Musings of a Romance Author
A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2 After freeing the Prythian courts from evil ruler Amarantha, the now immortal Feyre and Tamlin are back in the Spring Court. We are dumped with a load of backstory to fill in the gap between the end of the last book and this one, which I would … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J Maas
The Quicksilver Series Book 3 Warnings: Sexual assault Forced abortion The opening chapters are filled with more flashbacks mixed with real-time. The author loves this device to tell the story of Eric and Jane’s first meetings and early relationship, where Jane is running scared and continually trying to push Eric away. I moaned about the … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “The Love Trap” by Nicole French
Married to Magic Book 1 This is an intriguing fantasy premise that features some familiar elements from the real world, mixed with magic and fantastical animals. It’s a slow-burn romance, but there’s plenty of curiosity inspired in the opening chapters to spark the reader’s interest. Luella is the town healer, her magic has been hidden … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “A Deal with the Elf King” by Elise Kova
Maddox Brothers Book 1 After the angst and turmoil that was Abby and Travis, we move on to the rest of the Maddox brothers. First up is Trenton Maddox, a tattoo artist who dropped out of college following the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. He's been crushing on Camille Camlin, who works … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “Beautiful Oblivion” by Jamie McGuire
A Court of Thorns and Roses Book One It took me quite a while to get into this book. It felt like something was missing and I still can’t identify what. There’s lots of short scenes that at first don’t appear to add much to the plot at all. It was all very superficial and … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J Maas
The Quicksilver Series Book 2 The story opens straight after Eric left Jane at the altar. I never understood why Jane’s dad, the head of a secret society of powerful men, cared about stopping one of his fellow society members from marrying his daughter. A daughter he never had anything to do with during her … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “The Kiss Plot” by Nicole French
Irresistible Bachelors book 8 I fancied an accidental pregnancy romance and thought I would give this a go. It’s a new to me author, but even though it’s book 8 in a series it’s easily read as a stand alone. Both Rose and Nicolas have achieved great things career wise, but they feel their personal … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “Baby Daddy” by Lauren Landish
The Quicksilver Series Book 1 When I finished this book, which ended on a huge cliffhanger, I was left with a lingering question: Did I enjoy it? It felt like it took me ages to read it, and if I’m honest, it left me with a bit of a hangover. First, there were a few … Continue reading Bianca’s Book Review: “The Hate Vow” by Nicole French
Love by Numbers Book 3 I was very wary starting this book because I want to like it, but I worried that I wouldn't. It’s become clear that I have a hit and miss relationship with this author, and the last book in this series was a bit meh for me. Anyway, I wanted to … Continue reading My Review: “11 Scandals to a start to Win a Duke’s Heart” by Sarah MacLean
Spitfire Series Book 3 We’re straight into the action after Skylar has been kidnapped by her father’s loan shark. Once Brandon rescues her, they reunite but the bad guy gets away. Can they really overcome everything that was revealed at the end of the last book with a quick hug? Obviously not, so let’s see … Continue reading My Review: “Legally Ours” by Nicole French