Ashleigh's Bookshelf

I Don't Date Superheroes   by S.D. Rogue To the world Hana is an army medic. Not even her closest friends and coworkers realize that she treats superheroes for the Enhanced Humans Agency. One night, after a long day at work, a patient breaks into her apartment seeking help. After nearly being killed by the people following him, Hana joins his quest for safety. Unsure of what is happening or whom to trust, Hana must figure out why someone is kidnapping superheroes without forgetting her mantra: do NOT fall for a superhero. One of my biggest problems with this story was the editing. There were many places with excessive dialogue tags, repetitive words, and shifts in tenses or point of view. There were also misused or missing words. I found these editing errors distracting and it was difficult to get through the first chapter. Once I was able to overlook these issues, I found I liked the story. There was a decent plot, a decent subplot, and strong backstories. However, it all moved a...

Is This Me?   by Tricia Copeland Amanda cannot wait for the first day of college, where she is immediately introduced to her friend's fraternity. By the end of orientation, she is spending more time at the frat house than at the dorm, especially two seniors. All her friends think something is going on, but she keeps insisting their just friends. After a series of mishaps, Anna finds herself lying to her friends about her health and her feelings and must find true self again. By the end of chapter one, most of the key players had been introduced, although I must admit I was a little confused with the large cast of characters. However, the light prose made it easy to follow Amanda's exploits as well as her roller coaster of emotions regarding a certain frat boy. As the book went on, I found myself rooting for Amanda to be with one specific frat boy and was disappointed when it didn't work out. Overall, I found the characters very relatable and the story engaging. I am lookin...

The Baker's Man Jennifer Moorman After discovering the recipe her grandmother used to bake the perfect man, Anna decides to try it herself. She never believed it would work. Now that he's here, what is she supposed to do with him? The only thing I didn't like about this sweet romance was the fact that after all the references to baked goods I felt a deep desire to bake some cookies of my own. Some warm, gooey ones, right out of the oven. By the end of the prologue, I was extremely hooked, even though it described a scene two generations before the events of this story. I found I could not put this book down. The characters were extremely relatable and the prose was light and easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author. Ultimately, I would rate this book five quills and place it on my top shelf.