These were the two I came away with. I have two more credits...I might go back and take a second look.

See article for full list and more than the three pictured winners.

Never have I read a book that so succinctly turns every trope on it's head. I absolutely loved it!

The story is put together fantastically. Each character is amazing in their own right. No one does quite what I expect, even when I thought I had a handle on the way the story was breaking the rules. The family that Luna, Xan, Glerk, and Fyrian make is just adorable. All the people in the Protectorate are dealing with their own issues and making their way through life in ways that are not entirely opposite the norm that I would expectn or entirely the norm either. There's a part of me that feels like it's the way all the old stories should have been written, so that everyone has a little agenda and not all converge nor diverge. History isn't that neat and stories shouldn't be either. At the same time, it was loads of fun to watch the way these characters were like characters we were already a bit familiar with.

Basically, Barnhill did a fantastic job of "making familiar things new and new things familiar" as are the two great powers of a writer according to William Makepeace Thackery or Samuel Johnson. It's been attributed to both on different sites, not sure which is accurate. I listened to it on Audible, read by Christina Moore, who was great. I loved her voices for everyone, especially Fyrian.

Title: Body Shot [Prologue]
Author: Kelly Jamieson
Publisher: Loveswept
Series: Lost Shot #1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:

"Body Shot" by Kelly Jamieson

My Thoughts.....

I just read the prologue of 'Body Shot' but what I read I would say this read is a good steamy romantic read that will keep your full attention to the end. Indeed it does seem like Beck and Hayden are made for each other. in a very different way. Will they find their HEA? Well, I guess I will have to pick up the rest of this well written story to find out what will happen with Beck being so adventurous and Hayden being cautious how will all of this work out?

I received a prologue copy via Insta-Freebie for an honest review.