The Blacker the Berry by Lena Matthews

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I liked it. I liked Tamara as the heroine. She was plus sized and owned it. The entire story wasn't spent on her feeling insecure about her size, and Russell needing to make her feel better. Although I enjoyed the story overall, I felt like Russell's possessiveness was a bit too much too soon. He reminded me of one of those the alpha heroes you read about in a werewolf/ shifter novel with him thinking "mine" all the time. Where did that come from after just meeting each other through mutual friends? At one point, while making love, he even bites Tamara, huh? Some parts were a bit much for me, and had me rolling my eyes, but not so much that I wouldn't read more novels by this author. This was the first novel I've read by Lena Matthews, and I plan on reading more soon.



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The Bad Death by Naima Haviland

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


The synopsis of the book was so interesting that I was excited to read The Bad Death,and had really high hopes. However, it just fell short for me in many ways. The way in which Anika first appears led me to believe that I was in for a good read. But as soon as Anika opened her mouth, I started to have doubts. I kept reading in hopes that I would grow to like her character. As the story went on, I had a hard time feeling anything for Julian, Anika, or Marcus. I believe there's a prequel to this that probably would've filled in some
holes
and I wouldn't have been left with unanswered questions. Out of curiosity, I probably will read Bloodroom at some point.



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Knight by Kristen Ashley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I don't know. I just enjoyed the story. I don't normally read erotica/ BDSM-ish novels, but I just couldn't help reading this one after hearing so many good things. I found Knight to be one of the most interesting heroes I've come across lately; especially as the author gave us tidbits about his past. He and Anya made for an interesting read that I couldn't put down, not even during the scenes that had me rolling my eyes. I loved the supporting characters, and would've liked to see the author go a little further in depth with them. I kept hoping Vivica would be the heroine in another book, LOL! I definitely plan to continue with this series.



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