Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana DoidgeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Sunday, June 7, 2020
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Review: Always Be My Banshee
Always Be My Banshee by Molly HarperMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
These audiobooks are simply the best. They never fail to put a big smile on my face and entertain me.
This book follows 2 newcomers to Mystic Bayou. Since most of the regulars are all paired up, it only makes sense to introduce some new blood. Cordelia is a touch know psychic who works for the league and has her own magical baggage. Brenden is a banshee, which is a bit of a surprise since all the other paranormal stories I read seemed to indicate that was a female-only club. These two don't necessarily hit it off right away, but the town has magical properties - not just from the rift.
The big story in this book deals with what has been causing the rift. Brenden's ability to be, well, dead, gives him the ability to handle the artifact, and Cordelia is tasked with "talking" to it. It wouldn't be Mystic Bayou if something nefarious wasn't going on, so we handle the drama, all with the ooey gooey (pie-filled) magic that make up the character's we've come to know and love. Seriously, I'd listen to 100 of these books, just to get more of them. And the pie.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
Review: Some Girls Bite
Some Girls Bite by Chloe NeillMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked this book up on discount, knowing that it keeps coming up on my to-read recommendations. While it clearly started before a lot of our current technology (BEEPERS?!?), as long as you can treat it as a time capsule, it's got a good start to leave me curious about book 2.
Merit is the child of a wealthy and politically connected couple who has separated herself as much as possible from that portion of her family. Living with maybe the best roommate ever and going to grad school would have been enough for her to make a go of it, but she gets attacked and turned into a vampire. Vampires are "out" in this world, but that's it. Of course, there's more paranormal creatures out there, including witches, and her family is even more connected than she imagined.
There's the big "who attacked her" storyline, which I was less invested in than her love/hate relationship with her savior/maker/tormenter, Ethan. The rest of the vamps in the house (once Merit gets over herself and joins) are interesting enough that I'm hoping we get more focused side stories along the way. With magic, house drama, shifters, family drama, and romance in the air, this is certainly setting up a bigger series (I know, I looked ahead). We get some good main story resolution by the end, but there's still so much I want to know. I'll add the next book to my to-read list, but don't feel the same crazy urgency to continue that I do with other book series.
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Monday, May 18, 2020
Review: The NutMacKer Sweet
The NutMacKer Sweet by Kate DanleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
These short stories are set somewhat outside of the regular timeline and story of the series, but are no less fun. If anything, because there is no monumental big bad (just the regular, smaller-ish ones), we get to have more fun with Killian and Maggie.
This story is about the Nutcracker, who, of course, comes to life for Killian and Maggie, setting them on a magical, candy-filled adventure. There's giant rats, creepy puppets, and candy snow. It was silly, fun, and just zany enough to make me smile throughout. What's not to like here?
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