★★★★ She was a dragon. She was a prince. She was a woman. It was the last that scared them most of all. Lada Dracul has finally earned her prize - she is Prince of Wallachia, her beloved home country. And as Prince, she has shaken up the country. Crime is practically nonexistent, the old rulers are all dead, and… Continue reading Bright We Burn – Kiersten White
Now I Rise – Kiersten White
★★★★ Do not lose that hunger. You will always have to fight... You will have to be more ruthless, more brutal, more everything. Lada Dracul - Prince of Wallachia - is ready to rule her country...only that country refuses to be ruled by a Dracul or by a woman. However, Lada has made her decision, and that is… Continue reading Now I Rise – Kiersten White
And I Darken – Kiersten White
★★★★ Rivetingly dark and heartbreakingly human. the nurse offered her own prayer. Let her be strong. Let her be sly. And let her be ugly. Much like the nurse's prayer, Lada Dragwlya grew up single-minded, cruel and absolutely ruthless. Completely in contrast to her beautiful younger brother, Radu. “So the question becomes, Daughter of the Dragon,… Continue reading And I Darken – Kiersten White
I Was Told It Would Get Easier – Abbi Waxman
★★★★ “Beauty always fades, but it lasts so much longer if you lay a thick layer of intelligence and integrity underneath it.” Jessica is a one-woman powerhouse. Lawyer and mother, she's thought she's seen it all...but nothing and I mean nothing could have prepared her for this. Not the courtrooms, nor the late nights could have… Continue reading I Was Told It Would Get Easier – Abbi Waxman
Starry Eyes – Jenn Bennett
★★“What's that?""French press.""For coffee? Real coffee? Not instant?""We're camping, Zorie, not living in a dystopian nightmare.” Zorie reluctantly goes "glamping" with a couple of her friends. It's kind of eye-rolling to her but it's the summer and her mom pretty much made her do it. But when she gets to the glamp grounds, Zorrie realizes (to her… Continue reading Starry Eyes – Jenn Bennett
Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
★ Didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as I thought I would. It's probably a case of it's not you, it's me. Eff it. Okay. I'm gonna get real here. It's you (book). Totally all on you. We start with a sterotypical white, blond Pretty-Pretty girl who tragically has "mental health issues". Essentially, this girl is either A) hallucinating or… Continue reading Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
Mine – J.L. Butler
★★★Usually I loved hearing the sound of his voice, but that afternoon I could hardly bear to speak to him, not after the things Phil had told me which had jolted me into a reality I did not want to face. Francine Day, a divorce lawyer, has spent years bringing her career up to this… Continue reading Mine – J.L. Butler
Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
★★ ½ In my everlasting effort to find a good - nay, a great - Amish love story...I find myself here. Sigh. On the heels of my broken engagement, I learned I'd inherited my Amish aunt's quilt shop, Running Stitch Angela Braddock is ready for a restart - so she leaves her career, her ex-fiance… Continue reading Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich
★On top of that I'm too soft, too careless, too lacking in family devotion...I'm a good actor. I can sell it. Matt's Dad - ruthless, rich and ready to run this town. He's a mobster and he's gunning for control. Jason's Dad - strong, upstanding and ready to do what's right, no matter what. He's… Continue reading The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich
Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
Two hundred years ago Cinderella lived, and ever since then she's been an obsession of Sophia's town. She has three chances (one ball each year) to find a husband and then settle into a "comfortable" life as a wife. But she does not want that. Not. One. Bit. She is in love with Erin (even though… Continue reading Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
