false 5 129 126 true 5738247 read 1 true 1777922 currently-reading 1 true 1777921 to-read 1 true 5595163 didn-t-finish 37 false 1814062 children-s-books http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79078966 to: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole
Mariketa is a twenty-three year old witch competing in the Hie, a contest that immortals hold every two-hundred and fifty years. Bowen is a Lykae (werewolf) competing in the same contest. This book runs somewhat parallel to the previous book in this series No Rest for the Wicked. In that book, Kaderin, a Valkyrie, is competing in the same Hie with Sebastian Wroth, a vampire, as her main competition. Mariketa is a fierce competitor, but she has little control over her magic, plus she is disadvantaged by still being mortal going up against competitors who are all immortal and will heal from most mishaps. Bowen finds himself drawn to her, but he knows that she cannot possibly be his mate, since he lost his only mate nearly two hundred years ago. He strongly suspects that she has cast a spell on him to make him want her. He shuts her in a tomb with other immortals during the contest, fully expecting that she will be able to free herself. He is defeated in the final contest of the competition by Sebastian Wroth, and spends weeks trapped in fire caverns, growing ever weaker due to a spell that Mariketa cast on him as he closed her in the tomb, making him unable to heal from his wounds. If Mariketa is trapped in a tomb and Bowen is trapped in fire caverns, how will they ever work out their differences? Read this episode to find out. I did not feel as close to these characters as I have to others in the series. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79078840 Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) (partial draft) by Stephenie Meyer
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43390818 to: Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer
In this last of the Twilight saga, Bella Swan finally marries Edward and they set out on their honeymoon. From there to the end of the book, it is a roller coaster ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen next. This series is so compelling that I felt almost like a drug addict while reading it - always impatient for my next Twilight "fix". At one point, while reading Breaking Dawn, I was literally trembling with suspense. While I certainly would not place this series in an elementary library, I can see why they would be very popular among older students and even adults. Now that I have finished the series, I plan to go back and reread, since I read so rapidly that I am sure to have missed something. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77793467 to: No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #3) by Kresley Cole
Kaderin is on a mission to destroy yet another vampire, when she suddenly finds herself unable to make the killing stroke with her sword. Sebastian Wroth has been wishing for death for three hundred years until this moment - it seems that Kaderin is his Bride. He feels his heart beat for the first time since he was turned against his will. But Kaderin lives to kill vampires since the vampire horde killed her two sisters. How can she possibly be feeling an attraction to one of the race that murdered her family? How can she be feeling anything? After her sisters' deaths, Kaderin prayed for relief from the pain of their loss and received the blessing of having no feelings of any kind. Now suddenly, she is feeling again! How can these two possibly work out their differences? Read this romantic thriller to find out. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77793589 to: Covet (Fallen Angels Series #1) by J.R. Ward
This story takes place in the same location as the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, Caldwell, New York. Marie_Terese Boudreau is working in The Iron Mask, the club that replaced the Reverend's club, that is owned and operated by Trez Latimer. She is deeply shamed by the job she must do to repay the debts she owes, but her young son makes it all worthwhile. Jim Heron is a construction worker, who isn't interested in becoming involved with anything or anyone, but who finds that life has other plans for him. Vin DiPietro is a wealthy contractor who has everything anyone could want and is about to become engaged to his gorgeous girlfriend, Devina. Adrian and Eddie are Jim's co-workers and drinking buddies - at least that is what Jim thinks. This story has many twists and turns, and you certainly won't expect what happens in the end. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41904296 to: Twilight (Twilight, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
OK, I didn't think I would like this, because I am not really into vampires, but halfway through the book, I got online and reserved the next three from the library. I finished the book on Friday and went to the movie today, after which I visited the book store and bought the books for myself - can't wait for my turn on the reserve list and I already want to reread the first one. It was a very interesting take on vampires, with much less violence than you might think and a very engrossing romantic story. The movie was a bit more violent, but nothing too graphic and I really enjoyed the actors chosen for the main characters. I wouldn't put this book in an elementary library, but for high school and up I think it would be very popular. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42740064 to: New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer
If it tells you how good this series is, I have already finished Eclipse, the 3rd book, before I could bring myself to stop long enough to write about New Moon. I am not sure what is so addictive about this series, but sometimes I feel like I forget to breath when I am reading them. I will write more about New Moon, but I plan to finish Breaking Dawn and then start the series over again to catch what I missed while reading to find out what was going to happen. I even find myself thinking about these books when I am at work, which doesn't usually happen, since I love my job. To be continued.....

I have now read the entire series 4 times in a row. I feel a bit like a drug addict. New Moon starts with Bella celebrating her eighteenth birthday with Edward and his family with disastrous consequences. In New Moon, we learn more about Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe and then have a terrifying visit with the Volturi in Italy. Stephenie Meyer continues to spin a fascinating story. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43390601 to: Eclipse (Twilight, #3) by Stephenie Meyer
Finished, but too busy reading Breaking Dawn to write about it. To be continued.....

In Eclipse, Bella faces the task of balancing her love for Edward, a vampire, with her affection for Jacob, a werewolf. At the same time, she faces the ever-increasing fear of an attack by Victoria and the mysterious news of what appears to be an army of newborn vampires terrorizing Seattle. Once again, Stephenie Meyer is a masterful storyteller, keeping the reader on tenterhooks. The romance of Bella and Edward remains central to the story. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77435885 to: A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2) by Kresley Cole
Lachlain has been imprisoned in the catacombs beneath Paris for one hundred and fifty years, having the flesh burned from his body each time his immortality regenerates it. He is pulled from this torture by the scent of his one true mate on the streets of Paris and he is able to free himself to go in search of her. Lachlain is king of the Lykae (werewolves) and is appalled to find that the scent he followed led him to Emmaline, a vampire. As he convinces her to help him return to his home in Scotland, he realizes there is something different about Emmaline. He begins to doubt that she is truly his life mate. Emmaline just wants to get away from him and return to her aunts in New Orleans, but she is becoming weaker from not having fed in several days. Read this story to find out if these two can get past their differences. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77437137 to: Playing Easy to Get (Includes: Immortals After Dark, #1; Vikings Underground, #3; and B.A.D. #5) by Kresley Cole
I bought this book because it has the beginning of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series as one of the three stories. The first story in the book, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, is a good basic romance, with no immortals involved. The second story, by Jaid Black, is a story of a race of Vikings who live beneath the earth, with bride-hunters who go above ground to steal eligible women to bring below and marry the Vikings and provide them with children. This one was interesting, with the Vikings seeming to have some immortality to them. I may read more of Jaid Black's work later on. The third story involves vampires and Valkyrie and how one of each came together after nearly destroying one another. This one left me wanting more and I continue on to A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. ]]>