Tuesday, September 19, 2017
One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3) by Ilona Andrews
One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles Book 3)
Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, Book 2)
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, Book 1)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Oh man.
This is it. This is the best IA series.
It's true.
I can't review this. I like it too much.
Monday, September 18, 2017
Bound by Flames (Night Prince, #3) by Jeaniene Frost
Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Holy shit.
This was way more intense than I ever anticipated.
I'm going to say it now.
...
I loved this series way more than Cat and Bones.
THERE. I SAID IT.
The fourth and final is due out in 2016 but no over or details. Excuse me while I scour the interwebs for more info.
You can find it here:
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Holy shit.
This was way more intense than I ever anticipated.
I'm going to say it now.
...
I loved this series way more than Cat and Bones.
THERE. I SAID IT.
The fourth and final is due out in 2016 but no over or details. Excuse me while I scour the interwebs for more info.
You can find it here:
Twice Tempted (Night Prince, #2) by Jeaniene Frost
Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sigh.
So some aspects got hella annoying here, but mostly I didn't care. I stated in the review of the first one I read these two in one day so it all sort of blurred together. I think I started this one around 8pm and was done around midnight, I don't even remember my husband putting my kids to bed.
*Shrug*
Also, I may be like 40 pages into the 3rd one already so um. I gotta go, bye.
You can find it here, DO IT.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sigh.
So some aspects got hella annoying here, but mostly I didn't care. I stated in the review of the first one I read these two in one day so it all sort of blurred together. I think I started this one around 8pm and was done around midnight, I don't even remember my husband putting my kids to bed.
*Shrug*
Also, I may be like 40 pages into the 3rd one already so um. I gotta go, bye.
You can find it here, DO IT.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Once Burned (Night Prince, #1) by Jeaniene Frost
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
All the stars!
What can I say? This is just one of those books that speaks to me, but I knew that would happen. Vlad has been my favorite in the Cat and Bones series, so, duh.
True story? I read this one and the second one in the same mother flipping day. Completely and totally absorbed. Infatuated is more like it. This was a rare reading moment for me, where all critical thinking turned off and I can't even think of anything to criticize.
I'm 100% certain that if I were to reread this at some point, I'd feel differently. BUT RIGHT NOW WHATEVER WHO CARES.
You can find it here:
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
All the stars!
What can I say? This is just one of those books that speaks to me, but I knew that would happen. Vlad has been my favorite in the Cat and Bones series, so, duh.
True story? I read this one and the second one in the same mother flipping day. Completely and totally absorbed. Infatuated is more like it. This was a rare reading moment for me, where all critical thinking turned off and I can't even think of anything to criticize.
I'm 100% certain that if I were to reread this at some point, I'd feel differently. BUT RIGHT NOW WHATEVER WHO CARES.
You can find it here:
Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2) by Ilona Andrews
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Have you ever clapped and giggled after finishing a book?
I have.
I'm going to say it. This is my favorite IA series. The Edge books were my favorite, but the way these two have tied together has soothed a long standing irritation.
If you felt wronged by lack of closure on Jack and George, read these now! You will be delighted.
Kate and her world has always had an end, a brilliantly conceived end that I eagerly await to enjoy and mourn. The Edge brought something new, and once again highlighted IA's ability to create magic that excites the mind, but it never felt finished. There were simply too many possibilities. This series has a thick thread is joy woven in all the pages, you can feel how much IA loves writing it. It's an intoxicating experience for a reader who is intimately familiar with an authors works. Although, if you never read anything by them, you would not be disappointed, it's wonderful through and through. I can't wait for more!
You can find it here:
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Have you ever clapped and giggled after finishing a book?
I have.
I'm going to say it. This is my favorite IA series. The Edge books were my favorite, but the way these two have tied together has soothed a long standing irritation.
If you felt wronged by lack of closure on Jack and George, read these now! You will be delighted.
Kate and her world has always had an end, a brilliantly conceived end that I eagerly await to enjoy and mourn. The Edge brought something new, and once again highlighted IA's ability to create magic that excites the mind, but it never felt finished. There were simply too many possibilities. This series has a thick thread is joy woven in all the pages, you can feel how much IA loves writing it. It's an intoxicating experience for a reader who is intimately familiar with an authors works. Although, if you never read anything by them, you would not be disappointed, it's wonderful through and through. I can't wait for more!
You can find it here:
Friday, September 15, 2017
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
WHY WAS THIS SO GOOD?
Ok, so this series needs to be expanded with a minimum of 5 more books, full length that explores every fucking aspect of this incredible universe.
Excellent, seriously.
Aliens? CHECK
Space travel? CHECK
Magical fucking house? CHECK
Fantastic new worlds? CHECK
Humerous and charming new characters? CHECK
The pure goodness only IA can deliver? CHECK.
Also, I spoted some adored characters all grown up!
LOVED IT. WANT ALL THE BOOKS.
You can find it here:
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
WHY WAS THIS SO GOOD?
Ok, so this series needs to be expanded with a minimum of 5 more books, full length that explores every fucking aspect of this incredible universe.
Excellent, seriously.
Aliens? CHECK
Space travel? CHECK
Magical fucking house? CHECK
Fantastic new worlds? CHECK
Humerous and charming new characters? CHECK
The pure goodness only IA can deliver? CHECK.
Also, I spoted some adored characters all grown up!
LOVED IT. WANT ALL THE BOOKS.
You can find it here:
Feverborn (Fever, #8) by Karen Marie Moning
Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Pointless. Plotless. I feel nothing.
I had a cathartic low with this series during Burned, I let it all out in my review and made peace with the loss. My expectations were hovering around "trash heap" for this book, I knew it would center around Mac, and Dani would be an odd after though of awkward proportions. I was correct. Essentially, nothing happens aside from a desperate attempt at character development, similar to a first book in a long series, so it feels out of place.
Mostly, I spent my time disinterested and mildly bored. You ever get back with someone who has cheated on you? They tell you all the things you want to hear, remind you of how good it was in the beginning, then shower you with love and attention. For a short while you remember, you feel it and then you go out to eat and all you hear is how loud he breaths, his once charming strong chin now looks comically out of place, and his jokes are childish and offensive. All the sudden you have no idea what you were thinking. He is trash. He is behind you. He is irrelevant.
That's precisely how I feel about this book. I'll read the rest of the series, for the same reason you don't unfollow him on Instagram.
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Pointless. Plotless. I feel nothing.
I had a cathartic low with this series during Burned, I let it all out in my review and made peace with the loss. My expectations were hovering around "trash heap" for this book, I knew it would center around Mac, and Dani would be an odd after though of awkward proportions. I was correct. Essentially, nothing happens aside from a desperate attempt at character development, similar to a first book in a long series, so it feels out of place.
Mostly, I spent my time disinterested and mildly bored. You ever get back with someone who has cheated on you? They tell you all the things you want to hear, remind you of how good it was in the beginning, then shower you with love and attention. For a short while you remember, you feel it and then you go out to eat and all you hear is how loud he breaths, his once charming strong chin now looks comically out of place, and his jokes are childish and offensive. All the sudden you have no idea what you were thinking. He is trash. He is behind you. He is irrelevant.
That's precisely how I feel about this book. I'll read the rest of the series, for the same reason you don't unfollow him on Instagram.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress, #6) by Jeaniene Frost
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
☆☆☆
No Spoilers! Definitely colorful language abound!
I really love this series and world the author has created, and I usually am delighted to step back into it but this book... this book was rough. I flew through the first half and hit a wall with the second. I simply could not get down with the antagonist for this installment. Simply put, I'm happy its over and to be moving on.
I think there was an intent to do something a little different? However, it was just drawn out and boring. There was a lot of repetition and what was supposed to be a shock and awe moment fell flat. There are some loose ends here, as always, so I'm eager to read the next one... after a break.
It doesn't speak well for a book if you aren't dying to jump into the next one. Boohiss. Frost has more than earned a little slack in this department, so I'll shift gears for now and come back to the NH series later.
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
☆☆☆
No Spoilers! Definitely colorful language abound!
I really love this series and world the author has created, and I usually am delighted to step back into it but this book... this book was rough. I flew through the first half and hit a wall with the second. I simply could not get down with the antagonist for this installment. Simply put, I'm happy its over and to be moving on.
I think there was an intent to do something a little different? However, it was just drawn out and boring. There was a lot of repetition and what was supposed to be a shock and awe moment fell flat. There are some loose ends here, as always, so I'm eager to read the next one... after a break.
It doesn't speak well for a book if you aren't dying to jump into the next one. Boohiss. Frost has more than earned a little slack in this department, so I'll shift gears for now and come back to the NH series later.
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper
No Spoilers! Definitely colorful language abound!
Y'all. I tried so hard with this fucking book. I can't do it. I just can't anymore!
I got this book at BEA 2014... and in those three years I've attempted to read it numerous times and it's never stuck. I'm setting myself free. My local library was holding book donations for libraries destroyed by recent hurricanes. I hope it makes its way into the hands of someone needing a little escape, it wasn't the right fit for me but it I hope it is for someone else.
Goodbye book, and safe travels!
No Spoilers! Definitely colorful language abound!
Y'all. I tried so hard with this fucking book. I can't do it. I just can't anymore!
I got this book at BEA 2014... and in those three years I've attempted to read it numerous times and it's never stuck. I'm setting myself free. My local library was holding book donations for libraries destroyed by recent hurricanes. I hope it makes its way into the hands of someone needing a little escape, it wasn't the right fit for me but it I hope it is for someone else.
Goodbye book, and safe travels!
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