Review: Tabloid Star

Tabloid Star by T.A. Chase

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I liked Ryan and Josh's relationship. They were really solid from the start even when they weren't exactly sure of their feelings for each other. I did find Josh to be slightly more aggressive than I expected but he was really sweet other times too so it kinda balanced things out. The mystery about the photos did nothing for me tho 'cause it was pretty obvious Raz was guilty from the very beginning and their taking so long to see it made them look pretty ignorant. Nice HEA. Not perfect but appropriate.



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Review: Soothe the Burn

Soothe the Burn by T.A. Chase

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Oh so many incongruities, so many grammar mistakes I actually wonder if this book was edited at all. The plot was creative enough to get me interested tho. It wasn't without its faults either but I did enjoy myself a little. The poor world-building and character development did annoy me occasionally. We never get to know any of them very well and we never get to understand what GalMil really was either. Basically? Totally surreal and unrealistic.



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Review: Not Seeing Is Believing

Not Seeing Is Believing by T.A. Chase

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Normal dog or hell-hound, it's still creepy when it joins you in bed while you're naked after you just had sex. Even worse when said hell-hound is sentient and is perfectly aware of the situation. Not that he whole short is any less ridiculous.



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Review: Freaks in Love

Freaks in Love by T.A. Chase

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Not impressed with neither the world-building nor the plot but I kinda liked both main characters so I sucked it up. Can't say I got to know them well tho. Not much background was provided for either of them and I still don't understand what they saw in each other besides an ally in rough times. James was pretty much a brute who didn't talk much and Magpie a chatterbox without a filter who didn't say anything actually worth listening to and the fact that they had sex without trusting or liking each other kinda creeped me out at the beginning. The HEA not being very interesting or creative pretty much dunked the whole story too.

Rating: 2.8 ★



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Review: Trill To Me Sweetly

Trill To Me Sweetly by Charlie Richards

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Really sweet. I know I should complain about clichés, insta-love, unrealistic situations, etc...but I don't want to 'cause I ended up enjoying this despite all that. I've been meaning to read about Maelgwn since Gus and Tible's love story and I wasn't disappointed in the least. Was it groundbreaking? No. Creative? Nope. Brilliant? Hardly. But...it was weirdly fascinating and satisfying so I don't regret it.



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Review: Underwater Secrets

Underwater Secrets by Charlie Richards

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Meh. Creative but not much. I'm guessing it would've been pretty interesting if it wasn't so short we can't actually connect with either of the characters. That being said, I wasn't impressed.



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Review: Fireman's Carry

Fireman's Carry by Charlie Richards

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Pretty good. The detective angle has been done quite often but I liked the fireman one. Seriously over-dramatic regarding Lonnie and his stalkerish behavior but I enjoyed seeing Jake and Lorna's acceptance of their father despite Rhonda's narrow-mindedness. It was quite cute. I also found Carl and Vince's relationship pretty sweet. Thought Vince's ultimatum slightly harsh too considering thirty years of Carl being heterosexual. I totally understood his panic about his sudden feelings about Vince. A little more space and calm would've been better and avoided the whole angsty week they underwent without each other's company. Nice HEA.





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Review: Straight Roommate

Straight Roommate by Mandy Harbin

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Pretty straightforward short. Mostly erotic content. Not much of anything really. Liked the characters tho.



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Review: The Ghost on My Couch

The Ghost on My Couch by L.A. Gilbert

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



My first thought when Sid disappeared for the first time and returned later? He's in a coma. Second thought? Alex is dumb for not thinking of it considering his profession. Third thought? You should check your hospital 'cause ghosts don't usually travel far and if they do it's 'cause they're attached to someone. That's like plastered everywhere: tv shows, books, fairytales...And yet it never crosses Alex's mind. He could've at least have done some research on ghosts, if not Sid personally. And then they fall in love in three weeks. Okay...fast but they did spend 24/7 together so I'll roll with it. But the whole ghost thing and Sid doesn't even remember him when he wakes up? Depressing and so overdone. "Just like Heaven" much? What was the point really?



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Review: Trompe L'oeil

Trompe L'oeil by K.C. Burn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Not even close to reality but oh so fun. It's quite scary to think a guy can just show up out of nowhere and get papers tho. Then again, it wouldn't have worked differently I guess. So, basically I liked the execution but I know it's not even close to groundbreaking or new. Probably a couple clichés here too. But it was light, sweet and fun and I ended up liking it. Too bad Victor wasn't alive to witness Max's happiness...cherry on top of the cake and all that.



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