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For any fans of the Kate Daniels series, a book from Roman's point of view is a great treat. For those not familiar with the world, this book works absolutely fine as a standalone.

Roman is a priest and vessel of Chernabog, God of Darkness, Death and other such fun stuff. Despite living in the middle of heavily-warded woods, an exhausted boy arrives at his house and asks for sanctuary. Offering that sanctuary then brings a whole host of other people, keen to test Roman's defences and patience.

The Kate Daniels world is always great for combining mythology and magic, and this was no exception. This story has a lot of references to Slavic mythology, all of which is well explained. There's also a glossary in the back, which I really should have referred to as it took me a while to get my head round some of the different words.

From a character perspective, Roman was an absolute delight to delve further into. I very much appreciated how thoroughly grumpy he was for most of the book, but that he still took the time to do his duty while sulking.

Thoroughly recommend this to anyone who enjoys mythology-based urban fantasy.

Thank you to the authors and NetGalley for the free digital copy. All thoughts are my own.

The balance of this one felt off to me. Lots of telling instead of showing. And it very much felt like an urban fantasy with a romantic storyline, rather than a paranormal romance. For me the romantic elements were super weak.
Books 1 and 2 still far and away the best for me.

Switching to audio

Brilliant anthology.
Personal favourites were:

But honestly enjoyed it all. Great accompaniment to the series.

Powerful next installment in a fantastic series.

Remi is a leopard changeling, and the alpha of the RainFire pack. His pack is facing another potential threat in the arrival of an unknown Psy in a previously hostile area. Auden is a broken Psy. She has periods of time when she loses herself, and knows things she's never been told. Not knowing who to trust was complicated enough without meeting a changeling alpha too...

Remi and Auden's relationship was slow burn by necessity - Auden is experiencing severe trauma so anything else would be inappropriate. The journey involves so much discovery for both of them. Auden is pregnant at the start of the book, and it was great to see how her developing relationship with Remi also impacted her thoughts on what options her child would have.

I loved the dynamic of being in a much younger leopard pack, and seeing how close-knit everyone was. The relationships between all the pack members are fantastic, and Remi was so sweet with the cubs.

This is the 8th book in the Psy-Changeling Trinity series. While you can start with the Trinity series, I would highly recommend reading the Psy-Changeling series before this book as there are a lot of references to events from the first series. There are also lots of recurring characters here, split across the overarching series plot and the events in RainFire. I'm always happy when the Arrows get to do what they do best. And I literally squealed when a certain other character showed up!

At its heart, this is a book about finding the place where you belong. With stories of how RainFire was founded. With Auden finding people she can trust for the first time in her life. This pack is the most beautiful found family.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the free digital copy. All thoughts are my own.

I have mixed thoughts.
Enjoyed being back in Thistle Grove. Loved Nina's personal growth and her sibling relationship. The story overall was fun.
But... Morty is a non-binary character, and if you read all but 2 pages of this book you could be clueless to that. It's first person from Nina's POV and she uses he/him pronouns throughout, despite Morty using he/they in a dating app profile.
All in all, I'm glad I don't worry about star ratings any more, as I wouldn't know where to put this.

Sapphic second-chance romance of self discovery.

Clover is back in her small home town for the summer before starting her Masters. Her sisters have coupled up and happily worked out where their lives are headed, leaving Clover feeling out of place. Neavh has had to change her travel plans last minute, and so with no money is staying with her cousin for the summer. The only problem is that a few years ago Clover and Neavh had a summer fling that ended badly, and in a tiny town they can't really keep away.

This is the third (and final) book in the Three Rivers series and could be read as a standalone if you want. However there are a lot of references (all explained) to the earlier books, as those sisters play prominent parts in this story. 

I love these characters! Both have been through so much, but my heart broke for poor Neavh. The differences in their families was so well done - with Clover having a caring (if sometimes overbearing) family and Neavh only having her cousin to turn to.

For second chance romance to work well, both the past and present decisions need to make sense. If something hasn't changed for the characters it just feels fake. Happily, in this case the second chance is done really well. The reasons for things going wrong before absolutely fit who they'd been at that time, and the character growth is absolutely their.

There are a lot of references to grief for past death of a family member (both main characters) so please be aware of that going in. It's something that has shaped both women and impacted so many parts of their lives.

The campground setting for this series is once again amazing. I loved seeing Clover's take on it, having been away studying. It definitely made me want to get outside somewhere scenic!

All in all, this book hit all the right notes at all the right times. Relationship dynamics, steamy scenes, sweet moments, and heartstring tugs. All beautifully written. Highly recommend.

Thank you to the author for the free digital advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

That was so so good! Enemies to lovers and second chance done so well. Loved the museum heist setting - definitely recommend this if you love the Oceans films.

This was exactly the book I needed to read this week!
Absorbing and easy to read - I never wanted to put it down.
Great concept for a paranormal world. Nothing groundbreaking, but this book is excellent at what it is.
If you want a fun marriage of convenience between a werewolf and a vampire then definitely read this.

Really informative - I learned a lot and gained a lot of food for thought.
Appreciated that, although there was clearly a focus on Australian sport, there were references to various sports in various countries.
Inclusive nature of content was great.
I read this through audio, and did struggle at times to work out when quoted text ended.