Latest Reviews
Hoarded by the Dragon by Lillian Lark
Release Date: November 3, 2023
Content Notes
Widower MMC
Breeding
Knotting
Double Eggplant
Thief FMC Trying to Go Good
Grumpy x Sunshine
Accidentally Pregnancy
Found Family
Lillian Lark’s Love Bathroom series keeps delivering fun and sexy stories. Hoarded by the Dragon absolutely belongs in that wonderful collection. I recognize I’m a fan of Lark’s work, so I appreciated how it interconnects well with the rest of the universe Lark has built up. However, newcomers to the series should be able to jump into this fine.
The best part about this book was seeing Kalos and Katarina battle their inner issues and embrace each other. Both have distinct, interesting journeys. Kalos is haunted by losing his family. Katarina holds trauma from being an unwanted orphan. They have a lot to unpack. Lark paced their journeys along a beautifully coordinated pathway with several spicy scenes sprinkled along the way.
How to Marry a Marble Marquis by C.M. Nascosta
Release Date: February 28, 2023
Content Notes
Rake Resisting Reformation
Regency Re-Imagining
Seduction Lessons
Somnophilia
Knotting
Marriage Market
Secretive Wall Flower
I honestly think C. M. Nascosta did a solid job balancing that line between the evolving conventions of Monster Romance and the well-established conventions of Regency Romance. I cannot speak as a “Regency Reader,” but I felt this was a fun exploration, and I hope to read more books from this series by her fellow author collaborators.
I feel Nascosta nailed her characters the best. For Silas, well, I get why readers enjoy a reformed rake. Of course, Eleanor is sympathetic from the start as a personality. The story handled perceived expectations of a Regency society of her sexuality while still giving Eleanor a strong sense of her sexuality and having several spicy scenes. That was a lot to balance. I think it speaks volumes of Nascosta‘s skills that she tackled this well.
To Be Read
It is cozy season, y’all. I want to snuggle, be teased, and feel the autumn breeze.
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