I really like this fun series about Jess, who has made a career as a paranormal gopher of sorts, and is now working for the magical enforcement agency while shacking up with a magical creature. Her lack of a stable home and landscape has Jess constantly reevaluating her position on what stability in life and relationships looks like for her, generating some out of the box thinking.

I am really enjoying this series, the world building continues in this installment and we get more of an understanding of the Satyrs' and especially Lucien. I'm not a fan of multiple partners when one of the parties wants to be monogamous but I like how the author handled the situation. Its obviously going to continue to be an issue for Jess and I wonder how it will work out.

We also get more of the Gryphons in this book and while there is obviously something bigger at play in the background I enjoyed the main 'case' and didn't guess the culprit.

This series is a must read for fans of urban fantasy looking for something fresh. Bonus point this is a re-release so the series is already complete and books 1,4 &5 are available for free for those with kindle unlimited.

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Still love the world but Jess was kind of a bitch in this one. I’m all for leaving MCs somewhere to come back from in terms of character development but it was a little exhausting. Didn’t love the storyline in this one quite as much either. Mostly because it feels like its jumping firmly to PNR which isn’t what I signed up for. Not always a deal breaker but we shall see.

This is the second book in the Author's Miss Misery series and whilst it can be read as a standalone I think reading book 1 would of benefit to the reader

Jess has always wanted to join the Gryphons but had been rejected ............ now , after after being cleared of murder , she has been blackmailed into being a ''consultant'' for them .
Tasked with solving murders linked to the Satyrs and their drug production she finds herself at odds not just with Lucen and but also with herself and the secrets from her past .
This story had an interesting plot with different characters from the norm in a fantasy book ( no vampire , weres etc ) but I did find Jess's character a little lacking - she often leapt into events without thinking and was rude to friends who had helped in the past BUT overall it was a book I enjoyed and would recommend

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

In this second book of the series, Jess has been blackmailed into working for the Gryphons- a job she once dreamed for as a child. There’s been another high profile murder to solve, this time implicating the Satyrs and their drug production. Jess has to solve the mass murder while also investigating the files from the last book, and try to prove that the Satyrs she cares for are innocent.

This was a lovely, twisty story that moves the world and the characters forward and let’s a little more information about her new status since she turned 18. Can’t wait to read more, and see what else happens!

What a fantastic follow-up to book 1! We really see Jess start to come into her own even more, especially with the events at the end!

We join Jess as she is still dealing with the aftermath of being framed for murder. She was cleared, but there is still the same tension, especially around he slightly traumatized roommates. What's going well? Her relations with Lucen, now that she's fallen into that. Of course, there's a little bit of self sabotage going on there as she tries to hide secrets from just about everyone around her that she calls a friend. Her big secret also somehow manages to get even bigger in this book.

The big story here is Jess getting sucked into the Gryphon organization as a "consultant" to help solve some murders that are immediately assumed to be linked with the pred species she most closely tied herself to. Almost nobody has a true intention expressed here and it's exhausting for an outsider to try to untangle everything. By the end, though, Jess really has a better handle on things, though they certainly go to hell before then. I tore through this book in almost a single sitting because I couldn't stop. I can't wait to start the next one!

This book wasn't my thing.
The world building in the series is great. It's very refreshing to not have supernatural beings like vampires and werewolves for once.
As the first book, it took me a little bit to get into the story.
Unfortunately, I didn't like the characters at all. I was hoping, this would change in Book 2.
Jessica, the protagonist, acted without thinking. And the author used her stupidity to move forward with the plot. Also. she has been rude to her friends, who helped her out before.
Maybe I will continue this book later but now, this book isn’t for me.

The world and its creatures were the main reason to continue reading the series at all.
I recommend this series to everyone who doesn't care too much about the development of the characters and who doesn't mind small logic errors in the world building and plot.

I love a good love story. This is no exception, true love always win in the end. Every love story has to have a tragic back story and this story doesn't disappoint.

Another solid book in this series! I read the first one a little while back, but this book does a great job of dropping in reminders of what happened in the last book without too much exposition. I think this is a great world the author has built (satyrs, slyphs, gryphons, furies, magi instead of the typical weres, vampires, fae) and the plot was full of unexpected twists and turns that had me racing through! The characters are well written with the main and side characters fully fleshed out. I can't wait for the next book!

I know I read this series when it was first published years ago, but to be honest, I can’t remember them. I’m kinda glad, because now I can read and enjoy them again as if for the first time. Jess is dealing with the fallout of the first book including being blackmailed by the Gryphons to work for them. But her first case causes lots of tension between her and Lucen. I really enjoyed this book, and I just love Jess. She is trying to find herself and the secrets from her past, and in this latest, we do find out some information. Add in some great writing, interesting side characters, and an intriguing plot, you are in for a fun few hours of reading time. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.