Written in Red

Written in Red

by Anne Bishop

When Meg Corbyn arrives at the Howling Good Reads doorstep in the middle of a storm, Simon is more than wary about what else she might be bringing to him. However, hiring her as the new human liaison is better than the alternative and the job needs doing, so he agrees to allow her in as the only human in the community of Others.

What Simon could never have prepared for was Meg's past following her or Meg's own innocence in understanding the world being the thing that unites the Others around her. 

Now, the people who lost Meg want her back and the person who wanted Meg's new job wants her gone so Simon and the rest of the Others must figure out how everything ties together and how to protect their new human before the prophecies that Meg brings come true.

Final thought: A new series for me! This is my first Bishop novel and I'm wondering why I never read them before. This book has so much depth of character and story that I even got emotional a few times. No tell vs. show here! All of the characters come together so well and the world building was great. I can't wait to read the next one!

Rating: 5/5

Ghost Hand

Ghost Hand

by Ripley Patton

Olivia was born an anomaly. She was born with Psyche Sans Soma (PSS), which for her means that her hand doesn't really behave like a hand. Her hand is a ghost that, for most of her life, has acted like a real hand, but glowy. 

When taking her calculus test in class one day, Liv's hand suddenly goes rogue. It shifts. It slides. And it reaches in and takes something from inside the girl sitting right in front of her.

This sudden change in her hand means major changes in her life.

Now Liv is on the run from radicals who want to destroy her and her hand. Luckily, Marcus just happens to show up to save her from them and from herself.

Will she learn how to control her new-found powers?

Final thoughts: Ok read. Cotton candy book. Nothing filling or amazing about it, but it's a good way to spend the time. I may read the second book, but I'm not sure yet. My main issue comes from the fact that there are problems with the action scenes. Reading them feels like reading a script version where the scriptwriter is just assuming the director will fill in the blanks.

Rating: 3/5

Bound to You

Bound to You

by Alyssa Brandon

Megan has always been a werewolf and she's dreamed for years about finding her mate. 

James has been a warrior werewolf all of his life and he has dreaded finding his mate.

When the two find each other, it's destiny, but it's nothing like either thought it would be.

Final thoughts: Short book talk because it's not really worth talking about. The characters were all boring and the events did not flow naturally; instead they came up as needed to further the very bland plot. I didn't care about anyone and definitely don't care to read the next books in the series.

Rating: 1/5