Angie's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:07:44 -0700 60 Angie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Shadow's Heart (Immortals After Dark, #19; The Dacians, #3)]]> 213696694 In this heart-stopping installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series, a vampire swordswoman and a ruthless sorcerer become inmates in a hellplane prison.

A FALLEN PRINCESS . . .
Sheltered Kosmina Daciano has always yearned for adventure. But her first trip to the mortal world turns dark when a foe curses her with bloodlust—ensuring her exile in the sinister dimension of Nightside.

AN OUTLAW SORCERER . . .
For millennia, Silt Harea has flouted the laws of the Lore with all the arrogance of a king, remaining one step ahead of ruination. Yet then a mysterious bounty hunter schemes to capture him, dispatching him straight to hell.

FIGHT TO ESCAPE A DYING REALM . . .
Within Nightside, Silt clashes with the hunter’s sister, also condemned. Never imagining that she might be the key to his escape—and his future—he vows revenge against her. But Mina is no easy quarry.

Can two doomed immortals survive long enough to salvage a nightmare, turning hatred into love and vengeance into bliss?]]> 375 Kresley Cole Angie 5 4.32 2025 Shadow's Heart (Immortals After Dark, #19; The Dacians, #3)
author: Kresley Cole
name: Angie
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/09
date added: 2025/04/09
shelves: 2025-5-star-reads, audiobooks, enemies-to-lovers, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Angie 4 4.18 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Angie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/06
date added: 2025/04/06
shelves: audiobooks, cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> Untitled (The Empyrean, #4) 204802999 Rebecca Yarros Angie 0 to-read 4.43 Untitled (The Empyrean, #4)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Angie
average rating: 4.43
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Tell Me It's Real (At First Sight, #1)]]> 52403393 A GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION

Black & white interior illustrations with a color paperback cover.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He’s thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and the color commentary he provides as life passes him by. He works a dead-end job in a soul-sucking cubicle, and his closest friends are a quasibipolar drag queen named Helena Handbasket and a two-legged dog named Wheels.Ěý

Enter Vince Taylor.

Vince is everything Paul isn’t: hot, sexy, and confident. And for some reason, Vince pursues Paul relentlessly. Vince must be messing with him, because there is no way Vince could want someone like Paul.

But when Paul hits Vince with his car—in a completely unintentional if-he-died-it'd-only-be-manslaughter kind of way—he's forced to see Vince in a whole new light. The only thing stopping Paul from believing in Vince is himself—and that is one obstacle Paul can’t quite seem to overcome. But when tragedy strikes Vince's family, Paul must put aside any notions he has about himself and stand next to the man who thinks he's perfect the way he is.]]> 494 T.J. Klune 1644054086 Angie 5 4.07 Tell Me It's Real (At First Sight, #1)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Angie
average rating: 4.07
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/17
date added: 2025/03/13
shelves: 2019-5-star-reads, funny, male-pov
review:
Fantastic artwork. The artist managed to capture Klune's charm and humor. I just loved the characters being brought to life this way. Thank you! <3
]]> <![CDATA[The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike, #8)]]> 210081845 32 Robert Galbraith Angie 0 to-read 4.51 2025 The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike, #8)
author: Robert Galbraith
name: Angie
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Lover Forbidden (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #23)]]> 214700344 The aristocracy is making a run for the throne in this latest thrilling, star-crossed paranormal romance entry in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

When Lyric goes out for the night, she’s not ready for a brush with death—and she’s really not ready for the male who comes out of nowhere and saves her. Her family, especially her father, Qhuinn, are so relieved she’s okay, but all she can think about is her mysterious savior.

Without telling anybody, she seeks out Devlin, and they are immediately drawn to one another. Her near-death experience has given her a fresh appreciation for life and the desire to live it to its fullest, but she has no idea that he’s hiding a secret—or that he could be the key to ending the war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.]]> J.R. Ward Angie 0 to-read 4.58 2025 Lover Forbidden (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #23)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Angie
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Confess 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]> 306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 Angie 4
There were a lot of things to love about this book. The prologue was a tearjerker and I loved the idea behind Owen's paintings and incorporating confessions. I'm even contemplating purchasing some of the artwork featured.

I guessed Auburn's secret early on and I thought it was very sweet. However, Owen's secret regarding his dad shocked me and I thought it was even more sweet.

But after those two revelations the story pretty much dragged. It was kind of depressing. I thought Trey's character and his intentions were cheesy. And I thought the resolution at the end with Lydia was unrealistic and convenient.

The epilogue made me smile. Sweet book but not my favorite from Hoover.]]> 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Angie
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/03/14
date added: 2025/03/01
shelves: audiobooks, new-adult, friends-to-lovers, tearjerker
review:
*3.5 stars*

There were a lot of things to love about this book. The prologue was a tearjerker and I loved the idea behind Owen's paintings and incorporating confessions. I'm even contemplating purchasing some of the artwork featured.

I guessed Auburn's secret early on and I thought it was very sweet. However, Owen's secret regarding his dad shocked me and I thought it was even more sweet.

But after those two revelations the story pretty much dragged. It was kind of depressing. I thought Trey's character and his intentions were cheesy. And I thought the resolution at the end with Lydia was unrealistic and convenient.

The epilogue made me smile. Sweet book but not my favorite from Hoover.
]]> <![CDATA[A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 53138095
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X Angie 5 4.44 2021 A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/14
date added: 2025/02/14
shelves: audiobooks, badass-heroine, emotional-baggage, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
Wow. Wasn’t a Nesta fan but I am now. What a great character arc. Fantastic story. Loved it.
]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)]]> 50659472 The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.]]> 699 Sarah J. Maas 1635575605 Angie 4 4.47 2017 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/26
shelves: audiobooks, badass-heroine, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Heart of Frost and Scars (Frozen Fate #3)]]> 211463209 I’m the silent ache, the shadow that lingers, the present from your past, the knife in your heart.

In the chilling finale of the Frozen Fate trilogy, Frankie enters a world far deadlier than the one she escaped.

A sinister threat lurks in the shadows, hunting her with a dark obsession as her savage protectors battle the rules of society.
Thrust into the civilized world, they spiral into violence and refuse to conform, their wild natures threatening to tear apart their bond.
Amid these struggles, her seductive billionaire husband fights to reclaim her love.
Caught between possessive men, a deadly stalker, and a legacy of pain, she must decide her fate.
Choose wrongly, and she’ll lose everything to a monster with a heart of frost and scars.

Tropes: Adult Romance, Age Gap, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Band of Brothers, Billionaire, Boy Obsessed, Close Proximity, Fish out of Water, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Heroine in Danger, Menage, MFM, One Bed, Poly (3+ people), Protector, Romantic Suspense, Scars, Stalker, Starting Over, Taboo, Touch Her And Die, Tragic Past, Troubled Marriage, Unrequited Love, Why Choose, Will They or Won’t They]]> 650 Pam Godwin Angie 4 4.44 Heart of Frost and Scars (Frozen Fate #3)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.44
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/26
shelves: emotional-baggage, kinky-fuckery, mind-fuck
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 17927395
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.

With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.]]> 626 Sarah J. Maas Angie 4 4.60 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/09
date added: 2024/12/09
shelves: audiobooks, mature-young-adult, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Cage of Ice and Echoes (Frozen Fate, #2)]]> 209116314
Stranded in Alaska, survival becomes paramount against starvation, hypothermia, and the dangerous predators lurking outside their isolated cabin.

Sharing precious body heat with her viciously possessive men presents another challenge. She must navigate not only the brutal arctic tundra but also the intricacies of polyamorous love to ensure they make it out alive.

Tensions rise as the ice thickens, and their only hope rests on a plane they can't fly—unless they unlock the secrets hidden beneath its wings in a cage of ice and echoes.

Frankie's story continues in this second book in the Frozen Fate trilogy by Pam Godwin.]]> 407 Pam Godwin Angie 4 4.51 Cage of Ice and Echoes (Frozen Fate, #2)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.51
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/15
date added: 2024/11/15
shelves: cliffhanger, highly-anticipated, kinky-fuckery, lots-o-secrets
review:
3 stars through most of the book that’s why it took so long but those last 100 pages WOW.
]]> <![CDATA[The House at Watch Hill (Watch Hill, #1)]]> 59734725
Zo Grey is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she receives a surprising call from an attorney in Divinity, Louisiana, with the news she has been left an inheritance by a distant relative, the terms of which he will only discuss in person. Destitute and alone, with nothing left to lose, Zo heads to Divinity and discovers she is the sole beneficiary of a huge fortune and a monstrosity of a house that sits ominously at the peak of Watch Hill—but she must live in it, alone, for three years before the house, or the money, is hers.

Met with this irresistible opportunity to finally build a future for herself, Zo puts aside her misgivings about the foreboding Gothic mansion and the strange circumstances, and moves in, where she is quickly met by a red-eyed Stygian owl and an impossibly sexy Scottish groundskeeper.

Her new home is full of countless secrets and mystifying riddles, with doors that go nowhere, others that are impossible to open, and a turret into which there is no visible means of ingress. And the townspeople are odd�

What Zo doesn’t yet know is that her own roots lie in this very house and that in order to discover her true identity and awaken her dormant powers, she will have to face off against sinister forces she doesn’t quite comprehend—or risk being consumed by them.]]> Karen Marie Moning Angie 4 3.85 2024 The House at Watch Hill (Watch Hill, #1)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Angie
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/08
date added: 2024/11/08
shelves: audiobooks, cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)]]> 199347538 Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. Featuring gorgeous orange sprayed edges!

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.

Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one.

He’s the master of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical children who live there.

Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. He is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department In Charge of Magical Youth. And there’s the island’s sprite, Zoe Chapelwhite, and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children.

But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.

And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name that Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they’re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart.

Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur’s story.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.]]> 416 T.J. Klune 125088120X Angie 3 4.17 2024 Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Angie
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/23
date added: 2024/10/23
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, young-adult
review:
Nowhere near as good as book one. One highlight though was Flora Bora Slam. lol. Iykyk.
]]> <![CDATA[Damaged Goods (All Saints High, #4)]]> 171498175 Underneath the goody two-shoes persona is damaged goods…but can the bad boy across the street save her?

Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn't. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey's picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. She's becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.

Lev Cole is so golden, he's got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook cliché. But with a girlfriend he doesn't love and a career path he doesn't value, Lev is coasting.
The only two things he cares about, Bailey and becoming a pilot, are out of reach.

But Lev is done being satisfied with the life others have chosen for him. He wants to pick his own cards. To demolish the seamless kingdom of lies his family stitched together on the ruins his mother left behind.

The question is, can he save his best friend and his dream before too much damage is done?]]> 418 L.J. Shen Angie 2 3.99 2024 Damaged Goods (All Saints High, #4)
author: L.J. Shen
name: Angie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/06
date added: 2024/10/06
shelves: 1-2-stars, angst-galore, emotional-baggage, friends-to-lovers, kindle-unlimited
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Love in Rewind (Love in Rewind #1)]]> 22199998
At 29, she has two beautiful kids, a live-in nanny, housekeeper, cook, and every imaginable luxury in the posh Upper East Side townhouse she shares with her drop-dead gorgeous husband, Louis Bruel. His company, Bruel Industries, owns a big chunk of New York City’s most sought-after real estate, and together Emily and Louis embody the perfect hot fairy tale couple for ten happy years of marriage.

But when Louis mysteriously starts pushing Emily away, becoming distant and secretive, she is forced to search for the truth among the lies, scandal and heartbreak of his past that threaten to shatter her world. What she finds out will test the strength of her love and her vows to the man of her dreams.

Can Emily and Louis rewind far enough back to a time when life was simpler and love was all they needed? Follow their story with the help of some of their favorite songs from the 80’s to discover just how deep and how far love will go.]]> 368 Tali Alexander 0996052909 Angie 4 loanable-on-kindle Love In Rewind hooked me from the start. It's obvious Louis and Emily are having some problems in their marriage. Problems that scream Affair! I just had to find out if I was right.

From there Emily takes us back eleven years so we can see just how their love affair began. It was incredibly cliché: Manwhore meets virgin that inspires him to change his ways. They declare their love by date two, he wants her to move in with him and quit her job so he can take care of her. He instantly goes from nightly orgies to being okay with waiting for her to be ready and when she is ready she does it like a pro, the best he's ever had, the first he's ever gone bare with ..blah.. blah.. blah.. *cue eye roll* But...their story was still endearing. I'm still hooked to find out where it went wrong.

I was impressed when Alexander finally revealed what was going on. It wasn't what I thought but it also wasn't something silly. It's something I think all husbands worry about and it can even be crippling. I can see how prideful men would not want to talk about it with their spouse. But I can also see how Emily would misunderstand. And I was extremely disappointed in her reaction. [spoilers removed]

I really liked Emily and Sara's use of 80s song titles to communicate. Very cute. I also loved Louis's treehouse condo. I want one! And I know a lot of reviewers didn't care for the age difference (When they meet Emily is 18 and Louis is 30), but it didn't bother me. I actually thought it made their problems more believable because Emily has been sheltered from it her whole life.

The book ended well and left us with a teaser for book two, Sara's story. I'm looking forward to it. ]]> 3.74 2014 Love in Rewind (Love in Rewind #1)
author: Tali Alexander
name: Angie
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2014/05/30
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: loanable-on-kindle
review:
Love In Rewind hooked me from the start. It's obvious Louis and Emily are having some problems in their marriage. Problems that scream Affair! I just had to find out if I was right.

From there Emily takes us back eleven years so we can see just how their love affair began. It was incredibly cliché: Manwhore meets virgin that inspires him to change his ways. They declare their love by date two, he wants her to move in with him and quit her job so he can take care of her. He instantly goes from nightly orgies to being okay with waiting for her to be ready and when she is ready she does it like a pro, the best he's ever had, the first he's ever gone bare with ..blah.. blah.. blah.. *cue eye roll* But...their story was still endearing. I'm still hooked to find out where it went wrong.

I was impressed when Alexander finally revealed what was going on. It wasn't what I thought but it also wasn't something silly. It's something I think all husbands worry about and it can even be crippling. I can see how prideful men would not want to talk about it with their spouse. But I can also see how Emily would misunderstand. And I was extremely disappointed in her reaction. [spoilers removed]

I really liked Emily and Sara's use of 80s song titles to communicate. Very cute. I also loved Louis's treehouse condo. I want one! And I know a lot of reviewers didn't care for the age difference (When they meet Emily is 18 and Louis is 30), but it didn't bother me. I actually thought it made their problems more believable because Emily has been sheltered from it her whole life.

The book ended well and left us with a teaser for book two, Sara's story. I'm looking forward to it.
]]> An Honest Lie 57924066 “I’m going to kill her. You’d better come if you want to save her.�

Lorraine—“Rainy”—lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s a sanctuary, a new life. She can hide from the disturbing past she wants to forget.
Ěý
If she’s allowed to.

When Rainy reluctantly agrees to a girls� weekend in Vegas, she’s prepared for an exhausting parade of shots and slot machines. But after a wild night, her friend Braithe doesn’t come back to the hotel room.

And then Rainy gets the text message, sent from Braithe’s phone: someone has her. But Rainy is who they really want, and Rainy knows why.

What follows is a twisted, shocking journey on the knife-edge of life and death. If she wants to save Braithe—and herself—the only way is to step back into the past.

This seething, gut-punch of a thriller can only have sprung from the fiendish brain of Tarryn Fisher, one of the most cunning writers of our time.]]> 304 Tarryn Fisher 0369706056 Angie 0 3.82 2022 An Honest Lie
author: Tarryn Fisher
name: Angie
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves:
review:

]]> Blood Veil (Mission, #2) 34741287 In the midst of supernatural chaos, worlds and hearts collide.

Celia: Having never known my parents, I’ve always felt like an orphan. All I want is a normal life. But after I’m attacked in my bedroom by one vampire—and rescued by another—it’s about time to give up on “normal� once and for all. Idris, the second in command of the Gregorie vampire clan, has come to my aid, but his motives for saving me are unclear. And what surprises me most is my attraction to his heated gaze. . . .
Idris: Terror. Curiosity. Arousal. These are the natural impulses of a human female, not the spawn of the ruthless Valarian king. Is it possible that Celia is unaware of her bloodline—and the power coursing through her veins? As the daughter of my archenemy, she was supposed to be my ransom. But how quickly the heat of desire changes everything. Now the family Celia has always craved is trying to kill her, and it’s up to me to save her again—when all I really want to do is make her mine.

Megan Erickson’s thrilling Mission novels can be read together or separately:
BLOOD GUARD | BLOOD VEIL]]> 220 Megan Erickson 0399180931 Angie 3 Copy provided through Netgalley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

I didn't like this as much as book one. Idris is angry over his father's betrayal and the vampire clan that turned him against his family. As revenge, Idris plans to kidnap Celia, the leader's daughter. But the more Idris watches Celia the more he's convinced that she's just an unprotected human unaware of who she really is.

An unexpected attack by a Quellan forces Idris to act sooner than he wanted and chaos ensues as Idris and Celia get to know each other and she comes to terms with her new reality.

The story was okay. I was okay with the predictability because I thought there might be some awesome reveal at the end like in book one. But, no, it was pretty cheesy and rather convenient. I rolled my eyes. Overall, I didn't hate it, it was just disappointing comparatively.

Merged review:

**Copy provided through Netgalley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

I didn't like this as much as book one. Idris is angry over his father's betrayal and the vampire clan that turned him against his family. As revenge, Idris plans to kidnap Celia, the leader's daughter. But the more Idris watches Celia the more he's convinced that she's just an unprotected human unaware of who she really is.

An unexpected attack by a Quellan forces Idris to act sooner than he wanted and chaos ensues as Idris and Celia get to know each other and she comes to terms with her new reality.

The story was okay. I was okay with the predictability because I thought there might be some awesome reveal at the end like in book one. But, no, it was pretty cheesy and rather convenient. I rolled my eyes. Overall, I didn't hate it, it was just disappointing comparatively.]]> 3.65 2018 Blood Veil (Mission, #2)
author: Megan Erickson
name: Angie
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2018/03/01
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: arc-netgalley, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
**Copy provided through Netgalley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

I didn't like this as much as book one. Idris is angry over his father's betrayal and the vampire clan that turned him against his family. As revenge, Idris plans to kidnap Celia, the leader's daughter. But the more Idris watches Celia the more he's convinced that she's just an unprotected human unaware of who she really is.

An unexpected attack by a Quellan forces Idris to act sooner than he wanted and chaos ensues as Idris and Celia get to know each other and she comes to terms with her new reality.

The story was okay. I was okay with the predictability because I thought there might be some awesome reveal at the end like in book one. But, no, it was pretty cheesy and rather convenient. I rolled my eyes. Overall, I didn't hate it, it was just disappointing comparatively.

Merged review:

**Copy provided through Netgalley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

I didn't like this as much as book one. Idris is angry over his father's betrayal and the vampire clan that turned him against his family. As revenge, Idris plans to kidnap Celia, the leader's daughter. But the more Idris watches Celia the more he's convinced that she's just an unprotected human unaware of who she really is.

An unexpected attack by a Quellan forces Idris to act sooner than he wanted and chaos ensues as Idris and Celia get to know each other and she comes to terms with her new reality.

The story was okay. I was okay with the predictability because I thought there might be some awesome reveal at the end like in book one. But, no, it was pretty cheesy and rather convenient. I rolled my eyes. Overall, I didn't hate it, it was just disappointing comparatively.
]]> <![CDATA[The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]> 163 Kresley Cole Angie 4 paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi 4.04 2006 The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: Angie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2013/09/14
date added: 2024/09/14
shelves: paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always (The Secret, #4.5)]]> 18756425
Lila Summers just wants to know one thing for certain: that Ethan Gregory will be with her always. Once her friend, he's become so much more, melting the pain of her past away with each kiss. Now Lila is on a road trip with Ethan, in the wilderness under the stars, and she can't imagine her life without him. But when she talks about the future, something in Ethan changes . . .

Ethan has no doubts about his feelings for Lila. His life with her gets better every day-and that's the scary part. How can he walk into a future where he has everything to lose? With Lila, his whole heart is on the line for the very first time. But if Ethan can't give her the promise she needs, his greatest fear might come true: he'll lose Lila for good.

(30,000 words)]]> 87 Jessica Sorensen Angie 3 new-adult 3.98 Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always (The Secret, #4.5)
author: Jessica Sorensen
name: Angie
average rating: 3.98
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2013/12/31
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: new-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Woman by the Lake (Misted Pines, #3)]]> 204920712
The minute she arrives, she knows it’s perfect.

The very night of her arrival, however, someone—or something—is scratching at her window.

The next morning, she meets her one and only neighbor, Doc Riggs. He’s a rough, good-time guy who rubs Nadia wrong immediately. They clash, and neither of them are happy to be sharing their lake.

But soon, Nadia learns the lore around her cabin, and how the townsfolk are certain it’s haunted by the ghost of the man who was murdered there fifteen years before.

Riggs and Nadia are suddenly thrown into a tangled web of history, betrayal, grief, secrets, with only one thing certain.

Someone—or something—wants them off that lake.]]> 490 Kristen Ashley Angie 3 4.24 2024 The Woman by the Lake (Misted Pines, #3)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/07/22
date added: 2024/07/22
shelves: audiobooks, contemporary, kristen-ashley-shits-gold, thriller-mystery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Beloved (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #22)]]> 176443921
The daughter of a legend finds the love of a lifetime in this passionate, heart-wrenching installment in J. R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series...

Nalla, the blooded daughter of Zsadist, has led a sheltered life. Protected by her father and the Brotherhood, kept away from the deadly war with the Lessening Society, she is chaffing against the walls of the very safety that has ensured her survival. One night, she gives into her restlessness... and finds herself face to face with a male whose inner darkness rivals even that of her sire’s horrific origins.

Nate is a fighter with nothing to lose- and nothing to live for. Tortured in a human lab as a young, then cursed with immortality, he is all vengeance and no purpose because he cares for no one, not even himself. The Brotherhood know this all too well, and following his deliberate violation of the cardinal rule in the war, they declare him a dangerous liability that must be dealt with.

When Nalla and Nate find themselves fighting side by side, daggers aren’t the only things that fly. A sizzling attraction is ignited, except she knows her sire will never accept him- and on his side, Nate has made a secret bargain to end his immortality. As the enemy closes in, and Nalla realizes she must choose between her mate and her sire... what starts with such passion may well end with eternal sorrow and no chance of a reunion, even in the Fade.]]> 432 J.R. Ward 1982180080 Angie 4 4.16 2024 The Beloved (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #22)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Angie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/24
date added: 2024/06/24
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)]]> 76715522 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people � but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day�

With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself―and the promise of a better world.]]> 984 Sarah J. Maas 1639731067 Angie 5 Very satisfying finale. 4.74 2018 Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/28
date added: 2024/05/28
shelves: 2024-5-star-reads, audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, tearjerker
review:
Very satisfying finale.
]]> <![CDATA[Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)]]> 76714487 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival—or doom them all . . .]]> 663 Sarah J. Maas 1639731040 Angie 5 4.26 2017 Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/28
date added: 2024/05/28
shelves: 2024-5-star-reads, audiobooks, cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)]]> 76713323 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.

With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what—and who—to sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.]]> 693 Sarah J. Maas 1639731024 Angie 4 4.66 2016 Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.66
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/25
date added: 2024/04/25
shelves: cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)]]> 76707900 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past�

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena’s epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 648 Sarah J. Maas 1639731008 Angie 4 4.64 2015 Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/15
date added: 2024/04/15
shelves: audiobooks, devoured-in-one-sitting, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)]]> 126062562
When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes—and questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn’s orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn’s clutches—and if they fail, they’ll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . .

A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling—and deadly—world.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire]]> 451 Sarah J. Maas 1619632217 Angie 4 4.16 2014 The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/12
date added: 2024/04/12
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Thunder & Flare (Lock & Key, #10)]]> 198115245 Their paths collide and chaos explodes.A brand new and wildly romantic novel in the Lock & Key MC Romance series

Trick, the Jacks’s Road Captain and chief mechanic thrives in the gritty world of his motorcycle club. Loyal to his brothers, loves his work, lives for speed. A trail of failed romances defines him, but who needs love? Not Trick. Not anymore.

Until the night his reckless charm ignites a fire he can’t extinguish.

At the one place he shouldn’t be, Trick does the one thing he shouldn’t do–at a rival club’s party he flirts with a forbidden woman.

The second he lays eyes on the stunning blue-eyed blonde with the feisty attitude, he knows she doesn’t belong at this wild and sordid biker blowout.

Nicole is a sheltered rich girl from the opposite side of the tracks, whose attempt at a good deed got her captured by the ruthless biker president.

Impulsive Trick can’t help himself, and he cuts her loose, erupting a firestorm of chaos.

Together this unlikely duo escapes and is forced into a fake relationship to keep themselves, the Jacks, and their allies out of danger.

Yet in the shadow of this danger, their smoldering attraction blazes.

Trick's icy control melts against Nicole's fierce spirit, and suddenly the line between fake and real blurs in a whirlwind of emotions and desire.

But another unexpected disaster lurks in the startling secrets Nicole keeps hidden.

Secrets that could shatter their fragile alliance and set off another firestorm that could blast through their club family and their small town of Meager, South Dakota, changing them all forever.

For both Trick and Nicole love is a treacherous gamble. Bold and reckless risks required.



The Lock & Key MC Romance Series Reading Order

1 - Lock & Key

2 - Random & Rare

3 - Iron & Bone

4 - Blood & Rust

5 - Fury (can be read as a standalone)

6 - Lock & Key Christmas

7 - The Dust and the Roar (can be read as a standalone)

8 - The Fire and the Roar

9 - The Year of Everything

10 - Thunder & Flare



The Lock & Key MC Romance series is a motorcycle club romance saga. These romantic suspense / romantic adventure / small town romance / biker romance / coming of age / steamy women's fiction / family saga novels are filled with dirty talking anti-heroes, bold strong women, organized crime, adult language, graphic steaminess, violence and are intended for mature audiences only]]> 432 Cat Porter Angie 5
Oh my heart. Amazing words. Loved it.

Merged review:

“You’re not my dirty little secret. You’re my phenomenal surprise.�

Oh my heart. Amazing words. Loved it.]]> 4.50 Thunder & Flare (Lock & Key, #10)
author: Cat Porter
name: Angie
average rating: 4.50
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2023/10/20
date added: 2024/04/12
shelves: 2023-5-star-reads, bikers, oh-the-feels
review:
“You’re not my dirty little secret. You’re my phenomenal surprise.�

Oh my heart. Amazing words. Loved it.

Merged review:

“You’re not my dirty little secret. You’re my phenomenal surprise.�

Oh my heart. Amazing words. Loved it.
]]> Good Half Gone 136340537 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never and The Wives

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?

Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister’s fate as a teen: abducted in broad daylight and long gone before she could convince the cops there was anything to investigate. With Piper presumed a runaway and no evidence to go on but Iris’s scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold.

Ever since that terrible day, Iris� search for Piper has bordered on obsession. Chasing leads across years and following clues that all seem to point to a single name, Iris does everything she can to get close to the only person who might know the answer to the question that still haunts her: where did Piper go? And if the police still won’t help, she’ll just have to find the answer herself--using her criminal psychology degree to intern at the isolated psychiatric hospital on Shoal Island, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed…]]> 304 Tarryn Fisher 152580488X Angie 3 3.39 2024 Good Half Gone
author: Tarryn Fisher
name: Angie
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/10
date added: 2024/04/10
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Hills of Shivers and Shadows (Frozen Fate, #1)]]> 205465507 With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.
As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.
Nothing is as it seems.
In this desolate world where the monsters are as beautiful as they are cruel, trust is elusive. They torment her, protect her, and keep her in the dark.
But to have any chance of escape, they must stand together.
Or fall prey to the evil in the hills of shivers and shadows.

Tropes: Abduction, Adult Romance, Alpha Hero, Angsty, Anti-Hero, Band of Brothers, Billionaire, Bully, Captivity, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-lovers, Escaping a Killer, First Love, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Poly (3+ people), Protector, Romantic Suspense, Scars, Slow Burn, Stalker, Survival, Taboo, Tortured Past, Touch Her And Die, Tragic, Vengeance, Virgin Hero, Why Choose]]> 611 Pam Godwin Angie 5 4.24 2024 Hills of Shivers and Shadows (Frozen Fate, #1)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/07
date added: 2024/04/07
shelves: 2024-5-star-reads, cliffhanger, i-didn-t-see-that-coming, lots-o-secrets, mind-fuck, points-for-originality, tearjerker
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Witch Queen of Halloween (Immortals After Dark, #18.5)]]> 199671073
A demon soldier of fortune . . .
Rök Kours dives into a dangerous mission, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.

A cursed Wiccan mercenary . . .
Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon's charms.

Trapped in a terrifying lair.
If the two rivals can defeat Halloween's worst nightmares to escape a haunted castle, can they overcome their pasts to claim a spellbinding future together?]]> 179 Kresley Cole Angie 4 4.20 2024 The Witch Queen of Halloween (Immortals After Dark, #18.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: Angie
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/04
date added: 2024/04/04
shelves: novella-serial-short-story, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Vocation of Violence (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #3)]]> 52218993
No one in London knows what befell Fiona’s family back in Ireland.

At least, no one left alive.

That is until her brother’s best mate arrives in the city for the bareknuckle bout of the century. Blood is spilled in the ring before the fight, and when Fiona is hired to clean it up, she finds that the boy from her past is now a dangerous man who may have answers she’d lost all hope of finding.

But while she frantically tries to keep his neck from a noose, it becomes apparent that her own is at risk.

Follow Fiona into her most chilling case yet, one that threatens to burn the precarious tightrope upon which she balances, and force her to decide, once and for all, on which side of the law she will choose to land.]]> 213 Kerrigan Byrne Angie 4 3.66 2024 A Vocation of Violence (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #3)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Angie
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/03/31
date added: 2024/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Grave Gambit (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #4)]]> 56120042 Kerrigan Byrne Angie 0 to-read 5.00 A Grave Gambit (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #4)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Angie
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/03/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)]]> 76706470 576 Sarah J. Maas Angie 5 Wow. My favorite so far. 4.44 2014 Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/26
date added: 2024/03/26
shelves: 2024-5-star-reads, audiobooks, badass-heroine, cliffhanger, mature-young-adult, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
Wow. My favorite so far.
]]> <![CDATA[Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)]]> 76705490 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.]]> 420 Sarah J. Maas 1639730966 Angie 4 4.34 2013 Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2024/03/09
date added: 2024/03/09
shelves: audiobooks, badass-heroine, cliffhanger, mature-young-adult, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 76703559 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas 163973094X Angie 4 4.18 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Angie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/03/01
shelves: audiobooks, badass-heroine, mature-young-adult, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> Too Good to Be True 198376959
Mostly, it’s that everyone knows Duncroft House is haunted by the ghost of a 1920s film star who died there. Deemed an accident, for nearly a century, people are sure it was murder.

Daphne doesn’t like scary things, say…haunted houses. She likes it less when strange things start happening to her when she arrives.

But she finds she has a surprising ally.

Ian Alcott, the heir to the earldom, is rich, gorgeous and just as concerned about the frightening things that keep befalling Daphne at his ancestral family home. As he moves to protect her, Daphne finds he’s also funny, kind and sexy as hell.

Indeed, he just might be too good to be true.]]> 452 Kristen Ashley Angie 2 1-2-stars 4.08 2023 Too Good to Be True
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2024/01/05
date added: 2024/01/05
shelves: 1-2-stars
review:
Weak story for Ashley imo. I’m surprised.
]]> <![CDATA[Boundary Haunted (Boundary Magic, #5)]]> 46249264
Then Lex’s boss, the cardinal vampire of Colorado, passes along a strange request from her counterpart in Atlanta. Hundreds of Civil War spirits have abruptly vanished in Beau Calhoun’s territory, and he wants Lex to figure out why. In exchange, Beau can help her understand boundary magic, which runs in his family line as well.

Despite her trepidation, Lex journeys to the Deep South, where she discovers that ghosts are everywhere…and that her host’s intentions are more complicated than he promised. It seems his teenage descendant is being hunted, and both Beau and Lex fear the young woman’s boundary blood may have made her a target.

With Atlanta’s history looming over her every move, Lex will have to face Beau’s ghosts—and her own—to prevent a boundary magic attack she never dreamed possible.]]> 317 Melissa F. Olson 1542004829 Angie 0 on-hold 4.50 2019 Boundary Haunted (Boundary Magic, #5)
author: Melissa F. Olson
name: Angie
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/28
shelves: on-hold
review:

]]> In the Lives of Puppets 60784549
The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled “HAP,� he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic’s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached?

Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.]]> 432 T.J. Klune 125021744X Angie 0 did-not-finish 3.90 2023 In the Lives of Puppets
author: T.J. Klune
name: Angie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/28
shelves: did-not-finish
review:

]]> <![CDATA[How to Save a Life (Dreamcatcher, #1)]]> 27471553
Cruel circumstances tore them apart, and four years later, the sweet memory of their time together is dissolving under the punishing reality of Jo’s life now. Evan seems like a fading dream…until he reappears at the moment she needs him most. Guided by Evan’s strange intuition, they flee her small Louisiana town, and Jo begins to suspect there is something more to his sudden return than he admits.

Over twelve days across America’s heartland, deep secrets come to light, buried pasts are unearthed, and the line between dreams and reality is blurred as Evan and Jo fight to hold on to their soul-deep love, and discover that there is more than one way to save a life.

***

How to Save a Life is a complete second-chance STANDALONE novel with shades of the paranormal. It carries the characters from high school through to their early twenties. It is not YA; mature subject matter, and sexual situations. TRIGGER WARNING: domestic violence (on the page) and mention of sexual abuse (off the page) For readers 18 years and up.
The Dreamcatcher novels are a series of interconnected STANDALONES, each with shades of the paranormal. It is NOT necessary to read them in order, though some characters appear in other novels.]]> 263 Emma Scott 1523906456 Angie 0 4.00 2016 How to Save a Life (Dreamcatcher, #1)
author: Emma Scott
name: Angie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/28
shelves: paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, on-hold
review:

]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 90202302 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.� —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Angie 5 4.33 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Angie
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/12/06
date added: 2023/12/06
shelves: 2023-5-star-reads, audiobooks, badass-heroine, cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Forever Your Heart (The Heart, #3)]]> 21936309
I know that because I’ve been back in America for years now, and I still don’t date American girls. My dad would say I’ve come to my senses, sticking to my own British patrician kind, but that’s crap. Mum, the psychologist, would more wisely say it’s my unresolved issues around Nicki. My teenage years are long behind me, yet my guilt over her remains. So I’ve avoided all things Nicki, though the irony is she’s the one avoiding me.

Maybe if we see each other, we can both move on. Could she ever forgive me? Can you forgive yourself when you hurt someone you love?

But please, don’t answer yet. I’ve jumped ahead of the story, and as a reporter, I should give you more background to get to the root of it all.

So let me tell you my story. Then you can be the judge.
]]> 242 Mary Whitney Angie 2 Forever Your Heart.

It's just a complete regurgitation of mainly book two. If we're just going to get a complete retelling I would have preferred the high school days of book one. There were so many more scenes where I wished I was in Adam's head.

Beside Your Heart and Disclosure of the Heart are great reads but save your time and money and pass on this one.

Merged review:

I was so excited for Adam's pov. I loved the first two books so much but I was completely disappointed with Forever Your Heart.

It's just a complete regurgitation of mainly book two. If we're just going to get a complete retelling I would have preferred the high school days of book one. There were so many more scenes where I wished I was in Adam's head.

Beside Your Heart and Disclosure of the Heart are great reads but save your time and money and pass on this one.]]> 4.11 2014 Forever Your Heart (The Heart, #3)
author: Mary Whitney
name: Angie
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2014/10/19
date added: 2023/11/21
shelves: male-pov, contemporary, second-chance-romance, 1-2-stars
review:
I was so excited for Adam's pov. I loved the first two books so much but I was completely disappointed with Forever Your Heart.

It's just a complete regurgitation of mainly book two. If we're just going to get a complete retelling I would have preferred the high school days of book one. There were so many more scenes where I wished I was in Adam's head.

Beside Your Heart and Disclosure of the Heart are great reads but save your time and money and pass on this one.

Merged review:

I was so excited for Adam's pov. I loved the first two books so much but I was completely disappointed with Forever Your Heart.

It's just a complete regurgitation of mainly book two. If we're just going to get a complete retelling I would have preferred the high school days of book one. There were so many more scenes where I wished I was in Adam's head.

Beside Your Heart and Disclosure of the Heart are great reads but save your time and money and pass on this one.
]]> All the Little Raindrops 76839114 The chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime.

It’s senior-year spring break, and Noelle Meyer and Evan Sinclair have been kidnapped. Neither knows why they were chosen, only that they share a tragic past: Evan’s father got away with killing Noelle’s mother, effectively ruining her family when the death was ruled an accident.

Despite the connection that should have made them enemies, the teens instead unite to face their other common denominator—their abductors. Noelle and Evan survive one sadistic circumstance after another, eventually making a harrowing escape. But every happy ending comes at a price�

Years later, Evan, now a private investigator, revisits the crime when he learns it may be ongoing. He reaches out to Noelle for help, and they discover that the answers lie with a man known only as the Collector. To close their case and solve the ones that followed, Noelle and Evan must unmask this mysterious spectator—the only man who knows enough secrets to take their captors down.

...

Mia: While ATLR's is a complete standalone, it is set in Reno just as Bad Mother was, and there are a few (general) references to the case from that story. For that reason, I'd suggest reading Bad Mother first to plant yourself firmly in that world. ]]> 390 Mia Sheridan 1662508239 Angie 4 audiobooks, thriller-mystery 4.04 2023 All the Little Raindrops
author: Mia Sheridan
name: Angie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2023/11/17
date added: 2023/11/17
shelves: audiobooks, thriller-mystery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)]]> 36679274
Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher—the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but Kel knows that his destiny is to die for Conor. No other future is possible.

Lin Caster is one of the Ashkar, a small community whose members still possess magical abilities. By law, they must live behind walls within the city, but Lin, a physician, ventures out to tend to the sick and dying of Castellane. Despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend without access to forbidden knowledge.

After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the criminal ruler of Castellane’s underworld. He offers them each what they want most; but as they descend into his world of intrigue and shadow, they discover a conspiracy of corruption that reaches from the darkest gutters of Castellane to the highest tower of its palaces.

As long-kept secrets begin to unravel, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? Can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? And will their discoveries plunge their nation into war—and the world into chaos?]]> 624 Cassandra Clare 0525619992 Angie 3 Meh. 3.79 2023 Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Angie
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2023/11/08
date added: 2023/11/08
shelves: audiobooks, cliffhanger, mature-young-adult, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
Meh.
]]> Convicted (Consequences, #3) 16150996 Book #3 of the bestselling Consequences series:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the shocking third book of the Consequences series and the long-awaited, action-packed conclusion of Claire and Tony’s tumultuous relationship.

Stick to your convictions.

Against all odds, Claire and Tony have found their way back to one another, but it doesn’t mean a happy ever after. Not even close. Just when they seemed to have it all—love, respect, and the promise of a family—the game master exposes the truth and Claire’s world once again unravels. With old convictions wavering and past transgressions coming to light, the cards have changed and luck is not in the deck for Claire and Tony.

Abandon all assumptions.

Lost in a constant nightmare, who will save Claire from her past? From herself? Everyone has a hand to play, and now they’re playing for keeps. Everything known to be true is questioned. Motives are explained. The past is once again unearthed, and this time, secrets lurk between dreams and reality, between the past and the present.

The clock is ticking.

Time is running out on Claire…on Tony…on their happy ever after. When the final cards are played, will their unconventional love trump the opposition?

In the end, some will discover their bets were too high, and all will learn the most crucial lesson—there are always consequences for the truth.

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. –Denis Waitley]]> 400 Aleatha Romig Angie 4 loanable-on-kindle, mind-fuck 4.35 2013 Convicted (Consequences, #3)
author: Aleatha Romig
name: Angie
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/10/21
date added: 2023/10/23
shelves: loanable-on-kindle, mind-fuck
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Reverse (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #2)]]> 61486681 From the bestselling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy comes a angsty, steamy journey filled with love, loss, and self discovery.


Thirty years ago, my father became the other half of a broken love story.

A relationship he’s kept hidden for decades.

Upon unearthing his secret through a series of emails in our paper’s archives, I began my search for the truth. Haunted by my father’s love story, and in my quest for answers, I never imagined I would discover a love of my own. Or that my love for Easton Crowne would be key in discovering the reason behind what split our parents up.

Doomed from the start and knowing the havoc our relationship would inevitably wreak on our families, I could never have prepared for the toll it would take or the cost of the truth.

But in order to find our ending, we had to go back to their beginning.

My name is Natalie Butler, and this is my star-crossed love story.


The Bittersweet Symphony Duet
#1 Drive
#2 Reverse
#2.5 Bittersweet Melody (A Bittersweet Novella)

*Both books in the duet must be read in order. ]]> 622 Kate Stewart Angie 3 friends-to-lovers, tearjerker 4.65 Reverse (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #2)
author: Kate Stewart
name: Angie
average rating: 4.65
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2023/10/13
date added: 2023/10/13
shelves: friends-to-lovers, tearjerker
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7)]]> 91812059 In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult.

Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.

The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organization that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.

In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner, Robin Ellacott, decides to infiltrate the cult, and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito among its members. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her. . .

Utterly pulse-pounding, The Running Grave moves Strike's and Robin's story forward in this epic, unforgettable seventh installment of the series.]]> 912 Robert Galbraith 0316572586 Angie 5 4.61 2023 The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7)
author: Robert Galbraith
name: Angie
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/10/09
date added: 2023/10/09
shelves: audiobooks, sexual-tension-for-days, thriller-mystery, 2023-5-star-reads, cliffhanger, my-favorites, points-for-originality
review:
If I could give it more stars I would. Best of the series.
]]> <![CDATA[Ghosted (Experiment in Terror, #9.5)]]> 55892980 It should be read after Dust to Dust (after Veiled, preferably) and before Came Back Haunted.
It's available in the All the Love in the World anthology on Amazon, as well as by itself in paperback, and at Nook, iBooks and Kobo.]]> Karina Halle Angie 3 4.27 2020 Ghosted (Experiment in Terror, #9.5)
author: Karina Halle
name: Angie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2023/09/27
date added: 2023/09/27
shelves: male-pov, novella-serial-short-story, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)]]> 61215384
The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.

To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo’s time is running out.

Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?]]> 432 J.R.R. Tolkien Angie 4 4.67 1955 The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Angie
average rating: 4.67
book published: 1955
rating: 4
read at: 2023/09/24
date added: 2023/09/24
shelves: audiobooks, male-pov, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, points-for-originality
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Falling for Gage (Pelion Lake, #3)]]> 198666978 How is it possible that perfect Gage Buchanan is still single after all these years?

He can't quite figure it out himself. Perhaps he hasn't met the right woman. Maybe he's spent too many years focusing on work―or maybe he just isn't as perfect as everyone thinks he is.

Gage thought he left his days of one-night stands behind him, however something about the gorgeous cocktail waitress in a town three hours away is far too intriguing. But when she shows up weeks later in his hometown, Calliope, pretending to be an art appraiser, Gage is completely blindsided―not to mention still very attracted to the (apparent) little liar. He can't figure her out: not her angle nor the persistent pull between them.

Aurora "Rory" Casteel is determined to find her father. All she knows from her late mother is that he lives in Calliope and he's an important part of the town. So when Rory's gallery-owning friend offers to run cover for her while she sleuths around town, she jumps at the chance. But she doesn't anticipate the man she spent one wild night with turning out to be a local.

Sure, it puts a wrinkle in Rory's plan, but she can work around Gage Buchanan. Even as it gets harder to pretend her heart doesn't flip every time he's in the room. She has a suspicion he isn't everything he seems, either, but maybe it's "perfect" Gage's flaws that are what she's really drawn to.]]> 384 Mia Sheridan 172829911X Angie 0 to-read 3.89 2024 Falling for Gage (Pelion Lake, #3)
author: Mia Sheridan
name: Angie
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Blood Feud (Little Town, #3) 18934490 371 J.D. Nixon Angie 5 4.48 2012 Blood Feud (Little Town, #3)
author: J.D. Nixon
name: Angie
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/12/03
date added: 2023/09/09
shelves: my-favorites, loanable-on-kindle, badass-heroine
review:

]]> Virgin (Virgin, #1) 18624367 Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it.

Yet.

This is normal, right?Ěý I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right?

It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed.

The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now?

Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun?

I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen.

Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.]]> 304 Radhika Sanghani 069816864X Angie 4 arc-netgalley, new-adult I received an ARC through Netgalley courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**

At first I wasn't sure what to make of this book. I was worried this was going to just be another NA novel where the perfect and beautiful but doesn't know she's beautiful heroine is oblivious to the hundreds of men that want her and she decides on a whim to succumb to her so-called friends pressuring her to just do it already. Virgin was not like that. It really was something special. I'm just blown away. Sanghani is on my radar now.

Ellie is a twenty-one year old woman attending Uni in England. And yes she's a virgin. She's very Bridget Jones-ish. Ellie grew up in a house with a critical mother who measures her daughter's success by whether she has a man or not. Ellie is ashamed of her virginity. She's insecure. She feels like she doesn't fit in with her peers. Everyone around her is talking about and having fabulous sex and her only experience is an epic fail of a bj when she was seventeen. She's sort of been gun shy since then.

Ellie is now on a mission to stop being scared and to lose her V card so she can go on to have a fantastic sex life filled with orgasms and STD tests like a proper single, young woman. And let the hilarity begin. I have so many highlights in this book, so many lol moments. The Playboy Brazilian!! Hitler moustache Ohmigod I died, I just died from laughing!

While at a party Ellie meets Jack. He's an average looking guy standing alone looking bored so she musters up some confidence and approaches him. They hit it off well enough to exchange numbers and meet up for coffee.

I love Ellie's journey. This is a story of self discovery, self acceptance. Her friends, Lara and Emma, are amazing. Ellie learns so much along the way. The message being whether you're a virgin or a slut, never be ashamed of it. Accept what you're born with - tall, short, fat, skinny, Greek heritage complete with thick, dark body hair...

Virgin is the most realistic NA book I've ever read. At some point you're going to say, "Yeah, that's happened to me." So many relatable moments. Do yourself a favor and read it when you're in need of a pee-your-pants from laughing so hard kind of read. My only complaint is that it's over and there's more information about waxing than I'll ever need to know. Lol. So So Good!!!]]> 3.31 2014 Virgin (Virgin, #1)
author: Radhika Sanghani
name: Angie
average rating: 3.31
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2014/07/05
date added: 2023/08/02
shelves: arc-netgalley, new-adult
review:
**I received an ARC through Netgalley courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**

At first I wasn't sure what to make of this book. I was worried this was going to just be another NA novel where the perfect and beautiful but doesn't know she's beautiful heroine is oblivious to the hundreds of men that want her and she decides on a whim to succumb to her so-called friends pressuring her to just do it already. Virgin was not like that. It really was something special. I'm just blown away. Sanghani is on my radar now.

Ellie is a twenty-one year old woman attending Uni in England. And yes she's a virgin. She's very Bridget Jones-ish. Ellie grew up in a house with a critical mother who measures her daughter's success by whether she has a man or not. Ellie is ashamed of her virginity. She's insecure. She feels like she doesn't fit in with her peers. Everyone around her is talking about and having fabulous sex and her only experience is an epic fail of a bj when she was seventeen. She's sort of been gun shy since then.

Ellie is now on a mission to stop being scared and to lose her V card so she can go on to have a fantastic sex life filled with orgasms and STD tests like a proper single, young woman. And let the hilarity begin. I have so many highlights in this book, so many lol moments. The Playboy Brazilian!! Hitler moustache Ohmigod I died, I just died from laughing!

While at a party Ellie meets Jack. He's an average looking guy standing alone looking bored so she musters up some confidence and approaches him. They hit it off well enough to exchange numbers and meet up for coffee.

I love Ellie's journey. This is a story of self discovery, self acceptance. Her friends, Lara and Emma, are amazing. Ellie learns so much along the way. The message being whether you're a virgin or a slut, never be ashamed of it. Accept what you're born with - tall, short, fat, skinny, Greek heritage complete with thick, dark body hair...

Virgin is the most realistic NA book I've ever read. At some point you're going to say, "Yeah, that's happened to me." So many relatable moments. Do yourself a favor and read it when you're in need of a pee-your-pants from laughing so hard kind of read. My only complaint is that it's over and there's more information about waxing than I'll ever need to know. Lol. So So Good!!!
]]> <![CDATA[Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)]]> 17233800
The girl with straight A's and the perfect life—that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy family…and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker—a guy she has no business even talking to. But after the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind.

The last thing Isaiah needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks. But when their shared love of street racing puts their lives in jeopardy, Isaiah and Rachel will have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.]]> 474 Katie McGarry 037321099X Angie 4 mature-young-adult Crash Into You pulled me in right away and I ended up really enjoying it.

From where we left off with Isaiah we know he's in the system living with foster parents who don't care (it could be worse). He has multiple piercings and meaningful tattoos and Beth broke his heart. Well, he's still a minor but he's convinced his foster parents to let him get a place with Noah. Isaiah works part time at a garage, cars are his passion, but he also hustles at street racing.

Rachel comes from a wealthy family. She has four older brothers that love her and are overly protective. She also lives in the shadow of her older sister, Colleen, who died of Leukemia years ago. She never knew her. Rachel herself suffers from debilitating panic attacks that she tries to hide from her mother. Rachel also has a passion for cars. She loves to drive as an escape. When she hears from a friend of her brother about a street race, she's in.

I liked Rachel's character. She's sweet and naĂŻve, but she's also stubborn and ballsy. I loved when she finally stood up to her parents. I understood Isaiah a lot better as well. He was sweet and patient with Rachel. She made him see that what he had with Beth wasn't romantic love and they mended their friendship. Abby was a great character. I loved the scenes with the whole gang from the previous books. Rachel's brother, West, is a real time bomb about to explode. I look forward to reading his book. Well done.]]> 4.26 2013 Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)
author: Katie McGarry
name: Angie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2014/06/28
date added: 2023/07/30
shelves: mature-young-adult
review:
I'm kicking myself for not starting this sooner. I have to admit I was pretty indifferent towards Isaiah in the first two books which was why I kept putting it off. But Crash Into You pulled me in right away and I ended up really enjoying it.

From where we left off with Isaiah we know he's in the system living with foster parents who don't care (it could be worse). He has multiple piercings and meaningful tattoos and Beth broke his heart. Well, he's still a minor but he's convinced his foster parents to let him get a place with Noah. Isaiah works part time at a garage, cars are his passion, but he also hustles at street racing.

Rachel comes from a wealthy family. She has four older brothers that love her and are overly protective. She also lives in the shadow of her older sister, Colleen, who died of Leukemia years ago. She never knew her. Rachel herself suffers from debilitating panic attacks that she tries to hide from her mother. Rachel also has a passion for cars. She loves to drive as an escape. When she hears from a friend of her brother about a street race, she's in.

I liked Rachel's character. She's sweet and naĂŻve, but she's also stubborn and ballsy. I loved when she finally stood up to her parents. I understood Isaiah a lot better as well. He was sweet and patient with Rachel. She made him see that what he had with Beth wasn't romantic love and they mended their friendship. Abby was a great character. I loved the scenes with the whole gang from the previous books. Rachel's brother, West, is a real time bomb about to explode. I look forward to reading his book. Well done.
]]> <![CDATA[Revealed: The Missing Years (Consequences, #4)]]> 18660520 The third companion, BEHIND HIS EYES CONVICTED, became the unexpected fourth novel of the Consequences Series,Ěý The Missing Years is...


"The captivatingĚýmissing piece that completes one of the most intricate, enthralling, and
suspenseful stories I've ever read."Ěý - Vilma's Book BlogĚý


Readers saw what happened on that fateful afternoon at the Rawlings EstateĚýand heard about the aftermath. This fourth novel of the series is told throughĚýthe men in Claire Nichols' life and fills in the gap of time that was only previouslyĚýmentioned. Like dominoes falling in a line, REVEALED allows readers to experienceĚýthe shocking repercussions one by one, and witness their effect on everyone inĚýthe game. Ěý


Share the struggle as Anthony Rawlings fights for what is his, as the crashingĚýconsequences of his past threatens to change his world forever. Join HarrisonĚýBaldwin as he discovers the truth that threatens his beliefs, and JohnĚýVandersol as he come to terms with his revelations. Witness as Phillip RoachĚýdecides with whom his loyalties lie, and Brent Simmons demonstrates the meaningĚýof friendship--no matter the cost.Ěý


Readers of thisĚýseries survived the Consequences, learned the Truth, and know who was
Convicted. Is that all?


"Hell to the NO!Ěý The Missing Years fills in more blanks than you could have
imagined."- ĚýSchmexy Girl Book Blog


Do not assume that Tony and Claire's story is complete,Ěýbecause beyond the conclusion of Convicted there is more to be REVEALED!


**This novel has been retitled. You can find Behind His Eyes Convicted now titled REVEALED. It is the same story. New cover and title. Not a word of the story was changed.Ěý]]> 300 Aleatha Romig 0991401158 Angie 5
Revealed is told from the pov of the guys - Tony, Brent, Harry, John, and Phil. It's the missing piece of the puzzle. What was happening during Claire's stay at Everwood? And what happened directly after the tragic events at Tony's estate? Some things we could guess and Romig did not disappoint. Others were quite surprising. I did not see it coming. Bravo, Aleatha!

I admit I have not been a fan of Claire's. That's mostly due to the fact that all of her decisions put her back in Tony's arms and I hated him. But by the end of Truth Tony began to grow on me and by the end of Convicted he had my respect. This book made me love him.

Although I'm sad this series is over I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. Thank you for the wild ride! Simply amazing.]]> 4.41 2014 Revealed: The Missing Years (Consequences, #4)
author: Aleatha Romig
name: Angie
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2014/07/24
date added: 2023/07/27
shelves: 2014-5-star-reads, loanable-on-kindle, i-didn-t-see-that-coming, male-pov
review:
A perfect finale to this fantastic series!

Revealed is told from the pov of the guys - Tony, Brent, Harry, John, and Phil. It's the missing piece of the puzzle. What was happening during Claire's stay at Everwood? And what happened directly after the tragic events at Tony's estate? Some things we could guess and Romig did not disappoint. Others were quite surprising. I did not see it coming. Bravo, Aleatha!

I admit I have not been a fan of Claire's. That's mostly due to the fact that all of her decisions put her back in Tony's arms and I hated him. But by the end of Truth Tony began to grow on me and by the end of Convicted he had my respect. This book made me love him.

Although I'm sad this series is over I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. Thank you for the wild ride! Simply amazing.
]]> <![CDATA[The Girl in the Woods (Misted Pines, #2)]]> 62318761
The Crystal Killer’s latest casualty was discovered in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest, Misted Pines.

His years in the FBI, and tracking the Crystal Killer, have taken their toll on Rus. He lost his marriage to the job. And the burdens he carries for the victims was crushing him.

Misted Pines has recently survived a killer’s rampage and a town scandal that made global news. The media was primed to devour a new story. So Rus already has his work cut out for him.

But it’s more.

Something is just not right with this latest victim.

As Rus works with the local sheriff to unravel the mystery, the victim’s employer, Lucinda Bonner, decides she’s going to do everything she can to help.

To help Rus find the killer. To help Rus survive the hunt. To help Rus navigate the intricate, and sometimes sordid, history of the town of Misted Pines.

And to help Rus let go of his burdens.]]> 386 Kristen Ashley Angie 4 4.25 2023 The Girl in the Woods (Misted Pines, #2)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2023/07/26
date added: 2023/07/26
shelves: audiobooks, kristen-ashley-shits-gold, male-pov, man-in-uniform, thriller-mystery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Fallen Foe (Cruel Castaways, #2)]]> 62010490
Still reeling from his fiancée’s death, he meets Winnifred Ashcroft, a struggling actress who lands a coveted role in a play at his theater…and knows things about his late fiancée no one else does. The only problem? They can’t stand each other.

Backstage at Arsène’s theater, Winnie begins to let down her guard around the tempestuous billionaire. She appreciates his wit and quirky affection for astronomy. And Arsène, jaded as he is, respects Winnie’s headstrong personality.

Tragedy and betrayal bring them together, but will their painful pasts hold them back—or fuel their desire?]]> 356 L.J. Shen 1542036348 Angie 3 4.05 2023 Fallen Foe (Cruel Castaways, #2)
author: L.J. Shen
name: Angie
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2023/07/16
date added: 2023/07/16
shelves: audiobooks, cringeworthy, enemies-to-lovers
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)]]> 61215372
The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.]]> 448 J.R.R. Tolkien Angie 4 4.60 1954 The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Angie
average rating: 4.60
book published: 1954
rating: 4
read at: 2023/07/09
date added: 2023/07/09
shelves: audiobooks, cliffhanger, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 665 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Angie 5 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Angie
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/07/08
date added: 2023/07/08
shelves: 2023-5-star-reads, cliffhanger, enemies-to-lovers, i-didn-t-see-that-coming, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[For You and Only You (You, #4)]]> 45730983
Thankfully, Wonder enters the picture. They have so much in common. No college degrees, no pretensions, no stories from prep school or grad school. Just a love for literature. If only Wonder could commit herself to the writing life they could be those rare literary soulmates who never fall prey to their demons. Wonder has a tendency to love, to covet, but Joe is a believer in the rule of fiction: If you want to write a book, you have to kill your darlings.

With her trademark satirical, biting wit, Caroline Kepnes explores why vulnerable people bring out the worst in others as Joe sets out to make this small, exclusive world a fairer place. And if a little crimson runs in the streets of Cambridge . . . who can blame him? Love doesn’t conquer all. Often, it needs a little push.]]> 448 Caroline Kepnes Angie 3 audiobooks, male-pov 3.27 2023 For You and Only You (You, #4)
author: Caroline Kepnes
name: Angie
average rating: 3.27
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2023/07/08
date added: 2023/07/08
shelves: audiobooks, male-pov
review:

]]> Bad Mother 61033683
When Sienna Walker is nearly fired from the NYPD, the last thing she expects is a second chance in the one place she vowed never to return to. But she can’t afford to turn down the job offer, even if a painful familial past and a broken engagement hardly make Reno, Nevada, home sweet home.

It’s made even less sweet by Sienna’s first case―a serial killer with a curious fixation on her. Along with his victims, the killer leaves perplexing clues and chilling journal entries addressed to Sienna detailing the murders he claims his mother committed. The case continues to get personal when her ex-fiancé is called out by the killer as well. Whoever’s behind the diabolical murders, Sienna can only be sure of one thing…it’s someone close to home.

As the twisted truth forces Sienna to face her complicated feelings, she learns that no matter how far you run from your past, it always catches up to you in the end.]]> 344 Mia Sheridan 1662508220 Angie 4 4.03 2023 Bad Mother
author: Mia Sheridan
name: Angie
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2023/05/03
date added: 2023/05/03
shelves: audiobooks, second-chance-romance, thriller-mystery
review:
Story was pretty good even though I knew “whodunit� right away. And it was surprisingly emotional. I definitely recommend.
]]> <![CDATA[Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #21)]]> 61295517 Destiny, duty, and desire clash in this epic new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

Lassiter, the fallen angel, is too good at the savior business. In his new role overseeing the fates of all vampires, he’s influenced outcomes he shouldn’t have—so the Creator is calling him home. But the angel has a reason to stay in Caldwell. He’s bonded with a mysterious female who seemed to appear from out of nowhere...and has powers that defy all reason.

Rahvyn is well aware that she doesn’t belong in the present. And she never intended to stay, for her true place is in the past. Lassiter proves to be undeniable, however, and she lets herself fall for the angel—until a secret he’s been keeping comes out and she fears that for him, it’s not about love, but duty.

As the Omega’s son reestablishes the Lessening Society, and the Brotherhood must resume the deadly war, an unfathomable tragedy occurs. In the aftermath, Rahvyn has to decide whether to stay and help—or save herself from an immortal heartbreak she knows will crush her very soul...]]> 468 J.R. Ward 1982180064 Angie 2 4.22 2023 Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #21)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Angie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2023/04/30
date added: 2023/04/30
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, 1-2-stars, cringeworthy
review:
Ugh. Boring, cringe, and wth was that ending. Didn’t like it. Very disappointing.
]]> <![CDATA[From the Grave (The Arcana Chronicles, #6)]]> 38521606 The final breathtaking installment of the New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles Series by Kresley Cole. . . .

To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, has united with a sea witch, a band of roving warriors, and more than a couple of rogues. But can her unusual alliance defeat an unimaginable evil? Or will blood and hellfire reign on earth forever? May the best hand win. . . .]]> 356 Kresley Cole 0998141461 Angie 5 4.18 2023 From the Grave (The Arcana Chronicles, #6)
author: Kresley Cole
name: Angie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/04/25
date added: 2023/04/25
shelves: 2023-5-star-reads, dystopian, highly-anticipated, love-triangle, mature-young-adult, oh-the-feels, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
What an excellent finale. Damn.
]]> <![CDATA[The Lie in Our Marriage (Detective Dan Riley #6)]]> 63069959
Slipping upstairs to find the special gift she’s made for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else hidden amongst the dusty boxes of once-loved toys and family keepsakes�

A silky pink scarf printed with tiny black skeletons that doesn’t belong to her. She holds it up to her face, breaths in the sweet sickly perfume, its scent familiar, and tendrils of fear snake through her body. The scarf is stained with splashes of blood.

But as Maggie hurries to rejoin the party and pour herself a glass of champagne to toast the man she’s enjoyed decades of happy marriage with, she catches a news flash of the local girl’s murder. She stares at the girl with the beautiful face, long ice-blonde hair and, draped loosely around her neck, Maggie recognises it instantly. She’s wearing the scarf.]]> 329 Anna-Lou Weatherley 1803149671 Angie 3 thriller-mystery 4.02 2023 The Lie in Our Marriage (Detective Dan Riley #6)
author: Anna-Lou Weatherley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/04
date added: 2023/04/04
shelves: thriller-mystery
review:
Not my favorite of the series but it was okay.
]]> Truly Madly Guilty 27831371 The electrifying new novel from the international bestselling author, Liane Moriarty

Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you'd think.

For Clementine, as a mother of a two desperately trying to practise for the audition of a lifetime, the last thing she needs is Erika asking for something, again.

But the barbecue should be the perfect way to forget their problems for a while. Especially when their hosts, Vid and Tiffany, are only too happy to distract them.

Which is how it all spirals out of control...

]]> 517 Liane Moriarty 1250069815 Angie 0 3.59 2016 Truly Madly Guilty
author: Liane Moriarty
name: Angie
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/03/20
shelves:
review:
DNF @ 41%. I haven't picked this up in days. It was boring me to tears. I thought it started out strong but I've only read this far to get to the secret. I finally said to hell with it and read the end. Not worth it the boring build-up.
]]> <![CDATA[Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours, #3)]]> 17699859 James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this conclusion to the Last Hours series from author Cassandra Clare.
Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel.

Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter.

After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial.

Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help—ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone.

For time is short, and Belial’s plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls.]]> 778 Cassandra Clare 1406358118 Angie 4 4.04 2023 Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours, #3)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Angie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2023/03/17
date added: 2023/03/17
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi, young-adult
review:

]]> Take (Deliver #5) 43607870 Scarification is his outlet, and he just captured a new canvas.
Kate refuses to surrender beneath his blade or the cruelty in his beautiful eyes.
But she’s drawn to the man inside the monster. A man who makes her ache with his touch. Who owns her with his kiss.
A man who worships her as deeply as he hurts her.
She can run, but there’s no escape from a bond carved in scars.

DELIVER series (HEAs with no cliffhangers - must be read in order):
Deliver #1
Vanquish #2
Disclaim #3
Devastate #4
Take #5
More to come!]]> 399 Pam Godwin Angie 4 4.27 2019 Take (Deliver #5)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/04/06
date added: 2023/02/22
shelves: enemies-to-lovers, i-love-my-captor
review:

]]> Devastate (Deliver, #4) 36656582 “Money isn’t an issue.�
“I’m not talking about money.�

Tate is on the hunt to find his best friend’s sister.
Eleven years ago, Lucia Dias was abducted. Presumed dead. He never met her, so why does he care?
Some might call his efforts noble, but his motivation is more perverse, bordering on obsession.

When he follows a chilling lead to Venezuela’s Kidnap Alley, what he finds is neither a corpse nor a captive.

Amid poisonous lies and crippling depravity, the price of love is devastation.
And he pays.
With his body, his blood, and her life.

DELIVER series (HEAs with no cliffhangers - must be read in order):
Deliver #1
Vanquish #2
Disclaim #3
Devastate #4
Take #5
Manipulate #6
Unshackle #7
Dominate #8
Complicate #9]]> 365 Pam Godwin Angie 5 Copy provided in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

Tate is part of the Freedom Fighters in Austin, Texas. We last saw him begin his search for Lucia, Camila's sister. Tate is heartbroken over his unrequited love for Camila but he's determined to gift her with answers to what happened to her sister, something Matias could never give her.

Godwin introduces a new character in this book, Cole Hartman. Cole is a tracker. The best. We were given the hint of his heartbreaking past and I'm looking forward to getting to know him more in the next book. I hope so anyway.

This story is dark and brutal but at the same time oddly romantic. Van was a surprising star in the storyline. I was happy we got so much of him. He's still my favorite. Godwin is a gifted writer. As always, I can't wait for more. Well done.

Merged review:

**Copy provided in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

Tate is part of the Freedom Fighters in Austin, Texas. We last saw him begin his search for Lucia, Camila's sister. Tate is heartbroken over his unrequited love for Camila but he's determined to gift her with answers to what happened to her sister, something Matias could never give her.

Godwin introduces a new character in this book, Cole Hartman. Cole is a tracker. The best. We were given the hint of his heartbreaking past and I'm looking forward to getting to know him more in the next book. I hope so anyway.

This story is dark and brutal but at the same time oddly romantic. Van was a surprising star in the storyline. I was happy we got so much of him. He's still my favorite. Godwin is a gifted writer. As always, I can't wait for more. Well done.]]> 4.27 2018 Devastate (Deliver, #4)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2018/02/05
date added: 2023/02/21
shelves: 2018-5-star-reads, arc-author, cringeworthy, that-shits-cray
review:
**Copy provided in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

Tate is part of the Freedom Fighters in Austin, Texas. We last saw him begin his search for Lucia, Camila's sister. Tate is heartbroken over his unrequited love for Camila but he's determined to gift her with answers to what happened to her sister, something Matias could never give her.

Godwin introduces a new character in this book, Cole Hartman. Cole is a tracker. The best. We were given the hint of his heartbreaking past and I'm looking forward to getting to know him more in the next book. I hope so anyway.

This story is dark and brutal but at the same time oddly romantic. Van was a surprising star in the storyline. I was happy we got so much of him. He's still my favorite. Godwin is a gifted writer. As always, I can't wait for more. Well done.

Merged review:

**Copy provided in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

Tate is part of the Freedom Fighters in Austin, Texas. We last saw him begin his search for Lucia, Camila's sister. Tate is heartbroken over his unrequited love for Camila but he's determined to gift her with answers to what happened to her sister, something Matias could never give her.

Godwin introduces a new character in this book, Cole Hartman. Cole is a tracker. The best. We were given the hint of his heartbreaking past and I'm looking forward to getting to know him more in the next book. I hope so anyway.

This story is dark and brutal but at the same time oddly romantic. Van was a surprising star in the storyline. I was happy we got so much of him. He's still my favorite. Godwin is a gifted writer. As always, I can't wait for more. Well done.
]]> Manipulate (Deliver #6) 44767367
She only drove to Mexico to help her sister. She did nothing wrong.
But her quiet life changed in an instant.

To survive the violent, cartel-controlled prison where men blend with women, she pledges her loyalty to the notorious leader in exchange for the one thing she needs most.
Protection.

When she agrees to seduce the suspicious new inmates, Martin Lockwood and Ricky Saldivar, she doesn’t expect to enjoy it. Sure, they’re gorgeous, irresistibly alpha, and insanely talented with their hands and mouths. But they’re the enemy. She can’t fall for them.

Torn between her cartel loyalties and two men who want her as deeply as they want each other, she questions who is manipulating whom. Her search for answers leads to a passionate ménage, a soul-crushing secret, and an impossible choice.

BOOK 6 in the DELIVER series.

DELIVER series (HEAs with no cliffhangers - must be read in order):
Deliver #1
Vanquish #2
Disclaim #3
Devastate #4
Take #5
Manipulate #6
Unshackle #7
Dominate #8
Complicate #9]]> 437 Pam Godwin Angie 5 4.19 2019 Manipulate (Deliver #6)
author: Pam Godwin
name: Angie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2019/06/28
date added: 2023/02/21
shelves: arc-author, 2019-5-star-reads, cringeworthy, emotional-baggage, kinky-fuckery
review:

]]> Punk 57 41021967
Misha

I can’t help but smile at the words in her letter. She misses me.

In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me, agreed.

It didn’t take long for us to figure out the mistake. And in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the greatest rapper ever�

And that was the start. For the next seven years, it was us.

Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. Sometimes there’s one a week or three in a day, but I need them. She’s the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and accepts everything I am.

We only had three rules. No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin it?

Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name’s Ryen, loves Gallo’s pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances?

F*ck it. I need to meet her.

I just don’t expect to hate what I find.

Ryen

He hasn’t written in three months. Something’s wrong. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch.

Without him around, I’m going crazy. I need to know someone is listening. It’s my own fault. I should've gotten his number or picture or something.

He could be gone forever.

Or right under my nose, and I wouldn’t even know it.]]> 343 Penelope Douglas 1952646049 Angie 4
Three months later, Misha mysteriously enrolls in Ryen's school under a new identity and after seeing Ryen in her true element he doesn't like what he sees. And as the reader, neither do I. But she definitely transformed herself. This book was full of surprises. I was invested until the end. I just really liked it. Well done. ]]> 3.76 2016 Punk 57
author: Penelope Douglas
name: Angie
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2016/10/25
date added: 2023/02/07
shelves: friends-to-lovers, lots-o-secrets, new-adult, loanable-on-kindle
review:
This book was right up my alley. Misha and Ryen have been pen pals since fourth grade. They both needed each other in their own way. But one night, seven years later, Misha and Ryen meet. There's a spark, but only Misha knows who she is and Ryen has no clue. But a terrible tragedy pulls Misha away.

Three months later, Misha mysteriously enrolls in Ryen's school under a new identity and after seeing Ryen in her true element he doesn't like what he sees. And as the reader, neither do I. But she definitely transformed herself. This book was full of surprises. I was invested until the end. I just really liked it. Well done.
]]> <![CDATA[The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)]]> 61215351 One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.]]> 432 J.R.R. Tolkien Angie 4 4.52 1954 The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Angie
average rating: 4.52
book published: 1954
rating: 4
read at: 2023/02/04
date added: 2023/02/04
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Night of the Party (Detective Dan Riley, #5)]]> 59361855
In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget�

A doting mother
with a manipulative daughter.

A loving husband
lying to his family.

A close friend
keeping a shocking secret.

A beautiful girl
who will be dead by the end of the night.

A totally unputdownable and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller with an explosive double twist that will leave you reeling. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Lucy Foley will be hooked on The Night of the Party.]]> 297 Anna-Lou Weatherley 1803141077 Angie 4 thriller-mystery 4.27 2022 The Night of the Party (Detective Dan Riley, #5)
author: Anna-Lou Weatherley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2023/01/15
date added: 2023/01/15
shelves: thriller-mystery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Angie 5 4.29 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Angie
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1937
rating: 5
read at: 2023/01/13
date added: 2023/01/13
shelves: 2023-5-star-reads, audiobooks, my-favorites, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
Andy Serkis really brought it to life on audio.
]]> <![CDATA[The Woman Inside (Detective Dan Riley #4)]]> 55993499
Daisey shouldn’t be alive but against all odds, she’s survived an ordeal most would never recover from. And her new friend and roommate Iris will help her get back on her feet.

But Daisey’s mind is broken. She’s on edge, drinking too much and as she sits across from her cheating ex, Luke, in the beautiful home they once shared together, she can’t shake the feeling that she is being watched.

Yet tiny fragments of Daisey’s memory are starting to come back to her.

The missing pieces of that fateful summer night are beginning to surface�

The lies she told the police.

The lies Luke told her.

Iris will help her find the truth, won’t she?

A tense, twisty, addictive page-turner,The Woman Inside takes you within the tangled mess of people’s lives and the dark secrets they hold close. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, Before I Go to Sleep and The Wife Between Us.]]> 331 Anna-Lou Weatherley 1800193564 Angie 4 thriller-mystery 4.15 2021 The Woman Inside (Detective Dan Riley #4)
author: Anna-Lou Weatherley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2023/01/09
date added: 2023/01/09
shelves: thriller-mystery
review:
I figured it out pretty quickly but it was still a great read.
]]> <![CDATA[The Perfect Marriage (Perfect, #1)]]> 53450790 Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress?

Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned.

The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in his career. He begins to tire of his and Sarah’s relationship as she is constantly working.

Out in the secluded woods, at Adam and Sarah’s second home, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers.

Then, one morning everything changes. Adam is arrested for Kelly’s murder. She had been found stabbed to death in Adam and Sarah’s second home.

Sarah soon finds herself playing the defender for her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress.

But is Adam guilty or is he innocent?]]> 337 Jeneva Rose 1913419657 Angie 1 3.90 2020 The Perfect Marriage (Perfect, #1)
author: Jeneva Rose
name: Angie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2020
rating: 1
read at: 2022/12/30
date added: 2022/12/30
shelves: 1-2-stars, cheater-cheater, kindle-unlimited, thriller-mystery
review:
Ridiculous and unrealistic. And the ending was absolute nonsense.
]]> A Wolfe in Winter 63833616 109 Tiffany Reisz Angie 4 4.38 2022 A Wolfe in Winter
author: Tiffany Reisz
name: Angie
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/12/24
date added: 2022/12/24
shelves: bdsm, novella-serial-short-story
review:

]]> The Nursery 62080245
Twelve years have passed, but Emily will never forget the night her life changed forever and she’s happy to have her daughter back beside her. A teenager now, Sofia, who was once a star student, is getting into trouble at school and she’s started asking questions about when she was a baby, but Emily can’t tell her what really happened the night she went missing. Nobody would understand why Emily did what she did, and if anyone ever found out, she could lose her daughter forever.

But when Emily catches Sofia messaging a stranger online, and as she reads the last message received, her heart pounds in her chest.

Your mother isn’t who you think she is.

Days later, Emily returns home to find the house silent. She checks every room but Sofia has vanished, again. She shudders as she remembers that night in the nursery. Has her past finally caught up with her? And is she already too late to save her precious daughter?]]> 299 Sue Watson 1803145641 Angie 1 1-2-stars, thriller-mystery So dumb. 3.98 2022 The Nursery
author: Sue Watson
name: Angie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2022
rating: 1
read at: 2022/12/21
date added: 2022/12/21
shelves: 1-2-stars, thriller-mystery
review:
So dumb.
]]> <![CDATA[It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)]]> 60393672 Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching� (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.

But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.

Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding� (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover� (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).]]> 323 Colleen Hoover 1668001225 Angie 2 Boring. 3.80 2022 It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Angie
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2022/11/30
date added: 2022/11/30
shelves: audiobooks, contemporary, emotional-baggage, second-chance-romance, 1-2-stars
review:
Boring.
]]> The Winners (Beartown, #3) 60318890
As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.

So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?]]> 671 Fredrik Backman Angie 3 athletes 4.45 2022 The Winners (Beartown, #3)
author: Fredrik Backman
name: Angie
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/11/18
date added: 2022/11/18
shelves: athletes
review:
Slow to start but then it became unputdownable. Very sad ending.
]]> A Familiar Stranger 59964527
Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life, writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son. Then she meets David, a handsome stranger, in a coffee shop. Lured into an affair, she invents a new persona, one without strings, deadlines, or brooding husbands.

Lillian has never felt so reckless, unpredictable, or wanted. But as her affair with David intensifies, she withdraws from everything that’s real, even her closest friend. When evidence of her life as a secret lover finds its way onto her son’s social media, she risks ruining much more than her marriage or reputation.

As lies beget lies, Lillian’s two worlds spiral dangerously out of control. And betrayals run deeper than she imagines. Because Lillian isn’t the only one leading a double life.]]> 275 A.R. Torre 1662500130 Angie 3 3.69 2022 A Familiar Stranger
author: A.R. Torre
name: Angie
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/11/05
date added: 2022/11/05
shelves: cheater-cheater, contemporary, i-didn-t-see-that-coming, kindle-unlimited
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Crying Wolfe (Goode Girls, #5)]]> 58029168 Alternate cover edition can be found here


A new trio of siblings learn that it is impossible to be a Goode without being a little wicked�

He’s the man with the Midas touch�
Elijah Wolfe is just as ruthless and aggressive as his name suggests. Born in harsh Nevada desert, he used his sharp wits and sharper fists to fight for survival mining ore for terrible men... Until one day he struck gold, literally. Despite his unimaginable wealth, his heart is empty of trust and his world full of enemies. He’s come to England searching for a priceless treasure once stolen from him and is prepared to ruin anyone who gets in his way.

She’s a thief with a heart of gold�
Rosaline Goode’s callous father left her nothing but a legacy of shame. Instead of worrying about the women gossiping behind their fans, or the cruelty of eligible men, she spends her nights avoiding society and mapping the stars. That is until absurd circumstances find her, nearly naked, in the home of the famously unscrupulous, lethal American whose name is on everyone's lips.

The promise of plunder�
Succumbing to a shotgun wedding is the worst thing Eli can imagine, but if it is what he must do to get what he wants, then so be it. Except now, all the arguments he’d made against the marriage are becoming enticements. His new wife is too young. Too small, sheltered, soft, and sensitive for a man forged in the mines and tempered in the desert heat. If theirs is a Devil’s bargain, then why does her shy touch take him to heaven?]]> 211 Kerrigan Byrne Angie 4 4.00 2022 Crying Wolfe (Goode Girls, #5)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Angie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/05/25
date added: 2022/10/09
shelves: historical-fiction, kindle-unlimited
review:

]]> <![CDATA[King of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #18)]]> 56967885 307 Lara Adrian 1939193370 Angie 3 4.58 2022 King of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #18)
author: Lara Adrian
name: Angie
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/10/09
date added: 2022/10/09
shelves: enemies-to-lovers, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Heat Wave (The Extraordinaries, #3)]]> 58724800
But honestly, Nick’s life is pretty much perfect. Yeah, it’s hot out, but he finally gets to team up and train with his steamy superhero boyfriend to bring justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City. It’s everything he’s ever dreamed of!

With graduation on the horizon and his future unknowable, Nick focuses on enjoying the present. Seth, Jazz, and Gibby are busy setting up headquarters for Lighthouse, their hero team. Nick’s dad has partnered with former chief of police Rodney Caplan to start a new private investigation agency. And Nick’s mother, the superhero known as TK, is right there at Nick’s side. Where she’s always been.

Hasn’t she?

But something’s off. It’s not just Simon Burke running for mayor and campaigning to “cure� Extraordinaries. And it’s not even the rumors that Nick’s ex-boyfriend and villain-in-the-making Owen Burke has escaped.

Something else isn’t right, and Nick will need all his friends and loved ones together to uncover the truth before Nova City falls prey to the Burke family. A truth that will reveal a traitor in their midst and burn through their lives like a wildfire.]]> 376 T.J. Klune 1250203732 Angie 3 male-pov 4.15 2023 Heat Wave (The Extraordinaries, #3)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Angie
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2022/10/04
date added: 2022/10/04
shelves: male-pov
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike, #6)]]> 59756995 Listening Length: 32 hours and 42 minutes

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case.

When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity.

Robin decides that the agency can't help with this - and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart.

Robin and her business partner Cormoran Strike become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie's true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in a case that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits - and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways . . .

A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force.]]> 1391 Robert Galbraith Angie 4 4.09 2022 The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike, #6)
author: Robert Galbraith
name: Angie
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/10/03
date added: 2022/10/03
shelves: audiobooks, communicate-boom-problem-solved, thriller-mystery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Lover Arisen (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #20)]]> 58462602 True love brings a deadly threat to the Black Dagger Brotherhood in this sizzling new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Possessed by the demon Devina, Balthazar is once again on the hunt for the Book of Spells—and fighting an undeniable attraction to a woman. As a thief, he has stolen a lot of things…but he never thought his heart would be taken by another. Especially not a human.

As a homicide detective, Erika Saunders knows there is something otherworldly going on in Caldwell, New York. Mutilated bodies that cannot be explained are all over her case list—and then there are her nightmares in which she’s hunted by shadows and captivated by a mysterious man who is both a suspect and a savior.

When Devina’s wish for true love is finally granted, Balthazar and Erika unwittingly become the gateway for the rebirth of an old enemy of the Brothers. Will the very thing that brings them together lead to the ultimate destruction of the Brotherhood? Or will they have to lose everything in order to save the race’s most sacred defenders?]]> 477 J.R. Ward 1982180013 Angie 3 4.37 2022 Lover Arisen (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #20)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Angie
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/04/24
date added: 2022/08/26
shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:
I feel like I keep reading this series because I’m invested but this book like the last few have just been okay.
]]> <![CDATA[The Other Half of the Grave (Night Huntress, #8)]]> 48736292 From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a thrilling new look at the iconic origin story of Cat and Bones, as experienced by Bones…from the other half of the grave.

There are two sides to every story–and the sizzling British alpha vampire, Bones, has a lot to say�

Ever wondered what Bones was thinking and feeling when he and half-vampire Cat Crawfield first met? Or how their story might differ if he were the one telling it? Now, relive the beginning of Cat and Bones' bestselling love story through Bones' point of view, which reveals a darker, sexier take on their early days, as well as a deeper dive into Bones' past, the vampire world, and other things that Cat didn't see when their story was told only through her eyes in Halfway to the Grave.

Cat had her say. Now, it's Bones' turn.]]> 424 Jeaniene Frost 1641971924 Angie 3 4.42 2022 The Other Half of the Grave (Night Huntress, #8)
author: Jeaniene Frost
name: Angie
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/08/14
date added: 2022/08/14
shelves: male-pov, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #0)]]> 60774802
In this powerful audio exclusive, #1 New York Times bestseller J.R. Ward shares the star-crossed love story of reader favorite, and original member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Darius.

Darius, son of Marklon, isn’t looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He’s also not interested in crashing his new car. But when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid killing her...everything goes off course.

Disillusioned by his King’s lack of leadership and the losses in the war against the Lessening Society, Darius finds purpose in protecting a woman he cannot make his own. Love finds a way, however—until the truth of what he is comes out and she leaves him in horror.

Unbeknownst to them both, Anne is carrying his young, a female who is destined to be Queen—and after a tragic reunion, he vows to protect their daughter. Resigned to perpetual sadness, he is determined to serve the memory of his beloved no matter the cost...unless by some miracle, fate sees fit to once again bring them together.]]> 317 J.R. Ward Angie 4 4.25 2022 Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #0)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Angie
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/08/12
date added: 2022/08/12
shelves: audiobooks, novella-serial-short-story, paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> The Resort 60726082
You’ve been excited about this getaway for months � at last, a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he unexpectedly calls you from the beach, you hear the urgency in his voice. Something is very wrong.

The beautiful waitress from the restaurant last night has been found lying dead in the sand. And the police want to question your husband about it.

Sure, you saw him glance at her over dinner a few times, but you know he didn’t have anything to do with the poor girl’s death. So why is he asking you to lie to the police that he was with you all night? And where did he go in those missing hours?

When he returns to your beautiful sea-view suite, things get heated and he accuses you of being jealous, just like he always does. Yes, the waitress was overly flirtatious with your husband, but you didn’t actually wish her any harm. Not really.

Can you trust the man you married� or are you the one who can’t be trusted?]]> 274 Sue Watson 1803142553 Angie 3 audiobooks, thriller-mystery 3.77 2022 The Resort
author: Sue Watson
name: Angie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2022/07/08
shelves: audiobooks, thriller-mystery
review:
Meh. It was okay. The POVs were confusing. I kept mixing up who was married to who. Once the killer was revealed I didn’t really have a reaction.
]]> <![CDATA[Home and Heist (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries Series, #3)]]> 41565236 Penny Reid Angie 0 to-read 4.45 Home and Heist (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries Series, #3)
author: Penny Reid
name: Angie
average rating: 4.45
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/06/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Earl on the Train (Victorian Rebels, #6.5)]]> 43814688
Sebastian Moncrieff is a villain, a traitor, and a pirate, who has recently inherited an Earldom he never wanted. As a man who’s committed every sin imaginable, he knows his only chance at redemption is the one woman who ever reached through to his soul of ice. He’s kidnapped Veronica Latimer once before, and was enchanted by everything about her� This time, when he takes her, he’ll have to admit that she’s kept his heart captive since the moment they met. But can he convince her to forgive his past in order to claim a future?]]> 122 Kerrigan Byrne 164839194X Angie 3 3.75 2022 The Earl on the Train (Victorian Rebels, #6.5)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Angie
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/06/25
date added: 2022/06/25
shelves: historical-fiction, novella-serial-short-story
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Gossamer in the Darkness (Fantasyland, #5.5)]]> 59662359 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley brings a new story in her Fantasyland series�

Their engagement was set when they were children. Loren Copeland, the rich and handsome Marquess of Remington, would marry Maxine Dawes, the stunning daughter of the Count of Derryman. It’s a power match. The perfect alliance for each house.

However, the Count has been keeping secret a childhood injury that means Maxine can never marry. He’s done this as he searches for a miracle so this marriage can take place. He needs the influence such an alliance would give him, and he’ll stop at nothing to have it.

The time has come. There could be no more excuses. No more delays. The marriage has to happen, or the contract will be broken.

When all seems lost, the Count finds his miracle: There’s a parallel universe where his daughter has a twin. He must find her, bring her to his world and force her to make the Marquess fall in love with her.

And this, he does.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
]]> 344 Kristen Ashley 1970077875 Angie 3 paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi 4.32 2022 Gossamer in the Darkness (Fantasyland, #5.5)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Angie
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/06/22
date added: 2022/06/22
shelves: paranormal-fantasy-sci-fi
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Damning Stone (Tales From Verania, #5)]]> 60099514
However, a king is not immortal. One day, Anthony will step down, paving the way for his son, Grand Prince Justin, to assume the throne.

And Justin wants anything but.

Unfortunately for him, he finds himself with bigger things to worry about than just becoming the ruler of a country. At the celebration of the might of Verania and its people, a delegation arrives, led by a man who calls himself a magician. This man represents the King of Yennbridge, who has come to claim what was promised to him years before: the hand of the firstborn son of the King and Queen of Verania.

With his ridiculous friends at his side—Sam, Ryan, Kevin, Gary and Tiggy—Justin sets out to make the visiting king’s life a living hell. Which, of course, backfires spectacularly, and when the dust settles, Justin finds his friends changed in ways he can’t expect, leaving him standing alone.

Except he’s not as alone as he thinks, given the King of Yennbridge will do anything to prove he’s worthy of the frozen heart of the Ice Prince.

Prince Justin has finally met his match.

Let the games begin.]]> 521 T.J. Klune Angie 2 male-pov, 1-2-stars 4.41 2022 The Damning Stone (Tales From Verania, #5)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Angie
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2022/05/20
date added: 2022/05/20
shelves: male-pov, 1-2-stars
review:
Meh. Sorely lacking the goofy charm and laugh out loud moments of the previous books. I also thought certain plot points were kind of dumb. Not my favorite from Klune.
]]> <![CDATA[Folk Around and Find Out (Good Folk: Modern Folktales, #2)]]> 58597663 He needs to get her out of his system. Just once...

Hank Weller doesn’t help people. He leaves that do-gooder nonsense to his best friend, Beau Winston. Hank does what he wants, when he wants, with whomever he wants—and Hank does not want to hire Charlotte Mitchell to be an exotic dancer at his club, The Pink Pony. Sure, he can’t help noticing the dips and curves of her, how shrewd, smart, and funny she is, the fire in her hazel eyes. He's always noticed. She’d probably draw a crowd and entice the regulars. But after Charlotte's messy, public divorce made Hank’s club out to be the culprit—and made her the single mother of four kids—he doesn’t need or want any additional bad press courtesy of Charlotte Mitchell. Or the distraction. Unfortunately for him, the town’s prettiest charity case doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of the words nope, no, and never.

Charlotte Mitchell doesn’t much like Hank Weller. Once upon a time, she used to. Years ago, she liked him a whole heckofalot despite other folks in town labeling him as “eccentric� and “nonconformist,� which were polite southern alternatives to "filthy rich" and "self-centered douchebag." Her opinion of him changed dramatically after he volunteered to be her date to junior prom and then promptly stood her up. They haven't so much as acknowledged each other in over a decade. But a sudden family emergency means Charlotte needs access to Hank’s club ASAP. Unfortunately for her, the narcissistic fancy-pants doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of the words help, generosity, and compassion.

But he’s about to find himself schooled. Charlotte is going to teach Hank a lesson once and for all about basic human decency, whether he likes it or not.

Spoiler alert. . . he likes it. ;-)
]]> 450 Penny Reid Angie 0 to-read 4.22 2022 Folk Around and Find Out (Good Folk: Modern Folktales, #2)
author: Penny Reid
name: Angie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/05/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ruthless Rival (Cruel Castaways, #1)]]> 58802502 From Wall Street Journal bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about the fine line between seeking revenge and finding love.

When she was young, Arya Roth became best friends with her housekeeper’s son. Soon, friendship turned to young love, and when Arya dared him to kiss her, a chain reaction of disastrous events led to the boy being sent away and out of Arya’s life.

Now, two decades later, Arya is an on-the-rise publicist with her beloved father as one of her biggest clients. So when her father is sued by a former employee, Arya sets out to prove that her father is not the monster he is accused of being. The only problem is the attorney who is determined to destroy her father’s good name. Christian Miller is charming, ambitious, and devilishly good looking, and Arya has no idea he is that same boy who kissed her all those years ago.

Past and present collide as Arya falls hard for Christian. But when she finds out who he really is and about his obsession with getting revenge on her father, can she choose love over family?]]> 367 L.J. Shen 1542036313 Angie 3 4.07 2022 Ruthless Rival (Cruel Castaways, #1)
author: L.J. Shen
name: Angie
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/05/13
date added: 2022/05/13
shelves: audiobooks, kindle-unlimited, lots-o-secrets, second-chance-romance
review:

]]> An Honest Lie 58232012 “I’m going to kill her. You’d better come if you want to save her.�

Lorraine—“Rainy”—lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s a sanctuary, a new life. She can hide from the disturbing past she wants to forget.
Ěý
If she’s allowed to.

When Rainy reluctantly agrees to a girls� weekend in Vegas, she’s prepared for an exhausting parade of shots and slot machines. But after a wild night, her friend Braithe doesn’t come back to the hotel room.

And then Rainy gets the text message, sent from Braithe’s phone: someone has her. But Rainy is who they really want, and Rainy knows why.

What follows is a twisted, shocking journey on the knife-edge of life and death. If she wants to save Braithe—and herself—the only way is to step back into the past.

This seething, gut-punch of a thriller can only have sprung from the fiendish brain of Tarryn Fisher, one of the most cunning writers of our time.]]> 320 Tarryn Fisher 1525899899 Angie 2 1-2-stars 3.47 2022 An Honest Lie
author: Tarryn Fisher
name: Angie
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2022/05/05
date added: 2022/05/05
shelves: 1-2-stars
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)]]> 57408458 Becoming a Made Man like his brothers was his destiny but never his passion. When he becomes the organizer of his family’s successful illegal street races and one of their thrill-seeking drivers, he finally asserts his own path in the harsh mafia world.
His purpose isn’t the only thing Adamo discovers on the fuel-soaked roads he calls home�
�
Dinara Mikhailov is the only female race driver and hard to ignore. Not only because of her flaming red hair and ruthless driving style, but also because the Bratva princess is allowed to drive in enemy territory.
Soon Adamo and she find themselves entangled in a passionate game that goes beyond the race track. Yet, both haunted by events in the past, their dark cravings put everything on the line.
�
As what they crave the most, comes with a brutal price.]]> 303 Cora Reilly Angie 0 did-not-finish 3.46 2021 Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)
author: Cora Reilly
name: Angie
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/04/24
shelves: did-not-finish
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Treacherous Trade (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #2)]]> 52218955 **This Kindle edition is canceled. The new edition can be found here.

“Forgive me…for I have sinned.�
And nothing interrupts a good confession like a murder.

Fiona Mahoney stands in the ashes of her hopes facing her tempting adversary, Inspector Grayson Croft. Her sins are about to spill from her lips, when he says the one thing that could dispel all thoughts of revelation or redemption.

Someone is leaving the corpses of prostitutes in the streets, and a name is being whispered in the fearful shadows. The name against which Fiona would sell her very soul for vengeance.

Jack the Ripper.

Old enemies and new friends join Fiona as she chases a relentless evil through the streets of Victorian London. She’ll pull upon every contact in her arsenal including Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Inspector Aberline, “The Hammer� a charismatic gangster, “The Blade� an enigmatic assassin, and, of course, Jack.

]]> 309 Kerrigan Byrne Angie 4 4.09 2022 A Treacherous Trade (The Fiona Mahoney Mysteries, #2)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Angie
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2022/04/08
date added: 2022/04/08
shelves: badass-heroine, cliffhanger, historical-fiction, thriller-mystery
review:
Great series but damn that’s the meanest cliffhanger I’ve read in awhile.
]]> <![CDATA[The Naked Fisherman (Fisherman, #1)]]> 58749617
I'm eighteen and a young woman with endless possibilities on my way to reunite with my mom in Colorado after five years apart—she had a little weed incident in Nebraska.

At the airport, she springs the news on me ... she's leaving for a month of job training. And me? I'm left on my own in the basement she's renting from the fisherman, aka her landlord who lives upstairs.

He's ten years older than me. Never wears a shirt. And makes it hard to remember all the things I learned at Christian Academy.

Did I mention he’s also my new boss?]]> 326 Jewel E. Ann 195552002X Angie 2 4.04 2021 The Naked Fisherman (Fisherman, #1)
author: Jewel E. Ann
name: Angie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2022/03/08
date added: 2022/03/08
shelves: 1-2-stars, audiobooks, cliffhanger, lost-count-of-eye-rolls
review:

]]> The Rake (Boston Belles, #4) 51248391
Emmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby.

Devon Whitehall is 6�2� of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched.

Emmabelle figures it’s a no-brainer when Devon offers his services—sperm and involvement in her future child’s life.

What begins as an innocent, modern-family arrangement, quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets.

Inside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth—they are capable of love.

Even worse, they might feel it toward each other.]]> 416 L.J. Shen Angie 2 3.81 2022 The Rake (Boston Belles, #4)
author: L.J. Shen
name: Angie
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2022/02/24
date added: 2022/02/24
shelves: 1-2-stars, emotional-baggage, lost-count-of-eye-rolls
review:

]]> Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1) 37906154 The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming!

“The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…�

ARO
Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man.
A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me.

He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse.

And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes.

HAWKE
I surprised her. You should’ve seen her face.

Just because I don’t have a record, honey, doesn’t mean I’m clean. It just means I’m better at not getting caught.

That is until I realize I might’ve actually gone too far this time.

She’s there. I’m there. The scene of the crime.

It’s dark. The police show up.

We have no choice. We run. Down High Street, into Quinn’s bake shop, and I pull her through the entrance to the old speakeasy that everyone forgot was here decades ago.

The door locks, the cops circle the building, never knowing we’re right here, and I’m hidden in plain sight, indefinitely, with someone’s who’s awful.

Mean. Rough. Dirty.

A thief. A delinquent.

Until one night, lost in all of these rooms together, I don’t see any of those things anymore.

She’s smart. Daring. Soft.

Hot...

Everything’s changing. It’s this place. It does something to people.

We have a silly urban legend in Shelburne Falls about mirrors. They’re a gateway.

Don’t lean back into them.

But we came through front first.

I don’t care what the county records say. This was never a speakeasy.

It’s Carnival Tower.

*FALLS BOYS is a standalone New Adult romance suitable for readers 18+. Reading the Falls Away series first is helpful but not necessary.]]> 501 Penelope Douglas Angie 0 to-read 3.90 2022 Falls Boys (Hellbent, #1)
author: Penelope Douglas
name: Angie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2022/02/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Daisy Jones & The Six 40597810 Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n� roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.

Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.

Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.]]> 368 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1524798622 Angie 4 4.20 2019 Daisy Jones & The Six
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: Angie
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2022/02/15
date added: 2022/02/15
shelves: audiobooks, historical-fiction, rock-stars, emotional-baggage
review:

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