Shadows of Doubt is the second book in the A Crawford Mystery series. You can read this as a standalone, however you’ll get more of a feel for some of the characters if you read the first book. After reading the first book and finding it good but a bit slow in places, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one but decided to give it a go. The series is definitely picking up the pace. It’s interesting to have a main character that’s not in law enforcement trying to solve the crime. And of course, nothing makes a great twist in the mystery like uncovering unexpected secrets! Great rainy day read!
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Cursed Luck is the fifth book in the Broderick Coven series. I haven’t read the previous books, but I could pick up on the story between these two characters pretty quickly. Knowing the other characters from previous books probably would give it more depth, though.
I related to the Edward character a lot. Not having a filter when speaking can make it difficult to form strong bonds with people. I liked Edward’s magical ability It’s not one you see very often in these types of stories.
If you like fated mate stories, this series is for you. The attraction is pretty much there from the start and then there is the push-pull of drama around the connection.
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Silent Gavel is the first book in A Crawford Mystery series. It can be read as a standalone. This book is listed under thriller and suspense, but I found it to be more of just a mystery – something to figure out, but not anything that would put me on the edge of my seat. I had the culprit figured out fairly quickly. Parts of the story were a little slow with extraneous details and I thought that the reveal scene happened a little abruptly. But overall, it was a good story. I’m going to give book two a shot and see how it goes.
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The Bow is the third book in the Her Three Immortals series. I highly recommend reading the first two books before you delve into this one, otherwise you will likely be lost on what is happening. This book is not a hard cliffhanger, but there are parts of the story that are left open for the next book to address.
I enjoyed this story. Where the first two books focused mainly on Vanessa’s relationship with Raef and Grey, this book is focused on Aroz. I’m not going to go into details or it will give away the twist, but there is a bit of suspense and danger as you go through the story, because a pissed off Queen of the Underworld isn’t a good thing, lol. There were a couple of descriptions during the intimate scenes that struck me as a little corny, but overall, it’s a great read.
I can’t wait to see how Vanessa and her guys handle the mothers as the story continues in the next book.
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The God is the second book in the Her Three Immortal series. It picks up the story from book one so I’d suggest reading that book first so you understand the events that have happened up to this point. The end of this book isn’t necessarily a hard cliffhanger, but there are some pieces of the story that aren’t wrapped up. If those parts are of interest to you, you’ll want to get the next book.
This book is about Vanessa’s experience in the Underworld. I loved the addition of the Gorgonita and PK characters. They gave the story extra flair. I don’t really want to say too much in detail because it’ll ruin the way everything plays out. One thing I’m hoping we find out in future stories is how the current Ferryman got his position.
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The Don is the first book in the Her Three Immortals series. It ends in a cliffhanger so it’s not really a standalone. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book, but it turned out to be a great read. The characters were easy to vibe with and the story line was intricate enough to keep me interested. This series is a unique depiction of the gods and demigods. You’ll definitely want the second book in your library to start it immediately after this one.
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Unsettled Scores is the second book in the DAG Team series. It can be read as a standalone, but I feel like it would be better experienced if you’ve read the first book as some of the story line overlaps. Good read – full of romance and suspense that will keep you interested. There are some questions that are left open so there’s room for more story line in another book. Overall, not a bad way to spend a few hours in book land.
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Decisions and Possibilities is the second book in the Notebook Mysteries series. While I could pick up on what was going on fairly quickly, reading book one probably gives you a better foundation on the characters. YA is not my usual read, but the cover of this made it look interesting so I thought I would give it a shot. The overall story was good. However, the writing style with the narrator interruptions was very distracting and kept throwing me out of the reading flow. It would have been much more enjoyable without that.
This box set includes the first three books from this series (which at the time of this review, the series has thirteen books total). An important thing you have to know going into this is that our subconscious mind operates behind the scenes 24/7 and exerts influence over every aspect of our daily life. When you read these books with that understanding, you can truly grasp what is happening with Marcy. From the context of understanding how our brain influences us without us consciously being aware of it, you can see how behavior is actually communication. I think this is the key concept in getting the most out of these stories. I enjoyed reading these books. They evoke a lot of emotional response and worm their way into your head so you find yourself thinking about them even when you’re not reading.
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Her Dark Love is the fourth book in the Dark Spell series. This story takes us back to see who Isra was before she started down the dark path, and the events that set everything in motion. The insight this book gives into the character’s early years helps give the previous books more depth. The fairy tale writing style is sometimes a challenge for me, but I like the originality. Her Dark Love is a dark fairy tale story full of deceit, betrayal, magic, and heartbreak that will keep you turning the pages.
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Master Tuscano is the second book in the Masters of the Consulate series. It helps to read the first book so you have some background on the worldbuilding. I liked the male lead in this book better than the one in the first book. This relationship at least felt like there was some romantic feelings rather than just lust. The female characters banding together to go off to hunt the bad guys was awesome. This story has danger and a bit of mystery to help move things along. This series isn’t exactly what I expected, but I’m warming to it.
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Dark Bastard is the fifth book in the Dark Sparrow series. It can be read as a standalone, but it has a much better impact if you’ve read the previous books to get all of the background.
I think this is my favorite in the series thus far. We haven’t gotten King’s book yet, and I have a feeling that one is going to be amazing, but for right now, yeah, this one is my favorite.
I loved Ellie. Even at her lowest point, she’s thinking about others. She handles the danger she faces bravely and keeps her wits about her. She accepts Sam as he is. Loved that strength in a female lead.
We finally get to understand Sam and what he’s been through. I love that he is willing to take the risk to love Ellie, even though he feels so completely broken.
Truly engaging read!
Content Warning: Be aware that this book mentions abuse to a child.
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Master Descallia is the first book in the Masters of the Consulate series. This book wraps up the main story line, but there is room left to lead into the next book in the series. While this book is referred to as a romance, I felt it was more lust-filled than love filled. The main character, Salvatore, is a bit of an alphahole and I didn’t care for him very much. I know it’s a dark romance, which I usually love, but this didn’t feel dark so much as that he’s just a jerk. Maybe the description of dark is referring to the overall content, not specifically the romance? I did love that Lucianna was willing to stand up to him and call him out. Overall, the story was good – full of action and danger that’ll keep you turning the pages.
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Sign Steal Deliver is part of a multi-author series, but it can be read as a standalone.
This is not my usual read, but a comedy every now and then breaks up all the angst of the stories I normally lose myself in. I found this book to be a quick, easy read. A lot of humorous moments – particularly the incident with the cream and the deodorant scene. It’s fun to see the gods dealing with things in the human world. The characters are fun and quirky. Loved the addition of the snakes. It gave the story a unique twist.
Overall, a fast, fun story that will keep you turning the pages while laughing the entire time.
Avenging Devil Part 2 is the fourth book in the Satan’s Devils MC San Diego series. Since this is part two and it picks up right where part one left off, you really should read the first part to get all of the background on what is happening in this book.
As expected, this book is filled with action, suspense, and danger. We get to see how the rest of Niran and Saffie’s story plays out. We also get a little more insight on Cyn’s character. I absolutely did not like her in the first book and the way things play out in this story, it feels like her story is going to be one in this series. I’ll be interested to see how that whole thing goes.
One of my favorite parts of this story was Swift and Saffie. Power women. Take no crap. Loved it!
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Pet Me is the first book in the The Toye Shoppe series. It doesn’t end in a cliffhanger but you can tell there are some lead ins to future books in the series… And I can’t wait!
I loved Bailey so much. He’s so relatable to me with his shy, personality and his clumsiness. Super sweet vibe to the story, which is not something I usually go for but it totally works with these characters. Even though the two main characters were fairly quick to fall in love, it didn’t feel forced or like there was insta-love with no foundation building.
I look forward to reading more in the series to discover how things play out between the other shop owners/employees and “the brats.”
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Of Fire & Bone is the third book in the Of Magic & Scales series. Somehow, I ended up with the third book without reading the second one. I read the first one and going from that one to this one I can say that it’s not difficult to pick up what’s going on, BUT you miss out on the actual events that sparked what’s happening in book three. So, I’d definitely say you need book two for the best reading experience.
This is a quick, fun-filled read. I love the banter between the characters and how easy it is to connect with them. I liked how the book had a warm vibe without tipping over into cheesy. The only thing I wish had been different was that the final battle seemed a bit glossed over. That could be because I missed book two and maybe that’s where most of the action happened with that character.
Overall, a pleasant read. Even though this is the conclusion to the main books, I’m looking forward to the holiday book, which is unusual for me because I don’t normally prefer holiday themed books. These characters draw you in, though. Plus, I have to find out what Vee does for the event. There’s bound to be something, what with all her wild ideas…
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Remember His Name is the second book in the Remember My Name series. I had a rocky experience with book one, but I decided to give the second one a chance anyway. I’m here to say that book two did a MUCH better job with suspense and overall story telling.
While I still felt like there were a lot of major time skips, this story held my interest more than the first book. It also answered the question of whether the first book ties into this one at all. It does. I can’t really say how or it’ll ruin the story, but I will say there is one part of the tie in that connects to the cliffhanger in book one. That piece felt much too brief after the buildup from book one. Maybe there will be more regarding that in an upcoming book? The main story line in book two is rounded out and feels like part of it has a conclusion, which is what I think was missing in book one. Even with somewhat of a cliffhanger in book two, there was still a sense of closure, which made for a much more satisfying read.
This book is a bit different in that you could read it by itself for the main story line, but if you don’t read book one, you’ll miss the impact of how things shape up toward the end. It will make sense, but you won’t fully understand why it’s important. So, even though book one was not my favorite, I’m glad I read it to get the full reading experience for book two.
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Remember My Name is the first book in the Remember My Name series. This was not the reading experience I expected. This book is marketed as suspense, but I didn’t feel like it was suspenseful at all. I feel like it’s more of a dark, angsty romance because the main character has a haunted past. I had what I’m guessing was supposed to be the suspenseful part figured out within the first few chapters.
Now, I LOVE a dark, angsty m/m romance, so I tried to get into this book despite the mis-marketing, but I couldn’t get emotionally involved with the characters until over half-way through. There wasn’t a good emotional build up at the beginning.
Another thing that was a bit distracting was the choppy way the scene breaks came up. It didn’t flow well, so there were times I had to take a minute to figure out where they were or what was going on. And the overall story was a bit slow in places.
Also, the book ends abruptly after only 13 chapters. It is unclear whether or not the author meant for it to be a cliffhanger. There isn’t really any closure to the story. I read the description of book two in order to try to see if there was a hint that it was continuing, but based on what I read, it looks like book two has a completely different set of characters. Basically, it left me confused as to the authors choice of ending the story where it ended. I’m wondering if maybe there was supposed to be more and it just didn’t get uploaded?
Something I did like about the story is that the main character had people around him who were truly trying to support him no matter how much he pushed them away.
This story had a lot of potential and I really wanted to like it more than I did. Maybe book two will be more satisfying. I’ll give it a try, just in case.
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Avenging Devil Part 1 is the third book in the Satan’s Devils MC Dan Diego series. Obviously since this is part one, it is not a standalone. It ends on a hard cliffhanger, but you can read it without having read the previous two books in the series. I would also say that you definitely should heed the content warning of this being a book that could trigger sensitive readers.
This book was a difficult read. Not because it’s not written well, the author did amazing work with this story. The subject matter is very real and it’ll get you right in the feels. Saffie’s had a hard life and the hits just keep coming. And the choice she has to make is really hard to read about because this is real-life stuff.
Something I liked about the book was that it is not insta-love or even insta-lust. They are having to build everything from the ground up, especially trust. I feel like this is going to make the end of the next book truly satisfying.
Cyn… lawd have mercy, she tries my last nerve. I hope that she redeems herself in part two. Right now, reading about her is like someone running their nails down a chalkboard. But, that’s part of creating a good character – getting an emotional response from the reader.
This book is an intense, but good read. I look forward to part two. Although, I have a feeling I’m going to want to throw the book across the room at least once before I get to the satisfying conclusion, lol.
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Carnival of Shadows is the second book in the Black Water Magic series. I didn’t realize this was the second book in the series when I picked it up, but you can catch on to the story fairly quickly without having read the first book. Although, I feel like I would have connected better to the characters if I’d read the first one. Especially since it felt like Teagan went from one guy right to the next when it’s clear she still has feelings for the first guy. I think if I’d read book one, maybe that wouldn’t have seemed so abrupt. Context matters. The story line was interesting. Teagan seems to be a bit rough around the edges, but that could just be because her character is still mourning the loss of her grandmother and trying to deal with everything at the same time. The only character that I really connected to was Sean. So, again I’m going to say, it’s probably a good idea to read the first book before this one. All-in-all, it was a good read. It’ll be interesting to see where things go from here.
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Moonlit Kiss is the second book in the Moonlit Destination series. It can be read as a standalone. I loved the paranormal aspects of this book and the connections to past and present. There was an air of mystery about the book, but not in the traditional sense. It was definitely an intriguing read. I also enjoyed the fact that despite their immediate connection, the interaction between the two main characters didn’t feel like insta-love. I liked the overall feel of this book in a way that I can’t quite put into words.
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Let me start by saying that you absolutely should read the first book before this one as this one starts where the first one left off and the first book has a hard cliffhanger.
In part two we continue this Smurf reimagining with the events leading in from the previous book coming to a head. Personally, I feel like the first book was stronger in story telling and this would have worked better as one book versus being split into two. It does have an HEA, so that’s something to look forward to. Overall, I would have liked to see more of a solid emotional connection between the characters instead of the insta-love, but if you liked the Smurfs, the nostalgia kind of helps things along.
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How I experienced this book: Why does this feel familiar? Reading… reading… Seriously, why does this book seem so familiar? Reading… reading… Mother of all that is good and pure – it’s a Smurf reimagining.
Ok, seriously though, it took me a little bit to get past the insta-lust/love vibe in order for it to even click that it was this kind of retelling. I can do insta-lust/love sometimes, but I wasn’t feeling it for this book. Now, that being said, I gave this book four stars because I have read thousands of books from squeaky clean to dark taboo and I have never once run across a Smurf reimagining. The creativity of finding something that hasn’t been retold hundreds of times was refreshing. This book ends on a cliffhanger so you’ll need to pick up the next book to continue the story.
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Sleeping Angel is the second book in the Soul Connection series. It can be read as a standalone, although Scott, the main character in the first book is present in this book as well. If you want to find out more about his story before you sink into this one, it’d be a good idea to read the first book. I’m giving this book four stars for creativity. The story was an interesting take on the paranormal, but there was also a lot – A LOT – of things going on that you have to keep up with. In some ways that’s good because it builds suspense, but in some instances, it feels like too many layers and a bit convoluted. I feel like it would have been a great story if there hadn’t been so many directions to go on the surface and there had been one or two that were explored in more depth.
Elusive is the fifth book in the Billionaire Bodyguards series. It can be read as a standalone, however you get more out of it if you read previous books and the other related series. This story took me a little bit to get into because how Alexis gets brought into the fold, so-to-speak. I would imagine that if you are a family that needs heavy security, you’d have back up options already vetted in case your primary person wasn’t available. Other than that, the story was entertaining – full of suspense, danger, and steamy scenes as one would expect in a romance.
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This book has got to be one of the strangest, yet entertaining books I’ve read in quite some time. There are definitely some parts where you’ll have to suspend belief, but it all works for this book. I enjoyed this author’s interpretation of the Four. War and Death are my favorite! The solution Ivy has to put forth to remedy the situation is… unique. The one thing I will say is that if you don’t like transparent social commentary in your books, you may not enjoy this one. Overall, fun and entertaining read!
This book is the second book in the Tapestry of Worlds series. I didn’t read the first one and I was able to follow the story pretty well. I’m sure the reading experience would be enhanced if you had some background from the first book, but it’s not necessary. As for the story itself… it’s an interesting mix of various genre elements. Definitely a different read. The plot sounded promising, but I’m not sure all of the elements worked together seamlessly. It felt like it was a little scattered – there was a lot going on. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure how I feel about the book overall, but it’s a very creative idea. I’m giving it four stars for originality and creativity.
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Murder at Honeybee Lake is the second book in the Shadow of a Doubt series. It can be read as a standalone. I enjoyed this book. Great plot and well-written characters. The paranormal element doesn’t overwhelm the story and it feels very natural. There were a couple of places that felt a little slower, but not enough to put me off. The back and forth of emotions between Randy and Ben in the beginning was like whiplash because it happened several times in a short space, but you understand the flip-flopping a little more as their backstories come out in detail later on. Overall, great read!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Naomi McDonaldhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngNaomi McDonald2021-05-01 16:38:112021-05-02 13:29:24Murder at Honeybee Lake (Shadow of a Doubt Book 2) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Naomi McDonald
Relentless is the fourth book in the Billionaire Bodyguard series. You can read it as a standalone, but it’s a good idea to read the previous ones as there are some tie ins. I’m going to start off by saying that the repeated use of the endearment ‘Princess’ grated on me. Pretty sure that’s a personal preference thing, though. Outside of that, the story is pretty good. Definitely full of the drama, danger, intrigue, and steamy scenes you would expect to find in a mafia romance series.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Naomi McDonaldhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngNaomi McDonald2021-04-28 15:55:222021-04-28 18:28:34Relentless: Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance (Billionaire Bodyguards Book 4) by Via Mari – Review by Naomi McDonald
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Shadows of Doubt by Merissa Racine
