Up With McCray!! DOWN With Harbinger!!!
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I thought the story was great. REALLY HELD MY INTEREST. Couldn't put it down! However, I found Harbinger to be an obnoxious s.o.b. I wanted so badly to slap him silly, really wanted to see him killed off for his arrogance alone. While I thought the story line was excellent, I will not read another Harbinger book simply because he irritated me so much. While I have come across characters like him in other books, I have never found such a reprehensible character made the HERO of the piece!!
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I gave the Harbinger Collection 5 stars because I thoroughly enjoyed every book and fell in love with Harbinger!
Originally I stumbled on Plain Jain. I had just finished a book and Plain Jain was a suggested read. I started the book and right away I was hooked! As soon as I was finished I already missed the book. Thankfully the Collection was a suggested read as well.
I looked up the author, Carolyn McCray, and saw Harbinger did a cross over Collection. I started this Harbinger Collection and could not put it down.
I really like how one book just rolls in to the next. New case, same characters, and of course, Kent Harbinger! I just LOVE him! Have I mentioned that yet?
I wish the Collection never ended. I am going to start the Collection where Harbinger goes across the pond. I have always been interested in Jack the Ripper and can not wait to see Kent Harbinger's take on it!
I need to go through and look through all of McCray's work and start adding her to my library so I have something waiting.
I do hope to see more books with Harbinger, Nicole, the Harbinger-Usher Baby, the 2 J's, and the rest of the cast. Since I just found this author and Harbinger I might be surprised that there are more books I don't know about.
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It seems as if life is great for Herald Trainee Mags. He has his Companion, Dallen, and his classes, and kirball training is about to start again. His best friends, Bear and Lena, are in love, his special training with Nikolas is going well, and he thinks he just might be in love with Amily. And then everything goes horribly wrong, and Mags finds himself in the custody of kidnappers. By the time he works his way out of his drug-induced fever, he's pretty sure he's somewhere in Karse. Can he escape and somehow make his way back home?

The fourth book in Mercedes Lackey's Collegium Chronicles, "Redoubt" brings eager readers back to the beloved world of Valdemar. Readers who have read the first three books featuring Mags will be elated at this new volume and the ways in which his saga unfolds, and either frustrated or overjoyed at the fact that his story isn't over yet; as with past volumes, "Redoubt" provides closure for the immediate story but makes it clear more books are to come. An exciting read and a must for Valdemar fans!
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What Happened to this Series????

The only reason that I gave this two stars instead of one is because the first books hold fond reading memories for me. Darkfever was the first book from the urban fantasy genre that I ever read. I loved it! It took me by surprise, and I read all five of the Fever Series books in a two week period.  I loved the tension between Mac and Barrons, the energy of Dani, the playful naughtiness of V'lane and the enormous possibility of Ryodan. The world building was well crafted, and the ending was satisfying.
I was thrilled when the next story arc in the Fever series was announced, but it has been a disaster, and it has only gotten worse with each of the four books with the finale being a total failure.  This arc should have been about Christian, Dani and Roydan. Instead it got bogged down in a rehash of the Mac and Barrons saga ... and it did their characters no favors... they became less than they were.  I think KMM got weak kneed about exploring the natural push pull of Dani and Roydan and so the real reason for these books never developed. Christian was left unresolved as was Cruce. And some of the story lines were just stupid.. Shazam... is the reader supposed to take that seriously??? don't waste your money, time or effort... Let it all end with ShadowFever... KMM should have!
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i strongly dislike asgardian god stories, but it appears that is the theme of rick's next series. I was thinking the two short story heroes of olympus/kane chronicles books were foreshadowing for his next series to be a big crossover between the greek, roman, and egyptian camps/house, that would have been cool. He needs to do something with the finished kane chronicles series! They were so good
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I definitely agree with Pastor Hagee, I my self study end time prophesy and there is something happening in our day and time that will bring about a traumatic change [eye openning]; especially to those ignoring Prophedic signs spoken about in the Bible.
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I'm so ashamed!!! Seriously, I loved Wither SO much, and I've had an ARC of Fever since too long ago to even mention. Then when Lauren DeStefano announced the cover reveal of Sever... Well, I knew there was no more waiting!!!

*WARNING!! Spoilers for Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy #1)*

At the end of Wither, Rhine and Gabriel escaped the mansion in which they had been held "captive". After escaping, all Rhine wants to do is get back to Manhatten to find her way back to her brother, and show Gabriel there's more to their very short lives than just serving the rich.

No sooner than they land safely ashore, away from Linden and his psycho father- they're attacked by a crazy wanna-be French lady and her band of rejects.

"I ran from the mansion because I wanted to be free. But there's no such thing as free. There are only different and more horrible ways to be enslaved."

The events following their "arrival" at the Carnival are too much to get into if you haven't read Wither, but... Wow. People are insane.

Fever is slower paced than I remember Wither being... But no less tragic. In the last half of the book, Lauren DeStefano grips you in a vice of depression and devastation alongside Rhine, Gabriel and a cast of characters long dead or that we've never technically met.

If you liked Wither, you need to read Fever, then like me- you'll be almost desperately anticipating the release of Sever. ;)

Why "almost" you ask? Because I can foresee no happy ending for these young people who have had to endure the horrors they have and are destined to die at such a young age.
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I am one hundred percent intrigued with this story!!! Right from the very beginning it started off with a bang and from there it just continued to escalate! I am so curious on how this story is going to play out. There are so many players in the game and more keep popping up. I feel like I am missing something with regards to Mount and maybe more will come out later but he is one mysterious guy! I want to get into his head to know why he does what he does. I don't know if I'm quite convinced with Mount and Keira's "relationship" or whatever you want to call it. The story is well written and the characters are fantastic. I am invested in this story and need to know more!!!

FMR BOOK GRIND
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I needed an hour or so to come down from the emotional high that I had after reading this book.
Ray of Time starts with Rae and Zeke in their relationship and going strong. The gang is all back with their amazing friendships! You get to see relationship form and some strengthen. This book was nice and flowed well! I still want to be apart of their gang.

Now....

Let me say that I've been a fan of Ryker from book 1. I know I know! How could I? He's a jerk! But I always felt there was something more. Something that we were missing. Well... not anymore. I still love Ryker!
But I'm a grown up and will except that she is with Zeke... or is she???? lol I won't spoil it and ruin it.

Rex grew on me a little more in this book. You get a feel of who he really is. Everyone in this book is just great! I still like the POV with him and Rae!

There was a lot of sex (no complaining but just felt like there was more than the other books)

That ending though????? Nope! Nope! Nope!!!!!! E.L. Todd you got some splainin to do. I just can't. Really. As I'm writing I want to scream so you can here me all the way across the states! Just nope!
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I received this ARC for an honest review.

Mya is at it again, but now has help from Zach and Leon.  Also, is there a problem with her major deity "Ishtar"?  Kirra and Casey appear to be causing issues with Dex.  Multi dimensions are thrown in with magic and technology and an old historical character decided to get involved also.

As I am finding out, "D" is keeping my interest high again with this second story, making me chomping at the bit for the third story in this trilogy.  Hurry up "D"!!!
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Whyyyyyy?? Too much craziness Jah and Lani! Man mind blowing decisions and Yay finally realizes her love for Zy is just too much to let go. They both have done some tit for tat so pick up and be grown about it. Jah has a few secrets and when his wife Mariah comes back the games are starting all over again! Now I know the mature one is now out of pocket and who better to let him know that his Earth. Young people have to tunderstand where their loyalty lie. Sha was tooo foul! Rhonda really? They deserved everything they receive. This story has some dangerous nuts in it. Quaseem seems like he is one who really has it together but I cannot put my finger n it but I feel some shade coming on. Rique is still pawning over Yay but respects her decision and love still comes back home. I think Little Sister of Jahs has some really haterade in her for Lani. That truth needs to be told! Jah and Lani continue through their ups and down but the man that will wear the pants is Jah!!! Louie and Harmony are really getting it together but Louie will learn keep the past in the past. I hope it is not too late. Damn fire story and yes you know it as soon as part #3 is available I am there!!!!!!!!!!!!
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tallstar's revenge is a very sad book. I have read all the books in this series, but I never thought Tallstar could have
had such a tragic life!! What I was really  mad about though was the whole Sparrow thing. Talltail's attempt to murder him
was both gory and mean,and even though Jake tried to stop Talltail from killing poor Sparrow he still did it .
Anyway,I think ths book will be sold out very soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Harbinger is about a 2500 year old revelation of Isaiah 9:10. First to Israel, now to America. You will not be able to stop reading. It is true, every detail of what is told had to be spoken by our leaders. Indeed they have spoken over  our nation. It is
amazing to read, Once you read this ,you will want others to read it. It's that awesome!!
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Honestly, I can't say that I love Kent Harbinger.  Sometimes I wonder if I even like him.  He is obnoxious, arrogant, disrespectful, more than a little psychotic, charming, intuitive, and brilliant.  Thinking about him, and how I feel about this character, leaves me just like his cop girlfriend -- conflicted.  But one thing is certain -- a Harbinger mystery is a NASCAR race hurtling to the finish line.  Caroline McCray is the driver, so hang on!  You are in for one heck of a ride!
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Wow, Monroe is back!!!!!!! That was a unexpected treat.....but Leeann didn't get to marry him....:(.  Miamor is back...yeah....she has Carter's baby....Murder finally dies...Thank God....Money trips way too much...he needs to relax...but nooo, he causes way to much trouble.... well I'm ready for book five....Good job...
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People sure do live a long time in the universe of the Crimson Worlds.  We get to read about old Admirals like Augustus Garret going back into action when hes obviously in his 100s.  It sure would be nice to even somewhat functional at that age!  And then we found out that even Eric Cane, or rather General Eric Cain, thought to be dead some fifteen years ago, might not be dead, yet!  Even if he wasn't dead, hed have to be awful old and without rejuv treatments if he was indeed a prisoner.  And thats what this book is about.  Is Eric Cain still alive and can his Sons, Elias and Darius, actually rescue him alive?  Seems impossible.

This book has a lot of moving parts.  First we read about an Atlantia cargo freighter heading out for Arcadia with a cargo not quite the usual stuff.  Instead of pharmaceuticals they normally carried, this run had their holds full of stable trans-uranic elements (ore).  This was a very exotic and valuable mineral recently found in the mines of Glaciem.  His cargo was supposed to be top secret information known only to a very select few on Atlantia.  Except someone has told a pirate group exactly what he was carrying and where he was going.  Not good news for a freighter.

This eventually gets Elias Cain involved since hes something of a law enforcement officer on Atlantia.  Hes gotten into trouble for going to Mars and speaking with Roderick Vance with out permission of his government.  While there, he did talk with his twin brother, Darius and his Mother, Sarah Cain or General Sara Cain.  These three didn't do a lot of talking on the rare occasions they had met.  Elias and his Mother not saw Darius position as Commanding General of the Black Eagles as something akin to being the Devil himself.  The actions of the Black Eagles were known far and wide as they were mercenaries fighting for whomever paid them the most.  That was very contrary to General Sarah Cains ideas of a Marine and Elias thought of Darius as a criminal of the worst sort.  Elias and Darius did talk a little while at Mars and the seeds of doubt about what Elias and the government of Atlantia was doing to its people.  Things now didn't seem so perfect to Elias back on Atlantia.

Meanwhile, Roderick Vance, the Chief Intelligence Officer for all of Mars has had enough of the Martian Ruling Council.  Once again they were ignoring his warnings of impending doom from an unknown enemy.  They had refused to look beyond the borders of Mars and see what was going on in Occupied Space, but Roderick had done his homework and knew something troubling was coming.  He was not going to stand around and do nothing like the last time.  So, Roderick Vance engineers a coup and takes over Mars as a dictator.  It will be interesting to see how that plays out.

And it just so happens, Sarah Cain or General Cain (seems like every Cain is a General now), has just received a mysterious visitor.  Hes delivered to her a package containing a ring.  This rings owner is none other than General Eric Cain, her husband who was thought to have die when his ship was destroyed some fifteen years ago.  Is it possible hes still alive?  She finds out that the messenger came from a planet called Eldaron.  If her husband is being held prisoner on that planet, it will take an army to find him. She knows of only one person who has an army that can do the job and that is her Son, Darius and his Black Eagles.

Once Darius gets wind of the fact his father may be still alive, nothing can stop him from going to Eldaron.  Still, he knows this must be a trap.  Someone is trying to lure the Black Eagles to Eldaron and they are going to be very successful, but not at defeating the Black Eagles no matter what surprise they have in store!

This is a very exciting book and adds a lot to the series.  I wasn't sure if this series would be very interesting after the first book, but now its really gotten interesting and it seems to be continuing for a while.  Ive already got Black Flag the third book and will be reading it soon.
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How do you know when a new series is going to be awesome? When Davidson and Lopez get on board to help out! Carolyn McCray brings another group of people to the forefront who are devoted to helping save the world, one mission at a time. There is no time to smell the roses; you will be caught up in the fast pace as the story line progresses quickly across the world, while the team works to save the lives of the Vice President and first family without having time to mourn the loss of a beloved team member. I do not want to spoil the story line, but it was fun and addicting. And in typical McCray fashion, at the end of the book is a surprise no one could see coming; you never know who is really who.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to spend a few hours in a different world while never having a chance to be bored.