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-review- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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- goodreads - "If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse." What an amazing journey! What a treat! I am positively sure this is one of my favorite books of the year. It was so cruel and wicked and somewhat sexy and intense. Filled with lies and pixies and kings and princes and princesses and mortals and faerie lands, is no wonder I was thoroughly entertained. I wasn’t an instant fan of our leading girl Jude though I tried I am still on the fence but isn’t it an amazing thing to consider this book a favorite while not liking the main character that much? Such a feat has never been executed by any author I’ve ever read before hehe. "Only idiots aren't scared of things that are scary." And so many things to say about the ‘somewhat’ male lead!!!! He is such a charmer...NOT. BUT that makes him all the more real and unreal, see, this is FANTASY people and he’s supposed to be cruel. I mean for clouds’ sakes!!! The title of the b...

-review- Balance by Lucia Franco

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- goodreads - I knew there'd be a book that would require me getting my ass off my lazy butt and finally post a book review here on the blog. And boy! What a book it was. It's no secret that I love my sexy books but this one took sexy to whole new level. A level I honestly never considered I'd enjoy specially because it's considered quite a "taboo" and to be quite frank with you all it did push some boundaries for me but it wasn't the age different that did but the cheating factor and some situations that made me remember that our female lead is most definitely young. "You are fucking crazy, you know that? You are not right in the head." But enough of that, you know I rarely reveal stuff about the book and I mostly touch down on the whole experience. I was over the moon and uncomfortable a lot of the time BUT it was a good thing, believe me, it was. I fell head over heels with Kova (male lead) because he tried guys, oh did he try...

-review- Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

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- Goodreads - Such a dark, amazing, thrilling, sexy, inspiring, weird journey. I loved every second of it. All my senses were overloading, my heart beating miles a minute, my thoughts going every which way, my fingertips tingling from heartbreak, my head swelling from proudness. I can't believe how fast I was able to connect and relate to Erika & Michael but I'm so very happy that I did and that the authors writing was such that I did so quickly and happily. I read Bully long ago and it still holds a place in my heart to this day because it just was awesome. But this book, -le sigh- this book had me thinking a lot about choices we make because of rules that others set for us. It's okay to be a little crazy, it's okay to want more, it's okay to want to be happy and it's okay to make mistakes, you might say we've pretty much exhausted that topic in real life with everything going on around the world... But it doesn't hurt to be taught l...

-review- The Gathering Dark (Shadow & Bone) by Leigh Bardugo

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- Goodreads - A moment later the boy whispered, "I don't think you're ugly." "Shhhh!" the girl hissed. But hidden by the deep shadows of the cupboard, she smiled. Two absolutely awesome books in a row, first ACOTAR and now this one. Surely, my life is on the right path lol. I had forgotten how amazingly creative most of YA books are. I first started this book a year ago or so, but I thought it was some kind of history/set in the past-book that would be incredibly hard to read... well it wasn't and it was just too easy. Leigh Bardugo's (name love) word art had the power to completely transport me to another world in a matter of seconds. I stopped being on my living room's couch drinking some lukewarm water and instead I was sailing through the Fold or I was in a really hot place watching Alina try to practice and draw her power to no avail, or I was freezing beside Mal when he took first watch after tracking Alina down. I lov...

-review- The Chosen by J. R. Ward

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- Goodreads - Why Why does it feel like the latest books that JRWard has published haven't been long enough? I want more... I NEED more. More of the brothers of the bastards. Of everything and everyone involved in this world! I love how a lot is happening, a lot is going on throughout this book and my heart was almost always beating miles and miles an hour but I wouldn't have it any other way. The way Xcor spoke up and up and up. The way he loved. The way he fought. The way he touched. The way he cooked. The way he hugged. The way he kissed. I loved everything. And Layla. Sweet not-so-lost-anymore Layla. I'm so happy she gets her story. I enjoyed her voice and her passion. That strength that I always knew she had but she saw come out of nowhere? BEST PART EVER! I thoroughly enjoyed P & L those babies are too precious. And overall I, simply put, devoured Ward's writing. Because yet again she delivered even more than I had hoped for. In t...

-review- Dark Domination by Lili Valente

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- Goodreads - (Read this February this year when I was in a Dark Romance kick) Still more dark romance. While there was no romance in this one I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and characters. I don't exactly know what it was about the author's writing style, story and character development but I can't complain. I was hooked since that first sentence. The one thing I will say is, this is definitely NOT a full-length novel, it reads more like a novella. Roughly 100 pages long from how quickly I finished it. I felt like things were just starting to happen when it ended and by the glimpses of reviews I've read on other sites I'll heed to the recommendation of buying the "book bundle" that has all novellas in it. Although it is really pushing the limits on the price scale since alone, the 100+ pages novellas are 3 bucks and the entire series which is 300+ is like 6 bucks. And I have something with ebooks and printed book prices haha. Anyway. It ...

-Review- The Dirt On Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

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- Goodreads - Amazon - The Book Depository - **Spoiler alert for all personas who have not read any of the 8 previous Charley Davidson books and a wake up call for you to do so. Yesterday!!** I am dead. I'm a walking dead. The walking dead. The ones that roam the earth. Without a heart. Without a soul. Because they were both taken away by perfectly written characters, characters such as Reyes and Charley or Janey or whatever you want to call her. Fictional characters, non-breathing characters but perfect and awesome nonetheless. So there you go, that's my story. The one of how I became a zombie while reading a book. How one little thing destroyed me so much... Because you know what? He's loved her for 1000 and one. ------------- -- "So, why are you living in a motel?" I felt a slight bristle come off him. "I was... seeing someone." A soft gasp escaped me. No idea why that would surprise me. "Was?" "S...

-Review- Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

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Goodreads shortie: She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Goodreads Amazon The Book Depository  Should ----a word of anguish rather than consolation. Well there goes my aversion to reading books about zombies. I’ve got to admit that while I might have read a bit of zombies here and there on some books I’ve never really read a book with a story based completely on zombies and I’m so glad this book was the turning point for me. Alice in Zombieland is like nothing I’ve ever read before. I’ve never even read the original book in which this one was based on so I was all clear and fresh to give this book a go. I don’t even know where to start. -"Don't worry. You're part of my world now. I'll teach you how to survive it."- The great characters that made this book what it is? The incredibly gorgeous Cole? The traumatizing story plot? The intriguing bunny cloud? The gorgeous gorgeous gor...

-Review- Bully by Penelope Douglas

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Goodreads  shortie: My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. Goodreads Amazon My Thoughts (I'd recommend readers from the age of 15 and up) I like to think I've always been good at telling people how a certain book, story, plot, character, etc... I've read about affects me in some ways or others... Whenever I write a review is much more than a review for me, is like a mini story of what I went through when reading said book. And in a way I think I've pulled it off so far. The stories and books that I've loved are and forever will be in my heart and mind, always there coming to mind now and then, appearing in my dreams some nights and well... You know, the usual stuff. I've been moved and affected by so many books in my life I've lost count. Every book that I love leaves a piece of it and the author in my soul and I'll carry that with me forever. But n...

-Review- Slammed by Colleen Hoover

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Goodreads Shortie: Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope. My thoughts  If I could write pretty things... With pretty words... With pretty grammar... With pretty spelling... With pretty thoughts... With pretty smiles... With pretty tears... With pretty sads... With pretty happys... With pretty everything... I would. For this book... For the autor of this book. For the characters in this book and for all the people who made it possible. When I started this book I never thought I would like it as much as I did. I focused solely on the fact that a favorite author of mine recommended it and that was it. But now. My life has been, once again, turned, moved, affected, changed, rocked, shaked by the power of words. I can't possibly comprehend at this moment what it must be like to actually have a broken ...

-Blog Tour Stop, Review + GIVEAWAY- Tragic by J.A. Huss

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So excited! Today's my turn for a stop on the Tragic blog tour and I'll be sharing my thoughts on the book with you all!!  And wow. I loved this book. It was pretty amazing if I do say so myself. Don't forget to try and stop by the other stops HERE's the schedule ;) Tragic by J.A. Huss Publication date: May 20th 2013 Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance Synopsis: Rook Walsh is TRAGIC Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky… Rook got a second chance. And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run. Antoine Chaput knows the minute he spies Rook in his photography studio that she’s got The Look. The dark and desperate look he must have to land the exclusive TRAGIC media contract. Rook is paired up with top model, Ronin, and he’s everything her abusi...

-Review- Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost

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Goodreads Shortie: (Might contain slight spoilers of book #1) Leila's psychic abilities have been failing her, and now she isn't sure what the future holds. If that weren't enough, her lover, Vlad, has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she's also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won't admit that he loves her. **** My thoughts?? Oh, but what an amazing thing is NOT to wait a whole year for you to read a sequel of a book that you fell in love with and left you begging for more. I call my bluff since I pulled it off as long as I could until BOOM this book came into my life and I was FINALLY weak enough to give in and read the first one, Once Burned, so I could soon after read this one... The book starts exactly where the first one ended. And I was immediately swallowed up in the story as if I never waited a couple of hours to pick it up after ...

-Review- Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

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Goodreads Shortie: After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire... Whenever I read something by Jeaniene Frost I KNOW I'm in for a sexy-thrilling AND completely dangerous ride. No matter the character, no matter the setting, nothing... Nothing matters when it comes to a book by her. I MUST get it, MUST own it, MUST read it and I know without a single doubt that I'll love it. She's just THAT talented and I'm THAT in love with not only her characters but her writing. She has magical fingers, this one ;) So when I found out she'd be writing a trilogy for the infamous Vlad Tepesh I think I faint...