Things are about to get Wicked in New Orleans.
Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. She, and others like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun… and for food. Her duty to the Order is her life. After all, four years ago, she lost everything at the hands of the creatures she’d sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her heart apart.
Ren Owens is the last person Ivy expected to enter her rigidly controlled life. He’s six feet and three inches of temptation and swoon-inducing charm. With forest-green eyes and a smile that’s surely left a stream of broken hearts in its wake, he has an uncanny, almost unnatural ability to make her yearn for everything he has to offer. But letting him in is as dangerous as hunting the cold-blooded killers stalking the streets. Losing the boy she loved once before had nearly destroyed her, but the sparking tension that grows between them becomes impossible for Ivy to deny. Deep down, she wants… she needs more than what her duty demands of her, what her past has shaped for her.
But as Ivy grows closer to Ren, she realizes she’s not the only one carrying secrets that could shatter the frail bond between them. There’s something he’s not telling her, and one thing is for certain. She’s no longer sure what is more dangerous to her—the ancient beings threatening to take over the town or the man demanding to lay claim to her heart and her soul.
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Now I remember why I don’t start a JLA book before she finishes the whole series… It’s because she hooks me in and leaves me wanting more immediately!! Now I have to wait – not so patiently – to see what happens next!! She has created a fascinating new world, where the fae are heavily present, with incredible characters that are actively hunting them in New Orleans.
I really liked Ivy, she is a girl that doesn’t hold back and she often cracked me up with her attitude. Right from the beginning she finds herself in a difficult situation and has to defend herself, but in the end she doesn’t really care what the others think, only that she knows she is right. When she meets Ren, I could see that they had a connection. They both formed a bond and began to open up to one another. They worked well together and they both were able to find someone to trust in this crazy world.
Ren was amazing! He often said the right things and had not only Ivy swooning, but me too! He is overly confident and very good at his job. I loved getting to know his secrets; from both his past and his current role in the Order. He pushed Ivy, and her feelings are way more intense than anything she has dealt with before. They make an awesome team… both in and out of the bedroom!
I just loved every moment of reading this book! I loved that JLA pulled me right into the action from the beginning and introduced me to the forcible characters that I grew to like. The plot had really opened up and by the end of the book I was on the edge of my seat. Things have happened and I want to know what the hell they are all going to do… not only with Ivy and Ren, but with what has happened with the fae! I am super excited, I tell ya!
Other reviews featuring Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Covenant Series
Lux series
Review - Shadows #0.5
Lux series Spinoff
Writing as J. Lynn
Frigid Series
Wait For You series
Gah!! You got to read Wicked. I still need to get a hold of this one.
ReplyDeleteI did! It was on sale... snapped it up!!
ReplyDeleteI loved that book and can't wait to read the next, too ! JLA is one of my favorite authors. However, I think the story here wasn't that original but it wrapped up so well. Hey, she could rewrite the phone book and I'd read it !
ReplyDeleteI don't really read to many books like this. But when I do, it's by Jennifer L. Armentrout. She is a great author, and super duper productive! I can't believe how many books she has written!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am having way too much fun with this cursor thing of yours... haha!
That's telling a lot! I feel like that with a few authors too. They write so good you'd want to read anything and everything they publish!
ReplyDeleteThey really do make an awesome team! I love Ivy and oh course I love Ren!! And then there is Tick, I couldn't get enough of him! I'm so glad you loved this one, but I do hate that now we have to wait after that cliffhanger!
ReplyDeleteLovely review!
I know! I am like you, would read anything by her, but I am behind on a lot of her books... Slowly catching up!!
ReplyDeleteExactly! She is such an addictiver writer that you have to read all her books, no matter the Genre!
ReplyDeleteHehe! Glad you love the cursor!!
Yes, most definitely! They get you hooked from that first book/series. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Magen... Yes, I don't love the waiting game... I want more NOW!!
ReplyDeleteNaomi, I'm going to have to ask you to please stop posting JLA books. You're making me feel like a total loser for not reading anything by her yet. lol
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I only read one book by her :( the worst part is that I really loved her writing. I will need to pick this one up, I am glad to hear that you really loved it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome review. You make me want to read it now.
ReplyDeleteOh *hangs head* One day I will start these. I've got to. Darn but they sound awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is one I've really been wanting to read. Of course, I need to finish the Covenant series first. Oh, and Lux, too! Geez! I'm glad you enjoyed meeting Ivy and Ren so much, Naomi. I'm sorry you have the wait for the next one. I feel your pain! ;)
ReplyDeleteBwahahahahaha!!! She is a fantastic author!! And , just for you, I will post another JLA book in a fortnight!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love her worlds, she really hooks me in. Read more JLA girl!
ReplyDeleteYes! Do it!!
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome! This was a great beginning to the series!
ReplyDeleteI have just finished the Covenant series, so i plan on completing the Lux one next!!
ReplyDeleteRight?! So good. I continue to be surprised at how good her books are. I cannot wait for the next one!
ReplyDeleteI loved this book so much!I had only read the Lux series by her and this one-she's on her way to being a favorite author of mine for sure! Glad you loved it too!
ReplyDeleteI did! I want more now though!!
ReplyDeletesigh... I know! That ending... I am keen to know what happens now!!
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