Weekly review

So another week goes by.  Wow.  Time goes by so fast.  While getting ready for this Christmas holiday by shopping, working and reading, it's been a busy week.  With that being said, I have posted 2 reviews for books that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Rocco by Sarah Castille. This title is available Jan 2, 2018.  This book would definetly ring in the new year with a BANG!

Through a Dark Glass by  Barb Hendee is available as of January 9, 2018.  I definetly believe that this is a book that should be added to anyone's TBR list.  It is full of intrigue, suspicion and will  keep your attention until the very end!

Have a great week!

Review: Through a Dark Glass

Through a Dark Glass by Barb Hendee

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Through a Dark Glass

Through a Dark Glass is a tale about a 17 year old girl that must choose to wed 1 out of 3 brothers she has never met or spoken with.

The Volodane brothers are from the nobility but are ridiculed and scorned because of their low place in the social hierarchy.   Their father hopes to change their station by buying a bride whose family has a powerful bloodline and political connections.  That bride is Megan.  Her father has agreed to marry her off to one of the brutish brothers in exchange for money which he so desperately needs to pay off loans and to keep up appearances.

At the welcoming supper, Megan flees to a storage room to be alone.  Here, she questions how she will ever make such an impossible choice.  She is desperate and anxiety-ridden. As she begins to cry, an enchanted mirror appears.  Inside this mirror, there is a woman who lets her know she is there to help.  She will let Megan live out each of the choices available to her, one for each brother, to help her decide.  One by one, the life she would have with each brother plays out.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who will Megan choose of them all?

The premise of this book, in my opinion, is ingenious.  For 1 heroine to live out 3 different lives and at the end, having to choose but not remember why she made the choice... I love it.  This book is riveting.  It kept me up late to find out what happened next.

The one thing about this book that readers may not like is the repitition.  However, I believe it is necessary.  For Megan to choose wisely, she would need to live through the same experiences with all the brothers.  Then based on how they react or don't react, she now has her own decisions to make.

When I was first introduced to the Volodane men in the book, I did not like them.  Their father, Jarrod, is brutish and demanding.  The eldest Rolf seems grasping and hard.  The middle brother, Sebastian, seems to be vain but friendly.  The youngest, Kai, seems angry, petulant and brooding.
Throughout the 3 scenarios Megan lives through, my opinion on each of them changes vastly.  My assumptions are put aside to realize the fact that one decision can affect others in a positive or
negative way.

There is love, alliances, death, murder, intrigue, happiness, sadness, conflict and everything in between.  Every life she leads in engrossing, you end up loving and sometimes disliking the same characters.  I didn't want the story to end. This one should definetly grace your TBR list.

 I can't wait to read the next instalment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington-Rebel Based books for the ARC.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Review: Rocco

Rocco by Sarah Castille

My Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.25) Rocco
Rocco is the most feared Enforcer of the mob.  He is both saught after for "jobs" and reviled for being a De Lucci.  The De Lucci family is known to be the most cold-hearted and unfeeling of people.  They are thought of as a necessary evil to deal with when needed.

Grace is a naive, strong-willed and witty mafia princess.  When she was just 10 years old, she met her soulmate in 20 year old Rocco.  When Grace turns sixteen, they become lovers. They remain this way until Grace's idyllic life is shattered.  She gets a first hand account of who Rocco is and what he does.  Because she is unable to correlate the lover she knows with the brutal killer he is, she flees leaving Rocco with the darkness he had been fighting for years.


Six years later, they meet again.  Rocco is in the darkest place he's ever been and Grace is no longer the naive, submissive girl she used to be.  Will Grace's love release him from his darkness or will it pull them both under?

This book is gritty, intense and violent.   I loved every second of it!  Next!  More!!  It makes me feel a whole gamut of feelings; dread, loss, sympathy, compassion and love..  The story is well written and
paced.

Rocco is tortured with guilt and remorse but he is unable to feel it or express it due to his brutal upbringing.  He believes there is no redemption for him because of his past and current transgressions.  Rocco is a man hanging on to his humanity by a thread.  That thread is Grace.  She is the light at the end of his very dark tunnel.  He is protective and sweet, as much as an Enforcer for the mob can be,with her. I love the way Grace blossoms into everything her name implies to heal Rocco.  I also liked the fact that Grace learns that life and people cannot be judged in black and white terms but rather in shades of grey.

Would I recommend this book?  With a tormented, over-protective alpha in need of absolution, a woman that stands strong beside him and for him, and the mob run amok, it should go without
saying. 😀
Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC.  All views and opinions expressed are my own.

Weekly review posted Dec 6

Hey Everyone!  So it's been just over a week that I started Suesromancereviews.  Wow!  I didn't realize how much goes into this.

I apologize that my posting has been sporadic but with working 12-hour shifts, there are some days I'm just unable to post.  That does not mean that this will not get better.  In fact, as I learn this new system, and pre-plan what I intend to post and on what, everything should run a lot more smoothly.

I have a few books to review that I will share with you as the New Year approaches.  Thanks for your understanding and patience..

To wrap up the last week or so,  I have read and reviewed the following books:

1. Ryan (Jagged Edge Series #8)  by A.L Long ⭐️⭐️⭐️.  Available NOW.
2. The Billionaire's Forever Family by Cate Cameron ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Available NOW.
3. The Formidable King by Alyssa J Montgomery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.  Available as of Dec 12, 2017
4. A Duke In Shining Armor by Loretta Chase ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(3.75).  Available NOW

PNR recommendations

Like a PNR Book Series?  Maybe overlooked a few for another book on you list?  Here are a few recommendations to keep you warm throughout the winter:

1. Midnight Breeds by Lara Adrian
2. Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
3. Demonica by Larissa Ione

Any others you would add to this list?

Review: A Duke in Shining Armor

My Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.75): A Duke in Shining Armor
Lady Olympia Hightower is a practical, sensible, bookish wallflower.  So, when the Duke of Ashmont asks her to marry him, she agrees.  She promises herself that she has let go of her childhood dreams of romantic love and Knights-in-shining-armor.

But what happens when she realizes that Ripley is everything she ever dreamed of?  Will she stay true and staid and marry Ashmont or will she break free and make her dreams come true?

Hugh Ancaster, Duke of Ripley, is an irresponsible, but honorable Dis-Grace.  He is also spoiled and believes money mends everything.

When he realizes that Olympia is perfect for him, will he take her as his own?  If so, will Ripley be able to mend fences with his friend from childhood when he has stolen his bride?

Overall, I enjoyed this book immensely but found it was rather lacking in the time leading up to the climax.  I found it rather slow and what kept me interested during this lead up was the witty repartee between the two main characters.  However, both the beginning and the rest of the book were exactly what I was expecting from this author.  The book kept me riveted wondering how the three main characters were going to solve their dilemmas. The witty banter, sarcasm and hijinks between the characters were a highlight for me as they made me laugh.  I loved all the characters in this book and am looking forward to reading all of their stories.  Well done!

Recommendations Dark or angsty romance

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE DARK/ANGSTY ROMANCE... Here are my TOP 5 recommendations:

1. King by T.M Frazier
2. Indebted series by Pepper Winters
3. Consequences by Alethea Romig
4. Vicious by LJ Shen
5. Dollar series by Pepper Winters

Be forewarned that these novels could have triggers for some.