Reading Challenge: Holly's 2021 Goodreads Challenge

Lightning Review: The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

Lightning Review: The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

This was a well-written short story that really seemed to serve no purpose. I enjoyed how the friendship between Adam and the Bridge Troll developed, and there was a lot of witty dialogue, but the story lacked any kind of cohesion or conclusion. The Road (aka Climate Change and Development) were bad, but there’s nothing […]

Review: Make Mine Magic by Shanna Swendson

Review: Make Mine Magic by Shanna Swendson

Claire’s fiancé dumped her right before their wedding. Instead of getting a refund on their New York honeymoon, she decides to go on the trip herself. Sadly, by the second day of her trip she’s already tired of doing things alone. This is why she invites an old woman she saves from robbers to have […]

Joint Review: The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

Joint Review: The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

Lady Astrid Everleigh is desperate to save her sister from an unwanted marriage to the man who ruined her own reputation. So desperate, in fact, she hatches a plan to get the Duke of Beswick to marry her. Whatever it takes. Lord Nathaniel Harte, who came back from the war horribly scarred, is doing his […]

Review: The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh

Review: The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh

I chose this audiobook because the narrator, Mary Jane Wells, is lovely. I was browsing the audiobooks she’s narrated on Audio Plus and came across this one. I thought the blurb sounded interesting, and I’ve been in the mood for gothic mysteries lately. This novel is set in the Victorian era. Sarah Gilchrist was sexually […]

Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic was one of my most anticipated books of 2020. I loved the cover and blurb, and I was very anxious to get my hands on it. I requested a copy from the library and it took ages for it to come available. I ended up with the audiobook. I enjoyed the narrator, though […]