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Nine Lives (Highland Home #5)

by Shari Richardson (Goodreads Author)

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Paperback, 138 pages

Published August 23rd 2012 by Createspace

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Oct 01, 2012 Rachael Woohoo rated it 4 of 5 stars

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*Please excuse the formatting issues*

*Disclosure: I actually have only read the first, third, and fifth book of the series, the fifth being Nine Lives. I realize I skipped some parts of the story as well as finding some spoilers I was supposed to cover before. Even though I understood the context of the story, I still recommend a reader to read all four books before reading Nine Lives. This review will cover my thoughts and opinions...more To see more of my reviews, check out my blog @ Moosubi Reviews!

*Please excuse the formatting issues*

*Disclosure: I actually have only read the first, third, and fifth book of the series, the fifth being Nine Lives. I realize I skipped some parts of the story as well as finding some spoilers I was supposed to cover before. Even though I understood the context of the story, I still recommend a reader to read all four books before reading Nine Lives. This review will cover my thoughts and opinions on the fifth book, Nine Lives.*

Frankly, I didn’t enjoy the first book as much as I enjoyed Nine Lives. There were various issues in there that personally I didn’t particularly enjoy, but they were either not mentioned or a big factor of my reading experience of this book, so I definitely enjoyed this installment much more. There was a lot more action, less romance (good for me!), and an ending that actually made me a bit sad. However, I would not recommend for a reader to skip the first four books in the series, since there is some background context I grasped from the first books.

One of the biggest factors in this book was the fact that “insta-love” wasn’t as omnipresent in this book. At this point, Kerry & Xavier’s relationship had already progressed enough to “true love”, although there are struggles that made this book less focused on romance. Kerry especially suffers a lot, and I empathized with her for quite a bit, but also admired her for not completely breaking down for the whole novel. The relationships and friendships within Kerry’s friends, families, and acquaintances were more focused on, and I was quite attached to some of the characters. I felt that in this book, the author was able to influence my emotions the way she wanted them, compared to the first novel where I didn’t empathize with Mairin as much. There were times where I seriously wanted to rip the head off of some of the characters, since I was so frustrated at them! I’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing, since this reaction is probably what it’s meant to be.

(On a side note, there is a pretty cute and romantic scene in the beginning which, as a teenager, I guiltily admit that I enjoyed. It was cutesy, maybe vomit-in-mouth cutesy, but it’s definitely a treat for romance fans!)

I also liked the hierarchy and world that the author created. The concept of the maker and child, as well as “the pride”, were-animals, and angels had an interesting take on the supernatural world. This is a factor that may be a bit confusing if a reader has not read the previous books, since there are characters from there that have special positions. Still, I feel like once explored, this world is actually quite intriguing.

And the ending.

(And Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki - woohoo!)

I don’t want to give too much away, but that’s what I looked like o___o The ending was pretty quick and full of action, but definitely eventful and full of emotion.

Just. Whoa. *faints* (less)

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Sep 30, 2012 Peter Jerry rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Nine Lives: The fifth Highland Home Novel by Shari Richardson; Astral Plane Publishing.

Three Out of Five (Worth Reading)

Richardson creates a world in the East Hamptons filled with vampires, weres of all kinds (panthers, wolves, bears, etc.), angels, and humans. The main character, Kerry Cote, is trapped in this supernatural chaos, her sister turned into a vampire, her mother’s partner is an angel, and h...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Jessica(WonderlandReviews) rated it 4 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this book. I hadn't read any of he books in the series beforehand so Picking up the fifth book in a series and being confused was to be expected. Thankfully it wasn't to hard to catch up with what was going on, that being said I would not recommend it ad a stand alone boom, mainly because the character descriptions were not repeated in the fifth book so what I saw in my minds eye is probably not what the author had in mind, it also made it difficult to connect with the charact...more I absolutely loved this book. I hadn't read any of he books in the series beforehand so Picking up the fifth book in a series and being confused was to be expected. Thankfully it wasn't to hard to catch up with what was going on, that being said I would not recommend it ad a stand alone boom, mainly because the character descriptions were not repeated in the fifth book so what I saw in my minds eye is probably not what the author had in mind, it also made it difficult to connect with the characters on a personal level.

One thing I found myself repeating as I read this book was that I wished things would have been drawn out more. There was so much packed into this book that most of the time I was wishing that more effort and description was put into the character's/events that were important in the book.

Another thing that really bothered me about the boom wad the relationship between Kerry and xavier, from what I gathered they had been dating for awhile and engaged her sisters wedding reception. Kerry agrees to marry him and then proceeds to gift him with her virginity. Well enter Meg a fifty who ends up controlling xavier, forcing him to get jealous out of nowhere and treat Kerry abysmally which leads to their break up and him not speaking to her. Then Kerry is pregnant and all of a sudden a slut because she should never have been able to get pregnant by Jim so he denied the child and proceeds to knock up another girl and then it is "my bad looks like I cam get a girl pregnant." I guess my biggest problem with the situation wad how Kerry forgave him so easily and acted like everything was ok so quickly. Perhaps it was the fact that she was more angel then human because I know if I had been in her situation, especially pregnant and all hormonal, it would have taken me some time to be as forgiving and sweet as she was.

I am not going to lie, towards the end it started to take on a "Breaking Dawn, ( twilight book 4) feel to it.

I will say this though, the author created some of the sweetest sentences of love (as quoted below) I have come across in a while. And I absolutely ADORED the ending to this book, it is not one you see coming and as I read the last page it left me hungry for more and am wanting to applaud a masterfully twist brought to a close.

After reading this book I have bought the first one and intend on reading the entire series so I am caught up and I urge you to do so as well.

Memorable Quotes:

1. "My heart, my love, my only sun," He whispered. " I'm sorry I was not strong enough."
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Sep 12, 2012 Cierra (The Book Lover's Report) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I liked the beginning, wanted to hit someone in the middle, and wanted to kill everybody and shout out my hate for the world at the end.

In the beginning, Kerry is at her sister's wedding and when she feels the love between Mathias and Mairin, it reminds her of how she and Xavier feel about each other. After she catches Mairin's bouquet, she gives Xavier a sort of wink, wink, hint, hint, and he asks her to marry him ( for t...more **From the Book Lover's Report: http://thebookloversreport.blogspot.com **

I liked the beginning, wanted to hit someone in the middle, and wanted to kill everybody and shout out my hate for the world at the end.

In the beginning, Kerry is at her sister's wedding and when she feels the love between Mathias and Mairin, it reminds her of how she and Xavier feel about each other. After she catches Mairin's bouquet, she gives Xavier a sort of wink, wink, hint, hint, and he asks her to marry him ( for the third time), but she says yes this time around. They go on a walk and copulate their love.

In comes Meg, from Xavier's not so distant past, saying that he had promised her that he would love and marry her forever. It also turns out that she has some sort of 'super power' where she can make people feel jealousy. Her parents and her want to have a sort of alliance with Xavier and his werepanthers, so she uses that jealousy to separate Xavier and Kerry, and it works. Now, Kerry and Xavier must figure out if they can work through Meg putting Xavier in blinding jealous over Kerry.

Then, a bit later, Kerry finds out that she's pregnant with Xavier's child. Since werepanthers can't usually have kids, Kerry knows that this will fuel the fire to Xavier thinking that she's been sleeping with other people.

So, as I said before, I really did like the beginning. BUT this book went in kind of a fast past, so I finished it pretty quickly. In the middle, when Meg has successfully separated Xavier and Kerry, I was all like 'HOW could you, Xavier????' I mean, it seemed like their live was all unconditional... but, I guess not. Then in the end... I shall not give the ending away, but I almost absolutely hated it. It was like one of those cliffhangers, where there will most likely not be another book to settle it all. This made me ssooo angry. I mean, come on? Really? Did that really need to happen. It felt it a bit Twilight -esque to me, but that is only my opinion. I'm not the only one with an opinion, and after reading some other reviews, people may think that the ending is tied in a nice, neat, and big bow.

So, I really gave this book a 3.5 (What's up with all of my 3.5s lately?) because I didn't really like the fast pace (I thought that more descriptions could've been great), and I did not like how the ending went (I usually low-score with cliffhangers).(less)

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Sep 09, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

*Disclosure of Material Connection: I am a member of Reading Addiction Blog Tours and a copy of this book was provided to me by the author. Although payment may have been received by Reading Addiction Blog Tours, no payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, publisher, publicist, or readers of this review. This disclosure is in accord...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars

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OMG! I was not expecting THAT kind of an ending - this book was so much fun to read.. up until the ending!

The beginning of this series was hard for me to read. I have never been a big fan of books that had too many supernatural creatures mixed into on book.
Between Vampires, Werepanthers, Demigods, Angels, and Demons. Throw in Cain and Gigi (aka Mother Earth) and I was ready to put it all down.
But after I read the first 2 books, I just couldn't stop there. Getting to know Mathias, and Xavier,...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Mary Grace rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow I just devoured this book. I wasn’t expecting it to be this good and now I am regretting not having read books 1-4 but as soon as I finish writing this review I need to read Mourning Sun immediately. Though Nine Lives is the 5th in the series, it can be read as a stand alone. Didn’t have any issues reading it although I would have enjoyed it more if I read it from its original order. I do have the books, I just hadn’t had the time to read it in order. I am babbling again, sorry guys okay now...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Lynelle Clark rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Of all the books in this series this one really held me until the very end. Gripping plot that did not edge on boredom. The story finally came to its own. Strong characters in Kerry and Mairin. Even with Xavier the man that had to fight to keep his sanity growing some back bone at the end. The one character that irate me the most was Loraine since book 1. I hope she disappear altogether. A sorry excuse for any mothers. But then it worked to build the story. Even Tawnya stepped up in her roll as...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Wow, I only wished I had read the series from the beginning! Ms. Richardson pens "Nine Lives" with emotion, passion and heartache. A well written plot with strong believable characters that hooks you from the beginning. It was an ending I didn't expect at all and truly hope there is more to this series. Highly recommended for all paranormal readers.

This review is based on a complimentary copy which was provided for an honest review.

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Oct 20, 2012 Lisa Cox rated it 5 of 5 stars

I received all 5 books in the series for winning a contest on a book blog.
I read all 5 books in one night as I couldn't put them down!
If you're a fan of vampires, shifters... heck, paranormal in itself, I
recommend this book (series).
The characters were well written. The story grabbed you from the start and kept you involved and entertained.
Yes, I would recommend reading them in order as it's hard to follow otherwise.
This is the fifth book in the Highland Home series. I really hope the author c...more

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Shari Richardson holds a master's degree in English Education and has spent much of her life teaching students the joy of reading and writing. Her love of writing began when she was in elementary school and has carried through her entire adult life. Shari lives in Pennsylvania with her two Chihuahuas.

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