Review: The Hangman’s Daughter (Hangman’s Daughter #1) by Oliver Pötzsch

A scream rips through the early morning fog of the small Bavarian town known as Schongau.

The body of a young boy washes ashore, tattooed with a suspecious mark…..a witches mark to be precise.

The people are in a frenzy when the local hangman, Jakob Kuisl, arrives to investigate the body and determine if witchcraft was indeed involved.

Before Kuisl can make a final decision, the townspeople jump to their own conclusions and go after the only person who could be capable of witchcraft….the midwife.

With the dark memories of witch trials and stake burnings stil fresh in their minds, the townspeople arrive at the midwifes house demanding answers. Kuisl takes her into custody though he is convinced of her innocents.

Determined to prove her innocents, Kuisl and a local physician, Simon, begin their investigation.

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Review: Mine to Take (Matrix of Destiny #3) by Dara Joy

Mystical galaxies, wizards, shapeshifters, aliens, adventure, and sizzling romance lurk in the pages of the para-romance novel, Mine to Take by Dara Joy. 

The beautiful Jenise is more or less a prisoner in her own home. The evil Karpon desires her and yet also wants to kill her. Jenise longs to be free of him before he can conquer her making her his wife.

As luck would have it, Karpon holds a fierce Familiar (shapeshifter) in his dungeons. If Jenise can some how free the Familiar, she too might be free of Karpon.

The Familiars are a wild and sexual people, therefore Jenise bargains with the captive using the only thing she has in her favor….her virginity.

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Review: Fire (Graceling Realm #2) by Kristin Cashore

Before gracelings came monsters.

Fire has vibrant, flaming red hair. She is able to influence, control, and read peoples minds. Everyone who comes near her is attracted to her in a savage way. Monsters crave her blood. But she too is a monster….a special human monster….the only one left in the Dells.

Outside of the Seven Kingdoms are the Dells, a wild countryside full of monsters. Monsters are variations of a regular animals but their fur, claws, feathers etc, come in a unique pallet of colors (magenta, gold, silver etc). But above all, they are savage creatures motivated by blood and they all posses the ability to control the minds of others.

Since she was a young girl, Fire has been under the care and protection of Archer and his father, Brocker. Their duty is to protect the last human monster. But when a would-be assassin posing as a poacher is found on Archer’s grounds, everyone is uneasy for Fire’s safety.

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Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

When you enter the ‘big top’, you enter into a world full of illusion and intrigue and here you will find a dark, gritty love story.

Jacob Jankowski is grieving the loss of his parents when he jumps a train bound for anywhere that isn’t his current location. He has boarded a train full of freaks, drunkards, performers, sparkling costumes, and illusion–he has ran away with the circus–literally.

Jacob is able to gain employment as the circus veterinarian where he works closely with the charismatic August, the menagerie superintendent/trainer. August’s wife, Marlene, works as a circus performer as well…..Jacob is infatuated with her the moment he sets eyes on her.

August and Marlene’s marriage is rocky at best and Jacob tries to do his best to not fall in love with Marlene but it’s inevitable….she is breath-taking and refreshing. Continue reading “Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen”

Review: Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) by Kristin Cashore

Some people are just born with a little something extra. Sometimes that something special is obvious, other times it’s not. But when you are a Graceling, there is no hiding what you are. Special. Different. Dangerous.

Katsa’s mismatched eyes mark her as a Graceling. Being a Graceling means you have different powers. Some graces are useless, like predicting the weather, while others have more useful graces like reading minds. For Katsa, her grace is killing.

But is being a Graceling the same as being a monster?

As soon as her uncle, King Randa, realizes what her grace is, he uses her as a hired thug, punishing other realms for their insults toward him.

Katsa has been isolated most of her life and feared. She doesn’t know how to love or how to make friends. She is afraid of her grace and her uncle. King Randa has turned her into a monster. She doesn’t know anything else.  Continue reading “Review: Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) by Kristin Cashore”