Friday, May 31, 2019

CONT-ROM READING CHALLENGE: Monthly Topic [MAY]


Everything you need to know of this challenge is here and my progress is here.

This Month’s Book Recommendations


 

These are my choices. I read them this month and I really think that more people should be Aleatha'd as much as I was. The Infidelity series is slighty better because is longer and I couldn't put down the books until I was finally done. But the Web of Sin series will also keep you in the edge of your seat that you will not understand how lies can entangle so much through the years.

[Review] Wild Like the Wind, by: Kristen Ashley

Chaos #5

WILD LIKE THE WIND

by: Kristen Ashley
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
Publication Date: July 31st, 2018
Read Date: February 21st, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Pages: 438

 

The brother known as Hound has a reputation. He’s all about cracking heads, having a good time, and when the Chaos Motorcycle Club needs someone to do the tough job, they call on him.

But Hound has a secret. He fell in love with a woman years ago. She’s untouchable. Unattainable. And even when her status changes, for Hound, it remains the same.

Keely Black had it all early and lost it all not long after. Thrown into an abyss of loss and grief, she’s faced a life of raising two sons alone and battling the rage at all that had been ripped from them.

And why.

Words spoken in anger open Hound’s and Keely’s eyes. For Hound, he sees he’s wasted his life loving the wrong woman. Keely sees she’s wasting her life not opening herself to the love of a good man.

my rate


I swear that I dunno what I'm going to do with my heart anytime I read a book of KA. She shreds my hearts to pieces (in her defense, she does put it back together at the end) always. Her books always have a happy ending, but damn the road is a horrible one. And her Chaos MC series is no exception.

From the moment that I read Motorcycle Man, which still my fave book hands down of KA, I got caught in the Chaos MC world and I didn't want to let go. Now I am a book away from the end and I' suffering as much as I did reading this book. The book before the end. The book that started what Chaos is now, not a gang, but a good vigilante motorcycle club.

Now this book, their main characters' predicament could be seen for a mile away. I knew that everything that happened with Black (in the past) was a rough spot in the MC history, so opening that wound a little in this book was hard for everyone. But is Keely that we are talking about here. That woman is as tough as the men. I was more concerned about Hound because he was an open wound for eighteen years and when his dreams are finally coming true, it might be a little harder than he thought it was.

I also love to see the gushy sides of every man in the series. This time Hound had a secret that made me melt inside out. He is totally a teddy bear in the inside, no matter how much blood he has spilled. He always does everything for good and I will always trust him.

Without much ado about nothing, I just recommend you to read the series and forget everything that you are thinking about MC. Just read this one and you will not like to read about no one else.

other reviews in the series

    

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Thursday Tracks [127]

Ohhh! You know, and if you don't you'll know now, that I LOVE, love, LoVe music. Just as I live and breathe words, I live and breathe music. Those two things are just part of me as any other organ in my body. As you can see in my Music page, I hear music while reading! My Thursdays are dedicated to music thanks to this feature! Created to share what song, album, playlist, artist I got stuck in my head every week. 
Now, this week song is...

LIPS ON YOU

Artist: Maroon 5
Album: Red Pill Blues


Hear me next Thursday!

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday [190]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
The Harbringer #1

STORM AND FURY

by: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publication Date: June 11th, 2019

 

Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is part of a secret so dangerous that she’s been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens—gargoyle shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they’ll devour her, flesh and bone, to enhance their own powers.

When Wardens from another clan arrive with disturbing reports that something out there is killing both demons and Wardens, Trinity’s safe world implodes. Not the least because one of the outsiders is the most annoying and fascinating person she’s ever met. Zayne has secrets of his own that will upend her world yet again—but working together becomes imperative once demons breach the compound and Trinity’s secret comes to light. To save her family and maybe the world, she’ll have to put her trust in Zayne. But all bets are off as a supernatural war is unleashed…

What are you waiting on?

Monday, May 27, 2019

[Review] Betrayal, by: Aleatha Romig

Infidelity #1

BETRAYAL

by: Aleatha Romig
Genre: Romance, Erotica, Adult Fiction
Publication Date: October 11th, 2015
Read Date: May 27th, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Pages: 232

 

One week. No future. No past. No more.

Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree—no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. Reinventing herself as "Charli," she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined. With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day.

"Some of my tastes are unique. They aren’t for everyone. I understand that.”

Lennox "Nox" Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive--he knows what he wants. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one:

One week. No more.

When betrayal comes from those closest to Alexandria, she must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Choices are not always easy, especially when they involve the heart, body, and soul. After all, Infidelity is a business, and some rules are meant to be broken.

"Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants, and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, this new epic contemporary romance will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. Have you been Aleatha'd?

BETRAYAL is a full-length novel and the first of five in the INFIDELITY series.

This series isn't about cheating.

my rate


I have been obsessing these days reading MC books, so I really thought that I needed a breather and this series caught my eye a long time ago… I guess I took the leap and read this book, the first, Betrayal.

The story of Alex Collins, who has a longer name but I really will get tired by writing it, is definitely a still confusing for me. I’m trying to pierce thins together with the little I have read about her. But the biggest mystery is Nox, who we do not know his last name till the end of the book. They made the rule of not knowing anything about themselves while they were in Del Mar together for that week. A very marked regret from both sides, I’m sure.

Usually, I hate the back and forth between past and present, so I was totally annoying to find how this book was structured. But I think the suspense happening in one time with the other things happening in another part of the storyline keep me in check, and reading. I have to confess that reading it from Alex’s POV was a little exasperating because she thinks more than she says, which is totally not me in real life. So I totally hated when people bulldoze everything she actually had to say.

It really threw me off the whole Infidelity company when the time came up, but it did not surprise me that Nox was going to be totally into it. This will get interesting and I’m totally in for the next twists. Something I have to learn shortly starting this book is that every twist connects and sometimes you will not even notice one is coming. I yearn to learn more about Nox and read more his side of the story in the next books that I will read right away.

Have I been Aleatha’d? Certainly. Should you? Hell yeah.

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Stacking the Shelves [39]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, which is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can read more about the creation of this meme by visiting the official launch page here.

May 19th, 2019 to May 25th, 2019

BOOKS READ:
  • Reaper's Property, by Joanna Wylde
  • Reaper's Legacy, by Joanna Wylde
  • Devil's Game, by Joanna Wylde
  • Reaper's Stand, by Joanna Wylde
  • Reaper's Fall, by Joanna Wylde
  • Reaper's Fire, by Joanna Wylde
  • Shade's Lady, by Joanna Wylde
  • Rome's Chance, by Joanna Wylde
  • Silver Bastard, by Joanna Wylde
  • Eli's Triumph, by Joanna Wylde
  • Hell's Knight, by Bella Jewel
  • Heaven's Sinners, by Bella Jewel
  • Knight's Sinner, by Bella Jewel
  • Bikers and Tinsel, by Bella Jewel
  • Pandemonium, by Bella Jewel
  • Drifter, by Bella Jewel
  • Manacle, by Bella Jewel
  • Precarious, by Bella Jewel
  • Melancholy, by Bella Jewel
  • Anguish, by Bella Jewel
  • Desolation, by Bella Jewel
  • Bestie, by Bella Jewel
  • Valiant, by Bella Jewel
  • Incandescent, by River Savage
I think I got bit by the MC bug and that is what I have been reading all week.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Thursday Tracks [126]

Ohhh! You know, and if you don't you'll know now, that I LOVE, love, LoVe music. Just as I live and breathe words, I live and breathe music. Those two things are just part of me as any other organ in my body. As you can see in my Music page, I hear music while reading! My Thursdays are dedicated to music thanks to this feature! Created to share what song, album, playlist, artist I got stuck in my head every week. 
Now, this week song is...

JENNY OF OLDSTONES

Artist: Florence + the Machine



Hear me next Thursday!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday [189]

 
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Maysen Jar #2

LETTERS TO MOLLY

by: Devney Perry
Publication Date: June 18th, 2019

 

Molly and Finn Alcott had the picture-perfect marriage. With two gorgeous children, a lovely home and their own business, they were the couple others aspired to be. But when news of their divorce spreads through town like wildfire, it sends their beautiful image up in flames.

Molly spends years mending her broken heart. She finds joy in a life centered around her kids and career. Her happiness has a different picture now.

Then one day, she finds a letter in her mailbox. Written in Finn’s handwriting, dated over fifteen years ago, it’s a letter he wrote Molly after their first date.

Week after week, Finn’s letters appear. Each marks a date in their history. Each holds the confession of the man who still owns Molly’s heart. Each heals a wound from their past.

It’s just too bad Finn isn’t the one sending them.

What are you waiting on?

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Stalking the Shelves [38]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, which is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can read more about the creation of this meme by visiting the official launch page here.

January 19th, 2019 to May 18th, 2019

BOOKS READ:
  • Wires and Nerve, Vol 1, by Marissa Meyer
  • Wires and Nerve, Vol 2, by Marissa Meyer
  • El Malo, by K Webster
  • Respect, by Jay Crownover
  • Forever Winter, by Alexa Riley
  • Looked Up Love, by Alexa Riley
  • ConArtist, by Alexa Riley
  • Camden, by K Webster
  • Three of Us, by Ella Goode
  • Belong Together, by Ella Goode
  • The Wedding Night Before Christmas, by Kati Wilde
  • The Trouble with Twelfth Grave, by Darynda Jones
  • Summoned to Thirteenth Grave, by Darynda Jones
  • Wild like the Wind, by Kristen Ashley
  • Free, by Kristen Ashley
  • Subzero, by Cambria Hebert
  • #Vacay, by Cambria Hebert
  • Timid, by Devney Perry
  • Tragic, by Devney Perry
  • Virgin Husband, by Alexa Riley
  • Virgin Wife, by Alexa Riley
  • The Chase, by Elle Kennedy
  • Make Me Yours, by Ella Goode
  • Barbarian Before Christmas, by Ruby Dixon
  • Kissing Her, by Alexa Riley
  • Mated to the Reaper, by Alexa Riley
  • Bring Him Home, by Ella Goode
  • Finding Home, by Ella Goode
  • Too Hard, by Alexa Riley
  • She's All Mine, by Ella Goode
  • Halo, by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
  • Viper, by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
  • Angel, by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
  • Bishop, by Sawyer Bennett
  • Muse, by Alexa Riley & Fiona Davenport
  • Starlet, by Fiona Davenport
  • Wedding Cake Crasher, by Alexa Riley
  • Sweet Enough to Eat, by Alexa Riley
  • His Hostage, by Alexa Riley
BOOKS RE-READ:
  • Priest, by Ella Frank
  • The Princess, the Prick & the Priest, by Ella Frank
  • Motorcycle Man, by Kristen Ashely
  • The Other Man, by RK Lilley
  • The Golden Dynasty, by Kristen Ashley
  • Knight, by Kristen Ashley
  • Deacon, by Kristen Ashley
  • Obsession, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
  • Angel, by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
I had a rough path in reading and blogging, hopefully, this summer I will get back on track.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday [188]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Loveless #0.5

UNBROKEN

by: Jay Crownover
Publication Date: May 14th, 2019

 

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes a captivating novella about a rugged rodeo star who will do anything to protect the people he loves.

When rodeo star Crew Lawton loses everything in a bad bet, he has no choice but to take a new job to pay off his debts - even if it means becoming the face of an expensive male skincare line. Crew is used to getting sweaty and rustling in the dirt, not posing for photo shoots. And he's certainly not used to being bossed around by a woman who doesn't even know the difference between bulls and broncs. But Crew owes money to dangerous criminals, and he'll do anything Della says in order to pay them back and keep them far away from his family in Loveless, Texas...

The launch of her new men's line for her family's company means everything to Della Deveaux, and she's not willing to let some rugged, arrogant cowboy ruin her campaign. Crew Lawton is the last man she would have chosen to represent her chic, sophisticated brand. Unfortunately, her father already invested millions in Crew's stupidly handsome face. Yet the more time they spend together, Della and Crew realize that opposites do attract. But when the time comes for Crew to face his past mistakes, will he be able to protect his family...and the woman he's come to love?

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday [187]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
The Aurora Cycle #1

AURORA RISING

by: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Publication Date: May 7th, 2019

 

From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure.

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.


What are you waiting on?