Review: Addictive Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
Can I say that I might be a little obsessed with Melissa Haag after reading the books she has published in this series so far?  I picked the first book up out of review submissions a couple months ago, because I needed a little paranormal/shifter fix and a break from reality.  I absolutely did not get what I expected.  Usually when I pick something out of submissions, I get a moderately entertaining read and discover some awesome author potential.  This time, I was blown away and found myself with a book hangover, shaking for my next fix.  The characters have stayed with me for weeks after reading both of these books.  And I have no doubt, I will be reading them again before the next in series comes out.The amount of thought and calculation put into this series is outstanding.  You can tell that she already has the entire series plotted out and strings you along with little "ah ha!" moments throughout each storyline.  There will be a total of six books, obviously, each book featuring a new "couple", which is my absolute favorite way to follow a series.  The female characters so far are strong, still with feminine weakness, but also determined in an "I will overcome" way.  The male characters are so sweet,  swoony and pig headed that I get a little jealous.  I mean really, who doesn't want a pig headed guy/werewolf chasing after them?There are basically two paranormal elements in this series.  The obvious on is shifter/werewolf aspect.  The other is that the six female counterparts to these male shifters have a supernatural ability themselves, each one different and yet their abilities, I can tell, will end up intertwining.  Now, this is a little confusing to figure out at first, but don't worry, just keep reading, the more you read, the easier it comes.  It is truly fascinating and I can't wait to see how it will all play into each other in the end.Yes, I am supposed to be reviewing (Mis)fortune and here I am talking about the series in general.  So, you want to know what I thought of (Mis)fortune?  I LOVED it.  Freaking LOVED it.  The first was really good, the 2nd was even better.  With the 2nd book in series, a lot of the introduction to the "world" is complete and we get to enjoy and discover more about that world.  The supernatural elements start to make more sense and it is exciting to start to see the "judgment of six" come into play.Michelle and Emmit's story is sweet, slow-building with aching sexual tension like no other.  Holy cow, I just wanted to shove those two into each other, but it was perfect!  Melissa is SO good at building that tension up, making it sexy without selling out to the descriptive sexed up books that are so popular right now.  Not gonna lie, like those too, but that delicious anticipation is the ace up Melissa's sleeve and it is SO addictive.I don't like to get into details of plots, because I think that is half the fun of reading.  I'll let you discover that on your own.  But, I will say, back off ladies, Jim is mine.  He better get a book and I better have the starring role.Full review on Beauty Brains and Books: http://beautybrainsandbooks.com/?p=2876