{"id":4333,"date":"2022-07-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2022-06-28T23:42:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T14:12:37","slug":"starlas-july-2022-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/29\/starlas-july-2022-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Starla&#8217;s July 2022 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4333\" class=\"elementor elementor-4333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e81bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e81bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d3084\" data-id=\"60d3084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ac961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ac961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4460\" alt=\"Consumed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Consumed.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de7f031\" data-id=\"de7f031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0da156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0da156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Consumed<\/b><br>(Firefighters #1)<\/i><br>By Author J. R. Ward<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4241b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c956f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c956f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9354c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9354c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/gp\/product\/B07BWFJSNF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07BWFJSNF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/39785117-consumed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-690acc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690acc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e082e60\" data-id=\"e082e60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ffb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ffb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Contemporary romance, romantic suspense, friends to lovers, second chances<br>\n<b>Trigger Warnings:<\/b> PTSD and mental illness themes.<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 3rd Person, past tense, alternating dual perspective<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 (4\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26ab7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d26ab7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book kicks off with the most intense action scene as our heroes battle a fierce blaze that traps them both. In order to escape, Anne insists that Danny sever her trapped hand with his firefighting axe. Skip ahead several months and they are both living separate lives as they combat their inner demons. Unable to fight fires anymore, Anne pursues a new career in arson investigation. Meanwhile, Danny returns to the job that kills everything and everyone he cares for. He can\u2019t even wield an axe anymore. The mere thought of what he did to the woman he loves sends him spiralling into an alcohol fuelled depression. Then a string of arson cases brings them together again, giving them their second chance at love.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book sunk its claws into me from the get-go. So much action and drama right off the bat. Even though the main characters had very different personalities to my own, I still found them relatable and lovable. And the arson investigation plot kept me turning the page until it resolved into a twist I didn\u2019t see coming. My only complaint is that the story ends with a plot hook, and we are still waiting for the next title in the series.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys reading romantic suspense.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e35563 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e35563\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa7c5e\" data-id=\"1fa7c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4d887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e4d887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4311\" alt=\"Balthazar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Balthazar.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2c89b\" data-id=\"db2c89b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae55eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae55eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Balthazar<\/b><br>(Evernight #5)<\/i><br>By Author Claudia Gray<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1f145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1f145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c956f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c956f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9354c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9354c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Balthazar-Evernight-Book-Claudia-Gray-ebook\/dp\/B005MMUOS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balthazar-Evernight-Book-Claudia-Gray-ebook\/dp\/B005MMUOS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10120780-balthazar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5370a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5370a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59574ff\" data-id=\"59574ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8837624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8837624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Paranormal romance, young adult fiction<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 3rd person, past tense, alternating dual perspective<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25 (1\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13ca719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13ca719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7f77d\" data-id=\"6c7f77d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e29ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e29ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Lucas sent word that Skye needed help with her newfound psychic powers, Balthazar did not bank on running into a tribe of deadly vampires, let alone the possibility that were hunting the human girl for more than a quick feed. Yet that\u2019s what he stumbles into when he tracks her down in her old hometown. Determined to protect the sweet girl at all costs, he seizes the opportunity to seek revenge against the monster who killed him. But spending so much time in close quarters with Skye puts him at risk of breaking his No Humans rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After falling in love with Balthazar\u2019s character in the previous books, this was a very satisfying end to the Evernight series. I was cheering for him and Skye at every step along their arduous path. Bianca and Lucas\u2019 guest appearances were fun too. Overall, Claudia Gray has written a sweet series that took me on an emotional rollercoaster. I\u2019m sad that it came to end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I highly recommend this book and the Evernight series to lovers of vampire romance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumed (Firefighters #1) By Author J. R. 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