I really have enjoyed the Moth series
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I really have enjoyed the Moth series.  I am now on Book 6.  I can't wait to finish it.  Daniel Arenson is now one of my new favorite authors.
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I really love the Witchcraft Mystery series by Juliet Blackwell. Lily Ivory is a great leading lady and she has a terrific bunch of friends that have her back in her newly adopted home of San Fransisco. Lily owns a vintage clothing store in The Haight neighborhood. She is friends with a coven of witches, but is a solo practitioner, except for her familiar Oscar (who most people see in the form of a pot bellied pig).

This book finds Lily trying to figure out if there is a demon on the loose in San Francisco. A practitioner is murdered at a gem show, San Fransisco is experiencing an unusual heat wave, and her estranged father has appeared in town. To add to the worry, Aidan Rhodes, the guy normally kind of in charge of the witchy stuff, has been incommunicado, and Lily has a lot on her plate.

This was a fast paced mystery, and fun to read after my own recent trip to San Francisco.
I recommend this book and series to fans of other magical mysteries, or fans of vintage clothing.
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Gemma Halliday has written a wonderful series with Maggie. I have enjoyed them very much and I was not disappointed in book #8.
I was able to laugh at the antics of the first birthday planning, wonder who and what was going on with the murder Maggie comes across again and Mr. Mom. The book kept me guessing and that is perfect for a mystery. I look forward to reading more of Gemma Halliday.
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I love witch cozies. No graphic violence or sex. Mainly about the characters and the community they live in. Ms Watts has done a great job with this book. I am mobility challenged and reading is a very large part of my life. I like books that keep my mind occupied with mystery and a bit of escapism. While not a prude, I don't really enjoy explicit sexual scenes. Just not what I am looking for in a book. I will continue reading this series up through last book published. I love finding a series I like with 18 or 19 books to read. I enjoy reading them in order.
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This book was really interesting. I loved the characters and their sense of humor. **Mothma - the largest moth the main character has ever seen which reminds him of something out of a horror film** Lol. I guess I felt I could relate to the thoughts and humor and I was laughing a lot while reading the book. It did take a while to get into the story but it was really good and I know the author was working on creating another book that would tie in to this story and I can't wait!
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I really enjoyed "The Willow Creek Series" by Lily Graison.  I lover to read series, so that you get to really know the characters, and get to continue with them throughout the series.  I'm always sad to see a series end...I feel like I've lost new friends.  Thank you Lily...I've read all your series, and have really enjoyed them.
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I have really enjoyed the Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series, books 1-10. I looked forward to winding up the series with book 11 never dreaming the series would conclude with time travel minimizing the story line from believable to just the opposite.
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I am really enjoying this series. I have only read the last two, but I have had no problem following along. I love the grandparents! They are so wise and helpful. I just love Anna and Felty. I wish that I could just drop in, eat some delicious goodies and catch up. As always, great story line, great characters. I will be very sad when this series ends.

I received a copy of this book through the Celebrate Lit blogging program, all opinions are my own.
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I had read the 4th book in the series, so that is what prompted me to get the rest of the books.  All of the books in the series have been wonderful to read.  I am just missing I imagine the last book in the series which I intend to get.
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I won't say much here, other than I really enjoyed this series.  I was a little skeptical about a second set of books when the first had dealt nicely with the stories-- but it was well done.  I like the set up for a new cast of characters to carry the Shadowhunter story forward.

More Magnus Bane.
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I enjoyed the whole series two years ago, and then just re-read them and was just as interested getting back to Zoe and her buds and boyfriend(s)! I guess I had lost track though and didn't realize there were three more in the series.... Now, how to fit them in with the Christmas preps! [Destined, Hidden and Revealed]

Although this is teen fiction and about vampires, which has been a bit over done lately, and has numerous current pop culture references (which I tend not to like, and think it will date books faster) - I really enjoyed the writing as a whole, the characters and the plot.

If I was to give any advice to the writers though - it would be please stop acting like you don't need to be PC - It's just enough to make it annoying in the banter, and doesn't help the "conversation" in a wider society. I don't think anyone is ever too hip, not to have to be conscious of stereotyping and phrases that just aren't helpful.
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I have not been disappointed yet! :)
It's fun to find the small connections between her different series.
Enjoy! ;)
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I have enjoyed reading and listening to this series this past week.  Thanks to Kindle Unlimited I was able check them out one right after the other.  Jason's book was a fun ending!  It would be so fun flying and exploring places whenever you wanted to.  I have never thought of air travel as car replacement.  That's what a good book can do, open your eyes to a new way of thinking.  Now I will start a new series by this author.  I know I won't be disappointed!
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As an avid fan of Ms. Clare's series The Mortal Instruments, it will come as little surprise to my usual review readers that after having finished the 5th book the series, I set about obtaining the author's other series--set in the same world I might add--The Infernal Devices. This series comes as a bit of a prequel to the other, setting it's time period in the Victorian era of England, rather than present-day New York.

I wasn't sure when I started this series if I was going to like it as much as the Mortal Instruments, but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I'm also very glad that I picked up this series second, because if I hadn't, I'd probably have ruined myself for the other series. Honestly, I liked Clockwork Angel almost more than half the books in the other series.

I found the characters in Clockwork Angel a lot more compelling, and a lot less annoying, than those of The Mortal Instruments. Yes, there were plenty of brooding teenagers and a couple of secondary characters that weren't my favorite, but overall I found the characters in this book a lot less taxing.

 Tessa, in my opinion, though perhaps a lot more demure than Clary, and certainly less forward-thinking, is in my opinion, a much stronger character. She doesn't jump into the fray making rash and immature decisions. When she jumps in it's to save others, even if it means sacrificing herself, but she always thinks before she leaps. Despite her lack of shadow hunter blood, I admire her tenacity given the situation she's found herself in.

Unfortunately (and maybe not so much so), Will Herondale is broody in a very similar fashion to his descendant, Jace. Though less whiney (so far), he's dark, mysterious and grumpy (with just a tinge of endearing humor)--their archetypes seem to be very similar, and that's both a pleasant, and unpleasant surprise. Look, I get it. Broody can be sexy, but there comes a point where it's just tiring. Will and Jace both very closely straddle that line. I will say though that I did appreciate Will's penchant for literature and his softer side, which we occasionally got to see in this first book. I only wish he didn't resort to being cruel and standoffish when he feels the need to push people away.

Jem, on the other hand, was a real gem. (haha see what I did there?) I really enjoyed his character. He was polite, friendly, and endearing in a way that Will wasn't. He seemed to fully embrace Tessa as an addition to the institute and their ragtag family, even crossing over into that muddy area of romance in some small ways. I honestly don't know who I'm rooting for the most. Brilliantly played Ms. Clare.

Jessamine was tragic. I wanted to dislike her at first--much like I first disliked Isabelle in the other series. But where Isabelle was simply standoffish, Jessamine had a complexity to her character that made my heart break. She was very well-written, and I can't wait to see how her character progresses through the series.

There were other characters I truly enjoyed (Sophie, Charlotte... etc.) and some not so much (Agatha... who I barely remember, and Henry... weakest male character I've read in awhile), but overall, I really liked the cast of characters presented in Clockwork Angel.

As for the writing itself, the narrative was clean, error-free, and grammatically correct. The pace jumped along at a jaunty speed and I never felt rushed or bogged down with flowery prose. I quickly became absorbed in the world-building, narrative, and dialogue, and never found myself rolling my eyes. Though, I did burst into laughter for several minutes during a particularly hilarious quip from Tess. Bravo.

Overall I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. I'll certainly read it again, and I'd love to recommend it to anyone who likes Fantasy, Paranormal, YA, or Steampunk. It was a great read and I will definitely be delving more into the series.
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This is the fifth book in the Sirantha Jax series.  I was very reluctant to begin this series as I do not read science fiction, but I loved Ann Aguirre's other series, Corine Solomon.  So when it ended I decided to go ahead and read GRIM SPACE.  I was hooked from the first book.  I like the characters, Sirantha, she has truly grown up.  Sirantha has grown from a party girl to a responsible adult. There are several likeable characters, March, her love, Dina, Hit, and my personal favorite, Vel.  I will miss them.  We lost some characters in this book, and it saddened me.  I do believe this book was more of a preparation for the end of this series.  The END GAME will be the last book.  I was very sorry to hear that.  I do enjoy this series.  I liked that she and Vel, the bounty hunter that was sent to find her in Grim Space, have such a connection.  I think he understands her more than anyone else.  It seems fitting that he will be by her side.  March, her boyfriend, has always been in the background.  Sometimes he's off fighting a war, or as in this book, he's looking for his nephew.  So I think that even though March and Sirantha love each other, they may not be destined to be together.  I will be somewhat disappointed, but not exactly surprised by it.  When I think back on all the books, Vel has always been there for her.  It would be fitting that she ended up with him even though he is an alien and "insect like."  I will miss this series, but I am glad that the new series, Dred Chronicles, will be able to pick up the slack as it takes place in the same world.  I will still get my fix.  You need to do yourself a favor and give this series a chance even if you're not into science fiction.  It may surprise you.  It did me.
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I have thoroughly enjoyed the Nell Sweeney series.  The first book left unanswered questions that each succeeding book answered.  The characters were well drawn and developed, and the reader really cared for them. I loved the ending.  It was very satisfying.  I would have liked to see how August Hewitt changed in the end, and what he said in his toast.  Maybe there'll be a book 7?  Love Amazon's mystery selections, and love my Kindle!
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This is a charming series that I have thoroughly enjoyed.  They're my bedtime, ease into sleep stories rather than the mystery,  thriller stories I read when stimulus isn't a problem.  Don't get me wrong - they are in no way boring!  And I jump right into the next when I finish one so I can find out what the folks are up to next.  Like the Mitford series.  Delightful!