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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: 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: World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2) by Susan Ee

June 1, 2013May 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review “Welcome to the freak show” Um… yeah. That’s pretty apt really, because, wow. This book continues straight on from Angelfall and straight down the road to bizarro-land. It’s been two months since the […]

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Review: The Bite That Binds (Deep In Your Veins, #2) by Suzanne Wright

May 26, 2013June 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This was a great follow up to Here Be Sexist Vampires, and I am really enjoying this series! It actually has a bit of a Night Huntress vibe to […]

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Review: Here Be Sexist Vampires (Deep In Your Veins, #1) by Suzanne Wright

May 25, 2013June 24, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! Wow! This book has been on my tbr forever, and I started it on a whim, and then struggled to put it down. It totally took me […]

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Review: Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #4; Demonica, #9) by Larissa Ione

May 19, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Alright, anything I say about this book is going to be a massive spoiler for the earlier books in the series, so I will warn you not to click […]

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Review: Unbeautifully (Undeniable, #2) by Madeline Sheehan

May 14, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Another sensational read from Madeline Sheehan. AND GODDAMN, I WANT A HOT, BADASS, FOUL-MOUTHED BIKER BOY!!! Danny and Ripper… “Ours was the furthest thing from a picture-perfect romance; it […]

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Review: Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #2; Demonica, #7) by Larissa Ione

May 10, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review The second book in the Lords of Deliverance series gives us the story of second Horseman (woman), Limos, and sexy human, Arik, and OMG, it was a sensational ride […]

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Review: Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #1; Demonica, #6) by Larissa Ione

May 8, 2013October 30, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review This book is the first of the Lords of Deliverance series, a follow on from Ione’s Demonica series, which I absolutely adored! So of course I was very eager […]

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Review: If I Should Die (Revenants Trilogy, #3) by Amy Plum

May 4, 2013October 5, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review After an excruciating wait for this book, Amy Plum has delivered her Revenants finale, and I can honestly say it totally delivers. There is action, heartbreak and, […]

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Review: Sin Undone (Demonica, #5) by Larissa Ione

April 28, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review GOD THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY EPIC SERIES! DEMONICA, I ADORE YOU!!! Sin Undone ties off the first part of the Demonica series, which now spins off into the Lords […]

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Review: Eternity Embraced (Demonica, #3.5) by Larissa Ione

April 11, 2013June 24, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review Diving straight into the action, this quick little novella starts with Andrea, an Aegis demon slayer, on a mission to infiltrate a vampire nest where her boyfriend (fellow slayer and love […]

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Review: Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica, #4) by Larissa Ione

April 7, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review And the awesome continues! Book 4 in the Demonica series brings us the story of Lore… the newly discovered brother of Eidolon, Shade and Wraith. An enslaved assassin, he […]

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Review: Passion Unleashed (Demonica, #3) by Larissa Ione

March 17, 2013June 24, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review OMG, my mind has been blown! I freaking love this series, and this is the best book yet! So much happened! I’m still sitting here trying to wrap my […]

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Review: Desire Unchained (Demonica, #2) by Larissa Ione

March 16, 2013August 19, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review Book 2 of the Demonica series took me straight back into Ione’s vivid and intricate underworld full of demons, werewolves, vampires, humans, and everything in between, and I was […]

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Review: Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breed, #11) by Lara Adrian

February 23, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review BAM!! Welcome back to the world of Midnight Breed! I love, love loved this book!!! Set 20 years after the jaw-dropping events at the end of the last book, Darker […]

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Review: Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror, #6) by Karina Halle

February 13, 2013November 25, 2024 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 phenomenal stars! HOLY FREAKING PERFECTION!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!  OH.MY.GOD!! Karina Halle has completely and utterly blown me away. The emotion and angst in this book is out of control! […]

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Review: Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3) by Karina Halle

February 7, 2013May 11, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “This is the Island of Death. This is purgatory. This place has a dark soul of its own. And it will drown you in its depths.” Spooky, huh? Yep, that […]

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Review: The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie Kagawa

January 30, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review “You are a monster.” Kanin’s deep voice droned in my head again, as I forced myself to move, to walk away. “You will always be a monster, there is no turning […]

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Review: Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1) by Karina Halle

January 22, 2013December 21, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook |  Paperback Review WOW, WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER! ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL!! I LOVED IT!! What a freaking mindfuck!! I’m really at a loss as to what to say about this book, it twists and turns all […]

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Review: Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth

January 22, 2013May 8, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review OMG! Mind… blown! I can’t believe she did it, but this was even better than Divergent!!! I really can’t say much without giving away massive spoilers for the series, so […]

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Review: Darker After Midnight (Midnight Breed, #10) by Lara Adrian

January 15, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This whole series, and in particular this final instalment, can be summed up in three words – OH HELL YEAH!!!  Darker After Midnight picked up the action straight away, and with […]

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Review: Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9) by Lara Adrian

January 9, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review OMG!!! What just happened? It all hit the fan in the final pages and then it just stopped. AARRRGHHHHHHH!!!! OK, OK, deep breathe. First, let’s talk about Hunter… “Born […]

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Review: Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor

January 4, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review WOW… just… WOW! Absolutely incredible! I gushed like an idiot over Laini Taylor’s first installment in this series, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, and there’s literally nothing more I can say. This […]

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Review: Taken by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #8) by Lara Adrian

December 28, 2012May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Book 8 of the Midnight Breed series, and still going strong! Brock and Jenna’s story started at the end of the last book, Shades of Midnight, when Jenna was rescued […]

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