Books to curl up with: ITS THE WEEKEND LETS READ

Books to curl up with: ITS THE WEEKEND LETS READ:  Good afternoon my peeps , it is Saturday and the final run of reader round up. Today I have for you book 2 in the Sleuths of Shadow Salon, ...

ITS THE WEEKEND LETS READ

 Good afternoon my peeps , it is Saturday and the final run of reader round up. Today I have for you book 2 in the Sleuths of Shadow Salon, THEATER OF CURSES by Catherine Stine 

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 Shadow Salon detectives Luna and Celestine take on their second case, when Tim Calhoun insists his Conservatory of Theater Arts has been cursed, and the police have come up dry. He claims a red specter is terrorizing him, upturning his library of historic plays, setting fires in the theater, even brutalizing him. Tim is desperate to solve this terrifying mystery before Hollywood directors and agents flock to Savannah to watch his students perform and hopefully sign them.

The 1811 anonymous play is The Romance of the Recording Angels. Hazardous incidents follow rehearsals. Luna interviews students, inspects dorms and the library, where she unearths a copy of the play with strange red notations. She hires Arthur Dodge, a necro-visionary to find out who drew them. The shocking entity he resurrects reveals that three aerial realms must be unlocked to end an actual curse. But as time runs out, where the realms are, what must be done in them and just why the curse was inflicted remains a mystery.

To uncover clues, Luna uses her water magic and flight skills, while resisting her growing attraction to client, Tim. Celestine shares tips from her automatic drawings. As time runs out, Luna must try anything: Dodge’s visionary tea, Hoodoo Root Worker, Selka Dupree’s spell jars, and farmer Crow Dao’s lessons in realm jumping. If Luna fails to reach the realms, the conservatory will be shuttered, the curse will spread… and worse.

                        MY REVIEW

  Welcome back to the salon, they have been working hard and then they take on a second case. When Timmy comes to them saying that the theater is cursed. They take the case after the police came up dry. Luna takes charge of the case and works hard at trying to figure out what is the curse is and trying hard to fight her feelings for Tim. She is going to try and figure out what happened trying anything to get to the realms . Luna and her new friends will get it figured out. If she doesn't figure it out the theater will shut down and the curse will spread . 

   This is Luna's book and she is one tough woman who will do anything to figure out what is going on. She is tough and smart She really goes through a lot while she is investigating the curse.  Tim is the man that comes into Luna's life and he is sweet and kind and wants his theater back. Together they are so cute and they work well together also. We also get to see Celsetine and the gang back and we get to see a new demon that needs to be taken down before he destroys everything 

    This book is the second in the series and honestly a little more intense than the first book. We get to see the characters really work hard and shine through out . The author switched the main character from Celestine to Luna and I honestly like Luna as a main character leading the investigation. This is a fast read with a little bit more intensity and more diving into native traditions and rituals with great depth. Which I enjoyed , so if you like a good urban fantasy check it out

Books to curl up with: GOOD FRIDAY EVENING ALL

Books to curl up with: GOOD FRIDAY EVENING ALL:   Good evening all, yes it is me yet again . We have one more week or reader round up so soon I will settle down . Tonight I have for you a ...

GOOD FRIDAY EVENING ALL

  Good evening all, yes it is me yet again . We have one more week or reader round up so soon I will settle down . Tonight I have for you a new author and her series Sleuths of Shadow Salon book one . GUARDIAN OF MONSTERS by Catherine Stine. 

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 Celestine, witch and wolf shifter has a talent for prophetic drawings. She’s shocked when she draws her landlord Ray with his eyes gouged out and a strange winged-mermaid leaning over him. Later she finds an eyeless Ray dead on the sidewalk. All she wanted to do was open a gallery, but first she must apprehend his killer. In a posthumous note, Ray wrote he wasn’t just a leather-smith but a supernatural pirate mage. Years back, his Jekyll crew trapped the evil Demon Three Eyes clan. Ray feared they’d escaped, were stalking him, and would soon wreak havoc on Savannah.

Oryn, a fellow student in Celestine’s continuing ed art class, is a fae and a thorn in her side, when he asks nosy questions about the case. Yet, she’s drawn to him when he’s her masseur at the spa she frequents, and he’s clever at brainstorming leads regarding Ray’s case. He insists his air magic could come in handy.

When pirates in Ray’s old crew are murdered, their body parts stolen, Celestine puts more horrifying clues together. She’ll need everyone on board, includingLuna, a mermaid asking to show her sea-glass sculptures at Celestine’s new gallery—and the very same mermaid in Celestine’s tragic drawing of Ray. Otherwise, the lethal monstrosity Demon Three Eyes is unleashing on Savannah will destroy the city and everyone in it. Fans of Kim Harrison and Charlaine Harris may like this new supernatural detective series.

                         MY REVIEW 

   Celestine is an earth witch and a wolf, she can do psychic drawings . Her and her art school friends and other beings . When her landlord and friend Ray is murdered and his eyes are stolen and his crew mates are also being murdered with their body parts missing . So Celestine and her friends are off to figure out what is going on and who is taking the body parts .Including a mermaid. Oryn and everyone to figure out and kill the lethal three eyed monstrosity that is going to wipe out Savannah. Will they be able to figure it all out in time 

  What can you say about Celestine and her friends. Each of them are special and unique . Celestine is an earth witch and a wolf shifter. She is powerful psychic who does automatic drawing and she can shift when she needs to .  She is sassy and and she has been through so much in her young life. Oryn is a fairy and is drop dead gorgeous and we we have we also get to meet Aline and and Riley . They are all strong characters and so well written. They work so well together and are all likable . 

   This is a fun fast read that I really enjoyed. I really enjoy a good urban fantasy and this one will keep you turning pages . The author takes us on a wild ride and we have witches, fae and mermaids all in the same book. There is also magical pirates and a swamp monster that will have you wondering what in heavens name is going on in Savannah. Check out this author I truly like her writing .   

Books to curl up with: GOOD MORNING ALL IT 'S FRIDAY

Books to curl up with: GOOD MORNING ALL IT 'S FRIDAY:   Well we made it to Friday, hope I haven't bored you all yet . We have one more week of reader round up to go. Today I have for you boo...

GOOD MORNING ALL IT 'S FRIDAY

  Well we made it to Friday, hope I haven't bored you all yet . We have one more week of reader round up to go. Today I have for you book 2 in the Bayou Crescent wolves series  COLE by Madison Granger. 

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 Cole Landry is living his best life. His position as Enforcer of the Bayou Crescent wolfpack isn’t a difficult one as the pack lifestyle is laid-back. So, no stress, right? It gives him time to charm the ladies, what Cole does best… until he meets the one female who isn’t caught up in his appeal.

Fox shifter, Kenzie Butler is done with men. Cheated on too many times, she’s tired of having her heart broken. She’s better off alone, focusing on herself to heal. When an old friend invites her to spend Christmas in a small Louisiana town, Kenzie jumps at the chance. This could be the haven she’s searching for… until she meets an annoying, egocentric wolf shifter who always seems to show up wherever she is.

A slow-burn story of Fated Mates who are trying to heal, learning to grow, and finding new love under unusual circumstances

                                            .MY REVIEW

 Welcome back to the pack, Cole the youngest of the brothers and the pack enforcer. He is living life and loving hard until the day one of the humans he cares about gets murdered and he is arrested for the crime . He is let go and he is hurting inside and doesn't want to have to deal with any female . Until Kenzie comes to town to stay with her friend Tansy. Something shifts in Cole and he wants to get to know Kenzie but Kenzie is sworn off men of any kind after her run ins with her ex . But the attraction is hot and you can't deny your animal instincts when they are screaming MATE MATE MATE. Will they be able to figure out what they want before it is too late.

  Cole and Kenzie's book is full of heart ache and actually a little heart break . Kenzie is a fox shifter who is honestly tougher than she looks and is one that should not be mistaken for a pushover . Cole is a playboy who reputation precedes him. He loves life and the ladies but is yearning for some one that he can have a family with and have that one true love that his brother Zane has. Lilah really turns into a villian in this book. She is so determined to be Coles she does almost anything to get at both him and Kenzie. Until the moment Kenzie shows her who the boss really is . Lilah deserves what she got because she was such a witch . I absolutely loved these character .

     This was a slow burn story with some baggage added to it from both main characters . The story is pretty fast paced but I do wish we got to see Kenzie's ex come to town and go against Cole. Just to add an extra layer to the story line . I was so waiting for it through the whole book. I enjoyed this one a little bit more then I liked Zane's book . It took a bit more for them to come together than in Zane's book . I truly like this series and so want to read Ridge's book . 

Books to curl up with: Good evening peeps, I am back its been a busy ...

Books to curl up with:     Good evening peeps, I am back its been a busy ...:     Good evening peeps, I am back its been a busy day on the farm. I do have for you the next book in the reader round up. Book 1 in the Bay...