Fun concept, mediocre writing and far, far too much BDSM-style sex for the story to carry pulls the rating down. The characters pull it up, but a two is as much as I can give.
Sex, in a story, is neither wrong nor out of place -- IF it fits in the tale. Here it does not.
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Windrose reviewed Gunfighter and The Gear-Head by Cassandra Duffy
Review of 'Gunfighter and The Gear-Head' on 'Goodreads'
2.0 stars
Windrose reviewed Spots the Space Marine by M. C. A. Hogarth
Review of 'Spots the Space Marine' on 'Goodreads'
3.0 stars
Fun story. Good characters. Terrible, terrible formatting in the e-book version :(
Windrose reviewed Something in the Wine by Jae
Review of 'Something in the Wine' on 'Goodreads'
4.0 stars
Romantic drama and/or comedy is not my style - not normally - but I shall admit to a certain weak spot for author Jae and her world(s).
No spoilers here: the two main characters have depth; the story - while not wholly original - is handled very well, with humour and grace. Any romantic story that can make me laugh is worth the price of admission.
Congratulations, Ms. Jae; very well done indeed. A star off for one or two annoyances with the third tier characters, but otherwise all is well.
A suggestion, tho: set the next in Europe. Just for a change :)
Windrose rated Point of hopes: 5.0 stars
Windrose rated Point of Dreams (Astreiant): 5.0 stars
Point of Dreams (Astreiant) by Melissa Scott, Lisa A. Barnett
The city of Astreiant has gone crazy with enthusiasm for a new play, The Drowned Island, a lurid farrago of …
Windrose rated The Pyramid Waltz: 4.0 stars
The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Ann Wright (A Pyradisté Adventure, Book 1)
To most, Princess Katya Nar Umbriel is a rogue and a layabout; she parties, she hunts and she breaks women's …
Caren J. Werlinger: Miserere (2012, Corgyn Publishing)
Miserere by Caren J. Werlinger
1968 – a year of upheaval for the nation and for the Mitchell family. When her father goes MIA in …
Windrose rated Black Blade Blues: 4.0 stars
Black Blade Blues by J.A. Pitts (Sarah Beauhall #1)
Windrose rated Backwards to Oregon: 5.0 stars
Windrose rated Going Postal: 5.0 stars
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #33)
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into …
Windrose rated Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2): 5.0 stars
Windrose rated The Prague Cemetery: 4.0 stars
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco
"19th-century Europe--from Turin to Prague to Paris--abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. In Italy, republicans …