Retrograde (The Afflicted Zodiac #2), by M.J. Marstens - starting December 7th, 2019

[Jennifer]

ZAHRA’S BACK, ALONG WITH HER ENDLESS EMBARRASSMENT, AND HER WORLD IS ABOUT TO GET TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

HELP!

No, wait- I mean FIIIIIIIIRE!

This is a Trust Tree S.O.S.

My world is crumbling around me and I don’t even know who I really am anymore.

Only three things are for certain:

I am not the white Zahra Delsol. I am the peach Zahra Delsol. Moon is white. Literally. (Also, psychotic and deadly.) Red is the universal safe word. No food words allowed.
If that were not ridiculous enough, apparently I am Venus. . . destined to break Moon’s diabolical curse over my bosses. All we need to do is vow our undying love to one another.

Sounds easy, right?

Except, they don’t love me and I don’t love them. . . and this is not a fake it ‘til you make it moment.

But time is running out and when Moon’s curse sends us all to different realms, I must find a way to reunite all my guys again back on earth.

Luckily, we have the help of some Minor gods and my amazingly awesome skills as a human being.

We’re doomed, aren’t we?

Retrograde is book two in the Afflicted Zodiac Series.

WARNING: This novel is intended for readers 18+. There is explicit language, sexual scenes with multiple partners, dominant/submissive content, and threats made by men who KNOW they are gods.

[Tiera]

You about ready to possibly start this one Jennifer? I'm needing something light and funny to break up some of all this teenage angst I seem to have undertaken this month lol.

[Jennifer]

I just finished it - comments to follow shortly. It was pretty funny at times! Hope it is just what you need.

[Jennifer]

Ch 6 - (view spoiler)[ She decked him? Wow, for a goddess of love, she sure gets her hits in. I'm still wondering where "Mother Earth" is in all this - or doesn't she have a role in astrology? (hide spoiler)]
Ch 14 - (view spoiler)[ OMG she cracks me up. She kind of reminds me of Willa Knight in Trickery in how her magic takes her thoughts literally and the strangest things happen. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 22 - WHAT? (view spoiler)[ How can the sun be gone? I'm so confused right now. (hide spoiler)]
Finished - WTF was that? (view spoiler)[ Did the last book end in the middle of a sentence like that? That's not even a cliffhanger since we don't have an effing clue what is going on.

Oh and while I'm complaining - does everyone use "I'm" like this - "I'm not ashamed of who I'm. and "I don't know where I'm, and I can't see..." I am seriously asking. I thought it was just bad editing but then I started wondering if I was wrong and the contraction could be used that way. It just seems awkward at the end of a sentence. It bugs me.

Horrible place to end a book and possibly editing errors aside, I can forgive a hell of a lot if the book is funny and keeps me entertained, which this book did. Zahra is batshit crazy but in the best way possible. I mean who tries to kill someone with a human-sized blue dildo? (hide spoiler)]

Do you want to read the next one??

[Tiera]

Chapter 14: (view spoiler)[ Ridiculous.. a hand seed... sigh! don't get me wrong its entertaining for the most part but most of this has just taken a turn into dumb lol. I love her ADD thought wrecks.. (hide spoiler)]
Chapter 22: (view spoiler)[ The side bars kill me.. trust tee sisters... lol. (hide spoiler)]
Chapter 26: (view spoiler)[ "RIP. She never saw it cumming." LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL (hide spoiler)]
Finished; (view spoiler)[ I'm so lost right now who is Jupiter? We have the sun mercury pluto and neptune uranus right? Those are our guys... Why have we not heard of Jupiter yet? Seems important right? and now the Sun is dead...? maybe? (hide spoiler)] Ok so I think I might be down for book 3 but its going to be a bit i'm so behind on physicals!

[Jennifer]

No worries, I'm behind on physicals too. I thought I would have a handful of audios right now, but when I went to get them there was suddenly a long wait, so I'm having to read the physicals instead.

We can put this one off if you want. To tell the truth, I would rather try to fit in before the end of the month.