Blog — Evie's Reveries

"8 Souls," by Rachel Rust

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Young Adult Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance

Welcome to another Off Theme Review, my lovelies! This week’s read was an utterly fantastic Young Adult ghost story from Entangled Teen by one of my Speilburg Literary Agency sisters in arms! As many of you know, YA reads are a bit of a struggle for me. However, Rachel Rust’s 8 Souls was superbly handled. The characters were believable for their age—not overly adult or painfully young—and their interactions and relationships felt true to the high school age group.

"Hunter," by Dez Schwartz

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

DREAMPUNK / LGBTQ+ PARANORMAL

This week found me traversing a bold new world, filled with vampires and all number of other paranormal creatures. Hunter by Dez Schwartz is a wonderfully fun and unique story, jam-packed with world-building and intrigue. She weaved some marvelously creative characters into a killer plot that kept on giving.

LGBTQ+, Paranormal Romance, Dreampunk, LGBTQIA FictionEvie DraeApril 11, 2019Dez Schwartz, Novel Length, 4 StarsComment

"Echoes," by L. A. Ashton

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Paranormal Gay (M/M) Romance

After reading and reviewing L. A. Ashton’s Valhalla, released from NineStar Press back in December 2018, I practically tripped over my own two readerly feet to get my hands on this author’s full-length novel, Echoes. I preordered it and it sat taunting me in my Kindle until I bit the proverbial bullet and just made time to read. Did I have it to spare on this particular weekend? Nope. Do I care one iota that I lost sleep to read it? Heck to the no.

LGBTQ+, MM Romance, Paranormal Romance, LGBTQIA FictionEvie DraeApril 1, 2019L.A. Ashton, Novel Length, 5 StarsComment

"Magic Remembered," by Coralie Moss

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Urban Fantasy / Romance

Okay, guys, this week’s review strays from my standard fare a bit but trust me, it’s worth the divergence. Magic Remembered by Coralie Moss is an urban fantasy with a side of slow burn, seasoned romance.

"The Wolf at Bay," by Charlie Adhara

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Paranormal Gay (M/M) Romance

Carina Press’ The Wolf at Bay, by Charlie Adhara, sucked me in so hard I nearly forgot to pee. Actually, I think I did. I vaguely remember thinking somewhere around the middle that my bladder was angry, but I didn’t pry my butt outta bed until I hit “The End” several hours later. Reading can be a cruel mistress.