If I Stay Author: Sunni Overend Length: ~ 262 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Clean Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Book Summary: On a day that started like any other,Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, admiring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. In an instant, almost all of that is taken from … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #25 – March
March Author: Sunni Overend Length: ~ 300 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Moderate – for details highlight between parentheses (Some explicit terms in foreplay, but jumps over the full ‘scenes’) Stars: 3 Enjoyable Purple Stars Book Summary: A creative wunderkind who once topped the country’s most prestigious fashion school, Apple March is now languishing behind a retail counter. When fate … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #23 – The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back
The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back Author: Sariah Wilson Length: ~ 224 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Clean Stars: 3 Enjoyable Purple Stars Book Summary: Everyone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust. But what happens when you’re … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #22 – Stitch
Stitch Author: Samantha Durante Length: ~ 314 pages Genre: Romance/Dystopian Heat level: Clean Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Book Summary: Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa’s body screams at her to run… but yet she’s powerless to move. Still struggling to find her footing after the sudden death of her parents, the last thing college … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #20 – Falling For Your Madness
Falling For Your Madness Author: Katharine Grubb Length: ~ 250 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: Eccentric literature professor David approaches Laura for a counter-cultural, rule-filled relationship filled with poetry, flowers and bottom-less cups of tea. He makes it very clear to her that they are just friends. If she wants to be … Read More
Peacock Flock Review # 18 – Secondhand Charm
Secondhand Charm Author: Julie Berry Length: ~ 352 pages Genre: Fantasy Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy’s charms—no more than trinkets when worn by others—are remarkably potent when Evie … Read More
What You Read Will Always Affect Your Writing
Day 4 Author Blog Challenge. How does what I read affect what I write? What do I consistently pick up and what do I leave on the shelf? How would my writing change if I read other genres? Books have been in my hand since I was a small child. Some of my earliest memories are listening to my parents … Read More