Review: Ember

Ember by Bettie Sharpe
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I didn't care for it all that much. I liked the premise but the execution wasn't to my taste. The story is neither good or bad. Just meh. Average. If you're going to make Prince Charming an asshole then make him a charming asshole instead of a deceiving one full of half truths. If you're going to make Cinderella into a wicked witch than truly make her wicked. This half and half did not work for me. And I don't like lies so I'm never as forgiving as most romance characters are. Sorry.

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Review: Animus

Animus by Ophelia Bell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In another frame of mind I'd probably never touch this story because I like my erotica with a lot of romance but I've been slightly down and this was just the type of mindless fun I needed to improve my mood. Well done.

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Review: Blackveil

Blackveil by Kristen Britain
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Well, this book sucked. First, we get a deathbed marriage between Zachary and Ellora. Then, Ellora is crowned queen and decides to suspend Mapstone as Captain of the Riders (supposedly for her own good). Thirdly, Ellora has sex with Zachary even though he's incredibly hurt and delirious. And, after finding out he loves Karigan, she wishes Karigan never returns. These "people" are backstabbing idiots. They fall in and out of love at the blink of an eye. They betray each other for no good reason. No loyalty. No nothing. Congratulations. You managed to make me hate every single human in this book apart from Karigan, Yates and Lynx. Even Alton and Estral depressingly acted like assholes. WTF was wrong with these people?? Did everyone suddenly went crazy? I'm writing this as I'm reading the book and it's possible my opinion will change according to the end but, as of right now, I really do hate pretty much everyone. Ellora is such a huge disappointment as a Queen. She'll probably end up redeeming herself in some way later on but I cannot get past the fact she agreed to marry Zachary as he lay unconscious and even bedded him while he was still recuperating. I can't even...I want them all to burn. That's how pissed I am. And Amberhill's adventures better be worth something because he started out strong, if a little misguided, but now he's just boring. I honestly couldn't have cared less if he was on a ship or a mule. I DON'T CARE but please do kill Yates. He's not one of my favorites or anything.

F*ck. I'm fuming. I've just finished and I don't even want to keep reading this series. I'm depressed.

* 1.5 ★ - because I hate everything and everyone right now.
** I really really loved Yates.
*** Also sorry for rambling.

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Review: Timeshare

Timeshare by Astolat
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was weirdly fascinating.

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Review: The High King's Tomb

The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I like this series a lot but the amount of reading I have to do just to see these characters accomplish something annoys me to no end. While I absolutely love the bare bones of the story, the writing is so convoluted at times I barely care unless someone is getting attacked. And by someone I mean Karigan because I don't even notice the other characters all that much. Not even King Zachary. I spent most of the 600 pages of this book hoping bad things happened to Karigan just so I could feel something besides frustration. It worked of course but it's no way to keep reading this series. The pace is truly grueling and, was it not for my love of Karigan, I would have given up right after the 1st book. The other characters do not help overmuch. King Zachary seemed interesting initially but has been loosing points with me so fast it's not even funny. Captain Mapstone likewise. Fergal was so irritating I thought of drowning him every other page. Alton bumped his head and became an idiot. Only character I seem to love more and more is Fastion. I don't even know what was up with Lord Amber-something. The "Raven Mask". Jesus. I would find it hilarious tho if he fell in love with Karigan. That would be so perfectly amusing.
Anyway, I do hope things get better soon. My interest has been waning and, unless something changes, I'll eventually tire of this writing and give up.

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Review: First Rider's Call

First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Unbelievably long but definitely entertaining. I did find myself incredibly bored with certain events though. I don't know if the world-building tires me out or something but Karigan does make it interesting enough to keep going. I am, however, not happy with her romantic confusions. They are incredibly distracting and, while usually I'd love to read about them, it was not the case in this book. The romance slowed the pace down even more and I really, really wanted things to go faster. Way faster. I also saw both twists coming (the marriage and Karigan's lineage) and so they both fell flat to me. I was expecting a little more bang at the end. I was disappointed.

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Review: Dragon Warrior

Dragon Warrior by Shéa MacLeod
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this a lot which was a nice surprise. The world is a little confusing, there's not enough info to get a clear idea of what's happening and the romance was a little too rushed for my taste but I enjoyed reading it a lot. Ultimately a good story in need of some more development and depth.

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Review: Grave Peril

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Dresden really needs to stop the whole "white knight in shining armor" thing he has going for the ladies. Seriously. It only gets him in trouble. And not even the good kind. But this is getting interesting. Finally.

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Review: Stone Embrace: A Stone Guardian After-Scene

Stone Embrace: A Stone Guardian After-Scene by Danielle Monsch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Two sex scenes between Larissa and Terak should've made me pretty happy right? Unfortunately the whole macho thing between Jack and Terak cooled my spirits right from the start and not even the sex scenes could bring my excitement back. Also not into Terak acting all aggressive towards Larissa even if it was sexually and she liked it a lot. Really not my thing.

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Review: Stone Guardian

Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1st Read on May 22, 2015

Surprisingly good. After DNF'ing a book due to its boredom I was kind of fearful picking up a book almost 400 pages long but, alas, it was worth it and my fear was unfounded. The book is incredibly entertaining and, while I wasn't amazed, I was definitely captivated. The world-building was fascinating and I loved the new take on PNR species. It was a real treat to learn everything about this New Realm. The romance angle was also well explored. The couple seemed very good together and, while both were aware of the difficulties towards staying together, none of them had the used-up brilliant idea of sacrificing themselves for the others happiness. They stayed together through it all, except for a little incident, and it was awesome and refreshing.

*Unfortunately none of the couples portrayed in the sequels seem to interest me so I won't be following this series until such couple appears. If not, I'm happy enough with this one.

3.5 ★

** After a second reading I wasn't as amazed by the world here but it's still very good. I liked Terak even more now tho. Unfortunately I still feel no desire to read the other books.

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