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Grave Digger Academy (Grave Digger Academy Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Shavon Brown

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Grave Digger AcademyGrave Digger Academy by C.A. King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Gravediggers actually do the digging. Grave Diggers however, keep buried bodies where they belong -six feet under. ”

7th daughter to a which family is apparently an unlucky number as Makayla finds out in her first year at Grave Digger Academy.

Grave Digger academy is a fun, well paced book about a magical school and the group that gets stuck in the grave digger academy. Makayla, Cali, Frankie and Leo are all stuck in the grave diggers academy which none of them wanted or expected. They feel like they aren’t learning magic and all they want to do is transfer to a different school.

During the school year they do find there helpers which all grave diggers need. And plenty of other exciting things happen as well. This book is a great start to what is definitely be an amazing series.

More exciting things happen during the school year, like Makayla discovering her great grandmother was a necromancer (an banned form of magic) and a battle with Mr. Woolly a teacher who wants her to join the dark side and become who she was always meant to be.

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Hairballs and Homicide (A Kitty Beret Cafe Mystery Book 1) Review By Shavon Brown

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Hairballs and Homicide (A Kitty Beret Cafe Mystery - Book 1)Hairballs and Homicide by Ruth J. Hartman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If the Kitty Beret Cafe was real I would be the most loyal costumer. That being said any cat lover would fall in love with this book because Templeton is the cutest little baby ever. He has so much personality if at the end of the book he turned out to be like Salem from Sabrina then I would not have been surprised. But spoiler alert that did not happen, he is just a cat that saves the day.

Lets talk about who joined Templeton in this cozy mystery:
Ellie – the owner of the cafe who is accused of murder. A cat lover to her core, she fosters cats and helps get them adopted. She sews cat costumes and dresses them up for there days at the cafe.
Simon- One of the police detectives on the case (the murder of Mary Harrington)
Shirl – Works at the cafe
Hooper – Works at the cafe
Andy – Boyfriend to Shirl, someones tags along on the adoption day drives
Mr. Harrington – husband to the victim
Cat Hate Group – A group of people who hates cats; friend and frenemies of Mary Harrington.

What I liked about this book was the cat love. While this book is a fun read and all the characters in Canyon Creek are mostly fun characters. In this book everyone is a suspect, and I am not exaggerating EVERYONE is a suspect. At one point this book makes it so that everyone is a creditable suspect at one time and I really thought the husband just wanted her out of the way.

That being said the murderer is revealed and it does make sense though no matter how many cozy mysteries I read I will never understand why they fill the need to confess everything.

This book checked all my boxes, funny, fast read, cats, cozy mystery, sweet and great characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of anyting listed above.

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Aloha Bookset 1-3 by Jill Brashear – Review by Shavon Brown

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Aloha Series Box Set Books 1-3Aloha Series Box Set Books 1-3 by Jill Brashear
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Book 1 – Try Easy
Fans of Vactation Romances and a good love triangle this is the book for you.
In 1968 Mary “Lou” Hunter wants to be a photographer in Seattle. She gets the opportunity of a lifetime when she lands a free trip to Hawaii.

Keoni is a surfer.

During Mary’s trip to Hawaii they have a fling but things aren’t as simple as two people falling in love. Things get complicated as it is not 2 people in this relationship but 3.

Mary must decide if her dream is still Seattle or if she wants to take risk and stay in Hawaii.

Book 2 – Try Me
Fans of Fake Relationships Turned Real will Enjoy This
One thing I enjoyed about this book is I feel I can take surfing off my bucket list. This book focused on surfing so much I felt like I was doing it myself.

Surfing is how two of our main characters Declan and Peal get to know each other. They admire one another for their skill. Declan unable to handle his friends death flees Hawaii but comes back for a competition and that is the setup of the novel.

As Declan heads back home he must face what has happened.

Pearl doing her best to fulfill her mothers dream of becoming a famous female surfer does everything she can to get her name out there. Including fake dating fellow surfer Declan.

Book 3 – Try Right
This is a friends to lover; Celebrity Romance
Claudia hanging on to her career but her nails doing her best to not be a has been. Her career gets a much needed rescue with a tv show in Hawaii and there she meets her long time friend Henry.

Henry is a stuntman the best in the business but when he runs into Claudia he has to tell himself to not do anything stupid. Being the best in the business he has to struggle with himself as he continues to tell himself his career is not worth jeopardizing over her.

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My Darling Rogue (A Wicked Rogues Romance Book 1) by April Moran – Review by Shavon Brown

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My Darling RogueMy Darling Rogue by April Moran
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Two of my favorite things in this book. Historical Smut. That is the best way to describe My Darling Rogue. It starts from the very first page.

Gabriel is the definition of tall, dark and handsome with that possessive attitude that you love in a book boyfriend.

Celia the flirt with her options of suitors, though she has a dark secret that does not stop her from going after what she wants and being a major tease in the best possible way.

The passion between Gabriel and Celia is epic and comes off the pages as genuine, steamy and meant to be. This is the first book in the series but believe me you will be coming back for more. I know I will for sure.

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Hard Lover by Deborah Garland – Review By Shavon Brown

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Hard Lover (Houston After Dark #2)Hard Lover by Deborah Garland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An erotic novel with a great plot. This book will do more then keep you sated. This book in the series follows Noah and Callie.

They have known each other for six years, but after one unforgettable night at The Stable, a live sex club, they realize that they have feelings for each other and there are more complications then the fact that Callie is Grants little sister. There is also someone from Noah’s past that promises revenge if Noah ever falls in love.

Noah does his best to protect Callie, while keeping everything quiet from Grant. But danger always finds them and it happens in a very explosive way.

This book keeps you hooked from start to finish. It is a thriller, with a very erotic scenes that will make you blush. A fan of Maya Banks, Katee Robert and Helen Hardt will love this book.

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Jester by Brielle D. Porter – Review By Shavon Brown

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JesterJester by Brielle D. Porter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book will have you hooked from the very beginning.

In Oasis it is all about being Jester. A great honor to work for the queen herself. But everyone has a different motive for wanting the position. Let’s meet our main cast shall we…

Lisette/Mirage – daughter of the late Judge who was executed for murdering the King. She wants this position to get away from the stigma and make a path for herself.

Luc- the competition. A great street performer who takes every opportunity to be a thorn in Lisettes side. Though later in the book we find out that he is in fact the bastard child of the late King and wants the Jester position to prove the Queen killed his father.

Yasmin- A really good friend. A pet trainer and magician herself. She helps Lisette get close to the Queen and they become friends. Though we see in the book Lisette does not know how to handle that.

Cillian – Lisette’s trainer and friend. Owner of a cat and a bookshop (Both things I love that made him my favorite character hands down). Blackmailed by Lisette to give her his magic they quickly become friends with great back and fourth banter.

The Queen – Though she comes off as the grieving widower. We see that she is very smart and highly underestimated. And just like everyone else she has a plan of her own.

In the book the Queen and her seekers have come to Oasis to find a new Jester and nothing goes according to plan. There is betrayal, magic, and lies in the air as everyone is looking out for themselves or so it seems.

Things I loved about this book. Strong Female Lead. Quick paced read. Great Friendships. Happy Ending.

I’m just going to say this because I believe it needs to be said. This book did not need a romance angle. and it is the one thing I truly did not like about this book. That and the fact that I wanted Lisette to continue to have her Father’s magic so she could have a relationship with her brother and maybe even father as they are take away from her unjustly. Also the ending did seem a bit anti-climatic.

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