April 2019 EOM Wrap Up

I have read 5 books (not including children's books). *These qualify for the 2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge.
Beneath a Prairie Moon by Kim Vogel Sawyer
*The Artful Match (London Beginnings, # 3) by Jennifer Delamere
Brentwood's Ward (The Bow Street Runners, # 1) by Michelle Griep
The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, # 1) by Mimi Matthews
A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, # 2) by Mimi Matthews

I have reviewed 5 books. *These qualify for the 2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge.
You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn
Shadow Among Sheaves by Naomi Stephens
Beneath a Prairie Moon by Kim Vogel Sawyer
*The Artful Match (London Beginnings, # 3) by Jennifer Delamere
Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, # 2) by Darynda Jones

Other Posts:
Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves- 04/07/19
Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves - 04/14/19
Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves - 04/21/19
Sunday Post & Staking the Shelves - 04/28/19
First Ten Books I Ever Reviewed
Can't Wait for Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
Can't Wait for Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Can't Wait for A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, # 2) by Mimi Matthews
Can't Wait for Ninth House (Alex Stern, # 1) by Leigh Bardugo
2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge - April Wrap Up
March 2019 EOM Wrap Up

Goals:
I'm 4 days behind schedule with my Bible-in-a-year plan.
I've read 35 out of 52 books (including children's books).
I've read 2 out of 5-10 series enders.

Second Grave on the Left - Review

Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, # 2)

By: Darynda Jones

Publication: August 16th 2011 by St. Martin's Press

307 pages

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Mystery

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--If you hang around with dead people, life can get pretty complicated. Take it from Charley Davidson, part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Complicated is her middle name. The deceased find her very sparkly. Demons find her irresistible. And one entity in particular wants to seduce her in every way possible. When Charley and Cookie (her best friend/receptionist) have to track down a missing woman, the case is not quite as open and shut as they anticipate. Cookie's friend Mimi disappeared five days earlier. Mimi then sends Cookie a cryptic message telling Cookie to meet her at an nearby coffee shop. The coffee is brewing, but Mimi's still missing. There is, however, a clue Mimi left on the bathroom wall: a woman's name. Mimi's husband explains to them that his wife had been acting strange since she found out an old high school friend had been murdered. The same woman whose name Mimi had scribbled on the bathroom wall.

Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally) has left his corporeal body and is haunting Charley. He's left his body because he's being tortured by demons who want to lure Charley closer. But Reyes can't let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they'll have a portal to heaven...well, let's just say it wouldn't be pretty.

Can Charley handle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Can she keep those she loves out of harm's way? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel her as she does?

Here is your signpost for the most hilarious read of the year: Second Grave on the Left.

Charley Davidson and her entire crew pulled me in with First Grave on the Right. Charley, Cookie, Reyes, Garrett, Uncle Bob, Angel, and more. I love that I'm only two books into the series and I'm connecting to so many of the characters. I like them all. I'm intrigued by some more than others. But I look forward to these books and want more. Specifically, Cookie is a lot more involved in this one as her friend is missing and is Charley's main PI case.

The writing is spot on in this series. I love how witty and funny Darynda Jones writes Charley. She's not really laugh-out-loud funny but smart and witty (I already said that)--sometimes sarcastic. She's quick. I love it. Occasionally, there were some comments from other characters that sounded more like Charley than themselves, but hey maybe she's rubbing off on them.

I wanted more Reyes in this book. The times when he was present were usually short encounters. It drove me mad in a good way. I wanted more and that caused me to devour pages hoping to see if Charley would find him in time or not. I feel like there's so much to explore between Charley and Reyes yet I wonder how it will stretch out through the entire series in a satisfying way...not too fast and not too slow. So far, two books in I'm satisfied in a dying-to-know-more kind of way.

I also enjoyed the dynamic that was explored toward the end of the book surrounding Charley's family.

If you're in the market for a new fantasy series, I highly recommend this one. There's enough romance to satisfy my heart, but it's held back to a level that has me on pins and needles in the best kind of way hoping for more soon. The writing is close to perfect. I love the quick wit. And there's so much more. All of the characters are dynamic and complex. I'm looking forward to more and will probably dive into book 3 immediately. Second Grave on the Left gets 4.5 Stars. Have you read Second Grave on the Left? What did you think? Let me know!

Sunday Post & Stacking the Shelves - 04/28/19

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.

It's been a good, normal week. Not too much to report. I had a hair appointment Monday, and Grammy kept the kids ALL DAY! And you know what I did? I READ! ALL DAY! I can't tell you the last time I did that. I have no complaints about this week as it was pretty uneventful. Husband got the sandbox built for the kids this weekend. They're going to love it.

THE PAST WEEK:

Monday: Review of The Artful Match (London Beginnings, # 3) by Jennifer Delamere (4 Stars)
Wednesday:Can't Wait for Ninth House (Alex Stern, # 1) by Leigh Bardugo

UPCOMING THIS WEEK:

Monday: Review of Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, # 2) by Darynda Jones
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Can't Wait for Wednesday
Thursday: Review of The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, # 1) by Mimi Matthews

Don’t forget to link up for the 2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge! You have until December 15th, 2019 to sing up. Each month there will be a giveaway for those participating with an end of the year giveaway too! Click on the picture below or the link above to find out more!

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

A Reluctant Bride (Bride Ships, # 1)

By: Jody Hedlund

Publication: June 4th 2019 by Bethany House Publishers

384 pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--After facing desperate heartache and loss, Mercy agrees to escape a bleak future in London and join a bride ship. Wealthy and titled, Joseph leaves home and takes to the sea as the ships surgeon to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, they must fight against a forbidden love.

The Number of Love (Codebreakers, # 1)

By: Roseanna M. White

Expected Publication: June 4th 2019 by Bethany House Publishers

400 pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy that just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the too-intelligent Margot, but how to convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

Amidst biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them, but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save them all from the very secrets that brought them together.

That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!

2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge - April Wrap Up

Time for our Monthly Wrap Up for the 2019 Series Enders Reading Challenge hosted by Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know and Holly @ Words Fueled by Love!

Sandy finished The Artful Match (London Beginnings, # 3) by Jennifer Delamere.

Which series enders did you finish? Link the up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the April giveaway runs from April 25th - May 25th. On May 25th we will use random.org and the linky entries to pull a winner.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Jessica wins the April wrap up giveaway by default.

Can't Wait for Ninth House

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released as well. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Find out more here.

Ninth House (Alex Stern, # 1)

By: Leigh Bardugo

Expected Publication: October 1st 2019 by Flatiron Books

448 pages

Genre: Adult, Contemporary

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Goodreads description--The mesmerizing adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo

Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?

Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.

What are you guys waiting on this week? Let me know!