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Book Review: Firelands (The Savage Land Book 2) by Michael Jensen [Audiobook]

It's 1799 and Cole is traveling through the Ohio Frontier when he's attacked by a strange creature, but he escapes and is rescued by Pakim, a Native American man he finds himself strangely attracted to, and helped by some men in the town he was headed to. The creature is still out there though, and as people start dying, Cole and his new friends find themselves in a fight for their...

Bookish Musings: 3 Book & Song Match-Ups (2)

I've said before that I love pairing books and music because they just go so well together. The right song can really enhance the reading experience, and sometimes you find a song that just perfectly embodies the feeling or vibe of a book, scene, or character. Also, books and songs are both just great, and I love recommending the good ones I find. So here are three more book and song...

Book Review: The Usual Apocalypse (The Society Book 2) by Christine Price [+ Audiobook]

When Matt set out to find the long-lost brother of one of his last case's victims, he didn't expect to stumble into a relationship and fall in love with the man once he'd found him. But between Matt's workaholism that ruins all his relationships and the dangerous case he's currently on, their relationship might be doomed from the...

Book Review: The Shotgun Arcana (Golgotha Book 2) by R. S. Belcher

The townspeople of Golgotha are used to weird things happening in their Old West town, and this time it's a band of murderers, led by an angel who's lost his way, spurred on by a skull poisoning their minds with even more evil. The people of Golgotha will have to work together and find the good inside themselves if they want to save their...

Short Story Review: Careened (Baal’s Heart Book 3.5) by Bey Deckard [Audiobook]

Jon, Tom, and Baltsaros are spending Winter in Madierus, but Jon is still struggling emotionally, having nightmares, and pulling away from Tom and Baltsaros. To try and fix things, both Tom and Jon decide to surprise each other with some holiday...

Book Review: Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King Book 2) by Tricia Levenseller [Audiobook]

Alosa finally gets the final piece of the map, and now she and her crew, plus her father and his fleet, are going to head to the siren's island to take the treasure. But then Alosa discovers a secret her father has been keeping, and plans change, causing Alosa and her crew to find themselves enemies of the Pirate...

Book Review: In Darkness Bound (The Society Book 1) by Christine Price [+ Audiobook]

When telepathic college student Chris gets kidnapped and put into an underground supernatural research facility, he immediately forms a bond with Vance, one of the only other patients there. But both men also have feelings for the compassionate former-patient, now-assistant Simon, and they'll have to find a way that they can all escape if they want to be...

Short Story Review: Wolf Hall by Harper Fox [Audiobook]

Blackmailed and attacked by his ex who wants his help robbing a store, David flees into the woods where he runs into a strange but beautiful and kind young man who takes him to his home. But the man thinks himself to be a werewolf, and David is intent on staying the night, whether to prove him wrong or to find out the...

Book Review: Fated (Baal’s Heart Book 3) by Bey Deckard [Audiobook]

With Baltsaros's mental state still unwell, the three men and their pirate crew head back to Madierus hoping Abetha will be able to help. Their relationship is yet again tested, Baltsaros starts to remember terrible things from his past, and the men set off on one last quest to try and rid him of his gruesome obsession once and for...

Bookish Musings: How Much Do You “See” and “Hear” in Your Head While Reading?

If you've been on Twitter lately, you've probably seen some tweets going around about the different ways different people's brains work. Some people have a constant inner monologue, while others don't hear any words in their mind. Some people can visualize images vividly, some see nothing in their minds, and some see things in varying ways in-between the two extremes. As a reader, I can't help...