{Book Review} Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain by Richard Roberts

Book Title: Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain
Author: Richard Roberts
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Publishing Date: February 15, 2014
Length: 376 pages
Source: Courtesy Copy for Review Purposes from publisher

Penelope Akk wants to be a superhero. She's got superhero parents. She's got the ultimate mad science power, filling her life with crazy gadgets even she doesn't understand. She has two super powered best friends. In middle school, the line between good and evil looks clear.

In real life, nothing is that clear. All it takes is one hero's sidekick picking a fight, and Penny and her friends are labeled supervillains. In the process, Penny learns a hard lesson about villainy: She's good at it.

Criminal masterminds, heroes in power armor, bottles of dragon blood, alien war drones, shape shifters and ghosts, no matter what the super powered world throws at her, Penny and her friends come out on top. They have to. If she can keep winning, maybe she can clear her name before her mom and dad find out

 I finished this book a couple of weeks ago and wrote my review and...forgot to post it. So I'm posting it now!

This was a delightful read for me as an adult and one I would have enjoyed as a middle schooler! In a world where super heroes and super villains are abundant, Penelope Akk is the daughter of two superheroes and just waiting for the day her super powers show up. She and her friends are eager to get through middle school without dealing with the "meanies" and when her powers show up, she discovers she's a scientist! She is a mad scientist who spaces out while creating her super gadgets and needs to learn to control it. From The Machine she creates that does amazing things to the super power serum she develops for her friend, Penny is on her way to becoming a...supervillain? Eek!

I really loved this book and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy filled with super heroes and super villains, who are truly goodhearted and not nearly as evil as you would expect!

Definitely re-readable and one I'd like on my shelves for future possible kids, nieces, nephews, etc. I'd recommend to any parent with young middle schoolers to adults who just want a fun story to escape within!

Book Review: Don't Bite the Bridesmaid by Tiffany Allee

Don't Bite the Bridesmaid
Tiffany Allee
Entangled COVET
Published: May 27, 2013

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!

Alice Shepard needs one thing: a date for her sister's wedding. And not just any date. A hunk who will make her fiancé rue the day he left her for her best friend. Her drop-dead gorgeous neighbor fits the bill—even if he is a bit quirky and never comes out during the day—and Alice has downed just enough appletinis to ask him. But she makes it quite clear that there will be no funny business.

Spending a week on a cruise ship full of humans while sleeping close to his sexy next-door neighbor sounds like a helluva bad idea to vampire Noah Thorpe. But his friends need time to get him out of a shotgun wedding—a vampire bonding that will tie his fate to a female vampire he's never met. And Alice's offer comes at just the right time.

What could possibly go wrong?


Review:
Received an ecopy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review:

Alice is screwing up her courage to ask her hottie neighbor for a favor. A huge favor. He's a bit stand offish, so appletinis might do the trick. One...or four. Damn, too many!

Eventually, Alice is able to ask him for the favor, and oh look...just in time as he, Noah, has to get out of town for a little bit. Pretending to be her boyfriend on a week long cruise to celebrate her sister's wedding should be easy enough...if he can keep his fangs in!

I truly enjoyed this story. The characters had little idiosyncrasies that made them unique (Edna the outrageous flirt? And yet...very sweet as you find out...well, I won't spoil it). Noah has been fighting an attraction for Alice for some time now. She wasn't available when he first moved in next door five years ago. And since he has to protect his secret of being a vampire, it's near impossible to get close to any one.

There is a lot of sexual attraction leading to tension leading to flirtations that are just so adorable, to a hot a steamy love scene(s) that leaves the rest of the bridal party giggling. SPOILER ALERT AHEAD STOP READING IF YOU WANT THE SURPRISE: I thought it was awesome Alice and Cindy already know about vampires thanks to their brother Andrew falling in love with one, Olivia, and getting his heart broken. It was a surprising shock to the reader, but a good one! But...does that mean I've missed out on a book or is there one to come? HOORAY! END SPOILER

This paranormal romance was right up my alley! And no, I'm not partial to it just because the author and I share a first name! Nor am I partial to it because I was given a review copy from the publishers. I'm writing my honest opinion as promised and that opinion is: sexy little read that is believable (yeah, vamp and all, these characters' banter is spot on)and well worth the read for PNR fans!