I love these kind of books, full of frolic, an eclectic cast of characters ranging from selkies to djinn to empusae to fae, all one big found family. There’s also paranormal intrigue and a war a-brewing between Corporate and the working class Grim who are bristling at the leaders’ brutal new rules that threaten not only Grim livelihoods but their actual lives.

Grimmer Intentions carries on from book 1 so I would definitely recommend reading right behind the first one for continuity’s sake. Beyond the evolving storyline, is a romance between a beautiful, kindhearted artist named Jacqueline and an acid tongued, loner Grim named Margo. It starts awkwardly then builds into a good romance with a couple of blistering hot scenes. Not graphic but still very steam worthy. Adventure, sizzle, and when the author is on a roll, they soar with words. Looking forward to the next one. 4.25 stars.

“Margo’s excitement was palpable. She always loved a good storm: watching the branches of radiant light spilling over the darkened ground when lightning struck, wind whispering the world’s secrets through cracks in the door as the rain pattered a soft melody on the windowsill.”

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review of the story.

I greatly enjoyed the first book of this series, Grim Assistant.

This installment focuses on Margo, the Grim Reaper, who brought a young woman back from her fated death - BIG NO NO. You didn't really get to know Margo in the first book, she is elusive, hard shelled and unpredictable.

We now get to hear Margo's history, the decisions she makes on the job as well as the fact she considers herself to be a bad person.

You meet many new beings in this book - not just humans but fairies, werewolves, etc.

This book didn't flow as smoothly as the first one but I enjoyed it a lot. It is a great paranormal story of building friendships, learning who to trust and what to do when faced with intrigue, duplicity and betrayal.

I look forward to the next book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was both uplifting and suspenseful. The sapphic love scenes were steamy and sweet. I ship Margo and Jackie completely. I didn’t think that a book about Grimes would make me smile as much as it did! Perfect blend of humor, sadness, and hope.

Note: I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a lot of fun. I’m really enjoying this series. This is the second book in the Tales from the Grim series and both have been a pleasure to read. While I would put the urban fantasy/paranormal tag on this series, it is also filled with romance. I read a lot of lesfic paranormal romances. It’s my favorite category to read so I can be really picky at times. What I love about this series is that you actually don’t have to be a PNR of UF fan to enjoy this. This book is very approachable to any type of lesfic readers. If you like great characters with romances that have chemistry, you will enjoy these books. The paranormal parts are just a fun bonus. It’s enough to make a hardcore PNR fan like me happy without alienating other readers. A series likes this gives me hope that since it has a wide appeal, it will convince more authors to give urban fantasy a try since it shows that this type of book can do well if done right.

Encase anyone cannot tell by the title, this is a series about Grim’s who help souls cross over if they get stuck after they die. Not only is this about reaping souls but it’s about the Grim’s themselves and what they have to go through in their lives especially in their dating lives. There are other supernatural creatures like empusa (vampire like), demons, fae, shifters and even more. Hutchins has a great imagination and it makes these books a ton of fun to read.

Whenever I review a series I always try to answer if you should read the previous books first or not. I think you could start here if you absolutely had to, but I would suggest reading book one, The Grim Assistant first. The mains in book one are secondary characters in book 2 and vice versa. Plus, there is a main storyline that continues over both books so I think you would get the most enjoyment by starting at book one. While I rated these two books the same, I think I liked the first book just a hair better, so I think it’s a book not to be missed either.

I don’t want to go into too much detail about what happened in this book for the people who have not read book one yet since it would be too spoilerish. I will say that the star of this book is Margo. Margo is quite the character so I loved getting to know her. She has turned into my favorite out of all the characters. While I do think the romance in book one was a teeny tiny bit better, Margo and her potential love interest had some great chemistry together. I loved all the intense scenes with them and I was really rooting for them as a potential couple.

While this doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, there are some threads left open for at least one more book. I’m really happy to know this is not the end of the series. It sounds like the third book could be really exciting so I can’t wait. I absolutely recommend this series to any lesfic fan. This series is extremely entertaining with great romances; I don’t think you will be disappointed. Now is the perfect time to join the Grim’s.

This was an excellent follow up to the first book in the series - The Grim "Assistant." One is that it focuses on grumpy Grim Margo and the cool Jackie. Two, it helps expand on the world by giving some answers to questions from the first book while giving more questions. Sometimes it is annoying when an author is being a tease, but here, it feels natural. We find out about things as the characters do, and it just helps move the plot along without giving away too much.

Margo continues to be a delight, and is still as grumpy as ever. There are now two big reasons for her grouchy exterior. If you have read the first book, you'd know the most recent secret. But the second one is definitely more intriguing. Like, why does she keep it? and why is her secret so dangerous? There are some partial answers in this book, but some of the bigger world building questions that seem to be centered around Margo are still left hanging. Her love interest, Jackie is no slouch either she's a type of blood sucker that can see her source's feelings and deepest memories. She hates how that can make her see things she doesn't want, so she mostly takes an elixir that is like blood but does do some damage to her body. This part of her species does help her and Margo connect more in some really great ways that help deepen their relationship as they are starting out.

If you're looking for Sam and Lauren, they do appear here, but only in cameos. This is fine for me, because it clearly is Margo's book, and I love having a strong side characters to help round out the story. Brent and Collin are also play important roles, and their involvement has me curious about the next book. I do want to say that they may be the key to all the events in the story, so It'll be interesting to see if I am right about it.

This is turning out to be one of my favorite lesfic urban fantasies. It has fast pacing, a snappy dialog, excellent world building, awesome leads, and socio-political intrigue. I can't recommend this series enough. If you're starting out with this one, do yourself a favor and grab the first book if you can. You won't regret either reads.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Halflings Beware.

In The Grim Assistant, we were introduced to Sam. A young mail person. She had a niece, a sister, and a crush on Lauren, a woman on her daily route. She runs into some trouble surfing. That trouble was named 'Margo,' a Grim that helps souls cross to the other side.

In this second installment, we follow along with with the chain smoking, Margo, gaining an understanding of her backstory and what makes her the abrasive person she is today.

The first story shined from the way Hutchins described scenes as if you were watching a movie. Thankfully, the great storytelling carried over to the sequel.

Sam and Lauren do make appearances throughout. I wish we would have had more of Lauren. And I thought she was surprisingly missing from the last scene.

Margo and Jackie, Lauren's friend from book one, begin to interact and provide some of the most intense moments in this story. There is a dangerous and delicious chemistry between the two of them that had me longing for their connection. From this relationship, we begin to see some vulnerability within Margo.

Margo has to deal with the repercussions of what she caused in the first book while also trying to hide a potentially deadly secret. Meanwhile, she continues to help people, and never once considers herself to be a good person.

This book had a much more complex story line than its predecessor. I wasn't expecting the world to expand as much as it did. Suddenly, we are dealing with so many types of beings (Fae, Shifters, Demons, Empusae, Djinn, etc.) There is a bit of mystery that unfolds. What is Margo hiding? Who is following Margo? What happened to Jackie's friend, Roz? As the title implies, things get much 'grimmer' in book 2.

Overall, it is a story about love and family. Being different and trying to find your place in the world. I enjoyed this a great deal. One critique would be that the pacing wasn't as crisp as in 'The Grim Assistant.' Where that one kept me turning the pages quickly, this one had a few lulls where scenes felt like they dragged on a bit.

I recommend this to people who like to read about romance, grim reapers, vampires, fae, shifters, crossing over, art, crossing over, conjuring light, bloodlust, and cigarettes.

Ever wondered how a Grimm feels? We often think and focus on life but what of death. Margo is a grimm, she ferrets souls to the other side. What's there, she does not know. Go to the light. Margo faces many challenges in addition to helping the dead, she also helps the living and ressurects someone. A good read, take note of the trigger warnings,

The author draws a good picture of a new world with fantasy creatures. I stayed up i the whole night, because the book was so fascinating that I had to finish the book. The book has everything that a great story need a lot of tension, new ideas and mysterious scenes.