Posted 08/01/2024 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Always Carry Your Scythe by
Pip PaisleyStar Rating: Spice Level: Published by Independent Publisher on 09/30/2023
Genres: Fiction,
Fantasy,
Magical RealismFormat: Kindle (230 pages)
Source: PurchasedAdd to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonTrixie D’Vita didn’t scythe. That was Mom’s gig.
Then the Angel Investigative Bureau (AIB) turned up at Aunt Harry’s bar. Seemed the hottest afterlife gameshow in the Mystical Realms was misappropriating newly-departed souls. And Death was a person of interest. When the AIB can’t find Death, they come looking for Trixie, Death’s estranged daughter.
Soon Trixie's best friend is in dire peril. An AIB trainee is traipsing towards trouble. And Trixie, armed with nothing but a pocket-scythe, is plunging headfirst into the gaping maw of a trans-dimensional vortex. So not the evening she’d planned.
Skittle-colored demons. Werewolf drag queens. Hellhound-doodle puppies. Lots of scythe. All in this rollicking, whimsical, empowering adventure.
Tags: Death/Grief, Demons, Funny, Gifted/Super Hero/Heroine, Magic, Monsters, Non-Human Hero/Heroine, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches
Star Rating: Spice Level: Published by Berkley on 02/06/2024
Format: Kindle (410 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonAll of Ali Hazelwood’s books follow pretty much the same formula. A smart, sassy, accomplished woman with some much-deserved baggage is forced to spend time with an equally smart, slightly grumpy, golden retriever of a man with baggage of his own. They are both, naturally, very easy on the eyes. Mix together a hefty helping of witty banter, some complicated feelings, a dash of angsty longing, and lots of sexual tension until you get a couple that finally realizes they are in love. Sexy time ensues. Introduce a small conflict or misunderstanding, have a brief yet terrible third-act […]
Star Rating: Spice Level: All-Time FavoriteSeries: Once Upon a Broken Heart #1 Published by Flatiron Books on 09/28/2021
Format: Kindle (416 pages)
Add to GoodreadsBuy on AmazonI started OUABH immediately after finishing Finale, and I’m glad I did. I was not a huge fan of Jacks at the end of Finale, but I was very curious about what would happen to him. Where will he go, how will he cope, what hijinks will he get up to? I needed to know more. For a general timeline, the first 1/4 of OUABH overlaps the last 3/4 of Finale. In true Stephanie Garber fashion, OUABH sucked me right back into the wonderful world she created in Caraval. I thoroughly enjoyed being thrust back into that world […]