Review: Dirty Little Misery (Miss Misery #2) by Tracey Martin

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

Miss Misery, Book 2

Thanks to her freakish, satyr-like power, Jessica Moore was denied her dream to join the Gryphons, the magical law-enforcement officers protecting humanity from the pred races. But after the Gryphons tried to arrest her for murders she didn’t commit, Jess is no longer interested. Too bad—they are.

Now that they know what she can do, they want Jess on their side. If she doesn’t agree to help them solve a new case, they’ll charge her with every magical crime she’s ever committed.

Nine people are dead. The cause? Exhaustion. The activity? Never-ending sex. Someone sold them tainted F, an illegal aphrodisiac made by satyrs. No surprise, Jess’s satyr allies aren’t pleased with her investigation. Worse, it strains her tenuous relationship with Lucen, the one satyr she counts as a friend.

As Jess delves into the shady satyr business world, she unravels a scheme more sinister than dirty drugs—and her relationship with Lucen unravels right along with it. Only the truth will save their friendship. But not before it turns Jess into an ambitious killer’s next target.

Warning: Contains blackmail, betrayal, and sex that’s literally to die for. Plus plenty of bad stiff jokes to go with it. Remember, just say no to magical drugs.

My Review:

Blackmailed into working for the Gryphons, Jessica finds herself torn between the humans and the preds. Her first case really tests loyalties because it may involve her lover and as she’s delves into the Satyr’s business she uncovers a scheme more sinister than dirty drugs – one that may tear her and Lucen apart completely in this mesmerizing urban fantasy romance.

This fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers on their toes with suspense, excitement and romance. The author brings the story to life with well written scenes and details that capture the imagination and the fascinating world draws the reader deeper into the story ensuring that the reader wants to know more. The characters are strong, compelling and invite the reader to join them and the spine tingling anticipation builds throughout adding excitement to the story.

Jess’s attraction to Lucen burns up the pages with frequent red hot sex scenes, but her secrets and the fact that she now works for the Gryphons cause lots of turmoil for the relationship and as if that’s not enough she’s also finding it hard to resist Devon another Satyr and Andre her human partner. The reader can’t help but get caught up in the all the drama and excitement of Jess’s life as she struggles to keep her life from unraveling and destroying her relationship with Lucen.

The fascinating world and captivating characters really grab the reader’s attention with some refreshingly different elements and characteristics and the story has a deep sensual and magical feel that adds lots of spice to the story and surprising twists that keeps readers on their toes. I was spellbound by the story from the very beginning and I can’t wait to read the next one. Although I must add that while I enjoyed the story, I haven’t read the first book in the series and I think it would have been beneficial to have a better understanding of workings of this world.

4 ½ STARS 4 ½ FLAMES

Purchase Links:

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Samhain Publishing, August 12 2014, 286 pages, ebook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22033850-dirty-little-misery

Series Links:

http://tracey-martin.com/miss-misery-series/

https://www.goodreads.com/series/108738-miss-misery

# 3 Misery Loves Company (coming January 27, 2015

About Tracey Martin:

Tracey Martin grew up outside of Philadelphia, the lucky recipient of a drama-free childhood, which is why she spent so much time reading about other people’s lives. It was while she was working on her doctorate in psychology that she had an epiphany–imaginary people are way more fun than real ones. And so she began writing. Never able to choose just one of anything, she currently writes both urban fantasy for adults and contemporary stories for teens.

She likes her coffee simple, her music epic, and her movies to contain explosions. A city girl at heart, she doesn’t understand how she and her husband ended up living in New Hampshire, but writing keeps her off the mean, small town streets.

Tracey is represented by Michelle Humphrey at the Martha Kaplan Agency and finds referring to herself in the third person to be very weird.

Where to find the author:

http://tracey-martin.com/

https://twitter.com/TA_Martin

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7142440.Tracey_Martin

Books by Tracy Martin:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/7142440.Tracey_Martin