Nighthawks by Jeremy Flagg is a wicked, wicked book. One good guy tries to stop the evil from coming and ends up creating it instead. There are more twists and turns in this book than a roller coaster. I did not want to put this book down. Definitely, recommend this book.
5/5 stars.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Short, but Incredible
The Blood of Four Gods and Other Stories by Jamie Lackey is phenomenal. I fell in love with all of the stories and characters. It's a quick read that does not disappoint magic fans or lovers of mythology. Definitely one for the bookshelf.
5/5 stars.
5/5 stars.
Faery Disappointing
Daughter of Light and Shadow by Anna McKerrow sounded terrific with a Faery King and witches. However, it took 40% of the book to reach the point where Faye meets him, and it was so full of disappointment for me. I was hoping for mischievous faeries, but yet again it is not until near the end of the book that you get some mischief. As for the witches, I was hoping for more magic or something. Maybe that's my problem: I expected too much with this book.
However, if you love erotica, this book is for you. It was mostly one awkward sex scene after the next. Why do authors think putting moist in a sex scene is going to work? There were quite a few moists and ripe being used in the sex scenes.
I'm feeling generous 3/5 stars.
However, if you love erotica, this book is for you. It was mostly one awkward sex scene after the next. Why do authors think putting moist in a sex scene is going to work? There were quite a few moists and ripe being used in the sex scenes.
I'm feeling generous 3/5 stars.
Sunday, October 7, 2018
The Lies Have It
This is an ARC from NetGalley courtesy of Simon & Schuster for an honest review.
These Lies Will Kill You... This Lie Will Kill Us... This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher needs a murder mystery for itself. It is one of those books I love to call "the dine and dash" books. How can you have a murder mystery dinner and no dinner or food anywhere?
As you can tell from the crossed out words I had a hard time getting the title straight because I feel like it misrepresents the book. There is more than one lie in this book so which lie is going to kill you? You is typically referred to as the reader in the writing world. It would have worked if the story was written in the second person, but that could just be me being picky.
My biggest annoyance with this book is there was not a lot of suspense hence the dine and dash. I knew who the killer was the moment I read that character's POV because the character reminded me so much of Judge from Melissa Marr's Made for You spoiler alert: Judge is a killer and a psychopath.
I loved Juniper and Gavin and was shipping them so hard, but I am still confused about this one tiny blip in the relationship if they even have one. I am still unclear about most things in that book.
I only have two criteria for murder mystery books: 1) it must be believable and 2) it has to have me on the edge of my seat and biting my nails to the quick.
Well, I knew who the killer was so there went the murder mystery. It is actually obvious who the killer is and it makes me so sad. The author actually does not do much to dissuade the audience from thinking it could be the other characters because one lives by guilt, one is "dead" before the party fully begins and I will not say much more because all you have to do is read it and you will see what I mean about it.
Also, the summary had me thinking people were going to die so I was waiting for people to die, but only three characters you meet die and two of them are not exactly the main characters.
I will give the author points for Doll Face though because I was totally wrong about that one on all counts, but right at the same time. Like I said it is complicated and you have to read it to understand what I mean.
It is a book I will buy when it comes out, but it is not the greatest murder mystery I have ever read.
3.5 stars
As you can tell from the crossed out words I had a hard time getting the title straight because I feel like it misrepresents the book. There is more than one lie in this book so which lie is going to kill you? You is typically referred to as the reader in the writing world. It would have worked if the story was written in the second person, but that could just be me being picky.
My biggest annoyance with this book is there was not a lot of suspense hence the dine and dash. I knew who the killer was the moment I read that character's POV because the character reminded me so much of Judge from Melissa Marr's Made for You spoiler alert: Judge is a killer and a psychopath.
I loved Juniper and Gavin and was shipping them so hard, but I am still confused about this one tiny blip in the relationship if they even have one. I am still unclear about most things in that book.
I only have two criteria for murder mystery books: 1) it must be believable and 2) it has to have me on the edge of my seat and biting my nails to the quick.
Well, I knew who the killer was so there went the murder mystery. It is actually obvious who the killer is and it makes me so sad. The author actually does not do much to dissuade the audience from thinking it could be the other characters because one lives by guilt, one is "dead" before the party fully begins and I will not say much more because all you have to do is read it and you will see what I mean about it.
Also, the summary had me thinking people were going to die so I was waiting for people to die, but only three characters you meet die and two of them are not exactly the main characters.
I will give the author points for Doll Face though because I was totally wrong about that one on all counts, but right at the same time. Like I said it is complicated and you have to read it to understand what I mean.
It is a book I will buy when it comes out, but it is not the greatest murder mystery I have ever read.
3.5 stars
A fractured Fairytale Found
How to Fracture a Fairytale by Jane Yolen is kind of disappointing. I came into that book expecting fairytales not mostly editorial notes and then sticking the poem at the end. It kind of lost the whole meaning and beauty of poems.
I would have liked it better if the poems were at the front of the book in a section and then the notes from the author about the poem and what fairytale it is supposed to be about at the back of the book.
It could just be me but I like using my imagination when reading poems because I could not see what the author said she was writing about.
That being said I did like a couple of poems, but I wanted more because by the time I got into it and understood how the structure was. The poems need to stand out a bit more because I thought it would all be editorial notes and the stories would be at the back, but no.
I love fairytales and I was hoping for more instead of being 97% in and thinking you had just started reading the book.
I finished it in 10 minutes so if anyone is looking for a really short book this would be perfect for you.
3.5 stars
I would have liked it better if the poems were at the front of the book in a section and then the notes from the author about the poem and what fairytale it is supposed to be about at the back of the book.
It could just be me but I like using my imagination when reading poems because I could not see what the author said she was writing about.
That being said I did like a couple of poems, but I wanted more because by the time I got into it and understood how the structure was. The poems need to stand out a bit more because I thought it would all be editorial notes and the stories would be at the back, but no.
I love fairytales and I was hoping for more instead of being 97% in and thinking you had just started reading the book.
I finished it in 10 minutes so if anyone is looking for a really short book this would be perfect for you.
3.5 stars
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Paranormal Phenomena
Thank you, NetGalley for letting me read Flynn Nightsider and the Edge of Evil by Mary Fan. The cover is gorgeous and I am not going to lie it made me pick the story, but the story idea intrigued me as well. My only regret is that it took me so long to actually start reading the book.
The characters are phenomenal and there was one plot twist that while I saw it coming I did not see the whole thing. Well done, Mary Fan, that was the one twist I did not see it coming and it made the book so much richer because of it. The story is incredible and it has my faith restored in books.
It is a must-have for paranormal lovers. It has enough romantic interest in it without being overbearing and I am speechless over how amazing this book is.
Do not just take my word for it and go find a way to read this book (Just make sure it's legal).
10/10 stars.
The characters are phenomenal and there was one plot twist that while I saw it coming I did not see the whole thing. Well done, Mary Fan, that was the one twist I did not see it coming and it made the book so much richer because of it. The story is incredible and it has my faith restored in books.
It is a must-have for paranormal lovers. It has enough romantic interest in it without being overbearing and I am speechless over how amazing this book is.
Do not just take my word for it and go find a way to read this book (Just make sure it's legal).
10/10 stars.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Outrun the Wind... Nope
I normally never say this but unless you want a really bad story with no plot then do not read Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi. Obviously, I did not read the summary close enough because from the title I got the impression it would be a cheap, cheesy, cr*ppy, cliched romance novel and I was desperately hoping to read that kind of thing. However, the only thing I was right about was the cr*ppy part.
It ended up being a Greek retelling, but it is the worst one I have ever read. Let's just say when I talked about it to people without saying anything about the actual title they knew exactly what book I was talking about even though it was all in a negative light.
I gave up reading it after the description of Apollo. Don't tell me he looks otherworldly. Do not ask me what the plot was about because I could not tell you.
I'm being generous with giving it a 1.5 star.
It ended up being a Greek retelling, but it is the worst one I have ever read. Let's just say when I talked about it to people without saying anything about the actual title they knew exactly what book I was talking about even though it was all in a negative light.
I gave up reading it after the description of Apollo. Don't tell me he looks otherworldly. Do not ask me what the plot was about because I could not tell you.
I'm being generous with giving it a 1.5 star.
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