This week . . .
Call of Crows by Shelly Laurenston
#3 - The Unyielding - 3.5
Listened, I don't like this narrator (Johanna Parker), luckily she's not on the remaining 3 Aiken/Laurenston series I have left. I don't know if Laurenston's usual humor is lost in the narration or if this series just fell flat with me. Published in 2017, doesn't feel like the series is over but if she doesn't pick it up again, OK with me.
Mercy Thompson Universe by Patricia Briggs
#19 - Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson #13) - 5
Read this one. I don't get tired of the intricacies of pack hierarchy or political implications in the Tri-Cities but poor Mercy must be so tired of the beatings.
BDB by J.R. Ward
#22 - Where Winter Finds You - 3
#23 - The Sinner - 4
Same old narrator, OK. #22 Resolves outstanding issues with "The Shadows". She's clearly laid out the tie-ins with the Fallen Angel series, of which I still have 2 books to go in the series. It's been 8 years since I read book 4 but I'm going to finish it off before proceeding with the rest of BDB. It's actually a good spot to pause, major arc ends in #23 and now there are 2 spinoffs starting up in the next few books.
Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley
#7 - Mate Bond - 3.5
Listened, narration OK. I have several more of these but need to read the next 3 novellas before picking up with the audio again. Could be a while.
Scarred Earth by G.A. Aiken
#1 - The Blacksmith Queen - 4
Listened, narration good. Same world as Dragonkin but very far away from that territory, maybe they'll meet up in later books. New cast of characters, very likable bad-ass heroine in this first book.
Purchased: none