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This llama reads - mostly romance, fantasy and science fiction

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Ho-Ho-Holiday Mini-Reviews

December 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Ho-Ho-Holidays

I’ve been reading a ton of holiday novellas for the JingleBooks bingo, and while I don’t feel like doing full reviews for each of them, I figured a few small reviews would be helpful for anyone looking for some post-Christmas reading – or for me next year! So here’s seven quick reviews! As a sidenote,Read the Post

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Review: Tempting Fate – Stacy Finz

December 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Tempting Fate

First off, a random note – I really do not like that cover, but I’m at a loss to explain why.  I think, perhaps, that it’s just very different from how I imagined the characters.  Now that that’s out of the way – this is an enjoyable forced-proximity romance, set in a ranching town andRead the Post

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Review: A Season to Celebrate anthology

October 29, 2018 Comment : 1

A Season to Celebrate

Look, I’m going to be 100% honest with you.  I completely picked this up for Priscilla Oliveras’ story, because all the other authors are completely new to me.  Also, while the cover is cute, it’s usually indicative of the kind of romance I don’t particularly enjoy, so I had pretty low expectations going in.  Luckily,Read the Post

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Review: Branded by Firelight – Paula Altenburg

February 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

Branded by Firelight

Trigger warnings: adoption, child abandonment This is the third in the series, and I haven’t read the previous two.  It worked fine for me as a standalone, though I suspect I’d have gotten a lot more out of the secondary characters if I’d read the rest of the series.  I’m honestly not that big ofRead the Post

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Hi, my name is Lauren, and I’m the Reading Llama! I love reading books. My favorites usually include a female protagonist with at least a little bit of romance.

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Oaths of Legacy  by Emily SkrutskieThe Dawnhounds by Sascha StronachSweet Berries by C.M. NascostaDead Draw by Layla ReynePartners in Crime by Rachel BowdlerThe Merciless Ones by Namina FornaAll Signs Point to Yes by Cam Montgomery, Adrianne White, g. haron davis, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Mark Oshiro, Eric Smith, Emery Lee, Byron Graves, Karuna Riazi, Roselle Lim, Alexandra Villasante, Lily Anderson, Kiana Nguyen

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