Welcome to this months #FantasySeries episode. This feature is where several times a year, co-host Casey and I select a fantasy, paranormal, urban fantasy, or paranormal romance series that we'll either read, listen to, or a combination of both. Afterwards we come together to chat about it on the podcast! This is a candid and spoiler-filled convo.  We also get to talk about this book during a live book club chat, so you'll want to join the group on Facebook or BookClubz for an invitation to the next book club! Read-Along with us, we do several series a year, so jump in at any time..
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In this episode, we're discussing Envy, book three. Be sure to check out the video version of this pod and watch the exclusive After Show on Patreon.

Welcome to this months #FantasySeries episode. This feature is where several times a year, co-host Casey and I select a fantasy, paranormal, urban fantasy, or paranormal romance series that we'll either read, listen to, or a combination of both. Afterwards we come together to chat about it on the podcast! This is a candid and spoiler-filled convo.  We also get to talk about this book during a live book club chat, so you'll want to join the group on Facebook or BookClubz for an invitation to the next book club! Read-Along with us, we do several series a year, so jump in at any time..
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In this episode, we're discussing Crave, book two. Be sure to check out the video version of this pod and watch the exclusive After Show on Patreon.

​Don't miss the latest Shelf Byte podcast feature! You'll hear a spoiler-free book or audiobook review in 5 minutes or less!
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In this episode guest reviewer and #3blogger1series podcast co-host, Nicola Onychuk shares her thoughts on Diamond Fire: A Hidden Legacy Novella by Ilona Andrews!  Have you read it already? If so, let's start a conversation about it. Comment below!

I hope you've completed Wicked Burn because the latest #3Blogger1Series read-along discussion is now available! Listen to this podcast episode as Casey, Nicola, and I give our unfiltered thoughts on Wicked Burn, the third book in the Realm Enforcers series by Rebecca Zanetti.  

Find out if we all loved it or not! Even hear our individual ratings at the end of the episode. Read the next book, Wicked Kiss in April, and check out our conversation at the end of the month.  If you need to play catch up, go ahead and read both books before the next discussion is published. 

Learn more about the read-along here!  I hope you enjoy the episode! Feel free to comment about it here on this post, or on Twitter using the hashtag #3Bloggers1Series.

Publisher: NAL
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Format: ebook (Kindle)
Pages: 544
Source: Amazon 
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Review Date: June 12, 2017
Rating: 3 bookmarks

Synopsis: ​Xcor, leader of the Band of Bastards, convicted of treason against the Blind King, is facing a brutal interrogation and torturous death at the hands of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Yet after a life marked by cruelty and evil deeds, he accepts his soldier’s fate, his sole regret the loss of a sacred female who was never his: the Chosen Layla.

Layla alone knows the truth that will save Xcor’s life. But revealing his sacrifice and his hidden heritage will expose them both and destroy everything Layla holds dear—even her role of mother to her precious young. Torn between love and loyalty, she must summon the courage to stand up against the only family she has for the only man she will ever love. Yet even if Xcor is somehow granted a reprieve, he and Layla would have to confront a graver challenge: bridging the chasm that divides their worlds without paving the way for a future of even greater war, desolation, and death.

As a dangerous old enemy returns to Caldwell, and the identity of a new deity is revealed, nothing is certain or safe in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, not even true love . . . or destinies that have long seemed set in stone.

I'm still enjoying this series, despite the three bookmark rating. When I first closed the book, I was at a four, but since then, I've had time to think about it and settle into my thoughts on The Chosen and my issues with the book which decreased my rating to a three.

Not many series ​can go on for this long and the author still manage to consistently deliver books that the fans love to argue over. Ward has done it.  Her BDB fans stay interested and waiting for the next book year after year. The series is still strong and I'm all in.  I just wish a few things were different in The Chosen. This story picks up exactly where The Beast ends. This installment centers around Layla and Xcor most, and to be brutally honest, I don't love them together. I don't really even like either of their characters, but I still enjoyed this book because of everyone else in the story. Blay and Qhuinn have a very substantiation part in this book. Not to forget Lassiter, Throe, Torhment, Vishous, and the King. They all have prominent parts in this installment and they added lots to the book. Without them, I fear I would find Layla and Xcor too boring.