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Chains of Life – Perception #6 by Shandi Boyes – Review by Jana Teppih

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Chains of Life - Perception #6Chains of Life – Perception #6 by Shandi Boyes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Chains of Life by Shandi Boyes is the sixth book in her Perception series and I am warning you now, you will have a seriously hard time with controlling your impatience as the book ends with a cliffhanger!!! We have to wait for the second part?! Oh…I am sure we will survive, I know how I will cure my impatience – I will be reading the first 5 books of the series! I have read all of the Enigma books but I had not gotten to the Perception series and what a great opportunity I have now … curing my ‘hangover’ … The book is very steamy so if you are not into that kind of reading … be prepared to jump over pages … we others will get kicks out of it!
Chains of Life is the story of Cleo and her assignment, a mysterious dominant business man… So basically Chains of Life is the story of Cleo and her finding herself, her struggles with integrity (I mean she has this insane chemistry with the man she is assigned to investigate, she feels … so much …) and financially while also having a sole responsibility off her younger sister after her parents and younger brother died in an accident.
The mysterious businessman, if you have read Enigma series and thought that Isaac was dark and hot and …. everything we secretly fantasize/dream about … well, this man is so much more! Be ready to be swept away … still, remember he is just a man and he makes mistakes like everyone …
I loved the story line, I love Shandi’s writing style, the way how she makes us to relate to all of her characters, how we find humanity in all of them … I love how she has given us a beautifully told story of an alternative lifestyle…
If you have read any of the other Shandi’s books, you will not be disappointed … it feels as if her writing is getting better with every single book … oh my, cannot wait for the next one!

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Chains of Life – Perception #6 by Shandi Boyes – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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Chains of Life - Perception #6Chains of Life – Perception #6 by Shandi Boyes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chains of Life (Perception Book 6) by Shandi Boyes is the sixth book in her Perception series. This book can be read as a standalone but I highly suggest that you read all of the books in this series. This is not my first book by this author but I think it has just become one of favorites in this series. I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. This author’s writing style is easy flowing and kept me engaged until the last page. This story has a little bit of everything in it but be aware that there are adult situations that may offend some but it is also so much more. The characters in this book are both lovable and connectable. They will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride that had me laughing in parts and angry in others. This is Cleo’s story. Cleo is a struggling journalist until one chance meeting in an elevator. She runs into the most hot, sexy man that she doesn’t realize how he will change her life forever. What will happen when she realizes that she has been assigned to investigate this same man? He wants her and will stop at nothing to have her but will he destroy her or dominate her? What will she do? Will she give in to him or will she write her story? When she is faced with betrayal, she is broken but will fate have other things in store for her? I enjoyed Cleo’s character and the choice she is faced with. She is writing the story of her career but yet she finds herself attracted to the man she is writing about. They have such great chemistry but he is kind of like forbidden fruit for her. There is no doubt that they heat up the pages! She is quite but yet determined, she has this attitude about her that makes her lovable. He on the other hand, is hot and sexy. He will steal your heart at the same time making you not like him. The secondary characters in this book help make this story flow and I wouldn’t change them, good or bad. I would highly recommend this book. You will need to see what happens when Cleo is faced with a decision that will change her life forever!

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Enigma: The Complete Collection: Four book box set (Perception 6) by Shandi Boyes – Review by Jana Teppih

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Enigma: The Complete Collection: Four book box set (Perception 6)Enigma: The Complete Collection: Four book box set by Shandi Boyes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Enigma: The Complete Collection: Four book box set by Shandi Boyes is her gift to all her loyal readers and any new readers who find their way to Isaac and Isabelle “Izzie”. The breath-taking series itself is more than 4 books but Isaac and Isabelle’s story is the first four books so you will really get it all sweetly together and don’t have to wait and fiddle your thumbs like we did … The stories included are Enigma of Life, Unraveling an Enigma, Enigma: The Mystery Unmasked, and Enigma: The Final Chapter.
You have a pleasure to join us on a journey that the writer takes us on where we follow Isaac and Isabelle from the moment they meet unconventionally to where the journey takes them. Their story should really be recommended for over 18 year olds as it has very explicit and steamy scenes, also the languages the writer uses is utterly colourful at times!
Enigma is a love story of two complex people that should never have fallen in love, they carry heavy burdens and the secrets, oh my, they are so stifling at times. The first book introduces them to us and Isabelle needs to struggle with many ethical questions and their past has a great impact on the direction the writer is taking them. The second book gives us more insight into why Isaac is the way he is, we get to know other characters more and of course, we fall more and more in love with Isaac along with Isabel so we feel what she is feeling… The third book the writer also starts getting more into the secondary characters as well, we learn more about Hunter and Hugo and Reagan … it all fits into storyline so it is not forced. In the final chapter we really find out if the love and trust between Isaac and Izzie will stand in the face of their greatest challenge so far … We will see how far Izzie will go to protect Isaac and how she will face her greatest fear
There is something about the way Shandi writes, any time I think that it cannot get any better, it does… she creates these powerful pictures and stories with her words, you get sucked into the mystery and questions and heartache along with the characters. You question your sanity and ask yourself what would I do in this situation. You lament and laugh and keep your fingers crossed. Take a weekend and spend it discovering Isaac and Izzie’s story and I know, you will be enchanted with them and will want to read also the next books that are about the characters you have already met and gotten curious about!
What a treat!

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