A Touch of Crimson (Renegade Angels, Book 1) and A Hunger So Wild (Renegade Angels, Book 2) by Sylvia Day

Loved it from the first page!! Action, Angels, Sentinels, Vampires, Lycans, Demons, Love and Sex all rolled into one! what more could a girl want?

I read A Dark Kiss of Rapture the short novella in this series first which being short I devoured in one sitting (although a full on non stop 4 hour sitting) but it left me hungry to learn so much more about this world the author, Sylvia Day had created - so I dived straight into A Touch of Crimson, being a longer book it took a few more sittings but was still finished in a few days as I just could not put it down - the characters are fabulous the story line is fantastic and the detail and set up is amazing. Hats off to Sylvia Day for creating such a fabulous and engrossing world and story line that is intricately put together. 

I have gone on to read the next instalment being A Hunger So Wild (which is possibly my fave of the two because Elijah makes your toes curl).  I love the fact that the author goes from one set of characters to another seamlessly picking up loose ends and taking you through so you can see events from both sides of the story - its fab - am waiting for the next book A Taste of Seduction which, due to the Crossfire series, has been delayed from its original release date of February 2013!!, I read these books in September 2012! can I wait much longer?? I don't think I can!!!

All in all the whole series is a must read, I also thoroughly enjoyed the Crossfire series  - I don't know how she does it but so far every book of Sylvia's that I have ready has been superb!

A Touch of Crimson, Book Description:

Adrian Mitchell is a powerful angel leading an elite Special Ops unit of Seraphim. His task is to punish the Fallen-angels who have become vampires-and command a restless pack of indentured lycans. But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals- losing the woman he loves again and again. Now, after nearly two hundred years, he has found her-Shadoe-her soul once more inhabiting a new body, with no memory of him. And this time, he won't let her go.

A Hunger So Wild - Book Description:

Elijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill on the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality. When the lycans revolt due to the iron fist of angelic rule, he steps into command, becoming both enemy and coveted ally in the conflict between vampires and angels.

Vashti is the second most powerful vampire in the world, a lethal beauty with a path of devastation in her wake. Tasked with proposing an alliance between vampires and the lycans who killed her mate, Vash approaches Elijah, whose need to avenge a friend demands Vash’s death even as his passion demands her surrender.

Soon, their enmity erodes beneath an all-consuming desire. Elijah has never encountered a woman whose warrior spirit and fierce sexual appetite rivals his own, while Vash is faced with the one man strong enough to be her equal. But as war looms, each must decide where their loyalty lies—with their own kind or with the enemy lover they can no longer live without.

Entwined with You (Crossfire, Book 3) by Sylvia Day

I read this book in June 2013 and thought with the book 4 out next week I should post my review of book 3 (written at the time).

I was really annoyed when I heard there is going to be 5 books instead of 3  because I wanted all of the answers to all of the questions, like NOW! then I read some less than stellar reviews on Amazon from people saying the author is just trying to copy 50 shades (which in my opinion other than a few similarities isn't quite accurate) and claiming that Sylvia Day is trying to drag it over 5 books instead of 3 to make more money etc etc but I loved the first 2 books so I paid my money and downloaded Entwined with You - 2 days later its over **sniffles and pulls a sad face** BUT what a 2 days they were!!

For those reviewers who said: "this book doesn't tell you anything nothing happens except lots of sex" I'd say to you read it again - lots of things were covered, brought up, hinted at, set up, put to bed and answered whilst lots more questions were raised at the same time (AND there is lots of sex!)

And to the reviewers who said - I don't care about the side characters like Cary and Megumi just get on with Eva and Gideon! - I disagree the secondary characters help make the book what it is - Cary is a huge part of Eva's life and I personally find his character very interesting, its also going to be interesting to see how the developments in the secondary characters lives effect Eva's and therefore her relationship with delectably Mr Cross. I find the russian mob perspective intriguing and am keen to learn more about the possible directions and different routes each story line could take, and what the hell is going on with Megumi???

So I have come away from book 3 not so annoyed that it's going to be 5 although I will say this book did seem a little shorter than the others (hence the 4 stars not 5) and it did just stop mid flow at the end like possibly it had been longer and then it was decided oooh we'll cut here an squeeze another book out, BUT I have to say having read a lot of Sylvia Day's book I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt because when she creates a story she really creates a story she pads all characters (no matter how secondary) and environments out well and leaves no stone unturned - my guess (and my hope) is that Sylvia Day has got so engrossed in the story she couldn't stop writing! 

Oh and Sylvia, be a love and finish the Renegade Angels series please!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19823.Sylvia_Day


Book Description

The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires… 

From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn’t resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I’d been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession…

Blood and Sand (Elemental World, Book 2) by Elizabeth Hunter

I couldn't put it down! Elizabeth's writing style is beautiful and I am so pleased that the lovely Baojia got his own book and his own love story, he certainly caught my interest in the Elemental Mysteries series (which are also must reads).  It was great to finally learn what made Baojia tick.

I am a huge fan of Elizabeth's writing style she creates complex characters and weaves her story so well you feel like you are in the middle of it.  Her female characters are always strong and Natalie Ellis is no different she is very likeable and the interactions between Baojia and Nat have you falling along with them.

It was lovely to catch up with old faces and I have a feeling we will see them all again in the next books, Tenzin still amazes me!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5251202.Elizabeth_Hunter

Book Description:

Dead women are showing up in the desert east of San Diego, and no one understands why. When the story comes to the attention of reporter Natalie Ellis, she can't help but make comparisons to the tragic deaths she'd investigated years ago. Are these women the victims of a serial killer, or something even more insidious?

Bodies may be piling up in his sire's territory, but water vampire and feared enforcer, Baojia, is stuck entertaining the rich and clueless at a club in San Diego. He's taken his exile with all the grace he could muster, but his patience is starting to thin.

Sparks fly when mortal and immortal are thrown together, and Natalie comes face to face with a reality that was lurking in the corners of her life. Pursuing the truth could cost Baojia everything, including the mortal woman who has earned his grudging respect.

BLOOD AND SAND is the second novel in the expanded Elemental World series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries.

Her Avenging Angel (Her Angel Series, Book 7) by Felicity Heaton

I went into this book thinking, I am not going to like Nevar but I wanted to see where this books goes, plus I thought, I am bound to get another fix of Asmodeus and I am totally addicted to the series as whole, so I went for it.

How wrong I was - I loved Nevar - and I also got my fix of Asmodeus - BONUS!

Again the world building, character descriptions and awesome fight scenes in this book blow you away, I love the storyline that runs through the books each one building with more and more pace to what I can see being an epic showdown in the final book, whenever that comes (I hope it isn't too soon as I am so not ready for this world to finish yet).

Nevar and Lysia's love story is beautiful, two damaged souls that finally find balance in each other.

I am very much looking forward to the next book, our group of outcasts that have become more like a family and the 13 have vowed to help heaven and hell track down the four Princes of Hell to save the world.  The next story cannot come quick enough for me. 

I have to admit that I am now suffering from withdrawals, I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review, I received books 4,5 & 6 also and have read them in quick succession one after another finishing with book 7 (this one).  I now feel a tad bereft, I have been lost in them over the last few weeks, swallowed up in this awesome world and now I have run out of story.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

Book Description:

Once a proud angel of Heaven, Nevar is now a servant of Hell, bound to a new master—the King of Demons. Consumed by darkness and driven to seek revenge, he set in motion a series of events that awakened the Great Destroyer, a force that will bring about the apocalypse. Now, he is the creature’s master and the fate of our world rests in the hands of an angel with only darkness in his heart.

Lost in the mortal realm without any recollection of how she came to be there, Lysia is only aware that she has survived a great battle. When she stumbles into a demon bar, she finds more than a chance to discover what happened to her—she finds a dark and deadly angel warrior who stirs fire in her veins and awakens soul-searing passion she cannot deny.

With the mounting threat of the Great Destroyer, the forces of Heaven and Hell against him, and a band of dangerous angels intent on capturing Lysia on his heels, can Nevar protect the beautiful woman who is light to his darkness and find the strength to save the world?

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Her Wicked Angel (Her Angel, Book 5) by Felicity Heaton

Well, there was me thinking you couldn't get any more "bad boy" than Veiron in the last book and then enters Asmodeus!  He's one hell of a bad boy - and in all honestly I think my fave of the series so far.

Liora is sarcastic, which I love and the banter between these two is just as fun to read as those between Veiron and Erin in the last book.

The story line of Asmodeus and Liora doesn't disappoint, it's hot, fun and entertaining.  Love the addition of Romulus and Remus too.

The story running in the background through these books has kicked up a notch again (if that is even possible) and I am now chomping at the bit to read Nevar's story which is already lined up on my kindle!  What the hell is going to happen when The Great Destroyer arrives???

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton


Book Description:

The King of Demons and the Devil’s right hand man, Asmodeus is a dark angel born of evil and created for destruction. When his master orders him to venture into the mortal world and retrieve a female for him, he seizes the chance to leave Hell for the first time, uncaring of what the Devil has planned for her… until he sets eyes on the most beautiful woman he has ever seen—a female who awakens new feelings within his black heart, unleashing passion so intense that it controls him and desire he cannot resist.

He will not let his wretched master have her. She will belong to him.

Liora is a witch with a bad reputation and an obsession with fighting demons. A mission gone wrong sees her sent to Paris to cool off, but when a dark and deadly warrior with a gaze of golden fire lands in her life, she ends up burning hotter than Hell for the wicked angel. Nothing will stand between her and the immense, forbidding male. Not her cousin. Not Asmodeus’s sworn enemy and twin, Apollyon. And certainly not the Devil.

Caught up in a tempest of danger and soul-searing passion, can they survive against the odds and seize their forever after?  

Her Demonic Angel (Her Angel Series, Book 5) by Felicity Heaton

Well when I finished the last book in the series I had a feeling that things were only going to get bigger and better in the next book (this one), even though the last one knocked my socks off and I was not disappointed!

I must just say, Veiron = 100% total and utter YUM! I would quite happily be on the receiving end of one of his salacious grins!

Erin is fab, I love the relationship between these two - sassy and full of whit.

Again the world building is amazing, the romance sweeps you up and satisfies you with the hot as hell love scenes, the turmoil and heart wrenching pain that the characters go through makes you ache for them, and once again the storyline that Felicity has written blows you away - those Epic fight scenes that Felicity writes so well do not disappoint in this book either, you literally feel like you are in the room avoiding hell's angels and black power with them.

I loved the last book and this one has taken it to a whole new level! I cannot wait to get into the next book in the series (and it is already lined up on my kindle).

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

Book Description:

A demonic angel with a heart of ice, Veiron walks a dark path with vengeance on his mind. Nothing will sway him from his mission to destroy his master... until he risks his life to enter Hell once more to save a mortal female. The fiery beauty makes him burn with hungers he must battle and needs he cannot deny, tempting him to surrender body and soul to her.

Erin is convinced her refusal to do the Devil’s bidding will see her die in a terrifying realm straight out of her nightmares. The last thing she expects is the lethally sensual warrior who breaks into her cell and awakens the darkest desires of her heart and a fierce longing to know the heat of his caress.

Pulled into an incredible world where war is set to ignite and darkness is on the rise, Erin races with Veiron to escape the Devil’s legions in a journey fraught with danger and filled with passion that flares white-hot.

When Erin is faced with a life-shattering realisation and an extraordinary destiny, will their love give them the strength to battle both Heaven and Hell or will they be parted forever?

Her Guardian Angel (Her Angel, Book 4) By Felicity Heaton

This was another fabulous instalment of the Her Angel series, some of the battles in this book are epic, the turmoil that the characters go through is palpable.  The world is built amazingly and the characters paths and stories are interlinked and superbly written.  The storyline is amazing, how Felicity keeps coming up with these great stories is beyond me. 

I have loved every minute of this story, it's got everything, romance, hot as hell love scenes, betrayal, loyalty, mystery, intrigue, turmoil, battles of will and epic fight scenes and yet I still feel as though we are working towards an even bigger storyline in the future books (if that is even possible!)

I cannot wait to dive into the next book.....Bring it on!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

Book Description:

A love so strong it will shake Heaven and Hell.

A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia’s trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings for the beautiful woman he has watched over since her birth.

Amelia has gone from one bad relationship to another, so when a gorgeous guy moves in next door looking like Mr Right, she hopes he doesn’t turn out to be another black knight in disguise. But there’s more to Marcus than meets the eye, and when he rescues her from three demonic men, Amelia is thrust into his nightmarish world. On the run from demonic angels and the Devil himself, aided by warrior angels and their amazing women, Marcus and Amelia discover a love that will last forever.

When the strength of that love is put to the test, will Marcus and Amelia win their fight for survival against the odds or will they lose in a deadly eternal game between Heaven and Hell?

My Big Fat Demon Slayer Wedding (Biker Witches Mystery, Book 5) by Angie Fox

Fabulous, I have loved all of these books and each one has been even better than the last!

We really see lizzie come into her own and finally she has realised that she has a family and people that love her and make her a stronger person! It's been an emotional journey.

Dimitri oh my, please tell me there is a Dimitri shaped mould somewhere and that someone has started up a production line, I mean just how much swoon worthiness can one man (or sexy shapeshifting griffin) contain?

It was good to finally meet people from Lizzie's pre demon slayer life and lovely to see them accept her new life even if it was a little reluctantly at first, especially after the knock back from her biological father in the last book.

As always there is guaranteed hilarity whenever the biker witches, Pirate and Flappy are in tow and this book is no exception.

I really hope this isn't the last book in the series but if it is then it is indeed the perfect ending to what has been a fabulous journey!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1332605.Angie_Fox

Book Description:

Lizzie Brown is about to have the destination wedding her dreams. But as this former preschool teacher knows, being a demon slayer makes everything more complicated. The vengeful Earl of Hell is still on her tail. And now it seems that one of the guests at the eccentric, seaside mansion is possessed and trying to kill her. Maybe she should just elope.

The groom, studly shape-shifting griffin Dimitri Kallinikos, vows to protect her at all costs. Yet even he is acting suspicously. And minions of the devil are popping up everywhere. Now Lizzie must protect her socialite mother, her Greek inlaws and her grandmother’s gang of biker witches – all of whom are convinced they know what’s best for her, and her big day. As the wedding draws closer, Lizzie has to learn who is behind the attacks – and fast – or risk losing everyone she loves.

Last of the Demon Slayers (Biker Witch Mystery, Book 4) by Angie Fox

They get better and better - Lizzie once again has proven herself to be even more of a bad ass, butt kicking demon slayer and has a few more tricks up her sleeve!

Dimitri is, although I didn't think it possible, even more swoon-worthy in this book and finally asks a very important question!!

Grandma and the biker witches are still hilarious and even Grandma get's caught in a very compromising situation under a tree naked with a hippy! Go Grandma!!!

Max makes a return along with....another demon slayer! But wasn't Lizzie the last one? I hear you ask, hell no there are yet more lovely twists in this book and again a real nasty piece of work of a bad guy to be banished!

We meet Lizzie's real Dad - using two faced slimebag he is too!

Pirate keeps the awesome one liners rolling in and Flappy finally learns how to sit!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1332605.Angie_Fox


Book Description:

Lizzie Brown would like to have one normal date. Instead, she gets a towering inferno with a message: her long-lost dad is a fallen angel in danger of becoming a demon. Not good. Especially since she’s a demon slayer.

Her grandma advises her to stay out of it. Her sexy-as-sin shape-shifter boyfriend would much rather she devote her attention to more carnal pursuits. And her dog’s one demand is for more bacon. After all, he can’t train his pet dragon on an empty stomach.

But Lizzie knows there’s no other choice but to hop on her Harley and help her dad—even if the search for the truth brings a bad-boy slayer back into her life and leads her into the middle of a war to end all wars.

A Tale of Two Demon Slayers (Biker Witches Mystery, Book 3) by Angie Fox

This books picks up right after The Dangerous Book For Demon Slayers, with Dimitri and Lizzie finally heading off to Greece for some "alone time" and to see his sisters finally after saving them in the first book An Accidental Demon Slayer.

However things do not go to plan, Grandma decides that Lizzie's official Demon Slayer training is to take place in Greece and as such her and the other 37 biker witches turn up and pitch camp on the grounds of Dimitri's idillic Villa, then arrives her trainer the enigmatic Rochmort (he's an interesting character) add to that Pirate the dog finding a new pet, an ex fiance of Dimitri's and her brother, Dimitri's sisters continuing to loose their powers rather than gain them. Oh and Dimitri has a secret to tell Lizzie that could spell disaster literally for the world and puts Lizzie in grave danger but I wont tell you about that because I really think you should read it instead (you won't be disappointed!)

Lots of plot twists and an epic battle at the end - same great writing, onto the next instalment!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1332605.Angie_Fox

Book Description:

In this third installment of Fox's red-hot, hilarious paranormal series, Lizzie and the gang travel to Dimitri's home in Greece where they are confronted with his past . . . and an unwelcome family secret that could destroy them all. Original.

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers (Biker Witches Mystery Book 2) - by Angie Fox

I LOVE this series, unfortunately I made the mistake of finishing this book and literally jumping straight into the next one so its all kind of melded into one long story and I don't feel like I can review this book properly! Note to self made for next time: Don't read the next one until you have reviewed the first one!! But I enjoyed it so much i couldn't help myself and had to dive straight in.

Dimitri is as hot as ever in this book but I did start to worry and him and seriously thought he and Lizzie would be over by the end!

Heaps of sarcasm and hilarity throughout this book from Lizzie, Grandma and the rest of the crew. Fab story line, brilliant creepy as hell baddies - and the wonderful Pirate who is not only a talking dog but now plays scrabble and can count too!

Get yourself involved read this series its a wonderful easy read that has you laughing out loud one minute and crapping it the next.



 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1332605.Angie_Fox

Book Description:

Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book ...

Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting hocus-pocus, my biker witch granny gives me just half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that's another story. It's not like my job as a preschool teacher prepared me for this kind of thing.

So I've decided to write my own manual, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, because no one tells me anything. Dimitri, my "protector," may be one stud of a shape-shifting griffin, but he always thinks he can handle everything by himself. Only he's no match for the soul-stealing succubi taking over Las Vegas. If I can't figure out how to save him - and Sin City - there'll be hell to pay.

Hunger (Vampires Realm, Book 8) by Felicity Heaton

Slipping back into this series is, for me, like settling into a comfy chair, I love this series!

It still amazes me how Felicity Heaton can write these books that are part of a series but can also be read as stand alone (except the first 3 they must be read together) and still make sense, if that makes any sense!  Each book is part of the bigger story and they all go together to give you the bigger picture.

Her world building in these books (and all of her others) is second to none, she writes about the struggles between love and duty very well and her descriptions of how the characters are feeling throughout the story really make you feel like you are going through the emotions with them.

This story follows more along the story line of the enhanced hunters and the midnight plot.  Our main female is Eve, she has some real issues that need to be addressed, like the fact she spent her human life hunting vampires only to be betrayed by someone she trusted and loved which resulted in her death and now she has become the one thing she hated about all else, a vampire.  But not just any old weakling vampire, she is a pureblood of the Vehemens bloodline, which came about due to some genetic manipulation carried out by her mother.

Enter our fabulous lead male Tor (sorry I need a moment..... its difficult to mention his name without going weak at the knees and dribbling like a fool) he is yet another fantastic lead male (Felicity writes strong lead men that you never fail to fall for).  Tor has been tasked with the job of escorting Eve to her new home, being the mansion of the Vehemens bloodline.  Her sister Lilith is mated to the head of the Vehemens bloodline, Lincoln (oh dear the weak knee problem has just cropped up again) and he has sent Tor to bring her home safely and protect her against everything, including herself.

Soon after their journey starts, it becomes apparent that this mission isn't going to be easy, someone is trying to kill Eve, Tor learns that she has revenge on her mind and when he hears why he swears to assist her in getting her revenge, cue some rather steamy scenes, and then the plot thickens, not only is the person she is hunting for revenge still trying to kill her, but he is also a large part of the midnight plan, can Tor help Eve get her revenge, can they and the Law Keepers prevent the next step of the Midnight plot coming to fruition, will Eve and Tor have their happily ever after?

You will have to pick up the book to find out!

Enjoy!!!! (I certainly did, I cannot wait for the next instalment)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton


Book Description:

Betrayed by one of her own and turned into a vampire, hunter Eve is consumed by her hunger for vengeance and has spent five years surviving hell, driven to take the life of the man she once loved. But just as she is about to close in on the hunter-turned-vampire, an event is set in motion that threatens to see him slip beyond her grasp forever—the leader of her bloodline has sent an escort to bring her to the family’s mansion. To a nest of the very creatures she once hunted and loathes.

A vampire assassin hardened by centuries of service, Tor is a man of discipline and loyalty, never straying from his mission or the rules set out for him, and has purged all his weaknesses, including his emotions.

But the moment he meets the broken, fiery female he is to escort to Oslo, something dangerous awakens in him, something possessive and powerful, and when he is pulled into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the man who betrayed her, Tor discovers he will do anything to protect the woman slowly claiming his heart and give her the vengeance she desires—even break all the rules.

Can Eve embrace her new vampire nature in order to have her revenge and find a reason to live again in Tor? Can Tor and Eve stop the man who betrayed her and the deaths of thousands of innocents? Or will he succeed in creating a new army of hybrid vampires who will rise up against the purebloods?

The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness

I have loved this trilogy, all of the characters are wonderful and I have waited (a long time) since the last book to finally find out what happens to the delectable Matthew de Clairmont and his lovely Diana Bishop and also I was keen to uncover the secrets of the Ashmole 782!

P.S. I think I may be slightly in love with Gallowglass!

Unfortunately due to other books that I was reading I didn't have time to read the first two in this series again before starting the final book, which meant the first chapter of The Book of Life was a little disorientating for me as I struggled to remember names etc but by chapter two I was hooked, I really struggled to put it down and had quite a few days sporting some seriously heavy bags under my eyes due to reading well into the early hours the night before - hey ho who needs sleep when there is a wonderful story unfolding on the page in front of you.

The end of the book came, and lots of questions were answered BUT more were raised in my mind! I literally read the end and thought this cannot be the end surely there will be more books to come (and I sincerely hope there will be!) We got the end of Matthew and Diana's story (well as far as the Asmole 782 is concerned and their family) But I do feel that the Gerbert issue needs to be resolved (Knox got his just desserts and so should Gerbert!) and what about the item that Phillipe's ghost gave back to Diana??? surely there must be more to come. I definitely feel the need for Gallowglass' story to be told and also would love to see how the twins grow once their powers have been realised.

I am not sure the close was satisfying enough for the end of the trilogy - or perhaps it's because I felt so vested in the characters that I am just disappointed it is over!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3849415.Deborah_Harkness

Book Description:
After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’s enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency. In the trilogy’s final volume, Harkness deepens her themes of power and passion, family and caring, past deeds and their present consequences. In ancestral homes and university laboratories, using ancient knowledge and modern science, from the hills of the Auvergne to the palaces of Venice and beyond, the couple at last learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago.

With more than one million copies sold in the United States and appearing in thirty-eight foreign editions, A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night have landed on all of the major bestseller lists and garnered rave reviews from countless publications. Eagerly awaited by Harkness’s legion of fans, The Book of Life brings this superbly written series to a deeply satisfying close.

Tempted By A Rogue Prince (Eternal Mates Book #3) by Felicity Heaton

Let me start by saying that no one can make you fall in love with a twisted, tortured soul like the author of this book, Felicity Heaton, can!

Our main hero is Vail, an Elf prince that was tricked into 42 centuries of abuse and made to do things that haunt him by a dark witch named Kordula, she used a prophecy that Vail's Ki'ara (Fated Female/Eternal Mate) would be witch and tricks Vail into believing that it is her, from there she uses her power against him, following her death (shame, NOT) he has found himself roaming the black lands of hell whilst fighting the darkness within him that threatens to overtake the last sliver of goodness that remains in his heart.  He has lost his homeland, his people hate him because whilst under her spell he killed thousands of them and most of all he fears that he will never be able to call Prince Loren (his story is book one of the series) his brother again. His only aim in life now is to kill any witch that he comes across as punishment for Kordula's actions, when he meets one the darkness rises up and takes over him and often wakes to find himself covered in blood with no recollection of what he has done but he knows that whatever or whoever he has killed, he enjoyed doing it.

The beginning of this book really lets you into Vail's mind, you get a real sense of the desperation and how deeply his centuries of abuse have affected him, Felicity writes this well and your heart aches for this unfortunate soul.  Whilst on the verge of loosing himself completely he is taken prisoner by the new King of the Fifth Realm, King Bruan who has a score to settle with Vail's brother, Prince Loren, as he and his Elf army assisted King Thorn of the Third Realm in a war against the Fifth Realm ultimately ending in the death of the original King who was also Braun's brother.

Vail is badly injured during his capture and is shut away in a cell, a young witch named Rosalind is brought to his cell to heal him.  We have met Rosalind before, in the last book, she was instrumental in the outcome of the war and assisted the good guys (aka Prince Loren and King Thorn) in their victory over the Fifth Realm, but the end of battle saw Rosalind being taken prisoner by the Fifth Realm demons.  She is a good witch who uses light magic powered by nature not dark magic powered by the grave.  She was also given a prophecy that one day she would meet and Elf Prince and shortly after would die, she narrowly avoided meeting Prince Loren in the last book but still managed to assist him in the war.

She has no idea who he is or that he is an Elf Prince, and despite the pleas of another cell mate, and incubus named Fenix, who begs her not to heal the male or they will all regret it.  Rosalind cannot let another being suffer when she has the ability to heal them.  She heals Loren and he really has to fight the darkness within him which senses she is a witch and immediately calls for her blood.

Rosalind herself suffers terrible nightmares, she has always used her powers for good and for healing, but during the war was forced to take lives to save her friends and the soul of every life that she took haunts her and she fears that the darkness will consume her and make her use dark magic like the rest of her family.

This is an interesting time in the book, because both Vail and Rosalind are conflicted (as they are during most of the book), he has a bone deep hatred of her kind that the darkness within him wants to kill, but he also has instant instincts to protect this little female for reasons he cannot fathom, again Felicity writes the turmoil in his head as he struggles to process his feelings brilliantly.

Rosalind too has a natural aversion to him as her prophecy says that she will die shortly after meeting an elf prince, but again is drawn to him by something inexplicable.

Vail, Rosalind and Fenix escape and the journey they take is not only one of survival as the demons of the Fifth Realm are in pursuit, but one of discovery, not only of who they truly are but also a discovery of love, and how they can heal each others darkest issues and balance each other out.  Throw in some awesome battle scenes and some rather steamy episodes (both of which Felicity writes particularly well) and you have everything a girl could want in a book.

I loved this book, this author is one of my favourites, her world building is genuinely amazing and you feel as though you know her characters as you read through the pages.  This was welcome addition to Eternal Mates series and has left me hungry for more.  I just have this feeling that Bleu (Prince Loren's right hand man) is going to end up being the Hyperion or Snow of this series, if you have read Felicity's Vampires Realm or VET series of books then you will know what I am talking about it :) if you haven't read them, then what the hell are you waiting for, go get started now and add the Eternal Mates series to your reading list, you will not be disappointed, I promise!

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

Book Description:

An elf prince on the verge of losing himself to the darkness, Vail is maddened by the forty-two centuries he was under the control of a witch and forced to war with his brother. Now, he roams Hell seeking an escape from his terrible past and the heads of all who bear magic. When demons of the Fifth Realm capture him, he sees a chance to end his existence, but when he wakes in a cell to a beautiful female, he finds not death but his only shot at salvation—his true fated mate.

Captured by the enemy of the Third Realm when the war ended, Rosalind has spent months in the cells of the Fifth Realm with her magic bound, forced to heal the new king’s demon warriors, and haunted by the lives she has taken. When she’s brought to heal an unconscious man, she discovers her only hope of escape has come in the form of her worst nightmare and the first part of a prediction that might spell her doom—a devastatingly handsome and dangerous dark elf prince.

Unwilling to fall under the control of anyone ever again, Vail must escape before the Fifth King can use him as a pawn in a deadly game of revenge, but he cannot leave without Rosalind, the woman who looks at him with dark desire in her stunning eyes and awakens a fierce hunger in his heart. A witch who drives him mad with need even as the darkness within whispers she will enslave him too.

Can Rosalind escape her fate as they embark on a journey fraught with danger and resist the temptation of her rogue elf prince? And can Vail overcome the memories that madden him in order to seize his chance for salvation and the heart of his fated female forever?

Note: I was lucky enough to receive and ARC of this book for my review.

This book is widely available, some of the retailers are below:

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MHLQOW8
iBooks UK: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/isbn9781909306622?at=1l3voM2
Kobo UK: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-GB/ebook/tempted-by-a-rogue-prince-eternal-mates-romance-series-book-3

Google Play: 

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Felicity_Heaton_Tempted_by_a_Rogue_Prince?id=IG8ZBAAAQBAJ

Author Website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/tempted-by-a-rogue-prince-paranormal-romance-novel.php

The Accidental Demon Slayer (Biker Witches Mystery, Book 1) by Angie Fox

I really liked this book and will definitely go on to read the others in the series because I found it to be a very funny, enjoyable, creepy, scary and occasionally hot, bit of escapism that was very easy to read.

Some readers have commented on how unreal the whole story is - but hang on a minute - isn't that why a lot of us read fiction? I mean witches, vampires, griffins, werewolves, demons and the like aren't real so why should everything else in a book be real and believable? why shouldn't an author bend or break the norm to send us on a journey of escapism! That's certainly what I like to look for in a book when the mood takes me!

I like Lizzie, she has just the right amount of sass, however she annoys me when she keeps saying she wants to go back to her old life when quite clearly deep down she doesn't but then that's kinda part of the story, finding her true self and accepting her destiny.

Pirate the talking Jack Russell is hilarious and is a great addition to the cast.

Dimitri, what can I say about him other than where the hell can I order myself one of him! (Yum)

As for Grandma Gertie and the rest of the Biker Witches, they rock! and they had me laughing out loud on many occasions whilst I read it.

So for great light-hearted easy read that has you laughing your socks off on one page and cowering behind a cushion at the scary/creepy bits on the next page - go on, give this book a go!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1332605.Angie_Fox

Book Description:

Newly anointed with demon-fighting powers and suddenly able to hear the thoughts of her hilarious Jack Russell terrier, a preschool teacher finds a whole new world of dark and dangerous, including a sexy shape-shifting griffin she's not entirely sure she can trust.

Heart of Iron (London Steampunk, Book 2) by Bec McMaster

Bec McMaster did it again!

I have loved all of the books in this series so far, the characters are lovable rogues and you find yourself routing for them from the beginning, I was really looking forward to this book, as my interest in the young Will Carver aka The Beast of Whitechapel was certainly piqued from the snippets of him that you got in books 1 and 1.5, so I was really looking forward to sinking my teeth into a book about Will, and I wasn't disappointed.

Our main characters in this book are Lena (Honoria's younger sister) and Will (Blade's second in command). Lena left Whitechapel a year ago to return to the white tower and the Echelon as her half brother's (Leo Barrons) Ward because she felt there was nothing left for her in Whitechapel following Will's knock back when she kissed him and he ended up leaving the Warren to avoid her. Will has struggled throughout the years they spent living under the same roof, he has a real disinterest towards women after his mother sold him to a travelling showman for £5 after he caught the loupe virus (hence him being verwulfen) and he spent 10 years locked in a cage as entertainment for the Blue Blood of the Echelon, before Blade rescued him. The only other female he has ever trusted is Esme, Blade's housekeeper. So when Lena arrives at the Warren and flirts with him, he doesn't know how to handle it, and she stirs dangerous emotions and needs within him that he doesn't know how to deal with, so for fear or hurting or infecting her with the loupe virus he tries to distance himself. Only he cant actually keep away, but can he control himself enough not to hurt her? and can he keep his hands off her so that he doesn't infect her?

In the year since Lena has returned to the Echelon, she has become somewhat of a spy for the humanist movement, and when Will finds a coded message on her person and realises that she's in trouble he tries to find out how deep she has gone. There are other things a foot, a humanist movement that is torn between two factions, a treaty between the blue bloods and the verwulfen, and a total arse of a blue blood lord that has his sights firmly set on Lena, a new found game of the blue bloods that puts any debutantes in danger, topped off with the steamy as hell chemistry between Lena and Will and you have yourself one hell of a book.

You also get to catch up some of the old favourites and I love how this untoward but very close family stick together through thick and thin.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5763301.Bec_McMaster

Book Description:

In Victorian London, if you’re not a blue blood of the Echelon then you’re nothing at all. The Great Houses rule the city with an iron fist, imposing their strict ‘blood taxes’ on the nation, and the Queen is merely a puppet on a string…

Lena Todd makes the perfect spy. Nobody suspects the flirtatious debutante could be a sympathizer for the humanist movement haunting London’s vicious blue blood elite. Not even the ruthless Will Carver, the one man she can’t twist around her little finger, and the one man whose kiss she can’t forget…

Stricken with the loupe and considered little more than a slave-without-a-collar to the blue bloods, Will wants nothing to do with the Echelon or the dangerous beauty who drives him to the very edge of control. But when he finds a coded letter on Lena—a code that matches one he saw on a fire-bombing suspect—he realizes she’s in trouble. To protect her, he must seduce the truth from her.

With the humanists looking to start a war with the Echelon, Lena and Will must race against time—and an automaton army—to stop the humanist plot before it’s too late. But as they fight to save a city on the brink of revolution, the greatest danger might just be to their hearts…

Forged In Fire (Red-Hot Seals, Book 1) by Trish McCallan

I really enjoyed this book, in fact I couldn't put it down, I wouldn't normally have purchased this book, I am a PNR buff at heart, but this was available at a discount on Amazon due to a previous purchase I made, and boy I do not regret ordering it. From the start I was hooked and finished the whole book in a one day monster reading session (finishing at around 4:30 am - thank Ms McCallan for the bags under my eyes today) but I just could not pull myself away from the pages.

The story line was excellent and gripping and I kept thinking ok I'll stop at the end of the paragraph, the end came and then I was like oh I want to know what happens next just one more. Love the characters and I cannot wait for the second book, Forged in Ash, to learn more at Simcosky, hope we get an update on the gorgeous Zane and the lovely Beth too and am intrigued to see if Mac's new found stirrings for the formidable Amy head anywhere. As for Rawls, well he needs to be getting some action too!

 

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5183827.Trish_McCallan

 

Book Description:

 

Beth Brown doesn’t believe in premonitions until she dreams a sexy stranger is gunned down during the brutal hijacking of a commercial airliner. When events in her dream start coming true, she heads to the flight’s departure gate. To her shock, she recognizes the man she’d watched die the night before.

Lieutenant Commander Zane Winters comes from a bloodline of elite warriors with psychic abilities. When Zane and two of his platoon buddies arrive at Sea-Tac Airport, he has a vision of his teammates’ corpses. Then she arrives—a leggy blonde who sets off a different kind of alarm.

As Beth teams up with Zane, they discover the hijacking is the first step in a secret cartel’s deadly global agenda and that key personnel within the FBI are compromised. To survive the forces mobilizing against them, Beth will need to open herself to a psychic connection with the sexy SEAL who claims to be her soul mate.

Third Bites A Charm (Emily Sullivan Series, Book 3) by Mary Whitten

I really enjoyed this, the third instalment of the series (only gripe would be that there wasn't enough of Axle!!!) But I loved it as much as the first two books.

There were a few typos in the book, not a complaint just commenting on it :)

These books are a very easy read, with lots of plot twists and turns, and I am keen to learn what Emily and the Crew get up to next and of course I am dying to meet the new little addition. I am eager to learn more about Emily's powers, to see how Axle and Emily progress with the next step in their lives. The war between witches that was built up towards then end of the book has definitely piqued my interest, and I am also intrigued as to how Terrica will fit in and can't quite decide if I trust her yet.

Mary Whitten has impressed me again. Bring on the next book!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5989604.Mary_Whitten

Book Description:

What happens in the coven doesn’t always stay in the coven.
Emily Sullivan misses the normal days, the days of working a normal job, with a human boyfriend, and never having to worry about catching someone on fire every time she sneezed. Now, she’s undercover in New Orleans learning the practice of witchcraft from a powerful warlock, her grandfather. His coven is in trouble; fires, burglary, kidnappings… it’s Emily’s job to find out who and why before the attacks become deadly.
Emily wants to take her relationship with Axle to the next level but something is holding her back. She discovers that the two are under a dark curse. Each time they get close something bad happens, and if they were to take it all the way someone could get hurt, or worse.
Emily saves a helpless girl from a vampire, but no good deed goes unnoticed. The vampires of New Orleans know a big secret about Emily and they are out for blood… every last drop.

The Human (The Eden Trilogy, Book 2) by Keary Taylor

I loved The Bane (book one in the trilogy) and when I had finished it I got straight on amazon and downloaded the second book The Human, I didn't think it would be possible for it to be as good as The Bane but it was! Couldn't put either of them down and my housework totally fell by the wayside because I was soooo engrossed in the books.

The plot twists were awesome, the storyline is fabulous, well planned and well written, the last two chapters were immense and that ending......*speechless*

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3420702.Keary_Taylor

Book Description:

The city of New Eden is cleared, but it won’t stay that way forever. The Bane continue to advance in horrific ways that will wipe humanity from the face of the Earth. A storm is coming, one none of them could have dared imagine.

When a group of outsiders come to the city, everyone is on edge. They have too many questions and not enough answers about where they are from or what they want. Just because they are human doesn’t mean they can be trusted.

Eve made a choice–one that could have deadly repercussions. Desperate hearts bring about desperate actions. Now she must make another decision as her world continues to crumble: come to terms with who she really is, or risk her sanity. She thought she had unlocked all the secrets from her past, but there are truths still buried that leave her questioning what is real and what is not.

Eden (The Eden Trilogy, Book 1) by Keary Taylor

After reading the Fall of Angels series but Keary Taylor, which is brilliant you should all read it!, I thought I would have a look and see what else she had written and having read the description I thought "well this is right up my alley!" and downloaded it - I really struggled to put it down! and after 3 nights of almost no sleep because I just kept thinking oh one more chapter then I'll turn in, then I'd finished- Fab story, well thought out and written, in fact I could easily see this being an excellent film.

Lots of action, fabulous story, immense characters and one hell of a love triangle to boot! Had to download book 2 "The Human" immediately after finishing will review that one shortly.

Well done Keary Taylor yet another fabulous book.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3420702.Keary_Taylor

Book Description:

Before the Evolution there was TorBane: technology that infused human DNA with cybernetic matter. It had the ability to grow new organs and limbs, to heal the world. Until it evolved out of control and spread like the common cold. The machine took over, the soul vanished, and the Bane were born. The Bane won't stop until every last person has been infected. With less than two percent of the human population left, mankind is on the brink of extinction.

Eve knows the stories of the Evolution, the time before she wandered into the colony of Eden, unable to recall anything but her name. But she doesn't need memories to know this world is her reality. This is a world that is quickly losing its humanity, one Bane at a time.

Fighting to keep one of the last remaining human colonies alive, Eve finds herself torn between her dedication to the colony, and the discovery of love. There is Avian and West – one a soldier, one a keeper of secrets. And in the end, Eve will make a choice that will change the future of mankind.

The Bane is The Terminator meets The Walking Dead with a heart-twisting romance.

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Book One) by Cassandra Clare

Well, I am not sure if, at 32 years of age, I should be ashamed that I loved this so much or that I am a HUGE Jace fan!.

ANYWAYS back to the book - wow! I can see this being a world in which I can totally immerse myself and get lost, I love the story line, the descriptions (although a wee bit flowery at times) and the world building and the characters all have depth. Oh and did I mention there is sarcasm in spades! which is a positive for me I love a bit of sarcasm and quick witted-ness!

That horrible bit of "close relative" news towards the end (I had seen that coming) but some other things I read earlier in the book has kind of left me clinging to the hope that this is not true - I really hope I'm right on that but I literally ended the book feeling mortified for both Jace and Clary I mean what could be worse than that right? actually kinda falling for someone for the first time then being told that! I so hope I am right and this is another of Valentine's tricks.

And of all the random things I am intrigued about, this star shaped chicken pox scar Clary has, now it was only mentioned once and Jace made no comment on it and turned away but for some reason I cant help but think this is going to be of some importance in the future.

I want to be a Shadowhunter when I grow up!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150038.Cassandra_Clare

Book Description:

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air.

It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk.

Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...


                  

Ascension (Shadow and Light Trilogy, Book 1) by Felicity Heaton

Being an avid fan of Felicity Heaton's Vampire books, and having read all of her VR and VET books I thought I would give Ascension a try, I couldn't put it down - I downloaded it on the Thursday night and finished it on Saturday the only reason it took so long was because of a pesky thing called work that I had to do in between my sessions of sinking my teeth into the gorgeous leading male, Taig! who knew a half man, half demon could be so hot! And as for the leading lady Lealandra, well, she's smart, strong, funny and powerful - the tension and the history between these two characters is, as always, well written by Felicity you feel like you know the characters and with every scene she sets you feel like you are there watching, during the battles (of which there are a quite a few) you literally feel like you are there dodging spells and killing bad guys with them. This book has it all, tension, romance, action, mega hotness, a deep story line, fabulous scene setting and of course characters that you will love.

Taig is half man, half demon, Lealandra is a very powerful witch - six years ago they spent 6 months together but Lealandra left to be paired with a counter-balance witch after being placed with him by her coven - now with her ascension looming and her counter-balance dead, coupled with some betrayal and all that other gripping stuff us readers love, there is only one person she can turn to for help, Taig but after her leaving him 6 years ago will he help her, will he be able to make peace with his own demons to enable himself to let her in and protect her.... you'll have to read the book to find out!!

I would urge any fan of Felicity's who hasn't read this to get involved, you will love Taig and Lea and the book ends answering lots of questions whilst leaving you with many more to be answered in the next two instalments!! (The only problem I have now is what am I going to read whilst I wait for book 2!).

And to anyone who hasn't read any of Felicity's books - read Ascension now - you will not be disappointed!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

Book Description:

A witch on the verge of achieving phenomenal power, Lealandra must turn to her half-breed demon ex-lover Taig for protection from the dark force that is after her and also from her own magic. With her Counter-Balance dead and her coven against her, Taig's blood and power is the only thing that can help her control her magic and survive the ascension and gain the strength to defeat her enemy.

Love Immortal by Felicity Heaton

As with all of the books I have read from Felicity Heaton, you are plunged into a rich, well described world that feels tangible, this story is told brilliantly and the parts are well constructed and perfectly knitted together. I had real difficulty putting the book down.

The action/fight/battle scenes are very good and the author makes you feel as though you are there. The whole story is well set up and delivered. The characters are strong and their lives and history are well explained and padded out, you really do feel as though you know them.

Lauren and Julian, our leading characters, are fab, but then all of the characters are. This book has tension, angst, love, battles, twists in the plot, dreamy guys, strong women, God's, demons, vampires & necromancers not to mention a pretty hot and totally damaged immortal arcadian commander sworn to protect the reincarnation of the daughter of a demi goddess who has been re-awakened to defeat the first ever werewolf!!!!

Read: June 2013 (and several times since!)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1228468.Felicity_Heaton

 

Book Description:

 

Rescued from werewolves by the most breathtaking man she's ever seen, Lauren is dragged into the fight of her life and a dark world she never knew existed. There, she discovers that she's the latest reincarnation of a goddess and must drink the blood of her immortal protector, Julian, in order to reawaken and continue her three thousand year old mission to defeat Lycaon, the original werewolf. With the help of Julian and an organisation of people with supernatural abilities, Lauren fights for her life, their future and the fate of mankind against Lycaon and his deadly army, but can she succeed when Lycaon has killed all of her predecessors? Can she crack the armour around Julian's heart and seize her happily forever after with him? And can Julian bring himself to trust Lauren with the fragments of his heart after everything he's been through?

 

 

Kiss of Steel (London Steampunk, Book 1) by Bec McMaster

This was my first venture into steampunk and also my first book by this author, I wasn't disappointed!!

I would say this is quite paranormal (which is a bonus as its my fave genre) with a steampunk twist, the steampunk element is mainly the descriptive elements i.e. the environment in which this story takes place, the modes of transport and items, some of the characters are "steampunk"

The world in which this story takes place is very well described and easy to imagine. The characters have depth and you really feel like you get to know them, the main characters are our leading lady Honoria, who is a very strong character with some real issues that needed to be addressed and the totally swoon-worthy Blade (where can I get myself one of him!!) whilst he's not your typical drop dead gorgeous hero you soon find yourself falling for him along side Honria as you read through the pages and immerse yourself in the intriguing world that Bec McMaster has created. The secondary characters in this also help make this a great book and I can easily see them going on to become main characters in further books in the series, I am definitely keen to learn more about young Will, Blades lieutenant and verwulfen aka "The Beast of Whitechapel" he has some issues and also I think Lena, Honoria's younger sister is going to be a firecracker of a leading lady.

I don't like spoilers in reviews and as such don't like to give much away about the plot in my own reviews. But I would like to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book and if you like anything paranormal or steampunk then read this, you will not be disappointed, I myself am moving straight on to book 2.

I cannot wait to read more from Bec McMaster and I really struggled to put this book down.

Read: June 2013

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5763301.Bec_McMaster


Book Description:

When Nowhere Is Safe

Most people avoid the dreaded Whitechapel district. For Honoria Todd, it's the last safe haven. But at what price?

Blade is known as the master of the rookeries—no one dares cross him. It's been said he faced down the Echelon's army single-handedly, that ever since being infected by the blood-craving he's been quicker, stronger, and almost immortal.

When Honoria shows up at his door, his tenuous control comes close to snapping. She's so...innocent. He doesn't see her backbone of steel—or that she could be the very salvation he's been seeking.

Beasthood (The Hidden Blood Series, Book1) by A. Z. Green

Firstly, what a prologue! I don’t think I have ever read one like it, and it certainly makes you sit up and pay attention, its short but my word it packs a punch!

The first few chapters, flick between present day with our main character Jaz (I really like her) who has found herself in therapy following a terribly disturbing nightmare a year ago, and the past (around the same time as the nightmare) with a group of unknown people discussing Jaz’s fate. These few chapters were a little disorientating at first and I was struggling to work out who was who, but I thought “no Lou, read these chapters again” and on the second read (having paid attention to the dates at the start of the chapters!) I got it and I have to say it is very cleverly done by the author, these chapters had me trying to put the pieces together to try and work out where the author was going and what had happened and begged me to read on, so I did….

Jaz is immediately likeable, she is sarcastic (love that) and has a faulty brain-to-mouth filter (a bit like my own), some of the things she says or thinks in the book have you really laughing. This book follows her journey through mistrust as she discovers the lies from the people she thinks are her family, little does she know that a lot of what she thinks is real is not and she’s not even the “person” she thought she was, add to that a delicious but moody love interest, although this isn’t your typical romance, and you have a book that sucks you in and doesn’t spit you back out until your finished – ha ha managed that without a spoiler whoop whoop!!

The characters are fabulous I wish I could go into more detail about some of them (one in particular) but it really would ruin the book for you before you read it (you will understand what I mean when you read it), the chemistry between Jaz and “the one I won’t describe” is intense but seriously conflicted, the story is immense and so well thought out and there are many plot twists and things that make you go ooh I hadn’t thought of that.

I love that it is set in England and that I know some of the places mentioned, also I like that the author uses phrases that I would use so for me reading it felt ‘comfortable’ and I really like her writing style. Her character and location descriptions are brilliant and each character really has their own personality that pops out of the page at you.

And then the cliffhanger, you're just about to find out who…………

Book two ASAP please!! :0)

Read: June 2013 (and again January 2014)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7106784.A_Z_Green

Book Description:

The bloody, raw meat was tantalizing her; calling to her. She hated it and yearned for it all at once.
Stop, she ordered. What are you doing?!
So hungryyyyy, snarled a primal voice deep within her.
Don’t you dare! she screamed back.
But the primal hunger ignored her pleas and took over her body, forcing her rational voice deep within the crevices of her mind.


What would you do if you discovered you weren't human? That you turned into a bloodthirsty monster against your will?
What if your instincts, emotions and desires were torn between your own and the dark, dangerous animal lurking inside of you?
If it could make you yearn for someone you shouldn't, make you say and act in ways you wouldn't and overwhelm your whole existence?
If everything you'd ever known about your life was a lie?

In a world where a deeply hidden community is swathed in mystery, deadly secrets, betrayal and murder, Jaz Barker struggles to fight against the dangerous Beast within her and the emotions and desires it thrusts her way.

When tensions ride high and people she cares about are put in danger, she will have to decide how much of her newly awakened animal-side she's willing to let in.

And if it is worth the risk...