A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne

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Spring is in full swing on the farm and finding time to read has been a struggle! One of my favorite things to do when I’m short on reading time and can’t seem to pick out a book from either my own stash or upcoming arcs, is to hit Kindle Unlimited and find the most bonkers cover and dive right in.

It works every time.

I really enjoyed this wonderfully wild and slightly chaotic book. I do, of course, say this with love. While I found the world building to be a little uneven, I loved the characters and found their journey to love to be sweet, super hot, and quite adventurous.

Reia has been shunned by her entire village. Forced to live alone and treated horribly for supposedly bringing on the deaths of her family, Reia has been offered by the village to be a virgin sacrifice to a Duskwalker. Faced with with a lifetime of imprisonment, Reia has no choice but to be the one who ensures the Duskwalker renews the ward that keeps the village safe from demons.

But, of course, our Duskwalker is not the soulless monster that everyone assumes. He is instead a kind, caring, and thoughtful (as much as he can be) individual who has been horribly hurt by a previous lover and has his own emotional issues to overcome.

This was a fun book. Reia doesn’t really fear Orpheus, our Duskwalker, and that really throws him off. Every time she shows him the slightest kindness he nearly loses his mind with joy and Orpheus expresses his emotions through the glowing orbs that are his eyes which leads to some really cute scenes. Just like the cover, our hero has a skull for a head. Just a bony skull. When Reia discovers the different colors signify emotions, she is determined to see his “happy” colors as often as possible. It’s really quite sweet.

This book is also super hot. It’s a slow burn but it’s definitely worth the wait. Reyne’s Duskwalkers are incredibly complex and unique in their anatomy and that made for some wild and creative sexual adventures. Reia was forced to remain a virgin until her sacrifice to Orpheus, but don’t worry, he pledged to never touch her without her permission, and she is quite confused about her feelings and desires towards him. If you love the microtrope of a human discovering she digs a “monster,” you’re going to love this.

Overall, I really enjoyed this one and already started the second book in the series. I’ve been on a bit of a monster romance kick and this was definitely worth the read.

If you’d like to add this book to your collection, it’s included in Kindle Unlimited or you can click on the cover, or here, for ordering information.

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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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I’m not one to regularly read the author’s notes at the end of books but I was very intrigued about how this story came to life. In his note, Scalzi calls this book “a pop song” and it’s the perfect descriptor. It’s pure fun, truly escapist, and full of light. The title gives you all you need to know! Kaiju are real and they need someone to help keep them safe. And, learn from my mistakes-start reading those author’s notes! They’re full of fun stuff.

After being ruthlessly fired from an office job at a food delivery start-up, Jamie Gray ends up working as a “Deliverator,” or delivery person, for the same start-up at the beginning of the pandemic. With money running out and roommates fleeing, Jamie is just desperate enough to take a job offer from an old acquaintance. What they think will be a grunt job doing little more than lifting things turns out to be the wildest adventure imaginable.

Jamie Gray is now a member of the Kaiju Preservation Society and it’s their job to help ensure the survival of the kaiju found on an alternate Earth. For all kinds of science reasons, kaiju are real and exist on an alternate Earth accessible via a secret military base in Greenland. In order to keep kaiju safe and healthy on their side of the dimensional border, the KPS, or Kaiju Preservation Society, spends their days researching and studying the kaiju. But the world the kaiju live in is far more dangerous than our Earth and with something wanting to kill you at every turn, Jamie and the other members of KPS are constantly on the lookout for killer insects and poisonous creatures. Just as Jamie begins to find a rhythm on this new Earth, a threat comes for the kaiju and the members of KPS that threatens both versions of Earth.

I loved this so much! It’s wildly funny and entertaining and I read the entire book in one sitting. The story moves quickly and is full of funny characters and bonkers scenarios. This book is truly refreshing. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and still manages to be full of heart and adventure. It’s action-packed, fast-paced and an absolute gem.

I loved this witty adventure and if you would like to add it to your shelf, you can find ordering information here:

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Erotica Quickie: A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

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This book came highly recommended from Sarah and Amanda from the Smart Podcast Trashy Books podcast and those ladies are never wrong when it comes to bonkers romance novels. Can we all please take a moment to gaze at this incredibly gorgeous cover? It’s stunning! This is an incredibly steamy book centered around a brothel that caters to wealthy non-humans. Esther Reed, a maid in a respectable household is about to lose her job as her employers seem to have lost their fortune in a bad investment. When Esther is caught watching the Lady of the House receive a rather energetic “treatment” from her doctor, it opens the door for Esther to pursue a career more in line with her interests. Turns out, Dr. Underwood is also a client of Rooksgrave Manor and feels that Esther would the perfect for its clientele. See, Esther loves sex and loves the idea of having sex be her new profession. Among Esther’s new clients are a vampire, a sphinx, a Jekyll/Hyde handsome situation, and a golem. Oh, and an invisible man. That’s a fun one! There is literally a line where Esther screams, “I want to f@ck my monster!” This is 400 pages of pure erotic fun.

Friends, this book is an absolute masterpiece and I loved every single line on every single page. It’s amazing and I can’t recommend it highly enough. If you’re interested in your own copy, you can click on the cover for ordering options. If you’re a KU subscriber, you’re in luck! It’s totally in there.

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