I have always considered myself a loyal LKH fan. I have stuck by her in both the Anita Blake and Merry series. Despite the negative reviews from others claiming Anita was porn and Merry's magical vagina was over-rated. I stayed and I purchased each book.

But there comes a point in a reader's journey when you have to accept that the author may be writing while high on payote. And the bad reviews may hold some weight.

Things I liked- The first description of the babies, the interaction of the dads with said babies. Interactions with the queen and her interest in being an aunt. Merry not taking shit from Seelie nobles. Merry using her powers to a little bit of ass. Reality Tv talk. Mauve showing her true bitch colors. Merry standing up for her men.

Things I did not like- The constant description of everyone's clothing. Seriously it took 3-4 pages to describe the color, fabric, and cut of everyone's clothes. The constant description of the babies. I got it. They aren't the Gerber baby but do we need 8 paragraphs describing little bit's eye balls? Merry allowing others to disrespect her over and over again. I'm sorry but if I'm royalty I'll be damned if I'm going to feed and provide shelter for stuck up ass munchers to treat me like I'm lesser. Grow some balls Merry. Mauve's cockiness. Merry's contraction to claiming she is ruthless but then does NOTHING short of baking cookies. All the pages I wasted on Aisling's beauty.

In all the story was okay. Not what I was expecting when it came to the birth of the babies. It lacked action and had a bunch of filler. I feel like if they had cut out 1/4 of the unnecessary fashion week descriptions it would habe been better.

This series was suggested at the end of Eva's book Kings of Chaos. I really liked the action and sex in THAT book and since this is a finished series I had hoped that it would be just as exciting and hot.

While I like the plot. It's not as fast paced or hot. Mercy is kind of annoying. She's irrational and makes poor choices. She's an armature with little to no training acting as if she can take on an entire empire. She throws tantrums and while she claims to understand the gravity of her situation she clearly does not. Also she over analyzing everything.

Levi and Rory are pretty basic. Typical big, hot guys with easy smiles and are empathetic. They put up with her dramatics.

Sloane is the only mysterious and intriguing character. I wish this book was written with the guys POV because I want to badly to know what makes him tick.

The cliff hanger was unexpected.

I am so frustrated, sad mad, annoyed to the point that I think if I allow my eyes to roll back as they are so desperately trying that I'd hear a pop, due to the force of anger that is filled in my body.

First things first. This is NOT my normal genre. If this book had not been sent to me in a subscription crate it would not have been on my radar. The premise is good. Girl gets sold to the circus; the ringleader is a power hunger narcissist who sees her as a threat once her popularity surpasses his. Add a dash of unhealthy co-dependance of his brother who is harboring a dirty secret, and a fast love affair and BAM you got a lot of action and what ifs blowing your mind.

Except it doesn't happen, instead we get a bunch irrelevant crap taking up space. We meet characters with suggested relationships or importance who literally disappear and are never mentioned again after you have emotionally committed to them. Then, there is danger, so much perceived danger that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat asking "What's gonna happen, what's gonna happen, what the f*ck is gonna happen" ONLY to be crushed when something happens but it's not what you expected. And even then, you might try to reason, okay I can go with this. But then our MC just starts acting out of pocket and you just don't understand what level of crazy has overun the entire cast.

If this were a movie, it would win awards for music and costumes. But the acting would be B level. Meryl Streep wouldn't be able to help this.

I liked that we had multiple POVS. I hated that a majority of the book is in third person. I was sad that the sex scenes were worst than fade to black.

The ending and the epilogue hurt me. I feel betrayed. Like, I invested all this time and emotions, and I wanted the BEST for our MC. I wanted the bad guys to burn. I wanted a freaking HEA. "We were all rooting for you" - In my Tyra Banks voice (google it if you don't know the reference"

I feel so bamboozled.

Please note, I am a big romance reader, I like smut, I am capable of reading books outside my preferred genre and do not need sex for a love story to work. Clearly this was not the read for me. With that said it IS well written. It just wasn't the right book/author/ending for me.

This is the first of a 6-book series featuring a group of six romance authors on a Galentine's Getaway/ writing retreat. While this is a working vacation each woman gets lucky in love.

Zoey and her one eyed chihuahua are freaking adorkable. In my mind, Zoey is a plus size Mrs. Frizzle. She is smart, funny, and marches to her own drumbeat. She is 1 of 4 virgins on the retreat. Just putting that bit of knowledge out there.

Lake Tahoe Sheriff Brock instantly falls for Zoey after catching her with her ass out... literally. He knows that she's destined to be his wife and mother of his 12 kids. But his fake ass, petty ex Amanda is a hater and tries to capsize their love boat.

This is a quick, cute, insta-love story that takes place over the course of 3-4 days. I loved the chemistry between Zoey and Brock. He is a sensitive alpha who has no second thoughts when it comes to pursuing our girl.

My ONLY complaint is in the epilogue the other 5 women and their beaus were listed with hints of how they met. I didn't like this. I like going into a story with minimal info and expectation. Since this is book 1 of 6 and the titles are pretty obvious as to the type of man each woman ends up with, I would have preferred if the epilogue ONLY focused on Zoey and Brock. JMO it took nothing away from my enjoyment or desire to continue the series.

Her gaze catches mine again and for a second, I’d wager to say we were both feeling the same thing: a warmth that’s indescribable, a fluttering in our stomachs, a tingling pleasure that’s nearly aching. - Atlas Meyer

First of all the description does not match what actually goes down. Not a bad thing but was a bit misleading. This is book 2 of 6 in a Galenatine's Getaway about 6 romance authors who find love during a writing retreat in Lake Tahoe.

With that said, this is a pretty short story, and I was annoyed that the dinner scene was 99% the same as the previous story. I get that it's giving us each woman's perspective but as a loyal series reader, this annoyed me and would only benefit savages who just jump into a series randomly reading things out of order or gasp... as a standalone.

So, our girl Clover has hit writer's block and his weighed down with deadlines. Sexy silver fox Atlas offers to help with research and relaxation to clear said block, despite being in the middle of his own personal crisis.

I love how these two come together and help each other find happiness and clarity so they can focus on their passions. What I didn't like was the unnecessary slut shaming. I was furious and felt like it had no place and added no value to the story.

This is a quick, instalove, spicy love story. The age gap presents a small hurdle, but I am happy that it wasn't a main focus or barrier for these two. I appreciated Atlas's background story. I felt like he had a lot of depth.

I was very happy with these two and their HEA.

It's a no for me.

I believe listening to this on audio may have influenced my opinion of this story. Poor Janet is a hot mess. I think we all know someone like her that just struggles through life. Lacks confidence and the ability to stand up for oneself.

I was mad on Janet's behalf; this poor woman just needs a darn back bone. I wanted to give her one of mine! I liked the plot twist in the end. It was unexpected and probably the highlight of this story.

However, Keke's dramatic voice just was painful. I love Keke, I have been her fan for years. But listening to her insult Janet over and over was painful. I felt like she was bullying her, I felt like listening to her talk made me an accomplice in said bullying as if I was 13 again hanging with the mean girls at the lunch table. I just couldn't enjoy myself.

I absolutely loved this book. I'm obsessed with learning everything about Reka 5 and the Talleans. I did not realize that this was a standalone within a larger series.

Tradgek was super alpha yet so vulnerable and insecure. I love that he sought out advice and education on what to expect and how to react. He was a perfect gentleman, and his inner dialogue was humorous.

While I usually prefer hard ass heroines, Chelsea was a good fit. She was adjusting to so many new things, I don't fault her for being flustered and apprehensive.

Also, this isn't just a Christmas story but also a winter solstice celebration. It was fun seeing the blending of the two.

This was a super spacey love story that hit the stop. I highly recommend this standalone and can't wait to start the series.