Category Archives: 2023 Reads

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Review

3.5 stars / 4 spicy peppers

Take The Hunger Games and make it vampires with more gore.

At least for half the premise of the book. The other half is filled with turbulent familial relationships, rebellion, and hidden motives.

Eclipse of the Crown by A.K. Caggiano Book Review

4 stars / 3 spicy peppers

This spectacular series about a silly romance has finally come to a dramatic end. The twists and turns, the romance, the prose, all of it was amazing (well for the most part).

Eclipse of the Crown is definitely weaker all around than the previous 2. Between the pacing and whiplash events, the book drug your around until the characters somehow ended up in the right spot.

Regardless, the ending was still heartbreaking and wonderful.

Summoned to the Wilds by A.K. Caggiano Book Review

5 stars / 2 spicy peppers

Amma becomes stronger and taps into her dark side while Damien becomes softer and gives accepts his goodness.

Summoned to the Wilds picks up right after the first book. After the reveal of Damien’s true end goal in book 1, Amma’s inter turmoil with her feelings towards Damien presides. The same can be said for Damien as well. Does he continue on his path to follow his destiny or does he just go home?

And honestly, we still don’t fully know the answer by the end.

Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano Book Review

5 stars / 2 spicy peppers

I cannot describe how much I loved and enjoyed this book. It was comical, mystical, and hit all my marks for a good fantasy romance. 🌹

The Umbra King by Jamie Applegate Hunter Book Review

4.5 stars / 3 spicy peppers

The Umbra King is about vengeance and retribution. Rory wants revenge for her sister who was killed. To what lengths will she go to exact that revenge? And at what cost to herself?

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton Book Review

2 stars / 5 spicy peppers

I probably should have read the synopsis of this book first. But, then again, I never read the backs of books. There was also so much hype around this book that I had to read it for myself. 

The Man Who Feels Like Home by Roxana Rotaru Book Review

4 stars / 2 spicy peppers

Do you want a messy yet beautiful love story to read in a day? Yes? Then, look no further than The Man Who Feels Like Home by Roxana Rotaru.

A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova Book Review

3 stars / 2 spicy peppers

Elise Kova has finally released the third installment to her Married to Magic series: A Duel with the Vampire Lord! 

Floraine is the forge maiden of her village, Hunter’s Hamlet. Her role is vital in smithing and creating silver weapons for the hunters to fight the vampires that attack them every full moon. 

Ruvan is the current vampire lord that is searching for the curse anchor to free his people. 

Fate has it that these two collide. They help each other uncover the shocking and sad truth of the curse. All the while falling in love with each other.

Heart of the Fae Series Review

2.5 stars / 2 spicy peppers

Strap in for this one, thems and theys, it’s going to get rough in this review.

The series started off on a decent foot with Heart of the Fae. There was whimsy and a cute romance budding. However, we lost every bit of that in the second book, Veins of Magic. The once likable…