Alpha's Claim book review

A book review of the novel: Alpha's Claim: Urban Fantasy Romance Standalone Book 7 of 9 in the Kingdom of Wolves series written by Amelia Hutchins.

Theme: Werewolves, Shifters, Vampires, Demons, Strong Heroine, Alp    es, Pregnancy, Escape, Hiding, 

Rating: 3 stars out of 5. 

If you've read any of the other series of the author such as the The Fae Chronicles then it's pretty much the same except that instead of Fae you have shifters. Also, the author pretty much copied and pasted the bio's of all the characters even intermingled some names, and added a similiar plot line but with a twist: girl doesn't want guy hurt so she lies to save life & rejects his mate claim, years later he returns with full vengeance to make her pay, they of course argue & f*ck, in fact there is lots & lots of sex with the two main characters even though they supposedly can't stand each other. Then something happens and he thinks she's even more awful, convinces her pack too so everyone hates her, she gets really, really hurt, more sex, still hate, more sex, still hate, more sex, she runs away, he hunts her down after finding out she really isn't a bad person, makes her come back, with of course, one more bad thing and then bammmm, they all live happily ever after. No grovelling. No forgiveness need.

...ugh, past me the puke bucket.

Oh, should be we talk about the 'book stuffing' at the start of this book or is everyone else ok with clicking through 21 pages just to get to chapter 1. ????

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Have you read it, am I right? 

Hexed & Vexed book review

 

A book review of the novel: Hexed & Vexed written by Rebecca Royce.

Theme: Weak Heroine, Alpha Male, Witches

What the book was about:
A witch without any powers who was stood up at the alter. A strong Alpha witch who wants to win her heart.

What the book actually contained:
"The worst witch in witching school" was just trying to make a life for herself after being dumped at the alter. She had her own store, was living her life without magic and was just trying to fit in as an 'unwitch' in a 'witchy world'.    Then a strong alpha male comes along and needs her help, which of course she gives and will they have a happily ever after or will everything get in their way?

Was the book worth buying/reading?
Yes!  I loved the plot, the 'witch who wasn't really a witch'. How she kept bumping into her ex all the time. Those damn cookies that her mother made her eat every week that were god-awful but she ate it anyway to be polite. The twin sister and her new husband. The way the Alpha male was introduced, how she helped him and his honest 'please pick me' confessions that he kept using throughout the book.
I'm definitely looking forward to reading more in the series.

Rating: 5 stars out of 5.

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Have you read it? Did you like it? Will you read it? Can you recommend a book? I'd love to hear your voice, let me know what book you are reading right now!

Fog & Mist book review

A book review of the novel: Fog & Mist written by Kelsie Engen

Theme:

Strong Heroine, Strong Alpha, Fantasy

What the book was about:

Cursed land.
Evil stepmother.
A princess cast into prison then slavery.
A handsome prince searching for his lost sister.

What the book actually contained:

A princess cast into princess for the only crime of 'existing' then sold into slavery. Will she survive the cold? Will she survive her slave master? How far will her evil stepmother go to destroy the princess?  Will the prince find his lost sister and what does this have to do with the slave princess?
Why the heck is it so damn cold, will it end?

Was the book worth buying/reading?

Yes!  Although this book is based on a fairytale (Snow White), it's certainly not for children. The first few chapters are a bit of a drag but the author is laying down the plot & introducing the characters - hang in there!  There is one chapter that is so intense at the beginning, it almost made me put the book down as I couldn't handle the stress the character was going thru!  ..but I stuck in there and glad I did and am looking forward to the next in the series.

Rating:

4 stars out of 5.

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Note: I received an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of this book BUT all views & comments are my own.

Have you read it? Did you like it? Will you read it? 

Can you recommend a book? 

I'd love to hear your voice, let me know what book you are reading right now!

If you liked this book then you may like this one or this one.
If you didn't like this book but you liked the lost princess type of theme, then you might like this one or this one.
If you like the forced to slavery type of thing then you might like this book.

At His Will book review

A book review of the novel: At His Will written by Trent Evans. 

Theme: Alpha Male,Bully,Wealth, Humiliation, Dark Romance, Spanking, Punishments, Betrayal, Blackmail, Thief, Sick Child

This book is about a girl who needs money desperately, so she steals it from work but she gets caught then she ultimately gets blackmailed by her boss: do whatever he says, when he says or go to jail.

He punishes her, humiliates her as expected. 

There are some good scenes within the book but then there are some scenes that let the book down. 

First off, I don't like how he takes controlf of her in regards to her child which is actually kind of a minor thing and towards the end of the book but it still bugged me.

Then there was how, at the end of the contract, he declares his love and she immediately accepts it bla bla bla, yet only a few pages ago he was still calling her a whore.

The last chapter had the nanny but why? Her contract was up with her boss so she shouldn't be in the story anymore, it just didn't fit.

The Epiloque was just weird and didn't fit in with the timeline and actually made the storyline that much weirder, it left an odd feeling about the book and honestly, I don't think I'll ever be rereading this.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5. 

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Have you read it or ready anything else by this author?

Make You Beg book review

A book review of the novel: Make You Beg: A Dark Bully Romance written by Shantel Tessier. 

Theme: Alpha Males, High School, School,College, Academy, Wealth, Bully, Cars, Abduction, Violence, Rape, Murder, Torture, Sport, Football, 

I don't know where to start with this book, it states that it is a Bully Romance but it's not. It states that it is not RH (reverse harem) instead it's MFM but it's more reverse harem in some areas. It states that it's told in multiple POV (point of views) which it is but it's done badly. I can't decide if the main hereoine is a strong heroine or a weak heroine. I couldn't wait for this book to be finished but stuck with it anyway just in case it was redeemable but it wasn't.

So, let's start with the main problem: that it's called a Bully Romance. It is not, it goes beyone bullying. It's about serious abuse, abusive relationships, torture, humiliation, abduction, murder and much more. It goes way beyond bully behavior and that is not ok as the bully genre is more totally different to that of abuse. 

Oh but wait, the hero who was an abuser actually saves the day so that makes it ok & she forgives him. Wait, nope, that is not ok, he is still an abuser.

I can't really describe the difference of RH & MFM without giving the certain scenes in this book but trust me, it's not MFM.

Now let's talk about the multiple POV for each chapter. I'm normally ok with that, as it makes a story more 'punchy' and enthralling but not in this case. 

Firstly, there were too many DIFFERENT POV's. It's ok to have 2 or maybe 3 per book but I kinda lost count. It also doesn't help that the writing style is confusing that it takes about 3 pages to figure out who is talking and yep, a couple of flip backs to the first page of that page of the chapter to try to recall who it was supposed to be.

Also, I'm going to throw out just SOME of the names of the characters below and I'll let you tell me how many are female names):::

Ryan, Scout, Law, Henley, Van, Rellik, Dax, Monroe, Grayson, Jamie,   oh and not forgetting the two very similar names: Derek & Datson - somewhat minor characters but their somewhat similar names confused me!

Rating: stars 3 out of 5 but that's only because it was a long book and the writer did really, really try needless to say that I've now deleted this from my Kindle to never be read again.

Are you going to read it, is this type of book your thing (it's totally ok with me if it is!). I just wasn't expecting abuse when I thought I was getting bully.

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The Alpha's Oracle by Merry Ravenell

A book review of the novel: 

The Alpha's Oracle by Merry Ravenell

This is book one in the series IronMoon and it's full of tough fighting Alpha males whom you hate at first read but then slowly begin to like as you understand more about them.

The book is based around the Seer/Oracle, Giana and how she was claimed against her will by the brutal alpha Gabel.

He's rough, tough, mean and brutal.

How will she cope? She's removed from her home, marked against her will, humilated and just wants to go back home.

I loved this book. It's a rough & tumble werewolves series, no lovey dovey stuff here!

Five out of Five stars for me!  I'm clicking straight over to buy the second book in the series. 

Have you read this book? Did you like it? Will you read it?

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Sparrowood Academy Book One by Angel Lawson

A book review of the novel: Sparrowood Academy (Book 1)  

written by Angel Lawson.

Theme: Strong Heroine, Alpha Males, Academy, Wealth, Bully 

Yes, another academy bully book full of teenagers, hazing, groupies, head girl/head boy vs the newcomers etc etc  bla bla bla.

Yes, it's pretty much on par with every other bully academy book. This one starts out on the streets with some kids suddenly being pressured to have to go to the academy undercover to find the rotten eggs in there otherwise they'll end up in juvie. Huh? Why? The author forgot to tell us what the street kids had done that was illegal enough to have them send to juvie. 

So yeah, with that non-existent threat over their heads of course they decide to go. Oh wait, I forgot to tell you about the missing sister. Oh wait, so did the author. We're just supposed to be concerned about her after she was mentioned for approx two sentences.

So once again, same plot: new people, threats, bad choices. Yawn. Oh, yeah, perhaps we'll like the new guys perhaps not. Oh wait, is this some drama ...oh, it only lasted a couple of sentences so I guess not.

Oh no, the climax to the book is about to happen after such a weak build up, I'm so not interested but then I blinked and it's over and oh, wait, was that it? Ok. 

Disappointing but wait, the author is trying to tease us into another book in the series but that's a big fat nope from me as I'd rather flush my money down the toilet than to sit thru another yawn inducing storyline.

The whole book, to be truly honest, feels like a first draft.  

Rating: 3 stars out of 5. 

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Have you read it? 

Did you like it? 

Will you read it?