Tag: Hidden Power

• Blood & Steel (Book 1), by Helen Scheuerer

  

  So this is a super hyped up romantasy series about warriors fighting to protect the land against monsters. This story focuses a lot on Althea “Thea” Zoltaire, who suffers the heavy burden of having a fate stone that predicts she’ll die at 27. Her only true goal in life is to be a Warsword and…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  October 7, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Audiobook, Author – Helen Scheuerer, Book – Series, Cursed, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Friendship, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Narration – Full Cast, Narration – Multiple narrators, Narrator – Chris Stinson, Narrator – Danny Gavigan, Narrator – Dominique Salvacion, Narrator – Ellen Quay, Narrator – Jon Vertullo, Narrator – Laura C. Harris, Narrator – Michael Glenn, Narrator – Nanette Savard, Narrator – Rayner Gabriel, Narrator – Rob McFadyen, Narrator – Steven Carpenter, NetGalley, New Adult, POV – Third Person, Publisher – Graphic Audio LLC, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die

• The Wicked and the Damned (Book 2), by Rebecca Robinson

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review Well. I loved book 1, The Serpent and The Wolf. But unfortunately, I didn’t love this one. I mean…it was okay? It’s still highly rated, so maybe I was the odd one out? I’m not sure. But this one really fell flat…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  August 12, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Arranged Marriage, Author – Rebecca Robinson, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Trilogy, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, He Falls First, Hidden Power, POV – Third Person, Publisher – S&S/Saga Press, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Touch Her and Die, Witches

• Broken Dove (Book 2), by Dani Francis

  

  This is a review of the 2nd book in this series. If you’d like to read a review of book 1, Silver Elite, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I was so excited to jump into this book after having just finished book 1,…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  August 10, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Author – Dani Francis, Banter, Book – Series, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Dystopian, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fantasy, Forbidden Relationship, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Military, POV – First Person, Publisher – Del Rey, Revenge, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, They Work Together, Yearning/ Longing

• Silver Elite (Book 1), by Dani Francis

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I am so glad I finally got the chance to read this book! 😍 I’ve been seeing it posted all over social media, so while I had high hopes, I was also concerned that maybe it was overhyped? But no, it’s SO…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  August 9, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Author – Dani Francis, Banter, Book – Series, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Dystopian, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fantasy, Forbidden Relationship, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Military, POV – First Person, Publisher – Del Rey, Revenge, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, They Work Together, Yearning/ Longing

• The Wolf King (Book 1), by Lauren Palphreyman

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review I initially read the ebook, available on Kindle Unlimited, in April 2025. With book 3 coming out soon, I wanted to do a re-read so the details would be fresh in my mind, but I decided to try the audiobook instead. I was sold…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  July 25, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – Lauren Palphreyman, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Narration – Duet, Narrator – Shane East, Narrator – Zara Hampton-Brown, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Simon Maverick, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC, Werewolves

• The Anatomy of Magic, by Alexis L. Menard

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review First and foremost, the audiobook. Fucking PHENOMENAL. Seriously, I expected great things when Savannah Thomas and Sean Masters were listed as the narrators, but damn! It exceeded my high expectations! These two both perform so amazingly on their own, but together? *Chef’s…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  July 4, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Audiobook, Author – Alexis L. Menard, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Series, Cursed, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Missing Person, Narration – Duet, Narrator – Savannah Thomas, Narrator – Sean Masters, NetGalley, New Favorite, New Release, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Second Sky Books, Revenge, Romantasy, Sacrifice, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, They Work Together, Touch Her and Die, Yearning/ Longing

• The Serpent and the Wolf, by Rebecca Robinson

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I can’t believe I waited so long to read this book. I purchased it back in November 2025, after constantly seeing it pop up on social media. However, I kept putting it off because I had so many other romantasies I had…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 29, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Arranged Marriage, Author – Rebecca Robinson, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Trilogy, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, He Falls First, Hidden Power, POV – Third Person, Publisher – S&S/Saga Press, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Touch Her and Die, Witches

• The Silversmith, by LJ Claren

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book. I mean, yeah, it came out less than a year ago, but I kept seeing people rave about it. So when the audiobook version became available on NetGalley, I figured it…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 5, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – LJ Claren, Book – Series, Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden Relationship, Forced Marriage, Forced Proximity, Found Family, He Falls First, He’s Only Soft For Her/Him, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amnesia, Narration – Two Narrators, Narrator – Aiden Snow, Narrator – Savannah Thomas, NetGalley, Obsessive MMC, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Romantasy, Sacrifice, Second Chance, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Touch Her and Die, Witches, Yearning/ Longing

• Eldritch (Book 2), by Keri Lake

  

  This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, Anathema, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review If you read my review of Anathema, book 1 of the series, you’ll know how much I loved not only the writing and plot,…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  May 23, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Age Gap, Audiobook, Author – Keri Lake, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Gothic Dark Fantasy, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Duet, Narrator – James Cassidy, Narrator – Melissa Barr, One Bed, POV – First Person, POV – Third Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Podium Audio, Romantasy, Secret Past, Sexual Abuse, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC, Yearning/ Longing

• The Night Prince (Book 2), by Lauren Palphreyman

  

  This is book 2 of the series. If you’d like to read our review for book 1, The Wolf King, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review After the cliffhanger we got in The Wolf King, book 1, I couldn’t wait to start this one! To make…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  May 11, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – Lauren Palphreyman, Banter, Book – Trilogy, Captive/ Captivity, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fated Mates/ Soulmates, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Indie Author, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Narration – Duet, Narrator – Sean Masters, Narrator – Shane East, Narrator – Zara Hampton-Brown, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Simon Maverick, Romantasy, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC, Werewolves