Fated

Fated (Relentless #6) by Karen Lynch

Pages: 286

Rating: 4 Stars

I love the original 3 Relentless books and although these side stories aren’t as amazing as the original, I have really enjoyed them anyway. I was happy to see that Sarah & Jordan were back in this book and Beth is very lovable. Of course, being a Young Adult book, the relationship problems arise because of a lack of communication. The “new enemy” that the synopsis hints at really takes a back seat to Chris & Beth learning how to let go of the past and learn to love. I think that if this was a standalone novel, I would have given it a lower rating as there isn’t a ton of depth to it but I gave it 4 stars because if you’ve read books 1-3 you really should read Chris’ story and you will really enjoy it.

• Lissy

House of Night

House of Night by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

I rarely read series that have more than 3 books. Mainly this is because after 3 books I usually need to take a break and visit different book world. Unfortunately, that usually means that I don’t ever go back and finish the longer series. This is the case with House of Night. I have read books 1-9 and gave them all 5 stars. I honestly don’t remember if I decided to take a break or if book 10 hadn’t been released yet. I would really like to finish the series as I remember really enjoying it but I don’t think I cold without rereading books 1-9 and I don’t think I want to dedicate that much time to rereading that many books. So sadly, I likely won’t finish this series but I think everyone who enjoys paranormal should try it and see if they make it through all 12 books. It really is a great story.

The series is about high school ages kids but because there is a lot of language I would recommend this for older Young Adult fans.

Penryn & The End of Days

I want to add some of my favorite past books but as several of them were read years ago, I don’t feel like I can write a good review without rereading them. So I will be adding them with my rating and if I gave it a Goodreads review, I will include it here.

Penryn and the End of Days by Susan Ee

This series was such a different take on the Apocalypse and totally different from other Fallen Angel books that I had read.

There are some gruesome scenes so I wouldn’t recommend it for middle grades but it would appeal to both Young Adults and Adults.

I gave AngelFall 4 Stars. World After & End of Days got 5 stars.

Relentless

Relentless (Relentless #1) by Karen Lynch

Pages: 288

Rating: 5 Stars

So Twilight has pretty much ruined vampire books for me. I have no interest in reading about a sparkling, brooding vampire who wants to be good.

I am very happy to inform everyone that there are no sparkling vampires in this book. First, I love this cover. It caught my eye as soon as it popped up on my Bookbub email.

This book is not even close to a cookie cutter Young Adult Paranormal book and was very refreshing to read. I love that Sara isn’t a whiny, teen. Her defiance feels like a strong girl struggling to maintain her independence rather than a stupid teen that’s getting in trouble because she’s unwilling to use common sense.

Nikolas is also a refreshing change. He’s definitely an Alpha male but he isn’t instantly in love with Sara and half the time would much rather dump her on someone else.

I love how Karen Lynch has woven so many different paranormal creatures seamlessly into one story. And her creation of the Mohiri is perfect.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Young Adult, Paranormal, or Fantasy.

– Lissy