Phoenix ( Linear Tactical 8) by Janie Crouch [early review]

Hello to all,

Since the rain isn't stopping , i enjoy reading even more and today i've decided to share with you an early review so you can have the opportunity to preorder the book to get it on release day to enjoy!.
I loved the Linear tactical series since book 1 but this one ( number 8) may be the most emotionnal so....

Happy reading!!

Publisher: Calamittie Jane Publishing

Publication: 2020

Genre: romantic suspense,military romance

Violence: mild
Language: normal
sex: mild
Public: 18+

Description from goodreads :

 Adrenaline junky.
Adventure traveler.
Extreme sport sensation.

They’re all labels Riley Harrison—known to the world as Phoenix—wears as easily as the tattoos covering his body.

But it’s his role as undercover operative for Linear Tactical’s kidnap and ransom unit that makes his blood sing. Riley uses his celebrity status to help infiltrate locations and situations nobody else can get into.

In. Out. The fight is usually over before the bad guys know it’s begun or that Riley was involved.

But his skills and celebrity status won’t help when he discovers the woman he loves is keeping unbearable secrets and in a danger he never could’ve imagined.

She wants Riley to stay far away from her.

That’s not going to happen.

But he’ll have to be willing to lose everything to save her. To save them.

Phoenix will learn you have to burn before you can rise.

My opinion:

          Really a great instalment, we get a lot of action, the romance but also we focus on characters feelings, their fears, their hopes  so we get deeper into their psyche and for both Riley it was something more than interesting. then we also get to see the other linear tactical members so it's simply the perfect mix.

The tension is high, the rhythm is fast as the WAR competition isn't to be taken lightly but  the missions on the side are more dangerous and with a tight timing. As a result we get immersed into the story immediately and  we can't stop before the last page even if in my case i guessed the culprit too early for my taste i still wanted to see how both Riley would react.

Really that's an excellent romance suspense with a view on how genetic illness can affect people ( or not) , so quite a few emotional moments,  and with a real feeling romance that will leave you swooning.

To recommend! ( Would work as stand alone too but the series is too good to miss it ^^)

Score:  4,5/5

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and i voluntary reviewed this book

A Ghostly Suspect (Ghostly Southern Mysteries 8 ) by Tonya Kappes [early review]

Hello to all!!!


For the first sunny and dry day of this month ( it was really time even if the reprieve is extra short with new storms tomorrow) i decided to share with you my opinion on another book that releases this week so you can preorder or jump on it as soon as it's available.

It's book 8 in a series i really enjoy from Tonya Kappes: the Ghosthly Southern Mysteries series with Emma Lee the unlucky Betweener. It's really a great time for the release because it's the kind of great funny cozy mystery we enjoy taking with us on vacation this one is no exception.

Happy reading

Publisher: Tonya Kappes

Publication: 2019

Genre: cozy mystery, southern, paranormal mystery

Violence: mild
Language: normal
sex: none
Public: 16+

Description from goodreads/amazon :

 A funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . It's all in a day's work for Emma Lee Raines . . .
especially when the ghost turns out to be someone very dear to her heart. Debbie Dually, psychic and friend who has guided Emma Lee since the she was bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from “funeral trauma.”

Debbie Dually is the one who informed Emma Lee that she wasn't crazy, she was a Betweener, someone who can communicate with ghosts with the not-so-dearly departed. In fact, she told Emma Lee how she was the only one that could help solve their murder to help them rest in eternal peace.

This time Debbie Dually finds herself needing Emma's help. This means solving her own murder.
Emma goes deep undercover as a fake psychic in order to see into the past and help Debbie cross over. Emma Lee doesn't realize this opens up a whole can of new Betweener clients that refuse to leave her alone.

When Emma Lee is tagged as the number one suspect in Debbie Dually's death, her handsome state trooper boyfriend, Jack Henry, has no choice but to come back to Whispering Falls and get to the bottom of what is going on before it's too late and Emma Lee goes to the state pen for a very long time.

My opinion:

          Poor Emma, being a betweener sure is never easy and it does impact a life a lot...this time it's her "mentor" who is found dead and since they were seen together just before Emma is the suspect. Thankfully she still has support in Granny ( using her charms to get her an lawyer), Jack henry, her lover,  and Mazie her new "assistant".

This book is a great addition top the series but could easily be read as stand alone too  which makes it just even better. As each time we have a lot of humour in it, lot of investigation and action and just the right dose of romance to make it a page turner we devour in one sitting. The twists were really well done to keep us second guessing culprits.

I really loved this book but i admit some of Debbie 's predictions made me quite worried and impatient for next book . It's no clihhanger , this investigation is solved but we just get a good hint about some question and possible events we just want more.

So once again a perfect cozy mystery with a great southern setting not to be missed!!

Score:  4,5/5

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and i voluntary reviewed this book

Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows 8) by Kim Harrison

Hi!

       I told you i was going to review more of this series this month ^^  simply because when started it's really hard to stop this series and also in a few day the paperback of Ever after will be released with Bonus!! so i had to give you this little reminder^^.

Black Magic Sanction is an a great addtion to the Hollows series but  before starting it you should keep a tissues box near you, you will need it.

Happy reading

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Publication: 2010

ISBN:  0007321961

Genre: urban fantasy
Violence: strong
Language: normal
sex: strong
Public: 18+

Source: bought
 

Short description from goodreads :

In New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's most complex and nuanced adventure yet, bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan fights a deadly battle - mind, body, and soul.

Black Magic Sanction

Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter - and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind...until now. Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment - at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery. Only her enemies are strong enough to help her win her freedom, but trust comes hard when it hinges on the unscrupulous tycoon Trent Kalamack, the demon Algaliarept, and an ex-boyfriend turned thief.


It takes a witch to catch a witch, but survival bears a heavy price.

My opinion:

          After the Hollows book 7 I couldn’t wait and I had to read more but this story is simply heartbreaking… the emotion rang deep and really not crying at the scene with Jenks is impossible at least for me…Kim Harrison found the right words and explained the situation so well that we were suffering as much as the character is no more.

The action is fast paced in this one but you are grateful for it because tension is high and you are on edge so turning the page one after the other in rapid succession was the best things… this time we see Rachel again the coven and..; against is not enough because they are not shunning her they want either to kill her or to make a sterile zombie of her….so neither solution are good. However, this time we see Rachel takes the commands with Pierce, Nick and even Al.  This time she isn’t afraid of taking some smut for what she is feeling right and she is accepting who she is, because the who is more important that “ what”. She fight for her beliefs refusing to kill when it’s not necessary, showing compassion and even finding a why to contact Trent  without violence.

 I really loved to see this evolution because it’s not a complete change either, she still has doubts, she still can be naïve, but at the same time she can put a foot down now. The way she answer the coven, how she make a deal with Al … all of that show some maturity.

I also loved Trent here, how he still act like a jerk, still can be strange but he does respect her and he interact with her in a more peaceful manner^^ ( oki if you read the book after this review you will smile thinking I said this but really they are not insulting each other they come to a form of compromise at least technically speaking). Ivy is still the same and not really interesting this time but Jenks.. really it’s heartbreaking this time like I said, he is so courageous, so funny but so deeply in love…

This time I was mostly furious against Nick… oh he did cross the line before but now it’s the “ pompom”… why Al doesn’t take care of him I wonder… it isn’t worth more! If you loved him before now you will detest him and if you already disliked him before not it will turn to hate…; him being a rat was too damn kind! Jax temporally got some bonus point but he lost them again ( yes no one is as good as Jenks)

If you love the Hollow series this is the book for you, it will keep you immersed until the end and jumping on book 9 as soon as the last page is turned. Fantastic urban fantasy universe, Kim Harrison keeps the quality and the story at a very high level! A Must read!

Score:  4/5

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and no compensation was received in exchange for this review

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