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I read a variety of genres but tend to favor romantic fiction, whether paranormal, steampunk, or historical. Some dystopian, UF, and even an occasional mystery might make their way onto my reading list. Otherwise, anything that sounds quirky and fun goes! :)

 

Coven of the Courtesan

Coven of the Courtesan - Yolanda Shoshana ARC courtesy of the author, in exchange for fair and honest review. Thank you!

Eh... what can I say? I really had high hopes for this, which didn’t get quite realized. I picked this novelette as part of the blog tour and having read the blurb, which stated that this series is like Charmed meets Sex and the City I practically screamed: “I volunteer!” because I’m a fan of both. Well, this novelette is neither charming nor sexy. It was a lot of branding, a bit vulgarity [I mean I know it’s meant to be erotica still there are better ways to convey such] and weird word spelling [not counting the fact that there were plenty of errors and typos. I’m not grammar-police and I received an ARC copy, so I didn’t expect it to be perfect, yet it was not a brand new pre-release novelette either. And at only forty pages someone really should have proofread it!] All in all, it was predictable, uninspired, and a bit bizarre with the whole magick thing.

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