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Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Review: Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians, #3) by Dianne Duvall

February 15, 2014June 22, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This series just gets better and better! More action, a deeply intricate plot, kickass paranormal powers, fantastically funny banter and a romance between the snarky Immortal and […]

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Review: Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians, #2) by Dianne Duvall

February 11, 2014June 22, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Book 2 in the Immortal Guardians series, and the action, romance, and paranormal excitement continues! This time focussing on Marcus and Ami. I really liked Marcus in […]

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Review: Taste of Torment (Deep In Your Veins, #3) by Suzanne Wright

February 5, 2014June 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! This is a hidden gem of a PNR series that doesn’t seem to get a lot of publicity, but it absolutely should. Full of fantastic, smart-talking characters […]

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Review: Home for the Holidays (Night Huntress #6.5) by Jeaniene Frost

January 30, 2014July 5, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review Oh Cat and Bones, how I have missed you!!! I had heard that this was an important novella to read before diving into the finale of the Night Huntress series, and yeah, there […]

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Review: Reaver (Lords of Deliverance, #5; Demonica, #10) by Larissa Ione

December 19, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review  “You’re right. We’re not normal. We’re the most fucked-up, star-crossed lovers in history.” Finally! The twin mysteries of Reaver and Harvester are revealed, and Larissa Ione once again does […]

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Review: Sentinel (Covenant, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

December 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY GODS, WHAT AN EPIC, EPIC FINISH TO AN AMAZING SERIES! When you read the final book in a series, it is always with a great sense of expectation, and […]

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Review: Blood and Sand (Elemental World, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

October 24, 2013August 22, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I am a mad fan of Elizabeth Hunter’s Elemental Mysteries books, and love that she is giving us more of her world in this spin off series. I have […]

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Review: Somersgate House (Ghosts & Reincarnation, #1) by Kristen Ashley

October 13, 2013October 14, 2023 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review I LOVE KRISTEN ASHLEY! I’ve said it before, but with each book of hers I read, I adore her more and more.  I went into this book suffering from […]

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Review: Bound By Night (MoonBound Clan Vampires, #1) by Larissa Ione

October 2, 2013June 4, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I am a mad fan of Larissa Ione’s Demonica / Lords of Deliverance series, so when I discovered she was writing a series about vampires I was […]

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Review: Salvation (The Captive, #4) by Erica Stevens

September 20, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review A SENSATIONAL ENDING TO AN AMAZING SERIES! The final book in The Captive series dives straight into the action, and absolutely blew me away! After the hideous cliffy in Refugee, we get to see […]

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Review: Refugee (The Captive, #3) by Erica Stevens

September 19, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 MASSIVE STARS!! HOLY SHIT! That was … I can’t even… wow! Just… wow! This book was absolutely sensational, and I am obsessed, officially and absolutely obsessed with this series! The […]

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Review: Renegade (The Captive, #2) by Erica Stevens

September 18, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The second book in The Captive series, this is a fantastic follow up to book one – Captured – and continues the story of Arianna and Braith and their battle to be together […]

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Review: Captured (The Captive, #1) by Erica Stevens

September 16, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review YA paranormal dystopia – WIN! This is a fantastic start to a series that I know I am going to love! Set 100 years after vampires became tired of […]

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Review: A Touch of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #0.5) by Lara Adrian

September 14, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review A little extra from the Midnight Breed, as Gideon and Savannah finally get their story told! In the books that span the Midnight Breed series, Gideon is the smartass tech-geek […]

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Review: Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

September 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ??? Holy shit, I can’t believe all that went down in this book! Seriously! This whole book is a MASSIVE game changer for the series! […]

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Review: Waterlocked (Elemental World, #1.5) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 17, 2013August 22, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This is a great addition to the Elemental World. Set after the events of Building From Ashes, it’s a brief look into the lives of Terry and Gemma. We first […]

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Review: Building from Ashes (Elemental World, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 9, 2013September 10, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Carwyn, Carwyn, oh how I love you!!!! As a total scene stealing side character in the Elemental Mysteries series, he absolutely shines in his very own book, […]

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Review: A Fall of Water (Elemental Mysteries, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 6, 2013October 18, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review It’s over *sniff*, I can’t believe it’s over! But OMG, what a sensational ride! There are twists, turns, and shocks along the way, and after four books, everything is […]

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Review: The Force of Wind (Elemental Mysteries, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 4, 2013October 18, 2023 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Oh my God. I am still pulling myself together after finishing this book! Gio and Beatrice are now in China, having travelled to the seat of vampire politics to […]

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Review: This Same Earth (Elemental Mysteries, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter

August 2, 2013October 18, 2023 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Book 2 in the Elemental Mysteries series, this book dives right back into the story, getting us straight into the mindset of Beatrice, via a prologue fantastically written in […]

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Review: A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

July 31, 2013October 18, 2023 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Woohoo!! A new series for me to obsess over!! I am a massive lover of paranormal books, and this gem took me by surprise! Different from the paranormals that […]

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Review: Father Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6.5) by J.R. Ward

July 18, 2013May 4, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review I loved this little extra from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The whole premise of this novella, as well as my review, is a spoiler for anybody that hasn’t read the […]

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Review: End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3) by Susan Ee

July 7, 2013May 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 4 stars. A great finish to a unique and exciting YA paranormal that pushes the boundaries into science fiction, and brings a whole new perspective to angels and demons! Picking up […]

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Review: Scars and Songs (Mad World, #3) by Christine Zolendz

June 16, 2013March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!! MORE MAD WORLD… MORE SHANE!!! WIN!!!! I absolutely fell in love with Shane Maxton while reading Fall from Grace, and then Saving Grace – and why wouldn’t I? He’s […]

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Review: The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2) by Julie Kagawa

June 4, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Dystopia

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review The follow up to the fabulous The Immortal Rules, this is a dark and gritty story. And I loved it! Our badass little vampire heroine, Allie, is on the hunt to rescue […]

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