REVIEW - Daughters of the Morrigan 1-4 by Nina Croft

The Book

Release Date: 1 January 2010

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Whoever sacrifices the virgin, Raven Cole, on her twenty-first birthday will achieve a great victory in the war between good and evil.

That’s bad news for Raven. Half-vampire, half witch, and cursed from the moment she was born, Raven has been a prisoner of the fire-demons for the last seven years. Now, as her twenty-first birthday approaches, time is running out.

Kael Hunter believed he would do anything to stop the fire-demons from winning. Until he saw her. Now, rather than kill the alluring vampire himself, Kael has another plan: to prevent the prophecy by taking Raven's virginity.

But Raven is prepared for death not seduction. Can Kael use their one night of passion to convince her she has a future - and that he should be a part of it?

The Book

Release Date: 17 September 2010

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All magic has a price. And now the balance is overdue. 
A witch with the power to see the future, Gina led a sheltered existence until the vampire, Darius Cole, crashed into her life, abducting her, seducing her, forging an emotional bond between them. Then circumstances tore them apart and the bond faded--until twenty one years later they are drawn together to save their daughter. 
While their passion is rekindled, Gina can offer Darius nothing, and she feels his bitterness and the Darkness within him, threatening to take control. Only she has the power to draw him back, but will this be the last time they make love for eternity?

The Book

Release Date: 15 April 2019

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A witch and a werewolf—a match made in hell.
Regan is about to play a leading role in someone’s plans for world domination. And all they need to do to ensure her cooperation is bite her. 
Regan doesn’t do scared. It’s not who she is. But right now, she’s panicking. Being a werewolf is dangerous and one wrong step could mean the End of Days. And the only person who can help is the stunningly gorgeous, embittered son of the werewolf who bit her. 
Caleb Stone wants an ordinary life. After a horrendous childhood, he fled the pack and now does a pretty good job of pretending he’s human. Self-delusion at its best. The last woman he wants to get involved with is a witch turned werewolf. However explosive the chemistry between them. 
But soon it becomes clear that Regan and Caleb need each other, and together they’re going to uncover secrets that will turn both their lives to chaos.

The Book

Release Date: 25 January 2020

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Christmas is a time to spend with family, but Lola’s don’t seem to want her back. Instead, she’s stuck in the wilds of Scotland under the protection of Lachlan MacNair, a blood-sucking monster, who’s determined to make sure she has the sorriest Christmas ever. Things go from bad to much, much worse when Lola sees a vision of herself kissing Lachlan, under the mistletoe. 
Lola is a powerful witch and her visions of the future always come true. Until now. Because this one… Never. Going. To. Happen.

My Review    3 STARS

This is a good series and is not quite like the first series I read.

There is a under laying story that runs through the books so you have to read them in order or you lose the thread of what is going on.

The main characters are strong, especially the men, its the women that are mostly damaged and need love, help and support due to the abandonment of their mother although they are also strong in their own rights.

It was a fast read/listen to series, more novellas than anything and I managed to listen to two in a day.

I like this author, just wish that the book were a little more fleshed out.

REVIEW - A Lair So Royal ((The Last Dragorai #5) by Zoey Ellis

The Book

Release Date: 4 August 2022

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From a dark, magic-ravaged world comes an enthralling new fantasy romance series. Five brothers, last of an ancient Alpha bloodline, each bound by fire and blood to their majestic dragons.

As head of a celebrated dragonlord clan, Khyros led his brothers to victory and survived the war that almost wiped his kind from existence. Proud and powerful, he is the epitome of a dragonlord… until his dragon disappears.

For over a century, he has tried to find him, but continuing on without his bonded dragon has fractured his existence.

Finally, with the help of his clan, he locates his dragon and is shocked to discover a beautiful, fierce female blocking his path.

Instinctively they clash… a frenzied attraction simmering between them. 

But Azenyah refuses to answer his questions and explain her involvement.

Furious, Khyros keeps her captive, determined to punish her for the century of suffering she has caused.

And his fury ignites carnal infatuation.

Soon she is the new source of his torment. Yet his silent prisoner refuses to submit – neither to his demands nor his primal attentions.

But her own desires betray her.

As his clan faces a threat that could destroy them, Khyros discovers that Azenyah holds the secrets to save not just his clan but the entire realm.

Balancing the fine edge between his responsibilities to his clan and his newfound obsession, he refuses to end her captivity, determined to get the answers he has demanded.

His craving for her consumes his every moment.

Until he is forced to contend with a power she wields that rivals his own.

A LAIR SO ROYAL is the fifth and final book in The Last Dragorai, an epic fantasy romance series. This series can be read as standalones but will be better enjoyed if read in order. This book will contain spoilers for the previous books. Includes romance of a dark nature and a HEA.

My Review      5 STARS

Poor Khyros is the leader of his Dragon clan and his dragon has been missing for centuries, he has not let his brothers know who much pain he is in.

His dragon went missing in the last big war, but now as his brothers all have their mates there is word that his dragon may be in a section of the world where the last brother found that the dragons struggled to fly.

It is here that he finds a woman and kidnaps her, only to find she is not quite what she seems that that she thinks he put her on that island many years ago.

We still get fighting with the human King, the mystery solved as to where his dragon went and why and Khyros finally gets the answers he needs and gets his dragon back.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of this authors work.

REVIEW - Sisters of the Moon 1-3 by Nina Croft

The Book

Release Date: 24 August 2010

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Waking up after a brutal werewolf attack, telepath Tasha Grant finds herself a prisoner of The Facility, an organization carrying out illegal research into the paranormal. She dreams of freedom, a normal life, and going home, but after eight long years, she believes it will never happen. Her life changes with the arrival of the stunningly gorgeous Jack, the latest unwilling guest of The Facility. Passion flares between them, but Jack refuses to share his body or his mind.

Jack must fight his burning desire for Tasha; he has a job to do—destroying The Facility—plus a very good reason for keeping his distance from for the young werewolf. Only when they escape their prison, does he admit his feelings and accept the possibility of a future together. However, Tasha yearns for a normal life, and Jack is a vampire…

As the past unravels and they uncover the secrets behind Tasha’s attack, she realizes that ‘home’ is farther away than ever. Now, she must decide if that matters when the alternative is an place at Jack’s side…

The Book

Release Date: 16 May 2011

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Anya, a powerful telepath, has always believed she worked for the good guys–the organization that created her, trained her, and turned her into the ultimate weapon. Her most recent assignment: assassinate the head of a group of mercenaries. The very man she believes is responsible for the death of her sister.

Investigating the disappearance of three pack members, Alpha werewolf, Sebastian Quinn, finds himself under the scrutiny of a deadly group, The Agency. Targeted by their assassin, he must now fight to save his own life.

Captured and held by the charismatic werewolf, Anya feels the stirrings of passion. For the first time, there is something beyond duty. Now she is faced with a choice — complete her assigned mission or risk everything she has ever known for a chance at love.

The Book

Release Date: * December 2012

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Novella ~ approx. 33000 words

Six years ago, an attack by a rogue werewolf plunged Doctor Connor McNair’s perfect life into nightmare. Now the mere scent of blood awakens the beast within him. He’s teetering on the brink of self-destruction when an intriguing rumor leads him to the desolation of Rannoch Moor and the one woman who might call him back from the darkness.

Part of a telepathic experiment that went dangerously wrong, Keira’s mind will destroy anyone who gets too close. Unable to control her powers, she has cut herself off from all human contact and found a measure of peace hiding on the moors with only the wild animals for company. Until Connor arrives, awakening hopes and desires buried deep inside her.

Connor is determined to save her, but some wounds are beyond the powers of a doctor to heal and time is running out, because Keira’s mind holds secrets that certain people would kill to keep hidden…

Contains adult content

My Review 4 STARS

This is a quick novella series that focuses on three sisters and who they find their mates, whether they be shape-shifters, were wolves or vampires.

We get an underlying story running through the books and the story runs quite fast.

I enjoyed these little nuggets and plowed through them very quickly.

REVIEW - Taken by the Dragon Prince (Dragon Lords #4) by Kiersten Fay

The Book

Release Date: 31 August 2022

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Prince Khalstorm Belmont lost everything the day his kingdom was destroyed. Imprisoned for a crime he never committed, he dreams of exacting his revenge against the witch responsible, a treacherous beauty who once tempted him beyond reason, only to betray him in the end. When Khalstorm captures her, he discovers his feelings for her are as strong as ever, leading him torn between his hunger for vengeance and his hunger for her.

Celeste Songbird both feared and longed for the day Khalstorm found her. No longer resembling the man she once loved, he is filled with rage and regret…and on a mission for her blood. Temporarily stripped of her powers, her life is at his mercy. Can she break through his ice-cold heart before all is lost?

My Review     4 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Victory Editing, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is the fourth book in the series and can be read as a stand alone.  I have not read the rest of the series since 2021 and still had enough info in this book to continue the series.

I like this authors writing.  It flows well, grips you in the story and lets the characters work out their mistakes and come together in harmony.

I really enjoyed this book, and even though it seems over fairly quickly would very happily pick up this author again.

REVIEW - Legal Wolf's Mate (Their Furever Mates #1) by Eve Langlais

The Book

Release Date: 4 October 2016

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In Legal Wolf's Mate, taking on a pro bono murder case isn't a problem for a lawyer who enjoys a challenge. Discovering that his new client is his mate? A tad more complicated. Gavin has no intention of settling down, especially not with a woman accused of murder, but once he sets eyes on Megan, his fate is sealed.

My Review    4 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This was a fairly quick read where our FMMC is not quite as she seems and Gavin shows his background fairly quickly.

Its a very fast moving book and our characters get together very quickly once they have been introduced.

Gavins world gets all but turned upside down when he meets Megan, but he knows who she is to him almost immediately and does what he can for her.

I enjoyed this book and love reading this author.

REVIEW - Turbulent Waters (Billionaire Aviators #3 Turbulent W) by Melody Anne

The Book

Release Date: 7 January 2017

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A daring pilot finds himself in danger of losing his heart.

Coast Guard pilot Nick Armstrong savors the taste of danger. But after his helicopter crashes into the ocean during a mission, shattering his knee, he encounters a whole different type of thrill when he meets his new physical therapist. Maybe being grounded isn’t so bad after all.

Smart, sexy, and deeply guarded, Chloe Reynolds is the type of woman who drives Nick crazy for all the right reasons. But as she tries to help him heal, Chloe struggles to keep her heart—and secrets—safe.

For years, she has been told that Nick is responsible for her brother’s death, a “fact” that she slowly learns may not contain the entire truth.

But can Chloe’s growing feelings for Nick, and their undeniable chemistry, really overcome a years-long family feud? Or will the past ultimately destroy the future they both desperately want?

My Review     3 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Montlake Romance, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

I normally really like the book by this author, but this one was just meh.

Nick is a coast guard and flies the helicopter, unfortunately he has just been in an accident that cost the lives of his crew, and very nearly his as well.

Chloe is a physical therapist. Nicks uncle has brought her in to help rehabilitate Nick, but she has her own secrets.

Nick likes Chloe from the start, but she keeps a barrier between them, that he must push at no matter how much she says no.

Its a little slow to start, lots of self doubt, secrets and the chemistry between the two just doesn't;t sit right. He comes over more pushy over what HE wants, rather than respecting what she is saying.

It's an ok book, can be read as a stand alone even though it is part of a series.

REVIEW - In the Company of Wolves (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #3) by Paige Tyler

The Book

Release Date: 1 December 2015

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He opened his mouth to order her to drop the MP5 she had aimed at him, but nothing would come out. It was like she’d robbed him of the ability to speak. Shooting her wasn’t an option, though. And the idea of arresting her didn’t make him feel any better.

There's a new gang of criminals in town who are organized and ruthless in the extreme. When Eric Becker, along with the rest of the Dallas SWAT team, ends up in the middle of a shootout, he immediately senses werewolves — a lot of them. Turns out, the new bad guys are a pack of wolf shifters.

In a spray of gunfire, Becker comes face-to-face with the most gorgeous woman he's ever seen. Becker does the logical thing. He hides her and leaves the scene with the rest of his team.

Jayna Winston has no idea why that SWAT guy helped her, but she's glad he did. Ever since she and her pack mates got mixed up with those Eastern European mobsters, everything had pretty much fallen apart.

So what's a street-savvy thief like Jayna going to do with a hot alpha-male wolf who's a police officer?

My Review    4 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

In this third book of the series, which can be read as a stand alone we have young Eric Becker finding his soul mate in Jayna Winston.  They meet when he is on a job and she is there on charge of Omegas.

It turns out that both packs have a lot to learn about each other, however things will never be that simple.  Jayna is in league with the Albanians thanks to her current pack leader and Eric decides to go undercover to help get her and her packmates out.

Jaynas pack trust her to make the right decisions and look up to her to steer them to safety, while Eric shows them how a true alpha cares for his pack mates.

They have a good group of friends around them and neither are afraid to get hurt if they can help each other.

Each book does seem to be getting better and better.

REVIEW - Wolf Trouble (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #2) by Paige Tyler

The Book

Release Date: 4 August 2015

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He's in trouble with a capital T...

There's never been a female on the Dallas SWAT team and Senior Corporal Xander Riggs prefers it that way. The elite pack of alpha male wolfshifters is no place for a woman. But Khaki Blake is no ordinary woman.

When Khaki walks through the door attractive as hell and smelling like heaven, Xander doesn't know what the heck to do. Worse, she's put under his command and Xander's protective instincts go on high alert. When things start heating up both on and off the clock, it's almost impossible to keep their heads in the game and their hands off each other...

My Review    4 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is the second book in the series and could well be read as a stand alone.  This book is also much better than the previous book.

We have Khaki, a police office with a problem ex who makes her job so much harder when she breaks up with him.

Xander we met in the previous book and he is one of the SWAT team leaders led under Gage Dixon.  

A soon as Khaki is pulled into the SWAT team, both are drawn to each other, but Xander does not handle it as well as his female counterpart.

The pair traverse getting to know each other, hiding the relationship from their teammates along with Khaki learning the SWAT rules and techniques and growing in a part of her new team.  We also get problems with her ex thrown in too.

A much better book than book one and I look forward to book three.

REVIEW - Baby I'm Yours: An Age Gap Romance (Forbidden Billionaires #4) by Lili Valente

The Book

Release Date: 17 March 2025

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What to do when a bossy billionaire makes an aggressive bid to get you knocked up with his baby?
Say no, and return to your perfectly normal, baby-free life.

Or you could do what I did, sign the Bossy Jerk's illicit contract, and sell yourself into sexy servitude.

Clearly, mistakes were made...

Now I'm tangled up in a dizzying mixture of business and pleasure with Hunter Mendelssohn, the sexiest man to ever pull my hair while delivering multiple Os. This is supposed to be simple—He wants a very devoted, very pregnant fake fiancee to convince his dying mother their family line will live on. I want a baby with no baby-daddy in the picture, and Hunter has promised to vanish once his mother passes. If we abide by the contract, we both get what we want, no harm, no foul.

But nothing about being with Hunter is simple. Not our explosive chemistry. Not the irreplaceable way he makes me feel. And certainly not the way my heart melts every time I wake up cradled in his arms.

I’m falling hard for this damaged man, but when wounds from his past tear us apart, I’m sent running back to my small town with a secret.

A shocking secret that will change both our lives forever...

THE FORBIDDEN BILLIONAIRES series is 
Take Me I'm Yours
Make Me Yours
Pretending I'm Yours
Baby I'm Yours

My Review    5 STARS

**My thanks to the author for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is the fourth book in the series and it can totally be read as a stand alone story.

26 year old Elaine is a great friend, but has had her trouble with men.  She is now all by herself after the death of her father, having never known her father.  She owns a bakery where she helps reheome cats and is a generous loving soul with her own sense of vintage style.

Hunter is in his early forties and has not been able to stop thinking about Elaine since they hooked up for a week a year ago.  But now, with his mother on her last legs, he needs someone for a contract where they have a child that he does not want a part of.  Elaine just so happens to want a child.

Toether the pair forge ahead, but its very quick to see that not only is the chemistry really hot between them, but that the also very quickly get the feels for each other.

But true love never does run smooth and with an obstacle in the way to test them, they falter and both end up unhappy and the pair collapse to their own worlds again.  that is until forces have them together again and realising how much they missed each other.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing what the author comes up with next.

REVIEW - Hungry Like the Wolf (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #1) by Paige Tyler

The Book

Release Date: 6 January 2015

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The Dallas SWAT team is hiding one helluva secret... they're a pack of wolf shifters.

The team of elite sharpshooters is ultra-secretive — and also the darlings of Dallas. This doesn't sit well with investigative journalist Mackenzie Stone. They must be hiding something... and she's determined to find out what.

Keeping Mac at a distance proves impossible for SWAT team commander Gage Dixon. She's smart, sexy, and makes him feel alive for the first time in years. But she's getting dangerously close to the truth — and perilously close to his heart...

My Review    3 STARS

This is a decent enough space filler when you need a book to read, but this wont change your world like some.

Its a good fantasy romance with some drama that of course involves our MFC getting abducted and he has to rescue her.

There is spice, talk of feeling really fast and an established male pack who have to hide themselves from a nosey journalist.

REVIEW - House of Blight (The Threadmender Chronicles #1) by Maxym M. Martineau

The Book

Release Date: 8 April 2025

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The first novel in an eerie, darkly creative, and romantic new gothic fantasy duology from Maxym M. Martineau, for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Rachel Gillig.

Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost, and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life. She’s always kept her abilities hidden…until the powerful Fernglove family discovers her secret.

The Ferngloves are charming and beautiful, possess powerful magic, and don’t take no for an answer—especially Orin, the head of these ruling elites. When Edira’s brothers unexpectedly contract blight—an incurable virus killing people throughout the town, and an illness too strong for her to heal them both—Orin offers to help. Together at his estate they’ll research a cure while Orin slows their sickness and Edira hones her magic. His kindness and honesty surprises Edira, as does her undeniable attraction to him.

But the other Ferngloves are suspicious of her power and may be more dangerous than the ever-present disease. The longer Edira stays within the confines of the Manor, the more the family’s pristine exterior begins to crack—until Edira discovers a terrifying secret and must choose who she can save and at what cost…

My Review    5 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Avon & Haper Voyager and The Nerd Fam, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is the first book that I have read by this author and the description of the book had me hooked from the moment I read it.

We have Edira, a young woman looking after her younger brothers after the death of her parents and the disappearance of her aunt prior to that.  Things are hard for them as the mines do not pay her brothers well and she only makes small amounts of money with her tonics.

But Edira has a special talent that is soon spotted by a family that wants her thgreadmending talents to cure the blight.  But is all as it seems?

What are the family hiding and who can she really trust? Altough the book does not end in a cliff hanger it does end with us knowing that there is more to be explored with her talent and that we know that she and one of the family will get together again.

I really enjoyed the book and liked the twist at the end as who to trust finally is revealed.

I would certainly recommend this book for those that like Romantasy with a little Dark Romance sprinkled in.

REVIEW - Royally Wed (The Royals #3) by Teri Wilson

The Book

Release Date: 17 November 2017

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Teri Wilson’s Royals series returns with this charming and witty retelling of the timeless classic MGM film Royal Wedding starring Fred Astaire.

When Asher Reed, an American classical musician, is hired as a last minute replacement to perform at the royal wedding of Princess Amelia in Great Britain, he’s hoping he can shake his recent bout with performance anxiety long enough to get through the festivities and get his career back on track. Little does he know that his life is about to change forever.

As a guest of Buckingham Palace, he knows he has no business even speaking to the princess, but he’s completely awed by her beauty and more than a little intrigued by her rebellious spirit. Still, he definitely knows he has no business kissing her silly at the fitting of her wedding gown. He’s there to perform, not cause a royal scandal. But when he stumbles upon her groom’s appalling secret, the fate of the princess and the British Crown suddenly rest squarely in his cello-playing hands....

With Teri Wilson’s signature “endearingly charming and delightfully sizzling” (USA TODAYbestselling author Nina Bocci) prose, Royally Wed is a delightful whirlwind romance that will leave you breathless and have you out of your seat for a standing ovation.

My Review    4 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is book three of the series and can totally be read as a stand alone as none of the books relate to each other.

In this book American Asher Reed has been brought over to the UK as the Royal family want him to perform at Prnicess Ameilia's wedding as Yo-Yo-Ma has been taken ill.  Due to everything already being booked he is staying at the palace, but is still receiving after his fiancé left him for his mentor.

Neither Amelia or Asher count on the attraction and feelings that they both catch off of each other and the realness of just being themselves with someone and not pretending for the first time in a long time.

But how do the pair get to a HEA when Amelia is going to be married in just over a week?  

Eventually the pair both stand up for themselves and things sort themselves out, but their is a fair amount of feeling sorry for themselves, but also two characters who finally find the one person who just accepts them for who they are.

REVIEW - The Elf Witch (Plot of the Six Saints #1). by Jacquelyn Gilmore

The Book

Release Date: 11 March 2025

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For fans of One Dark Window and From Blood and Ash comes a haunting, slow-burn fantasy romance about villains. It follows a formerly magicless elf as she suddenly comes into powers that her kingdom has never seen and the duplicitous prince she must bargain with to save them at whatever cost—even her soul.

After her grandmother's execution, a formerly magicless elf is suddenly the most powerful witch in her village. Magic is disappearing, though, and Imani is thrust into the treacherous court of her kingdom, forced into trials against the most lethal witches in the world.

As she unravels the perilous plan her grandmother plotted before her death to save magic, Imani unwittingly dives deeper into a web of magical and political intrigue that puts her on a collision course with dangers beyond anything she imagined.

But Imani is harboring illicit knowledge of her own—a forbidden dark magic that’s getting more difficult to hide by the day. Now, she must decide whether to make herself a threat and an enemy to her country or risk becoming a pawn and the realm losing magic forever.

Stuck in this predicament, Imani sees only one path forward: a dangerous deal with the duplicitous prince—one she might be falling for.

Readers Beware: This book is for adult readers and contains mature and explicit content (see the author’s website for a complete list of trigger warnings). It’s a villain romance with morally black antihero characters that ends on a cliffhanger.

My Review   4 STARS

**My thanks to the author and The Nerd Fam, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is the first book that I have read by this author and it did start off a little slow.  I also started to the book in audio format via my kindle, but was getting confused so had to read it properly to digest what information was being supplied to us.

We get quite a lot of information given to us about the magic in the world, the way the magic works and all of our characters are on the more morally grey to black list.  Each character seems to hide behind their own mask, each hiding their true intentions with no-one really trusting another and all playing each other for what they can get out of each other.

There is very little character growth, but at least our FMC seems to realise near the end of the book that she has been played and that things need to change.

I am excited to see what happens next with this series and look forward to see if Imani's journey get any easier or if it stays as dangerous.