I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Acquainted with the Nightin Paperback edition on November 29, 2011 and has 539 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon First in the Acquainted with the Night urban fantasy series revolving around a dhampir and the prophecy that follows her. My Take This was just bad. Overly dramatic and stupid. An over-the-top villain using questionable employees. A “heroine” who insists on staying in a dangerous situation to talk. Sure, it makes sense that Caro wouldn’t believe in the existence of vampires. However, all kinds of weird stuff is going on, she’s witness to vampire-like activity, so, while I may not believe in vampires, I’d certainly be cautious if only until I could find out what was going on. Maitland did have a subtle move in slowly leaving clues about Caro’s changes and the revelations about her previous boyfriends. Certainly an interesting concept, although I found Jude’s disgust believable and yet not, all of which was followed up by his sudden about-face. It felt too convenient. The Bulgarians know about the murdering vampires, and when […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Fairy Tale Bridein Paperback edition on October 1, 2000 and has 319 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon First in the Once Upon a Wedding historical romance series. This installment is set in England in 1832. The couple focus is on Miranda Fenster and Simon Watterly. My Take Cute idea, but never make me read this melodramatic claptrap again. Talk about taking liberties with the time period. The heir would never have been in the military. That was always the second son’s career path with religion set aside for the third son. Oh, please. The almost-scandal “forces” Miranda’s mother to remove her from Society?? While I appreciate McClymer’s creating an emancipated female in this post-Regency tale, I wish it weren’t so dorky. Although, to be fair, there is very much a sense of the fairy tale merged with historical romance. Now if only McClymer had done some research and put some effort into making this a more believable tale. She certainly isn’t lacking in imagination and a sense of the dramatic. WTF? […]