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Jul 29, 2015 04:54PM
I read the Vampire Empire Series by Clay & Susan Griffith and loved it. Have you read it?
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I haven't read anything by Clay and Susan Griffith before I plan to check out the Vampire Empire sometime soon.
Shelf #3 ~ 29 July: Happy Birthday!Read a book: published in 2015 (any month)
I will read
Rosina I can't wait to see how you like wicked ride.
Delitealex wrote: "Rosina I can't wait to see how you like wicked ride."I think that will be the next book I read. I have been reading a very intense child murder mystery and need to get back to something not so intense.
I'm going to read
for the Happy Birthday shelf.
for the Happy Birthday shelf.
Preethi have you read any of sm reines other series I've been planning to read one for awhile but haven't got around to it yet.
Delitealex wrote: "Preethi have you read any of sm reines other series I've been planning to read one for awhile but haven't got around to it yet."
I've just read
, which is book 1 of the Ascension series. I didn't read book 2, as I realized that Ascension series happens after her Descent series, which should be read before these.
In fact almost all of SM Reine's series are interconnected and contains spoilers for the other series.
So, the reading order would be
1.Seasons of the Moon series, Preternatural Affairs series
2.Descent Series
3.Ascension series
4.War of the Alphas series, Tarot Witches series.
I am enjoying her Preternatural Affairs series though. Cesar Hawke is such an interesting hero!
I've just read
, which is book 1 of the Ascension series. I didn't read book 2, as I realized that Ascension series happens after her Descent series, which should be read before these.In fact almost all of SM Reine's series are interconnected and contains spoilers for the other series.
So, the reading order would be
1.Seasons of the Moon series, Preternatural Affairs series
2.Descent Series
3.Ascension series
4.War of the Alphas series, Tarot Witches series.
I am enjoying her Preternatural Affairs series though. Cesar Hawke is such an interesting hero!
Shelf #2: A Bloody Mess
Book: Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Date Finished: July 29
Rating: 5 stars
REVIEW:
I loved Hell & High Water a lot. So I was very scared to read this book, to be honest. I hoped I would not be disappointed. I didn't know why I even worried. This is Charlie Cochet's book after all! This book was as awesome as its predecessor!
From the blurb:
This particular line had me panicking. I kept waiting for some unbearable misunderstandings between them, some sort of angst, cheating, betraying, fight... something drastic. I kept waiting and waiting... It never came. At least, it was not as drastic as I feared it would be.
Apparently, I missed one important factor- Agent Dexter J.Daley. Dex is very faithful, loyal, smart, funny, emotional and knows exactly what silly antics to do to relieve people's stress. He uses humour both as a weapon to lighten the atmosphere, and as a shield, to prevent the world from seeing that he was hurt. He is a good friend, a wonderful brother, and patient lover. Sigh! I'm Team Dex all the way!
I loved the scene where Dex saves Calvin and Hobbs from being caught!
And you've just got to appreciate the Dexisms. Here are some examples of those:
"..Dex had seen some pretty stupid shit in his time, but this one was right up there with the guy who tried to steal his patrol car with him in it back when he'd been an HPF rookie..."
Ha Ha Ha.
"Ash was so deep in the closet, he was taking Aslan's place in Narnia."
This is one of the best metaphors I've ever read till date!
I also see a lot of potential for possible couples - Cael & Ash, Calvin & Hobbes, Hudson & Seb...
The story was also pretty interesting, but it was the world-building and the characters which blew me away... Or blew me strongly into Team Dex.
I can say a lot about this book and this series, but I think it would suffice to say, I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! A LOT!!!
Book: Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Date Finished: July 29
Rating: 5 stars
REVIEW:
I loved Hell & High Water a lot. So I was very scared to read this book, to be honest. I hoped I would not be disappointed. I didn't know why I even worried. This is Charlie Cochet's book after all! This book was as awesome as its predecessor!
From the blurb:
"...causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie,..."
This particular line had me panicking. I kept waiting for some unbearable misunderstandings between them, some sort of angst, cheating, betraying, fight... something drastic. I kept waiting and waiting... It never came. At least, it was not as drastic as I feared it would be.
Apparently, I missed one important factor- Agent Dexter J.Daley. Dex is very faithful, loyal, smart, funny, emotional and knows exactly what silly antics to do to relieve people's stress. He uses humour both as a weapon to lighten the atmosphere, and as a shield, to prevent the world from seeing that he was hurt. He is a good friend, a wonderful brother, and patient lover. Sigh! I'm Team Dex all the way!
I loved the scene where Dex saves Calvin and Hobbs from being caught!
And you've just got to appreciate the Dexisms. Here are some examples of those:
"..Dex had seen some pretty stupid shit in his time, but this one was right up there with the guy who tried to steal his patrol car with him in it back when he'd been an HPF rookie..."
Ha Ha Ha.
"Ash was so deep in the closet, he was taking Aslan's place in Narnia."
This is one of the best metaphors I've ever read till date!
I also see a lot of potential for possible couples - Cael & Ash, Calvin & Hobbes, Hudson & Seb...
The story was also pretty interesting, but it was the world-building and the characters which blew me away... Or blew me strongly into Team Dex.
I can say a lot about this book and this series, but I think it would suffice to say, I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! A LOT!!!
Changed my Happy Birthday shelf pick to
Shelf #3 Happy Birthday
Title:The Crawling Darkness
Date read: August 2
Rating: 4 stars
Review
Ellie is a paranormal investigator with a traumatic past. She works very hard to help families feel safe in their homes. I loved this book Ellie and her apprentice Stacey are starting to have a closer friendship. I enjoyed Michael and Melissa and hope to see more of them. I liked how the investigation wrapped up. I'm definitely continuing with the series as of right now there is only four books.
Yay!!!
didn't read as much as I had planned for yesterday. I am hooked on this world. having a real struggle of putting the book down and going to work.
I will have my book finished on my lunch break. I'm glad to be done with it. It was annoying. :(
I'm ready to see the new shelf. Sunshine sorry to hear you are not enjoying your book.
Shelf #3 ~ 29 July: Happy Birthday!
by Jack Parker Finished: 8/4/15
Rating: ★★
I was disappointed in this book. I wasn't expecting it to be YA. That just brought the teenage drama/love triangles I get annoyed at reading. Really... Matthew likes Lianna, who likes Chase, who likes Mason, who likes Trent, who likes Eve. Ugh!
Even besides the YA, which is a personal preference of uninterest, there was so much wrong with the story. When the lights are out in the house, it is so dark that Eve can't see the person behind Trent, but they saw Matthew's eyes open when they woke him up? All the downstairs glass windows and doors are made of bulletproof glass you can't break but Eve smashed through just because she was in panic mode? The prologue sets the story up as a serial killer who is killing to recreate the rush, but to me, I found the killer(s) to be more deranged then thrill-seeking.
Delitealex wrote: "I'm ready to see the new shelf. Sunshine sorry to hear you are not enjoying your book."
My bad. Having to look for a 2015 threw me off. LOL. I went for the first $.99 book that sounded interesting. :)
Sorry you didn't like it Sunshine, but you need to add your rating to your review :)
Shelf #3: Happy Birthday
Book: Ashes and Arsenic by S.M. Reine
Date Finished: Aug 1st
Rating: 4 stars
RATING:
I enjoyed this book. I'm so glad we're back to Cesar's POV in this book.
With Fritz Friederling, Cesar's boss away temporarily, Cesar is temporarily put as the head of the Magical Violations Department. He wants to sit back, relax, and take it easy. So he chooses what he hopes will be a simple, straight-forward job- a bank robbery.
Being Cesar, things start to go wrong almost immediately, of course! His brother Domingo seems to be the one who robbed the bank. Add in a coven fight to the mix and sudden rituals throughout Los Angeles where people end up being dead. Even more frustratingly for poor Cesar, Suzy and Aniruddha(really?) have being dating for almost six months without him being the wiser. All-in-all, it's non stop action for Cesar in this book.
I loved Cesar's grandfather. And why does Suzy and Aniruddha dating all of a sudden seem very fishy?
After the disappointment that was the previous book, I'm so glad this book is back in action. I can't wait for the next book to be released!
Book: Ashes and Arsenic by S.M. Reine
Date Finished: Aug 1st
Rating: 4 stars
RATING:
I enjoyed this book. I'm so glad we're back to Cesar's POV in this book.
With Fritz Friederling, Cesar's boss away temporarily, Cesar is temporarily put as the head of the Magical Violations Department. He wants to sit back, relax, and take it easy. So he chooses what he hopes will be a simple, straight-forward job- a bank robbery.
Being Cesar, things start to go wrong almost immediately, of course! His brother Domingo seems to be the one who robbed the bank. Add in a coven fight to the mix and sudden rituals throughout Los Angeles where people end up being dead. Even more frustratingly for poor Cesar, Suzy and Aniruddha(really?) have being dating for almost six months without him being the wiser. All-in-all, it's non stop action for Cesar in this book.
I loved Cesar's grandfather. And why does Suzy and Aniruddha dating all of a sudden seem very fishy?
After the disappointment that was the previous book, I'm so glad this book is back in action. I can't wait for the next book to be released!
Sandra wrote: "Sorry you didn't like it Sunshine, but you need to add your rating to your review :)"Oops! Just fixed it.
We are doing pretty well almost ready for 2 more stamps. I can't wait to see the new shelf.
Shelf #4 ~ 4 Aug: Series Catch-upRead a book: in a series you've already started ~ book #2+
I will read
(The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)
I'm going to read
for this shelf! So glad this shelf fits this books. Now for some quality Kate and Curran time:) Woot! Woot!
for this shelf! So glad this shelf fits this books. Now for some quality Kate and Curran time:) Woot! Woot!
Preethi wrote: "Delitealex wrote: "Preethi have you read any of sm reines other series I've been planning to read one for awhile but haven't got around to it yet."I've just read [bookcover:Sacrificed in Shadow|1..."
I was thinking of starting with the Descent Series I wasn't aware of her books being connected. I might just read the first books of Descent Seasons of the Moon And Preternatural Affairs and go from there.
Shelf #2 ~ 22 July: A Bloody Mess
Finished August 7/15
5 STARS
Review: OMGosh. Awesome. Nalini certainly has an awesome start to a new series (to me). Loved it. The girl can write some steamy shower scenes. I was so wrapped up in this story. I love the world. The good with the bad of the vampires and the angels. Sandra I will need to read another in the series to see if it bumps psy-changling. I loved the gritty and gruesome scenes and the angel love yumm.
CONGRATULATIONS, 1-4 the Win!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'a bloody mess'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on the stamp 1-4 the Win!
Shelf #4: Series Catch-Up
Book: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
Date Finished: Aug 10th
Rating: 5 stars
RATING:
SPOILER WARNING: DON'T OPEN THE SPOILER TAG IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK ALREADY! I MEAN IT! DON'T!
Ilona Andrews duo never disappoint. This book was everything one could hope for in a Kate Daniels book- some Kate-snark, humor, different monsters and creepy villains, family time, adventure... you have it all here.
This book takes Kate and Curran in a new direction- no longer the Beast Lord and Consort. They are more focused on their family and settling down in their new house. Julie is growing pretty well as a character. She is growing up into a mini-Kate! It is also pretty awesome to see Curran the person rather than Curran the Beast Lord. There were some spectacular moments in this story(view spoiler)
While this story is on itself well developed, it did still feel like it was building upto the future books. There are many loose ends here (view spoiler) While that ending (view spoiler) was a total cliffhanger, what intrigued me about this book was Kate's musing toward the end.
"Sometimes, when the power of one's enemy is very vast, all one can try to do is to contain it."
This sentence opens up interesting ideas towards how Kate might end up facing Roland.
While, I was not as 'wowed' by this book as some of the other books in this series, this book was pretty great too! As always, I can't wait for the next book.
Book: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
Date Finished: Aug 10th
Rating: 5 stars
RATING:
SPOILER WARNING: DON'T OPEN THE SPOILER TAG IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK ALREADY! I MEAN IT! DON'T!
Ilona Andrews duo never disappoint. This book was everything one could hope for in a Kate Daniels book- some Kate-snark, humor, different monsters and creepy villains, family time, adventure... you have it all here.
This book takes Kate and Curran in a new direction- no longer the Beast Lord and Consort. They are more focused on their family and settling down in their new house. Julie is growing pretty well as a character. She is growing up into a mini-Kate! It is also pretty awesome to see Curran the person rather than Curran the Beast Lord. There were some spectacular moments in this story(view spoiler)
While this story is on itself well developed, it did still feel like it was building upto the future books. There are many loose ends here (view spoiler) While that ending (view spoiler) was a total cliffhanger, what intrigued me about this book was Kate's musing toward the end.
"Sometimes, when the power of one's enemy is very vast, all one can try to do is to contain it."
This sentence opens up interesting ideas towards how Kate might end up facing Roland.
While, I was not as 'wowed' by this book as some of the other books in this series, this book was pretty great too! As always, I can't wait for the next book.
I haven't read this series yet but it looks really popular. One of those I just need to dive in and not wait for an excuse to read. :)
Sunshine wrote: "I haven't read this series yet but it looks really popular. One of those I just need to dive in and not wait for an excuse to read. :)"
Kate Daniels is one of my favorite series ever. The first two are a bit heavy on the world building, but the series is pretty awesome. Do read it soon.
Kate Daniels is one of my favorite series ever. The first two are a bit heavy on the world building, but the series is pretty awesome. Do read it soon.
Great review Preethi!
It's a great read Rosina, hope you enjoy it!
Sandra wrote: "It's a great read Rosina, hope you enjoy it!"looks like I keep picking ones you really like...and for me that's a good sign!!!
For Demons, I'm going to read
I've been having this book in my TBR for so long!
Sandra wrote: "Great review Preethi!"
Thanks Sandra:)
I've been having this book in my TBR for so long!Sandra wrote: "Great review Preethi!"
Thanks Sandra:)
Preethi wrote: "For Demons, I'm going to read I've been having this book in my TBR for so long!"
Make sure you have a fan nearby its gonna get hot and steamy....enjoy.
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