Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set (Books 1-3, Bonus Prequel) by E.J. Stevens
About the Books in the Box Set:
Ivy Granger Psychic Detective box set includes Books 1-3 and
Bonus Prequel short story.
Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem. Demons, ghosts, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy dodges the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases. Will she save the day or die trying?
FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)
Everyone knows that there's no such thing as ghosts, but when a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.
Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.
SHADOW SIGHT (Ivy Granger #1)
Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills—most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client—until a demon walks through their door.
Demons are never a good sign.
GHOST LIGHT (Ivy Granger #2)
Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?
If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.
BURNING BRIGHT (Ivy Granger #3)
Things are not going well at the offices of Private Eye. Jinx is having demon problems, the city is overrun with pyromaniacal imps, and Ivy's wisp powers are burning out of control, attracting the attention of both the Seelie and Unseelie courts. It's the worst possible time for the Green Lady to call in a favor, but Ivy's bound by her deal with the glaistig. Too bad there's no wiggle room in faerie bargains.
Ivy must rid the city of imps, keep Jinx from murdering her one solid link to Hell, and fulfill her bargain with the Green Lady—with sidhe assassins hot on her tail.
Just another day's work for Ivy Granger, psychic detective.
FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)
A wonderful start to the box set finds Ivy and Jinx investigating claims of a haunted house. What they find is far more terrifying. I enjoyed this short story when I read it in the Tales from Harborsmouth short story collection.
Read the review for Tales from Harborsmouth on Goodreads.
My Rating:
Partial Review:
Shadow Sight is Book 1 in the Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective series by E. J. Stevens.
Ivy and her bestie, Jinx, are great duo. Ivy is stand-offish and handles the paranormal part of the cases, whereas Jinx is the super friendly, extroverted, take no prisoners, contract negotiator - which is a good thing and Forneus had no idea what hit him. Ivy admits many times that it's a good thing Jinx takes care of that part of the business; she has the perfect attitude to make friends but is rigid enough to stand her ground and do what's in the best interest of Private Eye, Ivy, and herself.
The character development is steady and well done. We get backgrounds on how Ivy and Jinx met, who Ivy's family members were, and how Ivy figured out she had a "gift" as a kid, among other things. As the novel progresses we see Ivy develop a bit more and she learns a secret that has been kept from her through her whole life. A love interest is also introduced for one of the characters and I can't wait to see that unfold.
The descriptions given for scenes, characters, the epic battle, etc. are well done. Nothing overly descriptive to the point of boring or making the reader want to skip chunks of the page, and nothing is left lacking in description. There's enough to tell the story and still allow you to imagine it in your head ~ your way. The plot is solid and the characters are likable ~well, except the each uisage, they are not so much.
All-in-all this is great first book in a new series.
Read the entire review on Goodreads.
Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem. Demons, ghosts, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy dodges the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases. Will she save the day or die trying?
FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)
Everyone knows that there's no such thing as ghosts, but when a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.
Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.
SHADOW SIGHT (Ivy Granger #1)
Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills—most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client—until a demon walks through their door.
Demons are never a good sign.
GHOST LIGHT (Ivy Granger #2)
Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?
If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.
BURNING BRIGHT (Ivy Granger #3)
Things are not going well at the offices of Private Eye. Jinx is having demon problems, the city is overrun with pyromaniacal imps, and Ivy's wisp powers are burning out of control, attracting the attention of both the Seelie and Unseelie courts. It's the worst possible time for the Green Lady to call in a favor, but Ivy's bound by her deal with the glaistig. Too bad there's no wiggle room in faerie bargains.
Ivy must rid the city of imps, keep Jinx from murdering her one solid link to Hell, and fulfill her bargain with the Green Lady—with sidhe assassins hot on her tail.
Just another day's work for Ivy Granger, psychic detective.
FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)
A wonderful start to the box set finds Ivy and Jinx investigating claims of a haunted house. What they find is far more terrifying. I enjoyed this short story when I read it in the Tales from Harborsmouth short story collection.
Read the review for Tales from Harborsmouth on Goodreads.
My Rating:
SHADOW SIGHT (Ivy Granger #1)
Shadow Sight is Book 1 in the Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective series by E. J. Stevens.
Ivy and her bestie, Jinx, are great duo. Ivy is stand-offish and handles the paranormal part of the cases, whereas Jinx is the super friendly, extroverted, take no prisoners, contract negotiator - which is a good thing and Forneus had no idea what hit him. Ivy admits many times that it's a good thing Jinx takes care of that part of the business; she has the perfect attitude to make friends but is rigid enough to stand her ground and do what's in the best interest of Private Eye, Ivy, and herself.
The character development is steady and well done. We get backgrounds on how Ivy and Jinx met, who Ivy's family members were, and how Ivy figured out she had a "gift" as a kid, among other things. As the novel progresses we see Ivy develop a bit more and she learns a secret that has been kept from her through her whole life. A love interest is also introduced for one of the characters and I can't wait to see that unfold.
The descriptions given for scenes, characters, the epic battle, etc. are well done. Nothing overly descriptive to the point of boring or making the reader want to skip chunks of the page, and nothing is left lacking in description. There's enough to tell the story and still allow you to imagine it in your head ~ your way. The plot is solid and the characters are likable ~well, except the each uisage, they are not so much.
All-in-all this is great first book in a new series.
Read the entire review on Goodreads.
My Rating:
GHOST LIGHT (Ivy Granger #2)
The plot lines for each book are different, yet pull from each type of paranormal group at some point or another; whether it be tips from demons, help from sidhe cats, crazy ex-wives, trolls, vamps, etc. Each has a part to play and the author does an excellent job bringing it all together. And I haven't mentioned this in the other reviews but, yeah, there's a unicorn :)
Ivy just keeps on amazing her readers. She's an introvert, mostly due to her ability to receive visions just by touching objects, yet when the town needs her the most ~ their children are missing ~ Ivy pulls up her big girl panties, removes the gloves and begins the tough job of handling whatever item the child's parent brought to her. Ivy is such a strong heroine. Her support team; Jinx, Ceff, Kaye, Hob,etc., is phenomenal. Plus she has a Hunter ally named Jenna that will come to assist in a heartbeat.
Very enjoyable series that is easy to read, understand, and follow. The good guys and gals are likable and you definitely find yourself rooting for them. The baddies are also well written and sometimes give the reader the shivers ~ which means the author did her job! :)
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My Rating:
BURNING BRIGHT (Ivy Granger #3)
Another action-packed installment of the Ivy Granger series. There are some many story lines that have the illusion of being entirely stand alone then E.J. weaves her magic and next thing you know they are entirely dependent on one another. Her ability to tell a story is amazing. Each story in the series is well developed and pulls the reader in from the very beginning. Burning Bright is very suspenseful in the "how is she going to do (insert something here) and live with herself later?" sort of way.
Ivy is written in such a way that she is still brand new; never becoming stagnant, dull, or predictable. She continues to kick butt in the name of protecting her family, friends, and townsfolk. Ivy does all of this while maintaining safe distances since she has the ability of touching objects or people and being able to discern history of said objects/people. Her relationship with Ceff, while challenging due to the whole touching issue, is progressing along nicely. Ivy manages to make friends wherever she goes, and as such ends up befriending the cutest little imp she names Sparky. Don't let this lull you into a sense of complacency since she makes just as many, if not more, enemies.
Please make sure to read the books in order since the world and character building, plotlines, subjects, and themes build off of the previous books.
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My Rating:
I voluntarily review each and every book in the Ivy Granger series by E.J. Stevens.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 24, 2017
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This will be my first encounter with Ivy Granger. Looking forward to getting to know her.
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