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The Candy Cross: a transgender paranormal noir romance
It all began when she crossed Candy. On the sands of Malibu, transwoman MJ Mallory meets the most compelling and seductive man she has ever known, a mysterious figure who is both an outlaw and a sensuous hard-bodied sea angel. The fascination and steamy desire she discovers is matched by his for her. MJ Malory is a celebrity lifestyle guru known as "the most interesting woman in the world." She buried her lost bad-girl past as a boy. She was involved in a paranormal triangle that led to two murders. Years later one of the dead returns as a transwoman walking nightmare named Candy. Candy has a revenge plot to destroy MJ's world, take her for millions, and "bathe in her blood." And MJ's mysterious new lover is part of the plot. This can go one of two ways for a romance hotter than Medieval Evil from Hell, or the brutal end.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2017
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December 24, 2017
The author reached out to me and asked if I wanted to read this book and give an honest review.
So, that's what I'm planning to do.
Now this is my first book by Autumn Arden and I hope I'm doing this book and her justice with this review. Also, it took me forever to actually find the time to sit down and enjoy this book. Yes, it looks like it took me forever to read this book but it really didn't. I was just way too busy to sit down and write this review because of work and the holidays. But since it's Christmas Eve and I have a bunch of down time before I have to start cooking dinner - I figure it would be a nice treat to write this review for her (Autumn Arden).
Oh, and I wont be spoiling anything in this review either because people should go read it. It's free on Kindle Unlimited if that helps!
My first thought while reading The Candy Cross was that it was really weird. Honestly, it was just the first chapter that made me think that because once I got past that - it was so good. It was addicting.
I loved this book. I loved everything about the characters and how Autumn wrote this story. I was on the edge of my seat basically the entire time because I didn't want it to end. I was eating this book up. I was shocked how The Candy Cross ended and then sad because I wanted more. You'd think that I would accept 60 chapters of amazingness but I didn't. I wanted more. I still want more.
I could totally see myself rereading this book and I'm secreting hoping and waiting for Autumn to write another book as soon as possible!
So, that's what I'm planning to do.
Now this is my first book by Autumn Arden and I hope I'm doing this book and her justice with this review. Also, it took me forever to actually find the time to sit down and enjoy this book. Yes, it looks like it took me forever to read this book but it really didn't. I was just way too busy to sit down and write this review because of work and the holidays. But since it's Christmas Eve and I have a bunch of down time before I have to start cooking dinner - I figure it would be a nice treat to write this review for her (Autumn Arden).
Oh, and I wont be spoiling anything in this review either because people should go read it. It's free on Kindle Unlimited if that helps!
My first thought while reading The Candy Cross was that it was really weird. Honestly, it was just the first chapter that made me think that because once I got past that - it was so good. It was addicting.
I loved this book. I loved everything about the characters and how Autumn wrote this story. I was on the edge of my seat basically the entire time because I didn't want it to end. I was eating this book up. I was shocked how The Candy Cross ended and then sad because I wanted more. You'd think that I would accept 60 chapters of amazingness but I didn't. I wanted more. I still want more.
I could totally see myself rereading this book and I'm secreting hoping and waiting for Autumn to write another book as soon as possible!
March 2, 2018
The Candy Cross by author Autumn Arden was a very different read for me. It was definitely not what I had expected it to be as it went in a completely different turn right in the beginning! I made an incorrect assumption that I was getting into some fluff with an attitude but what I got was something entirely different.
The author's writing voice was very reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino in its edginess which piqued my interest very early on. The story's characters were gritty and dynamic. You think that you know them at face value but there is more to them than meets the eye. Pinky's transformation into MJ and even Candy being something altogether out of this world and her plot on revenge was next level.
The only thing that was a drawback for me was the length of the story. I am guilty of being prolific in my writing as well so I understand it but this was a long read. It's something I would recommend if you have some down time or perhaps over a long weekend. I mentioned Quentin Tarantino but I want to include there's something also very Stephen King about Arden's writing. You will enjoy!
The author's writing voice was very reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino in its edginess which piqued my interest very early on. The story's characters were gritty and dynamic. You think that you know them at face value but there is more to them than meets the eye. Pinky's transformation into MJ and even Candy being something altogether out of this world and her plot on revenge was next level.
The only thing that was a drawback for me was the length of the story. I am guilty of being prolific in my writing as well so I understand it but this was a long read. It's something I would recommend if you have some down time or perhaps over a long weekend. I mentioned Quentin Tarantino but I want to include there's something also very Stephen King about Arden's writing. You will enjoy!
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