A wonderfully rich, engaging, brilliantly plotted, and thrilling story. The Girl of Fire and Thorns series took me on an adventure filled with twists, turns, thrills, terrors, and tantalizing triumphs. These series caught me by surprise because it's not my usual style. I mainly read adult romance, be it contemporary or historical, and I've never been into YA or teen novels. Well, shame on me for being close-minded, because this series was spectacular! This young adult story was so deeply engrossing and wickedly juicy, and I know that I'll be … [Read more...]
Review: Pull – A letter to Claire Wallis
Okay, so I might've lost my mind this morning. I woke up still thinking about Pull, and I tried to write a review, but it just wasn't happening, so I decided to write a letter instead. To the author. Of Pull. Eeeeek!! I hope she doesn't think I'm some maniac, but I really needed to express how I felt. I decided that it would also be my review, since it's the truest way I could express how I felt about this book. DO NOT READ IT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ PUSH. The letter is spoiler-free, but this book began immediately where Push left off, so I don't … [Read more...]
Review: The Collectors’ Society
An amazingly creative, original, fantastic story about one of the world's most beloved characters. Heather Lyons spins gold with The Collectors' Society, entwining the old with the new, and concocting something uniquely dazzling. What a treasure! This has to be the most creative story I've read all year. Intrigue, adventure, fantasy, romance, thrills, and heartbreak! This book is a genre-bender in that it refuses to be boxed in one category. Similar to Outlander, this tale is a mélange of fantasy, mystery, history, sci-fi, fairytale, and yes, … [Read more...]
Review: Beta
Beta is bold, brilliant, bruising, and breathtaking. More than just a sequel, Beta is an edgy, original read that shatters expectations, pushes boundaries, and simply blows your mind. I was not expecting this book. When I learned that Jasinda Wilder was releasing a sequel to Alpha, I just thought that it would be Alpha 2.0, another erotic romance with fairy tale elements. Well, it's as if Jasinda read my mind, said "Fuck you, and your expectations!" -- then proceeded to slay all my preconceived notions about what this story is about and who … [Read more...]
Review: Burying Water
In this quietly suspenseful novel, K.A. Tucker expertly weaves a tale of secrets, and truths. Burying Water is delicately layered with intrigue and mystery, and it holds completely and totally, from beginning to end. In what has to be my favorite K. A. Tucker novel since One Tiny Lie, she creates a story of second chances and love - true love. I'm struggling with writing this review; I've started, deleted, and restarted it a few times, because I just wasn't able to get down on paper what I felt while reading this story, and how I felt after. … [Read more...]
Review: Reclaiming the Sand
In this intensely beautiful novel, A. Meredith Walters took a hold of me, mind, body, and soul, completely consumed me and drowned me in this story of heartbreak, redemption, unconditional love, humanity, and joy. In a style that is only her own, she weaved a tale that harmoniously balanced reality and romance. Flynn and Ellie have a complicated history. They used to share a secret friendship, one of simplicity and joy, but that friendship turned to ash. Six years later, Ellie is living a monotonous, uneventful life, working in a convenience … [Read more...]
Review: What If
Quietly beautiful, reserved and mysterious, What If is a story of second chances and secrets. It's a tale of transformation and revelation. Rebecca Donovan delivers something truly excellent. When I first read the synopsis for this story, I originally thought it would be an edgy, second-chance romance, something a bit different than what I'm used to, but still within my wheelhouse. This story was more. I was only a few chapters in when I got that feeling. You know that feeling? It's indescribable. The one a book addict gets when they just know … [Read more...]
Black Lies Review
An extravagant melodrama: fun, sexy, suspenseful, and exciting! An engrossing, entertaining story that left me wanting more, more, more from this author. Read it! Hype! That four letter word that can make or break a book. Personally, hype has been known to ruin a read for me, more often than it has enhanced it, and Black Lies, came upon me with a lot of fanfare. So you can understand that I was nervous about trying this one, which is why I waited. I waited until I was ready, and then I took a chance on this twisted romance. This review is … [Read more...]
Bright Side Review
A breathtaking, beautiful novel. Kim Holden’s Bright Side has indelibly imprinted itself into my heart, and I’m sure that I’ll be thinking of Kate and her story for years to come. This book took a piece of me, a piece that I’ll happily part with, because what Holden has given me, the lessons and images that now fill that empty void, is worth more that I can say. I stayed up until the early morning hours to finish this book. I just couldn’t let it go. I couldn’t shut my mind off without knowing how it was going to end. Now that I’ve read the … [Read more...]
Lead Me Not
I don’t want this. If only it were true. Too bad want and need were two entirely different things. Sure, I didn’t want this. But my body sure as hell needed it. Lead Me Not by A. Meredith Winters is a rip-you-to-shreds, bleed-you-dry, wound-your-soul love story. This story will tear away all your preconceived notions, while still frustrating the shit out of you. It’s the tale of a tumultuous, tenuous love between a lost boy, the girl who tries to save him, and the siren that he can’t resist. Maxx is dangerous. He's the worst kind of bad … [Read more...]