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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (Otherworld Stories) in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (Otherworld Stories)
Trisha Telep | 2009 | Romance
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm extremely surprised by how much I enjoyed this anthology! I picked it up intending to just read the stories by authors I know I like—Kelley Armstrong, Ilona Andrews, Carrie Vaughn, Holly Lisle, Jeaniene Frost, Maria V. Snyder. I had never heard of some of the other authors. A few names I remembered seeing in other anthologies and not enjoying their work.

I did, however, deliberately put myself in a tolerant mindset: this is a book of romance stories. It wouldn't be fair to judge them as anything else.

That worked rather better than it has in the past. I still got a little annoyed at having so much of each story dedicated to couples (and all het/mono couples, at that!) rather than some intriguing world ideas, but managed to stay on track.

In the end, I only skipped one story—I just don't like the Weather Wardens stuff at all. I found a couple of others substandard, but all in all, Telep chose very well. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys paranormal romance (maybe even those who usually stick to just romance), and most urban fantasy fans.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Just Remember to Breathe (Thompson Sisters, #3) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
Just Remember to Breathe (Thompson Sisters, #3)
Just Remember to Breathe (Thompson Sisters, #3)
Charles Sheehan-Miles | 2012
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Yeah... I wasnt impressed with this at all but i persevered and finished it.

The family unit was just...strange--at least Alex's parent's were anyway. Do people really react like that? Her sisters were okay but also a little wooden. The secondary characters also didn't really sit well with me.

It could all do with the fact that I'm really into reading my urban fantasy/paranormal romance books right now and deviated off track since I'm starting to run low, but i just don't think I was in the right headspace for contemporary romances.

It didn't draw me in and i was continually bored throughout.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Dead Sexy Dragon (Dragon Heat, #1) in Books

Sep 5, 2019  
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Dead Sexy Dragon (Dragon Heat, #1)
Lolita Lopez | 2013
6
6.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
This started quite strong and I was enjoying it but then at the 50% mark when the sex started I...got bored. I don't know what's wrong with me lately, but sex scenes are annoying me.

Anyway, I liked the plot, though the thing with Cora was a bit of a surprise (I wont spoilt it by mentioning it in my review) near the end.

With it being short (finishes around the 85% mark) there wasn't that much to it, but it was good for a short read. And it being a paranormal romance with a dragon shifter makes it slightly different to all the others out there.