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Smexy’s Mid-Year Update: What we’ve read, what we’ve loved, what’s up next

July 10, 2019 by Angela 11 Comments

Angela: Hey y'all! It's half way into 2019 and Goodreads says I've read 78 books. My goal is 125 this year, so at the moment I'm ahead of schedule. I'm trying to incorporate more books that have been sitting on my TBR shelf into my reading schedule, but I can't seem to stop requesting review ARCs. I have willpower issues, I know this. Lol. As you can see, I'm a genre jumper. I vary rarely read in the same genre two books in a row. I read a ton of fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, Continue Reading

Smexy’s June TBR

June 3, 2019 by Angela 1 Comment

Angela- There tons of good books releasing this month! My request button finger must have been on overdrive because I have a ridiculous amount of books on my ARC TBR list this month. Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh 06/04- I've been holding on to this one because it'll be a YEAR before the next release. But we finally get back to the SnowDancer Wolves and I am excited to dive in. Review to come. Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke 06/03- I enjoyed the first book in this series SO MUCH. Wes and Continue Reading

Review: How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards

May 30, 2019 by Angela 3 Comments

How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey EdwardsThe Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #6Urban FantasyJune 6, 2019 Self PublishedKINDLE * GOODREADS Savannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees.Now Grier must risk her very soul if she hopes to slay her Continue Reading

Review: How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards

December 17, 2018 by Angela 3 Comments

How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey EdwardsThe Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #5Urban FantasyDecember 11, 2018 Self PublishedFavorite Quote:"I had never belonged to someone before and had them belong to me too." Oh, how I love this series. Let me count the ways. The fifth book in The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy series starts off pretty much where the last book leaves off, with Grier really starting to embrace her role as Dame Woolworth and embrace her newfound relationship with Continue Reading

Review: Death Knell by Hailey Edwards

December 3, 2018 by Angela 1 Comment

Death Knell by Hailey Edwards Foundling #3 Urban Fantasy December 4, 2018 by Piatkus Favorite Quote: "A human heart only has no many beats." He flattened my palm against his chest. "I'm not capable of a love so small or finite. What I feel for you can't be confined to the lifespan of a century. My heart speaks the language of eternity, and the name it whispers is yours." Reviewed by Angela Holy smokes this book. Honestly, when this series started I would have never in a million years Continue Reading

Review: How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey Edwards

September 3, 2018 by Angela 4 Comments

How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey Edwards Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #4 Urban Fantasy August 22, 2018 Self Published Favorite Quote: Once upon a time, I had wanted to corrupt the boy next door. From here, the boy down the hall was looking ripe for debauching to me. Reviewed by Angela Before I get into my review I just want to say I can't believe there are people who still haven't started reading this series yet.  It's crazy good. CRAZY, SPOOKY, OMG WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN Continue Reading

Review: How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards

April 20, 2018 by Tori 2 Comments

How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy, #1 Urban Fantasy August 19, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: “That was more than enough to label me a pariah among my kind. Not that I hadn’t already been branded. Liar. Thief. Murderer.” Reviewed by Tori Broken and scared, Grier Woolworth just wants to get her life back on track and heal from the trauma of her incarceration. An assistant necromancer, she lost everything when she was accused of Continue Reading

Review: Dead In The Water by Hailey Edwards

February 18, 2016 by Tori 2 Comments

Dead In The Water by Hailey Edwards Series: Gemini, #1 Urban Fantasy January 30, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “A kraken? In a sinkhole in Nowhere, Texas? Really? Camille (Cam) Ellis is a particular type of fae species called a Gemini. Born with a twin, this pair has the ability to mimic others and their powers for a brief amount of time. Cam also has a special power all her own. She can tell a person’s species by a touch. No glamour can fool her. When Camille Continue Reading

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