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Never Trust A Vampire by Vivian Lane

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Vivian Lane Title: Never Trust a Vampire Series: Strange Allies #1 Number of pages: 169 Published: October 3rd 2017 Genre: paranormal, urban fantasy, shapeshifters, vampires Goodreads:  Never Trust A Vampire Amazon: Never Trust A Vampire (Strange Allies novel 1) (Strange Allies novels) (Afiiliate link) Received from Xpresso Book Tour in exchange for honest review I really liked reading this one. It's non stop action from the start to finish. The book pulled me in right away.  Agent Seven was recruited to the Agency, when she was 16 and since she is travelling world and removing supernatural threats. When she touches a vampire, she can literary burn him up.  Doing what she does, she has very bad opinion of vampires. She runs into one by accident, but he is very different from what she is used to. He is older, powerful and apparently not all that bad. The work together to save children. LA lead vampire has kidnapped children all over the

Ember Gods by Andrea Pearson

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Andrea Pearson Title: Ember Gods Series: Kilenya Chronicles #2 Genre: high-fantasy, magic, ya Number of pages: 215 Published: November 1st 2017 Goodreads:  Ember Gods Amazon: Ember Gods (Kilenya Chronicles Book 2) (Affiliate link) Received from Author in exchange for honest review Ember Gods is second book in Kilenya Chronicles. The story pick up, right where Forsaken prince ended. Jacob is back home, mother and sister safe, and father very injured. He is determined to save Aloren, but most wait until Fat Lady can finish her potions. He is frustrated and felling helpless. So once he and his brother tried to save her alone, but are stopped by Ember Gods and barely escape.  The universe of Kilenya is expanding and I love discovering more and more about that world. I like this one a bit more than the first one. There is even more action, secrets slowly revealing and promise of more. And I have to say, I'm really happy that Jacob th

Incandescently by Sylvie Parizeau

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Sylvie Parizeau Title: Incandescently Series: Incandescent #1 Published: October 22nd 2016 Genre: romance Goodreads:  Incandescently Amazon: Incandescently: Liam's Story (Incandescent Series Book 1) (Affiliate link ) Received from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for honest review I've started reading this amazing series a bit out of order (I've read P.O. story first), now I'm doing it right, starting with the first one (it's OK to read it out of order, still makes sense). Liam is best selling Sci-Fi Author. He travels the world, never settling anywhere. He moves to small town, to be a professor for a few weeks. In his first few day he gets terrible nightmares and reconnect to Eolie. Eolie was his "imaginary" friend. When he was little they used to talk all the time (just in his mind), she even saved his life once.  Eolie lived seclude life, until terrible accident. She survived and is determined to find Liam.

The Infinity Gene by Sue Wyshynski || Excerpt

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Author: Sue Wyshynski Title: The Infinity Gene  Series: Girl on Fire #2 Genre: na, romance, science fiction, thriller Published: August 31st 2017 Goodreads:  The Infinity Gene Amazon:  The Infinity Gene Synopsis:  My name is Aeris Thorne. I am a genetically modified human.  Discover the exciting, long-awaited sequel to The Butterfly Code, the sci-fi romance thriller that’s captivating readers around the world.  Hurtful secrets.  Terrifying warnings.  Forbidden love.  All I wanted was to spend a last few weeks with the man I love before tearing myself away to lick my wounds.  I know Hunter and I can never be together–too many differences lie between us. He’s a member of an elite group of superhumans. And what am I? His mistake.  But we will have no tender respite. No final few magical days. Not us. Not now that I’ve learned a death sentence hangs over my head. Powerful forces are descending upon the cozy little town of Deep Cove, Maine. Beneath the cover of whispe

Stolen Princess: A Kilenya Chronicles Story

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Andrea Pearson Title: Stolen Princess: A Kilenya Chronicles Story Published: November 24th 2017 Number of pages: 82 Genre: high-fantasy Goodreads:  Stolen Princess Amazon: Stolen Princess: A Kilenya Chronicles Story  (Affiliate link) Received from Author in exchange for honest review When Prince Dimitri returns home early, he finds out that the castle was attacked and his Princess taken. He takes a group of his best men and friends to find her. They travel through four elemental traps (in reverse order as Jacob).  During the travel, the castle is attacked again and the war is starting, but Dimitri must save the Princess first. I really reading Stolen Princess, it adds another dimension to The Kilenya Chronicles. I can't wait to read Ember Gods know. :) Happy reading, Anie

NeverSea by Jenetta Penner and David R. Bernstein

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 Author: Jenetta Penner and David R.. Bernstein Title: NeverSea Series: Echoes of the Lost #1 Published: December 12th 2017 by Torment Publishing Genre: ya, dystopia, fairytale retelling Goodreads:  NeverSea Amazon: NeverSea: Echoes of the Lost (Book One) (Affiliate link) Received in exchange for honest review NeverSee is wonderful mix of futuristic fairytale retelling of The Little Mermaid & Peter Pan. In future oceans have swalloved Earth, people live in undewater, floating settlements or ust on ships. There is one crazy, evil scientist, who took evolution in her own hand. She kidnapped children and tried to genetically designed them to survive new era. Children she changes have no say in what happens and a lot of time thing go wrong. Aria was designed in to survive underwater, she even has gills implanted. Peter can control gravity, so he can fly. Special friendship from between Aria and Peter. There is also James, he is stepson of Narissa and

The Chosen Knights by Mary Ting

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚  Author: Mary Ting Title: The Chosen Knights Series: The Angel Knights #1 Published: March 19th 2016 Genre: fantasy, ya, angels, demons Goodreads:  The Chosen Knights Amazon: The Chosen Knights (Secret Knights Book 1)  (Affiliate link) Received from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for honest review Synopsis:  (HIGHLY recommend to read prequel first–The Angel Knights)  SOME BOOKS AREN’T MEANT TO BE OPENED ***City of Bones meets The Da Vinci Code. Urban fantasy lover’s dream! Demons, vampires, angels, witches, and fallen angels all set to the back drop of high school in Hawaii, and astral travel to the past to Knights Templar era. *** SILVER AWARD WINNER 2016–YA FANTASY–READERS’ FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD*** A page turning mystery with a supernatural twist that entertains to the last page! ~InD’tale Magazine Book trailer:  http://bit.ly/2t0cOKF When teens go missing in Hawaii, a group of demon-hunters—half human and half angel—disg

Exposure by Sylvie Parizeau

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Rating: 💚  💚  💚  💚  💚 Author: Sylvie Parizeau Title:  Exposure  Series:  Incandescent #3 Published:   November 22nd 2017 Genres: romance, new adult Goodreads:  Exposure Amazon: Exposure: (P.O.'s story): Volume 3 (Incandescent Series)  (Affiliate link) Received from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for honest review Synopsys: PHILIPPE-OLIVIER TISSEROT’s caffeine addiction is about to land him in uncharted territory and one hell of a ride. One that’s about to go viral. Current status: Computer whiz to hacker to penpal. Upgrade status: Lover. Well, I’m still working on the lover part. I’m just a computer geek studying at MIT. And now I’m in two places at once – the geek and the lover battling it out to get the girl. The only problem is, my dream girl doesn’t know she knows me in either one of them. Now I have to win her in both. Please wait. Upgrade in progress. Review: Well this book was amazing. 😊 It rare occurrence, finding a book that is ju

Spell Book & Scandal

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author:  Jen McConnel Title: Spell Book & Scandal Published: October 31st 2017  Genre: paranormal, ya, magic Goodreads:  Spell Book & Scandal Amazon:  Spell Book & Scandal Received from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for honest review Synopsis: Shelby King is tired of living in her sister’s shadow. Just because Christina is the most powerful caster in school doesn’t mean Shelby’s any good at magic; she’s a scribe, like her mom, and everyone expects her to write spells for her sister, the way her mom always has for her dad. But Shelby’s spells fail spectacularly, and by the time she’s a sophomore, Christina won’t touch them with a ten-foot-pole; their parents aren’t much better. Shelby is fed up, and she decides to show the world she doesn’t care if she isn’t as good as her stuck-up sister, or as talented as their powerful parents. In fact, she decides it’s time to break all the rules, magical and otherwise, and she starts sneaking out

Destiny Awaits by Jaidis Shaw

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Rating: 💚 💚  💚  Author: Jaidis Shaw Title: Destiny Awaits Series: juniper Grove Chronicles Genre: urban fantasy, vampires, shapeshifters, romance Published: April 21st 2012 Goodreads:  Destiny Awaits Amazon: Destiny Awaits (Affiliate link) Received from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for honest review Alayna loses her family after car accident. She decides to move away, to have a new start in Juniper Grove. On her first day in new town she meet Jayden, who assists her in fixing up garden behind the house. They grow very close. There is a curfew in town, that Alayna was not aware of, so one night she goes for a walk and gets attacked by vampire. Jayden saves her and the truth comes out. There is a lot going on in the town, but Alayna herself is not totally ignorant to the supernatural. She get vision of the future and past, when she look in the water. I love the story, the idea of the story, but wasn't fan of the way it was written. I missed depth, more showin

Born of Water by A. L. Knorr

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Rating: 💚  💚  💚  💚  💚 Author: A. L. Knorr Title: Born of Water Series: Elemental Origins #1 Genre: mermaids, ya, fantasy Number of pages: 330 Published: November 30th 2016 by Intellectually Promiscuous Press Goodreads: Amazon: Born of Water: An Elemental Origins Novel (The Elemental Origins Series Book 1) (Affiliate link) Targa lives with her mother. She in high school, summer break just starting. She lives with her mother. Her father passed away a while ago and her mother is a mermaid, working a professional diver. Mermaids come to land to mate and if their child is female, she will be mermaid too. Except that didn't happen for Targa. She is afraid that the call of the ocean will be to much for mother and she will never see her again. She feel guilty for never being able to change and keeping her mother on land.  Her mother has to go to Poland, to salvage mysterious wreck in the Baltic see and Targa happily tags along. After one accident on the see, her entire

Haven by Mary Lindsey

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Mary Lindsey Title: Haven Genre: magic, shapeshifters, romance, ya Number of pages: 371 Published: November 7th 2017 by Entangled Publishing Goodreads:  Haven Amazon: Hide from Me (Haven) (Affiliate link) Received from Xpresso Book Tour in exchange for honest review This book is SOO good. OMG, I read in one sitting and couldn't stop. The writing is amazing, it's dark and captivating. The story just pull you in. Rain Ryland lives on streets with his mother. He is left to fend for himself, but still decides to go to school. He doesn't belong anywhere. When his mother dies, he moves to live with his aunt in New Wurzburg (he never knew he had any family). For the first time he feels hopeful. Especially when he meets Friederike. She is strong and cool. There is something more about her, though. :) All is not great, the town is  and there is a lot more going on. There are shapeshifters and magic and conspiracies and power struggle

Forsaken Prince by Andrea Pearson

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Rating: 💚  💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Andrea Pearson Title: Forsaken Prince Series: Kilenya Chronicles Book 1 Published: November 1st 2017 Genre: magic, ya,   Goodreads:  Forsaken Prince Amazon: Forsaken Prince (Kilenya Chronicles Book 1) (Affiliate link) Received from Author in exchange for honest review Key of Kilenya is one of my favourite books, so going into Forsaken Prince (which is Key of Kilenya rewritten) I was a bit reluctant. What if it isn’t as good? Well, it’s even better.  😏 Jacob is 16 year old boy. One day  girl approaches him, to take him to Makalos so he can help find Key of Kilenya and he just dismisses her, thinking she talks crazy. 😏 He raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me?” Was that even English? “Key of . . . colon? Uh . . . Who hired you?”  When he gets home, there are monsters lying dead, his mom hurt and dad and sister kidnapped. He has no choice but to go with the girl in he wants to save them. There is evil in that world that is looking

To Prevent World Peace by Emily Martha Sorensen

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚  Author: Emily Martha Sorensen Title: To Prevent World Peace Series: Magical Mayhem #1 Genre: ya, magic Number of pages: 45 Published: October 9th 2017 by Pronoun Goodreads:  To Prevent World Peace Amazon: To Prevent World Peace: Volume 1 (Magical Mayhem) (Affiliate link) Received from Author in exchange for honest review To Prevent World Peace is first book in Magical Mayhem series. It sets the scene. I loved reading it, story is promising, it makes you want to read more about the world and what will happen next. Chronos sees the future, but unlike her family, she is not a villain. When she sees Kendra leading magical girls conquering the world, she decides to visit her and convince her. It doesn't goes totally as planed. :) I like Author's style of writing, it's fast paced, funny and pulls you right in. :) Happy reading, Anie

Awakened by Love by Azin Sametipour

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Rating: 💚 💚 💚 💚 Author: Azin Sametipour Title: Awakened by Love Genre: contemporary Published: September 30th 2017 by Palatine Hill Press Number of pages: 302 Goodreads:  Awakened by Love Amazon: Awakened by Love  (Affiliate link) Received from NetGalley Awakened by Love is sweet love story between Zoha, pre-med student, born in Muslim family and Ethan, enology student born in one of the richest family Napa valley. They meet one day in the library and the sparks fly. It takes a lot of time for Zoha to give in. She is torn doing what she wants and doing what her family excepts of her, between what she believes and what she is suppose to believe. She is caught between two worlds and will take a lot of courage to make her own path. She has a bit of rebellious steak, she removes scarf whilst in college, but will it be enough? I love the dynamic between them. The way Ethan loves her the way she is and at the same time encourages her to be free, to take charge of her l

October Wrap-up

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In the beginning of the month, I've been reading non stop... and last two weeks I was in worst slump of this yeah... *sigh* so I haven't read that many books, but on the flip side, almost all of the books I've read are really good. :) [For full review, click on the title:)] 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 Broken Skies by Theresa Kay Fairy Stopwatch by Emily Martha Sorensen Goblin Fruit by S. E. Burr Forsake by Andrea Pearson Born of Water by A. L. Knorr Unreality by Ingrid Seymour Monsterland by Michael Okon The Year of the Knife by G. D. Penman Crimson Reborn Bryan Cohen 💚 💚 💚 💚 Rise by Sierra Cross Wolves by C. Gockel   Chosen by R. S. Broadhead 💚 💚 💚 The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy Angel of Mercy by Lisa Olsen The Great Maritini by Jedlie 💚 💚 Evlon by Maia Starr What was your favourite book this month? Happy reading