Review: Roaring Midnight

Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Macey Denton has no knowledge of her family history until she comes across a book at her job. She has a job at a university library. It turns out her great (x2) grandmother was Victoria Gardella, vampire hunter. Surprise! Vampires exist and she is also a born hunter.
I had a hard time getting into this. Possible love interests; Grady (a reporter) and Chas (another hunter), were less than stellar, super annoying, and unlikable.

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Review: Hard Job

Hard Job by Annabeth Albert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is Duncan's (Danny's older brother) and Ezra's (Danny's best friend) story. Duncan is the head of A-List security and his goal is to provide employment opportunities to the ex-military to help them reintegrate back into normal life. Ezra is a rock star in need of a bodyguard.
Despite it all, Duncan falls for his client. Both characters are likable and compliment each other well. Danny and Cash made appearances in this too. Harley too (Duncan's business partner).

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Review: Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy

Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy by Katherine Stewart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well researched (with tons of footnotes & sources with sources for those interested - or even those who think this is overblown/fake).  I admire how the author has been able to really talk to people (for example at an anti-abortion meeting).  I imagine her style is similar to The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper when he does his "Fingers the Pulse" segments.  (available on YouTube if interested).

I think this sentence summarizes the book perfectly:  "Christian Nationalism and the new right are the power couple of American fascism."

If you are not white, male, (conservative) Christian, and (preferably) rich; you have no place in what they are building.  

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Review: The Powerbroker

The Powerbroker by Anna Hackett
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I think I'm done with this series. The last was average and this one was just meh.
Brynn is a cop (and Hunter's cousin) and needs help infiltrating a motorcycle gang. Vander is the founder of Norcross and has the contacts she needs. Okay, great!
But where this lost me is Vander's possessiveness and over protectiveness. It's ridiculous. He also feels it is "too dangerous" to love him. Whatever dude. You are an alpha-hole. Which is disappointing since I liked him in other books. As the star of his own book? Not so much.

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Review: All Systems Red

All Systems Red by Martha Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The world building was pretty good. I really enjoyed Murderbot as a character; it was interesting. It was enjoying the hard earned freedom of having hacked and taken over their mainframe. The freedom of being able to make their own decisions based on what they wanted to do was something not to be taken for granted.
Murderbot was doing the bare minimum until something happened. That something revealed more going on underneath the surface and revealed a possible sabotage. But who? Why?
Nicely paced. Good secondary characters too.

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Review: Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bob the Drag Queen is one of my favorites from RuPaul's Drag Race (and I wanted him to win it all on the Traitors, alas that didn't happen).  So glad he is doing his own thing.

Anyway, this is a re-imagining if Harriet Tubman was alive today.  What would she have to say?  I did listen to the audio, narrated by Bob the Drag Queen.  The audio also included 2 original songs (at the end).  

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Review: Protector Panther

Protector Panther by Zoe Chant
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Shane is an agent at Protection, Inc.  Catalina is a paramedic newly returned from a volunteer assignment overseas.  While helping Shane they are kidnapped by an agency who wants to create super soldiers.  No consent needed.  

The romance in this one is fast; fated mate.  Both Shane and Catalina are likable, okay romance.  Decent amount of things going on, we get to see the other couples.  

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