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Angela’s Monday Mornings

November 26, 2018 by Angela 1 Comment

What I read: Seasons of Sorcery by Jennifer Estep, Grace Draven, Amanda Bouchet, and Jeffe Kennedy Fantasy Anthology November 13, 2018 by Brightlynx Publishing Winter's Web by Jennifer Estep This novella is part of the Elemental Assassins series and features Gin Blanco aka The Spider. Gin and crew are headed to the Ren Faire appropriately named Winter's Web. They are there because Owen won tickets, which somehow turned into them each volunteering their services. But what is supposed to Continue Reading

Review: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep

October 9, 2018 by Tori 2 Comments

Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shard, #1 Urban Fantasy/NA October 2, 2018 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I had no desire to become someone else's puppet..." Lady Everleigh Saffira Winter Blair, heir to the throne, went to live with relatives in the royal court of Bellona after her parents were assassinated. Thought to have no magic, she is regulated to a life little above a servant. When her cousin, the crown princess, stages a coup;  assassinating her Continue Reading

Angela’s Monday Mornings

October 1, 2018 by Angela 4 Comments

What I read this week: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shards #1 Fantasy October 2, 2018 by Harper Voyager Favorite Quote: "Traitors always pay for their sins," I hissed. Kill the Queen is the first book in Jennifer Estep's brand new fantasy series, Crown of Shards. I picked this book up to read at the end of the day, thinking I would get in a few chapters before bed and then finish it the next day. HAHAHAHA. It wasn't until I was huddled with my Kindle under my comforter at 2 Continue Reading

Thursday Mini Reviews

June 14, 2018 by Tori 4 Comments

Hi everybody!! Tori here. Due to time constraints from a new job, Helyce was nice enough to let me slide into her space today to review two of my FAVORITE authors, Jennifer Estep and Molly Harper.   Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep Elemental Assassin, #17 Paranormal Romance June 12, 2018 Self Published Gin Blanco, restauranteur and Ashland's latest boss of its underworld, is shocked when Stuart Mosley, Finn's boss and Gin's friend, is assaulted and almost kidnapped. Between Continue Reading

Review: Spartan Heart by Jennifer Estep

December 15, 2017 by Tori Leave a Comment

Spartan Heart by Jennifer Estep Series: Mythos Academy Colorado, #1 Urban Fantasy/YA December 5, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: The first day of school is always the worst.   School just started and Rory Forseti already knows it going to be a bad one.  A spartan at the Mythos Academy in Colorado, she becomes persona non grata  when it’s revealed her parents were famous Reaper assassins. Even her heroics in helping to defeat Loki and his minions last Continue Reading

Review and Giveaway: Snared by Jennifer Estep

April 24, 2017 by Tori 4 Comments

Snared by Jennifer Estep Series: Elemental Assassin, #16 Urban Fantasy April 25, 2017 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Gravity’s a bitch and so am I.” Gin Blanco-assassin extraordinaire and the reluctant queen of Ashland’s criminal underworld- is back and facing her greatest adversary to date. Still looking for the head of the Circle, Gin finds herself with more questions than answers as she continues to gather intel on the group and more memories come to the surface. Continue Reading

Review: Unraveled by Jennifer Estep

August 30, 2016 by Tori Leave a Comment

Unraveled by Jennifer Estep Series: Elemental Assassins, #15 Urban Fantasy August 30, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sorry, but I’ve never heard of any Circle. What kind of idiotic nickname is that anyway? Sounds like a yoga group.” Unraveled picks up right where Bitter Bite left off. Gin and her friends have settled down to deal with the aftermath of Deirdre Shaw’s actions. Gin has been digging deeper into the mysterious shadow group, The Circle, trying to find Continue Reading

Review: Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep

April 25, 2016 by Tori Leave a Comment

Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep Series: Blake Blade, #3 Urban Fantasy/YA April 26, 2016 Kensington Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Monsters are your friends, never forget that.” Lila Merriweather is now a full-fledged member of the Sinclair Family and has discovered her relationship to the Draconi’s. Determined to stop Victor Draconi from killing the Sinclairs and other families in order to take over as the ruling family of Cloudburst Falls, Lila, along with friends, has Continue Reading

Review: Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep

March 9, 2016 by Tori Leave a Comment

Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep Series: Elemental Assassin, #14 Urban Fantasy February 23, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I have a bad feeling about this..." Which is stronger: blood ties or a battle-tested friendship? It’s not easy being queen bee of an underworld abuzz with crooks and killers. Wielding my potent Ice and Stone elemental magic will only get me so far—my real secret is my tight-knit makeshift family, a motley crew of cops and criminals, dwarves Continue Reading

Review: Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep

October 29, 2015 by Tori Leave a Comment

Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep Trilogy Series: Black Blade, #2 Urban Fantasy/YA October 27, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “There’s a war coming [...] I hope you choose the right side.” Lila Merryweather, thief extraordinaire, has accepted her place in the Sinclair family as the family scion’s bodyguard but still plans on taking revenge on Victor Draconi when the time is right. He has to pay for his role in her mother and father’s deaths. Though she has Continue Reading

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