Cursed by Yve Vale

 

3 Stars

Everything was up in the air for Shayla and her mates. They need to finally mate each other. They need to take down the bad guys but keep each other safe. Can they finally take out the evil men and be safe?

I struggled with this book. I liked the first two as there was a lot of connections made between Shayla and her mates. This one felt like it was hurry up and wait. There was a lot of sex and not a lot of movement with the plot even though this is the last book in the series. Things are resolved it just felt like this book was all about the sex and mating. Things were thrown out in the end that came out of left field. Overall, it was just ok. The author has said she will be continuing in this world and I am curious to see how those work out.

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Jinxed (Shadowcraft Academy, #2) by Yve Vale

4 Stars

The mystery mage now knows Shayla’s unique power and he’s more determined than ever to steal her life force. Still struggling with her fated mates leads to Shayla struggling with everything. Every step she takes forward it feels like she takes 4 steps back. The more she learns of each of her mates the more she wants to have her HEA. Will they discover who is behind the abduction and draining of supernaturals?

This book starts where book 1 ends and it progressed nicely. It builds on what was going on in book 1 and makes for an interesting read. There was more character development and some redemption with the mates that definitely needed to happen for their mating to happen. The ending does end on a cliff again. It wasn’t horribly cliffhanger-y. Several things wrapped up nicely but new plots were started that lead into book 3 which should be the last book. The last book should be interesting.

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Jinxed by Yve Vale

 

4 Stars

After the magical attack that nearly took Shay’s life they are trying to discover what and who was behind the attack. The guys are determined to keep her safe and get her trained to protect herself. She also wants all her men but can she be mated to more than just the dragon?

This book starts right where book 1 ended. It does end in a cliffhanger again but not a bad one perse. I loved the development the characters made in this book. I loved the arc with Rourke and Brandon. They do better in this one and it’s interesting to get their in thoughts as to why they were doing what they were doing. I can’t wait to see how this all plays out in book 3. Definitely worth picking up and reading.

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Hexed by Yve Vale

4 Star

Shayla is just trying to survive until she is old enough to get out and away from her abusive mother. Her mother and the mother’s boyfriend have tried for years to get Shayla’s magic to come out. Nothing has worked to get her to present so her plan is to run on her birthday to get away even though her BFF doesn’t want her to leave. When her BFF talks her into going to a party Shayla hooks up with a random guy who just so happens to be her fated mate. He refuses to accept her but is forced to bring her to the academy to learn her magic. While there she finds out that her history isn’t what she thinks it is and her magic is different. She also finds more mates than she knows what to do with. When strange things start happening and her BFF goes missing will she work it out before it’s too late?

I was digging this book until the cliffhanger ending. I loved how strong Shayla was. She had a lot of stuff she had to put up with and she just kept trucking. When her first mate rejects her, she basically says f*** this. I am better than you. She meets new friends and reintroduced to old ones and I loved that she was so determined to be the best she could. The one big issue was the cliffhanger. I need the next one and it’s not out yet but I will be checking it out when it does even if it ends on a cliff.

Book 1 Shadowcraft Academy

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Hexed by Yve Vale

 

4 Star

Shayla has been abused her entire life by her mother. She's just waiting for her 20th birthday to be able to get out. Her friend drags her out for one last night out before going off to academy where she decides to lose her virginity and ends up finding her fated mate. This changes all her plans. Forced to go to Academy and learn magic she doesn’t want to have. Will she find her way and her mates without losing herself?

I liked this one a lot. It was a new take for me on academy. It is very much a slow burn and only brief moments of fun times between characters. There is some MM so if that's not your cup of tea give this one a pass. I wanted a little bit more world building to explain some aspects of how this world works but nothing so drastic that it detracted from my reading. It does end on a cliffhanger esq ending. You find out a bunch of things but left hanging on some very big important things. Definitely worth the read.

Book 1 Shadowcraft Academy

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