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Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Review: Shadows (Lux, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

November 1, 2012December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “Dear God, she was seconds away from melting into a useless puddle of girlie girl.” Oh yeah, I’m right there with that sentiment! This book is a prequel to Obsidian, but in […]

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Review: Fantastical (Fantasyland, #3) by Kristen Ashley

October 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Book 3 in Kristen Ashley’s Fantasyland series takes us away from the dark (but brilliant) intensity of The Golden Dynasty and back to the lightness with a similar feel to book 1 – Wildest […]

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Review: Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack, #1) by Suzanne Wright

October 25, 2012December 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I LOVED THIS BOOK!  (And in the interests of complete openness, I’m saying right here and now that I am rating and reviewing this book completely disregarding ‘that scene’ […]

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Review: Saving Grace (Mad World, #2) by Christine Zolendz

October 21, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review So, after finishing book 1 Fall From Grace at 2.45am this morning, and absolutely loving it, I got 5 hours sleep and was then straight into this one. Was it […]

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Review: Fall From Grace (Mad World, #1) by Christine Zolendz

October 21, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ Angsty

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OH MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!!! It’s 2.45am and I’ve just finished this book after reading it in one sitting. I absolutely could not put it down. Fantastic banter, […]

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Golden Dynasty

Review: The Golden Dynasty (Fantasyland, #2) by Kristen Ashley

October 16, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ Epic Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY, UTTERLY SENSATIONAL. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE READ! 6 STARS!!!  (Because 5 just isn’t enough!) Just when I think I have read the best of Kristen Ashley she comes along with something […]

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Review: Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2) by Lara Adrian

October 1, 2012May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I feel so dirty saying this, but I am loving this series! The BDB similarities continue unabashedly, but I can’t not read it. The second book in the Midnight […]

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Review: Chasing Magic (Downside Ghosts, #5) by Stacia Kane

September 22, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Whoa, what a rush! I feel as if I’ve just come back from Downside. These books suck you right into a dirty, gritty world, like you’re experiencing it all yourself, and […]

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Review: Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1) by Lara Adrian

September 18, 2012May 31, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it’s a blatant rip off of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and while reading it I felt like I was cheating on my beloved […]

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Review: Pleasure Unbound (Demonica, #1) by Larissa Ione

September 4, 2012August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review This book is seriously Hard Core PNR.  And I absolutely, freaking LOVED IT! The world is so all-encompassing – humans, demons, vampires and werewolves, all inter-breeding, creating an underworld […]

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Review: Until I Die (Revenants Trilogy, #2) by Amy Plum

August 6, 2012October 5, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “It hadn’t escaped my attention that I preferred to spend time with the undead rather than the living. I tried not to think about what that said […]

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Review: Die For Me (Revenants Trilogy, #1) by Amy Plum

August 2, 2012October 5, 2019 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Beautiful, original and imaginative YA PNR. I love this series! I have just reread this book, and I loved it more on the reread than I did […]

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Review: Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts, #4) by Stacia Kane

July 21, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review It was her problem, and she’d deal with it. Because dealing with personal problems was so fucking high on her list of skills.  OMG, I am such a high after reading […]

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Review: City of Ghosts (Downside Ghosts #3) by Stacia Kane

July 17, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Wow, what a ride!! I had such a hard time putting this book down. This book gets STRAIGHT back into the action, and doesn’t let up until the heart-pumping, fingernail-biting climax. […]

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Review: Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts, #2) by Stacia Kane

July 13, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 stars! “She was here, and she was stronger than this, harder than this. They could make her hate herself, make her doubt herself, but they couldn’t take away her deepest […]

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Review: Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane

July 8, 2012July 1, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Wow, I loved this book! A great start to what I’m sure is going to be yet another series for me to obsess over. The world, the characters and the storyline […]

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Review: Once Burned (Night Prince, #1) by Jeaniene Frost

June 27, 2012August 19, 2016 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review “I’m the only authentic Vlad. Everyone else is merely an envious imitation.”  There’s nothing more I really need to say is there? Vlad is Vlad, and he is AWESOME! I loved […]

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Review: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (The Three, #1) by Kristen Ashley

June 25, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review So we all know that Kristen Ashley can write sensational romance stories. The question is – can she write paranormal romance? I am happy to report that the answer to that […]

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Review: Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9) by J.R. Ward

May 2, 2012May 4, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review A 1am finish for me, and totally worth it. This one is definitely up there as one of my faves in the BDB series. I love Manny […]

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Review: Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee

April 30, 2012May 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review Wow! Just… WOW! I’m actually left a little bit speechless after everything that went on in this book. The first paragraph drops you right into the middle […]

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Review: Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward

April 24, 2012May 4, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review John Matthew gets his HEA. YAAAAAAY!!!! Since his appearance in the second book of the series, we have watched poor John suffer through so much. His background […]

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Review: Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7) by J.R. Ward

April 21, 2012May 4, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Book 7 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books is the first in the series that doesn’t feature one of the Brothers as a main character. Instead, we […]

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Review: The Alpha Alternative: JZB Sex Scene (Fever Series Bonus) by Karen Marie Moning

April 17, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Review Fever series bonus! Well, well, a sex scene from the POV of one of my favourite Alpha characters ever. “I have no desire to sleep with you. I want to fuck you. And there […]

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Review: Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) by J.R. Ward

April 6, 2012May 4, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Book 6 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and it’s finally time for Phury to have his story told. Phury’s book doesn’t always get a lot of love […]

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Review: Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward

April 4, 2012May 4, 2016 AJ Favourite

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review God, I love these brothers, just love them. Must confess I have a very soft spot for V (and Rhage… but let’s not get started down that […]

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