Samantha Strong is an upstanding citizen and a small-town serial killer with one cardinal rule: Don’t murder the locals. When someone starts murdering in her small-town though she sets out to figure out who it is and stop them before her own secrets get revealed. This was a very interesting story with great artwork. Samantha … More ARC Review: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath
“You’re only a monster if you choose to be.” This book picks up right where The Sunbearer Trials ended and continues Teo’s story, but this time instead of trying to survive the trials he is trying to fix what he brought upon the world by not sacrificing Auristela to Sol. Teo, Aurelio, and Niya have … More ARC Review: Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
This was another Turner book that I couldn’t put down! Wade’s story is one that I have been eagerly waiting for since I fell in love with him during the Soulbound series. It’s been five years since that series and Wade is now 23 years old, a college student, and a full pack member. He … More ARC Review: Secondhand Skin by Hailey Turner
Zelda dreams of going to an art summer camp but when she finally gets there she finds out it’s under new management and it’s now a sports camp. Determined to salvage her summer, Zelda escapes to a secluded corner of the island and stumbles over a portal to a fantastic world of monsters. There she … More ARC Review: Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp by Rosie Knight
Roman wants nothing more than to be left alone during the holiday, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard begging for sanctuary, he takes him in. Now mercenaries and priests are attacking his property trying to get the boy, but they don’t realize they are messing with the Black Volhv. Roman has been … More ARC Review: Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews
Cryptids, Creatures & Critters features 90 different creatures from all around the world. Each creature’s page includes the sighting location, cute artwork of the creature, 1-2 pages of the lore behind the creature, and for some, content warnings. This book contains cryptids, and creatures from folklore and mythology. This was an easy to read creature … More ARC Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters & Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney
5 stars for the photographs3 stars for the text The majority of people are probably going to pick up this book for the photographs within it, not for the text but it isn’t strictly just photos so the text also needs to be reviewed. The photographs within were beautiful and really were what drew me … More ARC Review: Ancient Egypt: A Photographic History by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
After reading Lassiter’s book, I will admit I was hesitant to read this because I had a lot of issues with bringing back the Lessening Society and Wrath’s 30 year disappearance. But since this is how the story has played out, I decided to see what will happen next and see what the brotherhood’s children … More ARC Review: The Beloved by J. R. Ward
Veronica and Stoker’s newest mystery involves a wax figure purchased by Lord Rosemorran for his daughter. He requests Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s, but Stoker quickly discovers that this is no wax figure but a beautifully preserved body of … More ARC Review: A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
This was a fascinating retelling of Dracula, but it also had Frankenstein and The Mummy as well. Count Vlad Dracula has been reborn as a katana-wielding young vampiress named Vladislaus Draculesti and has been living in her castle with her shapeshifting servant Nan waiting for the next battle. When she rescues a girl named Clara … More ARC Review: BLOOD BLADE Vol. 1 by Oma Sei
Gemma Newhouse can’t remember the last twenty-four hours but she knows she was kidnapped by someone dangerous and she needs to survive. After falling into the river she finds herself being rescued by loner Boone Hendrix and his dog Atlas. While they try to figure out who is after her they can’t ignore their growing … More ARC Review: The Hero She Needs by Anna Hackett
This is a collection of short stories that take place throughout the Elemental Assassin series. If you have not read the series, or have not finished the series, then you will most likely be confused at times because some of these stories do relate to the main storyline. I have included when these stories take … More ARC Review: Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep
Red-Haired Ash Reads 