Book Review: The Vampire's Secret by Emma Merrell

     After 17 year old Virginia is kidnapped during a date she is taken to Europe, chained, and stripped by her attackers. While this is bad enough things quickly get worse when one of the men lunges at her throat ripping part of it out. Virginia wakes up in a white room alone told that her kidnappers are dead, but she is now a vampire. She must keep this secret at all costs and can never go home again. While adjusting to her new life it seems not everything is as perfect as it could be. The boss of those who kidnapped her is still out there and may be closer than she ever realized. 

    I received a copy of this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I read this after her book, Cursed, and I have to say that I enjoyed this one more than the other. While both are young adult books there aren't the plot holes in this one that I felt with the other one. 

    This book flows well and you will experience the same betrayal Virginia feels. I expected the big bad. But, you will see what I mean by betrayal as you read the story. This is a book that ties up all the loose ends by the close and everything is resolved.

    My favorite character in the book was Aiden. He seems like a playboy at the beginning, but as the book progresses that does change. Normally I don't go for Cali boys, but he was sweet. Not in a swoon way more like in a awe that's cute way. 

    While there are sex scenes in this book they are tame and glossed over. Not a complaint, merely an observation due to it being a young adult romance book. My favorite things in this book was easily the setting. The author talks about the catacombs in Palermo and the dead that hangs from the walls. I have never even heard of these and literally had to put the book down for a good 20 minutes just so I could look into this and look at pictures and things. It may be morbid, but this is definitely a place that has been added to my list of places to visit. The perfectly preserved young girl from the early 1900s in a coffin that looks like she's just asleep is creepy. I don't know that I could go into that room since tiny human bodies bother me where I have kids that age. But the adult bodies and skeletons is a big yes from me. The authors descriptions match what you can easily see in Google images as well. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $0.99 by clicking here. This book is available on Kinde Unlimited. 

Books by this author: 

Cursed

Book Review: Beach Town: Hope by Thomas Maxwell-Harris (Beach Town Book 2)

     After a virus spread across the UK turning people into zombies all hope seemed lost. However, under the leadership of Jim, a small community formed. The dead still reigned supreme outside of their erected safe zone, but for now everything was as good as could be expected. Things go bad quickly when on a scavenging run Michelle and two others run into group. They soon find that the zombies aren't their only threat, or even their biggest one. Sometimes the biggest threat is closer than you could ever imagine. 

    I impulse bought this book while scrolling through Twitter one day and spotted the authors suggestion. Zombie books are something I enjoy and this had the right markers. 

    I have been, unintentionally, reading a lot of post-apocalyptic and zombie books recently. Some better than others. This one would go far with some editing. There are multiple run on sentences, but for the most part the story is good and enjoyable. I highlighted different sections of this book and sent them to my best friend. I can't say he agreed with all the things I highlighted, but had to deal with them none-the-less. His primary complaint was a sentence about Roger wanting to keep his American Navy outfit because it was comfortable. As someone in the Navy he wanted to express his insistence that they are not at all comfortable. 

    I haven't read a lot of post-apocalyptic books in the UK, so this was different for me. The main points were still much what you would expect. However, the finite amount of guns and ammo was the biggest change. A community only having less than 10 guns here is almost unheard of. At least in the places I have lived. 

    I really enjoyed the betrayal in this book and how it was done. This does end on both a cliffhanger and a somber note. I have to suggest you don't get attached to any particular character in this book because no one is safe. Because of this I don't have a favorite character. The outside group was an interesting twist and I am still not sure that I understand fully about them even now. One sentence in the book throws me, but it doesn't go into any more detail than that one place. I won't say what it is because it would give away a big point in this book and we all know I hate spoilers. 

    When I started this book I was under the impression it was book 1. I don't know why. That being said it can be read as a standalone. I don't feel like I was missing anything not having read book 1. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $0.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: A New Sky by Devin J. Parker (The AllThing Book 1)

     After the human race was infected, effectively becoming zombies known as Targoughs, a handful of survivors are determined to start life on another planet with the help of cyro-pods holding what is left of humanity. They will have to travel to a new world and possibly create their own atmosphere before awakening everyone else. The only problem is those left awake may not survive long enough to see it happen.     

    This was a book I seen while scrolling though Twitter that the author had posted about. The blurb intrigued me and I impulse bought it. 

    This book was a bit hard for me to get into. I read a lot of zombie books and even more post apocalyptical. Going to a new planet as well as survivors battling for their lives are nothing new for me. All of these things are great, but in this case that was basically the entire book. It felt incomplete. More like a prequel than a full story. The font of the book was huge and it was triple spaced to even take up as many pages as it did. If there was more to the book it would have promise. As it stands it wasn't worth my time. 

    I didn't have a favorite character in this book as there really wasn't enough time for character development. If you have read  others by this author and this is just a one off let me know. I am all for second chances. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here. This book is available on Kindle Unlimited. 

Book Review: Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan

     Stella has been tormented by dreams of murders since she was 4 years old. "Mommy, Daddy is doing the bad thing again." These words will haunt her nightmares each time she helplessly watches the deaths. This time, however, she doesn't want to run. Stella loves her home in the Sierra Nevada's and doesn't want to leave because someone found out who she was. With the help of her friends, and her sexy second in command, Sam, she wants to save as many people in her home as possible. 

    This book as an impulse download from the Libby app as I didn't have any requested review audiobooks at the time and I love Christine Feehan. One of my previous best friends turned me onto her years ago and my love of that author lasted longer than that friendship. I have read a multiple books across a variety of series by her, but this one was new for me. 

    In the other books I have read by her they are basically smut with a plot. The Ghostwalkers series, Leopard, and the Carpathians. I love them for this reason, but this was a change of pace. There was it's fair share of sexy scenes, but the plot was a much larger part in it than the sex was. In fact, the sex scenes were largely glossed over in this book. This was more of a murder mystery book by an amazing author who knows how to put you into a scene. 

    I will admit that I had an idea who the killer was all along, but the author did a great job of casting doubt. Stella was wonderful and I couldn't imagine going through what she had to go through. Not only with her father, but also with her mother. I truly hope that this book becomes a series. Feehan is big on series, so I don't think it will be a problem, but you never know. For now this book can be read as a stand-alone. Most things are tied with a bow, other than Sam's father. 

    My favorite character in this book was Rena (?) and I want to know more about her history with the underboss. I am sure there are some spicy details in that history. Now, I don't know for sure that they have a history, mind you, but the suggestions are there and it would be a wonderful jumping off point into the next in the series. Can't wait to see what she does!

    I have read a lot of other reviews on this book and a lot of people are complaining about the lack of sexual content in this book. It isn't what we typically expect from Feehan. I will give you that. It's not. BUT. Authors are allowed to try new things. They are allowed to write the story as it wants to be told. Not stay within the confines of books they have previously written. While this book has a military man in it, a couple of them in fact, it is NOT a rip off of the Ghostwalkers. There is no lab experiments gone wrong-or in that case right. It is a murder mystery with a dash of contemporary romance. If you don't like it read some of her smut. I know the ones I mentioned earlier are full of it. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $8.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Flame by Chelle Bliss (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 1)

     Of all the times to go on Spring break Gigi had to to to Daytona during Bike Week. At least she had her cousin with her and nothing was going to happen. That is until a night at the bar with her fake ID resulted in going home with a big bad-ass biker who is sexy as fuck. At the end of the week she walks away without so much as leaving her number, determined to put Pike in her rearview. It works for 18 months until he turns up at her family tattoo shop as the new artist. The time hasn't dimmed their lust and the heat is about to go off the charts. 

    This book was an impulse buy from a BookBub recommendation. I love BookBub recommendations, especially when they are smut related. I have this thing for bikers and I spend 90% of this book either swooning or highlighting passages and sending them to my best friend. Pretty sure they are driven nuts by all the random snippets of this book they were forced to read. I have zero regrets however, because damn. 

    Gigi is a bit of a spoiled princess but she has an attitude on her from hell. I'd call her a brat, but she doesn't have quite enough sub in her for it. She knows exactly what she wants and fuck if she isn't going to get it. That isn't to say Pike is the sub in this. He is all alpha. But every man gives their woman their way when it's the little things. There is the perfect balance of control in this relationship and I wouldn't change a thing in their dynamic. 

    Pike was checking all my boxes, that is for sure. Sexy? Check. Biker? Yum. Country boy? Swoon. Dom? Yes, please. Possessive and tatted? All pluses! 

    There is a bit of an age gap between these two, but it doesn't really play much of a part in anything. It also shows two people from vastly different backgrounds. While this book is the first in the series the main story is answered with just a single thread hanging to lead into the next book. Hopefully that thread results in a bullet for it, but hey I could be wrong and end up changing my opinion on him. Somehow, I don't think so, though. 

    I don't have book 2 right now, but you best believe when I have the chance to I fully intend to read every book in this series. 

    This book is available on Amazon for FREE, temporarily, by clicking here. There is no reason you shouldn't read this sexy smut book! 

Book Review: What the Gods Allow by J. S. Frankel

     The history books have it wrong. I didn't want to kill people and Perseus wasn't trying to win a lady fair by taking my head. He was sent by a goddess and I let my guard down. I didn't want to be the monster I was born cursed as. But, Zeus and Hera don't believe I was set up so here I have sat in Tartarus for 3 centuries. My one chance at freedom is to bring their spoiled daughter, Eris, home. How I'm going to do that is beyond me. 

    I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. Anyone who has read my reviews for any period of time knows that the only religious books I will read are those not Christianity related. Yes, this includes Catholicism and Judaism. I was raised in it and have no desire to read about it more in books. Occasionally I'll read a book that has one of those religions in it, but will basically skim read until I'm past those parts. The opposite can be said of other religions, especially religions featuring polytheism such as Norse and Ancient Greek. In fact, those are my top two favorites and I will NEVER not read fiction books featuring them.

    So, when I received this request I was thrilled. I mean it is Medusa. The Gorgon most foul and deliciously wonderful. Her story here is a bit different than the one I am used to, though. I am used to Perseus killing Medusa to save his mother and Medusa's curse was not one she was born with. Getting a new option isn't a bad thing, since we truly have no idea which to believe. It was a long time ago, if it happened at all. She will always be one of my favored myths, though. Who doesn't love a head full of snakes and the ability to turn people who piss you off to stone? 

    Here Medusa is brought into current times with the task of retrieving Eris and getting her to come home. She has 2 weeks to do it and no clue how to accomplish it. Along the way she finds friendship, compassion, and love while coming to terms with who she truly is. Each of the characters in this book are presented in a relatable manner versus putting them on a pedestal. I think that is why I like the polytheism religions so much. Freak storm? A god is pissed off over something. He'll calm down in a while, but gifts help. Just all the love for it. 

    I don't have a single complaint about this book, and fully believe it should be read. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $3.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Betrayed by Nora Edington (Love and Betrayals Romance Series Book 2)

     After Jenny decides not to go home with Ray she and Layla must leave the resort to head home because Jenny's grandmother had a stroke. Since she was leaving before his return Jenny send Layla to the office with a note for him of her address and phone number. Months passed and nothing. She tried to call the number she remembered of his, but could never get through. Perhaps Layla was right and their love was nothing more than a summer fling to be looked back on with fondness. 

    I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is book two in a series and cannot be read as a standalone. Without knowing what happens in book one you would be thrown into the deep end and spend a lot of time mad at the wrong person. 

    In my case, since I have read book one, my least favorite character in the book remains the same as in my review on book one. I may be being petty, but I don't think she deserves the happily ever after that seems to loom in her future. I wouldn't be as forgiving as Jenny is of all the things she has put her through that is for sure. But Jenny is this fragile little cocooned female, so I get her not wanting to lose one of her only friends. 

    I love how this book bounces back and forth between Ray, Layla, Jenny, and Greg. Because of this we know what everyone is feeling as they are feeling it instead of just being told about it from another person's perspective. I am happy with how this book ended and am sure that this author has plenty more in her for both this story and others in the future. Not everything is tied up, but in a series strings are left to have somewhere to branch off to to keep the reader interested. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $3.96 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

Beginning (Love and Betrayals Romance Series Book 1)

Crossroads (Love and Betrayals Series Book 3)

Book Review: One on One by Michael Kelso

     Emil Sorn had felt that inmates were treated too kindly ever since his father was killed in the prison. As a guard he should have been safe from the dregs of society, but since he wasn't it became Sorn's mission to rectify that oversight. No longer would inmates get a free vacation at the people's expense just so they could get out and do it again. And the perfect place to start is the prison his father was killed in. 

    I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I can honestly say that this book is the first I have read that has taken place in a prison. At least for more than a few scenes. This one takes place almost entirely in a prison. 

    Sorn has a very black and white mindset, but only when it applies to the inmates. Everyone else, himself included, not so much. I can't say that I agree with his policy. This could also be because I come from a family of convicts, but none of them have killed anyone. At least not in my immediate family. My great uncle is another story, but we won't get into that. He's relatively harmless now that he's in his 80s. I know that victims of crimes and their families aren't always happy with the sentence someone receives at the hands of justice and I agree that they sometimes get off easy. What happens in that room, though, goes above and beyond. An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind as the saying goes. But, I'm not here to bring morality into the plot of a book. 

    I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It is engaging and will make you think rather than just a mindless story that flows over you. It is something that I am sure many people have considered at some point in time or another. Frankly I hope it isn't as easy as it was made to seem in this book to implement, but still. 

    We get an idea of both victims that want to take revenge as well as those that just want to move past it and help those who committed the crimes be a betterment to society upon release. Because of those opposing views we book doesn't feel unbalanced. Nor does it read like a report. You are there for every second of Emil's journey through his time in Larson. My favorite character in the book was Alice. She got to see the good and the bad first hand and still wanted to help. When I first met her I have to admit I wasn't her biggest fan. She seemed shallow, but as the book continued she had the most depth and compassion. 

    This story is about someone in a position of power abusing that place. There is a lot of violence, sex, love, loss, and everything else within these pages which makes it all the more realistic. It feels like something that could happen or even has happened.  

    This book is available on Amazon for $6.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Cursed by Emma Merrell

     After Luce and Jude's parents died they became orphans and ultimately slaves. While the work was hard, they knew what to expect, and they were always together. When soldiers from a mystical continent said to have magic buys them they don't know what to expect, but the reality may be far worse than their previous lives. Luce is to be a mistress of Prince Jonathan in an attempt to rid the kingdom of the curse placed by the previous queen where no one can have children. Jude, however, finds himself among the mountain folk who despise magic and seek to end the curse through other means. 

     I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I don't really know what I was expecting with this book going in, but this wasn't it. There is a curse across a kingdom put in place by a scorned woman where no one can have any babies until one is born. Seems a little harsh, but hey emotions run high. Curses are cast. Things happen. I'm not saying she was in the right, but her sister is a bit of a bitch. 

    This story follows a brother and sister who were bought at a slave market, but throughout they don't act like anyone would expect slaves to act. They are headstrong and argumentative, rarely bowing to authority. It makes for good reading, but I don't know how realistic that would be. Farm hands going to a new land? Sure. I could buy that. But slaves as their background seems a little far fetched. Especially when the original blurb for the story says "after a lifetime of slavery". Also, it was never explained how they went from being orphans to being slaves. Did their parents die and then poof they're owned by others? Or maybe they were captured? I mean they can't have realistically have sold themselves into slavery. Plot hole? I don't know. 

    Then there is the kingdom they are taken to. It is long boat ride away, given, but an entire continent that other places know about that isn't sought out because it is hidden by magic? I don't buy it. Especially if it is a rich kingdom. Other places are going to be putting their best people on that. And why is this one continent the only place in this world with magic? Did someone just round up all the magical people like lepers' and say "You live here now. Good luck!" Like I have questions. 

    Barring these very odd points, in my opinion, the book was decent. There are some petty women fights including one of the main characters and some high school type drama, some sex scenes, fight scenes, and even a happily ever after. While Jude isn't realistic as a slave he is probably my favorite character. He stands up for his sister, rolls with the punches, and is down for an easy lay. 

    When I first read the blurb on this book I thought it was a fantasy, but it leans heavily into the romance sector. It's not smut, mind you. I can honestly say that if you find yourself hating a character in this book there is a good chance something bad is going to happen to them and you'll get a petty sense of satisfaction from it. I'm glad everything worked out in the book and hope for good things from this author in the future. 

    This book is available on Amazon on Kindle Unlimited or you can buy it for $2.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

The Vampire's Secret 

Book Review: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner (The Mortality Doctrine Book 1)

     Michael lives as much of his free time as possible in the VertNet inside his coffin. Here he can browse the web, play games with his friends, and much more all in stunning and realistic virtual reality. When he is tasked to save a random from jumping and committing suicide in the game things get real quickly. She pulls her core which stops her brain from realizing its a game and kills herself for real. Shortly after the government tasks Michael and his friends with finding the person who drove her and many others to permanent suicide. They must find Kane and allow the security to access his inner coding. What they find may be much worse than they are willing to handle. 

    This book was suggested to me on LikeWise because of my recent spiral into VR books. I have read bits and pieces of the Maze Runner (I own them and will get to it. But, I made the mistake of watching the movie first so it's hard to separate what I seen on the screen.) and have enjoyed them so seeing this was by James Dashner was an immediate yes for me. I was not disappointed as it was an exciting book with twists I did not immediately expect. 

    As with a lot of VR books this is a Young Adult book. We follow a teenager through a virtual reality setting with his friends as they track down s big bad in an attempt to help the good guys. These teenagers are skilled coders and that is an important tidbit within the book. In a way I expected the big twist in the book, while they were going through the challenges, but not enough to believe in it completely. One of the twists in the book, about Kane, was painfully obvious from the beginning though. Maybe because of how many VR books I've been reading recently. 

    The characters are well developed and have mindsets that you would expect of teenagers. One is obsessed with his looks. Another is a bit of a nerd. And the girl doesn't want attention drawn to her looks only wants to play games and have fun. The explaining away of adults in their lives is interesting as well as the time passing in the same format in the VertNet as it does in the real world. I couldn't imagine living in a coffin while playing a game for multiple days on end. I can't say I wouldn't enjoy being in a coffin. 

    This book wraps up most of the big questions while still leaving plenty unresolved to be able to continue on into the series. I haven't decided yet if I am going to read the other two books in it yet. It is possible, but I don't know. I'm not adverse to it, at least. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $8.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: The Many Sins of Rein City by J. R. Plangman

     Sasha is a home-schooled high-schooler whose entire life is within the four walls of her house and the Net. Since her father had programmed their Toby to not allow her out of the house Sasha's favorite pass-time was low grade hacking with her friends online. Afterall, her body was wired with the needed cables to just load into the net like everyone else. Why not do a little coding and see what she could do. It was more exciting than Toby's lectures anyways. The worst she would get is a red mark on her account, which she could appeal to have removed. Things likely never would have progressed beyond that if her friend, Rei, hadn't mysteriously disappeared from the Net one day. Rei never would have just left without a word. Something must have happened and in her quest to find her friend Sasha will find more than she ever could have imagined. 

    I received a copy of this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. Ever since I discovered the VR and LitRPG genres I have been devouring anything I can find in them, be it traditionally published or Indie. Primarily Indie since that is a lot of what I read. When I received this request I was excited to begin it and the book held up it's end of the bargain. 

    As with a lot of the VR books I have read it is a teenager. However, this book isn't set entirely online as some books are. Instead it is set primarily in Rein City with multiple scenes in the net. I also see this book as a bit post-apocalyptic although I am not sure of any cataclysmic event that happened that lead to the way things are in this book. Such as mega cities surrounded by a wall to stop further expansion and you must have papers to enter or exit said city. I couldn't imagine that. I don't even like going to the next closest big city to me, Indianapolis. 

    Toby was my favorite character in this book, even though he is an AI. He has a lot of personality and independent thoughts. To a degree. It doesn't sit well with me that his personality was so easily altered in this book, but I understand and it did go with the flow of the story. It just seemed wrong to mess with something that was a part of him, even if it was something programmed into him at an earlier time. 

    There were things in this book that both surprised me and didn't. I expected something to be happening to the Chinese, but not quite what was. I suspected two of the people involved, but not to the extent. I didn't give a thought to the background of one of those people and the impact that had. Nor did I expect all the details that made up that character. They were definitely an interesting character and one that I loved to hate. It was simply too easy to hate them. What happened to Rei was a bit expected as well, although I am sorry it did. 

    I enjoyed this book from start to finish, even the expected parts. There was enough mystery in the pages to keep you reading and entertained till the very end. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or you can buy it on Amazon for $4.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author:

The Endless War of Edward the Last

Book Review: The Cursed Titans by Ricardo Victoria (Tempest Blades Book 2)

     After the defeat of Byron the Alliance is at risk. Harland and Fionn are representatives and must assemble their own fighters for the talks. While Fionn chose Sam, Gaby, and Sid Harland had Alex and two of Alex's friends. They must face against titanfighters to settle minor disputes during the talks, but more is on the line than they could possibly imagine. The Alliance may dissolve, plunging the different factions back into constant war. Worse still is the God of Chaos who Byron promised would return. Can Harland, Fionn, Gaby, Sid, Sam, and Alex face off yet another threat to their world and come out on top? 

    I received a copy of this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I read book one back in January and enjoyed it, so when I was asked to read book two I agreed readily. You can read this book as a standalone, but you would be missing some details. There is enough here where you don't have to read book one, but it is great for things such as knowing who Byron is. 

    I enjoyed reading this book and am sure that the next book will be just as good. I say the next book because this book does end with a bit of a cliffhanger. All major points in the book are resolved, but there are still minor things such as the gods, Fionn, and the Alliance. 

    I can't remember if this holds true from last book, but my favorite character was Sam. I'm glad the question that was up in the air in book one was finally resolved in book 2. Eventually. It took most of the book, so if you didn't read book one you will know what question I mean in this book as well. I'm glad that we got to know a bit more about Alex in this book as he is a complicated kid. It's good that he has so many people around him that care about him, no matter how frustrating they might be. 

    There is a lot of action in this book and I feel the next book is going to focus more on Joshua. Normally, I have this thing against Joshuas, but I'll make an exception for this one. If he can rise above his past I can get over his terrible name to the character itself. Joshua is actually quite great and I can't wait to see how his story plays out. It will be fun to see what happens next. 

    I liked the idea of the Chivalry games. It's got the spectator sport of gladiators, democratic talks where groups are represented, and a way to get out factions frustrations without bloodshed. Well...minimal bloodshed. Okay, so no one is supposed to die. 

    We got a few new characters in this book, other than just Joshua. All of which seem to be sticking around for the series to come which is exciting. Then there is the band. I hope for good things for them and that the drummer gets to meet Sid. Not sure why the fan there, but hopefully that little minor tidbit is answered in books to come. 

    My biggest meh about this book is the titans. They're in the title so we're expecting them throughout the book. When you think of titans you think of these great and powerful beings. Now, I will give it to you that the titans in this book are both 'great, in the large sense, and powerful. Other than that they are kind of a let down. Each titan has one battle that sometimes isn't even a full chapter long. They seemed almost too easy and fell short of the build up. Especially after the battle with Byron in book one. I just expected more, I guess. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $3.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

The Withered King (Tempest Blades Book 1)

Book Review: My Cousin, the Piney by Tony Digerolamo (The Pineys Book 1)

     Professional gambler, Lewis' vehicle breaks down in a backwoods Jersey town. Normally this would be a swift fix and back on the way to his tournament, but when a devil bites him and is able to take on his form Lewis must band together with the hicks in order to send this creature back to hell before it kills others. With talking heads, witchcraft, and devils around every bend the Galloway cousins might be our only hope. 

    I received an eBook copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I have to start by saying that I love the cover of this book. It is eye-catching and if you are someone who buys things based on the cover this would be one that would draw you in. 

    I will also say there are some pretty gross points in this book, but you don't have time to be disgusted about them until the end. I won't say what it is, but you'll know what I mean when you get into it. How it was handled, however, did not turn me off from the entire series. So long as there isn't a repeat performance, that is. 

    I enjoyed the hicks chasing after shapeshifters and other terrible creatures of hell in an attempt to keep Jersey and the world itself safe. I'm a little amused that there are portals to hell in Jersey because I won't pretend it is the first time I've heard Jersey referred to as hell. I've never personally been, but it still amused me. 

    The characters in this book are realistic, sassy, and as frustrating as those certain family members we all have but hate to acknowledge. I would hate to have to introduce any of the members in this book to anyone, let alone admit that I share blood with them. Course I don't admit that for half of my actual blood, so I can't say much. My favorite character in this book was probably Hem's mom. Sure, she was a rotted corpse, but she had her good traits and could see her being lots of fun as the series progresses. That came out a lot weirder than it sounded, but you'll understand what I mean once you read the book. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or you can buy it on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here.

Other Books by this author: 

Witch Piney are You? (The Pineys Book 2) 

The Third Grade Piney (The Pineys Book 3)

Feud of the Pineys (The Pineys Book 4)