Skip to content

The Escapist Book Blog

"Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book." – Author Unknown

  • About Us
  • Book Reviews
    • Book Reviews by Author
      • Book Reviews (A-F by Author)
      • Book Reviews (G-L by Author)
      • Book Reviews (M-R by Author)
      • Book Reviews (S-Z by Author)
    • Book Reviews by Title
      • Book Reviews (A-F by Title)
      • Book Reviews (G-L by Title)
      • Book Reviews (M-R by Title)
      • Book Reviews (S-Z by Title)
    • Series List
  • Recommendations
    • Favorite Reads – 2026
    • Favorite Reads – 2025
    • Favorite Reads – 2024
    • Favorite Reads by Year
    • Recommendations by Genre
  • Author Spotlights
  • New Releases
  • Coming Soon
  • Contact Us
    • Review Requests
    • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Romance

Review: Reckless (Thoughtless, #3) by S.C. Stephens

March 7, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “You’ll never know how incredible you are to me, how desperately I love you. I would do it all over again if I needed to. I’d go back to the […]

Read more

Review: Raid (Unfinished Heroes, #3) by Kristen Ashley

February 27, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Military

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 stars ABSOFUCKINGMAZING!!! KA brings us yet another gorgeous, swoony, sexy and tortured Alpha to obsess over in former Marine and all-round badass, Raiden Ulysees Miller. “Wearing a skin tight army […]

Read more

Review: Never Too Far (Rosemary Beach, #2) by Abbi Glines

February 26, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This book picks up a couple of weeks after the end of Fallen Too Far. Blaire is back home in Alabama and trying to deal with the fall out of […]

Read more

Review: Fallen Too Far (Rosemary Beach, #1) by Abbi Glines

February 25, 2013December 11, 2021 AJ New Adult

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Blaire is a 19 year old country girl from Alabama. Having spent the last three years looking after her terminally ill mother, she is left completely alone upon her death. […]

Read more

Review: Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breed, #11) by Lara Adrian

February 23, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review BAM!! Welcome back to the world of Midnight Breed! I love, love loved this book!!! Set 20 years after the jaw-dropping events at the end of the last book, Darker […]

Read more

Review: Come Alive (Experiment in Terror, #7) by Karina Halle

February 21, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY FREAKING SENSATIONAL!!! Dex and Perry are back baby! Oh yeah! And this time around, it’s Dex telling the story, oh yeah! Although I have to say, I did miss […]

Read more

Review: The Final Piece by Maggi Myers

February 20, 2013March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “We are all broken in one way or another. It’s how we put those pieces back together that matters.” I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! It is fairly short (unliked this review… […]

Read more

Review: And With Madness Comes the Light (Experiment in Terror, #6.5) by Karina Halle

February 14, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Epic Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another heart-wrenching look into the head of Dex Foray, this novella tells the story of what Dex went through while Perry was suffering through the events of On Demon Wings, and […]

Read more

Review: Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror, #6) by Karina Halle

February 13, 2013November 25, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 phenomenal stars! HOLY FREAKING PERFECTION!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!  OH.MY.GOD!! Karina Halle has completely and utterly blown me away. The emotion and angst in this book is out of control! […]

Read more

Review: The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror #5.7) by Karina Halle

February 11, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  | Paperback (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection) Review 6 stars! GAH! THIS BOOK IS PURE AND ABSOLUTE, DEX FORAY PERFECTION!!! Is there anything better than a book written in the long-awaited POV […]

Read more

Review: On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror #5) by Karina Halle

February 9, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Book 5 in the Experiment in Terror series picks up six weeks after the events that finished off the last book, and we find Perry trying to pick up the […]

Read more

Review: Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4) by Karina Halle

February 8, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG, I am exhausted! I can’t believe all that I’ve been through while reading this book! TOO MANY FEELINGS!!!!! I was ecstatic, heartbroken, and scared out of my head, over […]

Read more

Review: Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3) by Karina Halle

February 7, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “This is the Island of Death. This is purgatory. This place has a dark soul of its own. And it will drown you in its depths.” Spooky, huh? Yep, that […]

Read more

Review: Red Fox (Experiment in Terror, #2) by Karina Halle

February 4, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Book 2 in the Experiment in Terror series brings us more creepy, spooky stuff, more heart-racing action and, most importantly, more Dex and Perry! And it’s all awesome! There’s a […]

Read more

Review: Vain (The Seven Deadly, #1) by Fisher Amelie

January 30, 2013January 29, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow! What an amazing story, and something so very different from your standard YA romance. I absolutely ADORED it! When we first meet Sophie she is a rich, bitchy, spoiled […]

Read more

Review: Night & Play (Knight, #1) by Kitty French

January 26, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I have one suggestion for reading this book… SWITCH OFF YOUR BRAIN, AND EMBRACE THE SMUT! Sophie needs a change. Her job is boring, and she is stifled in an […]

Read more

Review: Reaper’s Property (Reapers MC, #1) by Joanna Wylde

January 25, 2013February 2, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I freaking love this book!!! It actually reminded me of a Kristen Ashley book. High praise indeed, but it had all of the key elements – a fantastically sassy […]

Read more

Review: Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1) by Karina Halle

January 22, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review WOW, WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER! ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL!! I LOVED IT!! What a freaking mindfuck!! I’m really at a loss as to what to say about this book, it twists and turns all […]

Read more

Review: Darker After Midnight (Midnight Breed, #10) by Lara Adrian

January 15, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This whole series, and in particular this final instalment, can be summed up in three words – OH HELL YEAH!!!  Darker After Midnight picked up the action straight away, and with […]

Read more

Review: Penmort Castle (Ghosts & Reincarnation, #3) by Kristen Ashley

January 13, 2013October 14, 2023 AJ LOL Funny

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Warning! I am riding the post-KA high right now, so this is going to be a bit of a gush fest! This book had me hooked immediately! It’s all […]

Read more

Review: A Taste of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9.5) by Lara Adrian

January 11, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This was a gorgeous little read, taking us back to the story of Danika, who tragically lost her mate, Conlan, earlier in the series. One of the previous books in the […]

Read more

Review: Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover

January 10, 2013December 13, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Opposites don’t just attract they freaking catch fire and burn the entire city down” This book reminded me of Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn. Straight-laced, upper class, seemingly perfect […]

Read more

Review: Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9) by Lara Adrian

January 9, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review OMG!!! What just happened? It all hit the fan in the final pages and then it just stopped. AARRRGHHHHHHH!!!! OK, OK, deep breathe. First, let’s talk about Hunter… “Born […]

Read more

Review: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

January 7, 2013April 11, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review SO MUCH EMOTION!! But, God, I loved it! 5 incredible stars Nastya and Josh are two incredible complex characters, both having suffered extreme tragedy in their lives. Initially drawn together […]

Read more

Review: Come Away With Me (With Me in Seattle, #1) by Kristen Proby

January 5, 2013May 14, 2018 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This was a gorgeous little story. It’s a very lighthearted romance, with not much of a storyline, but lots of swoon and a whole heap of steam! Natalie is […]

Read more

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Welcome

This is a blog for romance booklovers, by romance booklovers. Please be aware that due to the nature of the books reviewed on this site, the content is recommended for people aged 18+

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

What We’re Reading

  • Mel (ARC)
  • AJ (ARC)

What We’re Listening To

  • AJ

What’s Happening on Facebook?

Latest Reviews

  • Release & ARC Review: North Country by K.A. Tucker
  • Release & ARC Review: West of Forever (Heartstone Ranch #1) by Corinne Michaels
  • Audio Review: Fever Dream (Emerald Lake, #1) by Elsie Silver
  • Release & ARC Review: Against the Current (Carolina Current, #2) by Erin Hawkins
  • New Release & ARC Review: Just Playing for Keeps (Hockey Ever After, #2) by Lauren Blakely
  • Release & ARC Review: Knox Unleashed (Iron Outlaws MC: Florida, #1) by S. Cole
  • Release & ARC Review: Promise (Rogue River #1) by L.B. Dunbar
  • Release & ARC Review: My Forever Girl (Blue Sky Bay, #1) by Laura Pavlov
  • Release & ARC Review: Forever Fighting (Forever Boston, #2) by J. Saman
  • Audio Review: The Gravewood (The Gravewood, #1) by Kelly Andrew

Latest Favorite Reads

North Country
Fever Dream
Against the Current
Knox Unleashed
My Forever Girl
Forever Fighting
Falter
Midnight Prince
Love Overboard
Drifting Dawn
What Lasts
Rites of the Starling
Isle of Wrath
Across the Vanishing Sky
Duskbound
Right Your Wrongs
Forever Undone
Cursed King
Come What May
Hart Street Lane
Only For Love
The Scribe OG
Holiday Fling
In a Second
An Irish Rockstar for Christmas
Mate
Bossing My Holiday
Half Light Harbor
The Death-Made Prince
Fire Heart
Fire
I Dreamt That You Loved Me
The Homemaker
Crazy in Love
Severed Heart
Crazy Love
WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin

Search by Bookshelf

  • 6 Star Reads (51)
  • Action (301)
  • Age Gap (114)
  • Angsty (225)
  • Anthology (16)
  • Audio Recommendation (393)
  • Badasses (90)
  • Bikers (68)
  • Billionaire (96)
  • Book News (820)
  • Brother/Best Friend (119)
  • Celebrities (114)
  • Dark & Gritty (189)
  • Drama (971)
  • Dystopia (18)
  • Enemies-to-Lovers (263)
  • Epic Romance (169)
  • Fake Relationship (104)
  • Fantasy (101)
  • Favourite (301)
  • Feeeeeeels (752)
  • Forbidden (107)
  • Friends-to-Lovers (538)
  • Historical (13)
  • LOL Funny (605)
  • Military (68)
  • Mindf**k (15)
  • MM/Menage (64)
  • Mystery/Suspense (245)
  • New Adult (240)
  • No Strings (15)
  • Novella (286)
  • Paranormal/Urban Fantasy (421)
  • Post-Apocalyptic (20)
  • Quickie (25)
  • Rockers (136)
  • Romance (3,182)
  • Sci-Fi (4)
  • Second-Chance-Romance (425)
  • Single Parent (222)
  • Sobfest (62)
  • Sports Star (255)
  • Steamy (2,710)
  • Suspense/Thriller (40)
  • Uncategorized (7)
  • Young Adult (146)
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: aReview by aThemes