Disclaimer: We started this review in September. SEPTEMBER. It’s been sitting here, idling, mocking us. “Go ahead,” it kept saying, “Snark away. Try it. I DARE YOU”. We’ve had phone calls about it. We’ve tried different snark tactics. We’ve read some serious crap since, trying to recapture our inner snark bitch. All of our efforts have been for naught. We both really, really liked it. A lovely little surprise that totally threw us off our game. We blame Ms. Julien. Intro “Two households, both alike […]
He’s Got “Legs” and He Knows How To Use Them
Katie: So, I get this email from Patty telling me about this book that she’s come across that HAS to be our next review. I’m skeptical, but since she was willing to pay, I couldn’t say no. I was very pleasantly surprised to really enjoy the first forty pages or so of Wriggle and Sparkle by Megan Derr. Enough so that I messaged her at 730 in the morning: Patty: I don’t… I’m not sure how to… So there’s a kraken and a unicorn and […]
Here Be Dragons
Katie: In some ways, the first installment in Kristen Ashley’s Fantasyland Series is a bit of a departure for her. It’s got a strong fantasy theme designed to appeal to geek girls who like romance. There are witches, elves, talking animals, magic spells and instances of body swapping. In others, it’s one of her typical books. The heroine is ultra femme, but kick ass, while the hero is prone to some grunting and physically moving the heroine around where he wants her to be. That […]
Naughty Vikings Need Love Too
Sigh. We were all set to have a guest reviewer for this installment, but she went on vacation and we couldn’t hold back the snark any longer…. Patty: Mother Mary… Not even a page in and already the prologue has a menu that lists ram testicles and a whole passage on Viking fat-shaming. Are we going to use Viking names for this or our vampire names, Khatie and Phatty? Because mine applies either way. Katie: I don’t know what it was about the cover […]