Dark Justice is set in a future world where a cure for the common cold has caused a devastating virus to rampage through parts of the population. A virus that causes humanity to become so enraged they're consumed with a desire to kill. These infected are called freaks and a bite from one of them will eventually infect someone with the same virus. Wardens have been specifically created with genetically enhanced abilities to fight this infected population and keep humans safe.

An Unexpected Wife is a quick, light read. It follows Lorelei and Luke who suddenly find themselves married. Lorelei has just arrived in town to be the new librarian but discovers the place where she was to work is up in flames. Luke, helping to subdue the fire, is drawn to a distraught Lorelei. The mayor eventually tells them both that Lorelei's only option is to marry Luke. The rest of the story follows these two strangers that unexpectedly find themselves married.

I really enjoyed this novel! It brought me back to the way older fantasy works were written. Now, don’t get me wrong this story is long and it is very dark. There are a lot of messed up things happening. Things that I don’t agree with and that were disturbing. But perhaps because I read other reviews before starting the book that warned of the darkness, I was able to better prepare for it? It is also an adult fantasy novel and so will be different compared to a young adult novel.

What did I just read?!

I came across a review of this book before I read it and the reviewer called it a hot mess but that she still loved it. So of course I had to get it!

The Echoed Realm is book two in Miya, Kai, and even Mason's journey. They've left Black Hollow but has Black Hollow left them?

Miya and Kai have become a monster-fighting team three years after the events in book one. They find news/hauntings/circumstances that don't really have plausible explanations but have a similar feel to what they experienced in Black Hollow to find the spirits causing trouble. It is on their latest search that they encounter more trouble than they've had in years and begin an unintentional journey into the past and who they are.

A Grimoire for Gamblers follows the main character, Elizabeth, as she is mourning the loss of her father. She has inherited her childhood home from her father along with the items that come inside it. The most significant being a magical trove and starts coming into the realization that her father may have had more secrets then he let on. These secrets lead her into a supernatural world that she was never supposed to be a part of and a series of gruesome deaths that may not be mere coincidence.

Wow. This was good. So very good and in an interesting and complex way. Something I wasn't expecting but I'm so glad that I read this.

The Hollow Gods by A.J. Vrana follows three different characters, Miya, Kai, and Mason, through their journey navigating the legends and secrets surrounding the town of Black Hollow and the Dreamwalker. Black Hollow is a town in the modern world that can't seem to escape the fears of the past. The inhabitants firmly believe in the legend of the Dreamwalker that steals girls away into the woods.

Overall, this was an interesting story. The world building was good, probably better than the actual plot itself.

The main character, Neysa, is recently divorced and going through a difficult time in her life. She moves from Los Angeles to the UK, following the death of her father. After moving she becomes friends with twins, Silas and Corra, and their cousin Cade. In their company she discovers a magical side to herself and the Fae realm that the three come from. She finds purpose in trying to help them with the weakening Veils between the human and Fae realms.

I enjoyed this story but didn't love it. And I really wanted to love it. But throughout most of the story I found myself always with the knowledge that I was reading and not diving into another world.

The Orphan Witch follows Persephone May as she searches to belong. Her search leads her to Wile Isle, the Ever sisters, and a curse.