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#BookReview: The Plus One by Maggie Dallen

+1 or ++? Again, math geek/ former math teacher… and current programmer. In programming, a + 1 can be written as a++, and that is definitely the rating this book deserves. Fun, hot, funny, romantic… everything you want in a lighthearted romance book. Absolutely pick this one up, it really is an fun read. (And ignore Goodreads telling you it is just 83 pages. It is roughly similar in length to the other two books in this trilogy.)

This review of The Plus One by Maggie Dallen was originally published on August 7, 2018.

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#BookReview: Love Times Two by Maggie Dallen

Math Teacher Love! Ok, so in addition to being a math geek… I’m also a former math teacher. So this one was a particularly fun read for me – how often does the geeky math teacher get to be the lead in a romance book? (Answer: In my experience, just in this book!) Yeah, yeah – the math teacher here is the girl, not the guy. Who cares. Still. Math. Teacher. Another excellent tale from Maggie Dallen, and now I’m really looking forward to seeing where she goes with the third book in this trilogy!

This review of Love Times Two by Maggie Dallen was originally published on August 7, 2018.

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#BookReview: Suddenly Dating by Julia London

Another Slow Burn. Apparently this is London’s style for this series – lots of detail, very slow burn to the romance. Yes, there is a HEA – as there must be for a romance – but unlike many others of this genre, you’re apparently not going to see it until the final 5% of so of the book. Enjoyable read, but not a particularly memorable one.

This review of Suddenly Dating by Julia London was originally published on June 12, 2018.

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#BookReview: Suddenly In Love by Julia London

Actually Had Me Thinking. This was an atypical romance in that you got a LOT more backstory on the characters before they ever meet – particularly the female lead. While it had the requisite fight about 3/4 in, it didn’t fully resolve that fight until the last few pages – which is also atypical of most romance novels. Overall the read was ok, but for some reason took me longer than normal. But the interesting things done overcome the slog, and it is still a very good book overall.

This review of Suddenly In Love by Julia London was originally published on June 3, 2018.

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#BookReview: Torn Sky by Tracy Banghart

Satisfying Conclusion. In this final chapter of the REBEL WING trilogy, the stakes are raised higher than ever with the reveal of a spy inside Aris’ unit. After some of the most heart-stopping action and intrigue in the trilogy, we get a satisfying conclusion to all arcs. Very well done, and highly recommended – but read the first two books first!

This review of Torn Sky by Tracy Banghart was originally published on May 27, 2018.

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#BookReview: Storm Fall by Tracy Banghart

Solid Progression. This is NOT a standalone book, it is in fact written in trilogy form. So do NOT read this book without reading REBEL WING first. That said, if you’ve read REBEL WING, this story is a solid progression from that one. By the end of this book, some plot lines from REBEL WING are resolved, others are enhanced, and some new ones are introduced. It seems clear that we should get one hell of a conclusion in the next book, and I for one am looking forward to reading it.

This review of Storm Fall by Tracy Banghart was originally published on May 26, 2018.

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#BookReview: It’s In His Arms by Shelly Alexander

Much At Stake. In this book, we get our first entry in Red River where the female lead already has kids. And she, the male lead, and the entire town have some real stakes at play other than just the romance of the primary story. Alexander executes all of this very well, even though much of it is plainly obvious almost from the first time you encounter the characters in question. Still, a fun, fairly light beach read.

This review of It’s In His Arms by Shelly Alexander was originally published on May 13, 2018.