Review: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

 

 Head Over Heels

by Jill Shalvis

Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble--and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who'd like nothing better than to tame her wild ways. 

Suddenly Chloe can't take a misstep without the sheriff hot on her heels. His rugged swagger and his enigmatic smile are enough to make a girl beg to be handcuffed. For the first time, instead of avoiding the law, Chloe dreams of surrender. Can this rebel find a way to keep the peace with the straitlaced sheriff? Or will Chloe's colorful past keep her from a love that lasts . . . and the safe haven she truly wants in a town called Lucky Harbor?

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Review


This is the first I've read by Jill Shalvis, and let me tell you, it won't be the last! This title is the third part of a series, and I haven't had the chance to read the first two books, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. (I'll be searching for the others, that's for sure.)

Chloe was raised while moving around with her mom, with no real strings anywhere and not even knowing who her father was. After her mother died, she and her two stranged half-sisters inherited a run down beach inn, which they renovated and turned into a B&B.

She suffers from asthma (which gives the story a more realistic touch), has problems with commitments and staying too long at the same place, she is great at making natural skin treatments and enjoys a little B&E (breaking and entering) when poor dogs used for fighting are involved. That is, when the super hot sheriff doesn't find out about it...

Sawyer is the bad boy that turned good. After a troubled childhood and even worse adolescence, he tries to make up for all the wrongs he's done by working his butt off as a cop. Problem is, all his ex-girlfriends had trouble dealing with his love and commitment for his career (and the dangers of it and lack of time together), so they ran away. But there's this little asthmatic redhead that seems to understand him far better than he does...

Head Over Heels really cracked me up. The author has a terrific sense of humor and knows how to build sexual tension between her characters very well. It was funny and hot to read how they teased and talked and felt like grabbing each other's throats and groins at the same time. LOL. Also, there were a couple of scenes involving an outdoors shower and wall painting that were specially...well, interesting. :P But all with very good taste, nothing vulgar or unpleasant.

Chloe and Sawyer were very cute together. They complemented each other perfectly.

There are many greatly written secondary characters that put the icing on this cake, such as Lucille, a grannie who can appreciate a handsome man in uniform, Ford, Jax (the heroes of the previous books) and Matt, the friends who annoy more than they help, Todd, the 'villain' who shares a dark past with the hero, the sisters...

This is the perfect book for your vacation. It will surely lift your spirits, bring a smile to your face and help you relax. Oh, and cuddle. Hard. LOL

*I received an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Follow Friday #3

Follow Friday is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee's View.

Q:  If you had to spend eternity inside the pages of a book which book would you choose and why?

Oh, no doubt about it. I'd choose Acheron, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. ;) 

If I had to spend eternity stuck in a book, at least in this one I'd have someone absolutely gorgeous (and kind, funny, cute, who loves manga, movies, music just like me) to look at, and lots of adventure and danger to deal with. Things would pretty much NEVER get boring. ;P

Sure, I'd have to deal with bloodthirsty daimons, pissed off Dark-Hunters and insane Greek Gods and Goddesses, but Acheron would be so worth it. *-*

What about you? Would book would you choose?

Dirty Little Secret #3

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by Under the Covers.

"Only three days (3 sleeps!) to go until Christmas, what are you hoping to find in your stocking this year? "


Hum... it's been a pretty lonely year, this one, so... how about a boyfriend? Maybe one that looks a little bit like these guys:

Jason Momoa and Chris Hemsworth

Or both. Wait, can I have both? *-* I have been a pretty good girl. Too good. LOL

So, what do you want in your stockings this year?

Thor 2011

Thor (2011)

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director: Kenneth Branagh.

Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz.

Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman

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Kenneth Brannagh had already proven to be a skilled director from his Shakespeare adaptations, but taking one of Marvel's most pompous character and transforming into an epic movie is really remarkable.

Here, Thor (Chris Hemsworth - his hotness needs no comments... *-*), son of the god Odin (Anthony Hopkins) in the Norse mythology, is a very pretentious, reckless and selfish young man. Odin feels that he's getting old and plans on appointing Thor as his heir. As he's about to do so, Frost Giants (from the planet Jotunheim) try to break into the vault where Odin keeps their Casket of Ancient Winters, the source of their power, taken from the Giants in a previous battle. They are killed by The Destroyer (a giant robot controlled by Odin) and even though Odin says he's not gonna do anything about it, Thor convinces his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his friends to go to Jotunheim and defy the Giants. Their little adventure would almost end in tragedy if not for Odin's arrival.

Disappointed and angry at his son, Odin banishes Thor from Asgard and declares that only the person worthy of using the Mjolnir (Thor's hammer - no jokes intended) will be able to retrieve it. Thor lands on Earth where he's rescued by the physicist Jane (poorly played by Natalie Portman), her assistant and her mentor.

Odin gets so heartbroken that he falls into a coma and Loki seizes this opportunity to proclaim himself the new heir. Loki goes to earth and tells Thor that their father died and their mother (Renee Russo) doesn't want him back in Asgard. Thor gets devastated and tries to adjust to life on Earth while Jane falls in love with him. Without his powers, Thor realizes what is like to be vulnerable and ordinary, which helps him improve his character and become more humble and selfless.

As the plot evolves, we find out that Loki is a traitor and sends The Destroyer to devastate the Earth. As Thor sacrifices himself in order to save everyone else he finally becomes worthy of recovering his Mjolnir and manages to finish the Destroyer off. Thor decides to go back to Asgar to stop his brother from destroying Jotunheim. As they fight, Thor hammers the bridge that connects to other worlds so he can save that planet. Loki falls into the outer space, apparently to his death. Thor gets saved by his father hopes to find a way to go back to Earth and be with Jane.

The movie turned out to be a great adaptation of the Marvel comics, with good special effects and soundtrack, and very good performances delivered by Hemsworth, Hopkins and Hiddleston. Still, Portman didn't live up to the lead feminine role and was constantly outshined by Kat Dennings (who plays her assistant Darcy) and her amusing lines.

(Actually, even if you don't like hero movies, action or adventure, the whole thing is worth it just for Chris Hemsworth and his shirtless scenes. :P)

 

Written by:

 Amebugi

Waiting on Wednesday #3

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

Right now what I really want to read is:

Tempest (Tempest #1)

by Julie Cross 

The year is 2009.  Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler.  Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.

What are you waiting on?

Teaser Tuesday #3

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, just do as following:

• Grab your current read

       • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
      • Be careful not to include any spoilers so as not to ruin the book for others.

Make sure to share the title and the author so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR piles.

This week's Teaser is from:

 

"Tsk-tsk." She squeezed her legs harder, enjoying the crackle of breaking bones as he shouted out in pain. "I know you're one of his torturers. So let's try this again, and you'll answer, unless you've really had your heart set on getting a guide dog. Where is he?" 

"As much as I fear your wrath, I fear your betrothed's more. If I so much as whisper a word, I won't make it more than a step beyond the hellmouth's gate before I'm torn to pieces."

This book is all kinds of awesome! *-* This can possibly become one of my all-time favorites. ;) And I just started it. LOL 

Review: Busted in Bollywood by Nicola Marsh

Busted in Bollywood

by Nicola Marsh

Published December 6th 2011 by Entangled Publishing

Shari Jones needs to get a life. Preferably someone else’s.
Single, homeless and jobless, Indo-American Shari agrees to her best friend’s whacky scheme: travel to Mumbai, pose as Amrita, and ditch the fiancé her traditional Indian parents have chosen. Simple. Until she’s mistaken for a famous Bollywood actress, stalked by a Lone Ranger wannabe, courted by an English lord, and busted by the blackmailing fiancé.
Life is less complicated in New York.
Or so she thinks, until the entourage of crazies follows her to the Big Apple and that’s when the fun really begins. Shari deals with a blossoming romance, an addiction to Indian food and her first movie role, while secretly craving another trip to the mystical land responsible for sparking her new lease on life. Returning to her Indian birthplace, she has an epiphany. Maybe the happily-ever-after of her dreams isn’t so far away? 

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Our Review:



The book begins with best friends Shari and Amrita plotting to end Amrita's arranged marriage by sending Shari to India in her place to meet her fiancé and his family.

When Shari gets to India, she stays with Amrita's auntie and is overwhelmed by the heat, the chaotic traffic, the lack of mojitos (or any alcoholic drink, for that matter), the loudness and amount of people, and, specially, the high-calory, mouth-watering Indian sweets.

Shari attends a party at the Rama's house and meets Amrita's fiancée, Rakesh Rama, and is very surprised to find out that he already knows she's not Amrita and that he wants a chance to meet her in person in New York. Later at the party, Shari meets Drew, Rakesh's partner, who is not only rude to her, but also mistakes her for a famous actress and invites her to audition for a movie he's sponsoring.

Apart from the knowledge of Indian cultural aspects, the book is filled with clichés and becomes very tiresome to read right after the 4th chapter, in which a conversation between Rakesh and Shari leads to an inquiry about favorite movies. (her favorite movie is Dirty Dancing and the fake fiancée shows to be very in touch with his feelings and emotions by saying his favorite one is Casablanca).

As the book develops, there is the constant bickering and teasing between Shari and Drew that makes for the well-know chick-lit formula... and there's nothing wrong with that formula, except that in this case we don't get to see much depth from the characters, which makes for a so-so read, filled with superficial relationships. And it took a lot of the fun out of the "fights filled with sexual tension".

This is a great book for lovers of the exotic Indian culture, with its endless mention of Indian sweets, drinks and tourists spots. Really, the foods described will fatten you up just by reading about them! The book could also be taken as a tribute to Bollywood movies and their stars. In fact, the author quotes many of their names and even makes the heroine be stalked by a guy who mistakes her for no one less than Aishwarya Rai.

If you're looking for a quick, light, fun chick-lit for your vacation, this is may be your book. ;)

*eARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Reviewed by:

 Amebugi
 Kah Cherub

It's Monday! What are You Reading?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey. 

• For a review, I'm now reading:

Head Over Heels 

• I just finished (and reviewed):

Halflings 

and

The Demon Lover

• Next I'll be reading:

Shield of Fire

What did you read this week? ;)

In My Mailbox #3

In My Mailbox is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Story Siren

Here's what I got this last week:

Aren't they pretty? Oh, my Knight... I can stare at you all day. LOL.

From @Amebugi, as a Christmas gift:

Just After Sunset , by Stephen King 

And this came in @Amebugi's Mailbox (my Christmas gift to her. LOL):

It's not in the picture, but I also gave her my once-read paperback copies of:

Nightwalker 

by Jocelynn Drake 

and

Dogs and Goddesses

by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich

Let's just say I'm having a specially kind and generous year. LOL. Lucky @Amebugi, she better love me forever and keep helping me with reviews. :P

What did you get in your mailbox this week? ;)

Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My!: 25 Days of Christmas Event: Day 7!

Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My!: 25 Days of Christmas Event!

Weekly Manga Recommendation #5 - Skip Beat! 1 by Yoshiki Nakamura

Skip Beat! 1

by Yoshiki Nakamura

Paperback, 184 pages

Published July 5th 2006 by VIZ Media LLC

Kyoko always thought that Sho, whose family took her in when she was small, was her prince charming. However, when Sho heads for Tokyo to make it big as a musician, Kyoko goes with him and has to quit high school to support his dream. But soon, being in the big city makes Kyoko realize that she has show business ambitions of her own!

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This manga was really one of the best finds for me. The drawings are so amazing! The mangaka can make you explode with laughter with just the characters' expressions! :D

But unlike most manga, the art here is not the most important thing (though it is pretty good). The plot is. The storyline is very well thought of (you find yourself really WANTING to know what happens next, really caring about the characters), the characters are all greatly written, they're complex, full of feelings and they touch your heart. I've never felt this way about fictional people before. O.o  I just want them to be happy in life and together. LOL

Kyoko is my favorite heroine of all. She's dark, she's funny, she becomes unbelievably strong, and yet, you feel sorry for her and want to help her. Or kick her. Well, both. LOL.

Ren, the hero, has a special place in my heart. He's gorgeous, talented and kind-hearted. And had a very rough past we're only now starting to learn about. I love him.

Like I said, all the characters are very rich and interesting, but the main ones always stuck you more. :) You'll love them, I can bet my right arm on it. LOL

 Here are some unbelievably funny screens:

Don't you just love those crazy faces? And the little voices inside her head? And how she crushes them? LMAO! You can see how she grows a backbone and stands up to the bully.

And here you can see how cute and 'flexible' she can be when she wants something. :D

The anime version is very good, too. But I still prefer the manga.

This is, no doubt about it, one of the best mangas I ever had the pleasure to read (and I've read quite a lot...). I am proud to say I own the complete collection up to now (it's still ongoing, with already over 25 published volumes and more planned for next year).

If you have to read ONE manga your whole life, please let it be this one. ;)

*I'm not being paid in any way to gush over this title, I just really want you to read so you can see for yourself how outstanding it is. :P *

Review: Halflings (Halflings #1) by Heather Burch

Halflings (Halflings #1) 

by Heather Burch

Expected publication: January 10th 2012 by Zonderkidz

After being inexplicably targeted by an evil intent on harming her at any cost, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings. Sworn to defend her, misfits Mace, Raven, and Vine battle to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret---and the wings that come with.A growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a whole other danger. While she risks a broken heart, Mace and Raven could lose everything, including their souls. As the mysteries behind the boys' powers, as well as her role in a scientist's dark plan, unfold, Nikki is faced with choices that will affect the future of an entire race of heavenly beings, as well as the precarious equilibrium of the earthly world.

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My Review:

  　
it was okay

 "For Halflings, to fall in love with a human is the unpardonable sin."

Seventeen-year-old Nikki Youngblood was calmly drawing in the forest when four huge black beasts appeared out of nowhere and started to chase after her.

Up in the sky, three Halflings, half-angel and half-human, stand and watch, waiting for the right time to interfere.

Raven, Mace and Vine are the 'Lost Boys', or the "sons of God". They are outcasts in both Earth and Heaven.

After they save Nikki from the hellhounds, she happens to see Mace's eyes before passing away, and their beautiful cerulean color stick to her mind. She sees them again when Mace saves her yet another time, but from a motorcycle accident. That way, Mace's feelings for her start to blossom. He wants to be closer, always protecting her. He wants to touch her, kiss her. Things that should never even cross a Halfling's mind. And Nikki wants to know more and more about him...

Will, the halflings' caretaker, enrolls them at Nikki's school. A triangle starts to form. Nikki is attracted to good, sweet boy Mace, but also loves the freedom and rebellion that bad boy Raven makes her feel.

I'm afraid I didn't really enjoy this book. It was hard to keep on reading, the writing seemed to drag and I felt the growing urge to skip a lot... the plot was interesting, but it wasn't able to fully grab my attention. Raven had some very funny phrases and Mace could be very cute at some times, they were both attractive with their pretty eyes and wings, but that just wasn't enough for me.

We still don't know who Vessler is... and what about Richmond? Does he have something to do with Nikki's birth? The author never fully explains those things or why Nikki was being targeted by hellhounds and demons from the very start, and that bothered me quite a bit. A lot hasn't been explained at all, making the book seem unfinished. (maybe they'll be explained in the next books?).

Nikki was a very contradicting character. She was always ranting about how great she was at karate and at defending herself, but at times she would act like a very silly, useless heroine. And how come she simply found out they were angels so soon and so suddenly? She had very little clues and I expected her to be at least a bit more skeptical...

Oh, and not to mention the part when her dog was found dead... hell, that was the end of my patience with this book. That was SO not necessary. :(

On the other hand, a lot of people seem to have REALLY enjoyed Halflings, so I think it's a good idea to check out their reviews too. Maybe they found something very good in it that I've missed.

If you like your YA filled with angels, love triangles and mystery, this might be your book. ;)

*I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgally in exchange for an honest review.*

Follow Friday #2

Follow Friday is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee's View.

Q: When you’ve read a book, what do you do with it? (Keep it, give it away, donate it, sell it, swap it..?)

Weeell... that depends on the book. ;) If I really love it, I keep it with me forever. LOL. If it's just okay or so-so, I usually try to swap it or give it to a friend. :D But if it's a new book, in very good conditions, and I didn't care much for it, then I'll try to sell it to a second-hand book store.

What about you? What do you do with a book after you've read it?

Friday Recommends #3

Friday Recommends is a meme hosted by Pen To Paper.
This is where we can share a book we would highly recommend. 

The rules for Friday Recommends are:

• Follow Pen to Paper as host of the meme.
• Please consider adding the blog hop button to your blog somewhere, so others can find it easily and join in too! Help spread the word! The code will be at the bottom of the post under the linky.
• Pick a book that you've read, and have enjoyed enough to recommend to other readers. It can be a book you've read recently, or a book you read years ago - it's up to you - but make sure you tell us why you love the book (like a mini review). You make the post as long or as short as you like.
• Add your blog to the linky at the bottom of this post after posting your blog post.
• Put a link back to pen to paper (http://vogue-pentopaper.blogspot.com) somewhere in your post.
• Visit the other blogs and enjoy!

My choice this week is:

A Certain Slant of Light (A Certain Slant of Light #1)

by Laura Whitcomb

In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen—terrified, but intrigued—is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.

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"Someone was looking at me, a disturbing sensation if you're dead.” 

I've read this book a loooong while ago, but I remember how pleasantly surprised and satisfied I was with it. I think maybe it's time for a re-read. ;) Oh, and the cover is really beautiful, too. In a slightly creepy way. LOL.

Here's one of my favorite quotes:

“Books are boring," James said as he wrote. 
"They line the walls like a thousand leather doorways to be opened into worlds unknown," I offered.” 

Do you have any good recommendations?

Bookish: BOX of BOOKS - Huge INTERNATIONAL Giveaway!

Bookish: BOX of BOOKS - Huge INTERNATIONAL Giveaway!:






Here's what you can get:

Water Wars and The Last Archangel are finished copies! Damned has a signed booklet! Razorland is actually an ARC of Ann Aguirre's Enclave! All of the books here are awesome and I'm sure you'll love them!


ONE PERSON TAKES IT ALL! :)
Everyone can enter!

Dirty Little Secret #2

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by Under the Covers.

Q: "We are approaching the Christmas and the New Year, but before embarking on 2012 tell us, what are your most shameful moments this year, and what are your most proud of?"

This year, I am most proud of having lost over 10kg, of having started this blog, of having read over 160 books, of having made such great new friends and of having addicted even more people to sushi. LOL

Now for shameful moments...well... let's just say that sometimes I open my mouth before thinking. >.<

Now it's your turn! ;P

Review: The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark

The Demon Lover

(Fairwick Chronicles #1)

by Juliet Dark (Carol Goodman)

Kindle Edition, 432 pages

Expected publication: December 27th 2011 by Ballantine Books

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I gasped, or tried to. My mouth opened, but I couldn’t draw breath. His lips, pearly wet, parted and he blew into my mouth. My lungs expanded beneath his weight. When I exhaled he sucked my breath in and his weight turned from cold marble into warm living flesh.

Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of her having written the bestselling book The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. Callie’s lifelong passion is the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature—which is why she’s found herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name. But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: Her incubus is not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the demon, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this supernatural lover from her heart.


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My Review:

The Demon Lover was nothing like I thought it would be. When I first saw the cover, read the summary and an excerpt of the prologue, I thought, WOW. I HAVE to read this book now.

But when I actually got to it... let's just say it was very difficult to get into the story. I felt no connection to the main character. None. The other characters were all very mysterious and... ecletic. Really, just too odd. Even if they were paranormal. And most of them felt superfluous, I guess. They weren't very important to the story at all. Maybe in the next books?

This is a supernatural romance with a lot of mystery. Really, A LOT of mystery. That was the biggest problem for me. There was way too much of it. (I used to think there couldn't possibly be such a thing, but as it turns out...). If I had to read one more sentence of: they shared a strange look, they looked at each other as if sharing a secret, they were whispering in secret, they exchanged glances... GAH!!!

When you thought something would be cleared, that something would finally be explained... there seemed to appear three more different mysteries. No answers at all. O.o Anyone heard of Hydra of Lerna?

I caught myself skipping a great deal of pages, which is not a good sign. The book was so long! It's not that the story wasn't interesting (I really wanted to get a taste of a demon lover myself, LOL), but it's very tiring when nothing is ever explained... and, at long last, when they eventually do explain somethings, we get THAT kind of sucky ending. Yeah, well... (It was only when I was halfway through it that I found out this book was part one in a series -jeez-, but this was such a long, tiring read all I really wanted was some kind of closure...).

What I did enjoy VERY much was... (guess, guess!!!) YES, the incubus! LOL. Liam was my favorite thing in the whole book. The only exciting things that happened were when he was around. Yes, there were many sexual interactions, (but you only need to read the summary to see they're coming) and I'm not ashamed to say (okay, maybe just a little) that they were the only reasons I kept turning the pages. That and because I wanted to read more about Liam. (and does the author make you work for it! >.>).

I was all kinds of disappointed. With the too-long book, with the empty, distant characters, with the ending that failed to meet any and all expectations... (those that still resisted my initial frustration). I'm sorry about so much whining and complaining, however, that's how it was for me.

The author is very good with describing objects, houses, nature, clothes (her detailing of art work and the interior of the forest just leaves you breathless.), she's obviously very creative and has studied a lot about folklore, fairytales and celtic fables, but, for me, not even those super interesting things could save this book.

Then again, who knows? Maybe you'll love it. It has every kind of paranormal creatures: vampires, demons, fairies, familiars... you name it. It's worth a try, at least.

*eARC provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Waiting on Wednesday #2

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.


Right now what I really want to read is:

Touch of Power (Healer #1)

by Maria V. Snyder

Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Territories, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.

Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life....

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I have MANY books by Snyder on my TBR list already, so what's one more? LOL. I just love the idea of a healer taking wounds into herself. Very poetic and heroine-like. :P And,of course, I wnat to know more about the leader of the rogues and this prince.

What are you waiting on?