Siv Pedersen is the newest member of the Norcross team. She is determined to start a new life in San Francisco, one that includes no men for a while. But she doesn’t count on having to work with the handsome and tempting former combat medic, Ryder Morgan. I loved these two. Siv is such a … More ARC Review: The Medic by Anna Hackett
Balthazar has been possessed by the demon Devina and is determined to find her Book of Spells in the hopes it will save him. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself falling for a homicide detective. I really enjoyed Balthazar’s story. He may be a thief but he does have a moral code he … More ARC Review: Lover Arisen by J. R. Ward
Devina has been penalized after the events in the previous book, which means a soul has been given a second chance. Matthias is thrust back into the world but is suffering from amnesia and doesn’t know what happened to him. While trying to regain his memory he finds himself falling for Mels Carmichael, a reporter … More Review: Rapture by J. R. Ward
The Witch’s Guide to Wellness is a guidebook to become a healthier version of yourself by using the craft. This covers spells, rituals, potions, and food that target wellness in your home, your mind and your body. By providing a well rounded mixture of rituals and spells, Jordan targets any aspect of your life that … More ARC Review: The Witch’s Guide to Wellness: Natural, Magical Ways to Treat, Heal, and Honor Your Body, Mind, and Spirit by Krystle L. Jordan
This was a fascinating and very comprehensive look at the history of dinosaurs. Brusatte starts from the Early Triassic period, roughly 250 million years ago, all the way to the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago, when a giant meteor struck the earth. Like any child of the 90s, I grew up watching Jurassic Park … More Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte
FYI there have been some slight changes in the details of this story compared to the original. The author updated the technology to fit more modern times, like Bones doesn’t have a beeper for the panic alert button and Cat now has a cell phone, which she doesn’t have in the original. While Bones was … More ARC Review: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield has been going after the undead for years. When she is captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, she finds herself working with him to bring down stronger vampires. It’s been years since I have read this series, but with the release of the newest book from Bones perspective I felt it … More Review: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Trigger Warnings: Graphic depictions of death and dissection. Discussions of hate crimes, murder, death of a family members and parents, grief, guilt, dementia, physician-assisted suicide, suicide, terrorist attacks, genocide, death of children, musophobia (fear of rodents), PTSD, pedophilia, child abuse Sue Black is a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology in the UK and confronts … More Review: All that Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes by Sue Black
This is a wonderful guide book for beginners. The book covers meditation, grounding, cleansing, banishing, shadow work, cultural appropriation, and desettling the craft. Frankie Castanea easily breaks down the steps to spellcraft, including herbs, crystals, and sigils. For the herbs sections, she discusses the cultural appropriation of herbs like white sage and palo santo to … More ARC Review: Spells for Change: A Guide for Modern Witches by Frankie Castanea
Jim and the gang have been tasked with saving the soul of homicide detective Thomas “Veck” DelVecchio, Jr., who grew up under the shadow of his serial killer father. Heaven is currently tied with Hell and the stakes to win this round are intense. This book was much like the previous ones with the focus … More Review: Envy by J. R. Ward
This novella originally appeared in the anthology Unbound. This was a great introduction to the hero of this series. Bones is hired to take out a pair of undead serial killers. With the help of a local he finds the killers but things are not as easy as he expected. Also he is dealing with … More Review: Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost
This story begins during WWII, before Hellboy arrives, with Trevor Bruttenholm who is working for Britain’s Military Intelligence. Following a trail of strange messages he finds himself against animated corpse, Nazi agents, and Rasputin, who has returned from the dead. This was interesting because it was in the early days of Trevor’s occult career. He … More Review: Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson
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