My Review of Leo and Red's Amazing Adventures

Title: Leo & Red's Amazing Adventures

Author: Abhiram Rode

Published On: June 6, 2022

Publisher: Notion Press

Source: Digitial (NetGalley)

Pages: 126

Synopsis:

Leo and Red have a sense of adventure that is matched only by their sense of doing the right thing. They explore the Element Kingdom to root out evil. Their journey of gathering the ancient relics and stopping the impending doom is complete with excitement and adventure. Starting from being naive young children, Leo and Red battle demons and dark magic to become the world's most powerful magicians and protectors.

I knew as I started to read through this book, that there was something different about this author.  I did not do any research before requesting this book from NetGalley.  I saw children's fiction, middle grade, and sci-fi and I thought that I would check it out.  I am a 5th grade ELA teacher and my students write their own Sci-Fi stories in my class snd I was hoping to find a book to share with them if they are interested in that genre.  But as I was reading, something seemed similar to me and I felt like I was reading a student's story.  Sure enough, the author of this book is 8 years old.  That is freaking amazing that he was able to combine all of his skills and publish this book.  I had a few students this school year that could have easily published their writings.  With that being said, I did struggle a bit trying to figure out which character was which and what their purpose was in the story.  However, overall, I am very pleased with this aspiring author for doing what he enjoys and getting his first book published!  Kudos to you, Abhiram!  

My Thoughts
⭐⭐⭐

I want to start by saying awesome job writing a book so young. I am a 5th-grade teacher and my students write Sci-fi stories during one of our units.  I was interested to see how this story played out. Great use of dialogue and the story progression is definitely there.  The vocabulary used was also a plus for such a young author. I'd like to see more character descriptions to better understand their purpose. Also, great use of illustrations throughout.  The advanced copy of my Kindle did not do the illustrations justice.  Overall this was a great 1st book and I know your stories will keep growing. Thank you for sharing your talents!

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So this will temporarily be the end of my Review streak.  I have one more book that I read in July, but I am saving my review to share in the book blitz coming in September, so keep an eye out for that.  So I was able to read 9 total books in July and I have started more for August.  I will be posting reviews as I complete them.  I will also be popping in randomly to share thoughts and other random things!  Thank you so much for checking out my reviews and remember, I am always looking for new recommendations!

Until next time Book Nerds!

Leah❤

My Review of Pacific Persuasion

Title: Pacific Persuasion

Author: Sofia Aves

Published On: August 8, 2022

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.

Source: Digital (NetGalley)

Pages: 93

Synopsis:

Head of security on the South Sea Mermaid, Kai Walker, hates having drugs on his ship. But when travelers begin to overdose and he can’t find the source, Kai suspects everyone, including his absentee dinner partner, Pearl. He can’t work out if she’s a tempting distraction or an intentional diversion. He’s keen to keep his threats close, even if it means a planned seduction to catch her in the act.

US DEA Agent Pearl Hamilton is determined to focus on the assignment she's been set. No sexy-as-sin security officer on a bewitching south sea cruise is going to turn her head, regardless of how good he looks in a uniform. That is until she discovers how much fun she can have with a pair of handcuffs and a stolen room key...

So let's continue on this spicy review trail for another story.  This one sparked my interest because of the whole man in uniform romance.  I was really interested to give this one a read.  It was a short and to-the-point story, which I really liked.  I also see that Sofia has a whole group of stories in the Passport to Pleasure series all released one after another starting with Hot Highland Fling which was released on Monday.  Pacific Persuasion comes out Next Monday. So there will be a new release each Monday for the month of August.

My Thoughts
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Steamy! I really enjoyed this fast-paced read. Covered all the bases and wasn't long and drawn out. Really enjoyed the character progression and the twist that the plot took. Thank you for the opportunity to read this early edition! Look forward to the rest of the series. (Short and Sweet, just like this book!)

This title is currently not on GoodReads!!

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So are you going to check out this Passport to Pleasure series?  I know I will be checking out the other books, so look out for those reviews in the future.

Tomorrow, I will be switching gears and reviewing Leo and Red's Amazing Adventures by Abhiram Rode.  Have an awesome Wednesday and I will see you all tomorrow!

Leah❤

 

My review of The Two Week Stand

Title: The Two Week Stand
Author: Samantha Towle
Published On: April 2, 2021

Publisher: Audible Studies

Source: Audiobook

Time: 7 hrs and 50 minutes

Synopsis:

From New York Times best-selling author Samantha Towle comes a sizzling beach romance, that will leave you hot in all the right places….

Dillon Dawson loves to write romance despite her latest relationship ending with her traveling to the Maldives alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. Now, the only thing she wants is two weeks of uninterrupted peace and quiet with absolutely no men in sight.

West Oakley doesn’t even believe that romance exists, and he has no desire to convince himself otherwise. The only reason he’s heading to the Maldives is to escape a scandal and spend time on an island where no one knows who he is.

But plans change, and when West takes one look at Dillon, another idea forms in his mind — a no-strings two-week stand. Even though Dillon knows their sexual chemistry is explosive, her romantic heart is torn.

Can she really spend 14 nights in the arms of a god-like West, making all of her fantasies come true, only to walk away at the end of it?

Or can Dillon turn this two-week stand into more than an unexpected holiday fling, convincing West that romance does exist after all?

I'm back!  I took a day of rest, but I am here to finish my July reads reviews.  I am so excited to say that I was able to read 9 books in 2 weeks, well technically 18 days!!  So are you all ready for this spicy one!!  I saw a video on Tik Tok of a back-and-forth text about this book and I knew that I needed to read this.  So I searched it on Amazon and saw that I could get it on Audible.  I downloaded it with one of my credits and then decided it was a good way to be able to "read" while everyone was sleeping and I wasn't able to see my Kindle in the dark.  I have an old-school original Kindle with no backlight, lol.  So I popped in my AirPods one day while I was folding some laundry and I was hooked.  I could not get enough of this story.  I think listening to voices made the story even more steamy.  However, the male version of the female voice made me cringe.  I would have preferred that the female voice actor just speak her parts during the male chapters.  It was not good and it was almost comically which took away from the steaminess.  Really that is my only complaint because this was an awesome read and I absolutely loved it! 

 My Thoughts
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

FIRE! Samantha Towle, you are a spicy girl! I listened to this story through Audible and I was not disappointed. Dillon and West have a steamy two-week holiday together and I could not get enough of it. I think listening to the narrators read through the story, even though still made me blush, would have been a whole lot different had I been reading those words for myself. I really liked the altering viewpoints the chapters took. My heart was shattered at one point and I didn't think I was going to recover. I felt every emotion. I am an emotional being. I also really liked that Samantha had an epilogue at the end. I love to find out what happens next. Awesome steamy read!

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This title is FREE with Kindle Unlimited!!

So I want to know if you have Kindle Unlimited, is it worth it?  I am debating on getting it once I finish some of the review ARCS that I have.  Let me know your thoughts.

So I hope that you enjoyed this spicy review and let me know if you are into these types of stories.  If you have any other recommendations to fit this genre, please let me know!

Have an awesome Tuesday!  I can't believe that it is already August and I go back to school very soon!  I will be back tomorrow with another spicy review of Pacific Persuasionby Sofia Aves.

Leah❤