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Title: Dark Lover Author: J.R. WardGenre: Urban Fantasy, EroticaYear Published: 2018 Date finished: March 10, 2021 Dark Lover by J.R. Ward is an urban fantasy erotica romance about a vampire named Wrath who was asked to turn a half human half vampire woman into full vampire. Before he even considered doing the job, he’d already fallen... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mask Falling (Book 4 of The Bone Season Series)Author: Samantha ShannonGenre: Paranormal Sci-fiYear Published: 2021 Date finished: February 7, 2021 The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon is the fourth book in the paranormal sci-fi, The Bone Season Series. After her recovery, Paige Mahoney finds herself working for a new group of people in... Continue Reading →
Title: A Man Called OveAuthor: Fredrick BackmanGenre: Literary FictionYear Published: May 5, 2015 Date finished: December 29, 2020 A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Bachman is a story about a 59-year-old man who’s done with life after his wife died and after he was replaced at his job. He comes across extremely grumpy. He’s irritated... Continue Reading →
Title: Star Trek Voyager: Full CircleAuthor: Kirsten BeyerGenre: Science Fiction, Space OperaYear Published: March 31, 2009 Star Trek Voyager: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer is a science fiction novel based on the television show Star Trek: Voyager. It continues the story after the last episode of the show. In this book, the main plot surrounds... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lost QueenAuthor: Signe PikeGenre: FantasyYear Published: 2018 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike is a novel written through the eyes of Languoreth, the daughter of Morken, a high chieftain in the Kingdom of Strathclyde. We follow Languoreth from ten-years-old until her mid-thirties. The story takes place in 550 AD (6th century) in what... Continue Reading →
Title: The Alchemyst’s MirrorAuthor: Liz DeltonGenre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle GradeYear Published: October 27, 2020 The Alchemyst’s Mirror by Liz Delton is a fantasy story about two sisters who are on a quest to find their kidnapped brother. At the same time, there is a missing object/item that’s very dangerous and needs to be found... Continue Reading →
Title: Theseus’ LostnessAuthor: Stefan CalinGenre: Fiction, Literary, EroticaYear Published: August 5, 2020 Theseus’ Lostness by Stefan Calin is the first book in The Journeys We Wander trilogy. The story is about a man named Allan who finds himself between two relationships. He seems to struggle with which woman to get closer to but eventually makes... Continue Reading →
Title: Fake Like MeAuthor: Barbara BourlandGenre: Fiction, ThrillerYear Published: 2019 Fake Like Me is a thriller by Barbara Bourland. The story is written in first person point-of-view through a no-name narrator who starts out as an art student and moves her way upward. While in art school, the narrator becomes obsessed with a particular art... Continue Reading →
Title: Selected Stories of Philip K. DickAuthor: Philip K. DickGenre: Fiction, Sci-fi, FantasyYear Published: 2013 Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a collection of short stories in sci-fi and fantasy by Philip K. Dick. I would say it’s some of his best works. There are 21 stories and they were all enjoyable, but my... Continue Reading →
Title: An American StoryAuthor: Mark LagesGenre: Fiction, Literary, MemoirYear Published: 2020 An American Story by Mark Lages is a fictional memoir about a man named Huey Baker. Huey tells us stories and experiences from his life and within it, he includes some satire, war stories, alcohol abuse stories, family dynamics, and many other facets of... Continue Reading →
