Good Elf Gone Wrong by Alina Jacobs

3 Stars

Last Christmas Gracie was expecting to get married to her fiancé until she caught him under the Christmas tree with her sister. This Christmas her sister is planning on marrying her ex-fiancé. All she wants is to show up with someone who will ruin the day for her ex and sister. She meets Hudson on the bus on her way home. He has his own reason for helping her get her revenge. When all secrets are revealed, will they find their HEA?

Gracie is such a pushover throughout this book. Everyone is a dick to her, and she takes it. She gets screwed over by people who should support her, but she eventually gets her best by the end. Hudson is a dick and does a couple of things to make up for the lies but not enough for me. Granny Murray was the best in the entire book. Worth reading but you definitely need the short story to feel like there is a complete book.

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Anger Bang by Avery Flynn

3 Stars

Thea Pope is a paleontologist just trying to get by. She’s expected to go to her sister’s 80s-themed wedding that will be aired on the silver screen. Forced to participate in this whole thing makes Thea anger even more so when she finds out her sister didn’t even want her there. When her sister pushes her too far she decides to pick the one man there the bride can’t stand, the groom’s brother, Kade. It’s petty to sleep with the groom’s brother just to get back at her sister but she doesn't care. What could possibly go wrong?

It was ok straight romance. Lots of humor and low conflict. A very anticlimactic fight between the characters. It wasn’t bad but also not one of my favorites. Good way to spend a couple of hours reading.

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Charming Devils by Katie May

3 Stars

Peony is back with a new look and ready to get the revenge she deserves. The boys who are now men need to watch out because they are in for a reconning that is long overdue.

I enjoyed this book, but it was a bit disjointed. There needs to be some better world building and character development to make the story better. I also took issue with Peony supposedly being this powerful witch and able to take on all this stuff but everyone is doing the heavy lifting for her. Mild spoiler, to force Peony to do what she wants her mother threatens her. To get around this Peony’s grandmother ends up disowning her daughter which supposedly severs their magic. Why no idea as it’s never explained. If it was that easy to take someone out why didn’t the mother do this earlier to screw over Peony.

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King of Flesh and Bone by Liv Zander

 

3 Star

Enoch is the God of Death and has taken a break from collecting souls. Humans when they die are left to wonder the earth without rest. The only way he might consider going back to collecting souls is if he gets a wife. Ada ends up in his kingdom asking for his help and in return she will become his wife. Will they find their happy ending?

This is very much a horror dark romance. It hit all the right notes for me. The story was intriguing. I loved the villain as the love interested. The 3 stars is because of the cliffhanger ending. So tired of having to wait for the next book in a series. When I read this there was almost a year before book two was set to come out. It is now out, and review is forthcoming. I liked seeing Enoch coming out of his anger to be with Ada and then the ending where he thinks she’s betrayed him chef’s kiss. If you enjoy dark gory stories this one hit all the notes for me and was worth reading.

Book 1 Pale Court

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