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ARC Review: Combative (Combative, #1) by Jay McLean

February 29, 2016January 8, 2020 Mel Mystery/Suspense

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 “imperfectly perfect” stars Combative is the first book the the Combative Trilogy by Jay McLean. I loved her More Than series and was excited to get my hands […]

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Review: Out of Plans (The Mercenaries #2) by Stylo Fantôme

January 7, 2016December 18, 2016 Mel Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4.5 “Lily 2.0” Stars! Out of Plans is the second book in The Merceneries Series. Stylo Fantome delivers another action packed story revolving around the lives of Lily Brewster and Marc […]

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Review: Tight by Alessandra Torre

March 2, 2015April 1, 2016 AJ Dark & Gritty

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 Tight and twisty stars Alessandra Torre has done it again! Queen of the mindfuck, she has given us a complex and intriguing story featuring fantastic characters, a hot, […]

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Review: Dair (The Wild Side, #3) by R.K. Lilley

October 19, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 3.5 ‘All is Revealed’ stars Finally, the secrets are all out! And there are a lot of them! Some I had picked, others I hadn’t, and I enjoyed the surprises. Mostly, […]

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Review: Iris (The Wild Side, #2) by R.K. Lilley

October 13, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review Oh Iris, you are an enigma! Picking up two months after the ending of The Wild Side, this book finds Dair in a much better place personally, with him now actually […]

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Review: Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton

June 29, 2014December 17, 2019 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review Wow, this book took me by surprise. I don’t read a lot of romantic suspense, but it’s been sitting on my kindle forever and I randomly started reading it […]

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Review: Say the Word by Julie Johnson

June 14, 2014March 31, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Soulmates are a reward, not a certainty. I think you have to earn them. And I believe, if you’re one of the bastards lucky enough to stumble across yours, that […]

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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: Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness, #2) by Claire Contreras

June 9, 2013May 8, 2017 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review After finishing There is No Light in Darkness, there was no way I could not go straight onto this sequel! It’s a direct continuation of the last book, except this […]

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Review: There is No Light in Darkness (Darkness, #1) by Claire Contreras

June 7, 2013May 8, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review I love this book! It’s an intriguing, thrilling, beautifully romantic read that had me hooked from the very first page. Blake’s parents were brutally murdered when she was a […]

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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: Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2) by C.J. Roberts

September 10, 2012March 8, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTE F*CKING PERFECTION! I have been absolutely blown away by this book. It exceeded my expectations in every way. There was more of everything that I loved from the first […]

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Review: For You (The ‘Burg, #1) by Kristen Ashley

August 27, 2012January 29, 2017 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 6 STARS!!! A gorgeously hot ultra-protective guy reunited with his gorgeously hot but messed up first love 22 years after she broke his heart and he never knew why. Throw […]

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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: Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning

February 27, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review EPIC, EPIC, EPIC! This is the perfect ending to one of the most incredible UF series out there. It’s dark, broody, complex, intense, and beautifully poetic, and I absolutely […]

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Review: Dreamfever (Fever, #4) by Karen Marie Moning

February 25, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY FUCKING HELL!!!! Best of the series so far, this book brings some MASSIVE changes to the story! The brutal cliffy of Faefever results in what is possibly the […]

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Review: Faefever (Fever, #3) by Karen Marie Moning

February 25, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Hope strengthens. Fear kills.” Holy fecking hell! The third book in the Fever series brings about some huge changes as KMM’s darkly magical story twists even further. We finally […]

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Review: Bloodfever (Fever, #2) by Karen Marie Moning

February 24, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A fantastic continuation of the Fever series. Mac is still in Dublin and, now knowing the identify of her sister’s killer, she is more determined than ever to hunt […]

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Review: Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning

February 24, 2012September 6, 2016 AJ Mystery/Suspense

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review This book marks the beginning of one of my favourite PNR / urban fantasy series ever. Enthralling and mystical, welcome to the shadowy world of the Fever series. MacKayla […]

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