eyes.2c Reviews

The Alias Agenda  by Holly James         ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Erin Daniels had been trapped into being run by Agent Wallace for over ten years She’s been undercover with as many aliases as good dinners. Now her handler has disappeared and she’s being run by another agent, Calvin Bray,  who’s just a bit too much of everything to be true. Her new assignment is to find out how a group of glam moms from a high class neighbourhood were smuggling in high end baby carriages. A walk in the park until her past and a large unaccounted for diamond come back to threaten her. A tightly written novel with enough action, empathy and romance to satisfy. A Kensington ARC via NetGalley.                                               Many thanks to the author and publisher.

Death Meets Cute (Deluxe Edition)  by J. Penner       ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What to do when your evil witchy powers are flagging, when you bodyguard disappears, and your finding yourself kindly disposed towards your neighbors? What Iris Weyward does is worries herself silly trying to solve the problem, brings an orc back to life and binds him to herself as her new bodyguard, and the other? Well… ! With her world turned upside down Iris and her familiar Quince (a hedgehog)(I know even I wondered at that!!) Then there’s her orc bodyguard who despite his size is cute, endearing…and bakes! Iris feels all is lost when her sisters visit her. Why? It seems all of the sisters are experiencing magic failure. How to get back their powers? An absurd bouncy love story with a difference, a cosy romantasy, that leaves you smiling. A Poisoned Pen Press ARC via NetGalley.                                    ...

The Vampyre Client  (Irregular Detectives Mysteries #4) by Jeri Westerson       ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Baker Irregulars Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson (and of course reporter Miss Littleton) turn to new case Their client is a Jonathan Wicker who has newly moved to an estate, Caurdal Hall, in Hertfordshire. The locals are convinced he’s a vampyre (ok he does wrap himself in a cloak and a wide brimmed hat and studies bats!) But since his arrival  animals have mysteriously been found with their throats mauled. Wicker wants Badger and Watson to help persuade the locals of Ashwell Village that he’s not a vampyre. The local workers had all downed tools and walked off. Wicker needs parts of the Hall to be repaired. When Badger and Watson reach their destination (along with Miss Littleton) they find a suspicious community, a somewhat prejudiced vicar, a hostile police inspector, and an angry local lord. All becomes even more fraught when there employer is found dead. After som...

White Feathers, Crimson Leaves : A Legend of the Five Rings Novel   by Josh Reynolds       ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I must admit to loving Josh Reynolds’ writing. Once again we’re in the lands of the Emerald Empire This time with two wardmasters, Yogo Shuko an older woman of the Scorpion Clan, disciplined, dour even; and her younger apprentice, Kuni Tansho, who is more impulsive. They have been hired by the wife of the local lord, Lady Chimeg, rulers of the castle and surrounding lands, to rid the spirits or curses  that haunts the area of the Red Grove Keep, which has lain empty for a century or so. A thrilling, macabre story that pulls blood magic and an ancient curse into the mix, weaving them into a tale of terror and madness. The two women face a task fraught with death and magics that could ensnare them. Excellent read, anticipation is everything. An Aconyte Books ARC via NetGalley.                         ...

Hazard of the Pursuit (Spencer & Reid Mysteries #6) by Cara Devlin         ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A dead woman who is not dead raises the eyebrows of Leonora Spencer. Leo is having lunch with her uncle at the undertaker’s he now employed by when a basket recently brought in by two delivery men began to move. Leo opens the lid to be confronted by a woman who definitely is not dead.  Leo sends a strange note to Scotland Yard where Detective Inspector Jasper Reid receives it. Jasper is currently courting Leo. “A detective is needed at Tate’s Funeral Service on James Street. A woman’s corpse arrived. I suspect poison. P.S. She is not dead.” A new mystery ensnares Leo and Jasper that will lead to them uncovering a pattern of disturbing occurrences. On the personal level the pull between Leo and Jasper is undeniable but how will it be resolved? And that’s not even mentioning Jasper’s unwelcome ties to the East Rip. Another succinct and lively read from Cara Devlin.   ...

A Change of Plans (Sgt. Windflower Mystery #17) by Mike Martin       ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Once more we delve into the world of now Acting Inspector Winston Windflower of the RCMP, his family and friends, his spirit guides, his relationship with those you’ve gone before, and enter his dreams with messages. I find it all fascinating! Even the tussle he and his partner Sheila are having with their nine year old daughter over a phone.  It’s not just Winflower’s day to day life and practices I enjoy, it’s the community dangers he helps solve and the programs he initiates to try and help youngsters back on track. Then there’s the food traditions the family has, the blueberry pies, the music he shares with certain friends. The mystery of a hit and run case in Marystown, part of his area, and what it might have to do with Mike Winger, an ex-veteran in a wheel chair, who’d settled in Grand Bank becomes an event that heralds major crime activities in the area. Apart from the darker sid...