Sunday, May 24, 2020

Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham

Title: Seeing Darkness
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: May 2020
Number of Pages: 384
Why did you read it: Krewe of Hunters 30 
What was it about: She’s being murdered.
It was supposed to be a fun girls’ weekend in Salem, but when a past-life regression session instead sends a terrifying vision of murder to Kylie Connelly, she’s shaken and doesn’t know what to think. Worse, later she identifies the attacker from her vision: he’s a prominent local politician.
Special Agent Jon Dickson of the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters is on the trail of a suspected serial killer based on the scantest of clues and unreliable witness testimony. When he realizes Kylie’s vision might be his best lead, he must gain her trust and get close enough to guide her new talent. Though she doubts herself, the danger Kylie sees is all too real—and the pair will have to navigate a murderer’s twisted passions and deceptions to stop the killer from claiming another victim.
Who was your favorite Character: Jon Dickson, He was cool under stressful situations and everyone liked him, he wasn't confrontational at all.  
How did you feel after reading it: I read it in two days. It was really good and I am still in love with the series after 30 books!
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery

Friday, May 15, 2020

A Vampire in Disguise by Ava Silvers

Title: A Vampire in Disguise
Author: Ava Silvers
Date Read: May 2020
Number of Pages: 224
Why did you read it: It was akindle unlimited book. Creatures of the Midwest 01 
What was it about: When Hazel Goode's search for a murderer lands her in Shadow Hollow, she thinks the strangest thing there is herself. But this little midwestern town has been collecting supernatural creatures for centuries, and the arrival of one more could shatter the paranormal veil.
Corwin doesn't plan to disclose he's a vampire. After all, vampires are supposed to be extinct. But when he enlists Hazel's help to solve a mystery--the same mystery she is trying to solve...but for a very different reason--his secret will put them both in danger.
Helping Corwin could crack Hazel's case wide open, or could make them the next target. Now, with the Last Vampire on Earth and Hazel both digging around in the Midwest's magical underbelly, it won't be long before an uncontrollable darkness is released. And this time, there will be no escape. 
Who was your favorite Character: Hazel. She was interesting and didn’t seem to be one who scared easily
How did you feel after reading it: I liked it and am interested in reading more of the series.  
Questions/Comments: Paranormal 

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Haunting of Beacon Hill by Ambrose Ibsen

Title: The Haunting of Beacon Hill 
Author: Ambrose Ibsen
Date Read: May 2020
Number of Pages: 239
Why did you read it: Kindle Unlimited. Beckoning Dead 01
What was it about: Sadie has a gift. And she'll do anything to keep from using it.
At sixteen, Sadie Young had a brush with death, and as a result she became more sensitive to the supernatural. Rather than embrace this gift, she spent years running from it, and from the darkness that once preyed upon her.
Now twenty-five and working as a librarian, Sadie is called upon by a desperate family friend to look into a strange series of events. A teenaged girl has entered a reputedly haunted house in town and has gone mad. Committed, the girl attempts suicide and claims to be terrorized at all hours by a horrific specter known as “Mother Maggot”.
Despite having subdued her gift for the past nine years, Sadie wishes to assist the girl and reticently agrees to visit the site of the haunting. But upon entering the house on Beacon Hill, she discovers that Mother Maggot isn't merely a figment of a disturbed teen's imagination...
Who was your favorite Character: August. He was somewhat of a comic relief. 
How did you feel after reading it: I really liked this book. At one point I was annoyed because the author described too much but then in the next moment I could almost visualize some terrible ghostly figure crawling along my ceiling just like they do in the horror movies. 
Questions/Comments: Horror

Between the Dreaming and the Dead by Kelly Martin

Title: Between the Dreaming and the Dead
Author: Kelly Martin
Date Read: May 2020
Number of Pages: 149
Why did you read it: It was on the kindle unlimited and looked good. 
What was it about: Don't answer the phone. Don't open the door.
Jake Austin finds himself standing in the middle of a dirt road, looking at an old farmhouse with no memory of how he got there. It isn’t the first time he’s been somewhere and not remember how—but it is the first time he’s woken up alone.
Valley Draper has lived in the farmhouse for as long as she can remember. It might be haunted, but nothing comes without a price. When the handsome if not confused Jake comes in like he owns the place, Valley decides quickly that he needs a rude awakening.
With a storm coming closer and time ticking away, can Jake find a way back home? Or are he and Valley stuck in a place that is much more than either of them bargained for?
Who was your favorite Character: Valley. She was spunky and didn’t take crap from anyone
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book. I figured out the twist about half way thru though but it didn’t spoil the book. 
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance

The Imposter's Kiss by Tanya Anne Crosby

Title: The Imposters Kiss
Author: Tanya Anne Crosby
Date Read: April 2020
Number of Pages: 298
Why did you read it: It was a Kindle unlimited. Imposters 01
What was it about: SEPARATED AT BIRTH --- REUNITED AT KNIFEPOINT!
Merrick Welbourne never expected to discover a long-lost twin! Particularly one who'd rob him and leave him senseless on the road. Now living his brother's aristocratic life, he had new trials, tribulations ... and temptations he'd never dreamed of. Not the least being Chloe Simon, she of rare mettle, proud heart and unmatchable beauty!
Chloe Simon knew Lord Lindale was definitely not himself. After encountering the masked highwayman Hawk, he seemed ... different. More approachable. More ... desirable. And in stolen moments of startling intimacy, he made her feel like titled nobility. But she was only a doctor's daughter, with every reason to steer clear of his very kissable lips...!
Who was your favorite Character: Merrick. 
How did you feel after reading it: I was a bit frustrated about the lies and misleading done by every single person in the book. The only person who wasn’t lying about something was Aggie and she was a servant.
Questions/Comments: Romance 

Pixie Me Up by Willow Mason

Title: Pixie me up
Author: Willow Mason
Date Read: April 2020
Number of Pages: 162
Why did you read it: It was a kindle unlimited. Newborn Pixie Cozy Mystery 01 
What was it about: A strange inheritance, a screaming ghost, and a backward aging cat. Welcome to Pixie-hood!
When I arrive in Oakleaf Glade to claim an inheritance, I imagine it'll run to a few hundred in a savings account. Instead, I receive an entire house!
I'd thank my lucky stars except for the experiences that come part and parcel with the arrangement. Things like my hair turning bright pink and trending skywards, or a kitten who I swear can understand me when I talk.
But when a ghost shrieks me awake at night, warning that if I stay I'll die just like my great aunt Esmerelda, I'm ready to put my boots on. Except my inheritance runs deeper than a title deed, it's lodged in my DNA. As the youngest daughter of a youngest daughter, I'm a Pixie, pink hair and all.
Luckily, I've made some fast friends in town already because I'll need all the help I can get!
Who was your favorite Character: eh.. it was a decent book but it didn’t really engage me. And the whole murder/ attempted murder thing was too much for me.
How did you feel after reading it: It was a pleasant mind numbing read but I didn’t bond with any of the characters. 
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery

Wickedly They Dance by May Sage

Title: Wickedly they dance
Author: May Sage
Date Read: March 2020
Number of Pages: 309
Why did you read it: it was one of the kindle unlimited books After Darkness Falls 03
What was it about: The world has learned to fear vampires and forgotten a greater threat.
Before the bloodsuckers rose, the gods had perfected one race of predators.
And they’ve chosen their prey.
Avani was raised in another pack, another world, away from the secluded werewolves of Oldcrest. But the shadow that has followed her every step since her first shift has forced her into exile.
Oldcrest is the only place in the world where she’s safe. She won’t let anyone take it away from her. Not even her own kind.
As threats surround the territory, everyone demands Alexius’s allegiance. In his hundreds of years, he’s lived without bending the knee, and it won’t start now.
But when a wounded, hunted wolf crashes into his life, the healer in him can’t help lending a hand, although he knows touching a female of the royal pack marks him for life.
As an enemy.
Or as an alpha.
Who was your favorite Character: Avani. She was amazing. Strong and talented. She didn’t let anything really bother her, just followed her heart and head and turned out golden. 
How did you feel after reading it: I enjoyed the book but felt a bit off reading the 3rd in a series before the first two. I didn’t really know about the other characters. 
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance