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…

Book Review: The Wolf Den

I am not sure how to review The Wolf Den because my knowledge about Italy’s history is very little. I must admit that choosing this book amongst the TBR pile was a result of getting convinced by one of the book bloggers I’ve been following for a very long time. The thing that really caught my interest was the synopsis for it literally spelled out that the story would be following the life of a prostitute.  So I said, sign me up for this. It’s not every day that you get to come across a historical, non-erotica book which tackles…

Book Review: How To Steal A Galaxy?

After reading Full Speed to A Crash Landing, I immediately jumped into How to Steal A Galaxy because why wait? Ada Lamarr is one fucking badass female heroine who just can’t  stop at being one. In this second Novella, we get to see Ada and Rian meet again the latter’s home planet. As usual, every thing that Ada does always entails trouble. Although Rian is one brilliant government official, he is no match against Ada’s cunning and lustful ways. Heh. How to Steal A Galaxy provides us more details about what’s really happening in the whole Universe and who are…

Book Review: Full Speed to a Crash Landing

Full Speed to a Crash Landing is one of those books that proved that you don’t need to write a gazillion of pages to make a story interesting. When I requested this book from Netgalley, I kept my expectations just a notch lower than high. Yes, I’ve heard of Beth Ravis and I’ve seen her books raking in excellent reviews for her other books but I have not read any of her books until this one. I’m glad that I picked the right book because I really enjoyed it. It’s short but action packed, straightforward, and hit all the nice…