What can I say it's Ruby Dixon and her books are like a drug to me. I love them all so much. They are my happy place, my comfort. This was a very cuteWhat can I say it's Ruby Dixon and her books are like a drug to me. I love them all so much. They are my happy place, my comfort. This was a very cute read. Brux is such a sweet broody hero and Melody is fun and outgoing. I loved them both so much and thought they made a really cute couple. ...more
All I'm going to say about this book is Briggs Brigman is a whiny little bitch. To make things worse he was a whiny little bitch the whole book. He trAll I'm going to say about this book is Briggs Brigman is a whiny little bitch. To make things worse he was a whiny little bitch the whole book. He treated Sarah like shit the whole book. I hated him. I didn't care for Sarah either since she thought it was cool to let a man treat her like shit while bending over backwards to please him and working like a dog in his crappy mud house. So disappointed I love mail order bride books but this one just made me angry. ...more
When I read Fourth Wing a few months ago I didn't really like it, but I didn't hate it. Because it was so popular I decided to give it one more shot to see if book two could win me over. Spoiler alert it didn't!!!!! Can anyone explain to me how I can read two books, one of which the audiobook was 28 hours long and I still don't know what the fuck is going on in this series. Truly it's one of the most confusing books I've ever read. A ton of names, cities, kingdoms, rules, gods, powers, bad guys, deaths, dragons etc. crammed into a book with no depth to connect you to the info. What I did understand was stupid and made no sense what so ever. The rules of the world contradicted each other. The plot was poorly hashed out and the characters were very one dimensional. Being on book 2 I should be able to feel like I know the main characters well, but everything I know about them I learned in the first few chapters of the first book. They got no deeper as the series went on. If I wrote everything I didn't like about this book in this review, I'd be here forever so I'll just name a few and be done.
Let me start with Basgiath the most stupid war college ever! They don't train their students, they don't protect them, they don't make them stronger, they aren't honest with them, and they don't give a single shit about anyone in the school. In both books we readers are told over and over that Basgiath is in desperate need of riders, yet more riders die from going to Basgiath than in battle ever. Basgiath literally lies, tortures, abuses, and kills their own students. There is nothing good, cool, or worthwhile about Basgiath war college. I'm pretty sure they are the bad guys. I know I wouldn't want to go there. I mean how stupid is it that you need fighters but you keep killing them off left and right for the fuck of it. I get that RY was trying to up the stakes but instead it makes Basgiath and everyone that wants to go there look stupid. I could go on for hours about all that is stupid about Basgiath but let me move on to Violet and Xaden. Violet has to be the weakest "kickass heroine" I've ever read. Honestly she can't fight, she can't ride and she can't use her magic well. She is always hurt and injured and she is weak of mind. She is suppose to be so smart yet she does some of the dumbest shit. I'll give you one example. There is a fight scene when Liam's sister(who is not trained well and will get her ass kicked) is getting ready to spar/fight in front of the whole class. This is dangerous for Liam's sister as fighter kill each other for fun all the time. Since Violet promise Liam as he was dying in book one that she would watch over his sister Violet needs to help her. Now super smart Violet (who btw, poisoned everyone she fought in book 1 and was never caught even as all her opponents were dropping like flies) decides to help Liam's sis by poisoning her opponents too. Of course the way she drugs the fighter is by crushing a powder in her hand and then cough blowing said powder in the other fighter's face. No one seeing powder flying from someone's hand into another persons face even with a ton of people standing super close. Nope nothing to see here. Also powder wouldn't fly everywhere and get in or on other people around the crowded mats nope not at all. It was just so damn stupid.
Xaden was a sad imitation of Rhys from ACOTAR. He kept going on about loving Violet and yet he kept hiding things from her, knowing it was why she didn't want to be with him. His bullshit of if you want to know just ask line was getting old. Violet was no better lying to everyone else and being pissed at Xaden for lying. The Cat is the bitchy ex that wants Xaden back was just stupid added drama that I'm sick of reading in books for real. Xaden and Violet were apart a ton in this way too long book. When they were together they kept having the same stupid ass fight. They are all suppose to be in their 20s but they read like 15 years old. I felt no connection to either Xaden or Violet. Most likely because they were so one-dimensional. I've seen puddles with more depth. In the first book I kind of liked the dragons in this book they came off flat and lame. The bad ass dragon Tairn never seem to be there for Violet when she needs him and Andarna God RY ruined Andarna by making her bitchy and saying it's because she is a teen. Whatever. Andarna like Xaden was gone most of the book. Oh and I loved that Andarna was a super special kind of dragon that no one else knew about, because Violet is so special she gets all the special dragons......NOT. RY threw everything she could think of in this book to make it exciting. Then for good measure she threw in the kitchen sink, and it still fell flat. I mean really Jack is still alive and a bad guy ohhhhhhhhhh please spare me. Then that ending with Xaden happened and I was just like whatever. Truly I felt nothing. Well that's not true I felt annoyed that I wasted 28 hours listening to a book that was this bad. Sorry to the fans. Don't come for me if you loved it great! I'm glad it worked for you. I just didn't like it.
I liked Nash and Maddie's story better than Holt and Wren. I was really feeling this book for most of it. CC seems to be following a May have Spoilers
I liked Nash and Maddie's story better than Holt and Wren. I was really feeling this book for most of it. CC seems to be following a pattern in these books, but some times formulated plots work for me. I don't know how I feel about this formula yet. I really dislike the hero acting scared. Still there is something about this series that keeps me wanting to read more. The reason It dropped from a 5 to a 4 star read for me was the amount of bad guys. I mean come on how many crazy asses are out to kill someone? If it was just her ex and her dad ok but the end with the surprise bad guy was just too damn much. On to the next book! ...more
I heard of Elizabeth Smart and her story when I was like 20. I remember thinking that was the kind of thing that would destroy a person. Seeing this aI heard of Elizabeth Smart and her story when I was like 20. I remember thinking that was the kind of thing that would destroy a person. Seeing this audio book on my Libby app I thought I would give it a listen and see how Elizabeth was doing now and if she was ok. As a sexual abuse/incest/rape survivor It was really hard to listen to some of this story. I was super glad she didn't give in-depth details about what happened to her. I don't know if I would have been able to read it if she had. Elizabeth was so strong living and going through all she did and not letting it break her. Her family as well showed a lot strength. I loved hearing how her life was going now. She took something Evil that happened to her and used it to help others. I will say that she used a very child like voice a lot in this audio book and it was off putting so I took a star off for that. Still a strong book about survival and strength after the unspeakable happens. ...more
So Whispers of You was my first book by Catherine Cowles, and I really enjoyed it. I liked her writing style and the flow of the book. I liked all the characters and the bond they shared. I felt the book did a great job of grabbing you from the start and hooking you. I was invested in Wren and Holt's life. I was rooting for their love. I was hurting with them over the all the loss. I will say that I felt there was some depth and background missing. I needed more backstory. Like where the hell was Wren's parents? It was said they left her all the time and traveled, but where were they when she was shot? Did they come home? Did they just disappear like a fart in the wind? That should have been hashed out better to give more depth to the hurt of parental abandonment. Also I would have liked a bit more backstory of the couple. Moments in their life to deepen the connection in the readers eyes. I wanted to feel their love and the pain of them being parted not just read about it. I loved them as a couple, but depth would have made me connect more to them. I did feel their love but I wanted more.
The other thing that kept this from being a 5 star read for me was Holt's 10 year disappearance. It was way too long for a man to stupidly blame himself for something that was obviously not his fault. I could see him running at first. He was young and that would be traumatic for anyone. I could understand maybe being gone while in the army, but 10 full years was super overkill. It cheapen his love for her and their connection overall. At least it did in my eyes. I did love that his family was there for her, loving her and helping her through the pain and healing. One of the things I hate in contemporary romance is the miscommunication. When they don't say what they mean, or share their feelings. It's not realistic when they don't talk things out like every normal adult human in the real world does. It drives me crazy. So I was pleasantly surprised that Wren was open and honest. That they talked and shared as a couple. That what they said was relatable. I loved being able to read a book and not scream "No One talks like that" it was refreshing lol.
The suspense in this book was great. The mass shooting was a relevant topic, but it was hard to read. Again there was a huge missed opportunity for the author to show the slow and painful road to recovery for Wren. Still I never seen the killer coming. OMG (view spoiler)[ Jude was the master mind. Amber was a shock too. (hide spoiler)] I was so shocked. Overall a really good read. I can't wait to read all the other sibling's stories. ...more
I have only read one other Stephanie Laurens book before and though I found it ok I thought it too flowery and I didn't like the fact that one of her past couple, the hero cheated to have the bastard son(who was the hero) for the book I was reading. Still I seen this book on a audiobook sale for 1.99 and thought I would try it as a stand alone. I knew The Cynster series is a long one and I didn't want to read them all. I knew there would be ongoing story lines from past books. I figured I could still hang, but hand to GOD it was hard to finish this book. Not because I didn't understand or was lost, but because this was so over the top flowery and ridiculous that it annoyed me.
I know it's fiction, but come on...... I have read Blue alien smut that made more sense. I am suppose to believe that some dude's mom wants him to kidnap and ruin one of the Cynster sisters because her dead husband loved the Cynster mom and she was mad about it. Then I'm suppose to believe that she makes her son who is the Laird and Earl do this by stealing a treasured goblet that is owed to the banks of London there by ruining his clan if he doesn't. I am suppose to believe that Said Laird and Earl who has all the power back then because women were at men's mercy back in the day went along with this stupid STUPID plan because he had no choice? Really??????? I can name a ton of better choices like:
He could cut his mom off financially until she gives him back the goblet. He could have locked her in a dungeon until she told him where it was. He could have locked her in a room with no food until she told him where it was. He could have tortured her . He could have banished her til she told. He could have made her clean chamber pots til she caved. He could have had her whipped. He could have had her tied to a chair and had a priest read her sermons until she cracked. He could have shaved her head and make her do the walk of shame GOT style. He could have made her life a living hell, but I'm suppose to believe that his only choice was to kidnap and ruin a woman.
He does kidnap Angelica Cynster after he failed in his attempts to kidnap both her sisters. Angelica WHO'S not like all the other air head girls of the Ton(she's headstrong and outspoken) agrees to help the hero after he kidnaps her because she knew the moment she met him that he was her fated hero! When he offers her marriage for her help she tells him not yet. Then she insist instead that he ruin her by sleeping with her, because she knows the way to any cold closed off man's heart is by the magical pussy.
I am also suppose to believe that Angelica writes her family twice and tells them she's good just helping a friend and to chill and everyone is like "oh that's just like Angelica." Really? Then SL wants me to believe that Angelica and the Earl come up with a plan on the way to see his mom on how to trick her into believing he ruined Angelica. Who by the way was ruined. The whole time their at the castle with his stupid mom everyone knows that He and Angelica are together and the Earl is going to make her his wife. Just not his mom. She is the only one that doesn't know. She never finds out even thought Angelica and the Earl are sleeping in the same bed every night and sneaking around with each other all day in plain view , but his mom is so anti social she just doesn't figure it out. Then I am suppose to believe that Angelica in some masterful reverse psychology plan tricks said stupid mother into telling her son that he has to rape Angelica if he wants the goblet back and she has to see proof. Of course he is heart sick at the thought of having to fake rape his soon to be wife because HONOR, but he just can't think of any thing else to do.
That leads to some of the cringiest, ickiest shit I've read. For real it made my skin crawl. I have read rape in books, I've read dark romance, I've read dubious consent, but there was just something so nasty about having sex with your partner that you are pretending to rape for your mother who is
(A) following behind you as your carry your "victim" upstairs smiling and yelling things like
“Help me! You can’t let him do this.” Mirabelle smiled, and every ounce of her maliciousness, of her vindictive spite showed. “Oh, yes I can! He is doing this for me. He’s so big, too!!! I’m so looking forward to hearing you scream. My only regret is that your mother won’t hear it. Hear her darling being ripped apart, but I’m hoping that later you’ll describe the moment to her in all its horror.” Angelica and Mirabelle
(B) Said nasty mother is listening at the door while your have sex/pretend to rape your soon to be wife so you make sure she and you both scream and put on a show.
and then
(C) Cut your finger to smear blood on her thighs mixing it with your seed, having her legs spread open wide, and ripping her top so her breast are out you let your mom in to prove you did rape and ruin Angelica.
Other things I am suppose to believe in this book are:
The mom is killed by a bad guy that comes out of no where and then dies himself some few pages later. That Angelica's family shows up and she is tongue kissing the Earl in front of them after disappearing with said Earl for weeks. That Angelica's family would be okay with that because the Earl makes good Scottish whiskey. That when they get back to London where everyone can see Angelica stays with the Earl at his house in this bed were anyone can and will know but somehow she isn't ruined by this. And of course her family is cool with it because Angelica is headstrong. I mean things like that happen all the time in the Victorian era. On top of all the over the tops silly things that would have never happened and were too crazy to believe the books was longwinded and dragged on forever. There was so much over the top flowery speech that my eyes glazed over and I would forgot what they were even talking about.
It's safe to say I won't be picking up another book from this author her writing doesn't work for me and I don't enjoy her stories. Sorry to any fans!!!!
Going into this read I had it in my head that I knew which way this book would go. I was so damn wrong. I should have known Rebecca Zanetti would rock my world. As I plan to keep this review spoiler free I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts to words, but Imma try. Let me start by saying I loved this book. It was everything I hoped for and more.
Having read about Hope, Drake and Pax growing up through the series I kind of had an idea of the adults they would become, but RZ dug deep and really developed their character. Especially Pax and Drake. I had my thoughts on which male Hope would end up mated to. Of course I can't say because spoiler free....but I will say that the romance was steamy, the sexual tension was off the charts and Hope made the right choice in my opinion.
I loved getting to see my favorites Talen, Dage, Zane etc. We meet some of the original couples adult kids in this book. Which gave me all the feels. I really hope RZ gives us the Kids' love stories. I really need them in my life. Just sayin'. There was some fast pace action in this book. Lots of twist and turns I didn't see coming. There was also a lot of answers to questions I have had since book 1. Ulric was as creepy and evil as ever. I didn't know how he was going to be handled but RZ really delivered the goods on that epic battle. I was really surprised with the Vero story. I loved seeing how brave and strong Hope was and I loved that her family didn't baby her, but treated her with respect. I will say I have a few more questions now that this book/series is over. I really REALLY really hope RZ does a spin off series with the couples kids or continues with this series. I am not ready to say goodbye.
OMG I fucking loved it................ I can't find anywhere when the next book comes out and I'm spiraling into a deep series hangover. I need more nOMG I fucking loved it................ I can't find anywhere when the next book comes out and I'm spiraling into a deep series hangover. I need more now I don't want to wait. Does anyone know when book five is coming out?
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