Update

 Hi everyone

It's been a hot minute since I posted last.  Life has been crazy.  My family has been remodeling my space to give me a bedroom, walk in closet, and bathroom.

This is amazing and I can't wait for it to all be done.  The problems started almost from the beginning.  I am extremely allergic to dust and trees.  The project started about when the trees were first blooming so my allergies were going nuts with that.  Then the contractors who put in the egress window didn't cover the doors and I got cement dust everywhere.  This led to some very interesting reactions in my body including a weird lump in my lymph node that led to icing on the hour every hour to get it gone.  Throw in a vaccination that put me on my ass it has all lead to my to be read pile getting higher and me energy to read going down.  On top of all of these changes I also started a new job so my energy is at an all time low. 

Look actual rooms

I took a couple weeks off.  Read/listened to some books and came up with a plan.  I like writing out the reviews and posting.  But maybe cut down for a little bit until life settles down.  I will be posting several reviews each week just not everyday.  I need time to read so I CAN review them.  So starting next month a couple times a week you will be getting some reviews and hopefully by the end of summer life will have leveled out and I can go back to everyday.

Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky

 

3 Star

Jane Madison is having a bad week.  Her pretend boyfriend doesn't know who she is, she found out her mother wasn't dead, and her job decided to cut her pay.  The only nice thing was she gets to move into the carriage house adjacent to the library.  When she reads from a book her life gets very interesting and magical.  She now needs to decide if she wants to take on this new path or give up all of the books and her magic.  That's not the only decision she will need to make.  Her pretend boyfriend finally saw her but there's the new guy who she's kind of interested in.  Who will she pick? 

As I was reading this I kept thinking I had read this book before but it looked new...yeah this was a rerelease of a book I read when it came out.  This book was interesting.  I enjoyed the fact it started in a library and reading a book got her in trouble.  She had a lot to deal with all at once and at times irritated me.  I didn't like most of the secondary characters other than her best friend.  Overall, it was interesting book and I will be checking out the next book.

Book 1 Washington Witches

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Reclaimed by Jaymin Eve

 

2.5 Star

Mera was able to get the door open into the shadow realm and she and the Beast must travel through the realm to destroy his sister and take his rightful place.

I got frustrated with this book about half way through the journey to take out the Shadow Beast's sister.  When we found out he was betrothed and they still hooked up I was just kind of done.  The ending was a cliffhanger again and I hated it.  Like hated it and if I didn't want to see if there would be a HEA I wouldn't pick up the next book.  

Book 2 Shadow Beast Shifters

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Unawakened by Trillian Anderson, R.J. Blain

 

3 Star

Alexa is trying to come to terms with being a food source for Rob.  She's is determined to bring Kenneth down no matter what.  Rob will help her achieve her goals.  When Rob goes missing Alexa will bring the world down around her to find him.

I struggled reviewing this book.  I enjoyed aspects of this book.  It explained more about the world Alexa is living in but there are so many more questions I have about the world.  I have no idea where the series is going and I don't particularly feel invested in Alexa or Rob.  I am very confused about this book.     

Book 2 Dae Portals

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Rejected by Jaymin Eve

 

3 Star

Mera has been bottom of the pack since her father's death.  She's biding her time until she can run before she comes into her wolf and won't be able to leave.  Even when she is able to escape she's forced back and finds out her biggest tormentor is her chosen mate.  He rejects her instantly.  When he finds out it isn't that easy she refuses to except him.  She calls on their God the Shadow Beast to help her.  When she accidently calls some shadow beings unto earth the Shadow Beast takes her and makes her help capture them.   

I picked this book up because I read the other series and enjoyed it so I wanted to give it a shot. It definitely falls into the guilty pleasure type book.  I enjoyed the play between Mera and the shadow beast.  I hated every single pack member and wanted them all to suffer a horrible death.  Biggest hate was a cliffhanger ending so you will need to read the next one to get more of the story.  IF you are looking for something a bit dark and a bit weird this is your book.

Book 1 Shadow Beast Shifters

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Witching for Home by Deanna Chase

2.5 Star

Hope loves her business and is loving life until her ex-boyfriend comes to town.  Lucas wants to start over with Hope.  He thinks they're both in the right place at the right time to make a go of it.  While she is debating this she finds out the family has a curse to contend with.  Will she give Lucas another chance?

I don't know if I just wasn't in the mood for this book or if it just hit wrong or what but this book didn't work for me.  I know I've read the first book in the series but it has been a while because of this I was thoroughly confused by some of the things in this book so apparently you need to have recently read the other book in the series to enjoy this book.  The plot it self seemed to be all of the place.  I felt like I came into the story halfway through it.  I didn't like Hope and so I never really connected with her.  This one kind of turned me off of the rest of the series so meh

Book 2 Premonition Pointe

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Warping Minds and Misdemeanors by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen

4 Star

Kit Morris had no idea what he was until he joined a guild.  If only he had joined a different guild he wouldn't be screwed.  He's wanted by Agent Lienna Shen for conning people out of their money.  Agent Shen needs him to get his former best friend.  She is willing to cut a deal if he helps.  He may be saying he's helping but he's really looking for a way out to save him self.  That is until he sees the true consequences of what his former friend is trying to do.  Will his change of heart come in time?

This is a spin off of the original series and I enjoyed it a lot.  It does help to have read at least a couple in the other series as the world building is all in those books and not this one.   I really enjoyed the process Kit went through from I need to rescue myself to I need to rescue the world.  The pacing was good in this book.  I didn't want to stop listening to it to do other things.  It will be interesting to see where the series goes.   

Audio Book: 4 Star

Loved Iggy Toma.  He did a really good job with keeping the story moving for me. Even faster paced he brought nuance and character to the people who was speaking for.

Book 1 The Guild Codex: Warped

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The Siren Saves the Billionaire by Kristen Painter

 

3 Star

Undrea Seeley, makes custom aquariums and creates amazing collections of sea creatures for people to admire.  When she is hired to fit a new aquarium into the newest resident of Nocturne Falls she is surprised he is the man who tried to "save" her when she was swimming in the lake.  She is afraid he is smitten with her because of what she is and doesn't want to break Ethan and his girlfriend up.  Ethan wasn't sure about moving to this small town but after meeting some of the locals he's reevaluating his life choices including who he is dating.  When he tries to break up with his girlfriend she refuses.  He takes refuge with Undrea.  When he disappears from her home she calls in a group of the supernatural beings in the community to figure out what is going on.  Will they figure it out before it is too late?

I wanted to like this book more but a lot of the build up to the ending is given away in the title of the book and also kind of obvious.  I didn't really feel connected to Undrea or Ethan and I really didn't like how they got together.  Maybe this is one of those times a series should be ended as I used to love these books and it's gotten very obvious what is going to happen.  The love interests are also not that loveable.  You don't need to read the rest of the series to read this one BUT there are better books in the series to read.

Book 13 Nocturne Falls

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