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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Deadly Curiosities in Books

Jan 6, 2021

Deadly Curiosities

Gail Z. Martin | 2014 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

6.5

(2 Ratings)

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DNF at 60%.
 
The cover grabbed me and the synopsis made me think this could be quite a fun read.It turned out it took a lot of reading. That’s not to say it was bad or anything, for me it was just okay; nothing special. I just prefer shorter books. And ones with less description. (I’m probably the only one who feels like that!)

And for them to have at least a bit of romance in them. By the half way point I’d given up on anything romantic happening. There wasn’t the slightest whiff of it at all. I like a bit of action in stories but I love it when it ends in some sexual tension between characters and there was nil. I’m a romance reader and I, wrongly, assumed that this would be like every other UF book I’ve read where there would be some romance mixed in the storyline.

Getting past the lack of romance, I liked the abilities of Cassidy and Teag. It was a refreshing change to read about something different. Not that I don’t love my shifters and vampires but every so often it’s nice to get a different take on things and seeing the history of items when you touch them and being able to piece together information on the internet and through books as a Weaver were definitely new to me.

I must confess that the lack of romance in the book put me off and I struggled to become interested in the storyline. I’m not the biggest fan of ghost stories and I’m no history buff so having to read all the back story of the Charleston really put me off.

Being honest, I have to say that this wasn’t my sort of book at all but if you like urban fantasy books with lots of description/back story with the occasional flashbacks and no romance, then this is likely perfect for you.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Aftermath (Aftermath, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

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I got this as a freebie a while ago and I like to read a M/M Romance every so often to mix up my reading.

It sounded quite good from the synopsis, and I'm not saying it isn't, but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Well not to me it wasn't, anyway.

I didn't feel the romantic build up between them. Yeah, they shared a cell with each other for five months and grew close but I can't say I saw when it clicked, it just sort of was.

The best bit for me was the ending; the proposal.

I will admit that I'm intrigued as to the follow-on story of Chase and Remy. What's going to happen there?