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Debbiereadsbook (1818 KP) rated Kiss Me Deadly in Books

Jun 13, 2023  
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
Tamela Miles | 2023 | Horror, Paranormal, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Paper Dolls, I felt was perfect for a full length story
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

6 short stories, of the horror/paranormal variety.

So, here's the thing.

I like short stories, I really do. The skill with a short is, you gotta grab the reader, and hold on for those few pages and not let go.

And here, I was only grabbed once or twice, and one of those was an excerpt from another collection.

I loved the excerpt from One, which appears in Rock Paper Scissors. That really got me good and excited for this collection, it really did. I'd like to go back and read THAT particular story.

The Swinging Tree was rather good too. That certainly grabbed and didn't let go!

Paper Dolls, I felt was perfect for a full length story. What Zach and Paris could get up to boggles the (obviously very twisted) mind!

But the other stories, while well written and well told, didn't grab me too much.

I think it would have better, for ME, had I not read these short stories back to back. Maybe if I had read one, then something else, then come back to these, I might have enjoyed them better.

But still, an enjoyable way to pass an hour.

3 stars

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Debbiereadsbook (1818 KP) rated Assisting The Alpha (Soldati Security #1) in Books

Jun 17, 2026  
Assisting The Alpha (Soldati Security #1)
Assisting The Alpha (Soldati Security #1)
Finn Walton | 2025 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
a good start
Independent reviewer for GRR I was gifted my copy of this book.

For the most part, I enjoyed this book.

Ethan and Ayo are well suited, once they get over the long standing hatred between their respective . . breeds?.... maybe, not sure what the word is! Ayo is a magic user and Ethan is a wolf. They is long standing hatred between them.

I liked the supporting cast, Ethan's none-pack, and Ayo's friends.

Besides the fact that it's first person, present tense and multi POV, the thing that really has my book feelings going nuts is this:

I felt that I missed something. All the way through, I felt that there should have been a book before this one, an introduction to this world OR this book was a spin off from another series, and I should have read that first. There was MUCH that was not fully explained, of just chucked at you, like you should know what was being talked about. World building, mostly.

And there isn't a previous book or series, because this appears to be the first book under this author name.

I will read book two, though. Finn Walton intrigued me enough to keep me interested. It will be interesting to watch their skill develop.

3 very good stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere