Recent Reads

Recently I have read a few books.

Here they are along with a brief review.

Ordinary by Lindy Zart
This was amazing! I read it in two nights because I could not put it down. I can't wait to read the next one. The characters were well written and. the plot was good. I really liked how it was in different character views.
WHEN DOES THE NEXT ONE COME OUT? I NEED TO KNOW SO I CAN READ IT. I LOVED THIS BOOK. -My  review from Amazon.com
five stars

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia &  Margaret Stohl
This was amazing. I was not expecting it to be in a guy's point of view.  It was amazing and I liked the characters.
I have to say that it was better than the movie.
five stars

The Unseen (All four books) by Richie Tankersley Cusick

I just finished The Unseen in about a week to two weeks. I thought it was very good and a little confusing at the end. At first I could not tell if it was mystery or what. I had never heard of these books before and received them for Christmas. I am glad I read them. They were amazing. Sad that it ended though. I think that I will have to read other books by this author.

five stars

Clockwork Prince & City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Both of these books where really good. They are both the second to last books in their series/trilogy. The Mortal Instruments series probably could have ended a couple books back. City of Lost Souls was a little slow at first and I had a hard time getting into it.

Clockwork Prince: five stars

City of Lost Souls: 4.5 stars

Crash by Nicole Williams

Amazing.  This book was amazing.  I love how the main character fell for the bad boy and never knew who to trust. Another good romance book. Nicole Williams put so much conflict in it which was amazing. Trust the good boy or the bad boy.

5 stars

The Arrival of Dawn by Bree Vanderland

This novella is a really good book. A different type of fantasy. I am not sure how to describe my thoughts for it.

5 stars

Parker Harris series by Amy McClung

Book 1: Cascades of Moonlight

Book 2: Dreams, Spells, and Moonlit Tales

All I have to say is this: MUCH BETTER THAN TWILIGHT. Best werewolf/vampire books EVER.

5 stars

Crescent Bound

Crescent Bound by Karli Rush

Synopsis:

Alyssa Worthington is the daughter and sole heir to the most prestigious coven in the witch world. Her childhood has been spent in the mundane human world learning to blend in and hide who she truly is, and it is here, during her last year that she meets a striking ex-high school quarterback from a small town in Montana who will turn her world upside down. 

Alyssa holds the element of fire, unlike her best friends Lisa and Megan, who are both air elementals. It is the elemental powers that reside inside which require positive thoughts and positive actions in order to maintain this magickal connection. What would happen to a witch that let this get out of control? How can evil become the driving force behind revenge and death?

Dark secrets, dark magick and a desperate desire for revenge will bring Alyssa to the brink of destruction. She is being chased, but this pursuit is a silent one and her chaser has but one goal, Alyssa’s complete and total destruction. Will she overcome this dark threat and begin to live out her destiny? Will she survive and if so, will she lose herself as part of the price for being alive? Or, will her destiny rest on being crescent bound?


With all these dark forces creeping around silently in Alyssa’s life, her coven pushes for answers, some of the answers about an eighth and missing coven, in the witch world, lie with her new interest. Marcus may be the key to unlocking the mystery of the silent darkness threatening the seven remaining covens.

My Review:  Wow. Amazing. These are a couple of words that came to mind when I was done reading this book.  It flowed really well and the characters were amazing.  This was one of those books that I could not put down. I don't read many books with witches in it, but each time I do, each one is different. Mostly. Crescent Bound is one of the books with witches in it that is different than any other. Romance. OMG. The romance between Alyssa and another character was amazing.  It seems like a good romance story can't do without conflict between the characters or other characters against the romance. 

Overall, Crescent Bound was AMAZING.  I give it a full five stars.

To find other books by Karli Rush: 

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6425233.Karli_Rush

Blog: http://crescentbound.wix.com/karli-rush

Find it out at:

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15710966-crescent-bound

Buy it at:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Crescent-Bound-Book-1-ebook/dp/B007E5OD2U/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1362017471&sr=1-1&keywords=karli+rush

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crescent-Bound-Book-1-ebook/dp/B007E5OD2U/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1362017633&sr=1-2

Bitter Frost series

I just finished the last book in one of my favorite series. The Bitter Frost Series by Kailin Gow.  This series is really good. In the last book, I felt like that if I had the actual book instead of the kindle version, I would have thrown it across the room. The second most important character was being such a jerk I almost was to the point of tears, putting my head on my friend's shoulder.
This series is amazing. The characters are amazing. The plot is long but really good. I am going to read it again sometime. Thanks for an amazing series, Kailin Gow.
5 stars for an awesome series.
I really recommend these books. Check them out. 
Here are the books in order with the link to buy them on Amazon. 
Bitter Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0041HXP2S/ref=1_p0

Forever Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0041HXNUW/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Silver Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004GHNDXO/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Frost Kisses
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004S311FI/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Midnight Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005O1AIB6/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Frost Fire
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006LY3B32/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Spring Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007SMH2T0/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Enchanted Frost
US Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ADF96DE/ref=kina_tdp?ie=UTF8

Dark Expectations Blog Tour

Title: Dark Expectations (Book 2 in the Soul Sisters Trilogy)

Author: Janiera Eldridge

Release Day: October 31, 2012

Synopsis:  With Ani taking her place as queen, there are some enemies lurking she could never imagine! There's a secret compound in California that wants to know the secrets to making a vampire or werewolf. When they kidnap Ani during a trip back to California they might actually get what they want. Her sister Dana, her lover Diego and othervampires do everything they can to get her back. If they don't succeed, they face being controlled completely by the human race forever! Dark Expectations is the exciting sequel to Soul Sisters that's full of adventure, danger and what it means to be queen!

My Review:  Dark Expectations was a good vampire story.  In my opinion, I believe that it was better than Souls Sisters.  Janiera Eldridge did a good job writing it.  This vampire story is different from all other vampire stories.  I don't think that that is a bad thing.  It is better to have a different type of vampire story than making it similar to other ones.  I give Dark Expectations 4.5 stars.  It was really good.
Buy Links:

Amazon (Paperback & Kindle)

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Expectations-Book-Sisters-Trilogy/dp/1480192023/ref=la_B006667N1Q_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355250490&sr=1-1

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13640540-soul-sisters

Coming soon to other online book retailers in late January!

Check Out Book One of the Soul Sisters Trilogy.

Title: Soul Sisters (Book 1 in the Soul Sisters Trilogy)

Author: Janiera Eldridge

Release Day: October 18th 2012

Synopsis: Soul Sisters is an urban fantasy novel about African-American twin sisters Ani and Dana who have a rather unique secret: one sister is human while the other is a vampire. While the sisters have lived peacefully with each other for many years one fateful night will change both their lives forever. When a drunken man tries to attack Dana (the human sister) Ani (the vampire sister) protects her sister with all of her ferocious power. However, when the vampire’s leader Donovan finds out about the public display he calls for the sisters to be assassinated for disobedience. Ani and Dana now are in for the fight of their lives to protect each other as well as the lives of their dedicated friends who have joined them on their mission for survival. If Dana and Ani can make it through this time of uncertainty, Ani can take her new place as vampire queen. Soul Sisters is expected to be a trilogy; The book also features a multicultural cast of characters that brings a new edge of chic to the vampire world!

Buy Links:

Amazon (paperback&Kindle)

http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Sisters-Trilogy/dp/1480089230/ref=la_B006667N1Q_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355250490&sr=1-2

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13640540-soul-sisters

Coming soon to other online book retailers in late January!

 

Author Bio:  Janiera enjoys feeding her book addiction when she not writing. She is also a book blogger at Beauty and Books where she mixes being a book nerd with keeping things chic. When not reading or writing she is freelance writing in the entertainmentindustry.When trying to relax she likes a huge yard sale on a Saturday morning, rainy days to read by and nacho cheese is her kryptonite. Soul Sisters is her debut novel.

Connect With the author:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lazenbeauty

FB: http:/facebook.com/janiera.eldridge.1

Blog: http://janieraeldridge.blogspot.com

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5319319.Janiera_Eldridge

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Wicked Fate by Tabatha Vargo

Have you ever read a book that has ever made you seriously cry because of something that happened and you felt kind of bad for the main character?
Wicked Fate did that to me.
Once I started reading it I couldn't stop. I normally don't cry a whole lot while reading and this was that one book that had my sobbing a lot. I love the way the author wrote it. The style was perfect. Once I finish other books, I am coming back to this one for sure. It was truly awesome. Can't wait for the next one to come out. I give Wicked Fat a full five stars. 

This is from the author herself."If I reach 100 reviews on Wicked Fate by February 1st, I will pick a winner out of the reviews at random and that winner will receive...A $10 Amazon gift card, a signed copy of Wicked Fate, and some Wicked Fate swag. So for those of you who have read it, REVIEW IT, and for those of you who haven't...it's only .99 on Amazon right now. ♥ Give the amazon page a like if nothing else. :)" ~ Tabatha Vargo
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Fate-The-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00ABNZW6S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357958534&sr=8-1&keywords=wicked+fate

Enjoy!

Cover Reveal

Title: Good Ghost Gone Bad

Author: Janiera Eldridge (Check out her other books onAmazon)

Synopsis: Brianna Moreno was an average 22-year-old women who loved shopping, hanging out with her friends, and making more career plans . . . until the night she was brutally and unexpectedly murdered.

Now she finds herself trapped in the ghost world while residing on earth. The problem is, her killer can see all of his ghostly victims and enjoys taunting them as much as he does killing them. Brianna soon finds out that her killer has horrible new plans concerning her family.

Brianna is a good ghost gone bad; the good-girl side is gone forever!

*This book is not a YA read. 18+ only for sex, strong language and strong violence.

*To be released sometime February 2013

Add it to your TBR list: Goodreads 

Cover Artist: Janiera Eldridge

Random Post 2

Happy New year everyone!  This year I have read probably almost 100 books. Some of my favorites have been the Significance series by Shelly Crane, the Fallen Star series by Jessica Sorensen, the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, and many, many, many more that I can't think of.
What have been some of your favorite books or series that you have read this year?