Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers ***
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers is a Young Adult story
featuring 17 year old Ismae. Ismae is
forced into an arranged marriage. She
seeks sanctuary at the convent of St. Mortain.
She discovers she is blessed by Death Himself. She trains as an assassin and serves as a
maiden to Death. Her first mission takes
her to the high court of Brittany where she is given impossible choices.
The book was alright.
It was very slow to get into and if it wasn’t for a friend asking for a
review of the story I probably would have stopped reading it. About halfway through the book is when it
started to pick up and became more interesting.
The second story is supposed to be coming out next spring and I will
probably give it a try.
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones *****
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones is a paranormal
romance book starring Charlie. Charlie
sees dead people. She is in essence the
grim reaper who helps the souls pass on to the other side. Anyone who has died under unusual
circumstance insists she investigates which leads to her getting into hot
water. Further complicating her life she
is have dreams about a being that might or might not be dead.
From beginning to end I was enthralled. I didn’t want to put it down and went looking
for the second book as soon as I finished it.
Damian’s Oracle by Lizzy Ford ****
Damian’s Oracle by Lizzy Ford is a paranormal romance
featuring Sofia. Sofia has a rare gift
of seeing the future and is being fought over by the White and Black Gods. Whoever gets to her first will use her gift
to help them win the war.
This book was very good and kept me interested throughout
the story. The storyline moved
nicely. The characters were likeable and
you wanted to route for Sofia. When I finished
it I wanted the next one.
Maid for Love by Marie Force *****
Maid for Love by Marie Force is a romance book set on
Gansett Island. Maddie Chester would
like nothing better than to leave the island with its bad memories and rumors
behind. She’s knocked off her bike on
her way to work as a housekeeper for McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by the island’s
favorite son Mac McCarthy. She is too
injured for work and feeling horrible Mac insists on taking care of her by
moving in with Maddie and her infant son and going to work for her. He planned on a short visit home and soon
finds leaving is not an option.
I really enjoyed this story.
The characters were likeable and you felt for Maddie. You also wanted to strangle Mac a couple of
times for his meddling in Maddie’s life without talking to her first.
Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan ****
Xylara is the daughter of a King. When he dies her half-brother takes the
trone. Xylara was trained as a healer
and where her morals push her to heal everyone including the enemy. She learns there customs and language which
draws the attention of the leader. Due
to her half-brothers incompetence she has to pick between giving up her freedom
or the fall of her people. Given her
options she chooses to go with the enemy as the warprize.
I loved this book.
Xylara was an amazing character who you rooted for from the
beginning. The story moved along at a
fast pace with enough twist and turns to keep the reader interested. At the end of the story I wanted the second
book immediately.
