Review: Sabotaged (Sundance Series Book 3) by CP Rider

Sabotaged by C.P. Rider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Facing Herself

The third book in this series ramps things up further in Neely’s fight for her freedom. She’s attacked frequently by alphas seeking to control her, when all she wants is to work out whether she wants to keep her bakery open or not and whether what she feels for Lucas is more than friendship and lust. Neely is starting to come round to the idea that there is more between herself and Lucas when her ex turns up to win her back.

This book is all about Neely learning to fight for herself and people less able to defend themselves. She learns about facing her conflicts about embracing who she really is and what she is capable of doing, instead of just acting out of fear.

It’s really gripping through this book, not just because of the plot, of which there is plenty, but because of the development of Neely’s character. She moves from one state of being to another and it’s trial by fire. We also get to know more about her past and her heritage.

Honestly, these book just keep getting better and I can’t put them down once I start them, which is really bad for my sleep regimen! If you like urban fantasy, you will love this series because it’s superb. Read the series!

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Review: Compounding Traumas (Artemis University Series Book 6) by Erin R Flynn

Compounding Traumas by Erin R. Flynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Back to School

I do love these books. I’ve missed the quick publishing pace of the author (personal reasons) and I’m glad to read at the back of the book that the old pace will be resumed. One of my only quibbles with these books is that the publishing pace could possibly be slowed just a little bit to allow all of the many typos and unclear sentences to be caught. It’s a little niggle, but it’s there.

This book starts around the time that Tamsin goes back to Artemis University for her sophomore year. She’s spent the summer in Spain, working with Dean White and pushed through many of her her high school courses and seriously advanced her magic. She’s been nursing her broken heart and trying to move forward with saving everyone.

Once back at AU things start to ramp up again, with her ex-lovers trying to get back with her. The councils also start to play the the hands they have spent all summer working on. But Tamsin has allies, she’s determined to protect as many students as possible and get word out to the rank and file supernaturals that their council members are corrupt and only out for themselves.

Once again it’s a high paced, plot filled novel. It has intrigue, action, emotion and plenty of heat. I can’t wait for the next one!

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Review: Earp & Chandra (Sundance Series Book 2.5) by CP Rider

Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great Novella

Novella’s are tricky things to write. They are a bit easier for established series, where the world building and characters are already created and fully rounded, but that still leaves the author trying to fit a nicely complete plot in between the covers.

This novella helps round out some of the back story for Chandra and Earp, as is indicated by the title. The story is firmly located in the main series timeline, between books 2 and 3, but it discusses the past of both characters and shares more about their roles within the community. A quick note that this is not a romance between Earp and Chandra, this is story of their friendship.

I have to say after reading this I love both characters even more than I did before. Chandra is a ruthless assassin, but she has a hidden heart. She is passionately loyal to Lucas and the Blacke Group after finding a home for the first time in her life. She employs all her honed skills and instincts for preserving the lives of those she is loyal to.

Earp has always come across as a grumpy hermit, which he was to a large extent, however he still enjoys being part of the Group. He started dating Dottie, the witch, in the previous books but we get to see how he perceives the relationship for the first time in this book.

We also see how these two different loners share a connection, almost despite themselves.

it’s a great novella and fills in some gaps in the characters personalities and histories that I found enlightening as well as entertaining. Definitely worth downloading.

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Review: Summoned (Sundance Series Book 2) by CP Rider

Summoned by C.P. Rider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Murder, Magic and Mayhem

I loved this second book of the series even more than the first. This is pretty common for me, I admit, but it’s always such a relief when a second book doesn’t disappoint. This book took the great characters from the first book and built them even further into not only well rounded characters but ones you really want to spend time with.

Lucas tells Neely about his old alpha leader who wants to meet her. She’s scared silly about it but Lucas thinks she really doesn’t have a choice because he’s so powerful. They decide to go and face him and an incredibly complex and intriguing plot ensues. My goodness the plot keeps your mind hopping. You leap from one idea to the next without any clue where the next snippet of information is coming from.

I loved how Neely’s character developed during the course of this book. With the help of the witches, Chandra and Lucas she’s starting to understand that she can’t pretend to be human anymore and she has to embrace her spiker side to just stay alive.

The relationship between Neely and Lucas is fascinating. There is so much bickering it’s untrue, and also hilarious, but there is also a great deal of affection and understanding between them as they try to learn to trust each other and become friends.

It’s another cracking book, and you should definitely read it if you have already read the first book in the series. If you haven't read it yet, you really should because this is a great series.

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Review: Echoed Defiance (Jacky Leon Series Book 4) by KN Banet

Echoed Defiance by Kristen Banet
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Superb Urban Fantasy

KN Banet, or Kristen Banet as she was when this series first started, is a superb writer. No matter the genre of work I find her characters rich and deep, her world building complex and her plots captivating.

This book pulled all those things together in an exceptional way. It also dealt with some deep history and issues surrounding family that Jacky had never dealt with.

As the American liaison for the werecats, Jacky gets a call asking her to come and help a human that has been asking for her by name. It ties into issues that seem to have been cropping up with the Russian werewolf pack and as a result Heath insists on coming with Jacky. When they arrive they find that the matter is a lot worse than they thought and the human in trouble is someone from Jacky’s past.

There is a lot of emotional spade work in this book and slightly less action than usual. There is is still plenty of plot to keep you occupied but the driving force in this book is Jacky dealing with her baggage and how she relates to her werecat family and the rest of the supernatural world. It’s complex, subtle and intriguing writing and I devoured the book in one sitting.

Jacky Leon has rapidly become one of my favourite Urban Fantasy characters and this book is a perfect example of why. Read the series, it’s excellent and I’m sure the rest that’s yet to come will be equally brilliant.

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