Tag Archives: 3.5 stars

Want Me

wantmeTitle: Want Me
Author: Rowan McBride
Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Amazon Buy Link: Want Me
Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal
Length: Novel
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by ZenHarley

Review Summary: Darker-than-expected tale of a cursed bloodline, and the cost of redemption.

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Perfect Match

17456424Title: Perfect Match
Author: J.J. Ryan
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Links: Amazon, Publisher
Genre: m/m contemporary romance
Length: Novel (200 pages)
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by J.K. Hogan

Review Summary: A book that I probably shouldn’t have liked but, despite some issues, really held my attention.

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Nowhere to Run



THIS REVIEW CONTAINS WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER TO BE SPOILERS

nowheretorunTitle: Nowhere to Run
Author: Erin Lark
Cover artist: April Martinez
Publisher: Loose ID
Amazon Buy Link:Nowhere to Run
Genre: contemporary mm romance
Length: novel
Rating:  3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: I had some issues with this story, but overall it was a pleasant surprise

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Horn Gate

Horn Gate
Title: Horn Gate
Author: Damon Suede
Cover Art: Rey Arzeno
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Amazon. Publisher
Length: Novella/100 pages/23,964 words
Genre: Paranormal M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by LadyM

Review summary: Intriguing beginning of the new series which requires a bit of effort on reader’s part. Well-written but it might be overwhelming for some readers.

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Curse of Two-Spirit

3937CurseOfTwoSpirit510w-220x330Title: Curse of Two-Spirit
Author: K.B. Forrest
Cover Artist: Carmen Waters
Publisher: Devine Destinies (Extasy Books)
Buy Link: Publisher, Amazon
Genre: Gay, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal,Ghosts
Length: 30k words, 95 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Feliz

Summary Review: This is NOT a romance, rather a ghost story/mystery and at times pretty gruesome horror story set before a lively background of Native American lore.

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Losers

losersTitle: Losers
Author: Jeff Erno
Cover Artist: Zathyn Priest
Publisher: Self-pub
Buy Link:  Losers
Genre: Young Adult
Length: Novella
Rating: 3.5 stars

A Guest Review by Sammy

Review Summary:  A gut-wrenching look at the effects of bullying that resolves into a life-affirming future for one young man.

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A Little Bite of Magic

alittlebiteofmagicTitle: A Little Bite of Magic
Author: M.J. O’Shea
Cover Artist: Kalen O’Donnell
Publisher: Loose id
Amazon Buy Link: A Little Bite of Magic (Little Magic)
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Paranormal
Length: Novella (104 pages)
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Aunt Lynn

One Sentence Review: Witchy-foodie goodness with some issues for me

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A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood

stickywicketTitle: A Sticky Wicket iin Bollywood
Author: T.A. Chase and Devon Rhodes
Cover Artist: Posh Gosh
Publisher: Total E-Bound
Publisher Buy Link A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood
Amazon Buy Link:A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood (International Men of Sports)
Genre: Bollywood, contemporary
Length: 155 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars

A Guest Review by Cryselle

Review Summary: A story with a wonderful setup and a doormat MC. Continue reading

Black Gold 2: Double Black

nacht_euclid_bg2_doubleblackTitle: Black Gold 2: Double Black
Author: Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid
Cover Artist: P.L. Nunn
Publisher: Loose Id 
Buy Link: Publisher, Amazon
Genre: Contemporary
Length: long novel
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Andrea

Review Summary:  A major improvement over the previous book.  

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Fire Dragon

14290028Title: Fire Dragon 
Author: M. Kei
Cover Artist: unknown
Publisher: Keibooks
Buy Links: Amazon; Publisher
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult

Length: Novel (316 pages)

Rating:3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by LenaLena

Review Summary: Solid oriental fantasy story that missed a few things that would have made it great.

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Half A Million Dead Cannibals

Half a Million Dead Cannibals

Title: Half a Million Dead Cannibals
Author: Kari Gregg
Cover Art: Scott Carpenter
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Buy Link: Amazon; Publisher
Genre: M/M Romance/Paranormal/Horror
Length: Novella/26,782 words/92 PDF pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by LadyM

Review summary: The zombie elements of the story worked quite well, but the relationship aspects were less successful.

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How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery



THIS REVIEW CONTAINS WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER TO BE SPOILERS

how-to-greet-strangers_200x300Title: How to Greet Strangers:A Mystery
Author: Joyce Thompson
Cover artist:
Publisher: Lethe Press
Amazon Buy Link:How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery
Genre: gay fiction/mystery
Length: 246 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Frustrating read – mostly because it was very well written, but I could not enjoy it as much as I wanted to.

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Stealing the Dragon

stealingthedragon400Title: Stealing the Dragon (The Dragon’s Hoard #3)
Author: Mell Eight
Cover Artist: London Burden
Publisher: Less than Three Press
Buy Links: Amazon Link; Publisher Link
Genre: fantasy, adventure
Length: Novella
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Larissa

Review Summary: this sweet, light, fun fantasy story with a sweet baby dragon and a tough witch will get your awwww factor up real fast

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Venetian Masks



THIS REVIEW CONTAINS WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER TO BE SPOILERS

VenetianMasksTitle: Venetian Masks
Author: Kim Fielding
Cover artist: Shobana Apavu
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link:Venetian Masks
Genre: contemporary romance/suspense
Length: 216 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: This was a nicely paced well written story, unfortunately one of the main characters lost his brains early in the story and as far as I was concerned never found them again – all in the name of true love.  If you would be able to suspend disbelief and brush off his actions in the name of true love  and if you do not mind a lot of description of scenery, you will probably enjoy this story much more than I did.

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