The Forbidden Game: The Chase; The Kill - L.J. Smith

Sorry for the late post, readers but I just wanted to kick things off with my summer with unfortunately included work but I will finish tonight with this post because my fingers were just aching to type this to you guys. Here are the synopses for the last two books of the series.

Synopsis for The Chase: Jenny begins to get terrifying phone calls and soon it’s clear that Julian is loose is the real world.  More and more, Jenny falls under his spell, allowing herself the freedom to do as she likes, no matter the consequences.  It seems that Jenny has chosen Julian over Tom.  But then her friends are disappearing, sucked into the Shadow Lands, paper dolls left in their places.  Can Jenny outwit Julian without giving in to his demands entirely?

Synopsis for The Kill: Jenny returns to the place where it all began; her grandfather’s house, where as a child she first met the child-Julian.  A door with a strange rune on it opens to the most fantastic creation of Julian’s of all: an empty amusement park that Jenny loved as a child.  Except here, all the rides are deadly.  More, Jenny must survive her confrontations with an increasingly frustrated and determined Julian.  Will he really kill her if he can’t have her?  Jenny forces him to make the choice—and two worlds are changed forever.

Hey everyone! Totally ate up this book series this week. This book was just full of yumminess. Jenny is a complete badass but I hate her character just because she cannot choose between Julian and Tom, her childhood boyfriend. 

Sure, they are both hot, but measure up the qualities and then choose a guy, although macking on both of them is not such a bad things if you weren't dating one and kissing another!

Anyways, away from my rant, this book definitely had me eating out of its pages because of it's storyline. I am actually glad this author decided to combine all three novels to be purchased together for a minimum price because it was good reading one book after the other without having to put my Kindle down.

Although, I am sure that I am not going to be reading anymore of her books, she is an absolutely amazing writer. I think they could make a fantastic and super trippy movie about this.

I rate these two books with a fantabulous 5 out of 5 stars. 

Please read these three books and I am sure you will be eating out of their palms as well.

I also wanted to shout out to Jennifer L. Armentrout for showing me these series, or Buzzfeed is more like it about epic and/or steamy romantic books.

XOXO my little epic readers. See you on Wednesday or on a closer date depending how fast I read up another book. 

The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks

Published Date: September 17, 2013

Genre: Romance

Synopsis: 

Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together – how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.

A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death – loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.

Let me just say that I was crying throughout this entire book. Yeah there were points where it made me laugh but I was in tears for most of the time. The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks is an amazing novel where he incorporates two tragic love stories spun together by the wheel of fate. Do I recommend reading this for those in need of a good romance book? Yeah, because this book is one of those that you will cherish throughout the times.

I am kind of iffy about the movie due to the fact that in the trailer itself, they have a couple parts wrong already and it is a big pet peeve of mine when they go off from the book.

Nicholas Sparks has done it again by creating a romantically tragic story that will have you reading this from the beginning one more time. 

I rate this a good 4 out of 5 stars.

Blog you later, awesome book nerds.

Of Poseidon - Anna Banks (The Syrena Legacy #1)

Published Date: May 22, 2012

Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult

I just want to point out how much I love the cover art for this book alone. As you read further into this fantastic novel, you'll find out why the art is like this. I don't know about you but I jump around as soon as I see the resemblance between the words in the book and the cover art. 

Synopsis: 

Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen—literally, ouch!—both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom...

Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.

I just want to laugh at the fact that last part of the synopsis: "...waves of romance" (Anna Banks) because I mean come on, once you read this, you'll automatically get what I mean by this. 

Galen and Emma have a blooming and yet swoon worthy romance that you'll be jealous of automatically. If I could meet an attractive man just like Galen just how Emma did and get away with it to have an epic romance, then yes, I would give up my life just to do so. 

Anyways, I rate this book a 5 stars out of 5 and ready to review the next novel, Of Triton. 

Blog you later, awesome book nerds.

Twist - Karen Akins (Loop #2)

Release Date Changed!

So till recently, it was supposed to be released on March 31, 2015... Which had me really psyched for the end of the month but now... I don't know what I feel... Anger? Upset? But I guess they haven't cancelled the book all in total so it's no big deal.

The new release date is April 7, 2015 so mark it on your calendars!

This is an amazing series so far if you like the futuristic stuff for you. Lots of YA and very sci-fi!

Bree Bennis has it all!

Release Date: April 7, 2015

Genre: Teen Dystopian/Young Adult

Synopsis: 

The unbelievably thrilling sequel to the time-travel YA novel Loop.

Bree Bennis finally has it all—a non-comatose mother, an uber-hot (albeit anachronistic) boyfriend named Finn, and a newfound mission to protect the timeline from those who would skew it for their own gain. But when she leans over one day to smooch said boyfriend, her lips meet those of her arch-nemesis Wyck instead. The timeline has been altered, and Bree is caught in the crosshairs. But when she goes back to repair the damage, she is stopped by none other than her Future Self, who delivers an urgent message: Someone is kidnapping Shifters from the distant past. It’s up to Bree to stop them. But first, she has to figure out who…and why.

To follow the trail of chronocrumbs, Bree reluctantly accepts her new undercover gig as Wyck’s girlfriend. Everything goes spiffy until Finn shows up in the 23rd century on the eager arm of a gorgeous fellow Shifter. Blark. Even as Bree struggles with jealousy, she battles the nagging dread that Finn might be better off with someone less chronologically complicated. Her worst fear is confirmed when Finn becomes the kidnapper’s next victim. As Bree zeroes in on the culprit, they unravel her life one timeline-change at a time. She realizes that she alone has the power to save herself and everyone she loves. But to do that, she may lose Finn forever.

WHAT?! THE!? BLARK!? JUST?! HAPPENED?!

It's a race against time to save the ones that you love. Will Bree Bennis make it or will she fail and live as an Unchipped Shifter who is the only one who can tell when a NeoShifter has made a change to the past.

I loved this book but I am sad to say goodbye to a great series. Bree Bennis and Finn are the ultimate power couple. Honest.

I rate this book a solid 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Questions to be answered:
Did Future Bree change the timeline on purpose?
Who is this gorgeous shifter on the arm of her Finnigan?
Will this gorgeous shifter turn out to be the kidnapper?
What will come of next of Finnree?! (Yes my book couple name for them is uber cheesy)
Will Bree and Wyck end up together in the future? 

Blog you later, awesome book nerds!

Pawn - Aimée Carter (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1)

Look at this cover art!

Published Date: November 26, 2013

Genre: Teen Dystopian

Synopsis: 

YOU CAN BE A VII. IF YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING.  

For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can become a VII and join the most powerful family in the country. 

If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, who died under mysterious circumstances. As a member of the Hart family, she will be famous. She will be adored. And for the first time, she will matter. 

There's only one catch. She must also stop the rebellion that Lila secretly fostered, the same one that got her killed …and one Kitty believes in. Faced with threats, conspiracies and a life that's not her own, she must decide which path to choose—and learn how to become more than a pawn in a twisted game she's only beginning to understand.

Are you going to let a number define you?

I found Aimee Carter in the library by my home. 

Not literally but she was a new author coming-out and so they showcased her book, The Goddess Test. It took forever for the books to come out [Not really but it did feel like it when it didn't come out within the year]. 

So since I was waiting for the rest of the series to come out, I looked up her name at http://www.goodreads.com , I found another series by her, known as The Blackcoat Rebellion. It does sound weird but it was strangely a good book. 

But horrible little me forgot about the series and got sucked into the other books that were coming out. 

The first book was known as Pawn. I believe that there was another name for it but it changed to the final one, 'Pawn' but I can't say for sure. 

I rate this book a good 3 out of 5 stars. 

Blog you later, awesome book nerds.

Shadows - Jennifer. L. Armentrout (Lux #.5)

Published Date: February 21, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi/Young Adult

Synopsis: The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane.

DANGEROUS. TEMPTING. UNDENIABLE.
CAPTIVATED. LURED. LOVED.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence…and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.

Okay considering the fact that I was not going to read this book at all was just insane.

I did read the Lux series before I read the novella or prequel. Okay so I knew what was going to happen but I did get a better insight on everyone while Dawson was there with them. However, Jennifer L. Armentrout's POV for this really confused me. I understood the whole going back and forth thing with Bethany and Dawson but then she inserted Daemon (His twin brother's POV into it) so that did not really make sense until the end.

I was heart broken when I read this.

I knew what was going to happen but not how to happened. Okay, I am totally going off on a tangent. It was hard not to guess what was going to happen next considered I knew the future for these characters. That just sounds like Ms. Crazy Pants.

Not something I want to be known for.

However, it does make me want to divulge myself into these novels again now that I know the beginning of Daemon's brooding character.

As if he wouldn't fall for a human girl. So cliché. But so good. I can't argue with that. No one can't argue with that.

Arum suck donkey balls.

Okay, tell me this. I know they said that the Arum are nothing like the Luxen. But what if, just what if, the Arum are just Luxen who turn dark. It is a weird concept and in my head, I get it.

I wish you guys could understand my logic here.

Anyways, I would definitely recommend reading this and the rest of the series. I rate this book a solid 3 out of 5 stars.

Blog you later, awesome book nerds.