Review: Sleeper by Kayley Loring

Sleeper by Kayley Loring
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Good Solid Rom Com

This book is really sweet, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously, a bit like the main characters, Willa and Shane.

Willa has spent the last couple of years in France learning to be a perfume designer whilst nannying to pay for her stay. She is back in the US staying on her brother’s futon. Her brother is a musician now, but used to be a child actor and one of his best friends was made when he was a teen heart throb. His best friend was also Willa’s first crush.

Shane was a child actor who has gone on to be a Hollywood action comedy hero. He has a five year old son and daughter that he had with Margo an actor he worked with. Now Margo is on another continent filming and Shane is taking some time off to spend with his kids, and the nanny just quit. His best friend suggests his sister is perfect for the job. She is, and the set up is complete.

What takes this book from mediocre RomCom is the writing is very funny indeed. It is also sweet but it has some snark with it’s tenderness. It also has real hopes and fears, worries about jobs and relationships with children. It’s well written and though there isn’t major tension and plot twists, it’s a very enjoyable read.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I’ll keep an eye out for other books.

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Review: Finding Nova (Seeking Eden Series Book 1) by Belle Harper

Finding Nova by Belle Harper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Engaging Dystopian RH

I wasn’t sure about this book initially. In the first few chapters the language of the characters was a little stilted and the plot simplistic and a little juvenile. I think this may have been because two of the characters were around 20 and the author was trying to convey their youth and inexperience. This annoyed me a little, but I was intrigued enough to keep reading and I’m glad I did.

The book later evolved into something much more engaging and the writing became more fluid and natural. The characters started to develop and their personalities being more fleshed out. When this happened their speech was much more natural sounding and I found myself being sucked into the story.

The story revolves around Nova, a 20 year old woman who is one of the 1% of women who survived a virus that hit the world when she was 6 years old. She lived with her father and her father’s friend, Kevin, until her father died the year before and Kevin tried to keep her safe by hiding her gender. Finally her gender was uncovered and they had to run away before she was sold into marriage or sexual slavery.

During the course of their escape they try to cross the desert, finally thinking they are going to die in a storm, when Ezra comes across them and carries Nova to safety. However, when his friend Noah goes to look for Kevin, he can’t find him. Nova is alone with strange men and is terrified. Noah has an older lover, Colton, who helps keep the two younger men safe.

As the story develops we learn more about how the end of civilisation has changed humanity and how the strong subjugate the weak. Women and young weaker men are prey and they have to fight for their safety every day.

During the course of the story, we meet more people who either intend to help or harm Nova and the men, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which is going to be which. The whole drive of the story is protecting Nova and getting her to safety.

It’s an interesting start to the series, and I’ll definitely be reading the next book soon.

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Review: Queen of Monsters (The Dank Court Series Book 4) by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret

Queen of Monsters by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mighty Magics, Small Miracles, Gods and Monsters

This final part of the Dank Courts series was great fun. It tied everything together brilliantly. I continue to love Gogo and her fantastic earth magic, that brings faerie back to life. I love the little details in these book, like the giant snail that is treated as a pet and the glow worms that come to Gogo when she calls. It’s these details that really bring books to life and I adore them.

The characters in this book are great, and there was much more about the the courts that haven’t yet been covered in the series such as Alyx and Senara, who are both slowly adding guards. I really hope that they are covered in the future and have their own series, because both characters are intriguing, as are their guards/potential guards.

So much happened, plot-wise, in this book, that you get completely sucked in. There are battles and alliances, politics, gods and monsters, mighty magics and small miracles. It’s wonderful read, and I highly recommend it, but you need to read everything from The Sleeping Court onwards to enjoy it properly. I recommend you do so, because the whole thing is amazing from Book 1 onwards.

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Review: The Sweet Unknown (The Dank Court Series Book 3) by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret

The Sweet Unknown by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gogo finally claims her King, and he is all set to transform the Sluagh, with whom he has history. The Dank Court is under threat from the Goblins, as the Goblin King wants Gogo to be his Queen and then he’ll absorb the Dank Court and The Sluagh under his rule. Gogo and her men are determined that this will not happen. To the extent that war is on the horizon.

I really enjoyed this book as it brought characters together from the other series and drew them together into the overall story arc. It was nice to hear about the other characters again, and how their lives are developing.

Gogo is becoming a much stronger person, especially once she joined with her King. She is more confident in herself and more sure of her physicality, such as her tentacles that she has always felt sensitive about. Her designs are also selling well, which has helped her self esteem. I really enjoy it when I see a character develop in this sort of way as she works her way into understanding her own strengths and how they relate to the rest of the world.

There is a bit of a cliff hanger with this book, but it isn’t too annoying.

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Review: Calling to the Deep (The Dank Court Series Book 2) by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret

Calling to the Deep by Dagmar Avery and K Margaret
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series just keeps on dragging me in further and further into the Dank Court. There is lots going on to keep me interested. Gogo is on a quest to find the tentacled dream lover, and he’s only able to give her a series of clues to enable her to find him. Whilst this is going on, she is dealing with her design career and other antics going on in her friends’ courts. She is also having problems with the Sluagh Court trying to marry her off to the Goblin King, who they think will keep her docile. These multiple story arcs are fascinating and it kept my interest as it dove about weaving them all together with each passing chapter.

I will say this, there is a cliffhanger, so be prepared to buy Book 3 immediately on finishing Book 2! I think it’s worth it though, this is really gripping stuff.

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