Urban Fantasy

Review: Urban Arcane by Ruth Hanson

Dec 7, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Kasey Ramos is a Magi living in dire straits. With the regulations passed by the Templar Order of National Organization (TONO), use of Magick is strictly regulated and all Magi have a...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: dystopian, enemies to lover, fake relationship, JMS Books, law enforcement, mage, magic, mystery, opposites attract, Ruth Hanson, slow burn

Review: Light From the Grave by Sara Dobie Bauer

Nov 3, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel As a bruideag, a witch seen as a plague by others because their magic lies in elements such as hexes and pain, Keller is seen and used as a weapon. When he came into his powers, he had his...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: age gap, antihero, assassin, bruideag, Carnation Books, grief/loss, magic, necromancer, opposites attract, Sara Dobie Bauer, witch

Review: Icarus and the Devil by Layla Reyne

Oct 4, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Icarus is a courtesan who finds himself being blackmailed by a mobster and the mage under his thrall. They are forcing Icarus to track down Adam Devlin, aka “the Devil,” and set...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: grief/loss, Layla Reyne, magic, phoenix, self published, sex worker, Soul to Find series, vampire

Buddy Review: Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

Sep 7, 2023 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Today, Jay and Kris are sharing a Buddy Review for Resurrection Reprise, a spin-off story to Hailey Turner’s incredible Soulbound series. Check out our chat following the overview of...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Buddy Review, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Kris' Reviews, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: BIPOC, Hailey Turner, law enforcement, mage, magic, Soulbound universe, vampire

Buddy Review: Fated Mates Anthology, Part One

Sep 4, 2023 | 0 comments

Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Fated Mates is a paranormal romance charity anthology featuring the work of twenty different authors. All royalties will be donated to the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund and the ACLU’s Drag...

Review: Anchored in Stone by Meraki P. Lyhne

Aug 25, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ever since he was a small boy, Alex has had a talent for picking pockets. One day, however, Alex steals the wrong coin from the wrong man. That man is named Pritchard and he and his boss, Mr....

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: Chronicles of an Earned series, Meraki P. Lyhne, religion, self published, thief, virgin, wealthy character

Review: Nyte by Hellie Heat

Aug 8, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel With the environment destroyed and the sun a weak echo of what it once was, the vampyres that used to live shrouded in secret and shadows have been running civilization for a long time. Long...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Alternate World, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: depression, dystopian, enemies to lovers, Hellie Heat, hunter, self published, torture, trafficking, vampire, Vampyre Dominion series

Review: The Human’s Incubus by Michele Notaro

Jul 11, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It was supposed to be a normal night locking up the bar and going home, just like Hugo has done for the past year. That eerie sensation that someone is watching him is surely just nerves...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Camille's Reviews, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: demisexual, demon, fated mates, hurt/comfort, incubus, magic, Michele Notaro, physical assault, self published, slow burn, The Brinnswick Chronicles, The Ellwood Chronicles

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