Philip Hoy engagingly depicts the volatile world of high school, where emotions run high and vicious gossip runs amuck. Evelyn Hernandez deals with familiar adolescent issues – first loves, trials with parents and friends, her emerging sexu...
4½ StarsJonathan Woods provides another hilarious tale of woe in the life of MI37 secret agent Arthur Wallace. A truly delightful story Broken Hero will have you rooting for the robots, some or all, at times. Nowhere near serious is how the newest...
4½ StarsSo this the last of this series was OK at best. It was better than book two but, still lacked that luster from book one. The ending was predictable which made the ending a little less enjoyable. But the ending did fit the story. I’m sad to...
3 StarsThe Untimely Deaths of Alex Wayfare will not disappoint you! I didn’t know this was a book two at the time I started so I went out and found a copy of book one and devoured it. This one picks up where book one leaves off and well it was a d...
5 Stars“Ghost to the Rescue” stars the intrepid ghost Bailey Ruth, who throws herself wholeheartedly into her assignments and constantly schemes to circumvent the strictures placed on her. She is such a joyous spirit and embraces her tasks so enth...
4 StarsBlack Rabbit Hall rates an OK from me. I loved the cover which is pretty much why I grabbed it and well the thing about the ghosts etc. just made me want to read it more. The issue I had going into this one is the dual time lines. We get tw...
3 StarsWell written with an interesting premise and lovely prose. I adored Pierce and I loved the relationship between him and Ana and how sweet and beautiful it was. But honestly, none of it balanced out the frustration for me. There was just way...
3 StarsMargaret C. Morse creates a world full of magical and mundane things with this unique mystery. Petra Rakowtiz is one tough cookie and I mean that as a compliment. Her friend and co-worker gets arrested for murder and then she discovers magi...
4 StarsLost Souls is amazing! I had sworn off books about angels for some time now, but this one was wonderful and has made me fall in love with them again! I can't say too much just for the fact so much would be a spoiler, but this book has our m...
5 StarsAre you a fan of the Shadow Falls series? Well if you are then you shouldn’t pass this book up! Now it did have one a complete new POV from a character in the stories. I won't tell you who so not to spoil it, but just so you know you’re goi...
5 StarsWhat would you do if you woke up one night to a man digging you out of a grave? What if the evil inside him compelled you to drain him of his life force before you could comprehend what you were doing? If you are Breezy, a teenager whose li...
4½ StarsMJ and the ghost hunter gang is back home in Boston, where a film made on their adventures is set to premiere! Gilley is busy planning his wedding while MJ and Heath are desperately trying to keep t heir quickie marriage a secret! Upon thei...
5 StarsJessie Garrett is a half demon with an extraordinary gift; she can suck in an evil soul and send it to hell. Drake is an ancient vampire who has been trying to rid this world from a vampire who preys upon innocent children. Drake has enlist...
4 StarsI haven’t been that much of a fan of this series and with the ending of book 4 I wasn't too sure about this one. But with the movie coming out shortly I knew that I would need to revisit this world of fallen angels. This new story finds us...
4½ StarsWith CC Hunter, there is not a book that she writes that isn't downright AMAZING. Unspoken, third book in the After Dark series, is a thrill seekers dream. With non-stop action, heart pounding adrenaline and romance around every corner, thi...
5 StarsThere were a lot of reader expectations that went into book three (Rogue) of the Paladin Prophecy. I wish I can say that I was excited and pleased with this one, since it is the last--but I wasn't. There wasn't much to Rogue that left me wa...
3 StarsThis is the final book in Rebecca Royce’s outstanding urban fantasy series, The Warriors. This book is intense and will take you on an emotional roller coaster. I had to walk away from reading it a couple of times due to it just being too m...
5 StarsThis is the fourth book in The Warrior series and in this one everything gets all shook up. The reality everyone thinks is real, isn’t and Rachel is the cause. SciFi fantasies come alive and operable as people are cloned and viruses destroy...
4½ StarsKatie Lightfoot is a great baker who has a bake shop in Savannah. She loves to bake goodies to all of her customers at her bakery is called the Honeybee Bakery. During one her regular meetings of the spellbook club a person she has never se...
4 StarsAlthough this CREEPY dystopian was a little slower than I would have liked and I was really REALLY hoping we were going to get a little extra to the story's end. However, I have to say that it was still beyond amazing! The creep factor in t...
5 StarsBailey Ruth, who’s always happy to do work for the Department of Good Intentions, is surprised when Wiggins asks her to go back to her old stomping grounds to keep tabs on The Lady of Roses, a matchmaking ghost, of the local college appears...
4 StarsAnother wonderful ghostly adventure with Verity and her sidekick, Frankie. This story has murder, mayhem and an ex that won’t take no for an answer. There is plenty of family drama and even a bit of romance as Verity with Frankie tries to f...
5 StarsRachel Clancy lives in an underground habitat where she was born. Rachel is a Warrior that will be sent above ground on her sixteenth birthday to fight the monsters that destroyed everything and caused Armageddon. Rachel lives with her fath...
4½ StarsRachel finely thinks she is getting her life back together after everything that has happened to her. She is surprised she feels like she's over Jason's betrayel and she can now love again. She's sent on an assignment with her new love Chad...
5 StarsAnother Day is out of this world---AMAZING. I can't tell you how excited I was to get my hands on this book as I’m such a fan of his first novel. I wasn't sure what to expect, except for exceptional! Of course, I can't give spoilers because...
5 StarsThis paranormal story provides an imaginative twist on the concept of angels and demons, complete with the requisite conflicts between duty and love, as well as the issues of loyalty and betrayal. Although I sympathize with the challenges t...
3½ StarsAtmospheric, romantic, suspenseful, and filled with supernatural detail that is sometimes spine chilling...this historical mystery has it all. Ellie Winter is a psychic medium who is so real she jumps off the page. Flawed, slightly broken,...
4½ StarsThis is a terrific story that may remind sci fi/fantasy fans of Stargate. However, it won’t take long before you realize that this is definitely not Stargate and this is definitely a book you won’t want to put down. Strange twists and turns...
5 StarsAnia Ahlborn should be revered as the queen of horror. Within These Walls is creepy, terrifying, and incredible all at the same time. The beginning gives no glimpse of what will happen by this book's end. Lucas is an average character. He m...
5 StarsHazardous Materials is a small package that holds a spectacular story. I must admit I was surprised at how thin this book was, but the storyline is well done and the characters are fully developed. Jarrod Foster is down on his luck and the...
4½ StarsSo Letters to Zell really wasn't for me. I wish it had a disclaimer to let you know that when the title said Letters to Zell - they meant it. This book is told in nothing but letters. And although that’s okay, it’s just not for me. I don't...
2½ StarsJarrod Foster is a graphic artist who is struggling, out of money and will take any job, including demolition of old buildings. One of the jobs he took, he found an old hidden treasure of arcade games. Why were they hidden and boarded in a...
4 StarsKennedy is a were-lynx that was being used for experimenting. Now in a new colony with a brother she didn’t know existed, she must learn to trust herself and her new family unit. Asher Monroe keeps her heart racing with anxiety and anticipa...
3 StarsDarcy Merriweather has magical feelings that always seem to turn out right. When Tavistock house goes on sale her friend wants to buy the house. When Darcy and her friend go to look at the house they find the body of the real estate agent,...
5 StarsI give 5 stars to Battle Cry by Melissa Snark. Battle Cry is part of Loki's Wolves series, and should be read in series order. Here's the book series order: Valkyrie's Vengeance (Loki's Wolves Book 0); Hunter's Moon (Loki's Wolves Book 1);...
5 StarsI give 4.5 stars / Top Pick to Hunger Moon by Melissa Snark. This is an urban fantasy / paranormal romance and is for readers 18+ due to sexual content. Valkyrie's Vengeance (Loki's Wolves Book 0) should be read first before reading Hunger'...
4½ StarsPowerless is a fast-paced, fun, and interesting read! This YA novel engages the idea of the supernatural by exploring a world of heroes and villains through the eyes of the powerless Kenna. Kenna, the daughter of an incredible scientist who...
4½ StarsThrough Fire and Sea is the start of a series by Nicole Luiken. Intriguing and quick-paced, this first novel jumps between the perspectives the two main characters, Leah and her mirror-self Holly. The plot of this story is engaging, and kep...
3½ StarsI recommend “Blood Chimera” to anyone, who wants a change from the modern day cult like vampire fiction, but still wants to read about Vampires. Jenn Lyon's “Blood Chimera” renewed my love and desires for vampire literature. I hope to read...
4½ StarsHow can I put this nicely? I started reading this and was so excited at how it started. Then I started getting the vibe that it was like another book I had looked at. This one is very similar to another book called Daughter of Smoke and Bon...
2½ StarsOne is tempted to believe that the author must have witch blood in her due to her remarkable ability to gather disparate threads and keep them from tangling while weaving such an intricate tapestry that spans three volumes and still leaves...
5 StarsThis was a great end to this series. End of Days picks up right where World After ends. Penryn and Raffe are in a race to get his wings back, to protect her family and to find some sort of solution to the problems they're all in. The story...
4½ StarsChills -- the first few pages of this book gave me chills right away. From the sterile, no-nonsense world of the Chosen Ones, we see what the world would be like if emotions and human drives could be removed from existence. There are so man...
4½ StarsI didn’t realize that it was a book two. But luckily I already had book one! Lucky! So this is the continuing story of Daniel and his visions. He thinks they are gone but quickly into this story they have returned! This was a fast paced thr...
4 StarsThe Glittering World by Robery Levy was not what I expected. I was expecting a more exciting story than the story I got. The characters each brought something special to the story which is the main reason I was reluctant to give up on this...
3 StarsI purchased Atlantis Rising for my niece before even reading it. The cover of this book just called out to me. While the story seemed like it would be trite and redundant (think Twilight without the vampires), it ended up being a decent boo...
3½ StarsHaving read the first book in the Dani O'Malley series I was pumped and excited to read Burned. After all anything that Ms. Moning does is gold in my opinion. Burned was good, well written as usual, but it was missing something. And that so...
4 StarsTHIS BOOK IS JUST AMAZING!! I have been a fan of this series since before it even started. We first get a look at Nick in the adult Dark Hunter series where he is kind of a flunky to one of the Dark Hunters. Then all of a sudden he gets his...
5 StarsReview done by a friend of CrossroadReview / Jessica. I was a HUGE fan of “Half Bad” the first novel in this trilogy. It had an unconventional way of telling the story which grabbed me right out of my seat. When Jessica gave this one to me...
5 StarsWhether you’ve read the first book in this series or not, this short story is so absolutely funny that you need to read it. (You’ll want the first book after you do if you haven’t already read it!) Ghostly characters enliven the story as Ve...
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