Review - Keeper of the Peace by Jennifer Malone Wright

 

Title: Keeper of the Peace

Author: Jennifer Malone Wright

Series: Graveyard Guardians #2

Pages: 287

Release Date: March 25^th 2015

Format: Kindle

Buy it: Amazon

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Synopsis: The love of her life left her long ago, shattering her heart into a million pieces. It’s taken Hannah almost twelve years to push away the hurt and move on with life. That is, until the death of a Reaper brings Detective David Foster back to town and their paths cross once again.

With more and more of the soul-eating Reapers passing through town in search of the Chosen One, who happens to be her sister Lucy, the Estmond family has been busy enough. Now, they rally together in hopes of keeping Hannah out of prison.

With all the trouble lately, being a Keeper, a protector of souls, has never been more difficult for Hannah. Will she forgive David and rekindle their relationship? More importantly, will he find out she is the one responsible for the murder he is investigating?

Sparks fly in more ways than one in the second installment of the Graveyard Guardians.

 

My Review: This instalment of the Graveyard Guardians follows Lucy’s sister Hannah and a police detective David who happen to be former lovers.

 

Hannah is working in the morgue on a dead body that is there because he was a Reaper and Lucy had to kill him and David is there working on the case to discover who the murderer is.

 

Hannah doesn’t want him around especially as her sister would be the one to get arrested for murder and David wants to put the case behind him and go back home however when David finds out who the Estmonds are the two of them end up working together to help cover up the murder so Lucy doesn’t get into trouble and then they end up getting together again.

 

I was looking forward to reading the second book in this series but I was very disappointed and I’m not sure if I will finish this series.

 

Currently Reading: A Terrible Secret by Cathy Glass

Read in 2022: 22/40

 

Review - Keeper vs Reeper by Jennifer Malone Wright

Title: Keeper vs Reaper
Author: Jennifer Malone Wright
Series: Graveyard Guardians #1
Pages: 392
Release Date: August 9^th 2014
Format: Kindle
Buy it: Amazon
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Synopsis: When her father died, Lucy Mae Estmond inherited the family business. She has known all of her life that she would be in line to watch over the souls of the recently passed, keeping them safe from the Reapers.
The soul eating Reapers have been a plague upon the Earth, stealing souls and leaving the Keepers as the only thing that stands between Heaven and Hell. The factions despise each other and have warred for generations.
Then Lucy discovers an ancient legend predicting the arrival of the Chosen One, destined to bring forth an end to the Reapers. The surprises continue when she realizes she is that person. For Lucy, being the Chosen One doesn’t change much. Fighting Reapers is just another day in the life of a Keeper.
When she meets Jack Walker, they both realize they have an insane, mutual attraction. Too bad that he’s been sent to prevent the prophecy from coming true. His only mission: to kill the Chosen One.
 
My Review: I read this story because I really enjoyed the prequel, it follows Kat and Gregory’s children who are following their legacy as Keepers of the Estmond graveyard now that their dad has passed away.
 
The Estmond children find out that Lucy is the Chosen One who will end the Reapers but for her she just wants to get on with her job and look after the souls, that is until she meets Jack. Jack is a Reaper who has been sent to kill her by his mother the Empress of the Reapers to stop the prophecy from coming true but things don’t go as he plans when he discovers that the usual burning of skin that they get from touching a Keeper or Reaper isn’t there.
 
Jack can’t kill her, he finds himself falling for her so when she is kidnapped by his best friend the Estmonds enlist him to help get Lucy back and the two enemy’s band together to rescue Lucy.
 
Currently Reading: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard and Queen of Hearts by Alice La Roux
Read in 2022: 17/40

Review - Summer Hollow by Jennifer Malone Wright

Title: Summer Hollow
Author: Jennifer Malone Wright
Series: Graveyard Guardians #0.5
Pages: 91
Release Date: November 7^th 2017
Format: Kindle
Buy it: Amazon
Add it: Goodreads
 
Synopsis: Killing Reapers is just another day in the life of a Keeper.
Kat Davenport spends her nights guarding souls. The Bay Area graveyards are a hot bed for Reaper activity and slow nights are rare. She is good at what she does and loves every minute of it. But when she is suddenly reassigned to the blink and you’ll miss it, town of Summer Hollow, she is far from happy about the move.
Gregory Esmond has taken over the graveyard in Summer Hollow. His family has guarded this Graveyard for generations and now it was all his … that is, except for the girl from the Bay Area who was assigned to help him. Kat was loud mouthed, inappropriate at times and fearless. Two out of three of those things were completely the opposite of him.
The two Keepers must learn to work together despite their differences. Their lives will depend on it.
 
My Review: So I got this novella from free on Amazon and I really enjoyed it.
 
The main characters Kat and Gregory meet at Gregory’s parents funeral and they work together to protect the souls in Gregory’s family graveyard from the Reapers who want to consume them.
 
When going through his parent belongings they find this ancient prophecy about a child who is born on the seventh day of the seventh month will unite the Keepers and Reapers.
 
I enjoyed this quick glimpse into the world of Keeper and Reapers it was different to the usual supernatural books I’ve read.
 
Currently Reading: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Read in 2022: 17/40

Books Read in 2021

So 2021 was just as bad a year as 2020 because of COVID-19 and because of me being ill but I was able to surpass my goal of reading 40 books and I read 46. A lot of my reads in 2021 were rereads due to not being able to go to the library and me not wanting to buy more books until I had read the ones I already own.

Here's what I read in 2021:

1. Gravity Happens Lizzie James
2. Elbow Grease: Teamwork Wins! by John Cena
3. Wintercraft Jenna Burtenshaw
4. Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw
5. Legacy by Jenna Burtenshaw
6. In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It by Lauren Graham
7. Addicted to Love by Alice La Roux
8. Claws that Catch by Alice La Roux
9. Paint it Red by Alice La Roux
10. Good Girl by Alice La Roux
11. Breeding Lilacs by Alice La Roux
12. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
13. Shadowed Heart by Candace Wondrak
14. Point of Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
15. Layers of Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
16. Brink of Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
17. Spread of Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
18. Escaping Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
19. Surviving Extinction by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
20. Myths and Legends by Laura Greenwood
21. Die for Me by Amy Plum
22. Summer Hollow by Jennifer Malone Wright
23. Keeper Vs Reaper by Jennifer Malone Wright
24. Keeper of the Peace by Jennifer Malone Wright
25. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
26. Oi Aardvark by Kes Grey
27. Another Forgotten Child by Cathy Glass
28. Hidden by Cathy Glass
29. Damaged by Cathy Glass
30. Cut by Cathy Glass
31. Will You Love Me? by Cathy Glass
32. Daddy's Little Princess by Cathy Glass
33. The Saddest Girl in the World by Cathy Glass
34. Pool House by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
35. The Brick Slayer by Harold Schechter
36. The Pied Piper by Harold Schechter
37. Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie by Harold Schechter
38. Beauty Slain in Bath by Harold Schechter
39. The Veil by Rachel Harrison
40. Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing up by Jessica Brody
41. City of Villains by Estelle Laure
42. Fated by Alyson Noel
43. Payback by Natalie Y Moore
44. A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
45. Isabella the Warrior Queen by Kirsten Downey
46. Missing: A Boy and the Evidence Against His Accused Killer by Joaquin Sapien

My goal for 2022 is 40, I know I can read that as I've done it before but with life going back to being 'normal' again means I will be going back to work after my operation as well as having my final year of university starting later this year.

I hope you all get to do plenty of reading in 2022 and you all keep safe x