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Category: Mouse’s Book Reviews

  • Book Review of Destiny of Magic by Tia Didmon

    I need to state before getting into this review that I was given this book through Booksprout. Now that has been stated, I can now get into the book review. There are going to be spoilers in this review.

    Over all this is a very good book. Though I had some issues with the pacing of this book, I’m very happy with how the main MMC (Daryn), has been treating the FMC (Shannon). I don’t like that she was ran out of her hometown because she had little magic. Which is another thing, everyone in the book keeps stating that they got tested repeatedly growing up because their magical powers didn’t show up until later in their teens. She was only test once with she was ten years old, no one thought to test her when she turns thirteen or even at sixteen? Also healing magic is powerful, so why is it made out to be weaker magic? I don’t like that she is being forced to help the council because “it’ll save her son”. I understand why it’s that way but I wish there was a different route. Also, the council says that her son wasn’t on the list of magical people they wanted to talk to, but yet he was approached by a council representative.

    On another note I do like how Daryn and Shannon relationship is progressing. I do believe that part of their “need” to be physical with each other is stimming from the bond they share, I also believe that if she was ran out of town they would’ve ended up together ether way.

    Now for the star ratings I’m giving this book.
    I’m giving this book an overall rating of 5 of out of 5 stars.
    The story is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
    The writing style is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy level is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy rating would be a 3 or a 4 according to romance.io stem rating guide.

    Links
    Amazon
    Goodreads

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  • Book Review of ‘Til you choke by Teresa Wolf

    I need to state before getting into this review that I was given this book through Booksprout. Now that has been stated, I can now get into the book review. There are going to be spoilers in this review. This is an ARC copy.

    I really enjoyed this book. This book has a few of my favorite tropes: obsession, Stalking, and a secret society. While I read Dark Society, it doesn’t rank highly on my reading list.

    The story follows Lilith and Colter. It starts with Colter’s indoctrination into “the Veil.” where Colter is wearing a ghost mask, and stops her from something really bad happening to her. After that night, she becomes obsessed with the ghost face. Later, they learn that their parents are set to marry. Soon, his obsession kicks in fast. While he was raised to be an executioner for the veil. She is raised to trick men into giving her money or doing whatever she wanted.

    Colter’s father, if you can call him that, is the head of the Head. He tried to beat Colter’s heart out of him, so that he could have a cold, unquestioning, killing machine. Even through he tried, he failed in do so.

    Lilith’s and Colter’s dynamic is very intense. He wanted nothing to do with her and truthfully wanted her gone. She hated him because of how her treated her and would play on her worst insecurities. Colter’s obsession with her took hold as soon as their parents were set to marry at a family meal, while Lilith’s journey was different, she resisted him at for most of the book, and it wasn’t until their kiss much later in the book that she felt the sparks fly.

    I can say that the cult plot was really good. I will say the fist half of the book had a lot going on. There was a large cast that made it get a little confusing at times for me .

    I look forward to reading more about this universe, if the author chose to keep the universe going.

    Now for the star ratings I’m giving this book.
    I’m giving this book an overall rating of 4.5 of out of 5 stars.
    The story is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The writing style is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy level is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy rating would be a 4 according to romance.io stem rating guide. I’m taking a guess on what the rating would be as this book is not out yet.

    Links
    Amazon
    Goodreads

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  • Book Review of Breaking the Ice by Sadie Steele

    I need to state before getting into this review that I was given this book through Booksprout. Now that has been stated, I can now get into the book review. There are going to be spoilers in this review.

    Robert, the main MC, is all about control. He claims that control keeps him sane. He built the Boston storm hockey team discipline and control. He also emplacement one unbreakable rule: no personal entanglements inside his organization. He doesn’t foresee the issues that can arise when your forced to be around someone you find attractive.

    Jenny, the main FC, is new to Boston. She moved to Boston for the job. She is the Storm, the hockey team’s, new physiotherapist. She is brilliant and determined to be prove she belongs in this field. She also doesn’t want to be someone’s temptation or someone’s ruin.

    When one of his players shows up on Jenny’s schedule more and more, Robert, finds himself getting jealous. As his jealously grows so does his lack of control when it comes to her. At a breaking point, he threatens her job, because he is jealous. While he is jealous, he is thinking that he is protecting his investment as he threatens her job. He has conceived himself that she is the threat. A the media starts printing headlines like “Storm’s Ice King Finds His Match?” his number one rule is threatened. They have a lot to overcome and protect in order to be together. I’m happy how this book plays out. I’m excited to read more from this series if it gets turned into one.

    Now for the star ratings I’m giving this book.
    I’m giving this book an overall rating of 5 of out of 5 stars.
    The story is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
    The writing style is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.

    Links
    Amazon
    Goodreads

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  • Book Review of Bound by Blood by June Parker

    I need to state before getting into this review that I was given this book through Booksprout. Now that has been stated, I can now get into the book review. There are going to be spoilers in this review.

    I have a question, in the first book wasn’t the main FC a shifter? Why is everyone saying she is human now? With that in mind the way that they did the ruitals felt off to me. They also felt forced, which they kind of were. I like the book when I looked past the miss match between book one and book two. The story overall is a good one. I think it has a lot of things that can happen with this story line. I can’t wait to read more.
    As for the steamy spicy moments, I enjoyed them. June Parker, knows how to write a good spicy scene that felt me breathless and wanting more. Part of what makes these scenes so good are the emotional connection that feels almost physical. The way that they developed their relationship with each of them. It feels so much more real because each one of the males gets his own special connection with her and the way they interact with each other is per gold. There is a good slow build up to the spicy.
    The slow burn? Amazingly timed. The tension? It can be cut with a knife and still be there, so, it’s insane. The payoff? Totally worth the wait.

    Now for the star ratings I’m giving this book.
    I’m giving this book an overall rating of 4.5 of out of 5 stars.
    The story is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The writing style is getting a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy level is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy rating would be a 4 according to romance.io stem rating guide.

    Links
    Amazon
    Goodreads

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  • Book Review of The Alpha and The Baker by Roxie Ray

    I need to state before getting into this review that I was given this book through Booksprout. Now that has been stated, I can now get into the book review. There are going to be spoilers in this review.

    I enjoyed reading the first 40% of the book. Sadly I couldn’t finish the book. I DNF the book at 52%. There was a few things I couldn’t overlook. I felt that this book needed some more work put into. I don’t know how she put it together that he was a shifter. She was willing to over look so much weirdness. Which is a good thing but I don’t know how to feel about it. She doesn’t have the “normal” melt down, like people who first discover werewolves are real. The main MC has a “melt down” thinking that she is a hunter. Which makes sense, He didn’t tell her anything, he tried his best to keep her from finding out. The only ways for her to know, is for her to be told or her to be a hunter. His freak out is understandable and relatable. I felt that the author was telling me the info not sprinkling it in at some points. I may pick the book back up at a later date but right now it feels lacking to me.

    Now for the star ratings I’m giving this book.
    I’m giving this book an overall rating of 3.5 of out of 5 stars.
    The story is getting a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars.
    The writing style is getting a rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
    The spicy level is getting a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (Though I only read one of the spicy scenes, the way that he took care of her and the connection leading up to it, was great)
    The spicy rating would be a 4 according to romance.io stem rating guide.

    Links
    Amazon
    Goodreads

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