1.18.2024 | Thursday

Freaky Crush

Item: Freaky Crush
Rating: 4
Author: Kim

category: Book Reviews
tag(s): adult
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title: Freaky Crush
author: Amanda M. Lee
series: Mystic Caravan #15
published: 7 February 2023
publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
genre(s): cozy mystery, paranormal
pages: 299
source: Kindle Unlimited
format: eBook
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the blurb

Poet Parker is living a new reality now that she knows what she is. Unfortunately for her, she still doesn’t know what she can do … and she doesn’t think she’s going to figure it out in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Since her uncle Sidney is in tow, Poet is hopeful for a quiet week. Little Rock has never been a hotbed of activity. Quiet isn’t what she gets, however.What started as an irritation on the pedestrian bridge turns into a full-blown attack. It seems Little Rock has a seedy underbelly after all, and it’s something Poet was never expecting.
There’s a craven on the loose, a woman who can control actions and emotions … and she’s set her sights on Kade. The craven has a specific type, and Kade fits it to a tee. Unfortunately for him, the craven’s victims all end up dead.
Poet is determined to keep her loved ones safe, but it’s proving to be more difficult than she anticipated. With half her army vulnerable to the craven, Poet has to fight her own people, even as she desperately tries to protect them at the same time.
Poet’s new powers are necessary for the fight, but is she ready to embrace them? When the loas join the party and make things worse—because that’s what they do—things spiral.
It’s up to Poet to fix what’s been broken. That is if she can.

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review

POV: 1st person
keywords/phrases: cravens, loas, magic, carnival
spice: 0 🔥
language: 0 🤬

This series is full of interesting creatures, wild situations, lots of action, and a quirky cast of characters. And with Freaky Crush we get a new paranormal creature… a craven. Poet is a great character. She’s imperfect, with a snarky attitude and a tendency to want to do everything by herself. But she’s also loving and kind, strong and intelligent. I love watching her change and grow through all that happens to her and to those she cares about. This one really allowed us to get to know her on an even deeper level.

If I had a complaint, it would be Kade. There are times when the way he treats/sees Poet truly grates on me. It’s as if he just can’t accept that she is more than capable of doing what needs to be done without him there or taking the lead.

About Amanda M. Lee

When I was a kid, I was torn between whether or not I was going to grow up and be the Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman. I flirted with being a Jedi Knight for awhile, but I wasn’t up for the intense travel associated with the gig. In my teens, I settled on being a writer — although I had no idea the effort that would entail.
Not only am I a writer now, but I’m a writer in several different mediums. I’m a longtime newspaper reporter, an avid reader and a voracious science fiction fanatic.