May 2026 – Page 2 – JenniElyse

Cross Her Heart

Title: Cross Her Heart
Author: Sarah Pinborough
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audio
Pages: 352
Length: 10h 23m
Narrator: Antonia Beamish
Source: Owned
Reason: BotM Backlist
Rating:

My Thoughts

CROSS HER HEART was different than I was expecting. The story and mystery kept me reading even though I didn’t really like most of the characters. There were difficult chapters to read due to the content, but I think it’s necessary to portray these types of things in media so we remember that some people have really shitty childhoods.

May 10, 2026

Reviews Demi Winters Islay Jacobs The Ashen Romantasy Owned Audio Just Because

Roots of Darkness

Title: Roots of Darkness
Author: Demi Winters
Series: The Ashen #2.5
Genre: Romantasy
Format: Audio
Pages: 185
Length: 5h 43m
Narrator: Islay Jacobs
Source: Owned
Reason: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed ROOTS OF DARKNESS. I’m glad we got to see what happened to the rest of the Blood Axe Crew after Rey left to save Silla from Jonas. I enjoyed being in Hekla’s head, witnessing her badassery and even her doubt. I liked her connection with Eyvind and look forward, hopefully, to seeing them resolve their conflict in future Ashen series books or another novella. I hope we find out what’s causing the mist since the novella just kind of left us there hanging after the immediate threat was neutralized.

May 6, 2026