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Burning Bush picks up where Firebaptized left off, angry at Dante for his horrible and malicious behavior toward the Mixies in his care, Lanore and Zulu manage to strike back with great force and precision.
But they don't on the ripple effect of the consequences, It seems that compromise will be necessary but Lanore and Zulu no longer know who their enemies are, Things aren't as they seem, Rivera blackmails Lanore into helping him solve another murder mystery,

I truly enjoyed this book, I love how the world has continued to develop, Learning more about the history, class dynamics, and problems drew me into the novel and made me excited to learn more in the books to come, I love how Ms. Wright has expertly crafted a new world with a new set of rules, I'm able to completely disappear the world of the Habitat, Some of my favorite characters returned and there are new interesting ones, There is still a hint of a love triangle, Though many will disagree with me, I prefer Meshack I know what you are thinking, I know why Lanore isn't with him and he can be kind of gross, but if I have to pick one, I pick him, I can't stand violent, possessive men in the real world or in a book world, It drives me crazy because this is not love! In my world, women in these types of relationships often end up dead, . . but I digress.

There is much sadness in this installment which surprised me, Oh and there's a cliffhanger. Pause. Yes. A cliffhanger. Everyone knows how I feel about cliffhangers, It almost diminished my enjoyment quite a bit, I had originally picked a different rating on that alone, but time away and reflection has allowed me to look at the bigger picture,

One of the reasons I fell in love with this series is the fact that it stands on good writing and powerful creativity and imagination, If it starts to use some of the gimmicks of typical YA, I think it might start to lose some of its magic, That said, this isn't YA, The romance is hot, hot, HOT! The characters can be described as college age, Though the characters are a little older, it can read like YA sometimes, I really like that. We need more with older young characters,

This review is long for my standards but I still have so much to say! Overall, I loved this book, I didn't want it to end and I'm so excited for the future, I recommend this one to any one who enjoys hot romances, paranormal fun, adventure, and amazing writing, Is that everyone Okay, I recommend this to everyone, .Stars
I didn't love every single thing about this book, But I still thought it was very, very good, I really like the series, The world building fascinates me, It's dark and disturbing, but very compelling, The main character is a contradiction, but one that makes sense, She is flawed but powerful maligned yet idolized loyal but conflicted, I like her. I want her to be happy, I want her to beat the odds, I want her to be with Zulu, But we'll get to that later,

Basically, the story picks up where Fire Baptized left off, Lanore is in a relationship with Zulu and helping him with the MFE, MeShack is still a part of her life, as they raise little Ben together, But he opposes how she and Zulu are fighting the war against the vampire Dante, MFE is working with a more radical organization and they've bombed one of Dante's factories,

The bombing gives a crooked cop ammunition against Lanore, to force her to help him solve a murder case, Someone has killed a shifter and a Mixie, and hung each body on a magically burning bush, Either Lanore figures out the identity of the killer or the cop fingers her for the bombing, The story follows Lanore as she works to solve the case,

Of course, there is much more going on, There is the dangerous feud with Dante, . . a wealth of strong secondary characters, And the love triangle. The damn love triangle is killing me, I am firmly and completely Team Zulu, MeShack is a whore. He is unapologetic. He doesn't hide it. He simply blames the biology of his "season" and expects Lenore to be there waiting for him when he gets tired of humping every female in amile radius.
It bothers me tremendously that even as we see Lanore move forward with Zulu, it feels like a foregone conclusion that MeShack is the endgame, And I DO NOT WANT that, I could go on and on about this, but I'll spare you,

What you can tell about my small rant is that I actually care about these characters a lot, There is no way I could say that this book is "meh, " Even when I yelled at it and I did, I was completely engrossed in it, Invested. And not just in the relationships though that part gave me the most angst, I was wrapped up in the murder mystery, And the politics. And the horrible racist speciesist atmosphere in which the story is set, I can see Lenore becoming something so much more than what her society relegates her to, It all just speaks to me. It affects me.

Then there is the ending, To call it a cliffhanger would be kind, I read the Epilogue and said out loud, "What the actual fuck was that" I don't know what the hell happened to two of the major characters.
I think I would have preferred if there had been no Epilogue at all, We would still have the same questions unanswered, but I wouldn't feel so confused,

That aside, this is a book and a series I would wholeheartedly recommend, It's just captivating. And different. Worth a read.

Rating: B

ARC provided by author for review sitelink Excellent butCLIFFHANGER MADNESS!!

I was glad to have the opportunity to review The Burning Bush Habitatby Kenya Wright after enjoying its predecessor a great deal.


When youre a mixie, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands to survive, In Lanore and Zulus case, that includes taking down a real mover and shaker, vampire businessman Dante Bottelli, After bombing his production plant, everything goes downhill and Lanore gets roped into a bizarre murder case, the Burning Bush Murders to be exact, involving the bodies of young women being tied to burning bushes.
There is undoubtedly magic involved, making this not so cut and dry, Solving a murder and managing a turf warits safe to say our heroines got her hands full,

There are some of the usual urban fantasy tropes that arent my favorite when it comes to this series, particularly the love triangle, but the actual story is engaging enough for me to deal with it.
Their vigilante antics raise the stakes immensely, producing rather unpredictable outcomes, The characters themselves have quite a bit of flaws, but it makes them more relatable because of it, While the series is heavy on the drama and grit, there are quite a few laugh out loud moments as well, I can honestly say that I wasnt bored for even one page,

Though longer than the first book, the Burning Bush is even better, The world building is as solid as ever and you really feel for the mixies being treated as second class citizens, Lanore, Zulu, and MeShacks hardships take you on an emotional roller coaster that you feel even until the very last page, My jaw dropped to the floor, I wanted to make sure my file wasnt corrupted and I somehow didnt get the rest of the book, Think of the series finale of The Sopranos when it cut off suddenly and you stared at who had the remote, The “ending” if you can call it that was just unbelievable and it left me immediately wanting the next novel,

This series is as good as it gets when it comes to this genre, so I highly recommend it,

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