I first heard about Still Missing from a really good friend who heard about it from a good friend of hers who was turned on to it by a good friend of hers. I know the friends in question but not really much about their tastes in reading material. But my really good friend had just started reading it and we enjoy reading things together so I [...]
Cheri Reviews Still Missing by Chevy ...
I first heard about Still Missing from a really good friend who heard about it from a good friend of hers who was turned on to it by a good friend of hers. I know the friends in question but not really much about their tastes in reading material. But my really good friend had just started reading it and we enjoy reading things together so I [...]
Kitty Reviews Best Lesbian Erotica 20...
Everyone deserves access to a decent erotica collection. Cracking open a box of naughtiness, sometimes sneaking a peek at the story titles or authors to skip ahead to a sure thing, lingering over a particularly hot tale, realizing you’ve neglected a few chapters because you keep re-reading that one scene. Or maybe that’s just me.
In an effor [...]
Maggie Reviews Frog Music by Emma Don...
Please welcome Maggie to the C-Spot Reviews Crew!
The latest work from Emma Donoghue is one that will stick with you for a while. Frog Music is a gem. Set in the scalding summer of 1876 in the midst of a smallpox epidemic, Donoghue’s story surrounding the little-known unsolved murder of Jenny Bonnet unfolds. From the very beginning, she pull [...]
Cheri Reviews Timeless by Rachel Span...
I’ve not been reading as much over the past few months as I usually do. Well, I’ve been listening to the last couple of books in the Song of Ice and Fire series but I’ve no plans to review them… I’m happy I was able to break my lesfic fast with these two books.
Here are the disclaimers: I know both Rachel and Geo [...]
The Bookgeek Reviews London Calling b...
Please welcome the newest member of the C-Spot team, The Bookgeek!
This is a refreshing, witty romance set among the “ladygays” and their mates in modern-day London with a pinch of Sydney thrown in for good measure. With this delightful debut, British author Clare Lydon keeps the reader entertained with plenty of interesting peop [...]
Sunny Reviews Midnight on a Mountaint...
Another winner from ADR! This novella is the sequel to Midnight In Orlando, and picks up with Nic and Susan’s story four months after they met in Orlando.
Nic is still slightly neurotic and Susan is still mostly level-headed, but they each seem to be rubbing off on the other just a little bit. When this book begins, they haven’t seen each ot [...]
Corey Reviews Grace Falls by H. P. Mu...
In the grand tradition of Cicely, Stars Hollow, Jericho, and White Oak Lake, H.P. Munro’s novel Grace Falls is centered in a small town (this time in Alabama) that should post a “Warning: Quirky People Ahead” declaration right below the population sign. Dr. Maddie Marinelli’s classic car blows a gasket on her way from a failed 12-year relati [...]
Kate Reviews Let the Great World Spin...
Every once in a while, you come upon a story that reminds you that we, as humans, are often connected in more ways than one would think, and we’re all on this crazy journey together. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann not only depicts this connection literally, but it also shows the human side of each of its characters, highlighting th [...]
Group Review of Hidden Truths by Jae
What started out as a three-way review ended up as a group review. We all had the same opinion, we liked the book and if you like Jae’s work or historical romance, you probably will, too. So check out the video below for our review and discussion.
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Sequella Reviews Rebound by Lynette M...
Another basketball book! Ever since my first lesfic book Court of Love many, many years ago, I grab any basketball book involving two female leads that I can get my hands on. Lynette Mae’s Rebound did not disappoint.
Connor, the best female basketball player in the professional league, has it all. She doesn’t make the millions that her [...]
Corey and Blu Review Wingspan by Kari...
Corey: I’ve read all of Karis Walsh’s books, rating them from “satisfying” to “yippee!,” so I was stoked to read her newest romance. Her books trend to two kinds of settings: the world of horses or women starting over and trying to build a new home (sometimes literally as well as figuratively). Wingspan falls into the latter.
Blu: I’ve [...]
Blu Reviews Safe Passage by Kate Owen
*Note: This was an advance review copy provided through NetGalley – scheduled for release on February 5, 2014 from Less Than Three Press.
To some degree selecting this story has elements of Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: I know I am unwrapping an F/F romance, but the rest is a “surprise”. Unfamiliar with the publisher and the author, I am [...]
Sunny Reviews Small Town Trouble by J...
Much like the rest of the US recently, Mother Nature gave me some unexpected time off in the form of a winter storm. I suddenly found myself at home with some unplanned reading time on my hands. I had recently taken a chance on buying a book from Amazon by an author with whom I was completely unfamiliar. Call me crazy, but books for $2.99 [...]
Blu Reviews Road Kill by Alexandra Al...
“When dead prostitutes begin to appear along the rural roads of Ohio, Allie Lindell cannot stay away despite the odds. As she navigates the backstreets of Columbus, following pimps, prostitutes, sullen teenagers, and seedy gamblers, the only thing more complicated is remembering all her aliases. . . “
begins the very detailed blurb from A [...]
Kate Little Reviews Divergent
Welcome our newest member of the team, Kate Little!
I have to admit, I had a difficult time trying not to compare this book to The Hunger Games (and while I read the Hunger Games I had a difficult time with not comparing it to Battle Royale but anyway…). I wanted to give this book a fair chance so I tried to block that judgmental part [...]
Blu Reviews Imperial Hotel by Diane M...
As you read this, is your hand sightlessly wandering over to gather up a snack, something quick to munch and assuage that grumble making itself known? Diane Marina’s novella Imperial Hotel (Aspen Palms Press, January, 2014) is just such a literary nibble. But please don’t misunderstand: the author has invested substantial time and effort in [...]
Kitty McSaucerton Reviews Uncommon Ro...
Please welcome Kitty McSaucerton to the C-Spot Review team!
After reading Jove Belle’s new book Uncommon Romance, I’m convinced that the novella is the perfect length for thoughtful erotica. I usually dislike “erotic novels” because the plot serves as flimsy filler between sexual encounters. Too often I am exasperated to the point of flingin [...]
Wow, there’s Nothing On TV aka C-Spo...
Over the last few weeks, my reading increased in direct proportion to the number of cable shows’ season finales. Now that I’ve exhausted all the PVR’d episodes of various series I’ve been hoarding, I’ve started playing around with the “On Demand” selection of movies and series that was included with my cable package. Sadly, just because it&# [...]
Blu Reviews She Rises by Kate Worsley
There are books I want to savour, to relish and appreciate and others are a quick thrill, a sudden satisfaction. Kate Worsley’s She Rises (released by Bloomsbury in 2013) is most definitely the former. Searching online, you will find a lot of reviews on this work and they range from the markedly impressed to the opposite extreme. Many, unfor [...]
Cheri Reviews Etched in Shadows by KG...
I’ve been reading some pretty dark and dense books lately so when Etched in Shadows was selected as the Book of the Month for a group I belong to, I was very ready for something lighter. After reading it, though, this one isn’t very light, either. I mean, it’s not zombies or murder or human trafficking but it’s certai [...]
Blu Reviews Puppy Love by L. T. Smith
Are you looking for a sweet romance with endearing characters and the opportunity to laugh in sympathy as two lovely women navigate the clumsy beginnings of a relationship? L. T. Smith’s Puppy Love (Ylva, 2013) will fit the bill. You will likely be drawn to this story when you learn of the author’s commitment to donate all her royalties to D [...]
Cheri and Megan Review The Shoal of T...
After the last installment of J. M. Redmann’s Micky Knight series, Ill Will, Megan and I spent a good two weeks talking about how the book affected us. Megan shed a lot of tears and I mostly just shook my head and wondered if the author would follow the storyline through to the most logical end. We had to wait many months for our answe [...]
Blu Reviews Man Enough and Andy’...
Man Enough
Offered the opportunity to review “Andy’s Song”, I suggested we also consider its prequel “Man Enough”, Beth Burnett’s initially self published Rainbow Award winner of 2012. Remarkable in the almost exclusively positive reviews it has garnered, “Man Enough” tackles some significant issues and handles them with sensitive dexterity [...]
Cheri Reviews West of Nowhere by KG M...
After wrapping up a couple of books that dealt with darker themes, I wanted to read something more along the lines of a traditional romance. A few hours before making this decision, I had spent some time organizing my Kindle so I could see how many books I’ve gotten that I haven’t read yet. Let’s just say it’s an embar [...]
Blu Reviews Training Days by Jane Fra...
With the exception of horror, I read a wide variety of genres. The optimist in me turns to HEA romance for a lift and a mental hug while other genres provide their own unique satisfactions. “Training days” is the first of Ms. Frances’ three published books I have read and was released in 2008 as a paperback by Bella Books. If you are looking [...]
Secret Lies by Amy Dunne
*Note: This was an advance review copy provided through NetGalley – scheduled for release on December 1, 2013 from BSB or, according to Amazon, December 17th.
Secret Lies by Amy Dunne is a book that I read over two days, but stayed with me for quite a bit longer. Categorized as a Young Adult book, it deals with some rather difficult s [...]
Cheri Reviews Does She Love You? by R...
I received a copy of Does She Love You? from BSB in preparation for Rachel joining me and Andy on the next Cocktail Hour podcast. I read a couple chapters last week because I was curious about it but knew I needed to wait to finish it. My memory isn’t what it used to be and I didn’t want to forget how I felt while reading before [...]
Alberta Reviews 96 Hours, Heart Block...
96 hours by Georgia Beers
96 hours is set in the first days and weeks of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.
Abby Hayes, a young woman in her late twenties, is on a return flight from London to New York to visit her mother for a few days. After having quit her job a few years before so she could experience life and tr [...]
Nikki reviews Charity by Paulette Cal...
From the blurb: The friendship between Lena Kaiser, a sodbuster’s daughter, and Gustie Roemer, an educated Easterner, is unlikely in any other circumstance but post-frontier Charity, South Dakota. Gustie is considered an outsider, and Lena is too proud to share her problems (which include a hard-drinking husband) with anyone else.
The [...]
