A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The best one yet. Nesta finds her calling as a Valkyrie leader and becomes friends with Gwyn and Emerie ( I really hope they get their own books and I am hoping that Gwyn wins Azriel's heart). Nesta also admits her love for Cassian and Rhysand promises them an elaborate mating ceremony after Nesta is able to save Feyre's life and the life of their child by giving her power back to the Cauldron.

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The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author)

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved it.

Prospera's lucky citizens live in the lap of luxury until their health deteriorates, then they are sent to the Nursery where their memories are wiped and they return to Prospera as teenagers. But all isn't as it seems and as Proctor Bennett's memories start to resurface the slaves in the Annex are fomenting rebellion and salvation lies in Elise remembering the daughter who died on Earth.

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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An easy read didn't advance the plot much but it's a nice feel good book.

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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Feyre discovers that Rhysand is her mate and for a while, she is very happy with him and his "family". But they can't ignore the King of Hybern's threat to their home (Prythian), so they make plans to infiltrate Hybern and destroy the Cauldron.

Unfortunately, The King of Hybern had set a trap for them and Azriel and Cassian are badly injured. Feyre's human sisters Elain and Nesta are brought in by the Mortal Queens and traded for a chance at immortality. They are put in the Cauldron and turned into Fae. Elain turns out to be Lucian's mate. Tamlin has agreed to allow the King of Hybern to use his Court (Spring) to launch his attack against Prythian in exchange for Feyre. The King of Hybern severs the bond between Feyre and Rhysand. But Feyre used the opportunity to break the wards and set Rhysand and the Night Court free, and they escape with her sisters. Feyre stays behind with Tamlin in order to spy on Tamlin and the King of Hybern as she was more deeply linked to Rhysand than they knew and is THE HIGH LADY OF THE NIGHT COURT.

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The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) by Anne Perry

The Fourth Enemy by Anne Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Daniel and Miriam are married and Marcus has retired from his law firm due to his bad heart he appoints outsider Gideon Hunter as King's Counsel as Daniel is too young and inexperienced for the job, and he appoints Daniel's friend Toby Kitteridge as Head of Chambers.

Gideon gets the firm in hot water right away by prosecuting a well-liked newspaper owner with deep pockets for fraud. Vayne appears to be winning the case as the witness' against him suffer "accidents" but when Eve is injured and Miriam is kidnapped the tide starts to turn. Rose Hunter witnessed the kidnapping and was able to summon help right away. Her description of the kidnapper allowed them to guess where he was taking Miriam and Daniel and Ian were able to rescue her in the nick of time. The information they gleaned from Miriam's kidnapper allowed them to prosecute Vayne for murder instead of fraud and win.

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The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais

The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed getting to know Max Holman, I didn't expect to like him as he was in prison for robbing banks and he was a druggie at the time he robbed banks. But he turned his life around when he was in jail and when you discover he was caught because he stopped to save a man's life it's easy to see how FBI agent Katherine Pollard fell in love with him and why she was willing to help him find out who killed his son.

The book also had many twists and turns in figuring out who killed Richard Holman, and why. It was easy to see how Max and Katherine thought it was one guy only to discover later that it wasn't him and that the real 5th man was someone they hadn't even considered.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A combination of Beauty and The Beast and The Hunger Games. Feyre (human) is kidnapped by Tamlin (elf) after she kills and skins one of his men who was in wolf form at the time. But Tamlin is playing a dangerous game Feyre must fall in love with him and break the curse before Amarantha's deadline or he and his people are doomed. But when the Attor visits the Spring Court and discovers Feyre Tamlin sends her back home to protect her.

Once Feyre is back home she realizes that Tamlin provided a life of ease and luxury for her family whose memories were altered to think Feyre was visiting a wealthy Aunt who was sick. But her eldest sister Nesta knew the truth and even tried to follow Feyre over the wall to rescue her. Feyre confides everything to Nesta and advises her to take the family and run at the first sign of trouble before she goes back over the wall to break the curse.

When she arrives at the Spring Court she finds it abandoned except for Alis ( a servant who waited on Feyre) who tells Feyre as much as she can and agrees to take Feyre to Amarantha's Court Under the Moutain where all the Fairy Courts are assembled. Feyre is captured by the Attor and drug before Amarantha who asks her a riddle she can't answer and who offers a trade of 3 trials for Feyre's life in the full expectation that she will die during the trials.

But Feyre receives unexpected help from Rhysand who marks her as his to enrage Tamlin, and to provide Feyre a modicum of protection from her jailors. Having successfully completed the three trials everyone expects the curse to be lifted but Amarantha reneges as she didn't specify when the curse would be lifted and the prisoners freed Feyre just assumed that it would be immediately as specified if she could answer the riddle. As Feyre is dying the answer to the riddle comes to her and once she speaks the word "Love" Tamlin is freed and kills Amarantha. The High Lord's of every court give Feyre a spark bringing her back as a Fairy.

Everyone returns to their court and Amarantha's Court Under the Mountain is sealed.

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