Picking up from where I left off Sept 18...and here it is November already...
Enforcer by Lauren Dane. 1st book in the Cascadia Wolves series. Erotic paranormal romance. I really liked the character, Nina. She was great. So many good lines. Strong, funny and smart. 4 stars.
Blood Destiny by Tessa Dawn. 1st in series. Paranormal romance. Fantastic. One of the best books I've read all year. 5 stars.
Arena Station by Viola Grace. Champions of Terra 1. SFR. Good story, but too many errors, which knocked it down a star. 3 stars.
Savage Awakenings by Stephani Hecht. Lost Shifters #3. Paranormal MM romance. Loved it. This is a great series. 4 stars.
C791 by Eve Langlais. Cyborgs #1. Erotic SFR. I really enjoyed this. A few things even surprised me! Good story, and the sex was not overdone at all. 4 stars.
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill. Chicagoland Vampires #4. Ehh. Finished it, but didn't/don't really care much about the characters anymore. Don't know if I'll read any more of the series. 3 stars.
Carnal Intentions by Stephani Hecht. Lost Shifters #4. Paranormal MM romance. Excellent addition to the series. 4 stars.
F814 by Eve Langlais. Cyborgs#2. Erotic SFR. Great story. Ready to buy the next one 4.5 stars.
Warrior Lover by Marianne LaCroix. It was short, but I liked it. 4 stars.
Resistance by Jan Springer. Outlaw Lovers #5. Erotic SFR. Good story! Glad I got it. Adds a lot to the series. The ending was a little abrupt. The thing with her father at the end was weird. Overall, the story was well done. 4.5 stars.
Winning the Wallflower by Eloisa James. Historical romance novella. Part of a series but really a stand alone. Very good, 4 stars.
WOOL Omnibus by Hugh Howey. SF. OMG this was SO good. Definitely one of the best books I have read all year. The ending was excellent! 5+ stars.
Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster. Steampunk. Fantastic first novel! I adored it. Well crafted and well executed! I am looking forward to the next in the series! 5 stars.
Hounded by Sadie Hart. Erotic paranormal romance. Skimmed parts. 3 stars.
Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels. UF. 1st in Pepper Martin series. It was all right, nothing really great about it. But it was entertaining. 3.5 stars.
Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch. Kitty #1. SFR. Fantastic and funny! 5 stars.
Rough Surrender by Cari Silverwood. Historical BDSM. Wow this one was SO good. Fantastic. Characters, plot, sex scenes, conflict resolution, all well done. 5 stars.
Claimed by Evangeline Anderson. Erotic SFR. Brides of the Kindred #1. Excellent! Great story, great setting, great alien elements, great sex. The chick's stubborn resistance got on my nerves, but didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story. 5 stars!
Alien Tango by Gini Koch. Kitty #2. SFR. Awesome book. Started out a little slow, but once it picked up, it never slowed down. Loved it! 5 stars.
Oh one more....it's not on goodreads so I forgot. Read it yesterday. Dante's Mirror by Scott Lane. Erotic PNR. My comments: it starts out with some hot (rough) sex and an interesting story. But once the mirror comes into the story it gets really weird. The mirror is like a gateway to hell or something. Then the woman gets all hypnotized by it or something, I started skimming at that point for a little bit. Then at the end, the finale was fine, but, not good enough. I mean (spoiler) she still has the mirror, just keeps it covered up? Huh? And then her man seemed like a weenie at the end, too, not at all like he was at the beginning. Ok there should have been some character change but that much? err. AND it was one of those books, where if I didn't already know, I would KNOW, that it was written by a man. I could really tell. That is why I don't often read books by men. There is a difference and I don't like it.
That brings me up to date. I had some DNF (did not finish) books during this period and they were:
Safe With Me by Shaina Richmond (predictable and not to my taste)
To Catch a Rogue by Amanda McCabe (KLL book of Oct-boring)
Ghosts of Alcatraz by Carol Lynne (reviews turned me off)
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel (a teenager falls in love with a zombie...uhg)
I have no plans to finish any of them.
Struggling to finish these:
Storm Front by Jim Butcher (lots of people like the series....)
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks (not all that interesting, but....)
Shell Shocked by Angelia Sparrow (soon to be marked DNF)
Currently have quite a few books going:
Blade's Decree by Elayne Venton. Erotic SFR. So far, so good.
The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James. Historical romance. They style is annoying me.
Dead Spots by Melissa Olson is my November KLL, haven't started it yet.
So many books, never seem to get to the ones on my lists....
