I’ve finally decided to just dive in and read whatever takes my fantasy in the moment, rather than trying to complete those damn reading challenges I’ve been obsessed with. It’s been good fun, and, although it took me a while to schedule the reviews… because it took me a while to write them, it’s been fun. Motherhood and competing in BJJ = a hectic life.

Series

• The Leopard King by Ann Aguirre (Ars Numina #1)
• Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre (Gothic Fairytales #1)
• Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (Catalina Baylor #3)
• Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong (Cursed Luck #1)
• Shelf Awareness by Katie Ashley (Green Valley Library #4)
• Mr. Mayfair by Louise Bay (Mister #1)
• Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen (Brooklyn Bruisers #3)
• Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen (Brooklyn Bruisers #4)
• Keepsake by Sarina Bowen (True North #3)
• Bountiful by Sarina Bowen (True North #4)
• Speakeasy by Sarina Bowen (True North #5)
• The Prison Doctor: Women Inside by Dr. Amanda Brown (The Prison Doctor #2)
• Heartwood by J.H. Croix (Speakeasy Taproom #2)
• Driftwood by MaryJanice Davidson (Wyndham Werewolf #5.5)
• Battle for the Blood by Lucienne Diver (The Latter-Day Olympians #4)
• Carpentry and Cocktails by Nora Everly (Green Valley Library #5)
• Neanderthal Seeks Duchess by Laney Hatcher (London Ladies Embroidery #1)
• Stud Muffin by Jiffy Kate (Fighting for Love #1)
• The Billionaire’s Fake Fiancée by Annika Martin (Billionaires of Manhattan #4)
• You Don’t Know Jack by Erin McCarthy (Sexy in NYC #2)
• Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (October Daye #1)
• Jock Row by Sara Ney (Jock Hard #1)
• Homecoming by Rebecca Norinne (Speakeasy Taproom #3)
• More Than Sexy by Carly Phillips (Sexy #1)
• Kissing Galileo by Penny Reid (Dear Professor #2)
• Witchy Vol. 2 by Ariel Slamet Ries (Witchy #2)
• Code of Honor by April White (Cipher Security #2)

Short story collections

• Over the Moon by Angela Knight, MaryJanice Davidson, Virginia Kantra & Sunny

Standalones – Novels

• Roommate by Sarina Bowen
• Happy-Go-Lucky by L.H. Cosway
• The Gender Games by Juno Dawson
• 50 Years at Gombe by Jane Goodall
• Know My Name by Chanel Miller
• A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter

I’ve been a bit delayed scheduling the new reviews, and even with my reading I’ve been a bit behind. Mostly because I’m still full-time parenting, but I’ve added working part time to my plate. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. But it does make some of the other extra-curriculars difficult.

Graphic novels

• Witchy by Ariel Slamet Ries (Witchy #1)

Series

• Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades (Green Valley Heroes #1)
• Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles Companion)
• Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan (Something Dark and Holy #1)
• The Neighbor by Lorhainne Eckhart (The O’Connells #1)
• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights #1)
• Doomsday Can Wait by Lori Handeland (Phoenix Chronicles #2)
• The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (The Mage Wars #3)
• The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister (Ainslie Brothers #1)
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #1)
• Mad About Ewe by Susannah Nix (Common Threads #1)
• Star Bright by Susannah Nix (Starstruck #1)
• Fallen Star by Susannah Nix (Starstruck #2)
• One Boy, No Water by Lehua Parker (Nihui Shark Saga #1)
• Dare to Desire by Carly Phillips (Dare to Love #2)
• Chasing Romeo by Sarah Ready (Soul Mates in Romeo #1)
• Touchstone by Karen Stivali (Speakeasy Taproom #1)
• Prose Before Bros by Cathy Yardley (Green Valley Library #3)

Standalones – Novels

• My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway
• Shotgun Angels by Jay Demarcus
• Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday

Standalones – Short stories

• The Ghost of Jia Yi by Alexia Arthurs
• How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
• The Fooly by Terry Dowling
• Kross Kill by J.M. Edwards
• Loose Lips by Andrew Grant
• The Name of the Dame by Ted Hertel, Jr.
• The Great Plains by Chris F. Holm
• The Toll by Paul Walther

I’ve definitely been hitting the romances hard lately – they’re just a much easier read when you have to jump in and out of the pages of a book quickly. Sometimes I’ve been able to snatch a good hour or so of reading when my daughter is down for a nap. Sometimes it’s only about ten minutes…

Series

• Love in Due Time by L.B. Dunbar (Green Valley Library #1)
• Been There Done That by Hope Ellis (Leffersbee #1)
• Crime and Periodicals by Nora Everly (Green Valley Library #2)
• Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones #1)
• Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (Southern Eclectic #1)
• Heart Smart by Emma Lee Jayne (Work for It #2)
• Love in Slow Motion by E.M. Lindsey (Love Beyond Measure #2)
• Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix (Chemistry Lessons #1)
• Dare to Love by Carly Phillips (Dare to Love #1)
• Dare to Resist by Carly Phillips (Dare Nation #1)
• Street Smart by Aly Stiles (Work for It #1)

Standalones – Novels

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Standalones – Short stories

• Mermaid River by Alexia Arthurs
• Mr. Fiddlehead by Jonathan Carroll

Parenthood is weird. And so far, it’s allowed me to read a surprising amount of books…

Non-fiction

• The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman

Series

• The Watchmaker’s Daughter by C.J. Archer (Glass and Steele #1)
• Weight Expectations by M.E. Carter (Cipher Office #1)
• Cutie and the Beast by M.E. Carter (Cipher Office #3)
• The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3)
• The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet #4)
• Once Upon a Duke by Erica Ridley (12 Dukes of Christmas #1)
• Sticking to the Script by Stella Weaver (Cipher Office #2)

Standalones – Novels

• Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World by Elspeth Beard
• Survival: The Inspirational Story of the Thredbo Disaster’s Sole Survivor by Stuart Diver
• My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
• Breathe: A Life in Flow by Rickson Gracie
• A Gift from Darkness by Patience Ibrahim & Andrea C. Hoffman
• Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• Will by Will Smith & Mark Manson

So, since I now have a kid (hence the radio silence for a while), and I’m also eventually going back to work. Plus, trying to finish off my studying… I’m not going to be able to consistently post reviews on here every month anymore. Instead, I’ll just write updates as I have the time to post. On a positive, I get to do a LOT of reading at the moment because I spend a lot of time feeding and cuddling my new born. So here’s the books that I’ve read in the last few months (whenever it was that I posted on here last)…

Non-fiction

• Babies & Toddlers by Kaz Cooke

Series

• Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews (Kinsmen #1)
• What We Find by Robyn Carr (Sullivan’s Crossing #1)
• The Legend of Jane by Jessica Clare (Bluebonnet #2.5)
• Witch You Well by Colleen Cross (Westwick Witches #1)
• Care and Feeding of Sprites by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles Companion)
• The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (The Mage Wars #2)
• The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (Montague Siblings #2)
• Dawn’s Awakening by Lora Leigh (Breeds #11)
• Mercury’s War by Lora Leigh (Breeds #12)
• Coyote’s Mate by Lora Leigh (Breeds #13)
• Cowboy and the Captive by Lora Leigh (Cowboys and Captives #1)
• The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #1)
• Total Package by Erin McCarthy (Bowling Friends #2)
• Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O’Neill (Tea Dragon #3)
• These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (Stream Raiders #1)
• Your Coffin or Mine? by Kimberly Raye (Dead End Dating #3)
• The Doctor’s Secret Bride by Ana E. Ross (Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls #1)
• The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride by Ana E. Ross (Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls #2)
• Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter #4)
• Archangel’s Storm by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter #5)
• A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #10)
• The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #11)
• Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #12)
• Willow Brook Road by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #13)

Short story collections

• How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
• Hot Summer Nights by Jaci Burton, Carly Phillips, Erin McCarthy & Jessica Clare

Standalones – Novels

• Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
• Confessions of a Male Nurse by Michael Alexander
• Confessions of a School Nurse by Michael Alexander
• Six Legs Walking by Elizabeth Bernays
• Get Well Soon! by Kristy Chambers
• It’s Not You, Geography, It’s Me by Kristy Chambers
• The Disasters by M.K. England
• My Caesarean edited by Amanda Fields
• Blackout by Sarah Hepola
• On Writing by Stephen King
• The Answer to the Riddle is Me by David Stuart MacLean
• Black Saturday edited by John McGourty
• The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
• The Swan Book by Alexis Wright
• Bad Ground by Tony Wright, Todd Russell and Brant Webb

Standalones – Novellas

• Ice Princess by Erin McCarthy

Standalones – Short stories

• Bad Behaviour by Alexia Arthurs
• Island by Alexia Arthurs
• Mash Up Love by Alexia Arthurs
• Slack by Alexia Arthurs