Tracey Martin

Misery Happens is the 5th book in the Miss Misery series by Tracey Martin. I thought this was the best book in the series and a fitting conclusion. In this last book, the red sky means the opening of the Demon prison in which they could destroy the world. There's a prophecy which says a small group can close the prison and save the world I'm reluctant to say much about the plot without giving too much away. But I will say it's been a great series to read. I enjoyed the surprises, working out who were their allies and being shocked by the betrayals. I’ve enjoyed the journey, and thought the character progress of Jess was particularly satisfying. Will read future series from this author… (meer)

Darkest Misery is the 4th book in the Miss Misery by Tracey Martin. I have read all of the previous books and was happy to get this book to continue the series. Jessica has convinced the Gryphons, the magi, the satyrs and the goblins to work together to stop an apocalyptic prophecy from coming true. Bu the truce she has finally managed to build is a fragile between the differing factions - but that doesn't mean they won't stop bickering. I've liked this series a lot, I enjoyed the diversity of characters and types of creatures. But the main complaint I had with this book was a lack of action and too much arguing. The positives - love the different plots that the author manages to keep together and are easy to follow and handled well. I will look forward to the next book in the series… (meer)

Full disclaimer, I have not read the other books in this series and I jumped into the story here. This was a fun book that I enjoyed reading. I wish I had read the others in the series because I feel like I would have had a more rich understanding of all the different groups and the backgrounds on some of the difficulties / feuds between the groups but this book absolutely does work as a standalone and the author provides enough information that you can get a good sense of what happened in the other stories. I love the writing style of this author. It is fun, punchy, easy to follow, engaging, and did make me laugh out loud a few times. So, despite feeling a little lost throughout this book because I hadn't read the previous ones, I still like this one a lot. The characters are interesting (if a bit frustrating at times), the story moves at a good pace so you don't feel like it's dragging too long in any one spot, and there is enough tension and intrigue to make you want to keep coming back to the book every time you put it down.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this but with the caveat that it would probably be even better if read in order with the other books in the series!… (meer)