Jennifer L. Hart

I don't think I could have written a more generic, clichéed, and unoriginal story if I tried.
The only thing that was vaguely interesting was the world-building itself which sadly took fourth place after the savior prophecy, beating the evil bad guy, and the cookie-cutter fated mate romance.
There are various old gods, there are other realms one of which apparently somehow lost its magic, and a lot more, none of which gets enough page-time to ever be explained properly.
There is one decent show more twist that also turns out to be surprisingly dark but that wasn't nearly enough to redeem the rest of this boring stereotype party.
The romance is the angsty kind and is driven (or rather hindered) by unfortunate misunderstandings. It has all the misunderstandings.
If you are new to reading fiction in general as well as urban fantasy and paranormal romance in particular you might enjoy this book but if you have a bit of experience in any one of those categories this is probably just going to eye-roll you to death. show less

This one has it all: broke semiskilled single mom with a mother a lot like Cruella deVille, hot cop, ex boyfriend, mentoring uncle (even though he's dead), several murders. Sure, there are a few inconsistencies and a wishful thinking, but IT'S FICTION.
Nice plot management and twists, a real snarkfest, and classic redheaded behavior (cut the growling, I was born a redhead and have the freckles to prove it!).
Nice touch of having supposed pearls of wisdom from Uncle Al's book on sleuthing for show more a living at the beginning of each chapter. Certainly leaves this reader panting for the next in series.
Oh, and no erotica (for those who care). show less

ARC BOOK REVIEW
Release Date-1/5/18

I really enjoyed The Goodnight Kiss; it totally managed to engage and hold my attention and I was hooked from the minute I opened this and started reading.
I initially was bouncing between a four or a five-star rating as there were some very slight issues here for me, but this did such a great job of entertaining me and was also glued to my hand throughout that I went with my initial gut feeling and awarded it its full five stars.
The plotline here revolves show more around sixteen-year-old Nic Rutherford a human with a strange ability to deliver a deadly death sentence with her kiss.
Adopted by her mysterious aunts and with no memories of her time before they entered her life Nic lives her life hidden in plain sight.
Covering up her inner nature with the help of teenage camouflage Nic embraces her inner killer all with a little help from her adopted family.
When a strange boy joins her school that only she recognises as out of place; Nic knows life as she knows it is about to take a huge side-step and Nic along with her new but strangely familiar friend is about to embark on a journey that she may or may not ultimately survive.
So this was a cool read that I found so easy to get lost in; it had great characters alongside a fantastic backdrop of mythology blended with fantasy.
I have a huge soft spot for anything that dabbles in the mythology ballpark and this went one step better blending into the mix Mythology, fantasy and the Fae so I was in heaven.
I found the fact that Nic herself claimed herself as A-Sexual; (a first for me in fiction) to be such a fascinating prospect, especially considering the backdrop of events here that later come to light.
Maybe that past even contributing to her current state of affairs.
I also loved Aiden Jager as well but did think that some past events could have been avoided if he had just stepped up to the plate and dealt.
He was not just a victim of others manipulations he also played a main role and the martyr mantle, in my opinion, is very overrated.
I understand the manipulations he was up against but he went in with his eyes wide open so totally new the score so to speak.
I guess what I'm trying to say is "The Goodnight Kiss" for me deals with imperfect individuals and nobody here was exactly blameless.
Trying to be vague here folks but it was the above that really made me consider dropping this a star.
So this was quite different to what I was initially expecting but in a totally positive way.
It had just the correct balance of ingredients to appeal and I'm really looking forward to the next instalment and seeing where this may actually go next especially in regards to the new tentative romance that is slowly blossoming between Nic and Aiden.
I was ecstatic this didn't conclude on a massive cliffhanger, we are just left with such anticipation for the next instalment.
This was for me a fantastic start to what looks to be a great new series.
So I was provided with an ARC of "The Goodnight Kiss (The Unseelie Court #1)" By Netgalley of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.


Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Quite amusing, and I loved the narrative voice. Maggie is a real kick. I really like sassy narrators with snappy style. She kept me absorbed and turning pages eagerly! If I were page-counting, I might have said the plot was a little slow to develop, but the introductory and background info that leads us to the first murder was fun on its own. (I won't rehash the plot here, there are a zillion other reviews, and people can read the blurb.)

On the down-side: The book has one persistent show more punctuation problem throughout which kind of drove me nuts whenever I forgot to breathe calmly and remind myself that it's only an indie novel. (For the curious, it has incorrect construction of the plural possessive everywhere; but it was otherwise well edited, with only one typo that I could find.) I obtained this on a free day, but at some point I may buy and read others in the series. show less