Review: Prove It

Prove It by Chris Owen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



For me, one of the best books this author has written so far. I don't usually enjoy YA. The angst, dramatics and childish behaviour all plotting to keep me away but, amazingly enough this book was good. Maybe because it started with the main characters as small children instead of plunging us directly into teenage-hood. I don't know. The point is that it's well done. The background was comprehensive without being boring, the world-building was good and the support characters actually supported the main couple without suffocating them. Overall it is well balanced out and a real treat. Good HEA as well, modest but meaningful.

Rating: 3.5 ★



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Review: Carbon and Ash

Carbon and Ash by Chris Owen

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



The ending is not bad, pretty much makes the whole story worth anything at all but it's still not enough. Boring in some parts. Kind of confusing too. And I didn't care for the characters, specially Myles.



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Review: Speed Dating the Slow Way

Speed Dating the Slow Way by Chris Owen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Kind of short and rushed but entertaining enough I guess. Mostly sex and not much else.



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Review: 911

911 by Chris Owen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Of course it ended in a sex scene. Wouldn't have been right in any other way considering 90% of this book was sex and the rest was talking and over-dramatics. Like I said in my updates, the addiction problem was a turn off and not really necessary besides being unrealistic. But I enjoyed the rest of it all very much. Not really anything other than glorified erotica but still good. I was slightly disappointed by the end tho. After the hysterics of the addiction I kinda expected a big bang or revelation and only got one orgasm or three (not literally, you pervs!).

A+ for the sex, B- for the rest.



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Review: Bloodmoon

Bloodmoon by Mike Shade

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Not sure if I should laugh it all off or complain incessantly about the over-dramatic use of the words "Yours", "Mine", "Need" and "Mate". And the sex scenes... I like sex in my books. A lot. But even I was a little disgruntled by the ridiculous amount of sex in this story. It was...truly appalling because it never ended. There was literally no rest for the wicked. About 98% of this book is sex. Everywhere. The other 2% was just to give us some impression of plot. Not well achieved either. If you do read it solemnly for the sex though..you'll be in high Heaven for sure. I wasn't.



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Review: Famine

Famine by T.A. Chase

My rating: 0 of 5 stars



I started reading this but wasn't much into it to tell the truth...so I went back to read the premise. I hadn't before 'cause it was part of a series I'd been following so, why bother? I'll tell you why I should have. This book has the most clichéd premise I've read this year. In the first book, Pestilence falls in love with Bart while treating him for an unknown disease. Not great but I liked the plot well enough to finish. In the second book, War finds a soldier dying and saves him. While helping Russel recover they fall in love. Better written so I was kind of hopeful but still...

* Pestilence falls for a man dying of a unknown disease;
* War falls for a soldier dying in a war;

Way too clichéd for this author to make Famine fall for a starving man, right? Wrong. That's exactly what this story is about.

And I have to admit, while I have some morbid curiosity trying to push me to finish this, I'm not doing it. It's not worth my time. Not really.



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Review: War

War by T.A. Chase

My rating: 0 of 5 stars



Slightly better than the first. At least this time the characters actually got to know each other a little before falling completely over heels with one another and the plot was more comprehensive along with the background story. Good HEA too.



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Review: Pestilence

Pestilence by T.A. Chase

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I gotta admit I don't have much faith regarding paranormal with this author. Contemporary is usually good but anything remotely fantastic and her books often crumble under pressure. This book is slightly better but not by much either. There are a number of incongruities and confusing issues and the background is too scattered to understand fully and while the characters are interesting, we don't really get to know them. Bart spends much of the time either unconscious or hallucinating and Pestilence is often absent or unwilling to answer questions. Overall, it's a good premise but the execution never reaches its full potential and it's a real shame.



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Review: Lift Your Voice

Lift Your Voice by T.A. Chase

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Better than my last book by this same author. More background, better character development and definitely more believable. Certainly enjoyable and hopeful. Nice HEA.



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Review: Ghost of a Chance

Ghost of a Chance by T.A. Chase

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Cute but completely unrealistic. So many clichés and typos too. Good for mindless reading tho.



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