It Lingers

Omega: An Urban Fantasy Novel


So this is my first book by S.M. Reine and I had no idea that this is a storyline that is shared with a previous series of S.M. Reine's; more back story would have been helpful, because the beginning was lacking and I had to play catch up in the book. Fortunately I am good at putting things together and the author does do a good job of providing enough details to build a good view of this new world after an apocalyptic event.




The good:
Deirdre. She is the perfect "anti-girl" she is not a nice person, not really, but she has to do whatever it takes to survive. I love that she is dark and gritty, hard and soft. I hate reading the same characters over and over, Reine creates someone unique in a sea of the same blah women.
Gage. I loved that he is not the typical "hero", but a good companion for Diedre
Everton Stark. So good to be a bad guy! I love his ruthlessness.He is a real bad gy, not some supped up good guy making poor decisions. He is bad, but does not care cause he is justified. Kind of like Magneto (I just watched Xmen last night), you hate to actually love him.

The bad:
A few errors
cliffhanger ending


Overall: This is a series that I want more of! Yes, the ending had me like No!!! I'm taking away stars, then I kept thinking about it and that is when I knew this is a good book, it lingered!


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Trust me

Trust by Jodi Baker


I was browsing through titles and came upon this title, I read the synopsis and thought that it sounded really interesting, so I gave it a go!




The good;
good writing
interesting story
action- were-jackals, gift giving voices, a surprise rich realtive
mystery- there was a lot of "what will happen next"
I love New York and Anna's summation of neighborhoods is great it really made me feel like Anna was a real new Yorker
A girl who loves books- I love that Anna remembers events in her life based on the book she was reading at the time.




The bad:
Anna is really whinny about living every book nerds fantasy!! What sixteen year old wouldn't want an adventure?

Overall:  Whinny teenage girls aside, this was a fun read that I would recommend to readers who enjoy a lot of mystery.

This book packed a punch!

Wolf's Fire (A Novella of The Narcoleptic Vampire Series Vol. 3.2) by Dicey Grenor

 

Sorry I couldn't resist that one. I'm a huge fan of the narcoleptic vampire series Ms. Grenor is so good at giving real passion in her characters that you just can't put her books down. Punch is a amazing hero, his character arc felt like a roller coaster ride that I thoroughly enjoyed. I can't wait for the next adventure in the series.

The Good: The cover models body (yummy!), the characters, the writing, the plot.

The bad:

Not much.

Overall: Read the darn book!

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Savaged......

Celeste Anwar's

Savage instinct-

Ms. Anwar'a stories are always full of alpha males and genuine feeling females, good ideas and original plot lines. Most of her collection consists of novellas and this was the first full length novel that I saw by her, so I was anxious to to download the copy she sent to me!

One of the things to drew me to this story was Aiden, an alpha of a mountain wolf pack wondering the woods alone at night. He is protective of his alone time and enjoying his freedom. I can relate to that, so I enjoyed this side of the hero. Suddenly, he is attacked by rival leader, Lee Riker, who wants to usurp Aiden’s power.....

Nydia’s is our heroine, a tough girl that is total mush on the inside! She is driving after a fight with her boyfriend, upset and not paying attention in the middle of the night when she hits something with her car; she discovers is  a naked man being attacked by wolves. When he insists on coming home with her instead of to the hospital, she knows she’s in for nothing but trouble.

Why oh why didn’t this ever happen to me when I was single? Driving alone on a country road I meet a super-hot werewolf who I take home and ravage. Yes girl, I would!

For our heroine it was a rollercoaster of emotion that I found somewhat appealing. Nydia is smart and self-assured, with a bit of an attitude problem, but so do I , so I could easily forgive her. I also like her love for her cat and the fact that she stood on her values throughout the novel.

I also liked Aiden, he was smart, conniving and arrogant, just like every other alpha that I’ve ever read and I loved him for it.

Ms. Anwar also really know how to write a big bad meanie, with a side of hateful, and manipulative thrown in for good measure. Which made rooting against him all the more fun.

There were a few issues I had with this novel; th big problem, the emotional connection between Nydia and Aiden fell flat for me. There was too much bickering about nonsense and not enough actually getting to know each other, then wham! Sex. I actually asked myself, how are these people going to make this relationship work? What do they have in common? Why would they even bother trying, because they are so different? My other issues were minor in comparison; I found some grammatical mistakes and there were some continuity issues that I found regarding Aiden's origin. 

The good:
Nydia and Aiden as individual characters were really engaging to me as a reader.

The bad:
The relationship lacked chemistry and connection in my opinion. And, the bad guy was dispatched too quickly for my taste.

Overall:
This is a decent read worth your perusal if you like alpha males with killer bodies and sweet females with an actual backbone!

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