Review: Lover Revealed

Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

oh my goshhhhhhh I'm dooone and wow...just wow. I'm in heaven.

Oh, the above "review" was my rushed reaction right after finishing the book. clearly, I was too obsessed diving into the next one to write more than a sentence!

Review: Lover Awakened

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh, Zsadist and Bella. They are absolutely my favorite couple in this entire series. I swear by it.

Review: Lover Eternal

Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

now I'm onto the next.wow..Rhage n Mary

"Rhage and Mary....I can't wait to see you on the big screen!"

Rereading Lover Eternal in 2025 was like slipping into a favorite old sweater....warm, comforting, and exactly what my soul needed. There’s something magical about revisiting Rhage and Mary’s story; their love is fire and devotion, chaos and healing, all wrapped up in that fierce BDB passion we adore. And oh, that dragon? Still gives me chills.

Review: Dark Lover

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I first read this book in 2013, and I got so completely lost in it that now, 13 years later, I’m diving back in. Of course, I’ve revisited it many times over the years, but this reread has made me realize just how masterfully J.R. Ward pulled me into her world. Wrath, "the King," and Beth... I adore them so much. And thanks to the Passionflix adaptation, I’ve been drawn back into their story all over again.

Review: Wildfire

Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The amount of times I have read this book is insane.

I loved every little thing about it. 

Writing odes not get better than this. Ok, I may be exaggerating a bit but trust me this was such a good one. 

Review: Smoke Bitten

Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Review: The Wicked King

The Wicked King by Holly Black
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Dnf

Dear future me,

I know you are wondering why you did not finish this book and hoping maybe when you read it for a second time, shit will make sense. Let me tell you something DO NOT BOTHER. Having doubts?

Let me give you some of the reason this book was not for you.

You did not connect with the writing at all. You did not connect with any of the characters as much as you tried and you certainly did not connect with the story.

You did not understand the premise of the story and most important it was very difficult to keep up with the realm. You definitely had questions. Lots and lots of questions which unfortunately remained unanswered because you could not read the whole story. It bored the shit out of you.

It is unlikely that you will reread this book.

So, as I said earlier do not bother giving it a second go.

Regards,
Past me on 25th March 2020.


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Review: THE UNLEASHING

The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The two stars are strictly for VIG.

But below are some of the issues I had with this book :-

1. Too much information at once
You know my major problem with this book is that I was introduced to so many things at once that it was difficult to keep up. Yes, it’s the start of a series and as an author, I’m pretty sure her intention was to let us understand her world.
It was TMI that we did not need.
The best solution would be to introduce us gradually to it. You know like how Kresley Cole does in her IAD series.
Half of the time I did not remember who the hell was who and it was bad.

2. Too many characters
This goes hand in hand with the first issue.
There were too many characters. And what sucked, even more, it was difficult to realize who the main characters were. They did not get as much on-screen time. This being a series, some of the non-essential characters could have been introduced later on. in upcoming books.

3. MAIN CHARACTERS' CHEMISTRY
As I read a story, I need to feel connected to the main characters. It is essentially the fuel that powers up my reading mojo. I need to like the characters. I liked VIg to some extent but I just could not bring myself to like Kera. Too tightly wound up.
And I felt like they were not in love LOVE.
No angst. No powerful emotions flowing. NO caveman type of feelings. MH…

4. Maybe it's just me!!! I promise to try it another time. I could be the one tightly wound up at the moment. especially with the coronavirus aka COVID19 pandemic ruing a lot of things.



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Review: Moon Called

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read all nine books in this series back to back. (The nine available because I know for sure that the series is ongoing and dear book ten I am anxiously waiting for you.) the back to back thing is also the reason I had to write a general review of the series rather than go book by book. I just could not put this series down.

Somewhere in the middle of reading book one; I had to chastise myself for not getting to this book sooner. It is an awesome book and I am very happy with my boredom as it allowed to me to get my hands on such Excellency.
Patricia Briggs, you are a superstar.

Does this just happen to me? I take a book, read the synopsis and think myself this book is not my taste. Then when someone forces me to read it or my boredom forces me to read it I start thinking how stupid I was not for reading it in the first place.

The lesson here ladies and gentlemen is that do not judge a book by its synopsis. Let’s judge it after the first few chapters are read.

Anyway, back to the review… I loved the series. So far it is going great. It has kept me hooked and I have no doubt that if I was hooked then you will be too. Give it a chance.

The characters. I loved every one of them…Mercy you are doll. Adam you are the man..Samuel you give me shivers. The rest of you, I love you all.

Fae. Werewolves’ and vampires plus other magical creature all roll themselves into this series with each of them finding a way to my heart.

In short, This was a good read.

Review: Deadmen Walking

Deadmen Walking by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Almost everyone I talk to know I am in love with the world Sherrilyn Kenyon creates. It does not matter what she writes I will love it and this book was no exception. No FUCKING exception.

I mean seriously she has me hooked on her writing so much so I believe I will love it even if she writes about dust. And no I am not shitting you, this is real. My love for her words and worlds is real.

DEADMEN WALKING…

The cover was awesome. Did you see the cover? The cover was awesome I repeat. Awesome. Even if
I did not know who the author was just based on the cover I would have been picking this book up.

I know some of you might not get me for saying that but this cover to me called me from the hell I was in. I loved it. Oh, I mean I love it.

To the characters especially “Du” if I had a throne I would abdicate it for you. You hot son of a gun….very hot indeed.

Review: Shadow's Seduction

Shadow's Seduction by Kresley Cole
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

SO Kresley Cole has finished me with this one, completely finished me. I swear to the heavens she has ruined me and now I have to wait for the next book to come out and that is in 2018? Won’t I die waiting for the next book? Really? Why so long?

But she always does this…well sort of but still this woman knows how to capture me wholly and make people around me think I am insane. Are you kidding me with the ending of this book?

Let me polite now and go to the things about this book that made my heart go crazzzzzzy. (I’m taking about Britney spears crazy in the early days). I almost shaved my head while I was reading this and by shave I mean pull out my hair out with my own hands. Anyway, this was such a good read I tell you, such a good read.

But I have to say it had a wobbly first few pages. It got better but I almost did not continue with as the first few pages were more sexual than “storical”.(yes bitch, I know that’s not a word but one of the characteristic of language is that it is productive so yeah, deal with it. )

The characters were very interesting and so good together.

Caspion and Prince Mirceo

It felt good finally getting to read and know more about Caspion cause well aknow wewanted him eaten alive in the other book he was in. HA ha ha (does this make me a bad person? If so I shall repent.

In all honesty though, caspion I have welcomed you to my right side which is the only side you want to be in.

Mirceo, you were a charm and I as I am writing this review I felt the need to go reread this one os I shall do so..

The story was amazing as always but kresley this time you gutted me with that horrible cliffhanger.

Talk about dying a thousand death as I await Kosmina’ book.

All in all though, great book. loved it with all my heart…

Review: Sword of Darkness

Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read book three before I read book one of this series and no, book three did not ruin this book for me. matter of fact it made extra curious about this book.

So was I disappointed because we all know the anxious and more curious you get the better you want it to be and the more disappointing you will be if it takes a nosedive.

but no, it was a good book and I was certainly not disappointed at all.

This story brought on a new world to me. I am familiar with the King Arthur's world but not very much. I know very little so for me to read this story that was set in those times, was a new whole world. one that I liked.

Kerrigan and Seren made a good couple.

I recommend.

Review: Tangled

Tangled by Rebecca Zanetti
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So what are my thoughts exactly after reading this book?

Mh, well that is definitely not a hard question to answer. To start off, this was a good read and one I had hopefully expected it to be so when I picked up the book up. Talk about intuition and I was right up the alley of a good one.

I have never had my eyes feat upon words from this author before, Rebbecca Zanetti you were brilliant in this one.

Well, so was it enough that I am going in search for your other books? Yes, a definite must.
Back to the book in question; I am in love with this one. Tangled fulfilled my need of an excellent romance and a tad of dashing paranormal. And all that I found in a less than 150-page novella.

Cuteness overload…

I loved the story, let me begin with that. The vampire and the witch. Though I have to admit even if you are not a paranormal romance fan you can till read this as the book is not overloaded with the paranormal so much. For me it was more of romance than anything else.

And I know it is part of a bigger series (which I am going to search for now) but I was able to understand it regardless. It is very hard sometimes to understand a book which is part of a series that you read without having read the other books. So, amazing work Rebecca.

The characters.

Theo and Ginny…well you two were a treat. I liked you individually and then as a couple. Although the story did not give me deepness toward your story but you two made sense. Perfect sense.

I loved the writing style and I have to mention that before I officially met Uncle Ben I was worried for a minute but he turned out to be spectacular.

Loved this.

Review: Dragonmark

Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Centuries ago, Illarion was betrayed– a dragon made human against his will, then forced to serve humanity as a dragonmount in their army, and to fight for them in barbaric wars, even while he hated everything about them. Enslaved and separated from everyone he knew and from his own dragon brothers, he was forced into exile in a fey realm where he lost the only thing he ever really loved.

Now he has a chance to regain what’s been lost— to have the one thing he covets most. But only if he gives up his brothers and forsakes the oaths he holds most dear. Yet what terrifies him most isn’t the cost his happiness might incur, it’s the fact that there is just enough human in his dragon’s heart that he might actually be willing to pay it and betray everything and everyone– to see the entire world burn...

This book is still a four tar for me no doubts but it would have been a five star had it not been for the parts of this book that I already knew about.

Was it half of the story Or more than half of it?

As a reader of the darkhunter series of books, most information was already in the previous books. I could go on and mention a few of those parts but then it would be taking away for the people who have yet to read this. And I want it to remain spoiler free.

I liked this book for sure. And I go the chance to illaryon a bit better but that’s just it, I wanted something more out of this book.

But hey..at least I read this book.

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Review: Z

Z by Larissa Ione
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Larissa writes one of my favourite paranormal romance and the world she created has me always going for more new stories as she creates them. This was not new, having seen Z in the previous book I really wanted to know what was going on in his life. I needed to know his life story and how it all ended for him.

And yes I got it.

Sure this was a short book, not as long but still it fulfilled me.

Good work.

Review: Phantom Lover

Phantom Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review: Dragonswan

Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I recently realized that I did not read this one when I was reading the whole Dark Hunter universe series so well, I just had to read especially since I have really missed me some good paranormal romances.

Sherrilyn Kenyon does not disappoint. NEVER!

This was a fast paced novel that was fun to read and it brought with it smiles and a simple paranormal story that I will recommend it to everyone.

I enjoyed reading this one and as much as I want to write more, I find, sometimes that the shortest sentences describing something make the best references.

I loved it!

Review: Alpha

Alpha by Charlene Hartnady
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I could not finish this book so I will not even bother with a review because what can I write other than that this book was not for me.

Review: The Golden Dynasty

The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I do not know what was better about this book, me reading this book and the main Lahn who kept reminding me so much of Jason Momoa's character Khal Drogo in game of thrones or what!
It was a love story and an adventure that surpassed so many books I have read in the recent months. I do not even know how I decided to read this series in the first. All I can say is that I am thankful to have read such an amazing book.
The Golden dynasty was fantastically weird at some points especially the beginning when the wife hunt was on but after that I found myself falling for every thing.
A sweet, marvelous ride and a real true pleasure reading this.
Lahn and Circe, you sweethearts!

Review: Dragonbane

Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Out of all the mysterious boarders who call Sanctuary home, no one is more antisocial or withdrawn than Maxis Drago. But then, it’s hard to blend in with the modern world when you have a fifty foot wingspan.

Centuries ago, he was cursed by an enemy who swore to see him fall. An enemy who took everything from him and left him forever secluded.

But Fate is a bitch, with a wicked sense of humor. And when she throws old enemies together and threatens the wife he thought had died centuries ago, he comes back with a vengeance. Modern day New Orleans has become a battleground for the oldest of evils. And two dragons will hold the line, or go down in flames.
Right now I have a huge smile plastered on my lips. You know the feeling when you are reading a good book and you want to get to the end so you can satisfy your curiosity about how everything ends but at the same time you do not want it to end?.

Well, that was me during the reading of this whole book.

Another book by Ms. Kenyon that I am in love with and honestly did not want to end. it was just so beautiful...very very beautiful.

"I went to war to practice for marriage"

the words they say. In short this is Sherrilyn and you can never be i disappointed. I have never been disappointed in any book she has ever written and I am happy she is among the few authors that can keep me hooked in a series as long as this one.

And this is a second chance romance with mixed secret baby. I was in my happy space reading this....so thank you very much.

Her heroes are just great. Sexy, hot, alphas and immortal (because these are the type of men who need to live forever). Her heroes are super cool that I want to be them. wohoo!

And it was no different for Max and Seraphina. they were great together and the emotions that coursed through them were vividly felt by anyone reading the story. This is my goal and trust me it was Goal reached.

Amazing book!