What I'm reading:
Twisted Miracles by A.J. Larrieu
I was feeling like a little bit of paranormal and this one didn't disappoint. The 1st person POV gets a little old to me, but that seems to be the nature of most urban fantasy paranormal types. I looked at this one as almost NA because Cass seems to be drifting and unfocused. I believe she was 26, so a little beyond new adult, but she never resolved who she was until this story takes place. I love a good telepathy/telekinesis tale, so I was all in for this one. The romance was a background thread vs the story although I can see it getting more important in later books. It was fast paced and exciting, but barely scratched the surface of how the world works or why. It did make me want to wait anxiously for the next book in the series. 4 stars
A Taste of Candy by Shoshanna Evers
I only had a little bit of time and wanted a full story, so I chose this one. It was free on Kindle for a while. A sexy, experienced, famous rock star and a naive, frumpy woman on a date that turns into more. There were sex toys (including butt plugs), bondage, spanking, dominance, but nothing heavier than you'd find at a tame sex shop. A lot of the alpha stories sort-of run together for me, so it was a good read but it didn't draw me in so much that I'll read it again. 4 stars
Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles
I've had this one on my Kindle for a while and for some reason it just kept getting pushed to the back of the stack. It's a 1st person POV, paranormal/urban fantasy story of a woman being turned into a succubus. There's some love/sex interest, but not a clear path of romance. Jackie, as a new succubus, has certain morals about who she'll sleep with (unlike the other succubus she meets), but she's not very smart on her adventure. The tide of the story washed her up where she needed to be and she was just carried along for the ride. It was action packed and sort-of sexy, but I liked the story much more than the characters. I wished every minute that Jackie would have actually asked questions instead of following her assumptions and believing the last thing she heard and never thinking about anything else. There was some blood and guts, but I didn't feel drawn so deeply into the story that it got gory in my head. Also, for a succubus, she didn't have a lot of sex - there was quite a bit of sexual tension but very little release. I felt like it nearly veered into a moralistic, virgins-are-better, soap box sermon; but it also had her having sex with more than one guy so...an odd dichotomy to be sure. I might check out the next one in the series because I enjoyed the writing. 4 stars
I just started Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan because my son really wants me to catch up to him. I keep telling myself I'll only read while the boys are at Tae Kwon Do, so I can still work on other books. But I'm really having trouble with that. I always forget how much I enjoy MG fantasy. These sorts of books can be like crack for me. My son asked me last night how far I got... yeah... two hours of reading puts me at about the halfway point. I'm trying to pace myself a little bit because I don't want to finish all five stories before he's done with them.
Also, I had a couple ARCs that I got through this month. Look for those reviews coming out at the end of July.
What I'm listening to:
I've been a little burned out with music lately. It might be a product of trying to write, but I just can't get into much yet. So I've got my instrumental alternative rock on lately. At the moment: Epica. Powerful female vocals, growly men, choral background and lots of drums. I can barely follow the words most of the time, so I don't get trapped in the emotional singing. Which has had the added bonus of making me sit down at the piano and play again, because what better way to procrastinate writing.
What I'm watching:
My husband and I had a date afternoon last month. We saw X-Men at the theater. There was some nice man-candy and the story was engaging. I had fun watching, but it won't become a favorite.
Also, we downloaded season one of The IT Crowd. We got some good laughs from it, but some of it was a little slow. The good part is, six episodes and only 22 minutes each means we finished the whole season in like four days. I think we'll get season two soon.
What I've been cooking:
Basically nothing. It's hot, we're busy, I haven't felt like doing much with the oven. I made a couple Vita-Mix soups, enchiladas one night, spaghetti sauce. I have to remind myself that the boys like the simpler stuff better. I don't have to go out of my way to find something new each week.
What I'm afraid of:
I'm writing more and more. My one story has about 5700 words in it (some of which will not last). Lately I've been having trouble inspiring myself to sit down and do it. I had some setbacks last week in my brain and I'm depressed still, but I think I've been hesitating because the story is growing so big in my mind. What if I completely disengage from life because I'm so wrapped up in that world? The couple days I did manage some writing, I didn't want to do anything else. I think about the characters and the story all the time and I feel like once I start getting it all down, I'm not going to be able to stop.
So, there you go. That's been my month. What's been on your kindle lately? Any good recipes to share? Ever been there, wondering if your story will take over the real world?
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