Pulled - Amy Lichtenhan (A.L. Jackson)

"I wanted to shield from this man the hurt that invaded every fiber of my body. I wanted to protect him from the envy that flowed through me, infecting my heart, my mind, and my very soul. I struggled to pretend I did not covet what I could not have, but I couldn't stop the tears from falling. I turned away to spare him my reaction, one I had tried in vain to contain, ashamed of the jealously ravaging me."

There is no better way to describe this book than it being a big ball of heart ache.

I literally cried my heart out with this book. Because I was kinda depressed, I was looking for something emotional and heart wrenching. Well, this book gave it to me. The book summed up what I was feeling at the moment. Inadequate, broken and numb. 

The author is the queen of angst and gut wrenching books I swear! 

The story is narrated in alternating views of Daniel and Melanie. Watch out readers, because I am pretty sure that you will want to shake Melanie to wake up and stop prolonging their agony.

I read this fast and quick because I couldn't take Daniel's pain and longing anymore. It was so frustrating. 

However, there is just one wish that should have been in the book, that they also get to deal with Stephanie and what she did to them. 

Book Review: Greed - Fisher Amelie

Greed - Book 2 of the Seven Deadly Series

“You are an awful person,” I replied with acid and she began to cry. “But not because you supposedly cheated. It’s because you haven’t really been with Ethan for months now, yet you keep stringing him along. Just like me. You’re cruel, Cricket Hunt. And I’m officially done with you.”

This book is really an eye opener. Much like the first book, Vain, the story inched it's way into my heart. I loved the characters and i loved how the story teaches us something we already know but most likely doesn't follow.

It is emotional and gut wrenching. I believed in Spencer and that he has conscience despite what he thinks. We were introduced to him in Vain and I already liked him then. I felt his pain when the first time in his life he felt rejection. I felt his love and devotion to his sister. I felt his attraction to Cricket.

Pain, sacrifice and true love propels the story. There were no hot scenes necessary. Just the three makes it worth reading. Though i loved the hot cover!

I can't wait to read Ethan's story. I felt his wrath and his Fury. I love this series!

Vain - Book 1 of the Seven Deadly Series

Book Review: Eversea and Forever Jack - Natasha Boyd

Eversea Book # 1

Forever, Jack - Eversea Book # 2

“If I'd known you were in my future, I would have chosen differently.”

“If you had chosen differently, you would have never found me.”

“The way I feel about you was never a decision. It just was. I was made to love you. I never fell, I was already there. From the very first moment.”

What captured my interest and made me read the Eversea series were the pretty covers. They are eye catching and once you read the books you will learn that the covers are pretty significant to the story.

In book 1, Eversea, we meet the heroine Keri Ann. She’s the small town naive but sweet young lady who everybody loves. Her sullen world became chaotic when the handsome hot young actor Jack came to their town to hide. We read about how they met and how they fell for each other and how they struggled for their relationship. Since the odds were against them from the start, this is where the issues unfold and continued until book 2. 

The next book, titled Forever Jack, we read about how Jack fought for Keri Ann and we get to know the events that transpired, we get the answers we’ve been waiting for and we get to understand Jack more. 

At first I wasn’t feeling giddy about Jack and Keri Ann’s relationship. Then I started to love Jack so I really wanted to find out what will happen and I wanted to know more about his past. I felt the opposite for Keri Ann though, I didn’t like her weakness and she has become a whiner and I felt that she was too dramatic. In both books, I browsed through the parts of Keri Ann because it was too dragging. The series was narrated in alternating views of Keri Ann and Jack. But mostly I enjoyed Jack’s view especially Jack’s Journal. It was a good part in book 2.

I loved Jack's character and I fell more in love with him in book 2. I found myself reading the series mostly because of Jack. I also like Colt’s character. I don’t totally dislike Keri Ann, I liked it when she’s feisty and I like her smart mouth. But then I get irritated when she starts with her self-doubts. The story has so much potential in fact it was interesting to say the least. I just wish for an improved heroine, less of the cheesy parts (like the horse riding scene) and less of the dragging scenes in Keri Ann’s view. 

Book Quote: Worth the Fight by L.D. Davis

Holy Frigging Matrimony - Emma Chase

“You smell like sweat and sex…and me. It’s hot. Eau de Cum kicks Chanel Number Five’s ass.”

It’s always so refreshing to read about Drew and Kate. It’s hilarious and sweet at the same time. It’s also fun being inside Drew’s mind. It makes you love him more.

This is just 40 pages long and oh so worth it. This is just the short story following the phenomenal book 1 Tangled. Can’t wait for the next installment.

Man Of My Dreams - Faith Andrews

This book reminds me of my own life story. It has the elements of the younger husband married to a more experienced and older woman. Things happened too fast too soon for them and this is where the issues started. 

The story tackles marriage issues and how both parties added to the problems. 

At first I started to dislike Declan because it seems that his immaturity is getting out. But the readers also get glimpses inside his mind and I finally understood him. In fact I loved him.

While the opposite is what I felt for Mia, I felt frustrated for her for prolonging their agony. She got caught up in nostalgia and the past that it almost ruined her family.

Though the story is narrated mostly in Mia's view, it was nice that there were chapters on Declan’s view.

The songs mentioned in the book takes the readers back to the past and it set the nostalgic mood.

Again, as in most marriages, communication is the key. It would have solved their problems sooner had it not been for the stubbornness of Mia.

I loved it but I wanted both of them to open up and discuss their issues and not forget about it as if nothing happened. I didn't get to read it in the story.

In reality I would've preferred talking the issues privately instead of grand gestures, but oh well that's what books are for! It allows us to experience something not in the ordinary.

Their Merry Little Christmas (Love Square #2.5) by Jessica Ingro

I was in the mood for some Christmas book and because I the Love Square series is one of my favorites so I decided to read this next. It was so great to catch up with Sam, Aiden, Jacob and Kara. They are all in the happy place at the moment. I can’t wait for book 3 of this series. This is just a short read and I was able to finish it in two hours.

Reading Order: Love Square series - Jessica Ingro

Love Square (Love Square, #1) 

His Ever After (Love Square, #2) 

Their Merry Little Christmas (Love Square, #2.5) 

Bound in Blue (Love Square, #3) expected publication 2014 

Reading Order: Accidentally On Purpose by L.D. Davis

Accidentally on Purpose (Accidentally on Purpose, #1) 

Worthy of Redemption (Accidentally on Purpose, #2) 

Worth the Fight (Accidentally on Purpose, #3) 

Worth The Fight (Accidentally on Purpose # 3) - L.D. Davis

“I'm not sure which part bothers me the most, the fact that you've been lying for months or the fact that you thought I was too simple minded to see what was going on. I can't count how many times you've lied about where you were or who you were with, or the times that you climbed into my bed still reeking of him. How many times have I kissed you and your mind was with him? I've given you opportunity after opportunity to come clean, but you never did.”

This is book 3 of the Accidentally on Purpose series.

Book 1 was narrated in Emmy’s view. Book 2 is about the dangerous and alpha male Kyle Sterling. While the last book is in Luke Kessler’s view.

This is my much awaited book in the series as I’ve always wanted to understand what was in the mind of Luke while all the  sh**storm was happening.

The book started out with the most poignant part in book 1. It is the part where my heart broke the most.

Although I’ve already read the story in the previous books I didn't feel bored that I'm reading the same thing. It still feels brand new and it was so refreshing to get inside Luke’s mind. I understood him more and I loved him better. There were also new scenes in this book that added to the beauty of this series. My heart broke and felt full of love once again.

I will really miss this series but I am also excited to read Donya's story. I have a hunch on the man she's pining for, and it certainly feels forbidden.

The Silent Wife - A.S.A. Harrison

“Life has a way of taking its toll on the person you thought you were.” 

I was quite surprised that I really loved this book. There were mixed reviews on this book so I didn't think that I would love it. But I got drawn to the book, its interesting, captivating and disturbing. The title and blurb got to me. Told in alternating third person POV. This book is about a somehow marriage that suddenly crumbled, a bored and depressed husband and a broken wife.

Jodi is a typical stepford wife with daily routines always sticks to a schedule. But her cool and collected demeanor has cracks inside that even her so called husband of 20 years didn't know. The title is really apt for her. She is the perfect silent wife, always unperturbed and in control.

Todd is a selfish bastard and I hated him. I hated every core of him. He doesn't have a heart. After 20 years together, he has the audacity to do that to her. How can he do that to someone he supposedly loves. I wanted to slap him. I cried for Jodi, I felt her pain, her bottled up emotions, its heart wrenching. Both have faults on why things happened but I really felt sympathetic to Jodi.

This book is brilliant. Recommended for those who loved Gone Girl. The story was heavy and that some of the things happens in real life. There were scenes were i read fast because it was too detailed and long inner thoughts. But still the author did a good job in immersing the readers into two different worlds of Todd and Jodi. The author also used deep words and deep sentences which may be hard to understand at first.

Taming The Beast - Emily Maguire

I am unable to say that I like this book because the story is outright disturbing. The story is so dark and deplorable that I found myself wanting to slap not just the heroine but also the characters that facilitated her alarming actions. I’ve decided to still rate the book despite how strongly I feel against the subject matter because the writer in a sense captured the attention of the readers albeit in a disconcerting manner. I would’ve appreciated also if the writer expounded why Sara and Daniel’s relationship is so destructive. In the end though, to be fair the story left us with insights that the actions of parents has profound effects on the lives of the children. It also helped that we get to read in a third person varying views of the different characters, especially the disturbing mind of the heroine, the martyr best friend, and the twisted older man but it would have been nice if we were given deeper perspectives of their actions.

Dear Emily - Trudy Stiles

The story reminded me of another book wherein the lives three different women became interconnected. This story however deals with two women, one unable to conceive while the other will provide that gift. Throughout the story I was reading it with a pain in my heart because I can relate with the issues surrounding Carly. Though I am unable to understand the reasons for wanting to give up a child, I still feel grateful that there are people that are willing to provide that gift. I truly felt Carly’s feeling of inadequacy and Tabitha’s feelings of rejection. I commend Carly’s husband for being the supporting partner but I cannot say the same for Seth and Alex. I loved how the story was written in a slow pace because it facilitated the buildup of the relationships. This book is recommended to those who love reading heartfelt stories. I can't wait to read about Tabitha's story. 

Book Quotes: Avoiding Temptation - K.A. Linde

Avoiding Temptation - K.A. Linde

“Lose Jack and be with Ramsey.

Be with Jack and lose Ramsey.

Be by herself without either of them.

Move back to New York, start a new life, rebound-fuck John all over again.

Run from her past for a future that couldn’t even begin to handle her emotional baggage.” 

Avoiding Temptation is book 3 of the Avoiding series. This is told in Lexi's view alternating between past and present. I love this series so much don't get me wrong but i kinda missed the chapter titles and the song lyrics intro that were in the first two books before it was formally published.

What a roller coaster ride this book has been. I cannot even begin to process how I feel about the ending. I’m both sad and happy. I am not sad on who Lexi ended up choosing, when they finally came together it was sooo beautiful yet heartbreaking. I am also sad because I will surely miss this series. It has definitely grown on me. I love the story and the characters (except Bekah). It loved the writing how it captured my interest and hold it in and leave with a really big book hangover! I’m hoping this wouldn’t be the last I would read from the characters. I fell more in love with Jack and Ramsey and Lexi and their chemical romance all over again. After reading this I was so exhausted, beautifully so, because finally Lexi is happy.

This is highly recommended to those who loved Love me with Lies series. 

Gabriel's Inferno Series by Sylvain Reynard

Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel's Inferno, #1) 

Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno, #2) 

Gabriel's Redemption (Gabriel's Inferno, #3)

This series has recently been concluded with the release of the third book Gabriel's Redemption. This is a story of a troubled professor and a graduate student. How they fell in love and how their relationship developed and how they overcame their trials. The series started out as a forbidden type of romance. It was full of angst from book 1 to book 2. It was only in book 3 where we were given a reprieve from the angst. This series is recommended to those who love intelligent type of writing as its written in formal English. Since the professor is the stuffy type it was only fitting. I loved this series and i will definitely miss Gabriel and Julianne.

Sex Love Repeat - Alessandra Torre

Told in alternating views of Madison, a few of Dana and Stewart and Paul. The book has a fresh, new and unique story line, although it may not be for everyone as the characters have an open type of relationship. But is was easy to read and the characters are likable. There was not too much angst. It was short and sweet but erotic on a top scale.The twists and turns are unpredictable and turned my head upside down.I love it and i read this in one night because it was soo hard to out down.

"I get that you don’t understand. That you wonder how someone could possibly be aroused, turned on by the thought of something so forbidden. But often, it is the forbidden that is the hottest, and the depraved that is the most arousing. "

Horrorscape Series by Nenia Campbell

Fearscape (Horrorscape #1)

“People only picked the pretty, sweet-smelling flowers. The ones with thorns were left alone.” 

Horrorscape (Horrorscape #2)

“Conquest was not satisfying if it began with a surrender.” 

Terrorscape (Horrorscape #3)

“Hatred is about possession. It is all-consuming, cruel, and vainglorious. When love is allowed to fester, it becomes twisted and corrupt; it settles deep in the heart...and metastasizes, sending its dark roots through the body to raze all that stands in its way. Love is chaste and pure. Love is banal....No, hatred has infinitely more possibilities.”

I've decided to review this series altogether as I have read it sequentially. It took a long time for me to finish this as I got into a book funk halfway through it. However, I still really wanted to finish it because I felt I owe it that much. Though it’s not really the typical genre that I favor, but I was drawn to it, much like how I was drawn to the characters.

The series is dark, mysterious and interesting. It’s different and I haven’t read anything like it recently. Told in third person alternating views of various characters such as Val, Gavin, James and Lisa among others, this book is about sick and twisted game of pursuit.

One of the things I liked about the series is that the author was successful in building up the character of Gavin because the readers find him dangerous but still hot. It's wrong to like him as he is portrayed as a sick and twisted sociopath, but his weirdness and mind f*ck attitude is what captures the attention. The readers will fell what Val is feeling, the attraction and arousal to someone dangerous and lethal.

However, as I said earlier I got into a book funk as the story was slow paced and I felt that there were many scenes that weren't really vital to the story. Book 1 detailed how Val and Gavin met, how their attraction grew, how their connection was forged as well as how it was broken and how the fear was planted. Then Book 2 is all about the much delayed gratification, the cat and mouse chase, the prey and predator wild hunt.

Only then in Book 3 is when the chase came to an end. And then I felt relieved for the very long roller coaster ride.

Another thing I liked about the series is that it was written in a fade to black style where there are questions left unanswered and unconfirmed. But it was brilliant because it left things to the reader's imagination.

In the end what Val felt for Gavin was exactly what I felt for this book. I didn't like some parts because I felt there was too much details but yet I was captivated.

This book is recommended to those who love mystery and thriller love stories.