Beauty and the Goblin King by Lidiy Foxglove

 

3 stars

For ten years the Goblin King has been cursed to stay in his castle. He only opens his castle up for women. They receive one gold coin for every night the girl willingly stays. Sabela knows all of this as does her sister Clara. When the family wealth is diminished, and they need funds Clara forces Sabela to go and earn them some coins. When she finds out there is a curse on everyone in the castle she is determined to rescue all of them no matter what it costs her.

This was a take on Beauty and the Beast. It was an interesting take. There were some issues. The first being Myar is a major dick through most of the book, but Sabela just takes it and falls in love with him. Overall, it was just ok not enough to move on with the series.

Book 1 Fairy Tale Heat

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Devilish Deal by Jenna Wolfhart

 

2.5 stars

Mia is couch surfing on her best friend’s couch looking for a job but being infamous makes it impossible for her to find something. When she interviews to be a dancer at a mysterious club run by Asmodeus. She lies to get the job, and this opens her up to mystery new world. Will she survive this new world?

I enjoyed this take on Hell trying to take over. I liked the world building and the build up to the end. The one thing I get really tired of was why Mia was infamous. It took forever to find out. That and the cliffhanger ending.

Book 1 Demons After Dark: Covenant

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Destiny of the Dragons by Mira Kane

 

2 stars

Mia Caravaggio is used to being used as a pawn by her family. They’ve been using her for years and who she marries is not going to be any different. She works in her family’s antique shop and her magic is used by her family as they wish. They’ve not been as powerful since they gave up their spell book several generations ago to prevent more bloodshed. She deals with it until she meets Jace Andoni and Smoke, dragons without a clan. Jace is trying to prove himself to his clan but when he meets Mia, he wants her and wants to share her with his other love Smoke. The problem, he doesn’t actually ask them what they want and that causes a rift. Will they find away back to each other?

I wanted to like this more, but they all frustrated me. There was no world building or build up to a relationship. They meet and are all in until Jace fucks up. They are then separated for eleven months and then finally make up, all is resolved, and the book ends. It was just kind of a letdown.

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Hunted by the Alien Assassin by Ella Mavin

 

3 Star

Bosa is a hired assassin who can be hired for just about any reason. The most recent job is tracking down a human trafficker who just so happens to be a human woman. When he finds out there is more to Karina’s story then he realizes will it be too late?

I wanted to like this book more than I did. There was no world building, so I have a lot of questions. Bosa was an idiot, and he does make it right but so stupid in the beginning. Bosa and Karina have an almost insta love. It works but not a fan. I enjoyed the dream part of the book that helped Karina figure out what needs to happen. Bosa’s people kind of suck a lot. Was good enough for me to check out book 2.

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Cursed Yuletide by Eve Langlais

 

3 Star

Anders left the woman he loved to join the King’s army and he never returned. Alva promised to wait for him, and she did for several years until she gave up hope. When the witch in the woods asks for her help will she discover all the secrets?

I wanted to like this more than I did. It’s a book based off little red riding hood and possibly Rapunzel and at least one other I can’t think of. There was no world building, and we are thrown into the story. I really didn’t care for FMC. Years of her love being gone, and she never even thought to search for him. Instead, she feels it’s appropriate to start a relationship with her loves BFF who LEFT with him. It irritated me. I did like Langlais’ writing so a 3 it is.

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A Shifter’s Curse by Debbie Cassidy

 

4 Star

The relic they needed to keep the evil at bay has shattered. Quinn and her men need to discover another way to eradicate the evil from the world, so it doesn’t take over. The only way they can do that is to find the Dagda and hope that he can help them.

Why did I read this before all the books were out! History has shown me the author concludes all her books with cliffhanger esq ending. I read this before the new one was out (it is out now). I liked that more information about Quinn is revealed and makes you like her even more because her family sucks. I do like the fact she keeps acquiring new men everywhere she goes. The ending just made me mad…so very mad. I need to know how the series ends.

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Wolf by Anna Hackett

 

4 Star 

Lainie Madden has been cheated on by previous partners and she's sworn off love. She's thrown her whole being into growing her tech company. When she starts to get threats she brushes them off but they get progressively worse until her best friend insists they loop in her brother. Nick "Wolf" Garrick is second-in-command at Sentinel Security and has spent his entire adult life fighting for others. When his sister comes to him with Lainie's problem he's all in to help, he just has to remember that this is his sister's best friend and off limits. The more time they spend together the more the line is blurred and he doesn't care that Lainie should be off limits. Will they be able to get past their own issues and find out who is gunning for Lainie without falling in love?

I enjoyed this spinoff series. Lainie and Nick were enjoyable characters though I would have liked to have more background on Nick then we got. I loved the ending where Norcross and Team 52 made appearances. The bad guy was just meh. If you like the other series you will enjoy this one. 

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