Book Review: Not Always a Saint by Mary Jo Putney

Not Always a Saint by Mary Jo Putney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I haven't read a historical romance in a long time, and I thought I'd pick this up (well I picked up a Lisa Kleypas one, but I didn't get a chance to read it) so here I am with Not Always a Saint by Mary Jo Putney, my very first novel of hers that I've read, and I've actually enjoyed the book, mostly because I've never read one of her books before.

I actually enjoyed this book, mostly because of the concept of a doctor becoming a Lord and he didn't want it, and a woman who's beautiful and is worried about her daughter once her husband died. But the beginning, when he took care of her when she got abused by her first husband and was never seen again. Then years later, when her second husband died, she went into mourning with her daughter, Beth, and that's when they saw each other again. Sure he fell for her again, and even got married. But I think my favorite parts of this book is when Jessie told Daniel her sordid past, and he didn't touch her after that. Like I feel the respect from him, mostly because he's a doctor and knows what he's doing, and then he gives her the space and respect for her to breathe before they come back as husband and wife.

I also loved the ending. It was beautiful, how they get to marry her mother and George, the man her mother married after running away from Jessie's horrible father, who was a preacher. The father was a very cruel man who pretty much don't follow the bible or his teachings at all. And when Jessie told Daniel about her first husband, Ivo Tremaine (and also about Frederick Kelham and how he wanted everything from his Uncle Philip, but everything went to Beth) and what she did, I'm happy he respected her and still loved her.

I was shocked that Ivo came back, then when they escaped their prison and went back to the house at Castle Romayne, that's when they find out that Ivo is dead, and that he had a brother that was pretending to be him. This brother told them what happened and how Frederick told him the half-truth, but he stayed alive while Frederick got shot and died before he could shoot Jessie. But all in all, this book was a whirlwind to read and I'm glad that I read it. Might pick up another one of her books when I get a chance.

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Book Review: Skin Game, a Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Skin Game by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow....this book right here...I have so many words for the book, but thank god this is a review because I enjoyed this book so much that I had to wait till I get done watching some TV so I can properly book review this lovely book.

As the summary stated, Harry Dresden is having a bad day. I mean, he's the Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness and he's a wizard, so that's a lot. Especially when Mab orders him to work for his arch enemy, Nicodemus Archelone, to break into a vault and get something, then turn around and betray him. He does that, but there's a twist to it.

The vault? Belongs to none other than Hades himself.

What did Nicodemus want from said vault that belongs to the Lord of the Underworld?

The Holy Grail.

That's right, folx. The. Holy. Fucking.. Grail.

Yeah. That big.

And then the relationships between Harry and Murphy (which I ship so damned much) and of course, Harry and his cute, adorable daughter Maggie that made me cry because it was so darn cute when he tucked her into bed and read her a bedtime story. And then the ending when he and Murphy kissed in the hospital...my heart couldn't take it anymore because it was that damned good and wanted them to keep kissing forever, but they were in a hosptial and couldn't.

Phooey.

Anyway, back to the action of why Murphy was in the hospital...

It was because of dumbass Archelone and him attacking her and taunting Harry....ooof it made me so mad. But that...I'm trying to think of a way to do it politely but I can't, so I'm just gonna say it...that sex dream he had about Murphy that I wish came true (sans that shooting him in the head part). Oh, and by the way...

Apparently also Harry's pregnant with some weird spirit thing, and I love his inner self so much. His inner self told him to:

"Go fourth and freaking multiply! Drink from the Cup of Life! Carpe femme! For the love of God, get laid."-Harry Dresden's Inner Self

I love this quote so much. And I want to read MORE Harry Dresden so much (and the next two books he got coming out).

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