Audio Book Review: Charmed and Dangerous by Lindsay Buroker

Charmed and Dangerous by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This series has been a fun, easy listen for me.

I did listen to books 2 through 5 one after the other. The storyline has kept moving forward with each book picking up shortly after the previous one.

This whole series as been about Morgen finding herself. She inherits her grandmother's home and learns so much about herself in the process of figuring out who her grandmother was too. She really needed to experience life differently after losing her job and her husband divorcing her. And, this is a lot different from "normal" life styles.

This book is about Morgen finding a way to earn money with her new found gifts of being a witch. However there's still an "enemy" out there after Morgen. Along with Morgen's building for her business being haunted or cursed, or both?

We get to see a conclusion with the pack rivalry in this book. And a few people in town who aren't fans of Morgen's...we'll see something come of them too. But what about Olivia? That woman is a problem. Is that really solved here? Mmm.

But the way life goes for Morgen, I'm happy with where she ends up. She seems happy here at her grandmother's old home, now her home. This is her place to be. She has quirky friends and so much more.

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Audio Book Review: Moment of Tooth by Lindsay Buroker

Moment of Tooth by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This series is just a quick, fun listen for me. This book has an enemy from the past of Amar's that shows up. As Morgen and Amar figure out their relationship, Morgen's determined to help Amar with this terrible foe.

This book is Morgen and Amar trying to find time together. There's a lot happening at the house, remodeling being done the wolves arrive with news of searching for Amar's enemy and the witches now looking to hold meetings at her home. So finding private time is a bit difficult.

All the stumble blocks do give Morgen to meet others and make more friends, or to be friends, with some of the witches. And her hot tub is an attraction for the pack and even witches.

Morgen's sister comes to stay for a time! Sian is a little more quirky then Morgen. She has her set ways and it's hard to divert from them. But Sian finds a friend in the local vet.

Morgen learns more about her grandmothers land, now her land. There's a secret that she feels will help with the enemy that's hunting Amar and the pack. (I have a feeling there's lots of secrets with this land that Morgen hasn't found yet.)

Nice story of coming together and moving forward. But we also have a new struggle for Morgen. The property taxes. That's touched on here and will be something she'll have to figure out how to pay, in the near future.

I listened to the audiobook on this one as well. The narrator is clear and clean, but I still had to speed it up so the characters didn't feel like they were dragging in talking. Also, Amar sounded better with the speed and he's speaking a lot more.

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Novella Review: Hoot and Howler by Lindsay Buroker

Hoot and Howler by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a fun novella to read. It goes perfect in the A Witch in Wolf Woods series. It's a short of Amar trying to get Zorro to quit molting and leaving leftovers in his barn and on his work. Amar had made Zorro a perfect nesting box, but Zorro won't use it.

They need a little bit of bonding time. All from Amar's POV.

I love their bonding moment. It explains what happens to... that animal.

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Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker

Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The witches in this town have some serious problems. There are a few hard topics approached in this story. Things that the witches are doing. I wouldn't have thought they'd go there, but there's always those that are trouble.

Okay, maybe only a few. But the others have lent their ear to those that they shouldn't. And the things they are doing. Dang. I can totally see why the werewolves don't like the witches.

Everything that's come to light in this book about the few witches that are not following the way of witches, I'm totally on Morgen's side with the talismans she's making. Though, I was on her side before all that we learned here. No one should be able to control anyone.

A few that are bad can always make things worse for the whole. That's so true of many things. I'm hoping that's being weeded out here.

I love the pack that Amar was from. They are a hoot and the work they do! lol. They really go out of their way.

This was nice to see Morgen start to make friends. We have Wendy, Phoebe, and her sister's invited to stay for a time with her. That's interesting to see them interact. And, her sister has some spunk. Amar and Morgen are starting to figure out what they want in their relationship too. Which that brings some bumps along the way, with her being a witch and he a werewolf and how the groups don't get along.

Morgen does the spell to find a familiar. Love her familiar(s). Her personality attracts the perfect ones. lol

I listened to this book. I was struggling after the last book with how Amar is voiced. He sounds like he's lacking in smarts. And he's not. This book has him sounding a little better however I did speed up the time and he sounds better that way. I'm working to get over this. Otherwise the narration is clear, I just need it at a faster speed for the people to sound normal. (I don't usually speed up to hear and catch things. This narrator needs it.)

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Audio Book Review: Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker

Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I needed a book that was light and fun today. This book fit that need perfectly.

I enjoy Lindsay's books as the main female characters are older than 20, independent, and snarky. Morgen, in this book, fits this all and has a great dry sense of humor. She's a little geeky too. Perfect for me. Her interactions with Amar have grown. Amar is picking up on her humor and his dry humor is coming out in this book. Their clips back and forth are fun. I've smiled at them as I was listening to the book.

I really liked that in this book Amar, the werewolf, is starting to see that Morgen, a witch, is not like other witches. She's not going to spell the werewolves like the witches do, and has no desire to control anyone. It's nice when others start to see who you are as a person other than classifying you.

Morgen is definitely making enemies of the witches though. They started seeing her as they wanted to see her. And now, there is something she's done that helps a friend but will alienate her from the witch coven. However, there maybe two friends that come out of the mess in the end. We'll have to see if that stays as such in the next book.

Morgen still has a few needs. A way to make money to pay for things along with learning more about witch things. But, it seems like Morgen has a pack of friends growing. And maybe more with one other.

I listened to this book and enjoyed the narrator. Her audio is clean and clear. I'll be listening to the next book as well. And the series.

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Audio Book Review: The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent

The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

If you like vampires and magic with romance weaved in, this series is one that you should read. I give Carissa Broadbent a huge congrats at knowing how to write these stories with intriguing actions to keep me interested and building a slow burn romance in the background as the characters take on the world.

This series's main books has a theme of places with layers. The first book had the house for the tournament. The second was breaking through layers. This book is the layers of the dead, through Hell.

Mische knew the day she killed her creator they'd come for her. She was able to run for a while, but they found her. What she didn't expect was to be claimed by the bastard son as needed by him to go on his mission for the vampire god, Nyaxia.

Asar needs Mische for her connection to the sun god, but given a chance to live she's not going to tell him that Atroxus doesn't answer her prayers anymore. She's lost his favor. But, there maybe something she can do to gain it back.

This journey is dangerous. The different levels have different obstacles that can kill them. They stumble and fall, even lose their way. But the more that Mische and Asar are together and Mische asks questions and talks, it seems they can help each other in other ways too. A connection starts to form.

We learn more about Mische's past. And Mische faces her past. She has to face what she's done and did when she turned. Mische has her past that's not as nice as she is. She chooses to remain as she is on the outside, kind and friendly. Asar has his scars to bare as well.

I was really drawn into the story to see what the characters would decide in that moment they were here for.

As we come through that height of a moment, we are left with wanting the next book to see how things will continue on after this ending.

We do finish through the goal of this book, why they are working through the levels. But with the events there, we will want to keep reading for the next book. Which I'll be picking up soon.

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Audio Book Review: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book felt very heavy in character and character relationship building, with weaved in fantasy elements.

I found the first half or more of the book to be very slow building for me. We're learning the world with Odessa as she tries to get to know her new husband and people.

There were a few things I figured early on, about the Guardian and things. Though, the problem with the Guardian and what we see happening with the animals, this is what I wanted to learn more about. As does Odessa when she finally learns of it too.

If you like books that are character driven and building relationships and love, this is a story for you.

Now the ending. Wow. I really liked the things we find out. And I'm left curious as to what it means...All we've learned of the world and what's happening to the animals... Then who's that person? Why are the Crux here early?

I have my suspicions and look forward to seeing how it's connected.

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