Showing posts with label Dark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dark. Show all posts

Wednesday 29 April 2015

Crimson Desert (Bittersweet Duet #2) By Melissa Jane



Now back across the border, Laila realizes that all had not been as it seemed at the Florez mansion. Learning to trust the man she wanted dead was going to take time. Time was not on her side. 
For Aiden, the damage was done. There was no going back. Except for one thing… revenge. 
Giving up was never an option for Juan. Not even now when everything had changed. He lived and breathed the thrill of the chase and this time the end prize was too great to lose. 
This is a dark story where the taste for love and revenge clash in the most unforgiving ways. 


After the way the first book ended I was really excited about where this one was going and it didn't disappoint. There were so many times I thought it was going to end badly, and although it wasn't perfect I loved it. I don't think a book this dark, this gritty and raw is meant to have a perfect happily ever after with a house, white picket fence stuff. 

Her brother, Aiden and his hired help move across the country escaping Juan and their father's men. There are so many bloody moments, moments you hold your breath and think SHIT, this is over. 

The book is a good way to finish the duet, it was entertaining from the get go. 

4*

Monday 20 April 2015

Little Doll (Bittersweet duet #1) By Melissa Jane



Little Doll is a dark, gritty story not for the faint hearted. It’s not all bad. Redemption, forgiveness and trust are central themes that are weaved amongst the character’s interactions. If you are easily offended by most things violent, this tale of survival may not be for you. 

Laila had already overcome many heartbreaking obstacles in her twenty-five years… but none compared to this. With her brother missing and no other family to speak of, Laila has no idea of the evil that shadows her every move. Now in the hands of a notorious cartel family, she quickly learns that trust and betrayal are a deadly mix. 

Aiden had a plan. One that was operating smoothly until Laila surfaced in his father’s mansion. With time against him, he must work night and day to right the wrongs that threaten to expose his ultimate betrayal. 

Juan and Aiden share many differences, but the one thing that threatens to tear their family apart is the one thing they want to claim as their own, no matter what the costs. 



This is a very, dark, gritty story with a lot of story lines not meant for the faint hearted. I will admit, I don't usually like this kind of novel, the gritty, sickening, disturbing story's really get to me, but I found myself lulled into this story for some reason. 

From the very beginning I found myself really wanting to find out where her brother was, who was this AIDEN??? WHY did she have an affect on him. 

Laila fly's across the country to find her brother who hasn't been in touch for weeks. Any other person wouldn't care. What's a few weeks right? 
Wrong. 
Her brother usually rings her dead on time on the exact same day's, so when he still hasn't gotten in touch she heads off in search for him, only telling her only friend where she's going. 
It's how she ends up meet Juan, a stranger in a cafe where she looks for her brother. 
Laila is then captured, exposed, beaten, raped, and has to work with one of the notorious cartel familes sons to survive. 
One is as dangerous as any of the men she had come in contact with since arriving at their mansion, but something about Aiden tells her she's safe. 
For now 
Juan on the other hand I completely hated from the get go. Even when she explained him to be this dark, rugged, handsome man with evil eyes did I really wish she would have ran away, but she didn't. 
Her smart mouth and her unsubmisive attitude is what gets her into the world of trouble, heartache, pain, and left to face with what they do for the rest of her life. 
I felt so sorry for her. I really wanted Aiden to do something, to save her, but when Juan is out for something he really does get it. What they did to her was brutal, cruel and uncalled for, but I suppose in life that is how things are. 
I found her spirit, her strength, her need to stay sane compelling. I was so in awe of this girl, this woman, that I really ended up liking her. 

5*

The Nines By Dakota Madison



Vengeance is mine not the Lord's. It's what I breathe for. It's what I'm still living for. I live for the moment when I will literally have his eye for mine. It's been two years. Two long and difficult years, but my plan is nearly complete. When I'm not in a hospital having doctors try to repair my ravaged body I spend my time on the computer, doing hacking jobs for large corporations and governments who don't want to get their hands dirty or be associated with a job if things go sideways. But they don't have any reason to worry. I'm meticulous, so I'll never get caught. Just one thing stands in my way: The mysterious young woman without a past who desperately wants to be part of my future. I just need to figure out why...




This book was so different to anything I've ever read. Yes I've read about rich SOB that think they can get away with murder, but not the way this was written. 
Although I didn't really connect to the main two characters as a couple, as I thought it happened rather awkwardly and far too quickly when they knew nothing about one another, I just didn't feel it, but that doesn't mean to say I didn't love them together, because I did.

Basically, she moves away from her home town where her brother did the unthinkable. Destroying and killing most of her school. 
So when she has her knew identity, she doesn't expect to bump into her past. When Roxie goes out with her roommate and her boyfriend and his friend she doesn't expect to be intrigued by the going-on's around the school campus. Not only is there a bunch of girls queuing to be taken to a band frat party, that can only be taken if they are picked by one of the frat brothers passing in one of their cars, but there's also a stranger who lives alone, only comes out in the dark and where's a mask. 

Are you intrigued???

You should be, because this is where it gets really interesting. 

Worlds collide, tear apart and lives are destroyed. 

I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy the book or rate it a five star when I read it was to do with rape, a sore subject for most people. Although some parts still made me really sick to my stomach, the story still had me gripped, wanting to know how it all ends. 

I can't wait to read the rest of the books. I'm unsure whether it's a series, or what, or if it's going to be based on the rape fraternity. 

When Roxie's roommate doesn't come home one night, Roxie can't understand the why or the how. It's not like her. So, going to the only other person she knows for help, she finds herself in the middle of something bigger than she ever imagined. 

The book to me shows that no matter where in the world you escape, evil will always be there. This book shows some of the true meanings of evil and I was glad some of the victims got some justice. 
There is one story I cannot wait to read and I hope there will be a story to and that's to one of Roxie's online friends that she talks to in an online chatroom. or whatever it's called.
Anyway, when you get to that part and know who the mystery girl (chatroom friend) is then you'll know why I want her to have a story. 

5* it was written to give you the best experience with such a powerful story line, one that must have been really hard for the author to write. So I give Dakota a pat on the back because it was hard reading at times, let alone reaching somewhere inside you to try and get the story line perfect the way she did.  

Wednesday 4 February 2015

Fear me By B.B.Reid




A story that will make you question everything you thought you knew about LOVE and HATE. 

I don't believe in fairy-tales and Prince Charming. 

I believe in fear. 

He taught me how to be afraid. 

We first met on a playground during a wonderful summer day. It was the first time he hurt me and it wasn't the last. For ten years he's been my tormentor and I've been his forbidden. But then he went away and yet I was still afraid. 

Now he's back and wants more than just my tears. You see...he thinks I sent him away so now he wants revenge...and he knows just how to get it. 


Fear me Is B.B.Reid's debut novel and although there were a lot of errors and grammar was poor the story was consuming. I had been so addicted from the very beginning wondering why he was so mean to her. 

Keiran scared the ever-loving-shit into me. Seriously scared me. I understood why she was afraid of him, but never why she would want him. He's pure evil. Keiran has had a troubled past, when it's revealed what he's hiding and why he's the way he is I could understand more, but from the beginning I just kept asking myself why he wasn't in jail. For what he did to that poor girl for ten plus years and no one helping is sick. 
The first time I read him threatening to kill her and she believed him I disliked Lake, I thought what an idiot, but not long after his threat do you realize it wasn't a threat but a promise. It had me completely on edge not knowing what he would make her do next. 

Lake is in such a sticky situation. It's horrifying. And there is a part in this book that I do feel needs to be mentioned to others. In the description it does warn you about certain scenes. But there is one in the book where he takes her virginity and she told him no she wasn't ready. She lusts for him and does enjoy certain things that he makes her feel, but to me, no means NO. That's rape. No matter what she is feeling towards him, because they are mixed feelings, she said no. Plus, if she didn't Keiran would kill her Aunt Clarissa. 

Towards the end of the book we see a different side to Keiran and at this time Lake decides she wants to grow a backbone. I couldn't believe it. During the book I had a hard time wondering why she didn't just end things or run away. Then all of a sudden she starts fighting back once he's stopped been a complete nob. Kind of. 

Anyway, certain events in the book lead to what has to be the most excruciating endings of all time. Not only did I not see it coming, I'm actually scared as to what is to come in book two. 

I read a few reviews before reading it and one stood out to be and now, after reading the book I agree whole heartedly. Here is the statement from Twisted sisters book reviews

"My final answer is Dark Romantic Suspense. I'm using romantic loosely here. There's isn't a real clear answer, I see why she struggled with labeling the book. The book needs a warning, that in itself is dark. Vanilla readers might have a hard time swallowing, dark readers may call this light in some ways. I call it a perfect balance and I loved every bit. "

I really enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down. I even went without dinner yesterday so I could finish it off. 

The only problem I had was the poor grammar skills and typos. I think with some Beta readers or an editor these could have been picked up easily. B.B.Reid will go far with this series and want to say well done for writing such a fantastic debut novel. 

5*

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Push By Claire Wallis



I feel like I am wrapped in a cyclone. Everything is whirling around me, drawing the air out of my lungs and filling me with the best kind of turmoil. Every time his tongue slides against mine, a prickle in my gut tells me how right we are together. How much I need David. How much I need us.
I hope the cyclone never stops.
Emma Searfoss has spent a lifetime trying to escape her abusive stepfather. It's why she moved far away from home. It's why she's kept no ties with her remaining family. And it's why she's got a major rage problem. When her neighbor shows up to fix the kitchen in her new apartment, his enigmatic charm calms the fire in her. David is cool and collected, and he makes Emma feel safe for the first time ever. But David has his own chilling past—his six previous girlfriends have all disappeared without a trace. Emma's walking a dangerous line, but David's pull is intoxicating. And impossible to resist…


The beginning of Push completely ruins the book. How is starts gives EVERYTHING away. I was highly recommended this book, but I knew how it was all going to end, and that there wasn't going to be a mistake, that he really didn't kill all the other girls etc. Unless he didn't, but then, I think he did. 

Anyway, Push wasn't really doing anything for me. I stayed with it till the end, but felt like I had wasted money, and time reading it as I never enjoyed it. 
They sleep together straight off. She moves in, he fixes her kitchen and tells her stepfather to get out. Later on that night when she wakes up she goes upstairs and let me remind you, she met him the day before and was wary of him, and walks in to his apartment without looking. She then continues to walk down to his bedroom where he's sat with a group of friends he doesn't like or trust and sits down on his lap. She then ignores everyone in the room while starting the nasty. If he didn't tell everyone to get out, I still think she'd have done it there in front of them all. 

Emma has also had a really shit childhood, there were parts I couldn't even stomach that made me cry for her, but she plays it off as if it was no big deal that her brother let two of his mates rape her, or that her mom watched her stepdad degrade her over and over again. To me, she should of had some serious counselling. I disliked her whole family. Every single one. 

Then we have David's past in the POV of all his ex-girlfriends and although I guessed why he did it as such, I'm still unsure why he did it to all his ex's. I just feel as lost as I did when I first read the book and even more confused now I'm writing the review down LOL. 

2*  

Raze By Tillie Cole



TO TAKE BACK LIFE, ONE MUST FIRST FACE DEATH… 

One man stripped of his freedom, his morals… his life. 

Conditioned in captivity to maim, to kill and to slaughter, prisoner 818 becomes an unremorseful, unrivaled and unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he knows. Death and brutality are the masters of his fate. 

After years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his mind: revenge… bloody, slow and violent revenge. 

Revenge on the man who lied. 

Revenge on the man who wronged him. 

Revenge on the man who condemned him and turned him into… this: a rage-fueled killing machine. A monster void of humanity; a monster filled with hate. 

And no one will stand in the way of getting what he wants. 


One woman stripped of her freedom, her morals… her life. 

Kisa Volkova is the only daughter of Kirill ‘The Silencer’ Volkov, head of the infamous ‘Red’ bosses of New York's Russian Bratva. Her life is protected. In reality, it’s a virtual prison. Her father’s savage treatment of his rivals and his lucrative and coveted underground gambling ring—The Dungeon—ensures too many enemies lurk at their door. 

She dreams to be set free. 

Kisa has known only cruelty and loss in her short life. As manager of her father’s death match enterprise, only grief and pain fill her days. Her mafiya boss father, in her world, rules absolute. And her fiancé, Alik Durov, is no better: The Dungeon’s five-time champion, a stone-cold killer, the treasured son of her father’s best friend, and her very own—and much resented—personal guard. Unrivaled in both strength and social standing, Alik controls every facet of Kisa’s life, dominates her every move; keeps her subdued and dead inside… then one night changes everything.

While working for her church—the only reprieve in her constant surveillance—Kisa stumbles across a tattooed, scarred, but stunningly beautiful homeless man on the streets. Something about him stirs feelings deep within her; familiar yet impossibly forbidden desires. He doesn’t talk. Doesn’t communicate with anyone. He’s a man beyond saving, and a man she must quickly forget… for both their sakes. 

But when days later, out of the blue and to her complete surprise, he’s announced as the replacement fighter in The Dungeon, Kisa knows she’s in a whole lot of trouble. He’s built, ripped and lethally unforgiving to his opponents, leaving fear in his wake and the look of death in his eyes. 

Kisa becomes obsessed with him. Yearns for him. Craves his touch. Needs to possess this mysterious man... 

… this man they call Raze. 


Another Dark read, but unlike the rest of them this one really had me captured. I couldn't put the blooming thing down. The whole book was well planned out, and must have taken some time to plan out what was what. 
It's a Russian mob, fighter novel, dark romance. 

Kisa, is the daughter to the mafia boss and fiance to one of the heirs. She hates him and always has. It's no secret he forces himself on her and obvious to other people he does, which is why I never understood why her father would want her to be with a man like that. I always saw Mafia loyal to their daughters, I don't know why. 
Then again, this book was so different to other mafia books I've read, it's in a league of its own. 
The book goes from Kisa and Raze's POV, showing bits and pieces from their past life. Raze doesn't remember his life after spending the past twelve years being tortured, beaten and other things done to him. 
When he finally escapes his hell, he goes back to where he came from for his revenge. On Alik, the one now marrying Kisa. 

You have to read the book to understand the bond, and friendship each of them have, but to me,  I erased all the dark gritty stuff out, and looked to the fact that even though he couldn't remember anything from his life before his hell, he still felt drawn to Kisa. Even Kisa, who had presumed he was dead the past twelves years was drawn to him, she knew they were meant to be together. I really did like how that part was written. 

Tillie Cole has yet again released another amazing novel. 

4*

Debt By Nina G Jones



I don't know what I was thinking when I hired someone to attack me. Maybe I was bored, or lonely, or there was a void so deep inside of me that I needed something explosive to fill it.

It was supposed to be safe. A thrill. A way to break through the monotony of everyday life. It was an illusion of danger that I could walk away from as soon as it was over.

Except that it wasn't. Because I had been in danger long before I ever invited it into my life.

* * *

My mission is almost complete. The bubbling boil of vengeance that heats my blood might finally simmer.

She is the last piece of the puzzle. Once I destroy her, everyone who ever hurt me will have paid their debt.

It was supposed to be quick and easy, but as soon as I met her it got complicated.

Very complicated.


Ha, yes, you read the blurb right. She hires someone to rape her. Yes. 
This is the only thing that really fucking annoyed me with this book. Why would someone want that to happen to themselves, I can understand wanting someone to take control, make them vulnerable, but to label it as rape turned my stomach. I do think it's a disgrace to all rape victims out there. That's my only fault. 

The story line however, is brilliant. It had me completely consumed from the minute we find out he's not the person she hired. 

The back story to the novel is tragically heartbreaking. Two people from the wrong side of the tracks attacked, raped, beaten, degraded, and everything else while the people who did it got away with it. I couldn't handle reading these parts. There is more to it, but you'll have to read the book because I don't want to give it away. It does explain more as to why he wants revenge on her. 

There isn't anymore I can say because it will ruin the story for you, but it's a fantastic novel apart from my opinion at the beginning of the review, but don't let that stop you from taking a look. 

If rape, bullying, fighting, or stuff like that turn your stomach like it does mine when reading a novel then this one isn't for you. It's a dark read in places, but I'm still glad I read it as I liked they got their revenge in the end. Gave me some peace of mind. 

5* 

Also, my first 5* to the year ;) 2015

Wednesday 17 December 2014

One Love (Gypsy Brothers #7) By Lilli St Germain




Will Julz complete her mission for vengeance against the Gypsy Brothers? Or is Dornan still one step ahead? 

More shocking secrets will come to light and lives will be lost in this final, devastating instalment of the Gypsy Brothers series. 

The final installment of the Gypsy brothers. I have read this novel every release day, and the cliffhangers just kept getting better. 
It's not the end of the gypsy brothers, as Cartel is out soon, but it's the end to Jules and Dornan. 
I will admit, I was completely took off guard by the ending and so disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting a happy ever after, but I was expecting something more. Something than what it was. After all she had been through, I wanted something given to her, some answers, I don't know!!! 

Anyway, I understood when I read the authors note at the end of the book, SO MAKE SURE YOU READ IT..... That will explain why the ending is the way it is, which had me relaxing. I understood the book weren't about Jules and Jace but about Jules and Dornan. 

I did feel the book was cramped into such a short book, so it's a shame it wasn't separated into two parts. It was still good, very detailed. Also the part leading up to the ending was epic, I loved it. I don't think Lilli could have written that any better. 

4*

Monday 17 November 2014

Angels In Leather By Bella Jewel



Love is never beautiful. 

It's dirty, and raw, and broken. That's what makes it perfect. It's two broken pieces forming together to make something whole, something worth fighting for. 

Axel Wraithe is my other piece. He's the biker who's been hunting me for a year, yet he's the one who can so easily break me. 

He wants what I have, and I want what he's got to give. Only he's fighting against himself, not willing to give it. 

He's got monsters in his heart, changing who he is, changing what he believes in. I'm the only one who can help him, and I won't stop until I've got the truth. 

I want to fix what's broken, but I can't do that without him. 

So I'll fight for my gorgeous, broken biker. I'll fight until our pieces fit back together.



Angel's in leather is the one book that had me having nightmares. I've read disturbing books, more so than this one, but there was something about it that really made my stomach twist and turn. I don't know whether it's because of the forced sexual acts or what, but it really played on my mind. Bella Jewel really knows how to get you to feel what is actually happening in the book. 
It isn't even the darkest read I've ever read, or the sickest. Which is why I found it weird this one played on my mind. 
I didn't really show much of an MC, even though Axel was in an MC. It was mostly about situations around it and all to do with what she had on him. 

I was surprised about certain surprises that came up, and yet again Bella Jewel throws us a curve ball making our assumptions of the book totally wrong. I honestly thought I had it all planned out right again, but then she threw us completely off towards the end with something no one could have guessed happening. 

To give you a snippet of what the book is about without giving too much away, I will tell you it's about two people who kind of grew up together. When Axel leaves suddenly she doesn't know why, she just knows he changed into someone she didn't recognize.
He comes back years later to save her, then he kills her father. Then she goes on the run with a memory stick with information her father wants her to keep safe.  

Like all her other books I can't tell you what goes on like what most people do in their reviews. It's a book you'll either love or hate. I have loved all her books so far and not one of her work has being predictable, original, or poorly written. 
I've rated it 4*

Sunday 16 November 2014

Number Thirteen By Bella Jewel



This isn't a dark romance, nor is it a light fluffy one. It's broken, and captivating, and a story of two people putting themselves back together. It's a story of a broken man who found his way to heal with Thirteen Girls. 

We're thirteen girls, captive to a man we rarely see. 
Obedience will become all we know. It is the only emotion we're permitted to feel. 
When we're bad, we're punished. When we're good, we're rewarded. Our scars run deep. Yet we survive, because we have to, because HE teaches us too. 
All of us are special, we feel it with everything we are. 
He has us for a reason, but it's a reason we don't know. 
We've haven't seen his face, but we know that something deeply broken lies beneath the darkness. With every touch, with every punishment, we know it. 
Then came the day he saved my life, and I saw him for the first time. He released something inside of me. 
He showed me who he truly is. 
Now I want him. 
I'll go against Everything I know to be with him. 
A monster. 
My monster. 
Loving him is a sin, but a sinner I am. 
I won't stop until I see every part of him. 
Even the parts he keeps locked deep down inside. 
I am Number Thirteen, and this is my story.


I don't even know how to start with this book. I was kind of confused what was going on with it. Like where had the girls come from? Why was they taken? I tried so hard and I honestly thought I'd guessed not even a quarter of the way through, but I was completely wrong. I was no where near giving it the right guess. I'm still not entirely sure if I've got why he did it right, but hopefully I have. 

The girls are all numbered, none of called by name and are treated good and bad through the book. 
 I was a little skittish on my view of William, but after a while you could see he was generally trying to do some good in the word. 
While I'm on the subject of William I could not believe what had happened to him. It made me physically sick thinking of what thoses bullies did to him. I felt so deeply for him and I can now understand why he did with the girls. 

I can't give out too much as it would ruin the plot. But like I say, never go by my word, these books aren't for everyone. They're dark, kind of twisted and roughless. That said, the book was flawless and had true meaning behind it. Even only a few other people viewed certain things the same. 

4.5*

Friday 24 October 2014

Playing Patience By Tabatha Vargo



Sometimes all you need is Patience. 

Life’s been hard for Zeke. Being a punching bag for his alcoholic father has turned him into stone. Not even the dodgy trailer park he lives in can scare him. Fighting is his release and sex, drugs, and his guitar bring him peace, but deep down Zeke isn’t quite as hard as he makes himself out to be. When he meets Patience, she finds all his broken pieces and puts him back together, but she’s a ray of light in his shadowed life and the last thing he wants to do is bring her into his dark world. Playing careless is easy, playing the bad guy can be fun, but playing Patience is impossible, especially when she can see right through him. 

Zeke isn’t the only one who’s broken, and for the first time, in a long time, Patience feels alive. Her black and white world gets a shot of color when she meets Zeke. He’s unlike anyone she’s ever met with his tattoos, piercings, and blunt honesty. She wants nothing more than to let go and ride the wild side with him, but some wounds never heal and the broken pieces of Patience aren’t so easy to find. 

Playing Patience isn't your typical school romance. It's deep, it's dark, and it's shockingly stomach turning. 
When I first read this I couldn't believe what I was reading. As a mother, I could never imagine hurting my kids physically or mentally and I don't even want to get into sexually. 
Zeke has being his dad's punching back from as long as he can remember. The abuse has hardened him out of his trailer. He doesn't let anyone in, doesn't let anyone see the abuse he receives. 
I really liked him. I could understand why he acted the way he did with Patience at times, but then at others, I wondered what the hell he was thinking. 

Like all the other reviews I had read I will say the ending is really rushed. We don't get answers to what we want to know. I mean, there must have been a case as to why the dad was shot dead etc. And how Zeke never got caught in the case. I dunno, the ending all seemed rushed, especially when the rest of the book dragged in places. It repeated on it self a few times also. 

Other than that, the seriousness of the book is heartbreaking. It's just shocking to read. How a parent, or pretty much anyone could do this to someone else is beyond any words I could give you. I think the author handles the situation well and doesn't overdo it or over step the mark. 

3.5*

Saturday 18 October 2014

Burying Water by K.A.Tucker




Left for dead in the fields of rural Oregon, a young woman defies all odds and survives—but she awakens with no idea who she is, or what happened to her. Refusing to answer to “Jane Doe” for another day, the woman renames herself “Water” for the tiny, hidden marking on her body—the only clue to her past. Taken in by old Ginny Fitzgerald, a crotchety but kind lady living on a nearby horse farm, Water slowly begins building a new life. But as she attempts to piece together the fleeting slivers of her memory, more questions emerge: Who is the next-door neighbor, quietly toiling under the hood of his Barracuda? Why won’t Ginny let him step foot on her property? And why does Water feel she recognizes him?

Twenty-four-year-old Jesse Welles doesn’t know how long it will be before Water gets her memory back. For her sake, Jesse hopes the answer is never. He knows that she’ll stay so much safer—and happier—that way. And that’s why, as hard as it is, he needs to keep his distance. Because getting too close could flood her with realities better left buried.

The trouble is, water always seems to find its way to the surface.


Before I start with review I would like to take the time to say, other followers of my blog have asked me to give examples out when I comment about something. I don't usually go by other people's reviews, but because of the price I needed to read reviews before purchasing. 


Burying water came across as a recommendation on Amazon. I looked at the blurb and thought WOW! This looks intriguing, but then I read it and it's plain and simple story. 
Don't get me wrong, I loved the story, but for the price it currently is, I don't think it's that worth it. 
I think loads of the ARC reviewers, or betas have hyped this up to be something it clearly isn't.
"This is a fun, flirty, super sexy love story that offers all of the best of opposites attracting. K.A. Tucker's writing is engaging, witty, and endearing just like her characters." --Jay Crownover "New York Times bestselling author "
This statement is written on the actual description part on amazon. I'd like to put a few things out here. One it's not fun. There is nothing in this story or about this story that is fun. Trust me. Flirty? Kind of I suppose when it goes onto Jesse's POV where he meets Water AKA Alex. Super Sexy? Not much, but it does have some sex scenes.  Witty? Nothing in this novel is really funny or though some parts made me smile, like when Water would say something she'd said before she lost her memory. 
"Burying Water was something fresh and exciting from K.A. Tucker."
This I half agree with. It is something new, but no where near exciting as this review talks about. 

The story alternates between the past and present. As much as I liked knowing both stories, it was too predictable and found the past scenes dragged too long for my liking. It was obvious what had happened from the beginning. I am happy she included it as we got to feel the connection between the two characters. I just with that in the present she would have rewritten their connection. That's how the blurb comes across to me. That she falls in love all over again for him. That their love was meant to be because even with her memory erased, she still found him in her heart again. It didn't quite go like that which was a disappointment. 

I loved Water AKA Alex's personality, it was obviously clear that no matter what she had always been herself, because she woke up the same person, but with just no memory. 
One thing, which I haven't gone back to, to copy on here was a comment made by Gabe, Jesse's dad about his mom not finding out, but his mom new who she was all along. Unless I misread it. 

I also loved Ginny, the old lady Water goes to stay with after she leaves the hospital. I loved how they were together. How they mended each other. It also pained me when their relationship ended. 

I will say this, I'd wait for price to go down before purchasing it. You'd be able to buy the book on paper back for a few pound more and own it. As an author myself I also know that Kindle on pays us a certain % which isn't a lot. But I know as a reader we don't own these Mobi versions. We don't own that book that's downloaded on to our kindle. If we did, we could lend it out right, but you can't. Amazon could remove all books and there's nothing anyone could do as we are- kind of like- renting them I suppose. 

Moving a side, the story was beautiful. Places were hard to read, but I muddled through. The ending was beautiful. Simple, but beautiful.

3* Well done K.A.Tucker for bringing us a fresh read.  


Thursday 2 October 2014

Two Roads (Gypsy Brothers #6 By Lili St Germain



Juliette and Jase may be out of Dornan's immediate reach, but as tensions rise, will they end up walking right into the enemy's trap? 

Can Juliette forgive Jase for his devastating betrayal, or will it destroy everything they've been fighting for? 

I will have to write an honest review. I understand these are short story's and only VOLUMES, but this one ended too quickly. I also didn't feel like there was anything of importance really, other than a few things, the rest dragged. I also found the author repeating the characters feelings over and over again. It got to me. 
It wasn't as good as all the others. It didn't get me on edge like the rest did. I felt like it was plain in comparison to the rest.
Now for the good stuff, because this series is freaking awesome. 
I had actually cried in this one, I mean, really, really cried. 
The ending, just like the other's, ended with a WTF cliffhanger. LOL. 
I couldn't understand what the hell was going on. So I'm excited to read what is going to happen next and if Julz and Jase get their happy ending. Also Dornan doesn't take it lying down either, he does something not even I expected. Well, I knew he was capable of doing it, I just never saw it coming in this novel. Cryptic? Has to be, it's the best part of the book bein's the first half dragged a little. 
 2*


Saturday 6 September 2014

Fracture(Blood and roses Book Two) By Callie Hart



Zeth Mayfair is pretty much the very last thing I need in my life. And yet with every breath I take he becomes more engrained in every aspect of it: 

He has a key to my house. 

He knows where I work. 

He dumped his strange, mentally traumatized housemate on my doorstep and has driven off into the sunset in search of my missing sister. 

I want to forget him. Want to change the locks and blot out his face, scourge his very name from my memory. The problem is that I also need him. I need him more than I need air to breath, and I can’t be without him now. 

He owns me. 

He torments me. 

He’s fractured me.

I don't even know where to begin. I though the last book was seriously smoking hot but in this novel, it takes it up to a completely new level. The sex scenes are hotter than a volcano. Trust me. 

Another Blood and Roses novel and I couldn't put it down. Loved it. 
Sloane, fights back a little in this book, but the more she struggles to break through on getting to know the man who has taken her virginity, the more Zeth pulls away from her. 

We also get a surprise in this one about Lacey. We still don't know much about her. She's still a complete mystery. 

It ends with Sloane and Zeth both in danger. Well, could be. We don't know. I can't wait to read the third installment and find out. What a great series. 

4*


Deviant (Blood and Roses) By Callie Hart




Sloane

I'm not proud of the things I've done.
The things I've had to do.
The things I've given away.
but I'd give it all over again to find her.

Even if i die trying,
I have to find Alexis.


Zeth

She wants me to help her,
But I won't.
She wants me to save her sister,
But I can't.
She wants me to be her hero,
But I'm not a good man.

I am her damnation.

Wasn't sure about this book when I first saw it. The fact it was free is in fact the only reason I brought it. Let me say this, I'm so glad I downloaded it. 
Deviant is only a short story, but my God I was completely gripped from the first chapter. 

It's starts off with Sloane, she's trying to find her sister and she sells her virginity to a PI to get information basically. Only the person she ends up with know's more about her than she knows. There is a reason for him being there. 

Zeth is still a mystery in the novel. 

It ends with a cliffhanger. Not the best, but it got me getting the next. 

The sex in this novel shows it's a dark erotica. I can't wait to read the next ones.

4*





Sunday 24 August 2014

Slade: Captive to the dark By Alaska Angelini



MARY is the perfect tool to use against the man who took his sister, Lily. What better way to exact retribution from Governor Hagen and force him to bring Lily back, than to steal his own daughter and threaten to sell her as a sex slave, too? But, even the best laid plans don’t always go smoothly. Slade ends up falling for his captive, and is faced with a decision that might just cause him to lose the one thing he doesn’t want to let go. 

SLADE is every bit the animal he portrays. Dominant, dark, unbending, and possessive—her own personal predator. Mary can’t help but be drawn to the soul deep darkness in him. It calls to her like nothing she’s ever felt before. 

When her father bends to Slade’s will and releases Lily, will Mary be allowed to walk away and follow her father's plans to marry another, or will Slade make her a captive to the dark…forever?

I really enjoyed this book.
Just like anyone, you'd do what you can to save your family. That is exactly what Slade does for his own sister. He kidnaps Mary to save her. 
Only he wasn't meant to fall in love with her....

I love both characters in the novel and couldn't help but feel bad towards both of them. Neither have had a very good upbringing. 
Mary has issues and in this novel we learn it is all down to her father. She's so out of the loop with what her family was into that it was upsetting. I felt really bad for her being caught in the middle of a war zone. 
Then we have Slade. He's been looking for a way to get his sister back and he finally has his prayers answered when he takes Mary. Only, he didn't expect to want her. He wanted to hurt her father after everything they've done to him and his sister. 

The story has some seriously dark scenes, which I wouldn't recommend to sensitive readers. 

I gave the novel a 3* as the only negative I could get from the book was I wish the ending gave us more. I had so many questions that went unanswered and it kind of ruined the ending for me.