Hollywood Lies
By: N.K. Smith
Publisher: The Writer's Coffee Shop
Published: June 20, 2013
Genre: Erotica
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In a world where make
believe is a multibillion dollar industry, it’s hard to know where the
fantasy ends and real life begins. When Collette Stroud, an influential
Hollywood actor and director, takes a chance on two young actors for her
romantic teen movie, three lives converge in a complicated web of
publicity, passion, lust, and lies.
The web is cast when Stroud, a
woman with a few skeletons in her closet, hires two young artists in
her low-budget film. She handpicks Liliana Addison and Devon Maddox to
be Hollywood’s next big stars. Former child star Liliana has had limited
success with her previous roles but hopes to take the world by storm
under Collette’s tutelage. While Devon is an out of work actor, he never
stops dreaming about making it big. The director’s interest in him
assures Devon his dreams are about to become reality.
Sparks
between Collette and Devon set their lives ablaze, but the studio has
other plans. Executives concoct a fictitious romance in order to drive
box office sales and launch careers between Devon and Liliana. When the
studio offers to make the young actors into bona fide stars, will the
price be too high to pay, or will the deal be too sweet to pass up?
Can
the trio handle the pressure of a hidden romance coupled with a phony
public relationship? Will love be enough to conquer the promise of fame,
fortune, and a lasting legacy, or will it be an easy sacrifice?
All three will tread the thin line of Hollywood Lies and genuine passion on the most important red carpet walk of their lives.
This
wasn't my cup of tea. At first I wasn't overly sure that I was going to
finish it. I had to put the book down and come back to it a few weeks
later. I was really hoping for a story about an up-and-coming actor who
falls for his director but must pretend to date his co-star in order to
hype up the movie. However, I found the story to revolve more around the
sex and less around the actual story.
You see Devon is a really
horny guy. When he's picked for the role, he starts banging Cole's
assistant. However, when Cole starts to show interest in him, he starts
banging Cole instead. As things as starting to look good for the couple,
he finds himself wanting to go out and be exclusive with Cole but Cole
is wholeheartedly against that and wants to keep their private life,
private. So when Devon is under contract to pretend to secretly date his
co-star Liliana, he finds himself attracted to her instead. Basically,
Devon is a hot mess and is allowing his wiener to direct him.
I
liked the concept of the story but in the end this just didn't work for
me. The story didn't flow well and it was more like back to back sex
scenes with little story to hold it together. I would have liked a bit
more character building and maybe more scenes about their work mixed in.
"I don't want anyone else. I want you. You're my beer, remember? Everyone else is just peanuts."- Devon
Warm Bodies
(Warm Bodies, #1)
By: Isaac Marion
Publisher: Atria
Published: April 26, 2010
Genre: Young Adult
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R is a young man with an
existential crisis--he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America
destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead
comrades, but he craves something more than blood and brains. He can
speak just a few grunted syllables, but his inner life is deep, full of
wonder and longing. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse. Just
dreams.
After experiencing a teenage boy's memories while
consuming his brain, R makes an unexpected choice that begins a tense,
awkward, and strangely sweet relationship with the victim's human
girlfriend. Julie is a burst of vibrant color in the otherwise dreary
and gray landscape that R lives in. His decision to protect her will
transform not only R, but his fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole
lifeless world.
Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead and the blurry line in between.
I think I had too high of
expectations for this book. I liked how the zombies were depicted in the
story. They moaned, groaned, rotted and even did meaningless things for
entertainment, like riding up and down escalators all day long. The
author even takes you on their hunting trips into town when they devour
cowering humans. That was
probably the one thing I liked about this book, how true it was to the zombies that we've grown up watching in movies. Even when R eats Perry's brain (a delicacy) he gets
Perry's memories with every bite. Which is why when he see's Julie
(Perry's girlfriend) he spares her life and takes her back to his place.
And this is where I had major problems.
Julie at first is scared of R and she should be considering him and his group of zombies just killed her boyfriend and friends. However, after a few times of him sticking up for her, she is kissing
him, sleeping in bed with him and falling in love with him. The
zombie ate your boyfriend and you are okay with it and want to shack up
with the decomposing body who is still munching on your boyfriend's
brain every night? For some reason that for me was too far fetched
and really ruined the story for me. As well as the fact that the
zombies get married, have relationships and adopt lil' zombie kids as their
own. They even have a zombie school to teach the kids how to hunt and be
zombies. Really? For some reason if your bumbling around in your zombie life attacking humans like a feral animal, shuffling around in circles, and riding up and down escalators for hours, I don't understand how you have the mental capacity to get married and care for a zombie baby. Let alone be an instructor to teach other zombies how to hunt or better yet, have the willpower to not eat all that yummy fresh flesh you just chased down for 4 blocks and instead bring in home for the too crippled and too young zombies back at base.
I don't know, like I said, some parts of the book
were pretty good but a lot of it was hard to swallow. And this is coming from a girl who likes dragon shifter books.
Julie and R are driving in a car and they pass R's wife holding hands with another zombie.
Julie- "Is that like... your wife?"
I don't respond
"Is that your wife?"
I nod
"Who's that... guy she's with?"
I shrug
"Is she cheating on you or something?"
I shrug
"This doesn't bother you?"
I shrug
"Stop shrugging, you asshole! I know you can talk; say something."
Mr. Wham Bam
By: Alexandra O'Hurley
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: Oct. 8, 2012
Genre: Romance
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Kensington Clarke is
career-driven and completely focused, so when she meets Jace, or as her
friends call him, Mr. Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am, she ignores the
attraction she feels. His charm is wasted on her. She doesn’t want to be
another notch in his bedpost and doesn’t have time for his attentions,
even if he’s the sexiest man she’s ever seen and the mere mention of his
name makes her panties wet. Romantic entanglements just aren’t on the
agenda.
Jace Briarfield is accustomed to women throwing
themselves at his feet. He’s not egotistical; it’s just a horrible fact
of life. All the women are the same and only want him for his face, his
package, and his bank account, not the man he is inside. When he meets
Kensington, he knows she’s different from the rest, especially when she
ignores him. Having to chase a woman is a new experience, but one he is
prepared to face head-on. He’s ready to be the relationship kind of guy.
When
a drunken text from Kensington starts them on a roller coaster of
emotional and sexual combat, he doesn’t do the obvious thing, much to
Kensington’s chagrin. She wakes up in his bed, hung-over and grumpy,
ready to run from him once more.
Jace refuses to let her hide
again, making her face the assumptions that threaten to ruin their
chance at happiness. Will she ever let down her walls and let Mr. Wham,
Bam, Thank You, Ma’am catch her?
This
is a short story about an insecure woman named Kenzie and a womanizing
player, Jace. Since their first introduction Jace has been intrigued by
Kenzie. She doesn't seem like the other women he's been with. She
doesn't seem interested in his money, or his body. In fact she makes it
known that she wants nothing to do with him but even though she's saying
one thing, her eyes tell a different story.
There are no
surprises in this story. It starts off with Kenzie drunk-texting Jace
while at a club. When he realizes how plastered she is, he swings by and
picks her up. She insists he take her back to his place but when he
does she ends up passing out. The next morning she is embarrassed by her
actions and is ready to flee the moment she wakes up. Only Jace is
ready for the night that she promised.
There was a definite theme to this book and that was the word assumption.
And actually, that word is brought up a lot in the book as well. You
see Kenzie assumes that Jace is just going nail and bail, when actually
he is looking for a future with Kenzie. Her assumption continually ruins
things with Jace. Both immediately after the hook up and every time they meet then
after.
I think the story was just too short for me to feel for
the characters. I wanted to like them but I found myself a little bored
during the story. I will say that I liked that the author wrote Kenzie
as an average woman and not as a bean pole model though.
"Did
you ever think that's what I saw in yours, Kensington? Did you ever for
one second think that maybe I saw the same emotions reflected back at
me when I looked at you? That;s why I pursued you. You had the same
lonely, hungry look to you, the same look I see in the mirror every
damned morning. Yes, I'm lonely. And I want you to help me stop feeling
like this."
Rush Me
By: Allison Parr
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Genre: New Adult
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When post-grad Rachael
Hamilton accidentally gatecrashes a pro-athlete party, she ends up
face-to-face with Ryan Carter, the NFL’s most beloved quarterback.
While
most girls would be thrilled to meet the attractive young millionaire,
Rachael would rather spend time with books than at sporting events, and
she has more important things to worry about than romance. Like her
parents pressuring her to leave her unpaid publishing internship for law
school. Or her brother, who’s obliviously dating Rachael’s high school
bully. Or that same high school’s upcoming reunion.
Still, when
Ryan’s rookie teammate attaches himself to Rachael, she ends up
cohosting Friday night dinners for half a dozen football players.
Over
pancake brunches, charity galas, and Alexander the Great Rachael
realizes all the judgments she’d made about Ryan are wrong. But how can a
Midwestern Irish-Catholic jock with commitment problems and an artsy,
gun-shy Jewish New Englander ever forge a partnership? Rachael must let
down her barriers if she wants real love–even if that opens her up to
pain that could send her back into her emotional shell forever.
I
loved the beginning of the story. Rachael walks into the wrong party
when out with her roommate. She walks in on Ryan Carter being serviced
and quickly realizes that she's in over her head and can't seem to get
out through the sea of people in the main room. Ryan, thinking she's a
groupie, seeks her out and that's were things started to go down hill
for me.
I've never read a book where the main character was a
such a bitch. I could see her being defensive when Ryan assumes she's at
the party to hook up with a famous football star but then she just
continued to be rude the entire time. It isn't until about 75% through
the book that she started to ease up on Ryan. She insults him at every
turn and gets even more prickly when he gets snippy with her for being
rude to him. It just really turned me off from the story.
As for
Ryan, yes he was egotistical at the beginning. He's used to having women
throw themselves at him just so they can say they bagged the NFL
superstar. So it's no surprised that he doesn't believe that Rachael
accidentally stumbled into the wrong party or that she really forgot her
scarf there without an ulterior motive. But, he soon realizes that
she's not out for the fame and money, and yet she still continues to be a
bitch to him.
It was an entertaining read but if Rachael wasn't
so mean the entire time, I probably would have loved this story. I seem
to really fall for the Cinderella type stories that involve superstars.
Unfortunately, the main character really ruined the story for me.
"What did they tell you to do, glare smolderingly? You look like you're trying to set something on fire with your mind, Mr. Jedi." -Rachael
Nevermore
(Nevermore, #1)
By: Kelly Creagh
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: Aug. 31, 2010
Genre: YA
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Cheerleader Isobel
Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English
project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and
aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not
have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange
writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with
the piercing eyes another look.
Soon, Isobel finds herself
making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends
and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the
dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a
realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.
As
her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams,
like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most
frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to
reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.
His life depends on it.
I was intrigued by the
mystery behind this book and went into it with high hopes but that
didn't last long. My first bump in the road were the characters. They are so
incredibly immature. I mean, Varen writes his number on her hand so that
she can call him and set up a time that they can get together to do
this project that they've been paired up to do. No big deal, except to
maybe EVERYBODY! Isobel freaks out that he's writing some voodoo symbol
and sentencing her to death while her big, buff, jock of a boyfriend goes
ape-sh*t crazy because of it. Not because of the voodoo but because Varen
is encroaching on his territory. So he starts beating up Varen and
literally terrorizing the poor kid. Then when Isobel decides that this
project's grade isn't worth the drama, she finds herself in a doozy of a
situation. Her boyfriend and their "crew" go out for ice cream, which
just so happens to be where Varen works. Is it a coinkidink? I think
not! The boyfriend and "crew" start vandalizing the place and it isn't
until the boyfriend opens the register to steal the money that Isobel
decides enough is enough. I mean, seriously?! Red lights would have been
flashing the moment my boyfriend flipped out over someone giving me
their number so that we can do a school project.
Aside from the
characters being the clique teenage "populars", the story had some
merit. I like the mystery behind it and the fact that you really didn't
know what the heck is going on with Varen. Hell, even after finishing the book I
still didn't know what the deal was with Varen. One minute some freaky
stuff is going on and then all of a sudden I'm thrust into chaos and I
have no idea how I got there. I was completely lost the entire last
quarter of the story when the sh*t hit the fan and that sucks because
I'm sure that was the best part of the story. Maybe a page from the book
was ripped out and I missed a vital part but I was left literally
scratching my head. By the time I got to the last page I was thoroughly
confused on what I read and what happened.
Will I be giving the
second book a shot? No. Not until I figure out what the hell happened in
the first book since no doubt my confusion will just roll over into the
second book.
My
fave character was Isobel's younger brother, Danny. Her father is upset
with Isobel and is yelling at her and Isobel's yelling back, and the
mother is yelling at her husband to stop yelling and Danny says...
"If this were in Japanese, it could so be an anime."
Half-Blood
(Covenant, #1)
By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Spencerhill Press
Published: Oct. 20, 2011
Genre: YA
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The Hematoi descend from
the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two
Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and
mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become
trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the
homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her
life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up
slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the
Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially
rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.
Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden.
But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long
enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails
in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being
turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of
suck.
My thoughts...
Not
sure how to rate this book. Was I entertained, yes, but only because it
gave me my Vampire Academy fix that I've been in need of since the
series ended. There is no originality in this story, it's a retelling or
plagiarism (depending on how you want to view it) of Vampire Academy
by Richelle Mead. Scenes are similar, circumstances are similar, even
characters personalities are similar to their counterparts. The author
should've just called Alex-Violet and Aiden-Pyotr (get it because of
Rose and Dimitri?). I mean if you're going to go for it... GO FOR IT!
Alex
is a half-blood. As a half blood she has two choices, become a Sentinel
or Guard of pure bloods or become a slave to the pure bloods. She was
in school to become a sentinel, the highest of protectors, that is until
her mother and her ran away for reasons unknown to Alex. Three years
later sentinels find Alex not long after her mother's killed by daemons.
She's brought back to the school by the baddest sentinel of all, Aiden,
and a couple of other Sentinels, where the dean is reluctant to have
her back. In fact the dean (who is her uncle) is ready to take away her
free will and turn her over to a pure blood as a slave. However, Aiden
and one of his co-sentinel's speak up and convince the dean to give her
another shot. Aiden soon finds himself as her training instructor even
though his job is to fight daemons. Pretty soon the sparks start flying
between the two of them but their love is forbidden amongst their
society. While fighting their attraction, Alex learns that her mother
wasn't killed but in fact turned into a daemon and is now hunting her,
she has a special bond with a guy named Seth and he can sense her
feelings and even though Aiden has feelings for, they must remain as
student and teacher.
The only reason why this isn't getting a
flat out 1 star is because, and I hate to admit this, I was entertained.
Not that anything was original but because I miss Rose and Dimitri so
much that I felt like I was reading their story through anothers eyes. Had I not read Vampire Academy before this, I would have loved it. I
really wish something from this was original but sadly even the
conflict girl in the story Lea, is just like Mia! She causes problems
for Alex, spreads stories about her and then when her parents are killed
by a daemon attack, her and Alex sort of call a truce. Ugh...
Should I even touch the scene where Alex almost
gives her virginity over to Aiden only to be snapped out of the trance
at the last very second? Or when Alex is attacked by a daemon who she
knew, and when she's unable to beat the daemon, Aiden comes storming in
and saves the day? *Shakes head*
I miss Rose and Dimitri (ー_ー)
Favorite quote...
"I
know that there are some pure-bloods who break the rule, but they do it
because they don't care about what happens to the other person, and I
care about what happens to you. I care about you more than I should and
that's why I'm not going to put you in that situation and jeopardize
your future." -Aiden
Me, Him, Them, and It
By: Caela Carter
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: Feb. 26, 2013
Genre: YA
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ME is Evelyn Jones, 16, a
valedictorian hopeful who's been playing bad girl to piss off THEM, her
cold, distant parents. HIM is Todd, Evelyn's secret un-boyfriend, who
she thought she was just using for sex - until she accidentally fell in
love with him. But before Evelyn gets a chance to tell Todd how she
feels, something much more important comes up. IT. IT is a fetus. Evelyn
is pregnant - and when Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn has no idea
who to turn to. Can a cheating father, a stiff, cold mother, a
pissed-off BFF, and a (thankfully!) loving aunt with adopted girls of
her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow?
My thoughts...
Hmm...
I really had trouble rating this book. It wasn't that it was poorly
written because it's not but I just wasn't a fan of the main character. I
found her to be spoiled and extremely childish over everything. Which
may have been the idea since she is only a teen but I would hope most 16
yr olds know that having unprotected sex NUMEROUS times will eventually
result in a pregnancy. I was hoping that as the story progressed that
Evelyn would grow and mature as a person but apparently she just
spiraled down and got worse.
The story pretty much consists of Evie deciding should I or shouldn't I. Should she abort the baby or shouldn't she? If she doesn't abort, should she keep the baby or give it up for adoption? She never makes up her mind until the very last possible second. Looking back, maybe the author wrote the character like that because
she didn't want to seem "pro" anything when it came to teen pregnancy.
Either way, I found the wishy washy thoughts of a spoiled (borderline
stupid) girl a bit tiresome. I wish something had come of the book by
the end but alas I didn't feel sorry for her, for her actions, or for the
decisions she made in the end.
The one good thing that can be
taken away from this book is the consequences of having sex, when you
are not prepared to start a family. She made some poor choices both
before conception and after that not only affected her and the baby but
the father, his family and Evie's family as well.
Favorite quote...
"It's
true. I don't want to have to make this decision. I don't want to have
to face my parents, or the nuns or Todd or anyone. I want to abort
myself." -Evie
Naked
(The Blackstone Affair, #1)
By: Raine Miller
Publisher: Atria
Published: Dec. 21, 2012
Genre: Erotica
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Brynne Bennett is
living the good life. An American art student at the University of
London and part-time photographic model, she’s putting her life back on
track with school and lots of hard work. When ultra successful London
businessman, Ethan Blackstone, buys her nude portrait, he isn’t taking
‘no’ for an answer. He wants Brynne in his bed and makes plans to keep
her there no matter what. His dominant nature captivates and ensnares
despite the demons she carries inside her. But there are secrets in this
relationship. Huge ones. Can Ethan free Brynne from the past that has
marked her? Will Brynne let him or will the specters tormenting her
resurface to destroy them both.
My thoughts...
Not sure why but I didn't
fall into this story like I thought I would. It started out good but it
felt like the author was trying too hard and the story seemed a bit
choppy at times. The sex scenes were nice but I found that a lot of
Ethan's "dirty talk" was a bit too much. He would go on and on about how
he felt and what he wanted to do with her that I sort of forgot what
they were talking about originally and not in a swoon worthy way. I also
found what I would consider a nod to 50 Shades (which for me isn't a
good thing) with an insane amount of texting back and forth.
It
wasn't a horrible read but I wasn't clamoring to read what happened
next. However, I will still give it a go because at the end we are left
with a spin that may help change the way the book was going and give it
more back story.
All In
(The Blackstone Affair, #2)
By: Raine Miller
Publisher: Atria
Published: Dec. 21, 2012
Genre: Erotica
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The second part in The Blackstone Affair series! Looming danger. A love worth fighting for. A man who’ll go all in.
Ethan
Blackstone has a problem on his hands. He’s broken Brynne’s trust and
she’s left him. He’s unwilling to live without her and isn’t giving
up—he’s dead-set on getting his beautiful American girl back. The
passion between them was explosive, but the secrets they hid from each
other are dark and chilling and are powerful enough to destroy their
shot at a life together. With political threats now directed at Brynne,
Ethan is running out of time and he’ll need to gather all his strength
and agility to protect her from the dangers that could take her away
from him forever. Will Ethan be able to save Brynne from a past that
keeps her locked in fear? Will he ever feel the warmth of her touch, the
solidity of her trust again? This is a love-struck man who is willing
to do whatever it takes to possess the heart of the woman he loves.
He’ll go to any lengths to protect her. He’ll go all in.
Here is
the fiery story of what happens when two people surrender to a love so
great it can heal the scars of the past and give way to a life of pure,
rapturous ecstasy.
My thoughts...
In
book one we read through Brynne's point of view but in All In, it's all
done in Ethan's point of view. I was hopeful that I would enjoy the
second story more than the first since we start off with Brynne knowing
that Ethan was hired to protect her. However, it isn't long that they
are back together and everything is back to where it was before. Not
only is the dialogue still choppy but Ethan is a simpering jealous mess.
What was once a rough Special Forces vet, is now more like a 19 year
old boy. Not to mention his bedroom lines read more like something from
"Smooth Talking for Dummies". And I think that's what got me. The
dialogue seemed incredibly fake that I found myself skipping over the
long talk sessions and just trying to get back to the story and that is
when I decided to just stop.
What little bit of story it did have was not for me. It consisted of bedroom talk and
play rather than an actual storyline. Had I known that beforehand, I wouldn't have read it. I like a solid story with my romance/erotica.
Favorite quote...
"It
happens that way sometimes. You find the one for you and that's all
there is to it. Men have been falling in love with women since time
began, son. You just finally made it to the head of the queue."
Scent of Magic
(Healer, #2)
By: Maria V. Snyder
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: Dec. 25, 2012
Genre: YA
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Hunted, Killed—Survived?
As
the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique
position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer
exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from
winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her
sister and repair their estrangement. And she must do it alone, as
Kerrick, her partner and sole confident, returns to Alga to summon his
country into battle.
Though she should be in hiding, Avry will do
whatever she can to support Tohon’s opponents. Including infiltrating a
holy army, evading magic sniffers, teaching forest skills to soldiers
and figuring out how to stop Tohon’s most horrible creations yet; an
army of the walking dead—human and animal alike and nearly impossible to
defeat.
War is coming and Avry is alone. Unless she figures out how to do the impossible ... again.
My thoughts...
I loved Touch of Power and
was excited to jump back into Avry and Kerrick's realm but I was left
disappointed with this one. Avry and Kerrick separate in the beginning
of the book. They're goal is to take down Tohon. Everyone thinks that
Avry was killed when she took the plague from Prince Ryne. When they go
their own ways, Avry changed her look and joins the army in hopes of
defeating Tohon and Kerrick ends up prisoner to a tribe. The story is
written in both Kerrick's and Avry's point of view.
I loved
Kerrick and Avry together, so I was disappointed that they are separated
the entire book. Hell we barely see the other characters from the first
book. However, that isn't why I had trouble with this story though. I
was never able to fully get into it. I found myself continually scanning
through pages to get farther in the story line. It could have something
to do with the ARC copy I received. The formatting was horrible. First
off, there were no chapters, no stopping points. Remember how I said
that the story is in both Kerrick and Avry's POV? Well the switch
between them didn't even warrant a separate paragraph. So I would be
reading about Avry running around with her comrades training and then
all of a sudden she's being tortured by a tribesman. It would take me a
while to get my bearings that this was Kerrick, not Avry and by the time
I got adjusted, they'd switch again. Now I'm sure this problem will be
fixed for the finish copy but that was a huge distraction for me. Just
when I would start to get into the story a bit, I would be knocked off
kilter again.
I just didn't really enjoy the second story to be
honest. This happened with her Poison series as well. I was hoping
though, that since I was so in love with Touch of Magic, that I would
gobble this story up as well but that just wasn't the case. It's a
decent story once the formatting is fixed but even so, I won't be
clamoring for the next book. I found that everything that I loved from
the first book was missing in this one. It didn't even seem like it
would be the same storyline.
Favorite part...
"We don't take orders from you, Sergeant." Quain said. "Your man tried to assassinate-"
"He isn't mine. My man has eyes that change color with the seasons."
Previous reviews from Healer series
Touch of Power
Between
(Between, #1)
By: Cyndi Tefft
Publisher: Self-Published
Published: April 21, 2011
Genre: YA
Rating:
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It just figures that the
love of Lindsey Water's life isn't alive at all, but the grim reaper,
complete with a dimpled smile and Scottish accent.
After
transporting souls to heaven for the last 300 years, Aiden MacRae has
all but given up on finding the one whose love will redeem him and allow
him entry through the pearly gates.
Torn between her growing
attraction to Aiden and heaven's siren song, Lindsey must learn the hard
way whether love really can transcend all boundaries.
My thoughts...
Not sure what to rate this
book. 2 1/2 maybe? It held my interest but it was not realistic at all.
It starts off with Lindsey in a car crash with her boyfriend. She dies
and wakes up in the place between earth and Heaven where she meets
Aiden, who transports souls to Heaven. However, when they see each other
it is love at first sight. By page 20 she is crying at the thought of
having to leave him and go to Heaven. They throw the "L" word out within
like the first 50 pages. Now, I could see Aiden falling in love with
Lindsey since he has been a transporter for over 300 years and one can
assume he is rather lonely. However, Lindsey JUST died, left behind a
boyfriend, parents and friends and she doesn't even bat an eye at that
fact. I think that was my hugest problem with the book. I just couldn't
go from her kissing her boyfriend to falling in love with another guy
within hours of dying.
BUT the story was entertaining. Aiden
casts images from when he was alive and takes Lindsey to his home. He
shows her what it was like in his time and even the final moments that
led to his death. Lindsey does the same for him and shows him the future
since the only glimpses he gets of the modern world is when he is
popping in to pick up a soul. The two of them spend their time casting
images of their lives and exploring not only each others worlds but
finding out more about the other person. These moments I thought were
the most interesting parts of the story. However, I don't think that this is a series that I will be keeping up with.
Favorite quote...
"Honest
to God, Lindsey, I want to own you, to possess you, to make my claim on
you so there's never any question that you belong to me and me alone."
-Aiden
