Another Backwards Christmas by Brooke WilliamsMy rating: 1 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the author in exchange for an honest review.I have a feeling that this is going to be a very unpopular opinion, but this story wasn’t for me in every possible way. The characters, specifically the female protagonist, were extremely naive and had unrealistic romantic views that make the reading experience rather less than joyful. I could understand the male romantic interest’s motivation slightly better, but with the focus placed on the female character, the reader does not get much of a chance to fully appreciate the character.The plot is a…

Edinburgh Twilight by Carole LawrenceMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by NetGalley in return for an honest review.A serial killer, a detective with his own demons and lots of possible suspects and all set in one of the most captivating cities I ever had the pleasure of visiting. They combine to make for a great detective story that keeps the reader bound in its world long after the story is over.The characters were fully and richly developed. From the protagonist to the over enthusiastic want-to-be assistant, they all had character traits that kept the reader on their toes. A detective with a few issues that…

Alpha’s Queen by Lila FelixMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the author in exchange for an honest review.I needed a few days to think about this story. It left me divided in my opinion and confused as to how I should rate and review it.At the beginning, the main characters held great promise to be well developed and complex, with spunk and their own little quirks, but somewhere towards the middle of the story they lost their way. The entire story was mainly focused around the two central characters with the stock bad guy, the stock bad-guy-in-training and a whiff of…

The Ruby Eye by Amy MilesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the authors in exchange for an honest review.The adventure continues with Tommy, Jack and Becky working to solve the mystery of the creepy trickster.I enjoyed the sequel to The Trickster just as much and maybe even more than the first installment. I felt it was a little longer and contained more details about the three main characters, who are fun to join on their path to breaking the curse.It is a lovely short story series with elements of the eerie, mystery, adventure and light humour. I will certainly look out…

The Trickster by L.G. MilesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the authors in exchange for an honest review.This was a cute, spooky and creepy short story geared towards the younger audience of the Young Adult genre.For a short story with space limited and the purpose to bring the narration to a quick conclusion with as much entertainment and pleasure to reader as possible, I found the characters to be very well developed. Each one had their own distinct purpose without falling into the dreaded stock character category. The plot was straight forward and to the point without any unnecessary fluff or…