Finished reading
Finished reading: Shadow’s Seduction by Kresley Cole 📚
It took me a long time to get into this one and it’s not as strong as a lot of the other Immortals After Dark books, but I still ended up liking it.
Finished reading: Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole 📚
I really liked this one, the way the main characters interact with each other is both sweet and hot. I’ve only got 4 books left before I’m caught up on the Immortals After Dark series.
Finished reading: Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole 📚
“She’d thought there was no greater connection than destiny decreeing them joined. But there was—the choice they’d made to love each other.”
Loved it.
Finished reading: Dark Skye by Kresley Cole 📚
Other people seem to hate this one but I like it pretty well. Lanthe and Thronos’s story is epic, spanning years and continents. Lives ruined. Blood shed. Worth a try if you’re making your way through Immortals After Dark.
Finished reading: Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas 📚
A lovely historical about an author and a publisher who fall in lust and then love. Her body is described as voluptuous, bountiful, abundant, generous. It’s clear that these are attractive things for her to be. Quite spicy. Content warning: miscarriage.
Finished reading: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 📚
A lovely romance novel with an autistic heroine. I highlighted a lot.
Finished reading: Matilda by Roald Dahl 📚
We went to see Matilda the Musical and I loved it. I’d watched the Netflix movie of the musical and years ago the movie with Mara Wilson, but I’d never actually read the book. It’s a lovely book but I think the musical is even better.
Finished reading: MacRieve by Kresley Cole 📚
This one is beautifully done as always. There’s a traumatic backstory of childhood sexual abuse for the hero and the way it impacts his relationship with the protagonist broke my heart. But of course there’s a happy ending because romance. ♥️
Finished reading: Lothaire by Kresley Cole 📚
Of course if you’re reading Immortals After Dark you must read this one. You simply must.
Finished reading: Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre 📚
Read this billionaire romance because it’s the next Fated Mates read along. It’s very well done & deflates the billionaire fantasy without taking all of the fun out of it. Definitely check the content warnings before reading.
Finished reading: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 📚
This one took me a little while to get into but once I was in, I couldn’t put it down.
Finished reading: Demon From the Dark by Kresley Cole 📚
I really enjoyed this one and tore through it. Give me a sad, traumatized couple of people who find a new family in each other and I’m happy. 😍
Finished reading: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole 📚
I really liked, maybe even loved this one. The back half is all adventure, super cinematic.
Finished reading: “Untouchable” in Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole 📚
Finished reading: You’re Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop by John Scalzi 📚
This was a re-read. A bit of a time capsule from the web of 2005-2007, a web I greatly miss.
Finished reading: Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole 📚
Finished reading: Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole 📚
Finished reading: Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole 📚
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I tore through this one so fast. I think it might partly be because the heroine is a PhD candidate.
Finished reading: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole 📚
My favorite Immortals After Dark book so far. A burlesque dancer becomes a ballerina, ends up a ghost, and falls in love with a vampire who is trapped in the New Orleans Gothic manor that she haunts. 🌹👻🩰
Finished reading: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night by Kresley Cole 📚
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ as always. Werewolves continue to not be my thing but I love witches.
Finished reading: No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole 📚
Listen, all these Immortals After Dark books are 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️, okay? That’s just what’s up. I like this one better than the one that came before it, definitely more my vibe.
Finished reading: A Hunger Like No other by Kresley Cole 📚
Incredibly high spice level, all the chili pepper emoji 🌶️! A Valkyrie/vampire hybrid and a werewolf (there wolf) fall in love. I’m reading this as I listen along to the first season of Fated Mates.
Finished reading: The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung 📚
A 2024 Caldecott Honor winner.
Finished reading: Two New Years by Richard Ho 📚
Winner of the 2024 Sydney Taylor book award.
Finished reading: Nacho y Lolita/Nacho and Lolita by Pam Muñoz Ryan 📚
Pam Muñoz Ryan won the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. This was where NoveList Plus recommended starting with her work.