Review: Paxton Private Investigations by Juli Alexander

Title: Paxton Private Investigations

Series: Paxton Private Investigations #1

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, contemporary, mystery

Publication date: July 2015

Published by: CrushStar Multimedia LLC

Source: For review from publishers via Netgalley

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Synopsis:

Townsey Paxton loves to solve mysteries. It's in her blood. After her older brother leaves vet school to manage the agency and care for her, his sacrifices start to take their toll. With the aid of her diverse group of friends, Townsey decides to help. When she learns a woman is in danger, she can't look the other way. She risks her safety to do what she knows is right, but things suddenly go terribly wrong.

My rating: ★★★★★
I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this book! But then again, I seem to love anything Juli Alexander writes--I love her! She is definitely one of my favorite authors! She writes really fun stories with lovable characters and this one was no different.

Review: Valentine's Day Sucks by Juli Alexander

Title: Valentine's Day Sucks

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, paranormal romance

Publication date: January 2012

Published by: Juli Alexander

Source: Own e-book

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Synopsis:

Who would have thought that a night of babysitting could change her life forever?

Since his little sister bit her in November, Matt Johnson has kept her alive. Only Natalie could have a hot guy climb through her bedroom window every night and have it mean absolutely nothing romantic. Natalie works hard to hide her crush on Matt because the last thing this newly-turned vampire needs to deal with is a broken heart. Her insecurities about Matt come to a head when the mothers insist on them going to the Valentine's dance together. Will this Valentine's Day suck worse than all her previous Valentine's days?

My rating: ★★★★★
Another (surprisingly) fun short story. I say surprisingly because I don't read many short stories... I love my full length novels, especially if they're a series! I also say surprisingly because I'm not a big vampire fan, but seeing as how I pretty much love everything Juli Alexander writes, I decided to give this a shot.

Review: Camp Cauldron by Juli Alexander

Title: Camp Cauldron

Series: Stirring Up Trouble

Books in this same world: Stirring Up Trouble (#1) | Trouble's Brewing (#2)

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, paranormal

Publication date: December 2013

Published by: Juli Alexander

Source: Own e-book

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Forced to spend Spring Break as a counselor at a camp for troublesome young witches instead of drooling over hotties at the beach, Emma relinquishes her hopes for romance. Could the perfect guy be waiting in the midst of poison ivy, s'mores, elephant trunks, and kangaroo feet?

My rating: ★★★★★
So this short little story actually takes place in Juli Alexander’s Stirring Up Trouble world, one which witch I love! See what I did there? Because they’re witches? Eh? Yeah, yeah… lame, I know. Lol. Anyway, the main character from that series, Zoe, and her witchy best friend Milo were actually mentioned! Eeeep! That was exciting! I just love Juli’s work! Everything I’ve read so for is just so much fun and so very funny!

Review: Down Under with the Hottie (Investigating the Hottie #3) by Juli Alexander

Title: Down Under with the Hottie

Series: Investigating the Hottie #3

Previous books in this series: Investigating the Hottie (#1) | Undercover with the Hottie (#2)

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, contemporary romance, mystery

Publication date: January 2015

Published by: Juli Alexander

Source: Bought E-book

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Ten days in Sydney, Australia with my first boyfriend! My Spring Break couldn’t be better. Sure, it’s a mission for GASI, but we lucked out with our cover story. We are boyfriend and girlfriend traveling with a group of American high school students.

I mean, sure, we have some terrorists to stop. And some of the teens on the trip aren’t the nicest. Then there’s this guy, Aaron, who seems to be watching us. With Grandma, Nic, Christie, and some help from the Australians, how can we lose? Except some of our help is actually a hindrance and we’re down to the wire on stopping the terrorists from blowing up the Sydney Tower. The brutal truth is that missions fail, but can we live with ourselves if we don’t succeed?

My rating: ★★★★☆
Will and Amanda's next mission is in Australia where they're trying to stop some explosions from taking place. Luckily for them, this time around they're going undercover as boyfriend and girlfriend! Oh yeah! ;)

Review: Undercover with the Hottie (Investigating the Hottie #2) by Juli Alexander

Title: Undercover with the Hottie

Series: Investigating the Hottie #2

Previous book in this series: Investigating the Hottie

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, contemporary romance, mystery

Publication date: January 2014

Published by: Suasponte Press

Source: Bought e-book

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Amanda and Will are back! This time, they're heading to New York City the day after Christmas. The mission: stop an assassination plot against the UN Secretary General. Aunt Christie and her partner Nic, are back as well, and playing the role of the parents on the undercover operation.

As for Amanda and Will, they're still adjusting to the boyfriend-girlfriend thing, but while in the Big Apple, they are pretending to be brother and sister. Oh, and don't forget Grandma. She's on the team as well. Can Will and Amanda convince the New York teens that they're twins? Can they track down the bad guys before the ball drops in Times Square? Because if they fail, lives will be lost and the UN and the US may never be the same.

My rating: ★★★★☆
This book was a lot of fun! I am so glad I found Juli Alexander because she is just awesome!

Review: Investigating the Hottie by Juli Alexander

Title: Investigating the Hottie

Series: Investigating the Hottie #1

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, contmeporary romance, mystery

Publication date: December 2012

Published by: Suasponte Press

Source: Own e-book

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Synopsis:

Peterson. Amanda Peterson. When my life suddenly turns into the Princess Diaries meets Mission Impossible, can I do in a week what I haven’t managed to do in all my fifteen years—reel in a hottie?

Investigating the Hottie is a completed young adult romance. When Amanda spends a week with her aunt, Christie, she learns that her aunt is a spy. Christie admits that Amanda has security clearance and has already started her training. When her aunt asks her to investigate a teenage hacker, Amanda thinks that spending time with a nerd should be doable despite her social ineptitude. Unfortunately for Amanda, the hacker is a hottie.

My rating: ★★★★☆
Oh man, this book was such a fun and light read... it was just fantastic!

Review: Trouble's Brewing (Stirring Up Trouble Trilogy #2) by Juli Alexander

Title: Trouble's Brewing

Series: Stirring Up Trouble Trilogy #2

Previous book in this series: Stirring Up Trouble

Short story in this same world: Camp Cauldron

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, paranormal romance

Publication date: November 2012

Published by: Juli Alexander

Source: Bought e-book when it was a freebie on Amazon!

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Synopsis:

Fifteen-year-old Zoe has managed to turn her crush into a boyfriend without using any magic at all. But can it really work with Jake when Zoe’s father is dating Jake’s mother? Talk about a dysfunctional family.

After the Frog Fiasco, the Council is watching Zoe’s every move but studying under renowned Potions Master, Martin Finnegan, fulfills a lifelong dream of Zoe’s, even if the ninety-five-year-old man looks like a teenager. Zoe can’t juggle friends, school, potions, and dating without letting something slide, and Trouble’s Brewing as her tutor is forced to reveal deeply hidden truths about her experiments and those of her ancestors.

My rating: ★★★★★
After Zoe's Frog Fiasco last Halloween, the Council decided that the greatest Potions Master of all time would be tutoring Zoe in all things magic. Zoe was, of course, elated! She is a huge fan of Dr. Finnegan! She was going to learn from the best of the best, and he was going to help her find substitutions for ingredients such as (her next project) unicorn horn.

Review: Stirring Up Trouble by Juli Alexander

Title: Stirring Up Trouble

Series: Stirring Up Trouble Trilogy #1

Short story in this same world: Camp Cauldron

Author: Juli Alexander

Genre: YA, paranormal romance

Publication date: Jan. 2012

Published by: Juli Alexander

Source: The author via Netgalley (Thank you!)

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Synopsis:

Zoe Miller is a 15-year-old witch with a talent for potions. She's working hard to find a substitute for toad slime. Since fat-free margarine has been found to be a substitute for dead man's toe, she's hopeful that she'll find one.

Then there's all the so-called normal stuff. Like high school, her annoyingly selfish "friend" Anya, and her crush on Anya's ex-boyfriend Jake.

Now, Zoe's dad is dating Jake's mom, and things are getting more and more complicated. If only Zoe could brew a potion or two and set everything straight. Zoe can't. If she brews a self-serving potion, bad things will happen to her appearance. Like a crooked nose, giant wart, green skin, rotting teeth--the whole ugly witch stereotype.

Zoe's tired of fate interfering so cruelly in her life. Can you really blame her for putting her potions to not-so-good use and stirring up trouble?

My rating: ★★★★★
This book... I just loved it SO much! There are so many great things about it that I just need to tell you!!