Taking Chances Review

Book Review Feb. 10th

Taking Chances 

Taking Chances by: Molly McAdams

★★★★ 4 Stars

There are so many mixed reviews for this book I'm not even going to include a blurb. This is my third time reading this book and I swear even though it breaks my heart and makes me leak like a damn, I love it even more each time.

In many ways, Taking Chances is a mixture of many other Mature Ya books out there. But none of them have Chase and Brandon in them.

Point of Retreat Review

Book Review

Point of Retreat Review Feb. 9th

Point of Retreat by: Colleen Hoover

★★★★★ 5 Stars

 Sypnosis:  Hardships and heartache brought them together…now it will tear them apart.

Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will’s past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop ‘carving pumpkins.’

I could gush over how amazing this book was in a million different ways. Point of Retreat started with a bang and ended with one too. Where Slammed was emotional, Point of Retreat was life-altering and heartbreaking. I was honestly scared to start this book considering how well Slammed ended. I was afraid the plot would only thicken with dramatic events that would piss me off. Luckily, this was not the case. 

CCROTW #1

Cozy Couch Read of the Week

Thanks to this massive blizzard that dropped over 2 feet of snow because I was able to make a dent in my to-read list.

Which brings me to the 1st Cozy Couch Read of the Week

Considering I read so many series books part 2, I don't feel they should be put on the list without book 1, this weeks CCROTW is:

Taking Chances by: Molly McAdams

 

If you've read this or plan to read this let me warn you: it will break your heart. And put it back together at the same time. Taking Chances is Beautiful Disaster with more emotion and drama if at all possible. It takes the fighting to another limit, relationship drama worthy of Jerry Springer and two smokin hott guys that will leave you with a sense of loss over their fictionality.

Review to Come..

Sea of Tranquility Reveiw

Book Review

The Sea of Tranquility  Feb. 9th  

by: Katja Millay

★★★★ 4 Stars

         

Blurb: Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.

Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.

Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.

*ARC Provided by NetGalley for an honest Review*

Intense. Sea of Tranquility is an intense, emotional ride that will leave you guessing and in as much pain as the characters. It seems like all these characters do is suffer and most of their suffering is self-inflicted after each deals with tragedy.

Onyx Review

Book Review

 Feb. 7th

Onyx by: Jennifer Armentrout

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Blurb:  Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.
But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?
 

As if the series couldn't get any better Onyx blew me away. (Onyx is book two in the Lux Series). Unlike Obsidian, which now feels like the Intro book, I was sucked into the alien life and the electric sexual tension between Daemon and his 'Kitten.'

Edge of Never Sequel

J.A. Redmerski Confirms Sequel on the Horizon

What more can I say but yah!!!! I completely loved The Edge of Never and now that I know there is going to be a part two (whether it be a prequel, sequal or spin-off) I can't stop bouncing up and down.

"Yes, there will be either a sequel, prequel or spin-off, but I can’t confirm which just yet. We are waiting on the official cover for that book to be finalized and then it will be announced."- J.A. Redmerski

The Edge of Never, was an emotional roller-coaster that I never wanted to end. Unfortunately it did, minus the usual hear-wrenching cliffhanger and I felt everything was resolved but now with whatever comes next, I'm desperately waiting to find out.

Full Article Here:

J.A. Redmerski Blog
Sequel News

Straight from J.A. Redmerski: " THE EDGE OF ALWAYS,*mostly* be in the POV of Andrew Parrish! And the cover will look a lot like Camryn’s cover except it will have Andrew on it!"

Life doesn't get much better than that lol.. HAPPY READING!!!

Amazon Freebies

Freebies

As of February 7, 2013 the following titles are Free on Amazon...

Go get em:

Thomas & January
Rocked Under
All Over You (Devoured Novella)
Exclusively Yours
Perfect for You
Candy Store
Awakened
Waking Up Married
The Pink Rose
Dancing in the Moonlight

Slammed Review

Book Review

The novel even Non-Poets will appreciate!!

Slammed by: Colleen Hoover

★★★★★ 5 Stars 

Blurb:  Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.
Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.

Slammed will make you laugh, cry (the good kind) and change your life. It will easily become one of your favorite books, even after reading it five times. 

Lux Series (Releases)

Lux Series

by: Jennifer Armentrout

So I recognize there is a tremendous amount of Daemon fans, from Obsidian out there and now that I am part of the band-wagon I thought a series overview was needed. Why? Well, because we want more!!!

 

Book I - Obsidian
Released May 2012

Book II - Onyx
Released August 2012

Book III - Opal
Released December 2012

And now we must wait.... For the final 2. On a positive note, there has not been a cliff-hanger that will leave you unhappy or literally willing to sell your soul for the next book just to figure out what happens.

There is also a Book 1/2 that features Dee and Daemon's brother Dawson. (e-book only until Feb. 12th) But a good way to separate the gap between release dates and still stay with the characters you love.

Book IV -  Origin
Release July 2013

Book V - Untitled
Release 2014 (But let's hope sooner, maybe, Fall 2013 *fingers crossed*)

If you haven't read this series, go get it. What are you waiting for. You need to read this, it will make you happy! If you're cheap like me, check the library and they can send it from elsewhere or in my case by it for you and you're still helping the author. Not to mention all the people who will check out the book after you and live a changed life, lol.

On a bright note, many devoted Lux fans are mad there is an end in sight at all. I must say I prefer knowing what to expect and a basic idea on when to expect it. Sometimes reading a series can be the most frustrating thing, when each book is released so far away and you lose that connection you had with the story and the characters. The Morganville Vamp series and The House of Night have added, (thanks to publishing and renewal contracts) but, at some point the same story gets old and there needs to be an end. I cannot believe these two series are going on so long, I mean after 10 is kind of a drag and I need some closure already. Even at that point, don't our characters deserve a break?

Book V predictions and hopes:

• A miraculous appearance of a ship to return the Lux to their 'non-destroyed' planet, where Katy and Daemon can live in blissful harmony with their bi-racial alien babies.

Links:
Jennifer Armentrout Home Page
Jennifer's Goodreads Page
Lux Series on Facebook
Fansite

Obsidian Review

Book Review

Obsidian by: Jennifer Armentrout

4 Stars ★★★★

We Come in Peace!!

Blurb: Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don't kill him first, that is

Obsidian was such a pleasure to read and this rocky relationship between Katy and Daemon that thrives, lives and feeds off of their mutual dislike for one another was captivating. The bickering is non-stop and reeks of sexual tension.. Grrrr