3/5
Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.
But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.
But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?
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The book is well written, characters are great and the story is good. But still.. I just didn't click for me. There wasn't really anything wrong and the story got better minute by minute, but still it didn't "compel" me, like usually happens with really great books. I think that I'm pretty obsessive reader and usually I read the whole book in one sitting. This took me few days and it wasn't really difficult to part with this book. Even when I needed to pause in a middle of a scene. Something was missing. Normally I would've read this book even if that woudl've ment no good night sleep. But not this time. Not with this book.
The story was interesting, even if there wasn't really anything new to the werewolves. But it wasn't the problem. I've read so many werewolf-books that it's usually wonder if there something new. That the downside being really compulsive reader, new points of view are pretty rare.
Bryn as a character was great. She was witty and strong and all that. She had answer to everything and she was funny. But isn't it always so.
I don't really know what to say about this book. It was well written, gharacters were smart and the story was good and well thought. There just was something that didn't compel to me. But still I would recommend it to others. There wasn't anything wrong, so maybe it was just me. Maybe it was missing romance, there were hardly any romance. Maybe that was the thing that I was missing. I don't know.
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Mari Mancusi: Boys that Bite (Blood Coven Vampire, #1)
3/5
Two sisters—as different
as the sun and the rain. For one, getting into the Blood Coven is to
die for. But for the other, getting out could be lethal...
When Sunny McDonald gets dragged to Club Fang by her twin sister Rayne, she doesn't expect to find anything besides a bunch of Goth kids playing at being vampires. But when some guy mistakes Sunny for her dark-side-loving sister and bites her on the neck, she finds out that his fangs are real—and deadly.
Now, Sunny has less than a week to figure out how to reverse the bite, or else she's going to end up as the perpetually undead. And not only will she be a vampire, she'll also be bonded to Magnus—the bloodsucker who bit her—forever. And forever is a really long time...
When Sunny McDonald gets dragged to Club Fang by her twin sister Rayne, she doesn't expect to find anything besides a bunch of Goth kids playing at being vampires. But when some guy mistakes Sunny for her dark-side-loving sister and bites her on the neck, she finds out that his fangs are real—and deadly.
Now, Sunny has less than a week to figure out how to reverse the bite, or else she's going to end up as the perpetually undead. And not only will she be a vampire, she'll also be bonded to Magnus—the bloodsucker who bit her—forever. And forever is a really long time...
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The book was fine and sometimes even entertaining. It was nice light reading, if you don't want to think too much.
I think that I was a little bit too old for this book. I'm 24 and I think that I would have enjoyd this book much more if I'd read it ten years ago. There was too much little things that bothered me and too much clichees that I didn't like too much. Like the whole Rayne's goth-thing, Bertha the Slayer, etc..
So I think that this is it for me. I think that I won't read the next book. There are too many great books out there, so I'm not going to waste my time with this series.
I think that I was a little bit too old for this book. I'm 24 and I think that I would have enjoyd this book much more if I'd read it ten years ago. There was too much little things that bothered me and too much clichees that I didn't like too much. Like the whole Rayne's goth-thing, Bertha the Slayer, etc..
So I think that this is it for me. I think that I won't read the next book. There are too many great books out there, so I'm not going to waste my time with this series.
But as I said, it wasn't bad. Not at all. It just wasn't for me..
5/5
After a tragic accident leaves her battered, heartbroken, and alone, Scout Donovan would rather hide in dreams than face reality. But things are changing quickly in Scout's life. Soon she's pulled back into the world of Shifters and Seers, with her best friend's fate depending on Scout's ability to protect her. Can Scout pull it together in time to save Talley, or is the past too much to overcome?
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Another great story from Tammy Blackwell.
This series keeps surprising me. This is one series for a long time, that I can't think anything bad. It's written wonderfully and the characters are amazing. Everything is nicely balanced.
The beginning of the book is almost debressing. Thing just don't look very good. But not in a bad way. At first (and very long after too) I was sure that Alex really can't be dead. I kept waiting for him to pop up somewhere. Because that just can't happen. One of the main characters can't just die. They always come back. Not this time thought. Alex really is dead. And it's good. I mean, I love Alex as a character, but this was really refreshing. The supposedly dead characters usually just come back somehow and everything is just one big happy moment. And even if Alex is dead, he was still part of the story. Still dead and not coming back, but beautiful part of the story.
The plot is clever combination of everything I want from great book. Characters are well written and everyone has their own role. The story just gets better and better. In a way it's sad that the next book will ne the last in this series, 'cos this is one of the best in a long time.
5/5
"If your inner wolf and your body react rather enthusiastically to a psychotic Alpha male who’s own wolf has a tendency to turn feral, it can’t be a good thing, can it? Entering into a bargain with him wouldn’t be good either. Unfortunately, Taryn Warner, a latent wolf shifter, doesn’t have many options open to her right now. Okay, she has no options. Basically it comes down to whether she’ll do what it takes to escape the arranged mating with the sick SOB that her father set up. As the answer in this case is yes, it looks as though she’ll have to agree to Trey Coleman’s deal…she’ll have to mate with him instead. "
Wow. Just wow. Unbelievable. Hot. Sexy. Sometimes even too sexy and hot. I'm not complaining, but I can say that there is this one scene that I think went a little overboard. Just a little.
But I loved, loved, loved the characters. And the story is amazing. I would compare this series to J.R. Wards Black Dagger Brotherhood. They're pretty similar series both. So my absolute favourites. In this series there are werewolves and BDB is about vampires, but you get what I mean. But the wibe was similar and they're both really hot. And sexy. Did I mention that already? HOT HOT HOT!
The next book is my absolute next-to-read book and I really hope that this series has bright long future ahead. And many many many more books. ♥
If there any downside, it's the cover. I think that it's absolutely horrible. Just awful. Ok, there are hot couple, moon, wolf and mountains. All fine elements.. But together? Mess. Awful mess. But don't judge this book just because the cover is horrible. If you want something steamy, something sexy and if you like BDB, this series is MUST read!
5/5
"Scout Donovan is a girl who believes in rules, logic, and her lifelong love of Charlie Hagan. Alex Cole believes in destiny, magic, and Scout. When Alex introduces Scout to the world of Shifters, men who change into wolves or coyotes during the full moon and Seers, women who can see your most private thoughts and emotions with a mere touch, the knowledge changes everything and everyone Scout thought she knew."
This book hooked me right from the start. Balanced combination of mystery, action and romance. Many times characters in these kinds of books are just plain stupid and naive, when they don't realise what happens right around them, when it's so obvious. Not in this book. I think that characters seemed real, and genuine. I didn't get this feeling, that I should just shout, "Idiot! Why can't you see what's happening?!"
I loved almost every character; Scout is amazingly strong female lead and Alex is just HOT etc. I don't like Jase, he's a completely moron. And I really felt sorry for Charlie.
There just enought information and cliffhanger that I really need to read the next book as soon as possible. I need to know what happens next and how Scout fits in the whole supernatural scenario.
5/5
Teenager Alice Bonham's life feels crazy after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave, he's unlike anyone she knows. Then she meets his brother, Peter. Even though he can't stand the sight of her, she's drawn to him. Falling for two guys isn't even the worst of her problems. Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood.
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The book was great. It was well written and the characters were great. But I just hate that every time the heroine it just too dumb to realise the truth. Ok, I propably wouldn't believe in vampires at first either, but there were so many clues and still she didn't figure it out. Aaagh... She never even thought about it.
I love Alice, but I'm not sure about the love triangle between Alice, Jack and Peter. Right now I don't like Peter at all, but maybe that will change. I hope not. I hate when there are love triange and I love all the characters. Someone end up alone in the end. I just hate it. And right now I hope that Alice will end up with Jack and Peter can go to hell. But I have this bad feeling, that that's not going to happen. Well, I just need to read the next book and hope for the best.
This was great start for this series, I'm completely hooked. Well done! :D
5/5
A girl with no memory, hidden in plain sight. A boy with no hope, freefalling into Darkness.
Autumn doesn’t know why she remembers a boarding school she’s never visited, or why her reflection isn’t always … hers. There’s another girl in the mirror, a dark-haired ghost that emerges one night to guide her to a cliff near the school. Only Autumn can’t remember what happened there and why it’s so important. Beck’s gentle touch soothes her distress while Decker’s every look sets her body on fire. Caught between the twins, she struggles to understand her instincts and magick while working through the pain caused by a mysterious car accident that left her disabled, barely able to walk.
Unable to recover from Summer’s death, Decker slowly surrenders to the Dark. He can’t live with the pain, and those around him keep Autumn’s secret too well. The guilt he feels when he falls for her – and betrays Summer’s memory – drives him farther from the Light, until he loses control and begins taking the souls of Light witchlings. As the protector of Light, Beck must choose between confronting his twin and watching more witchlings suffer. Decker realizes Beck has come between more than him and the witchlings. With neither of them willing to let Autumn go, they turn on each other.
Only one of them knows the truth. Only one of them will walk away, unless Autumn can find a way to save them both.
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The first thing I loved about this book, was the cover. I think it's amazing and lovely and something about it just appeals to me. It's simple, yet so beautiful. And I love the colours. I mean, look at it. It's perfect, itäs so balanced and everything. And the lips... ♥♥
And then I started reading. Loved it. But I didn't have the chance to read 1.5 novella Summer Night, so the beginning of this book was really confusing. I'm mean really. I quickly figured it out, but first I was like "What? I don't get this."
If I understood correctly, the novella is pretty much important part of the story, so if was kind of stupid, 'cos I couldn't read it. Somehow I just missed it.
But overall the book was amazing. I loved every page of it. I was well written and the characters are amazing as was in the first book. Luckily now I have the chance to read the next novella, so I don't miss anything.
But I love, love, love this series. Seriously. Read it! Lizzy Ford is amazing author and I'm looking forward to read more her books.
3/5
Theia Alderson has always led a sheltered life in the small California town of Serendipity Falls. But when a devastatingly handsome boy appears in the halls of her school, Theia knows she's seen Haden before- not around town, but in her dreams.
As the Haden of both the night and the day beckons her closer one moment and pushes her away the next, the only thing Theia knows for sure is that the incredible pull she feels towards him is stronger than her fear.
And when she discovers what Haden truly is, Theia's not sure if she wants to resist him, even if the cost is her soul.
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I've read a lot of bad reviews about this book and most of them I understand. I understand why people don't like this book, 'cos there are lot of clichees. The characters are sometimes so stupid and naive that you hope that you could smack them in the head. But I liked the book. It was sometimes stupid, yes, and were lot of things that made you angry. And it wasn't ever nearly realistic. But this is a book. It's allowed to non-realistic.
Sometimes the writing was just bad, but I liked the story. There were lot of details that were stupid, but the idea behind the book was nice and I liked it. I'm not really picky and there aren't lot of books that I don't like. And I absolutely love there "doomed" love stories and bad boys. ♥ And there were lot of moments when I hoped that I could draw. There amazing scenes that I imagined in my head, they would be lovely fanart. If only I could draw.
And I absolutely love the cover. Black roses ♥
5/5
In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America (RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills.
When Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which humans are merely game pieces on their board.
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I have read every book Richelle Mead is published and I've loved every single one. She is amazing writer and I can't wait to read her next book. I'm not usually big fan of dystopian books, even if I've read few of them and even liked them. Somehow I always have my reservation about this genre.
LOVED IT! Amazing! She did it again. Perfect combination of dystopian world, scifi, mystery, mythology and romance. This was bit different than her other books, but I loved it as much as all the other books. Can't wait to read next book! ♥
“We're pieces on a gameboard, Dr. March, and some of us are more powerful than others. You. Me. Her. We're the ones the gods want. We're the ones they're fighting over.”
It's always been just Kate and her mom - and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld - and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy - until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
"You will have power beyond imagining, and you will never fear death again. You will never grow old, and you will always be beautiful. You will have eternal life to spend as you wish."
First I thought that the book was kind of stupid. Or that Kate was stupid. And maybe a little cliché. There was this girl whose mother was dying of cancer and she wanted to see her hometown for the last time. Ok, it was sad, but still.. couldn't there be anything more original? Then there is this "evil popular girl" who does some prank and dies and Kate agrees to do "anything" to save her, so Henry saves her life. Who does that? I wouldn't. She was a total stranger to Kate. And a mean girl..
Ok, well. Next thing is the Persephone myth. I think it's odd that Kate is willing do accept without questions that Henry brought Ava back to life and that she made a deal with Henry. Like those myth and everything is normal life. But after that she can't accept that Henry is really a god and it's all real.
But when I read further, I really began to like to book. Or love the book. I think that this is my new favourite series. Or one of them. I'm definally reading the next book strait away.
