#ReviewInFewWords [10]

Now, this is the type of post in where I type short reviews of books that I read a long time ago or books that I forgot to review once I was finished with them. I got a long list of books, so I will divide into different posts and post them once in a while. Anyways, I might not remember much of them, but how they made me feel will always stay within myself, right? I hope so because here goes nothing.

BOOKS I RECENTLY READ BUT SKIPPED THE REVIEW, SORRY

North Ridge #1

WILDCARD

by: Karina Halle

Publication Date: August 15th, 2017

Read Date: June 20th, 2018

Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult

Format: eBook

Pages: 273

 

my rating

I was looking for a good romance when I remembered that my dear KH had a trilogy that I haven’t read. You see, I have read other books of her that I loved, so I was sure I was going to get my fix if I pick one of her books. Damn, I was in for a ride, quite literally… because of cowboys.

I wasn’t aware that Canada had those, I need to move over there for sure. I, also, wasn’t much aware that this book was a second-chance romance, so after a few chapters in I was in for heartbreak. It always happens with me, I broke down because the reasons for the characters were too much and them while they are trying to fix everything piece by piece, they are also fixing me. I hate reading this type of romance, but this author wouldn’t let me down, so onward I went.

The whole story was beautifully written, and I was very happy about reading it. It also gives you the preliminary stories of the other two siblings of him, which are the next books in the series. You might be asking yourself why I didn’t go straight for those. Easy, I found out that this author wrote a whole paranormal romance series that I knew nothing about, I read one book to check it out that I couldn’t put them down. Till this day I haven’t picked up this series, but someday I will. The romance was good, so I have that.

Dirty Rich #1 & #2

DIRTY RICH ONE NIGHT STAND
DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA STORY

by: Lisa Renee Jones

Publication Dates: October 23rd, 2017 & May 22nd, 2018

Read Date: June 20th, 2018

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Adult

Format: Kindle Edition

Total of Pages: 617

 

my overall rating

Damn, I have something for attorneys, I swear. It might be the suits. Maybe. But I have to admit that this author writes them well. Plus, her main female characters are kickass, and the men are taking no prisoners kind of guys, they just take for them and forever.

Law is something that I like, but not something I would do for a living if you catch my drill. So whenever I’m reading it I feel the passion of it, so read it like it was something I do for a living, which reading is. All these characters are lawyers, and their banter is super duper hilarious, perfect and catching. I was also intrigued by the case of the first book because I really wanted to know who did the killing. You know, the PI in me wanted to know all the facts. But the co-worker affair of the second book was totally HOT.

Seriously, these two books were super good and I enjoyed every single page of them. I have to admit that the last chapters of the first book made me a little sad, but the epilogue was quite lovely. Now, I know there will be more books coming out in this series and I CANNOT WAIT. Just read these and you’ll be prepared for those, or don’t and you will be in for a good time.

DONNERS OF THE DEAD

by: Karina Halle

Publication Date: February 23rd, 2014

Read Date: June 25th, 2018

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Horror, Historical, Adult

Format: eBook

Pages: 287

 

my rating

If you read my review of “Experiment in Terror” series of this author, then you know that I loved how good she writes her paranormal romance books. So I had to read this book after that series. Not because they are related, because they are not, but because I couldn’t let go of her terrific words.

This book is settled way in the past. When women, in specific Indian (as in Native American) women, had no voice whatsoever in any topic. But this girl was different. The men needed her, so she became a voice they would have to hear and follow if they wanted whatever they wanted. The story was also a little confused because I knew it was a romance, but I couldn’t be sure who was the couple at the beginning. Obviously her, but who was the guy? Don’t tell me that if I read the blurb I would have known… most of the time I don’t read those. I go in blind because it is thrilling.

The thing is that the story took a turn of horror that I expected but was not looking forward to. I hate horror, but the writer is so good that I didn’t mind. Plus the romance was way better, so I had other things to focus on. What I most enjoyed was the epilogue, because there was nothing better than reading the happy ending of a horror book. The book was fairly short, so is something that had to be in your TBR pile or better yet, read it now.

EL DIABLO

by: M. Robinson

Publication Date: August 30th, 2016

Read Date: June 28th, 2018

Genre: Dark, Romance, Adult

Format: eBook

Pages: 469

 

my rating

First thing I have to say about this book is that the Spanish was so flawless that I have to give the kudos to the author for not screwing that part up. Authors often forget to actually revise their “other language” lines, so I was pretty happy that these translations were perfect.

Now, the story was good. I enjoyed the whole romance, but I was quite confused most of the time. I didn’t understand what was happening and my heart was breaking for him, Antonio. I’m afraid that till this day kids want to please their parents so much that they end up being just a shell of what the parents intended for them to be. Antonio suffered first hand what was to have a ruthless father that no matter how “good” in his standers he was, he was never going to become as good as himself. But then the son overthrew the father and he became the Devil. His heart only pumped blood and didn’t have much of love inside, until her. She did not had the best of the lives, so bumping into him… He made her life, literally. Together they wrote they own happy ending, even though the road was hard and bumpy.

I really loved the ending, because endings are way better than anything that is written in the beginning, hands down. But the beginning gives you the tools to wait for that awaited end. This book was good, and it will be kind of a series, but I don’t think I would be into those. I just wanted to read this one, so that’s my piece.

Masters of Shadowlands #1 & #2

CLUB SHADOWLANDS
DARK CITADEL

by: Cherise Sinclair

Publication Dates: January 14th, 2013 & April 7th, 2013

Read Dates: June 25th $ 26th, 2018

Genre: Erotica, BDSM, Contemporary Romance, Adult

Format: eBook & Kindle Edition

Total of Pages: 371

 

my overall rating

One of my best friends kept saying that I had to start reading this series because it was one of her favorites. I never heard her, but then when I was scrolling through the books I haven’t read in my device, I found them and I was like “why not?”. That’s when I noticed that the books are as good as my friend said.

I read the first two because I plan to read one little by little. You know, to spread the perfection of it from time to time. I was a little disappointed that the books were too short and the end was too soon for me to be happy about it. I enjoyed the couple and some side characters, which I’m very sure that I will read about them soon. The scenes at the club were quite good and very hot. If you like erotica, I recommend very much. Plus, rich people and cops are totally a turn on.

[Review] The Great Gatsby, by: F. Scott Fitzgerald

THE GREAT GATSBY

by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published Date: April 10th, 1925
Read Date: January 22nd, 2017
Format: Paperback
Pages: 180

THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.

MY RATE

I always thought about reading this book. For a long time now. When the opportunity came up to make a extensive paper of it, I was totally in. I fell in love with the DiCaprio's movie, so I was kind of obvious to actually love everything about the book.

The book is so... not dark, but it has this vibe that every words makes you want to think why it was chosen. Why the author is describing this people like he is and why they said things so puzzling. But his words, also, makes you feel like you are in there. That you are in that party, feeling what everyone else is. The book makes you happy, sad, but at end leaves you with this feeling of bittersweetness and it makes me mad. I am a sucker for happy endings and not one person end up happy in this book (I do not count Tom).

I feel so sad for Gatsby. He always had this hope and it crushed my heart. I am always a hopeful person, and seeing someone like me ending the worst way possible is concerning. I feel sad for Nick too. He was very hopeful when he arrived to New York and everything went to shit. I am sure his life did not end up how he pictured and that is sad.

Either way, I loved the book. I made me feel like no other classic had. I wish there was more, but I believe Gatsby story was as it was supposed to be. See? Totally bittersweet.

    

[R] Grave Mercy. by: Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy
(His Fair Assasin #1)
by: Robin LaFevers

★★★½☆

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

[R] How The Wolf Lost Her Heart, by: Sarah Brownlee

How The Wolf Lost Her Heart
by: Sarah Brownlee

★★★★★

Set against the backdrop of a dystopian London where thugs and criminals run rife, Skye Archer possesses a rare gift, the ability to transform into her spirit animal at will. Widely regarding her morphing ability as a curse, Skye's aim is to keep it a secret at all costs. But one day she meets the intriguing and affluent, Raphael Renzo, who soon proves to have a secret of his own, one that could heal the downtrodden city and affect Skye in ways she never thought possible...

This debut novel from author, Sarah Brownlee, is a compelling and gripping read, taking the reader into a world where both the heart of a city and the heart of a girl are simultaneously pierced by one man.