Tag Archive for: Self-Published

Like Cats And Dogs

Like Cats And DogsTitle: Like Cats and Dogs
Author: Kate McMurray
Series: Whitman Street Cat Café #1
Genre: Romance
Spice: 2 / 5
Format: Audio
Pages: 336
Length: 8h 11m
Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

LIKE CATS AND DOGS was a cute story. I loved the concept and setting. Lauren irritated me a bit, though. I thought she was a little bit too whiny and not very empathetic to Caleb’s relationship hangups. If he had been divorced longer than a year or two, then I would’ve agreed with her.

The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1Title: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1
Author: Beth Brower
Series: Emma M. Lion #1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 107
Length: 3h 15m
Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt
Reason Read: Recommended
Rating:

My Thoughts

I’m glad I decided to follow my book club’s recommendation and start the Emma M. Lion series. I really enjoyed the format as it made for an interesting read. I also love the Victorian era England setting. The characters are so much. I especially love Emma’s feistiness and penchant to do what she wants in a time when it was frowned upon. I’m excited to see what happens in volume 2.

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Elevated

ElevatedTitle: Elevated
Author: Elana Johnson
Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Verse, Young Adult
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Kindle
Pages: 292
Reason Read: Utah Book Month
Rating:

My Thoughts

ELEVATED is the first novel in verse I’ve read. It was really weird at first and hard to follow. But, then I really got into it and I couldn’t put it down. It was a fast read.

The story and characters were very compelling. I had wondered going into it if a novel in verse could give me the depth I want in a novel and it did. The characters were very fleshed out and story was very deep. It was a lot more emotional than I had imagined it would be.

I really enjoyed it a lot. Even though I loved the ending, I didn’t love it quite as much as I could have if it had ended just a tad bit differently. Still, I’ll definitely be reading more of Johnson’s books and I’m excited to read other novels in verse.