30
Apr, 2023

April Wrap Up

It was a busy month this time around; in fact, I have two favourite books this month. One being In Isabeau’s Eyes by Lora Leigh and the other The Pleasures of Summer by Evie Hunter. Both the main characters in both books tugged at my heartstrings while making my cheeks heat from laughter and spice. I look forward to the next installment of the Kentucky Nights series by Lora Leigh when it is released. I even plan on reading the Nauti series that had some part to play in In Isabeau’s Eyes. I am slowly making my way through the Pleasures series by Evie Hunter. It is bigger than I initially thought, but I am enjoying it, and I am very much looking forward to Sinead’s book. Thanks to the authors mentioned above, I have two new book boyfriends: Tracker Calloway and Flynn Grant!

I did have one DNF (did not finish) book this month, Destined to Play by Indigo Bloom. This is the first DNF of the year and the first for me in a while. I usually push through and rarely give a book one star, but I had to stop at 100 pages. Consent started to feel very loose for me, and I could not continue. I was worried maybe it was just me being silly, but I flipped to the end, and consent was grey at best. Personally, I am not a fan of dubious consent or non-consent for that matter (dubcon/noncon).

What was your favourite book this month? Or did you have any DNF’s?

7
Apr, 2023

REVIEW: The Pleasures of Winter by Evie Hunter

Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Pleasures of Winter is the first Erotic Romance Novel by Evie Hunter, a pen name for the combined work of two authors. Abbie Marshall is an independent, hard-working, serious journalist. In dire need of getting out of Honduras, she launches herself on the private jet of Jack Winter, a well-known womanising A-list Hollywood actor. The plane drops as their interests are piqued, and a fight to get back to civilization is not enough to prevent how drawn they are to one another. After a near disaster, they both catch a glimpse of each other that cannot be easily forgotten. When reality returns, the jungle is all that can be thought of, leaving Abbie little choice but to explore this side of herself she was not aware she had, and Jack is far too eager to be the only one to mentor her. But only a rocky road can be travelled when obsession and the watchful eyes of the outside world make hiding secrets impossible.

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