ARC Review: Dark Confessions by Angie Sandro

O.k. First off this is not a young adult like the previous books in the series. This one is told from the POV of Sheriff‘s Deputy Elizabeth Caine, who in the previous books has acted as a mother figure to Mala; and Ferdinand Lafitte also not a young adult. This is also not a stand alone, the last book left off as a cliffhanger (ARG) and this one picks up right after. I will do my best to review without spoilers and yet give enough detail to tantalize you into reading the series. I love Mrs. Sandro’s writing style she gives wonderful active setting, it pulls me into the humid Louisiana swampland and the magical fighting between witches is outstanding.

If you missed the previous book, Mala LaCroix was kidnapped. Mala is the rightful hoodoo queen, but her great aunt, Magnolia, was such a horrible woman Mala doesn’t want anything to do with anything she had; not taking her place as queen started a fraction war. Bess now must trust a man who broke her heart and did nothing but lie since the beginning. Ferdinand isn’t a liar; he just can’t tell Bess the truth of what really happened. He sold his soul to the hoodoo queen Magnolia, a blood bond that keeps him from revealing secrets; he couldn’t even if he wanted every time he tries the curse chokes him and can result in his death. He is, however, the only one who can help find Mala. Showing everyone he means well and that he really had no part in the events of the previous books Bess decides to trust him with the live of Mala and with her heart. Just thinking about that part of the book makes my spine tingle.

Bess, Ferdinand, Dena, Anders, George, and Landry are running from one fraction; who wants to kill Mala and trying to find the other who currently has Mala in their custody and are trying to trade her off for some scientific research done by a mad scientist. Ferdinand has his own reasons for wanting Mala back safe and sound and it has everything to do with his love for Bess. Constant battles between good and evil, surprise characters and a sassy ghost make this a quick and easy to read, funny, fast paced paranormal romance. Overall it fits right in with how great the other books in the series are and leaves you wanting more. And I think George is finally going to his own book!

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ARC Review: Dark Redemption by Angie Sandro

Oh My Gravy!! It all comes together and falls apart and comes together again in this last book of Angie Sandro’s Dark Paradise trilogy/series. Angie Sandro is amazing when it comes to weaving an intricate story tying up things from the last two books neatly into this one for one dynamic climatic ending. I loved every second of this series, every twist and turn and scary hoodoo spell this series has been great reading.

Mala and Landry are stuck between a rock and a hard place. With the death of their father and Dena in a coma, Mala and Landry are left to take care of her cousins; cousins that enjoy making Mala’s life hell but secretly love her and don’t want to be separated, no matter what Social Services say. Landry’s Father left homeless after the last book is staying with them helping out, and keeping Landry and Mala apart until the wedding bells ring not that that is stopping them. Meanwhile Landry’s getting worse with that thing in his head takes over when he sleeps and sleepwalks, it really freaks Mala out when she finds him naked in her chicken coop covered in blood and feather.

Auntie Magnolia has sent Sophia and Ferdinand to help train Mala and Landry with their abilities but human remains found out on a preserve has George asking Mala for help pulling her away from training. The heinous actions of this killer has endangered Mala the only way to help is Landry makes a deal with the demon in his head. The demon that turns out isn’t really a demon and despite a twisted sense of humor is trying to help. The child murder is still on the loose and George uses Mala’s need to help other to lure her in to help with the case. To top it all off Mala and Landry get a couple of surprises that can change everything. One being the sudden reappearance of Poppy, the mother of her cousins who ran off and vanished years before and wants to take back her boys and pull Dena off life support.

The shit all hits the fan at the same time. Mala and Laundry fight for their sanity and dark entities both physical and mystical that are out to ruin everything. No one is who you think they are good guys end up being bad and the people you think are bad end up saving the day. This series really is best when all three are read but it is so worth it.

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ARC Review: Dark Sacrifice by Angie Sandro

Book 2 of Angie Sandro’s Dark Paradise series picks up right where we left off with Dark Paradise. Mala is still in the Looney bin and Landry is still in prison. This one is just as good if not better than the first. Mala and Landry must face the aftermath of the atrocities his family brought on to Mala’s. Not to mention all the flirting and teasing between the two pays off with a sweet, sexy and romantic scene.

Mala has learned some control over her abilities, not a lot just enough to ignore all the ghost haunting the mental ward of the hospital and convince her doctor she is not insane. Her nightly out of body experiences always take her to check up on Landry in prison, the last one she witness Landry’s cell mate trying to murder him. Mala wakes up screaming thinking Landry has died. The day before she is scheduled to leave her former boss comes to her and admits a big secret *no spoilers* that totally throws her for a loop that shines George, her first crush, in a whole new light. Landry just barely survived the attack, he did die and he came back but he didn’t come back alone. When Mala is released she visits him in the hospital and they both find out he now shares Mala’s special ability of seeing the dead.

With nowhere else to go and the whole town blaming Landry for the sins of his parents Mala invites him to live with her. It’s just the beginning when they are attacked by ghosts because of revenge and the mystery of where Landry’s father is hiding and the other two people who helped murder Mala’s mother. On top of all that Auntie Magnolia is back and she wants to be repaid for her crossroads bargain. Not to mention the relationship between Mala and Landry has the typical ups and downs.

Again the story ends with a mini cliffhanger like the first it ends but it leaves a little bit hanging to tantalize you into reading the next one Dark Redemption out in September. I loved this book I read through this in one day I couldn’t put it down. It is recommended that you read Dark Paradise first only because all the character development happened in that book and the actions in it are continued in this book.

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ARC Review: Dark Paradise by Angie Sandro

Dark Paradise by Angie Sandro is the start of a new New Adult paranormal series. Wow, this was a great book, Angie Sandro pulled me into the world of Mala and Landry and left me wanting more. This book is compared to Beautiful Creatures, well I never read the book only saw the movie. What I would compare this book to are the early Southern Vampire books without all the vampires and shifters screwing up her life. It's all about the feel of the book I had the same kind of excitement reading this as I did when reading the first Southern Vampire (aka Sookie Stackhouse) book.

In the Bayous of Louisiana Malaise LaCoix is the descendent of a slave and a long line of hoodoo witches. She doesn't believe in any of it growing up being make fun of for being a witch, and the bastard daughter of a prostitute how deals in hoodoo spells on the side. That all changes when she finds the dead body of the preacher's daughter, Lainey, floating on her land. Now she has a dead girl trying to get her help to find her murderer and she is suffering from strange events, nightmares and visions that are signs that she's about to come to her powers soon and that means her Mother's death is going to happen soon.

Landry Prince was the star quarterback and the boy all the girls lust after, and he's had some of them but there is one girl he is scared to approach, the he thought would be the one to reject him the beautiful Mala. He has it all in his life good family life and a great older sister but she has changed so much in the last year, He was absolutely devastated by news that she was murdered and it opened something in him he never expected, the spirit world as Lainey is haunting him also. Mala and Landry work together to try and find out the mystery of his sister's death while fighting the disapproval of family and friends as their friendship blossoms into something more.

In the end it does end it not a real cliffhanger just a mini cliff. I am highly anticipating Dark Sacrifice, the second book in the series and find out what's in store next with Landry and Mala.

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