TOP TEN TUESDAY #47 Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:24 PM
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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week a new Top Ten list topic is posted and book bloggers fill in their own choices. 

This Week's Topics is:

Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish 

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1. Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate
Read 4 out of 5


Read 1 out of 3


3. Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) by Gena Showalter
Read 1 out of 4


Read 3 out of 4


5. Insanity (Asylum #1) by Lauren Hammond
Read 1 out of 4


6. Wallbanger (Cocktail #1) by Alice Clayton
Read 2 out of 4


7. Poison Study (Study #1) by Maria V. Snyder
Read 1 out of 3


8. Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
Read 1 out of 3



Read 1 out of 5


Just as last week I only got 9 out of 10. I always try to finish series that are complete and that's the main reason I have only 9 finished series that I haven't completed yet. I'll complete this series as soon as I finish the next book....

What are the finished series you haven't finished yet?
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Sofia T.

Review: Confess by Colleen Hoover

Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015 1:03 PM
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Title: Confess
Author: Colleen Hoover
Series: None

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.
For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover Owen is keeping major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.
The last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…
For those who don’t know, Colleen Hoover is a new author to me. Her books have been in my tbr list since Hopeless first came out but it wasn’t until July that I decided to read my first CoHo book, Hopeless. I was hooked and ended up reading all of her books. Confess was the last book I read.

Al of CoHo’s books are unique but Confess was more so.

Auburn Reed’s life has been a living hell for the past six years. She lost too much but yet got a gift that is the only thing keeping her going, that and a promise of a better future. Her circumstances may not be ideal but Auburn has still hope that things will get better. Having just moved to Dallas, she is in desperate need of money so when she finds a “help wanted” sign in the window of an art studio, she takes it.

Being an artist was never supposed to be easy and there is no one who knows that better than Owen Gentry. A loner with the ability to bring his paintings to life. His ability to draw is striking but what is more striking is that fact that Owen’s paintings are inspired by other people’s confessions. When Auburn walks in his gallery to take the job, Owen can’t believe that fate would be so kind.

There are so many layers to Owen and Auburn’s story. It’s the little details that make the difference. Confess is told by both Auburn and Owen’s POVs. The bond that exists between them was forged long before they met in the gallery. Still the attraction between them sets off the minute Auburn decides to step into Owen’s art gallery.

Being Auburn and Own isn’t easy. Auburn has her own reality to live in while Owen creates his own world. Their worlds collide the moment their responsibilities become more pressing.

Confess was a pretty rare book. I couldn’t find any flaws (not that I looked) everything from the cover to the little details of the story were captivating. I read it in a matter of hours and re-read it the same day. I couldn’t stop staring at the paintings and reading Auburn and Owen’s dialogues. They were both inspiring characters: selfless, compassionate, strong and full of spirit.

Confess is an emotional realistic book about two people who have known each other longer than they think.

Totally recommended!
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Sofia T.

STACKING THE SHELVES #52

Posted on Saturday, September 5, 2015 5:48 PM

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It gives us a chance to share with readers what we bought, borrowed, swapped, won or got for review each week.

This week I read:

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This week I got some AWESOME books! I got to read:

The paper swan which was mind blowing incredible! I think that for me this book was THE BOOK OF 2015! It was that amazing.
Until Friday night, Fisher's Light and Sustained were really great while Archange's Enigma rocked! Naasir and Andromeda were the best characters in the series.
I got two ARCs: Shattered &  Abandoned and Unseen. Both books were amazing.

What did you read this week?
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Sofia T.

Review: Black Blood (Black Bloods #1) by John Hennessy

Posted on Friday, September 4, 2015 3:19 PM
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Title: Black Blood
Author: John Hennessy
Series: Black Bloods #1

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Vampires, werewolves, witches, magic—no one in the Sanctuary, home of the survivors of the nuclear apocalypse, believes in such imaginary creations, including Aberdeen Dareday. That is until the day Abby wakes up with black veins bulging under her skin. The day she learns everything she’s been told about the world is a lie. Forced to flee humanity’s last refuge because of her abnormality, and the corpses left in its unexplainable wake, she finds herself on the run in an entirely new world. A world in which darkness reigns, full of supernatural creatures bent on her execution.

When all seems lost and facing certain death, Abby is saved by Ash, a quiet yet striking young man who shares her black blood, and her mysterious powers. After Ash reveals a clue regarding an old witch, they head north to her home in Montana, determined to beat the piling odds and obtain the answers they seek. Now hunted by everyone from vengeful humans, to the alluring vampire Prince of Texas, to the Lord Alpha of the largest werewolf pack ever to exist, Abby must discover what is so special about her black blood if she hopes to live and fight another day, but time stands against them as their enemies close in for the kill.
Black blood is the first book I read by John Hennessy. Since I read the blurb of the book I couldn’t wait to read it.

Aberdeen Dareday lives in a post apocalyptic earth where the survivors of the nuclear apocalypse live in a Sanctuary. The Sanctuary provides life to the few survivors of the apocalypse or so they have been told. No one dares leave the safety of the sanctuary. If the harsh conditions won’t kill them then the radiation surely will. When Abby wakes up with black veins she knows she will have to flee the sanctuary or else she is as good as dead.

What awaits her outside is fat from the destruction she thought she would find. Abby is on the run away from anything familiar and alone to face the truth, she is abnormal, a black blood. So when she is saved by Ash, Abby isn’t shocked to learn that vampires, werewolves and even witches are real. What Abby can’t figure out is why everyone wants her blood.

Black blood is as dark as the title suggests. There are so many paranormal creatures in this post apocalyptic world. Abby and Ash have a long journey ahead in order to get the answers they seek and the paranormals aren’t their only enemy. The humans living outside of the sanctuary want Abby dead as well.

Abby was a very well developed character but she was really naïve. The only reason she had survived this long is because she had Jasper in the beginning and then Ash. Of course as Abby learner to embrace her gifts she became powerful enough to protect herself, which was really cool.

I would like to say that there was romance between Abby and Ash but even if there was I didn’t pick it up. Ash was a great know-it-all kind of a guy which came in handy since he grew up in a post apocalyptic world. There is something between them but it wasn’t emphasized much in this book. Maybe we will see more of them in the sequel. However there was a spark between Abby and Jasper, whom I really liked, but it’s complicated since Jasper gets out of the picture as soon as Ash comes in.

Black blood was a nice combination of action, twists, mystery, the paranormal and aliens all set in a post apocalyptic world. I would have liked to see more romance but Abby had a lot in her plate as it was.

I had a lot of fun following Abby on her journey to find answers and I’ll definitely read the sequel to see what Abby plans to do now that she has them.

I definitely recommend it!

*Copy provided in exchange for an honest review*
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Sofia T.

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY #56 Dark Wild Night (Wild Seasons #3) by Christina Lauren

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 1:32 PM
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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine and is where we can talk about books we are looking forward to being released.

Title: Dark Wild Night
Series: Wild Seasons #3


What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
But what didn't happen in Vegas seems to follow them everywhere.

Lola and Oliver like to congratulate themselves on having the good sense to not consummate their drunken Las Vegas wedding. If they’d doubled-down on that mistake, their Just Friends situation might not be half as great as it is now.
... Or so goes the official line.
In reality, Lola’s wanted Oliver since day one—and over time has only fallen harder for his sexy Aussie accent and easygoing ability to take her as she comes. More at home in her studio than in baring herself to people, Lola’s instinctive comfort around Oliver nearly seems too good to be true. So why ruin a good thing?
Even as geek girls fawn over him, Oliver can’t get his mind off what he didn’t do with Lola when he had the chance. He knows what he wants with her now ... and it’s far outside the friend zone. When Lola’s graphic novel starts getting national acclaim—and is then fast-tracked for a major motion picture—Oliver steps up to be there for her whenever she needs him. After all, she’s not the kind of girl who likes all that attention, but maybe she’s the kind who’ll eventually like him.
Sometimes seeing what’s right in front of us takes a great leap of faith. And sometimes a dark wild night in Vegas isn’t just the end of a day, but the beginning of a bright new life...
What are you waiting on Wednesday? 
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Sofia T.

TOP TEN TUESDAY #46 Ten Characters You Just Didn't Click With

Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 12:54 PM
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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week a new Top Ten list topic is posted and book bloggers fill in their own choices. 

This Week's Topics is:

Ten Characters You Just Didn't Click With

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1. Georgina from 
Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1)


2. Luce from
Fallen (Fallen #1)


3. Ethan from 
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles #1)


4. Zoey from 


5. Judith from 


6. Ashton from 
The Vincent Boys (The Vincent Boys #1)


7. Abby from 
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)


8. Nan from 
Fallen Too Far (Rosemary Beach #1)


9. Beth from 


That's it for me! 9 out of 10! 

Just because I didn't like these characters doesn't mean that I didn't like the books. I actually love most of these books!

What are the ten characters you didn't click with?
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Sofia T.

Review & Excerpt Tour: Dragon King (Dark Kings #6.25) by Donna Grant

Posted on Monday, August 31, 2015 1:34 PM
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A Woman on a Mission

Grace Clark has always done things safe. She's never colored outside of the law, but she has a book due and has found the perfect spot to break through her writer's block. Or so she thinks. Right up until Arian suddenly appears and tries to force her away from the mountain. Unaware of the war she just stumbled into, Grace doesn't just discover the perfect place to write, she finds Arian—the most gorgeous, enticing, mysterious man she's ever met.

A King with a Purpose

Arian is a Dragon King who has slept away centuries in his cave. Recently woken, he's about to leave his mountain to join his brethren in a war when he's alerted that someone has crossed onto Dreagan. He's ready to fight . . . until he sees the woman. She's innocent and mortal—and she sets his blood aflame. He recognizes the danger approaching her just as the dragon within him demands he claim her for his own...
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Review:

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m obsessed with the 1001 Dark Nights series. Each book tells a unique story that adds to the theme. Dragon king by Donna Grant is part of both the 1001 Dark night series but it’s also part of the Dark Kings series.

Grace Clark is way beyond her deadline to finish her book and she hasn’t even begun writing it. Travelling all the way to Scotland is supposed to break her writer’s block. Surrounded by the quietness and the breathtaking view f the Scottish mountains, Grace begin to write until a storm begins. Terrified of thunders, Grace is forced to seek a safe place and ends up entering a cave, Arian’s cave.

Arian is a Dragon King who just woke up from a thousand years old sleep. When he finds Grace in his cave he first assumes that she must be with the enemy but if she’s with them then how did she find his cave? All his questions are answered when Grace discovers she’s not alone in the little pretty cave and the man she’s with isn’t a normal human.

Dragon king was incredible. Grace and Arian were amazing characters. Their story was a short one but their relationship wasn’t rushed. I wish we could get more of them. 

Filled with action, romance and suspense Dragon King is bound to captivate you.

I highly recommend it!

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review*

Excerpt:

“It’s just a storm, lass,” he whispered near her ear. 

“It’s never just a storm.” 

There was something in her words that caught his attention. Not too much the words themselves, but the depth of emotion in them. 

Arian turned her to face him and looked into her deep blue eyes. He needed to take her mind off the storm, because he had no intention of stopping it. As long as it rained she would remain with him. 

Once he had his fill of listening to her sweet voice and watching her feelings cross her face, then he would stop the rain. 

“Bad things happen in weather like this,” she said. 

Arian smoothed back her hair from her face. “No’ all bad, surely.” 

“My mother left us in a storm. My father died while a storm howled. I walked into a mountain with a Dragon King who is in the middle of a war with Dark Fae.” 

He was going to reassure her that all would be fine, but he couldn’t find the words. The knowledge that so much pain was associated with storms made him question using his power to keep her with him. 

But perhaps there was a way he could help her. 

“Rain waters the earth, giving life to plants and flowers that are food for animals. The thunder and lightning are displays of the beauty and fierceness of nature,” he said, hoping he could get her to accept his words and erase her fear. 

Her body was pressed so enticingly against him. The feel of her breasts made his cock twitch. He looked down at her lips to find them parted slightly. Damn, but he wanted to taste them. 

He couldn’t breathe. The weight of the need, of the overwhelming desire felt like he was being pulled under. As if he were drowning, and Grace was the only thing that could save him. 

The beat of her pulse at her throat was erratic and her chest rose and fell rapidly. 

She felt it too. 

Arian lifted his gaze to her face to find her eyes heavy-lidded as she watched him. He searched those amazing eyes of hers as he sank, tumbled into the navy depths. 

He leaned his head forward until their breaths mingled. Her fingers tightened on his arms. Arian could stand it no more. He put his lips against hers. 

She sucked in a quick breath. Arian moved his lips over hers, learning the feel of them before he touched his tongue to them, tracing them. 

Grace leaned against him. He wound his arms around her, holding her firmly. A low moan filled him when her tongue touched his. 

He was about to explode. Inside was a hunger he could never remember having before, a yearning to claim her right then that shocked and excited him. 

The kiss deepened, their tongues intertwining seductively, sensually. Her lips were soft, her taste decadent. He slid a hand into her hair and held her head as their passion grew rapidly. 

The soft kiss was turning as untamed as the craving inside him, and the more she responded, the more the flames grew. Her soft moans were driving him wild, but it was the way she breathed that made him burn. 

 About The Author:

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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