Review: Divergent

Divergent (Divergent, book 1) by Veronica Roth

Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
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Paperback features over fifty pages of bonus materials, including a sneak peek of Insurgent, an author Q&A, a discussion guide, a Divergent playlist, faction manifestos, and more!

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As

Review: Frost Burned

Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, book 7) by Patricia Briggs

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Edition Reviewed: Paperback
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Patricia Briggs's novel River Marked was praised as "an urban fantasy where our everyday world is believably twisted into the world of fey, werewolves, vampires, and myths made real." Now Mercy Thompson faces a shapeshifter's biggest fear as the realm she has embraced is thrown into chaos...

Mercy Thompson's life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman - the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack - has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy's life. But on the edges of humanity, a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more...

After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can't reach Adam - or anyone else in the pack for that matter. They've all been abducted.

Through their mating bond, all Mercy knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. But she fears Adam's disappearance may be related to the political battle the werewolves have been fighting to gain acceptance from the public - and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outmatches and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely.

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Review:

The Mercy Thompson's true power is in it's amazing cast of characters and world building. It's the truth. Because after raving about how awesome River Marked was because it was the first Mercy book that did not have a kidnapping of some kind for the plot . . . Frost Burn went and had the whole pack kidnapped. I actually had to set the book down take a deep breath and walk away. Of course I came running back frantically because I can't stay away from my beloved characters and I was worried if someone I loved would die! That's true book addiction power. Even more so is that I guessed the plot right from the get go, as it was a plot thread from a few books ago that I thought would show up again. As a “disguised” enemy that wasn't really an enemy because they were after someone else. Even when one of my top “book sins” was committed I couldn't give up and quite honestly enjoyed myself.

So what I will first address is why I find the endless kidnapping plots annoying and what my “book sin” is. Kidnapping plots, especially for Mercy Thompson books, annoy because now 6 of 7 books in the series have used them as pivotal plot moving. Secondly in some cases—most—it takes away fantastic characters that NEED to be developed. Or if say Mercy is kidnapped it takes her away from the other characters that I want her to have interactions with.

My “book sin” happens to be when an established series has a certain way of telling itself. Especially the Mercy books. They are first POV with Mercy always being the one telling the story. Sometimes a series will use the prologue or epilogue to let another character have a turn, which is totally fine. In the case of Frost Burned Adam took 2 turns—I think that was it, either way it wasn't much—and it worked. Because it helped to ease up my first complaint about kidnapping where we lose said characters that were kidnapped. It also worked because I LOVED being in Adams head. How he thinks of himself, the world, the other characters, and most importantly about Mercy. Between River Marked and his POV in Frost Burn it's helped to make up for some of the lack of emotion I felt from them having 10 years before the series officially starts and the spaces in between books that left out some of the romance. Which has always been a complaint for me. Especially since with everyone being kidnapped it always limited time Mercy and Adam had together, which meant very little actual page time together.

Now that I addressed all that I can move on to how amazing the world building is. So from the events of Fair Game—read Alpha & Omega and the Mercy Thompson books by release dates!!!!—we're left with the Fae retreating to their lands. The werewolves haven't made up their minds yet and are just barely entering talk with the Fae. It doesn't affect the book much, but then it does! Because the politics of how to handle human citizens, the government, and the supernatural hang in the balance. Which adds another layer to some scary events.

The characters are wonderful and it still baffles me how much I love Ben, even with him being wolf most of the time. Tad is actually in this more and I loved it! I've always wanted more of Zee's son. What hurts is that a very awesome character, to me, dies and we just really got to know that character. I'm also nervous of how this will make another character act in future books. (Because I feel like they could get annoying. So fast.) This was a great book to highlight other characters that we haven't gotten to spend time with, enjoy certain favorites, and Asil coming in! Yeah, loved Mercy's reaction and thoughts about him. (I look forward to characters from both the Alpha & Omega and Mercy books crossing over.) The reality is Mercy Thompson books are pretty small and kidnapping plots make things predictable and as I've mentioned make certain characters have less time.

Which is why Adam telling part of the story helped give us other characters. Not only that it helped me feel for him and Mercy as a couple even more. Adam is a truly intriguing male lead. Adam actually gets to rescue himself this time around , normally Mercy is always rescuing him in some capacity whether big or small. Because at some point it becomes unbelievable that Adam can't save himself, which is a reverse trope about the female being unable to save herself. I want them to save each other, team work baby!

I think Brigg's is aware of some of the flaws in the Mercy books. As Adam's own daughter makes a joke about Mercy not having to rescue him. Then Mercy towards the end of the book admits that even a ghost put the (super obvious clues) together before she did.

Briggs is also aware of what makes Mercy Thompson so awesome. World building and characters. It's what I come back for even after I realized that these books are predictable and easy to solve plot wise. The magic and the depth of world building are fantastic! The characters are beloved and I love the detail and minute details that go into them. They're relatable and a lot of times we get to see the good, the bad, and all the grey areas. Sometimes it's black and white, most of the time it's not.

Mercy is still one of my favorite characters! The humor and the natural way these characters interact is wonderful. Sure I'll always want more-more-more of the characters. Poor Stephan. The world is amazing and I love how much it goes with the Alpha & Omega books, but if you wanted it could still stand as it's own series. (Why would you not enjoy both series though!) I would still really love it if Briggs would stretch herself more with the plot, but I'll never get tired of this cast or world. (I'm fine with longer books if that's what it takes. )

Sexual Content: Pretty clean on the sex front even with Adam and Mercy having it. ^_- Violence and murder, but nothing to be shocked of from the series. The normal gritty and dark. Just like fans like it.

 
3/5 - A solid read despite minor flaws.

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Moon Called (1) Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (1.5) Blood Bound (2) Iron Kissed (3) Bone Crossed (4) Silver Borne (5) River Marked (6) Down These Strange Streets (6.5) Frost Burned (7) Night Broken (8) Fire Touched (9) Untitled (10) Untitled (11) Shifting Shadows: Stories From the world of Mercy Thompson (?)	Moon Called (1) Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (1.5) Blood Bound (2) Iron Kissed (3) Bone Crossed (4) Silver Borne (5) River Marked (6) Down These Strange Streets (6.5) Frost Burned (7) Night Broken (8) Fire Touched (9)  Silence Fallen (10) Untitled (11) Shifting Shadows: Stories From the world of Mercy Thompson (?)	Moon Called (1) Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (1.5) Blood Bound (2) Iron Kissed (3) Bone Crossed (4) Silver Borne (5) River Marked (6) Down These Strange Streets (6.5) Frost Burned (7) Night Broken (8) Fire Touched (9) Silence Fallen (10) Untitled (11) Shifting Shadows: Stories From the world of Mercy Thompson (?)

Review: Barbarian Alien

Barbarian Alien (Ice Planet Barbarians, book 2) by Ruby Dixon

Genre: Science Fiction Erotica
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
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Goodreads: Barbarian Alien (2)

Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me.

In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group.

BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS. You do not have to read both in order to understand the plot, but the story will be richer if you do!

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Review:

Liz immediately captured my attention. She's my favorite kind of lead. Mouthy and capable of taking care of herself. The last book left off with poor Liz being abducted by her barbarian alien. Ha-ha.

First off there are a lot of warning flags in this book. Kidnapping and such. However, a lot of things that I normally grumble about will be placed to the side. After all this world and premise is about these girls crash landing on this planet and taking parasites into their bodies so they can survive living there. Parasites who's goal is to find compatible mates to make babies ASAP. Not to mention that females are super scarce and the alien men are horny. (In more than one way.)

So yeah. Displace you mind set. True there are some minor flaws in the writing, but I got over it.

Liz's humor just kept me laughing. I laughed everywhere. When people asked me why I was laughing I would just say a funny book. (The few times they kept nagging I told them it was hilarious alien porn.) I also like that Liz doesn't want to just be taken care of by her new alien lover.

There's also more world building and some politics of the alien tribe. I enjoy that there is still a great balance of smutty times and sci-fi bits. Liz is probably going to be hard to beat. I love her so much! This is a fun and easy read. Sometimes you just need hilarious alien porn to make it all better.

Content Warning: Dirty sexual content. Let's be, honest kidnapping. The use of no as yes, which I'm calling out right here. This is breeding erotica.

  
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Ice Planet Barbarians (1)  Barbarian Alien (2) Barbarian Lover (3) Barbarian Mine (4) Barbarian's Prize (5) Barbarian's Mate (6) Barbarian's Touch (7) Barbarian's Taming (8) Barbarian's Heart (9) Barbarian's Hope (10) Barbarian's Choice (11)	Ice Planet Barbarians (1)  Barbarian Alien (2) Barbarian Lover (3) Barbarian Mine (4) Barbarian's Prize (5) Barbarian's Mate (6) Barbarian's Touch (7) Barbarian's Taming (8) Barbarian's Heart (9) Barbarian's Hope (10) Barbarian's Choice (11)	Ice Planet Barbarians (1)  Barbarian Alien (2) Barbarian Lover (3) Barbarian Mine (4) Barbarian's Prize (5) Barbarian's Mate (6) Barbarian's Touch (7) Barbarian's Taming (8) Barbarian's Heart (9) Barbarian's Hope (10) Barbarian's Choice (11)

Review: Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #3) by Annie Bellet

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
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Goodreads: Pack of Lies (3)

Let sleeping dogs lie. Wolves, on the other hand…

Recovering from a broken heart and coming to terms with her family history, all sorceress Jade Crow wants is to resume running her comic book store and gaming with her friends. With a town full of strange wolf shifters, a hundred-and-fifty-year-old peace accord hanging in the balance, and the Justice who broke her heart back in her life, Jade’s plans go out the proverbial window.

Wolves are killing wolves, innocent human lives are caught in the crossfire, and not everyone in town is who they appear to be. As the bodies stack up and the doubts build, Jade and her friends race to find the true killer.

And then Jade’s evil ex-lover makes another move…

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Review:

There's this huge thing that annoys me in Urban Fantasy books, especially PNR. What is it? When the lead and the love interest have more relationship happening off the pages. Such as Mercy and Adam from the Mercy Thompson series. They had ten years to know each other prior to the start of the series, so for me it meant I wasn't involved in their romance. Briggs had to bring it now, during the current timeline. Not just saying they had all this history. Well The Twenty-Sided Sorceress series is doing this. There's some time between books, while not a huge amount, it's still enough that we're missing parts of Jade and Alek's relationship. In the case of Murder of Crows and Pack of Lies I think we missed some key things. Especially since Alek leaves and the two kind of seem to be broken up.

So when the big heart on the sleeve moments happened, I was all “Ahhhhhhhh, so sweet.” But my heart wasn't in it. I'll need more time for them to become a real couple.

Now, my last true gripe. Editing. Editing. Editing. It's really clean for the most part. However, there is some awkward wording. No it was not slang. The biggest oopsie was a wrong word moment, that was kind of awkward. Ha-ha. I wish I would have highlighted it because it totally made my day. Yes, I know my reviews and posts have errors. Heck, I have a better time spotting errors on someone else's work all the time. Still, I think just beta readers would have been able to catch those. Overall though Annie Bellet has some of the cleanest self pub books for editing quality. So thank you.

Gripes done.

“He said that the Punisher would kick Batman's ass in a fight”

. . .

“Then put you hand here and repeat after me,” I said indicating the slipcase. “I solemnly swear that Bruce Wayne is the bestest superhero ever and I will never profane his name or legacy by suggesting anyone could kick his ass. Because they can't. Because he is the fucking BATMAN.”

Ah, I do love the humor and whit behind these books. As I've said some of the nerd goes over my head, but a lot of it I get and I just love it!!! Ha-ha, the Spider-Man joke about a certain famous quote just tickles me. Everyone always talks about how quotable Ilona Andrews' works are. Well I'd say this series is just as much so.

“Yep. Definitely worth risking life, limb, and heart for.” - Jade

Even though my heart wasn't in the romance, Alek and Jade are a very cute couple and they balance each other out well. Not to mention that I love how they openly talk with each other and concede when they're wrong. So there is that.

“So much for hoping we were going to wreck some love tryst. Why couldn't my life be full of sex instead of violence?”

Pack of Lies was a great mystery! While it's kind of clear from the introduction who dunnit, it was an interesting concept and a better look into Justices. Maybe we'll get to meet a new one each book? That would be bad ass.

“You don't feel good because you are good.”

Pack of Lies was a great way to find out about Jade's moral ground and where she stood. After Murder of Crows a few things where up in the air for me at least.

“Magic for sorcerers is something we are, not just something we do. Unlike a witch or warlock or other human spell-user, we own the raw power—we are the raw power. Which meant if I could conceive of it and channel enough power into it, whatever it was, I could make it happen.

The mental game was the issue.”

Now, I've been iffy about a sorcerer's powers. Because of that whole “conceive” it part, then they can do it. But it doesn't seem like her power works that way. Because she can't just heal. No. In fact, she has to pull from the memories of the hearts she's ate to do the spells she wants. Her tracking spell and other things fine. So I'm thinking it's more of a short cut thing? She still has to use the bases to make spells, but can skip a few steps. Because if you conceive it and make it happen, why do you have to even do rituals or anything? Shouldn't you be able to draw a random symbol and believe that it will repel something? Or is it more that Jade can't do the mind over matter bit?

So I like that it's confirmed that Jade has some inner power which she's been instinctually afraid of. Though that's kind of annoying. It feels like almost every main character has some special thing locked away that they're not ready for. They suddenly awaken it and then “Got back to sleep” and we're teased for a while. Though I think whatever is up with Jade is going to be very cool. It would just be nice if Jade was a powerful sorceress who needed to grow with experience.

Overall another great entry into a super fun series! The characters, humor, and fun of each book just keeps getting better. Especially as we learn more about everyone. I love the introduction of the new characters and the end, and I'm very curious as to Tess's role in the whole thing! Samir feels like an epic build up of a villain, kind of like the Marvel Universes' ones. Let's just hope he doesn't pitter out, or get defeated, like those ones do.

Content Warning: Mild sex scene and sexual humor. Some murder and mayhem. Nothing super graphic though. (Oh, I guess I should mention that there are some homosexual characters, I like how realistic they are.)

 
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Justice Calling (1) Murder of Crows (2) Pack of Lies (3) Hunting Season (4) Heartache (5) Thicker Than Blood (6) Magic to the Bone (7) Dungeon Crawl (8)	Justice Calling (1) Murder of Crows (2) Pack of Lies (3) Hunting Season (4) Heartache (5) Thicker Than Blood (6) Magic to the Bone (7) Dungeon Crawl (8)	Justice Calling (1) Murder of Crows (2) Pack of Lies (3) Hunting Season (4) Heartache (5) Thicker Than Blood (6) Magic to the Bone (7) Dungeon Crawl (8)

Review: City of Wolves

City of Wolves by Willow Palecek

Genre: Paranormal Historical
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
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Alexander Drake, Investigator for Hire, doesn’t like working for the Nobility, and doesn’t prefer to take jobs from strange men who accost him in alleyways. A combination of hired muscle and ready silver have a way of changing a man’s mind. A lord has been killed, his body found covered in bite marks. Even worse, the late lord’s will is missing, and not everyone wants Drake to find it. Solving the case might plunge Drake into deeper danger.

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Review:

Hmmm. An interesting short and I believe a fun introduction to what could be a fantastic new series. I did feel that some of the mythology was sketchy. It didn't fully develop the world in a timely fashion.  Like letting readers know how much of the paranormal is known and so on. Not to mention what kinds of paranormal is out there.

The short didn't fully sell me on the lead or what I would assume is the cast of characters that would occupy the series. (If it was indeed made into a series.) That's the problem with shorts. Most of the time it's just not enough to establish a story properly. They tend to be good for snippets for series that are already being devoured and the mytho established.

However, I loved the writing style and with this I would be very interested if it turned out to be a series. The world, once established, was fun and I think plenty of room for potential. Not to mention that I'm interested enough about the lead to go forth and see a more developed version of him. I had a fun time and it was perfect for a quick read.

Content Warning: Some sexual humor and violent deaths. Nothing truly shocking or surprising.

  
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

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Review: Labyrinth Lost

**Review copy provided through Netgalley for an honest review.**

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, book 1) by Zoraida Córdova

Genre: Paranormal Young Adult
Edition Reviewed: ebook
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Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives.

I fall to my knees. Shattered glass, melted candles and the outline of scorched feathers are all that surround me. Every single person who was in my house – my entire family — is gone.

Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can’t trust. A boy whose intentions are as dark as the strange markings on his skin.

The only way to get her family back is to travel with Nova to Los Lagos, a land in-between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland…

Beautiful Creatures meets Daughter of Smoke and Bone with an infusion of Latin American tradition in this highly original fantasy adventure.

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Review:

“I'm not the encantrix everyone thought I would be. Right now, I'm just a girl, and there is also magic in that.”

The instant the synopsis dropped I was obsessed with this book. When the cover dropped I stalked Netgalley waiting for it. Thank goodness I did and that I was approved! The writing, world and characters stole my heart from the first page. Unfortunately things didn't quite keep my reading high going.

Alex is a very interesting lead. The idea that she's afraid of her powers and the consequences of using them was spot on. As the story went it became frustrating that she wasn't just hiding from the truth of her powers, she was willfully thinking that it was all nonsense. Despite all of the proof saying otherwise. She ignored her powers until she finally used them, and be of damned the “consequences” when she was meddling with scary things. Common sense says is scary as she never studied using them to suddenly think she could pull off big magic.

Alex was frustrating. I understand wanting to deny such scary powers and things. Yet to actually try and make yourself believe it isn't real, and then to turn around and play with dangerous powers that you've ignored. Alex is supposed to be the smart girl. Even after she made the mistake she actually became this bully. It was a bit unsettling.

Thankfully after all that drama Alex goes on adventure to Los Lagos and I was again enchanted. The magic of Bruja's, not witches, and their beliefs is so fascinating. Bruja's aren't that common in paranormal titles and are usually reserved as side character roles. So I was intrigued by the rich history and the rules of the magic. The close relation to death.

“Death is the most sure but unexpected part about life. It's almost up there with love. It's bound to happen, but how and when—now that's the tricky part.”
“Tricky isn't the world I'd use.”

In essence Labyrinth Lost is a coming of age story. One in which Alex not only have to face the reality of her powers, how she feels about her family, her father leaving, and who she is. Or basically facing the reality that she's trying to be someone else and isn't happy in it. Alex essentially becomes a hero trying to fix the horrible mistake that she made. It's realistic.

Labyrinth Lost is filled with other amazing characters. Alex's mother and sisters are amazing. Not to mention the relationships she had with both her older and younger sisters. What was most refreshing is the love triangle. I have yet to see such a one in a mainstream release. I love that Alex is just as conflicted about love and that her story does not rely on her choosing or being in love. Instead her heart and feelings are something that grow along with her discovering herself. The love triangle isn't wrapped up in this book. Alex has a journey ahead with regard to both, and still has to explore the degrees and types of love one can have for another person.

Overall I wouldn't say that the plot is terribly original. It's the basic story of a young girl having to face reality and to quit having a pity party. Oh, and getting over lots of denial. It works though and I think this is a fun introduction to Brooklyn Brujas. A series I hope to see more of. Now that the tiring drama is out of the way maybe the future books will be even better! Oh, and I am so in for this love triangle.

Content Warning: Kissing, minor homosexual theme, sexual humor. This is a title that the girl is exploring love . . . I don't want to spoil anything. Nothing graphic, and I think it does a beautiful and natural job.

Dead things people. Corpses. Despite dark themes, this book is pretty "light" hearted.

 
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back. 

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Labyrinth Lost (1) Untitled (2) Untitled (3)	Labyrinth Lost (1) Untitled (2) Untitled (3)	Labyrinth Lost (1) Untitled (2) Untitled (3)

Review: Nailed to the Wall

Nailed to the Wall (Powertools, book 5) by Jayne Rylon

Genre: Ménage Erotica
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
Amazon: Paperback | Kindle
Goodreads: Nailed to the Wall (5)

The crew is back and they’re dirtier than ever.

Five sexy men with a penchant for love and lust in any variation have formed a crew. They work hard and play harder—together. Though their partnership began in construction, renovating houses and selling them for a mint, they’ve formed a bond around their shared goal to provide women, and each other, with the ultimate sexual experience.

Over the past year, as each member discovered his soul mate—or two—they expanded the reach of their circle, lighting up their nights along with their souls. Monogamous relationships and the desire to start families threaten to put their libertine revelry on the back burner. Will the passion that bonded them fade away? How will the new crew wives cope with the complex relationship the men will always cherish and crave?

Determined to prove they stand by their men, the women decide it’s time to flex some muscle and give the crew a dose of girl power. They collude to take the guys as their horny hostages, using some big guns: boudoir photos, a pillow fight and a calculated foray into partner swapping. But will they have the guts to go through with their plans?

Warning: By Book Five in this series, fans will attest that anything goes in the crew. Be prepared for ménage in every flavor—m/f, f/f, mfm, fmf, and more—along with a slew of that's what he said jokes. No throwing tomatoes at the author, please!

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Review:

Gosh that title. Fitting. Though considering all the places things happen, I don't think any walls were nailed upon. ^_-

I really enjoyed seeing all of the characters interact. I like that Rylon skills have developed the cast of characters, so well that they're really balanced here. I enjoyed the girls time together and loved them as friends. Not to mention how love is different between the couples and their friendships.

But that's not what you want to hear about.

Oh, things go down. Every kinky sexual thing you wanted these crazy menagers to do happens. Some you didn't think of and stuff you were praying for.

I will be honest though. It covers a lot of bedroom scenes. I broke it up into individual reads. Because while there was some none sex scenes, they were few and far between. I'm not a person who can just have sex scene after sex scene. Not to mention that certain things did become over the top and cliché.

Just like previous books there were moments where the sex scenes are off balanced. For instant wasn't she already on her back? When he flipped her, she's still on her back?

It was a great addition to the series. I like that the book helps to expand what these characters real lives are going through outside of the bedroom. How they deal with who they are, what they want. That they talk things through. Not to mention that every fantasy these characters have is basically done.

Sexual Content: Okay, people just assume it's all kinds of kinky cray-cray stuff.

  
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back. 

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Mailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)	Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Nailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)	Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Nailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)

Review: Kate's Crew

Kate's Crew (Powertools, book 1) by Jayne Rylon

Genre: Ménage Erotica
Edition Reviewed: Ebook
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Goodreads: Kate's Crew (1)

Nothing's sexier than a man, or five, with power tools.
Sultry summer heat has nothing on the five-man crew renovating the house next door. No one could blame Kate for leaning out the window for a better view of the manscape. The nasty fall that follows isn't part of her fantasy--but the man who saves her from splattering the sidewalk is definitely the star.

When Mike personally attends to her injuries, she realizes her white knight in a hard hat has a tender side, giving her no choice but to surrender to the lust that's been arcing between them since day one. In the aftermath of the best sex of her life, she whispers her most secret desire: to be ravaged by his crew.

She never expected Mike would dare her to take what she wants--or that the freedom to make her most decadent desires come true could be the foundation for something lasting...

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Review:

Last year I decided to start visiting some of the stories that inducted me into the erotica genres. The ones that made me change my mind about the genre, or the ones that were my first. Kate's Crew was my first M/M, and well M/M/M/F/M/M. Well basically orgy read! Up until that point I had read some threesome books. A Goodreads friend informed me that I was a ménage amour reader and I should check out the Powertools series.

Boy was that an introduction. Because Kate's Crew has so much hot stuff going on. My mind kept blowing up! As maybe one of my 3^rd or 4^th eroticas at the time I was scandalized. And hooked.

Years later visiting Kate's Crew it still does have some of the hottest (AKA raunchy) erotica ménage scenes I've read. However, it's very character light. It doesn't paint what the characters look like, though you can get a slight general feel for their personalities. Heck, even by the end of the book I wasn't sure what the leads name was. One of the guys has a scary big dick, and they're all really muscular men. I think some hair color was tossed around.

Overall it's underwhelming. But I remember being so attached to the characters, and I think it's because the later books finally develop them. Which I will be very curious to find out as I continue my reread. There's some grammar errors, some odd wording, and I will admit one or two sexual descriptions that made me cringe. However, it's still one of the hottest ménages I have ever read.

Sexual Content: Warning! Warning! Totally graphic. Men on men action and 5 men one woman action.

  
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.

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Previous book(s) in series:
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Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Mailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)	Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Nailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)	Kate's Crew (1) Morgan's Surprise (2) Kayla's Gift (3) Devon's Pair (4) Nailed to the Wall (5) Hammer it Home (6)