{"id":3947,"date":"2016-04-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2016-04-11T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:00:00","slug":"review-fighting-mad-by-kathy-bryson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/11\/review-fighting-mad-by-kathy-bryson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:  Fighting Mad by Kathy Bryson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Monday!\u00a0 Another week with another fantastic book.\u00a0 Today I have wonderful tale with fairies, leprechauns and love.\u00a0 Kathy Bryson&#8217;s <em>Fighting Mad<\/em> brings us back to the world in her previous book, <em>Restless Spirits<\/em>.\u00a0 With another tale featuring faeries, the King Oberon and the Queen on the verge of war, it weaves a fantasy with reality with expert ease.\u00a0 For my full review keep reading after the book blurb.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3955 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bookmaven623.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/28210463.jpg\" alt=\"28210463\" width=\"317\" height=\"475\" \/>Book Blurb:<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"freeText2852375585232871706\">Laid off from her job at the bank, Carla turns to her friends for support only to find they\u2019re more concerned about their jobs. The one person she can count on is local bartender Murphy, but what kind of example is that to set for her daughters? Having learned the hard way, Carla\u2019s not depending on any man, even if he is cute, charming, very kind, and some kind of leprechaun?<br \/>\nMurphy is used to sneers. Clurichauns are the redheaded stepchildren of the leprechaun world and then there are the late-night throw-downs at his bar. What he wants, however, is to protect the dainty little mom who ogles him when she thinks no one\u2019s looking. He knows she\u2019s fighting overwhelming odds, but she\u2019ll need more than bravery when the conflict between the King and Queen of the Fairies becomes outright civil war!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Review:<\/h2>\n<p>Carla has had a tough week.\u00a0 After being fired from her job, she is forced to make decisions about her life that are scary.\u00a0 But, not as scary as choosing to finally act on her feelings toward the very sexy barkeep.\u00a0 Carla has a lot of beginnings and must find her way to push through, but when the world of the Faeries comes to almost destroy he upcoming wedding planning business she takes it upon herself to fight for everyone she loves by coming up with a way to prevent civil war between the King and Queen of the Fairies.\u00a0 Will this strong mom be able to pull it off or will her world and everyone elses crumble around her?<br \/>\nThis was a wonderful journey.\u00a0 This is one novel that you won&#8217;t want to put down until your turning the final page.\u00a0 Carla is an extremely relatable character.\u00a0 A single mom that is worried about making poor choices that will impact her children is a character that many women can relate to.\u00a0 Murphy is the sexy barkeep that any woman would love to have some couch time with.\u00a0 His description truly allows the reader to know exactly why Carla stared at him for so long.\u00a0 Though this is set in the same town with the same characters as <em>Restless Spirits<\/em> you do not need to read it to enjoy this book.\u00a0 Kathy Bryson weaves a fantastic story. Her ability to bring the faery creatures into the real world and not make it too unbelievable is a talent that she definitely has.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to read what she has coming up next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Monday!\u00a0 Another week with another fantastic book.\u00a0 Today I have wonderful tale with fairies, leprechauns and love.\u00a0 Kathy Bryson&#8217;s Fighting Mad brings us back to the world in her previous book, Restless Spirits.\u00a0 With another tale featuring faeries, the King Oberon and the Queen on the verge of war, it weaves a fantasy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[552,570,848,1301],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-fantasy","tag-fighting-mad","tag-kathy-bryson","tag-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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