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-review- The Beast by J.R. Ward

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- goodreads - (Read September 2016) Even though I'd pre-ordered this book so it could be all signed and be a surprise for my sis I hadn't had the chance to even hold it until recently. And now, after I talked and talked and talked away the time so I would put it off as long as I could. I could talk no more. And here I am. Having just finished yet another awesome book by J.R.Ward I am now heartbroken because I have no more book to read. And okay the legacy second book is coming soon but it's not at all like reading about the brothers. Anyway. Delivered exactly what was expected. My heart melted and hardened and then expanded and then did some stop-restart stuff because Mary and Rhage's story (continuation) was/is not for the faint of heart. Specially with EVERYTHING else going on in the book. I can't believe I just read ONE book. I feel like I've read multiples of books and have zero complaints about it. I cannot wait for what's to come ...

Story Time?

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Hi guys! It's been a while, hasn't it? I had so many goals set for this year, one of them being coming back to the blog and start sharing my reviews again, I wanted to start writing once again as well even vlogging maybe but sometimes even the most thought out and crafted plans can't prepare you for whatever things life might throw at you... This time I wasn't ready and even if I had seen it coming I still wouldn't have been ready. You see, my mom got really sick back in 2014, her kidneys had stopped working completely by September/October of that year so she had to get dialysis immediately and she would have to get them at least twice a week since then. She got sad for a while, my dad got angry, one of my sisters was abroad studying so she couldn't really grasp the concept of what was happening to my mom and my younger sister and I were just here to help pick up the pieces. But my mom, being the brave and faithful woman she always was and taught my sis...

-Book Blast- Vial Things by Leah Clifford

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Small intro by moi You guys! It's been forever since I read a YA book especially one that includes "supernatural" sprinkles. But I'm so glad I'm reading one right now, even better yet is the fact that it's by one of my very favorite YA authors, Leah Clifford who wrote an epic trilogy some years ago (Check my review of A Touch Mortal and A Touch Morbid  and my very short reaction to A Touch Menacing ) and if you've yet to read her Touch books I highly recommend that you do! Currently I'm like 20% in on this newly released book but BOY oh BOY! I was so not prepared for this, for ANY of this. Hope you take the plunge and check all of her books out. -hugs- Intro ends Leah Clifford is back with a BLOODY good young adult novel that you don’t want to miss. And at $2.99 – there’s no reason to!   Vial Things Synopsis As an eighteen-year-old resurrectionist, Allie knows staying vigilant means staying alive. The blood of the resurrectio...

Releasing This Week (April 25th-30th)

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Hello my beautiful people! This is so exciting, slowly but surely coming back into the book blogging world! I suddenly have the urge to become a poor person by purchasing all the books that are coming out this week and the next and the next and... Without further ado here are some of this week's new books. New Releases After We Fall by Marquita Valentine - goodreads - amazon - Shameless by Lex Martin - goodreads - amazon - Ride Hard by Laura Kaye - goodreads - amazon - Close To You by Kara Isaac - goodreads - amazon - Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep - goodreads - amazon - The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater - goodreads - amazon - Down With The Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn - goodreads - amazon - The Rose & The Dagger by Renée Ahdieh - goodreads - amazon - Soldier by Julie Kagawa - goodreads - amazon - Heir To The Sky by Amanda Sun - goodreads - amazon - Keep Me In Mind by Jaime Reed - goodreads - amazon - ...

Sunday Life Recap! I Miss You All!

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I am BACK! For now. Okay who knows. But don't lose faith in me. Don't forget to follow me on snapchat @ alba_bookpics And also on Instagram @ alba_bookpics I've been getting a LOT into makeup lately so you'll find I sometimes post my book related pictures with a makeup twist but they look pretty, I promise, kinda, I don't know. Hehehehe But even though I haven't been active on the blog, although depression and anxiety have had a lot to do with it, I have been seriously active on those 2 platforms plus my Facebook page BookPics (Follow there!!!) and sometimes I pop up on Twitter @ alba_bookpics (shamelessly asking you guys to practically stalk me everywhere hahahaha) all of this info you can find on the right sidebar of the blog ^__^ I have also been reading a lot. Stalking a lot of authors but sadly I haven't been stalking my favorite bloggers and that is something I regret a lot because this blog plus the videos I used to record were the one t...

New Year, New BookPics

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(Sorry I didn't check the grammar much on this post-I was just too excited to finally feel inspired and happy enough to post again on the blog.) Sorry sorry I haven't posted in forever. I've sucked as a blogger. Life hasn't been good nor bad. But I just wasn't feeling it T_T Anyway. Here it goes... Does "too late" exist? This morning I was going through emails, instagram, facebook, pictures... And I found out I want to learn something... something I never thought I'd want to learn. And I've started looking for places to learn it... I'm scared though, always always scared. As I've always been whenever I try something new, especially after failing time and time again. Am I too old to change my dreams? My goals? Seriously, I know I just have to pray and be stronger than before. Be who I am without apology. Stop trying to please everyone and start pleasing me and be true to myself. I'm not who I am just because, God let me be...

-Book Blast + Giveaway- Sisters In White by Melissa Foster

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Danica and Kaylie Snow are about to celebrate the biggest day of their lives—their double wedding—on an island in the Bahamas. But no wedding is complete without a little family drama. The two sisters aren’t ready to face the father they haven’t seen since he divorced their mother and moved away to marry his mistress, and live with Lacy, the half sister they’ve never met. While Danica has exchanged letters and phone calls with Lacy, Kaylie has fervently tried to pretend she doesn’t exist. Lacy is sweet, fun, and nearly a mirror image of Kaylie. To make matters worse, not only is Lacy looking forward to meeting her sisters, but she idolizes them, too. As the countdown to the wedding date ticks on, their parents are playing a devious game of revenge, and there’s a storm brewing over the island, threatening to cancel their perfect wedding. The sisters are about to find out if the bond of sisterhood really trumps all. GOODREADS AMAZON B&N Melissa Foster is...

-Book Blast + Giveaway- Sisters In Bloom by Melissa Foster

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You loved Danica and Kaylie in SISTERS IN LOVE, find out what happens next with SISTERS IN BLOOM Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now, her burgeoning baby bump, hormone infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister Danica glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie’s insecurities rise to the forefront—and her relationship, with fiancé Chaz Crew, is caught in the crossfire. Chaz Crew has everything he’s ever wanted: a lovely fiancé, a baby on the way, and soon, the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he’s called away to woo the festival’s largest sponsor—and the lover he’s never admitted to having—secrets from his past turn his new life upside down. With her baby shower around the corner, and her fiancé’s big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together—and...

-Release Day Blast- Then, Now, Forever by Teodora Kostova

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Welcome to the release day Blast for Teodora's Heartbeat book #2! Hope to have the review done soon! Then  Gia had let Beppe into her life so easily, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. She’d held him when he’d hurt so badly he’d thought he might die; she’d talked him down when he’d been so angry he’d considered doing something he’d regret for the rest of his life.  Gia had saved his life. At least once he needed to be strong for her . This right now, this moment, was theirs. It belonged to them, not to abusive or dead fathers, not to guilt, regret or sorrow, not to the past or the future. But will their love survive when tragedy separates them? “I have to go, Gia. I’m tired and I feel empty. I know you need me, but I have nothing left to give you. I need to heal.” “I miss you so much it’s hard to breathe.” Now Beppe was still Gia’s closest friend. But they’d never be anything more than that again. Remembering what it felt ...