*Book source ~ Many thanks to the author for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Publisher ~ Edward Lorn
Published ~ 31 January 2014
Genre ~ Horror
Pages ~ 50
My Rating ~ 4 bites out of 5
Colton
is driving Juliet to her mom’s house, so she can have some space away from her
cheating idiot of a husband and decide whether their years together make it
worth staying with him or if she should just cut-n-run. Apparently Colton felt Juliet wasn’t
‘”there for him”, so he decided to do the dog sitter, most likely doggy style, because she was available. However, before they get to their destination
they’re in a terrible car crash and Juliet’s world abruptly changes.
Ok,
I have to take a deep breath here and remain calm because this book freaked me
the fuck out. I’m just riding along loving Juliet’s inner monologue and
narrowing my eyes at Colton
and then there’s the Mercury with the screwed up plate and bumper sticker.
Woah. Dafuq kind of weirdo is driving that thing? Uneasy feeling number 1
intrudes in my enjoyment of Juliet’s thoughts. Rest stop makes me all jumpy,
the uneasy feelings multiply like compound interest and now I’m wishing they’d
hurry up and get to Juliet’s mom’s place. Foggy night, lonely highway? Umm…can
we turn around, go home and work things out? Guys? Hello? Oh, shit…the car
crashes and afterwards Juliet passes out. Then wakes up. Wait. Sweet Baby Jane.
I cannot relive those moments after she wakes up. The stomach in knots, the
tense shoulders, the biting of the fingernails, the crawling skin, the
cringing, no, no, no. I’m not going back there and you can’t make me. I’m still
checking my feet, just to make sure and that’s bad enough.
The
only reason this story didn’t get a 5 from me is the ending. I didn’t
understand it. I am in no way blaming
the author. I *feel* as if I should get it, that I’m the only one not getting
it and it’s frustrating me. It's Chemistry class all over again. I fully believe I will wake up from a sound sleep
in the not-so-distant future and say, “Holy fucking shit! I get it!” Before I
curl into a ball and sob.
*Book source ~ Many thanks to the author for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Publisher ~ Michelle Cornwell-Jordan
Published ~ 19 March 2012
Genre ~ YA/Paranormal/UF
Pages ~ 62
My Rating ~ 3 bites out of 5
Dasheen
‘Angel’ Bellamy turned 15 on Halloween night, the same night she freaked out
seeing a creepy little girl, that no one else saw, before passing out. After
getting a full medical she’s deemed fine and she goes back to school, but one
day she sees the creepy girl again, this time at school, before her brain
checks out for a few weeks. She can’t recall that time, but she spent a month
in the hospital on the psychiatric floor while they tried to figure out what
was wrong with her. The day she returned home was the last one she saw her dad
and surrogate mom, Jocelyn. She woke up feeling as if someone was choking her,
so she fought back. When the police showed up she was covered in blood and her
parents were gone. Six months in a hospital later, she and her 12-yr-old brother
Jordan end up at Ame
Academy. However, Ame Academy
isn’t a normal kind of school as Angel is about to find out.
This
is a bit different story than I’ve seen in awhile. There’s a special academy
for ‘freaks’, but they have normal kids attending also which seems to me to be
a tad dangerous. The school runs 24 hours and is split into Day and Night
School. Dasheen tells the story in blog form and the writing is pretty good.
The story itself is where I have a
problem. There are some students breaking the rules, serious rules, and the
adults in charge aren’t doing anything about it. I have a hard time believing
they’re just going to sit back and let a teenager handle the problem especially
when what the others are doing is this huge no-no. I’m also not hip to how the
academy, which has grades 5-12, lets the older grades mix with the younger
grades. Another problem I had is that Dasheen’s powers or whatever they are
aren’t really explained; not about what she is, what the powers are or how
exactly they kicked into gear. Finally, some mention is made of some council or
other, but that is also not explained. The ending resolves nothing and is a
cliffhanger. So, overall the story is interesting, but I had some issues with
it.
*Book source ~ Many thanks to NetGalley and Riptide for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Published ~ 9 February 2013
Genre ~ Erotica/BDSM
Pages ~ 95
My Rating ~ 3 bites out of 5
Marcus
Tremayne is a Dom who frequents the local BDSM club Spread Eagle. When
twenty-year-old hot and sexy Bret Daniels spies Marcus minutes after entering the club he decides Marcus is the Dom for him. When Marcus ignores him,
Bret stalks him for weeks, waiting for Marcus to speak to him. The moment
Marcus gives in is the moment both of their lives change.
This
is the 3rd book in the series, but I didn’t feel as if I had missed
anything by skipping books 1 & 2. Which is a good thing. While I do love a
series that expands as each book comes along, I also prefer each book to stand
alone. Contrary much? Yep. Anyway, this book made me curious enough to want to
seek out the others, but didn’t irritate me by feeling as if I had missed
something leading up to this book. Does that make sense? Well, it does to me.
*winks*
I
really love the writing. This is the first Kim Dare book I’ve read and I’ll
definitely be checking out more of her books. I also love Marcus. What a yummy
Dom. Though I have to admit I was a little disappointed he gave in so quickly
to Bret. Bret, on the other hand, him I didn’t like so much. He was too bratty,
too forward for my tastes. The steamy goodness of the scenes makes up for my
opinion of Bret though. All-in-all I like this M/M BDSM story.
