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Fast Five: Speechless

Jun3

Speechless for Devyn Sinclair was yet another 5 star read for me. It is an Omegaverse RH romance and is the  third (and final?) book in the Clarity Coast series.

And I just caught that her name is Trinity, it’s a group of three female friends, and three books. It takes me a while but I get there lol

Here’s how my rating system works:

5 star: stays with me. Might reread right away, definitely no books for a while

4 star: Really good, will reread at some point

3 star: Good book, may or may not reread

I don’t do 2 or 1 star reviews because I don’t finish the book.

Ok– here’s the fast five on why Speechless left me Speechless!

  1. The romance was chefs kiss good– while they obviously will be together, there’s still family drama, navigating pack relations, learning to trust the other person/people.
  2. The angst! Poor Trinity has some trauma from childhood, and it just rips your heart open.
  3. Diabetes representation. Trinity has diabetes, and it has been shown throughout the series
  4. There’s also action in the article she’s researching.
  5. The friendship. While the romance is front and center, Isolde and Ocean (her besties and heroines of books 1 & 2) are interwoven in a realistic way. They show up and show out. And while their men are in the picture, they are in the back ground– their story has already been told.

The storytelling is so layered, and I both laughed and cried. Do yourself a favor and read the book!

Just Write It: 5 on Just Drive

Apr4

I think I read somewhere that Devyn Sinclair wrote “Just Drive”” as a side story. A passion project, at least at first. A story she loved but wasn’t sure would sell. Was not sure it would resonate with readers.

I have reviewed maybe 2 books on Good Reads and Amazon. Possibly three. I leave a star rating but never a review. It has to hit me hard for me to leave a 5 stars and it has to hit even harder for an actual review. She got both.

Which makes a darn good argument to write what you are passionate about. The story you want. Because trends come and go, but staying true to you will bring the right readers to you.

Note: Just Drive is. RH Omegaverse Romance.

Here’s 5 things I loved about Just Drive:

5. The Formula. one racing. Do I watch racing? Nope. I’ve been known to watch it though, and it’s the only sport other than ice skating and gymnastics that I will watch. Fun fact: when I was a wee girl I wanted to race fast cars. Didn’t go further than checking out TONS of books at the wee little local library when I was younger and a little drag racing when a bit older… But. And there are specific racing details that made me SQUEEE.

4. Relationships & friendships outside the romance. A whole world was built, including both personal and professional relationships. And instead of having EVERYONE hate the new female driver, she did have professional friendships with other drivers.

3. World Building. This is set in an alternate universe. If she played with the rules Formula One racing in the story, it didn’t hit for this casual reader.  Which means short cuts were not taken. Sinclair obviously loves this subject and it shows.

2. Competition & Professionalism within the pack. Vanessa, our heroine is racing on a team with part of her pack and actively racing against another member. And while they are competitive– it’s in the right way. A way that doesn’t make it easy for either of them. They go balls to the wall racing each other, can be grumpy about losing and still celebrate a momentous win.

  1. Grandpa. I cried so hard. And we know, don’t we… That the good books, the great books, they help us. They entertain us. They teach us new things. And they give us a safe space to feel our feelings. I’m tearing up again (it would have been Pop’s 99th today) and we’ll, I’m probably gonna go back and reread so I have that safe space tonight.

That number one though, that’s why I write. While I generally work through stuff in my writing, that connection cannot be beat. It’s magic.

So what magical story have you been dying to tell? Don’t worry about markets right now– just grow your magic.

Ta, my Lovelies