I can't wait until just a little time has passed so I can read this again. Let's start there.
Still riding on Destruction: The December People, Book One,Sharon Bayliss drew me in right away with Watch Me Burn: The December People, Book Two and I couldn't put it down. I immediately hated and loved the Prescotts.
The Vandergraff's are wonderfully flawed, confident, perfect, and insecure all wrapped into one enigmatic and functionally dysfunctional family. That's right: functionally dysfunctional family.
My favorite scene (this might be a spoiler, but it's not absolutely crucial to the overall plot of the book. Still, if you're trying to avoid spoilers, skip this paragraph) is when the sisters are arguing in the bedroom. I can imagine when I was younger, my younger and much more extroverted sister casting a spell on me to keep me too confused to be able to read a book. I would have been devastated. It could have been quite possibly the worst thing my sister could have done to me - if she'd had the power.
All in all, this book has clinched my fate with this series. I can't wait to discover what else Sharon Bayliss has in store for the Vandergraff's.
Star Rating 5 out of 5.
You can also read this review on Clara's Blog, Goodreads and on Amazon.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Review of Escape from Witchwood Hollow by Jordan Elizabeth Mierek
Before reading this book, my first thought (based solely on the cover image and the synopsis) was that this was going to be a little too much like Blair Witch for my liking. After reading this book, I wish I had gotten started on it earlier. All my favorite genres (paranormal/fantasy, history, horror) eloquently rolled into one astounding book.
First, the positives: I love a story with interweaving timelines and plots. Overall, the potential within this book kept me reading. This was a unique approach to time travel and fantasy which I found refreshing and original. The reveals were well timed out and overall everything was thoughtfully written. Despite the many time jumps, most of the details seemed to fall in line. There were a few minor mistakes in research, but nothing so glaring that it ruined the book for me.
On the negative side: I had a bit of a hard time relating to Honoria. This might have just been a difference in age; but to me she seemed a little too forced, as though she was written from an older point of view and then tried to fit her into the high school scene like a puzzle piece placed into the wrong spot. Having been the new girl moving to a small New England town filled with legends after a tragic loss, I thought I would be able to relate to her more and was really disappointed when I couldn't.
As for other characters, I wish they had been developed a little more. I found myself asking a lot of whys or feeling like the overall motivation behind some of the characters' actions weren't divulged as much as I would have liked. Some of the time jumps happened so abruptly that I was pulled out of the story so I could go back to see if I had missed something.
This is the first book I've read by Jordan Elizabeth Mierek, and I think it was a good one to start with. I look forward to more of her work!
Star Rating: 4.5 out of 5
You can also read this review on Clara's blog, Goodreads and on Amazon.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Cover Reveal: Call Your Name by @AKMorgen #giveaway
Check out the cover for Ayden K. Morgen's erotic novella, Call Your Name, releasing on July 15th from Cobblestone Press as a part of their Tryst line.
Summary: After four months of falling for Ava Cameron, Noah Maxwell
has finally found the nerve to tell her how he really feels about her. But when
the words come tumbling out of his mouth over an intimate dinner, they aren't
at all what he intended to stay. His confession sounds like nothing more than
an attempt to get her out of her clothes and into his bed.
Now faced with
losing Ava for good, Noah has to find the courage to tell her the truth. Can he
do it or will his fumbling ruin everything?
You can add Call Your Name to your TBR list on Goodreads here.
About the Author
Ayden Morgen lives in the heart of Arkansas with her
childhood sweetheart-now-husband of eleven years. When not writing, she spends her
time hiking, reading, volunteering, and causing mischief. Ayden graduated summa
cum laude with her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Forensic
Psychology in 2009 before going on to complete her graduate degree in CJ and
Law. She currently puts her education to use as a 911 dispatcher.
Ayden also writes New Adult fantasy under the penname A.K.
Morgen.
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