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 No Mercy
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Series: Dark-Hunters (#18)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
September 7th, 2010
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
Rating: 5 Stars

     Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. Now in contemporary New Orleans, the immortal Amazon warrior is about to learn that there’s a worse evil coming to slaughter mankind than she’s ever faced before.
     Shapeshifter Dev Peltier has stood guard at the front of Sanctuary for almost two hundred years and in that time, he’s seen it all. Or so he thought. Now their enemies have discovered a new source of power- one that makes a mockery of anything faced to date.
     The war is on and Dev and Sam are guarding ground zero. But in order to win, they will have to break the most cardinal of all rules and pray it doesn’t unravel the universe as we know it.


     All I can think to say is wow. Kenyon did it again. Dev's story is one of the best. After what happened with his brothers and his mother's reaction to it, I think he deserved that HEA. Plus Nick's gift and Savitar's thumbing his nose at the Fates? I just loved it.

     And after what happened to Sam, the way she died and the cause of her selling her soul, I have to say I liked how it ended. Again with Savitar's thumbing and how they got to decide to live their lives. I also really liked the challenge and the obstacle course. How Sam help her opponent at the end? That is a true queen there.

     Even as evil gathers around New Orleans, there is no denying love. It always triumphs if it's strong. Now I'm off to read the next one.
June 30, 2018 No comments
First Grave on the Right
by Darynda Jones
Series: Charley Davidson (#1)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
February 1st, 2011
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library Loan
Rating: 4 Stars

     This whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual.
     Or a diagram of some kind.
     A flow chart would have been nice.
     Charley Davidson is a part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper. Meaning, she sees dead people. Really. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (like murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. But what does he want with Charley? And why can't she seem to resist him? And what does she have to lose by giving in?


     It is said, "never judge a book by its review". I confess that I just read one single review of this book and it was a bad one. I decided to try it then. When I'm trying to start a new author or a very popular series I tend to look for the worst reviews I can find so that way I won't be disappointed if I don't like the book. But can you believe that hasn't happened yet? I think I go in expecting the worst and end up enjoying everything about the story because of it.

     This book was so outrageously funny it wasn't even funny (lol). Charley was witty, fun and quick to make fun of herself. She didn't let people get her down and was always getting in trouble. I don't think that girl is right in the head. I mean Danger and Will Robinson, really?

     I am in lurve with Swopes, I don't care what you say that man is swoon-worthy and I  want him all to myself, so Charley girl keep your hands to yourself if you don't want to lose them and back off my man, you have Reyes.

     As for Reyes, all I can say is just poor chap. I hope everything works out for him.
June 21, 2018 No comments
Son of No One
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Series: Dark-Hunters (#25)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
September 2nd, 2014
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Rating: 5 Stars

     It’s not easy being life’s own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast. Life will continue to throw every bad thing it has at her, and she will continue to not put her head in an oven. But that’s okay. That which doesn’t kill her will just require a few hours of mental insanity. Completely down on her luck, Josette takes a job with a local paranormal group trying to get their own cable show as a photographer and camerawoman. Yeah, they’re even crazier than she is. The only paranormal thing she believes in is the miracle that keeps her rusted out hoopty running. But when her group accidentally releases something truly evil into the world, they are forced to call in  reinforcement.
     From the moment Josette meets Cadegan, she knows something about him isn’t quite right. And it’s not just because she can’t even begin to pronounce his last name: Maboddimun. Mysterious and armed with lethal sarcasm, he seems a lot older than his apparent age…
     Centuries ago, Cadegan sold his soul for vengeance against the betrayer who cursed him. Forced against his will to do good, he hates everything in life. All he wants is a way out. But for the damned there is only eternal suffering. And yet there is something about Josette that intrigues him as much as it irritates and frustrates him. Something he can’t seem to fight, and the last time he felt this way about a woman, it cost him his soul.
     He knows he has to stay away from her, but the evil her friends unleashed is hellbent on consuming her soul. Something he cannot allow. If one more innocent is taken, he will be sent back to an unimaginable prison that makes his current hell look like paradise. But how can he keep her safe when his being with her is the greatest threat of all?


     Like every Sherrilyn Kenyon's DH book this one was a great read. We have Cadegan, an immortal warrior who has been punished for something that someone else thought was something someone evil could only do or someone on the path to evil (hope you understood that, lol). He was left to fend for himself for centuries and then in comes rescue in the form of Jossette.

     Jossette is cousin to the crazy Devereaux family. She, like Amanda before her, didn't believe in all the things her family believes in. Then she was in another dimension and even when everything felt like a dream she got a very rude awakening to the reality of her world.

     Cadegan is one of the few entities, like the Malakai and Ash, who has the power to end the world or save it.

     Also, the Thorn revelation was an OMG moment, both who his son is (which I didn't know he had) and who his daddy is. I mean can this series can get any more f'ed up? I hope so cause I'm loving it.

     This series gets more interesting book by book and I don't see myself getting bored by it any time soon. Yes, like everything, there are some things that I like more than others so there are some books I like more than others, but the stories are still good and I can't wait to see a complete immersion of the CoN and DH series.
May 31, 2018 No comments
Eight Simple Rules For Dating a Dragon
by Kerrelyn Sparks
Series: The Embraced (#3)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
March 27th, 2018
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher (NetGalley)
Rating: 5+ Stars

     Gwennore has a talent. An Elf able to track down the cause of an illness and heal it, she’s a valuable asset to her people. When the kidnapping of a young girl thrusts Gwennore into the very heart of the realm of the dragons, she discovers not only a place of power and magic, but also a haunted land, plagued by an ancient curse that all but ensures extinction to the royal family. But when she meets the smoldering General Silas Dravenko, they strike a bargain—save the country from its cursed illness, and he will return the kidnapped girl. She’s been raised never to trust a dragon, but never did making a deal with the devil feel so good…
     Silas has no way of curing the family he’s loyally served for years. But when a beautiful elf, long considered the enemy of the dragons, comes bursting into his world, Silas is awakened to passion and desire in a way he’s never felt before. But can he trust a sworn enemy to save the very existence he holds dear? And can their love survive those that threaten to tear them apart? 


Disclaimer:

This copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of it or the content of my review.

     Of all the sisters Gwennore is perhaps the only one that can determine her ancestry just by looking at herself because of her pointed ears. She hails from Woodwyn where the elves rule. Because of how the elves are, that they attack with no visible reason; they attack and don't take gold or food; they are the most hated of all the kingdoms and because of it, they are seen as savages. And so Gwen is judge by this and thought of no better than her race.

     While trying to prevent Lucianna's daughter from being kidnapped by a dragon she is taken too. Her gift as an Embraced lets her read peoples health and what is causing their illness so when she discovers that the queen is been poisoned she is coerced by the general of the Norveshki army to help him prove that what is happening in the kingdom is not a curse but has a logical explanation.

     Silas Dravenko is a member of one of the Three Cursed Clans and is about the only one that doesn't believe in the curse but can't find a way to prove it without it been said that he is succumbing to the madness of the curse. When Gwen confirms his suspicions he cannot let her go without having her help him prove what he already knows.

     This so far is my favorite couple. The chemistry between this characters is off the charts and it is not just the insta lust/love but the way the couple, especially Silas, make fun of each other. I also think it has to do with the fact that although innocent in the ways of men Gwen is not naive. She knows people can and will be prejudiced and cruel.

     I also like the fact that the bad guy has a purpose. He is not just the bad guy on this book but on the two previous and I'm guessing of the next ones too. He is not just there to create angst but to move the story along and to connect all the stories too with one common goal. We also get an expanded view as to why the Chameleon does what he does giving more substance to the enemy of all kingdoms.

     I am loving this series more and more with each page and I can't wait for the next one and what else Kerrelyn Sparks has in store for these women and their men. I just hope that Maeve ends up with Brody. I just love them together and I can't wait to see her reaction when she finds out Julia is a boy!
March 26, 2018 No comments
So I Married a Sorcerer
by Kerrelyn Sparks
Series: The Embraced (#2)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
August 29th, 2017
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Rating: 5 Stars

     Growing up on the Isle of Moon, Brigitta knows nothing of her past, except that she is Embraced: born with powers that forced her into hiding. Everything changes when she learns she’s a princess, hidden away from her villainous half-brother who now rules the kingdom. But he knows about Brigitta, and he’ll do anything to get her back. Unless a certain roguish pirate has anything to say about it…
     Rupert is both an infamous pirate and a sorcerer with the power to harness the wind. He’s been waiting nineteen years for revenge—and he needs Brigitta to get it. What begins as a kidnapping of the fiery beauty turns into a fierce attraction. But can he win the captive princess’s heart?


     Brigitta, the second oldest of the orphans raised on the Isle of Moon, has been dreading her future after Lucianna used the telling stones to predict it. On the way to go to Lucianna, since she's about to give birth, Brigitta's future starts to unravel even when it is not clear to her at the beginning.

     Rupert is a pirate known as a wind sorcerer because he is able to manipulate the wind thanks to being one of the Embraced. He hates the Tourian king and wants revenge for what has been done to his family. When Rupert finds out that Briggita is the sister of the king he wastes no time on kidnapping her. And it is there that this second book's story gets interesting.

     Like in the first book this story is one revelation after another that put the characters step by step closer to their destiny and what they want. I had the deep feels for Rupert's story and found Sister Fallyn funny and felt sorry for her at the same time.

     Some of the things in this story were obvious but it in no way took away from the story, in the end, I think these details help the story by taking your mind and focusing it on them so when other revelations came it was a great shock.

     With every word, every page, every chapter I can't have enough and when it's over I can't wait for the next. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of book three and can't wait to get to it.
March 05, 2018 No comments
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days
by Kerrelyn Sparks
Series: The Embraced (#1)
Published by: St. Martin's Press
March 7th, 2017
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Rating: 5 Stars

     Luciana grew up on the Isle of Moon, hidden away because of her magical powers. But when her father arrives, he offers her a choice: remain on the island or return with him and marry the Beast of Benwick in order to save their legacy—and her father's life.
     Lord Leofric, the Beast of Benwick, has not been touched since he was a child. Born with the power to harness lightning, he is a danger to everyone he touches. When he meets his betrothed, he expects a loveless, lonely marriage...until he discovers she's vastly more powerful than he realized. But is she strong enough to withstand his touch?
     If they can survive, their love will alter the future of the kingdom. But will their extraordinary powers cost them everything.


     After reading Kerrelyn Sparks' Love at Stake series I found myself reluctant to start reading another series by her since its been my experience when I love a series from an author so much and it ends, the next one they release is not as good because I go in with high expectations. I am so glad I decided to try this one.

     Luciana thought she was an orphan raised by nuns from the Isle of Moon. She and her four sisters (they have adopted each other as such) have been together since birth with Luciana been the oldest at nineteen and Maeve been the youngest. But then in the middle of a rainstorm, Luciana discovers that she is not at all an orphan and her father has come to take her back home.

     Then we have Leofric of Benwick best known as the Beast. Everyone knows he is Embraced and he by law should be dead but his power makes him almost invincible. He can absorb lightning into himself and harness it to move really fast or shoot it from his hands. Nobody can touch him or they'll die.

     It was interesting seeing how this story developed, the rules of this world, how the Embraced came to be and what makes them special. As you can imagine there is not a lot of sexy scenes between the characters because of Leo's power and he doesn't realize that he can touch Luciana without harming her until later in the book but it gives the author time for world building and to explain many facets of this new series.

     I was so into the story with all the things that were happening that I didn't care about it. I think it was well written, the characters well developed and it left me with enough curiosity to want to keep reading the series. I can't wait to get my hand on the second book "So I Married a Sorcerer" and the release of the third one "Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon".
March 02, 2018 No comments
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