Tag: Women’s Paranormal Fiction

Wind With a Chance of Wolfsbane (Grimm Cove #6) by Mandy M. Roth

5 Stars

More from the supernatural town of Grimm Cove

This next entry into Mandy M. Roth’s Grimm Cove series reminds me of Book 5, Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck. We meet Jonathan Harker, a wolf shifter-vampire hybrid who is working to defeat the evil that is still trying to take over the human world.  Willa Murray (twin of Mina) is descended from Wilhelmina Murray (from the Bram Stoker book).  But she doesn’t think she has any abilities.   And so, our story starts about 20 years in the past. The main characters have their initial meeting, but don’t get the other person’s name.  Mandy M. Roth weaves an intricate storyline, tying characters from previous books, and incidents that have happened in the past into a cohesive story.  It flows smoothly from our characters past into events that are happening now.   This is a very enjoyable read, but readers should have already read the previous books, or you will be lost when characters pop into the story.  A Timeline of major events would be nice, but the author has created a world that is familiar but also so much more.  Spend the time and read this series!

I was given an ARC by the author through Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.

The Prime of My Magical Life by Tia Diamon and Brenda Trim

4 Stars

Not sure yet….

Reading a lot of Paranormal Women’s Fiction books, I find that I mostly enjoy them.  There is an odd series or two that don’t strike me as fitting this new category, and this book, The Prime of My Magical Life is one of them.  Our main character Eve comes across as a downtrodden unhappy woman.  Her husband has divorced her, and has a new, beautiful girlfriend.  But Eve still has issues with him controlling her thoughts and feelings.  The story itself doesn’t give enough information on the world she is living in and her actual place in it.  My overall feeling of this book is dark and pretty hopeless.  Though I will say that the story did pick up in the second half.  I’ve read both of the authors before and haven’t had such an unhappy feeling for their other books.  I found no editing or grammatical errors, but this Magical Life wasn’t my cup of tea.  I received and ARC of this book through Booksprout, and this is my honest opinion.

Released today! The Seventh Key by Michelle M. Pillow

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The Seventh Key: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Romance Novel (Order of Magic #6) by Michelle M. Pillow

5 Stars

A new addition…

Nina Cole has been unlucky, but she escaped a serial killer.  Since then, her life has been getting worse and worse.  Trying to escape from reporters, she ends up in Freewild Cove.  Following her there is Private Investigator Jacob Paddock, who proves to her he is really interested in her and not her story.   Instead of things getting better, they continue to get worse until she meets Heather, Vivian, Lorna, Sue, and the ghost of Grandma Julia.  For me, the story started slow, and I wasn’t sure that this book was going to be a god addition to Michelle M. Pillow’s series.  I was wrong!  The story got more and more interesting. and I wanted to see how the women would be able to help Nina.  The story is well written, with Nina and Jacob well fleshed-out.  This is a complete story, but ties into the series Order of Magic.  I am ready to read the next book now!  I received an ARC of The Seventh Key from the author through BookSprout and this is my honest opinion.

Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Romance Novel (Grimm Cove Book 5) by Mandy M. Roth

4 Stars

Non-Linear Timeline

This is the 5th book in the series, and like the previous book, doesn’t really follow a straight line.  Once you accept that, the story is interesting and gives you more information about what is happening in Grimm Cove.  The two main characters, Rachael Franks (Frankenstein) and Drest Bright are meant to be together, but the road they follow takes a long and convoluted track to get to the end.  This book should be read after the first 4 in the series because each is intertwined and will be harder to follow without having read the others. This book is well written, with no grammatical or spelling errors.  Other than the way the timeline is handled, I enjoyed reading Book 5 and am looking forward to book 6.  I was given an ARC of this book by the author through BookSprout and this is my honest opinion. 

Huntress Reborn: Paranormal Women’s Fiction (Supernatural Midlife Mystique) by Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon

2 Stars

What a mess!

I don’t know where to start with this review.  So many things that concern me.  The main character is confusing, and I can’t figure out who and what she is and what she wants to become.  Her backstory isn’t enough to understand what she’s been through, or where exactly she’s going.  Secondary characters are even less developed.  I’m thinking this was supposed to be a prequel, but it reads more like the authors wrote out their notes and posted them as the story.  With what’s been written, I don’t even like the main character, and really don’t care what happens next.  The book needs so much, I cannot recommend it.  I received an ARC of the book through Booksprout, and this is my honest opinion.

Cadaver on Canal Street: Paranormal Women’s Fiction (Twisted Sisters Midlife Maelstrom Book 2) by Brenda Trim  

4 Stars

So much going on….

Please note that this is book 2 in the series!  If you read this like I did, without reading Book 1, you will be confused.  So many characters that are important to the story with so many challenges for them.  I struggled through about the first third of the book before I figured out(sorta)    what was going on. Once I passed that point, the book became easier and more enjoyable to read.  I gave it 4 stars for having so many characters that keeping them separate and understanding what was going on was a challenge.  The actual writing and punctuation were good.  As part of an even larger series, I would say read the prior books for the best reading experience.  I was given this book from the author through Booksprout, and this is my honest opinion.