Wow this one, was even better than the first one. I am so glad I decided to read this series. I had heard so much about it and finally got them on my kindle. I will be buying the physical copies of these books as well. This series is a first time read for me and Jennifer Armentrout is a very gifted writer.
In this installment Katy is learning so much more about herself and what she is capable of. She is learning to trust Daemon and the Lux more as they try to put a stop to the plans of the DOD. This installment brings 2 new mysterious people to the forefront, Will and Blake. I was really on the fence with these two for most of the story.
I love the world that the author has built here. It has such a real feeling and yet also has those mysterious unexplained elements that only add to the experience and excitement. Great imagery that allows the readers to insert themselves into the story and become a part of all these characters lives.
The characters are very well developed. My favorite would have to be Katy for one. I can so relate to her mostly because she loves books and reading and she writes a blog. She has a passion for that and I love it. Daemon is another favorite. He is kind of mysterious to start and readers will find themselves trying to figure him out. In this book more of his life unfolds for the readers and you can't help but love his character. Actually you can't help but love their alien race.
And then we have the love interest between Katy and Daemon. The relationship between these 2 drives me insane! The feed on one another's jealousies. There relationship is so very wishy washy that sometimes I just want to slap them silly. The butt heads a lot but they do eventually both arrive on the same page.
So far this series has really been a privilege to read and I cant wait to continue the story with Opal. I also love the titles of the books which play a significant role in the series. All I can say is that this series is so very engaging, so fluid to read and understand. Full of action, humor and excitement it is sure to please most readers.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
A great August planned for reading.
I have a great month of reading planned for August. I have been trying not to pick quite so many books out for each month in case I change my mind, but it does not seem to work that way for me very easily. I have 7 books chosen for sure, 2 of those are for review, I hunt Killers and Poisoned Waters, and 2 are buddy reads, The Iron King, which is our read along scheduled for Aug 11th, and also Daughter of Smoke and Bone with friends from my Good Reads group which you can find here. The other 3 books I have planned for reading are Chosen to Die, Through the Zombie Glass, and Sharp Objects. I am looking forward to a great August of reading.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Dark Sacrifice - Angie Sandro - 5 stars
Wow I enjoyed this sequel just as much as the first one, Dark Paradise. I picked this one up from Net Galley directly after finishing the first one. I was glad they still had it available for review. This book is coming out on August 5th, and I got it in return for an honest review. It has a great mix of genre sure to please a large audience.
The whole ideal of this story is great. I thought that it was structured very well. There were actually several different parts to the story that I really enjoyed quite a lot. I found it to be very engaging and easy to read and follow. I felt that the imagery was great as was the character development. I found that I could barely put the book down.
In this is installment things pick up right where they left off in the last book. And things really start to heat up for Mala and Landry. They have to learn to deal with so many things especially Aunt Magnolia who becomes a large part in the molding not only Mala, but Landry as well. Mala and Landry also have to learn to control powers that threatens to make them do things they can't control. This book also ends on a very open note for another book to make an appearance and I will be one of the first to get it.
The characters are fantastic in my opinion. They are very well developed and I find myself able to connect to most of them. There are both great protagonists and antagonists as well. A nice cast of characters for readers to enjoy. My favorites are Landry and Mala of course. I love that their relationship is not love at first site, and they both have their own demons in life to deal with. Readers are also even more exposed to Aunt Magnolia in this installment. I have to say though, I am still kind of on the fence about her character. I hope there is a third book so I can learn just a bit more about who she is.
I find that this book has an equal balance of being plot driven and character driven both. That makes for a very exciting read. I recommend this to a wide array of readers because I think you can find a bit of everything in not only this book but also it's predecessor. This book IMO is very deserving of the 5 stars I am giving it.
The whole ideal of this story is great. I thought that it was structured very well. There were actually several different parts to the story that I really enjoyed quite a lot. I found it to be very engaging and easy to read and follow. I felt that the imagery was great as was the character development. I found that I could barely put the book down.
In this is installment things pick up right where they left off in the last book. And things really start to heat up for Mala and Landry. They have to learn to deal with so many things especially Aunt Magnolia who becomes a large part in the molding not only Mala, but Landry as well. Mala and Landry also have to learn to control powers that threatens to make them do things they can't control. This book also ends on a very open note for another book to make an appearance and I will be one of the first to get it.
The characters are fantastic in my opinion. They are very well developed and I find myself able to connect to most of them. There are both great protagonists and antagonists as well. A nice cast of characters for readers to enjoy. My favorites are Landry and Mala of course. I love that their relationship is not love at first site, and they both have their own demons in life to deal with. Readers are also even more exposed to Aunt Magnolia in this installment. I have to say though, I am still kind of on the fence about her character. I hope there is a third book so I can learn just a bit more about who she is.
I find that this book has an equal balance of being plot driven and character driven both. That makes for a very exciting read. I recommend this to a wide array of readers because I think you can find a bit of everything in not only this book but also it's predecessor. This book IMO is very deserving of the 5 stars I am giving it.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Left to Die - Lisa Jackson 5 stars
I was happy to finally pick this book up. It has been awhile since I have read a Lisa Jackson book. Which is odd since she is one of my favorite authors. I have not been disappointed really by anything that she has wrote.
In this book we have a serial killer known as The Star Crossed Killer. Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli are on the hunt to take the killer down. Each of the victims are stripped naked and lashed to a tree in the cold Montana mountains, left to die there alone.
The first thing I need to say is that Lisa Jackson has a great gift for amazing imagery. So amazing and realistic that the readers will be able to place themselves right into the story and take the place of the victims, or the detectives, or even the antagonist. I was actually pretty blown away by the prologue itself and how it made me feel reading it, the terror and pain the uncertainty. And not to mention how I was instantly engaged just from that. I wanted to at least share the part of the story and let you decide if it engages you. http://www.amazon.com/Left-To-Die-Lis...
There is always a lot of action and excitement in her books and this one was no different. I also enjoy how readers also get some backstory on the characters as well, but it's not over the top boring back story. I also enjoyed how readers get different POV from a lot of the characters including the Antagonists. Adds a lot more to the story without making it confusing.
I love the characters in this first installment. I think that MacGregor was probably my favorite character of the bunch. At first I was unsure, but as I got to know him I found there was a lot about him to like, he so was very well developed. I also really enjoyed Alvarez and Pescoli, probably Pescoli the most though. She was flawed, a little gritty and very tough and I love characters like that. All the characters in this book are pretty raw and very well developed.
So if you love Mystery then do yourself a favor and pick up this book, and then pick up the rest of them after that. There is even a new release coming in a couple of days. Deserves to Die. You won't be disappointed.
In this book we have a serial killer known as The Star Crossed Killer. Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli are on the hunt to take the killer down. Each of the victims are stripped naked and lashed to a tree in the cold Montana mountains, left to die there alone.
The first thing I need to say is that Lisa Jackson has a great gift for amazing imagery. So amazing and realistic that the readers will be able to place themselves right into the story and take the place of the victims, or the detectives, or even the antagonist. I was actually pretty blown away by the prologue itself and how it made me feel reading it, the terror and pain the uncertainty. And not to mention how I was instantly engaged just from that. I wanted to at least share the part of the story and let you decide if it engages you. http://www.amazon.com/Left-To-Die-Lis...
There is always a lot of action and excitement in her books and this one was no different. I also enjoy how readers also get some backstory on the characters as well, but it's not over the top boring back story. I also enjoyed how readers get different POV from a lot of the characters including the Antagonists. Adds a lot more to the story without making it confusing.
I love the characters in this first installment. I think that MacGregor was probably my favorite character of the bunch. At first I was unsure, but as I got to know him I found there was a lot about him to like, he so was very well developed. I also really enjoyed Alvarez and Pescoli, probably Pescoli the most though. She was flawed, a little gritty and very tough and I love characters like that. All the characters in this book are pretty raw and very well developed.
So if you love Mystery then do yourself a favor and pick up this book, and then pick up the rest of them after that. There is even a new release coming in a couple of days. Deserves to Die. You won't be disappointed.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Weekend reading
So this weekend I will be reading Left to Die by Lisa Jackson. The prologue alone was enough to engage me. Totally immersed in this book. Then I will be reading Dark Sacrifice which I got for review from Net Galley. This is a sequel to Dark Paradise, which I just finished. It was really very good and ended on a great cliffhanger. Also will be trying to get Onyx read by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I loved Obsidian. And the last one would be Wool 3. So hopefully I can get to reading all of these books to finish up my July.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Moved my blog over here!
Hey guys I decide to have a blog over here now to try and keep stuff close together. I will be keeping my other blog as well because I like how I can have so much content over there. So be sure you click the follow button and follow me here. So far everything is moving along pretty well and has not been to hard to get done. Thanks guys!
Dark Paradise - Angie Sandro - 5 stars
This book was amazing to me. The premise of the story, the imagery, and the characters. I could not put it down once I picked it up. I was totally consumed by the story and was completely engaged the minute I turned to the first page. It was very fluid and easy to follow. I liked the 2 person POV too and how the author marked each person's perspective.
In this story we have Malaise LaCroix who comes from a long line of witchery. She struggles at first to believe that she has any part of that even though her mother swears to her that she does. And then Lainie, daughter of a reverend is found dead on the LaCroix property and everything spirals out of control from there.
First of all, the premise of this story is amazing and is what prompted me to start this book in the first place. I have to say I loved every minute of it, and the imagery is also fantastic. I found that I could actually place myself there in the midst of all the craziness and witness everything that was going on. There was a nice creepiness to the story as well. I could feel the impending doom before anything actually happened. Beautifully done!
The characters were my favorite part of this book. I loved Mala so much. She had so much more strength than she herself felt. And I found myself cheering her on when she was trying to get a point across. I had a love hate relationship with Landry at first till his true colors began to shine. I think he is a beautiful person even though he is a little rough around the edges. I am still on the fence when it comes to George. He rubs me the wrong way a lot of the time and I find myself trying to urge Mala not to trust him. He is so hell bent on proving that Landry is a bad person, that it makes me question whether or not he himself is all good.
I enjoyed the 'romance' part of this book with Mala and Landry. The author allows space to let it grow which makes it more realistic than what you normally find in romantic relationship inside books. I liked how they did not just automatically say I love you and they have to work at it to make things happen. It leaves the readers a little breathless and frustrated at the same time.
I look forward to being able to continue reading this series. The cliffhanger at the end of this book certainly can make the readers yearn for more.
In this story we have Malaise LaCroix who comes from a long line of witchery. She struggles at first to believe that she has any part of that even though her mother swears to her that she does. And then Lainie, daughter of a reverend is found dead on the LaCroix property and everything spirals out of control from there.
First of all, the premise of this story is amazing and is what prompted me to start this book in the first place. I have to say I loved every minute of it, and the imagery is also fantastic. I found that I could actually place myself there in the midst of all the craziness and witness everything that was going on. There was a nice creepiness to the story as well. I could feel the impending doom before anything actually happened. Beautifully done!
The characters were my favorite part of this book. I loved Mala so much. She had so much more strength than she herself felt. And I found myself cheering her on when she was trying to get a point across. I had a love hate relationship with Landry at first till his true colors began to shine. I think he is a beautiful person even though he is a little rough around the edges. I am still on the fence when it comes to George. He rubs me the wrong way a lot of the time and I find myself trying to urge Mala not to trust him. He is so hell bent on proving that Landry is a bad person, that it makes me question whether or not he himself is all good.
I enjoyed the 'romance' part of this book with Mala and Landry. The author allows space to let it grow which makes it more realistic than what you normally find in romantic relationship inside books. I liked how they did not just automatically say I love you and they have to work at it to make things happen. It leaves the readers a little breathless and frustrated at the same time.
I look forward to being able to continue reading this series. The cliffhanger at the end of this book certainly can make the readers yearn for more.
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