Reviews for books I gave five stars to.
This book continues where the previous books left off with Alpha Team still trying to prevent several terrorists groups from joining forces. Alexei and Sean are assigned a mission together and it finally allows them to admit their feelings for each other. Alexei is a character that I liked right away. He is protective of … More Review: In the Shadows by Hailey Turner
Captain Jaime Callahan and his metahuman team have a new mission that involves them going undercover to infiltrate a criminal alliance. Jamie is putting his family, and their reputation on the line, but he knows its the best way to capture the enemies. This book picks up a few months after the previous book ended. … More Review: In the Ruins by Hailey Turner
Captain Jamie Callahan survived a horrible chemical attack and is now a metahuman. He has been working with the Metahuman Defense Force and leading Alpha Team for three years now and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. What he doesn’t expect is his one night stand joining his team. This was a wonderful, action-packed, military … More Review: In the Wreckage by Hailey Turner
Nasha Black has never told anyone in Shadowvale about her curse. Everyone assumes she is only there because her father is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. She finds one cure for her curse though, the chocolate that dragon-shifter Charlie Ashborne makes. She just has to pretend to be his fiance before the … More Review: Her First Taste of Fire by Kristen Painter
“Throughout human history, three caste systems have stood out. The tragically accelerated, chilling, and officially vanquished caste system of Nazi Germany. The lingering, millennia-long caste system of India. And the shape-shifting, unspoken, race-based caste pyramid in the United States.” This book was mind blowing. Isabel Wilkerson dives into the history of the caste system in … More Review: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Wow! What an ending! I have been a fan of this series since Spider’s Bite came out in 2010. Gin is one of my favorite heroines ever. I have spent the last two months rereading this series to get caught up to this book, which I didn’t realize was going to be the last one. … More Review: Last Strand by Jennifer Estep
Well this book was nonstop suspense and action. I couldn’t put it down. Gin has been taking down the Circle for a few books now but the truth about the leader really shocks her to the core. This book was filled with more shocking revelations about her family and Fletcher. It was just a very … More Review: Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep
Trigger Warnings: sexual assault, racism, homophobia, death of a friend, physical violence. This is a series of personal essays about journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson. They explore his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. This was a very moving memoir about George’s life. He describes his past trauma and … More Review: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
M. M. Monroe has finally made her appearance in Ashland. Gin expects this Monroe to be like Mab was but quickly learns that she is far sneaker than anyone expected, and far stronger. This is book 12 in the series and it could have easily been a repeat of Spider’s Revenge but it wasn’t. This … More Review: Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
It’s only been a year since this series began with Spider’s Bite and Gin is about to celebrate her 31st birthday. This book kicks off a new wave of enemies for Gin. She has to deal with another of Ashland’s crime lords, the drug dealer Beauregard Benson, who is bringing a new drug to the … More Review: Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep
Trigger Warnings: sexual assault, physical and mental abuse, toxic relationships This book covers episodes 1-25 of the webtoons comic. This is a wonderful retelling of Hades and Persephone’s story. This is mostly told from Persephone’s POV and how she is struggling to finally have a life now that she is away from her controlling mother. … More Review: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe
Content Warnings: sexual assault, underage sexual attention, abusive mother, drug and alcohol use, domestic abuse, homelessness, murder, suicide, stalking, panic attacks, miscarriages, and friends and family death. “We all have our own scars. Let them be a blessing and not a curse.” Wow, what a life! Cassandra Peters, aka Elvira, started her life as a … More Review: Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson
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