REVIEW: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (#1) - Kerry Greenwood

Title: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (#1)
Author: Kerry Greenwood
Series: Phryne Fisher
Publisher: C&R Crime
Format: Paperback
Pages: 195 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honorable Phryne Fisher—she of the grey-green eyes and diamant garters—is tiring of polite conversations with retired colonels and dances with weak-chinned men. When the opportunity presents itself, Phryne decides it might be amusing to try her hand at becoming a lady detective in Australia. Immediately upon settling into Melbourne's Hotel Windsor, Phryne finds herself embroiled in mystery. From poisoned wives and cocaine smuggling, to police corruption and rampant communism—not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse—Cocaine Blues charts a crescendo of steamy intrigue, culminating in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.

REVIEW: I Am Number Four (#1) - Pittacus Lore

Title: I Am Number Four (#1)
Author: Pittacus Lore
Series: The Lorien Legacies
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 391 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

In the beginning, they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorian. Nine aliens who scattered on Earth. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills. Nine aliens who might be sitting next to you now. The Nine had to separate and go into hiding. 

The Mogadorian caught Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. All of them were killed. John Smith, of Paradise, Ohio, is Number Four. He knows that he is next.

REVIEW: The 5th Wave (#1) - Rick Yancey

Title: The 5th Wave (#1)
Author: Rick Yancey
Series: The 5th Wave
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 457 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors? To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes until she meets Evan Walker.

Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

REVIEW: Fire Inside (#2) - Kristen Ashley

Title: Fire Inside (#2)
Author: Kristen Ashley
Series: Chaos Series
Publisher: Self-Published
Format: Kindle
Pages: 433 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Lanie Heron isn't looking for love-no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club . . .

For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She's too polished and too classy for his taste. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can't say no. And he doesn't regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that's ever happened to him in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that. 

REVIEW: The Kiss Quotient (#1) - Helen Hoang

Title: The Kiss Quotient (#1)
Author: Helen Hoang
Series: The Kiss Quotient
Publisher: Corvus
Format: Kindle
Pages: 336 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

It's high time for Stella Lane to settle down and find a husband - or so her mother tells her. This is no easy task for a wealthy, successful woman like Stella, who also happens to have Asperger's. Analyzing data is easy; handling the awkwardness of one-on-one dates is hard. To overcome her lack of dating experience, Stella decides to hire a male escort to teach her how to be a good girlfriend.

Faced with mounting bills, Michael decides to use his good looks and charm to make extra cash on the side. He has a very firm no repeat customer policy, but he's tempted to bend that rule when Stella approaches him with an unconventional proposal.

The more time they spend together, the harder Michael falls for this disarming woman with a beautiful mind, and Stella discovers that love defies logic.

REVIEW: A Court of Mist and Fury (#2) - Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Mist and Fury (#2)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback
Pages: 630 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people.

Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.

REVIEW: Spellslinger (#1) - Sebastien de Castell

Title: Spellslinger (#1)
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Series: Spellslinger
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 396 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb
Magic is a con game. 

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There's just one problem: his magic is gone. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope...

REVIEW: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (#1) - Mackenzi Lee

Title: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (#1)
Author: Mackenzie Lee
Series: Guide
Publisher: Harper Audio
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Christian Coulson
Time: 10Hrs & 47Mins
Rating:⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Henry “Monty” Montague doesn’t care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and travelling companion, Percy.

So Monty vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.

REVIEW: Royally Endowed (#3) - Emma Chase

Royally Endowed (#3) - Emma Chase
Series: The Royally Series
Publisher: Emma Chase LLC
Format: Kindle
Pages: 275 Pages
Rating: ★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Logan St. James is a smouldering, sexy beast. Sure, he can be a little broody at times—but Ellie Hammond’s willing to overlook that. Because, have you seen him??

Sexy. As. Hell.

And Ellie’s perky enough for both of them.

For years, she’s had a crush on the intense, gorgeous royal security guard—but she doesn’t think he ever saw her, not really.

To Logan, Ellie was just part of the job—a relative of the royal family he’d sworn to protect. Now, at 22 years old and fresh out of college, she’s determined to put aside her X-rated dreams of pat-downs and pillow talk and find a real-life happily ever after.

REVIEW: Soldier (#3) - Julie Kagawa

Soldier (#3) - Julie Kagawa
Series: Talon
Publisher: Harlequin Mira Teen
Format: Paperback
Pages: 380 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

When forced to choose between the sinister Talon organisation and being hunted by her own kind, dragon-human hybrid Ember fled. Even if it meant losing Garret, the dragon-slaying soldier she shares a deep bond with.

Now Garret has uncovered secrets that will shake the foundations of dragons and dragon-slayers alike. Can the danger reunite 

REVIEW: The Reptile Room (#2) - Lemony Snicket

Title: The Reptile Room (#2)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Publisher: Egmont UK Ltd.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 190 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Dear Reader,

If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. the story may seem cheery at first when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery.
In fact, within the pages you now hold in your hands, the three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a large brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they'd hoped never to see again.
I am bound to record these tragic events, but you are free to put this book back on the shelf and seek something lighter.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket.