

I didn’t read much last month. The holidays took everything out of me.

Devil’s Daughter (The Ravenels #5) by Lisa Kleypas (audio) | 4.25 out of 5
Breaking Fate (Fallen Guardians #2) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4.25 out of 5
Guardian Unraveled (Fallen Guardians #3) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4 out of 5
Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels #7) by Lisa Kleypas (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Heart’s Inferno (Fallen Guardians #4) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4.5 out of 5
Shattered Dawn (Fallen Guardians #5) by Georgia Lyn Hunter | 4.25 out of 5
Hunter Avenged (Forgotten Brotherhood #6) by N.J. Walters | 3.5 out of 5
Recovery Road (Torpedo Ink #8) by Christine Feehan | 4 out of 5
Smoke and Steel (Wild West MC #2) by Kristen Ashley | 1 out of 5

My least favorite book was definitely Smoke and Steel by Kristen Ashley. I just kept expecting it to get better & it never did. Very disappointing.

Holly

I haven’t had time to read lately. Work is kicking my ass.

One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #3) by Ilona Andrews | 4.5 out of 5
Repeat (Larsen Bros #1) by Kylie Scott | 4.5 out of 5
The Mistletoe Kisser (Blue Moon #8) by Lucy Score | 4 out of 5
In a Jam by Kate Canterbary | 3.75 out of 5
Magic Tides (Kate Daniels: The Wilmington Years #1) by Ilona Andrews | 4.5 out of 5
The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score | 3.75 out of 5
Heart of Hope by Lucy Score | 2.5 out of 5
Holiday Hexes (Winter Witches of Holiday Haven #3) by JL Collins | 3 out of 5

My favorite book of the month was Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews.

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Monthly Reads: December 2022

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Monthly Reads: October 2022

Posted November 1, 2022 by Casee in Features | 9 Comments

It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.

Casee

I read lots of book in October.

Ancient Retribution (Ancients Rising #5) by Katie Reus | 4 out of 5
Ancient Desire (Forgotten Brotherhood #5) by NJ Walters | 3.75 out of 5
Storm Echo (Psy-Changeling Trinity #6; Psy-Changeling #21) by Nalini Singh | 4.75 out of 5
Darkness Awakened (Darkness #1) by Katie Reus | 3.5 out of 5
Archangel’s Resurrection (Guild Hunter #15) by Nalini Singh | 4 out of 5
Darkon’s Promise (Blood of the Drakon #1) by NJ Walters | 3 out of 5
Drakon’s Prey (Blood of the Drakon #2) by NJ Walters | 3 out of 5
Saving Grace (audio)(reread) by Julie Garwood | 5 out of 5
Taste of Darkness (Darkness #2) by Katie Reus | 4.25 out of 5
The Secret (audio)(reread) by Julie Garwood | 5 out of 5
Beyond the Darkness (Darkness #4) by Katie Reus | 4 out of 5
The Bride (audio)(reread) by Julie Garwood | 4.5 out of 5
Hunted by Darkness (Darkness #4) by Katie Reus | 4.5 out of 5
Into the Darkness (Darkness #5) by Katie Reus | 4 out of 5
The Wedding (audio)(reread) by Julie Garwood | 5 out of 5
Saved by Darkness (Darkness #6) by Katie Reus | 4.5 out of 5
The Lion’s Lady (audio)(reread) by Julie Garwood | 5 out of 5

My absolute favorite book of the month was Storm Echo (Psy-Changeling Trinity #6; Psy-Changeling #21) by Nalini Singh. My least favorite book(s) were the Blood of the Drakon books by NJ Walters. In most of the books, the characters fall in love in less than 24 hours. I really had a hard time with that.

Holly

It took me a long time to read the Touchstone series, so I didn’t read as many books this month as I would have liked to.

Not Part of the Plan (Blue Moon #4) by Lucy Score (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Radiant Darkness (Darkstar Mercenaries #7) by Anna Carven | 3.5 out of 5
Stray (Touchstone, #1) by Andrea K. Höst (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Lab Rat One (Touchstone, #2) by Andrea K. Höst | 3.75 out of 5
Caszandra (Touchstone, #3) by Andrea K. Höst | 3.5 out of 5
Her Baseborn Bridegroom (Vawdrey Brothers #1) by Alice Coldbreath | 3.75 out of 5
Anna’s Bounty (Earth’s Bounty #1) by Deysi O’Donal | DNF
Phoenix’s Touch by Tai James | 3.25 out of 5
Claimed by the Lion (Fated by Starlight #1) by January Bell | DNF
Facets of Revolution (The Firebird Chronicles #4) by T.A. White | 4 out of 5
The Segonian (Aldebarian Alliance #2) by Dianne Duvall (audio) (reread) | 4.25 out of 5
Repeat (Larsen Bros #1) by Kylie Scott (reread) (audio) | 4.5 out of 5
Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss #1) by Nalini Singh (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
Relentless (Federation Chronicles #2) by Lauren Dane (reread) | 3.75 out of 5
Insatiable (Federation Chronicles #3) by Lauren Dane (reread) | 3.75 out of 5
Honor’s Splendour by Julie Garwood (reread) (audio) | 4.5 out of 5
The Secret (Highlands’ Lairds #1) by Julie Garwood (reread) (audio) | 5 out of 5
Ransom (Highlands’ Lairds #1) by Julie Garwood (reread) (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood (reread) (audio) | 5 out of 5

My favorite read of the month was Facets of Revolution by T.A. White. My least favorite was Anna’s Bounty by Deysi O’Donal, which I DNF’d 50% in.

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Monthly Reads: October 2022

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Monthly Reads: September 2022

Posted October 3, 2022 by Holly in Features, Giveaways | 10 Comments

It’s a new month so we’re back with a list of our Monthly Reads to share with each of you. This is where you’ll see what each of us has read and what our favorite books and our least favorite books of the month are. Check it out.

Casee

Lord’s Fall (Elder Races #5)(reread) by Thea Harrison | 3.75 out of 5
The Protector (Fire’s Edge #4) by Abigail Owen | 4.25 out of 5
Archangel’s Light (Guild Hunter #14)(reread)(audio) by Nalini Singh | 4.25 out of 5
The Wolf (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #2) by J.R. Ward | 3 out of 5
Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1)(reread)(audio) by Nalini Singh | 4.25 out of 5
Ancient Protector (Ancients Rising) by Katie Reus | 3.75 out of 5
The Viper (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #3) by J.R. Ward | 2.5 out of 5
Garrett’s Destiny (Dark Protectors #15) by Rebecca Zanetti | 4.5 out of 5
Wolf Rain (Psy-Changeling Trinity #3)(reread)(audio) by Nalini Singh | 4 out of 5
Ancient Enemy (Ancients Rising #2) by Katie Reus | 4.25 out of 5
Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity #4)(reread)(audio) by Nalini Singh | 4.5 out of 5
Ancient Enforcer (Ancients Rising #3) by Katie Reus | 4.25 out of 5
Ancient Vendetta (Ancients Rising #4) by Katie Reus | 4.25 out of 5
Last Guard (Psy-Changeling Trinity #5)(reread)(audio) by Nalini Singh | 5 out of 5

I’ve really been enjoying rereading Nalini Singh’s books on audio. I love the Psy-Changeling series!

Holly

Forever Never by Lucy Score | 3.25 out of 5
Repeat (Larsen Bros #1) by Kylie Scott (reread) (audio) | 5 out of 5
The Duchess Hunt (Once Upon a Dukedom #2) by Lorraine Heath (audio) | 4 out of 5
The Return of the Duke (Once Upon a Dukedom #3) by Lorraine Heath (audio) | 3.5 out of 5
Expecting Her Ex’s Baby (Sutton Place #3) by Shannon Stacey | 3.5 out of 5
White Hot (Hidden Legacy #2) by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.5 out of 5
White Hot (Hidden Legacy #3) by Ilona Andrews (audio) (reread) | 4.75 out of 5
Found by the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #0.5) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
Lost to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #1) by Ella Blake | 3 out of 5
Bound to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #2) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
Fated to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #3) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
Craved by the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #4) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
Destined for the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #5) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
Ensnared by the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra #6) by Ella Blake | 3.25 out of 5
The Wedding (Lairds’ Fiancées #2) by Julie Garwood (audio) (reread) | 5 out of 5
Bombshells (Brooklyn #4) by Sarina Bowen (audio) | 3.75 out of 5
Rules of Redemption (The Firebird Chronicles #1) by T.A. White (audio) | 4 out of 5
Age of Deception (The Firebird Chronicles #2) by T.A. White (audio) | 4 out of 5
Threshold of Annihilation (The Firebird Chronicles #3) by T.A. White (audio) | 4 out of 5

My favorite read of the month was Rules of Redemption by T.A. White. My least favorite was The Return of the Duke by Lorraine Heath. It wasn’t a bad book, but it didn’t come close to meeting my expectations for the last book in the series.

Giveaway Alert

Three lucky winners will choose their prize (one book) from any of the books we logged this month. If you want to be entered to win, leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite – and least favorite – reads of the month were.

Monthly Reads: September 2022

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