Libromancer's Apprentice

Twelve Months (Dresden Files #18)  / Jim Butcher  Previously Reviewed Battle Ground (Dresden Files #17) Peace Talks (Dresden Files #16) (Spoiler/Rant Edition here ) Cold Days (Dresden Files #14) Dresden Files: War Cry (Graphic Novel) Dresden Files : Down Town (Graphic Novel) Brief Cases (Short Story Collection) I almost gave this book a pass instead of picking it up.  Battle Ground and Peace Talks were rough  reads for me for a laundry list of reasons, and not just because Skin Game is probably my favorite book in the series.  But curiosity won out.  I've been following this series for over 20 years now and that's hard to pass up. Twelve Months is very different from previous novels in the series.  Right up front is the novel structure, which as advertised, covers an entire year.  We get a few days out of each month, and every few chapters is a new month.  This is in stark contrast to the high pressure, breakneck speeds of most Dresden Fil...

Muscles & Monsters (Leviathan Fitness #1)  by Ashley Bennett I think your enjoyment of this book will depend on what you're looking for.   I don't think this book is quite accurately marketed, and that's going to impact reader expectation and enjoyment.  It might be exactly what you're looking for or it might be a confusing experience.  By blurb and cover, Muscles & Monsters comes across as a cozy romance.  It's content heavily assumes its readers are familiar with A/B/O and "wolf porn" tropes, so readers expecting a more cozy paranormal romance might be a bit surprised when it gets to knotting et al (note: this book does not get into excessive/over the top power dynamics).  Muscles & Monsters would more accurately be described as an erotic novel based on page count of sex (and masturbation) scenes alone. That being said, it has its cute and cozy elements.  We have a meet cute, we have adorable details like Atlas' tail wagging, n...