Event Review: #CampNetgalley

As they say, it’s always better to be late than never because I was certainly late for this online Netgalley event. It’s a good thing that I was looking for titles yesterday and I came across the Camp Netgalley in the Read Now titles. Hehehe. So I joined because having a #CampNetgalley badge is kind of cool. When I checked the things that need to be done for a successful participation in the Camp, I thought that “OK FINE. These are all doable given the time that I have so let’s do this.” So here I am right now, writing…

Book Review: My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane is just laugh out loud funny, cozy, and everything that is heartwarming. I went into My Lady Jane with my hopes only up to a bare minimum because there’s that nagging voice at the back of my mind that told me, “This is probably a Bridgerton-inspired story but hell yeah, just read it.”  I’m so glad I did because I enjoyed this more than the Bridgerton series put together.  Oh, I’m not saying that the Bridgerton Series is bad because I actually enjoyed the whole series and even watched some of the TV shows.  My Lady Jane,…

Book Review: Strange Beasts

What a refreshing book this is! Granted that I have been a long time fan of Sherlock Holmes and anything to do with the fandom that it was with a bias that I picked the Strange Beasts from Netgalley without any hesitation. Of course, world of Sherlock Holmes + Fantasy with magical beasts involved= COUNT ME IN PLEASE! And here, take my money! Sherlock Holmes, was of course, not present in this book but rather it’s a story of two determined and goal-oriented ladies who are working for the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomenon (RSSAP) in London,…

Book Review: Thieves’ Gambit

The Thieves’ Gambit definitely surprised me because I tempered my expectations for it given the average ratings it got from Goodreads. The novel definitely matched my mood when  I was reading it; no dilly-dallying, straightforward, and packed with action. The story immediately introduces us to our narrator, Ms Rosalyn Quest, thief extraordinaire and a member of a large thieving family in the North American Continent. She is very close to her likewise thief extraordinaire Mom and Aunt who seemingly had retired from thieving. While Rosalyn definitely has all the material things her illustrious can afford her, her deepest desire is…