Mia's Return - By Tracy Cooper-Posey (#COYER)

I was super excited at the beginning of this book. Alexander was having lucid sexual dreams and it appeared to be the start of a great supernatural romance read. But I think I have a problem with novellas. I got to the end of the book and was surprised - a positive - but I wasn't just surprised about the length. Unfortunately with short novellas is often hard to include any kind of character development or depth to relationships. Yet with Mia's Return I felt the most unsatisfied with a novella since I read the Sole Regret series. Cooper-Posey wrote a great story with characters I would be happy to read more about, but therein lies my issue. There wasn't more to read and what was, seemed superficial. I felt like I had gotten a brief summary of events and missed out on the details of the story. Though Mia's and Alexander's relationship had back story, it was along the lines of "I've been attracted to him/her since forever" without any explanation of WHY. Mia's and Alexander's relationship with Wyatt 'develops' over a couple of hours and by develops, I mean they find him, connect, blame their attraction on magic and get to the nitty-gritty sexy time/bonding. We don't even get to witness the fight scene at the end! I did like the story line surrounding conflict with the Grimore's, saving the world against the evil vampeens and Cooper-Posey's sex scenes were hot as hell. This novella could definitely be extended into a full length novel which may give Cooper-Posey more space to fully develop this story. I'm going to give it an extra star because of the story's potential though I won't be looking for the rest of the series but maybe I'll give Tracy Cooper-Posey's longer novels a go.

3/5
xxx
George

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Thank you to NetGalley and Teal Ceagh/Tracy Cooper-Posey for the copy!
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Fighting Faer - By Christine Warren

Fixed No. 4


These short stories don't contain a lot of story line and I found the leading lady Corinne super bitchy also species-ist. Corinne does not like the "Others" and she makes that very clear. She's polite towards them but makes mental comments like "did I just have sex with a monster?!" The main man Luc, or Lucifer, is the Fae head of security for the faerie queen which in all honesty is not important at all. These two characters truly need no background in order to meet each other, have sex and still have the same problems they do with back story. The Queen is a bitch and Luc convince Corinne to be a little more open minded with sex. Oh and the plot is that they are looking for some idiot nephew of the Queen, trying to keep magic doors from opening and there is a twist. It's a twee supernatural romance so of course since Luc is a Fae, not a werewolf and can't have a mate, Warren gives Fae "heartmates." I definitely rolled my eyes at that whole "Fate made us for one another" bollocks. They beat all the obstacles in their way, come to an understanding that while they don't know each other, the sex is great and they are fated. TA DA! The End.

It's short, quick but if you are wanting a little more substance with your sexy romance this is definitely not for you. 3 stars because it's not horrible it's just the same old, same old.


3/5


xxx

George