Accidentally in Love with...a God? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Accidentally in Love with...A God?  (Accidentally Yours, #1)Accidentally in Love with...A God? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it (my current rating) it was amazing

Publisher: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Date Published: February 17th 2012
Genre: Supernatural Romance

Such a thrilling read! I've never read anything like it.

Emma Keane has lived her entire life with a voice inside her head. He dictates a lot of what she does, and he never leaves her alone. Trying to find a love life is impossible. Trying to be a regular human being is impossible. All Emma wants is to be normal. So after awaking from a coma she goes to Mexico to find the voice inside her heads' body. Because he says he has one, and he is real, she's not crazy. Right?

Guy (at least, that's what Emma calls him), has been stuck in a cenote for seventy plus years. He's a god who was supposed to hunt down and kill the evil Mayan priests that had stolen women from villages across Mexico. But he opens a jar filled with something evil that disintegrates him to dust and traps him in the cenote. But Guy can talk to Emma in her mind and he feels the need to protect her because she is everything he wants and needs.

Not my best summery, but it'll do. I was very pleased with this book. I wasn't expecting the book to keep me on my toes and so engaged. I loved the author's quirky sense of humor, the way she made the characters so realistic, and all of the great characteristics the book had. The fact that she could make the characters viewpoints so different and yet make total sense was amazing. When the characters got into an argument the reader could see both sides without being too biased. It was like watching a really difficult court case. Fantastic!

I had such a fun time reading this book, it wasn't exactly light, but it had a lightness to it that made it all the more engaging. Such a great read. I'll definitely be reading more from this author.

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Synopsis:

Twenty-two-year-old Emma Keane has a secret friend. He’s powerful, mysterious, and devastatingly handsome. In her dreams, anyway. 

In real life, he’s an enigma. Maybe just a teensie jealous. Definitely overbearing. He’s also a voice only she can hear. 

So who or what is he? He won’t say. But if she wants to be free, to be normal, Emma will have to trek to the jungles once ruled by the Mayans and find the forgotten ruin holding the answers.

However, the ruthless deity she’s about to unknowingly unleash on the modern world might not be so easily extracted from her life. Bottom line, he’s got enemies, and now, so does she. 



Kacii

The Heiresses by Allison Rushby

The HeiressesThe Heiresses by Allison Rushby
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it (my current rating) really liked it it was amazing  
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: May 7th 2013
Genre: New Adult Historical Romance

In Allison Rushby's Heiresses, three triplets--estranged since birth--are thrust together in glittering 1926 London to fight for their inheritance, only to learn they can’t trust anyone--least of all each other.

When three teenage girls, Thalia, Erato and Clio, are summoned to the excitement of fast-paced London--a frivolous, heady city full of bright young things--by Hestia, an aunt they never knew they had, they are shocked to learn they are triplets and the rightful heiresses to their deceased mother's fortune. All they need to do is find a way to claim the fortune from their greedy half-brother, Charles. But with the odds stacked against them, coming together as sisters may be harder than they think.

Yes, I realize I copied the summary instead of inventing my own. So I'm saying right now as not to plagiarise that the description is the official synopsis off of Goodreads and I have no part of it. I Just don't have that many creative zings running through me at this hour. So I thought it best to borrow the description rather than write a bad summary.

Anyways, excuses aside, time for the review. I'm usually in love with historical fiction, but this book was just hard to get into. I suppose I usually lean towards pirates and slaves and such when I'm looking for historical fiction, so this may just not have been my taste. Nevertheless, I had a hard time getting into the story.

Other than not getting into the story I did like it. The writing was well done and things didn't seem amiss. I liked the names of the characters more than the characters themselves, I think. Thalia, Erato, and Clio are such cool names. Thalia I especially didn't like. She was trying to hurt her sisters and then she suddenly liked them? Eh, I don't think so. Clio is incredibly sweet. And Erato is super smart and really wants to have these sisters she's just found out about. I liked those two okay.

The storyline was okay, but it didn't pull me in. Thalia is mainly to blame for that. So overall, an okay story but I probably wouldn't buy the book.

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Synopsis:

In Allison Rushby's Heiresses, three triplets--estranged since birth--are thrust together in glittering 1926 London to fight for their inheritance, only to learn they can’t trust anyone--least of all each other.

When three teenage girls, Thalia, Erato and Clio, are summoned to the excitement of fast-paced London--a frivolous, heady city full of bright young things--by Hestia, an aunt they never knew they had, they are shocked to learn they are triplets and the rightful heiresses to their deceased mother's fortune. All they need to do is find a way to claim the fortune from their greedy half-brother, Charles. But with the odds stacked against them, coming together as sisters may be harder than they think.



Kacii

Crash into You by Katie McGarry

Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)Crash into You by Katie McGarry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it (my current rating) really liked it (my current rating)

Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date Published: November 26th 2013
Genre: Young Adult Romance

I am at an utter loss for words. I'm completely mind-blown. I thought the other books in the Pushing the Limits series were great; I had no freaking clue.

We all know Isaiah; tattooed badass, unrequited lover of Beth, and druggie extraordinaire. Do we actually know him, though? I thought I knew him from the other books but I really didn't. He is a tattooed badass. He did do drugs, but not as much as we were led to believe. He loves control yet he lets loose with his love of cars and speeding. He is so sweet and caring when it comes to Rachel I want to cry at his tenderness. He is without a doubt my favorite guy from the series so far.

Rachel has a lot of crap going on in her life. She's only alive because her mother wanted a replacement for her other daughter who died of leukemia. And Rachel pretends to be her sister to keep her family happy. She pretends to like dresses, the mall, spa days, even the color purple. She pretends she doesn't have panic attacks. But she hates all of that. She hates dresses and speeches and the mall and the color purple. She loves cars. More than anyone except maybe Isaiah.

The are the most perfect couple. They both love cars like nobody's business. They both wear images to keep others at bay. For Rachel, she wants to keep her family happy, especially her mom. For Isaiah, he just wants to keep trouble away. So he acts like trouble, even though he's really not that bad of a guy.

My thoughts on this book? I loved it. Freaking loved it. It's my favorite book so far in this series. Everything was so amazing. And oddly enough, I liked Abby. She was cool in a weird way. Rachel's brothers were a little overprotective, but they were good too. And I actually didn't mind not having Noah and Echo in the book that much. I liked the story being about Isaiah and Rachel.

I suppose the only problems I had were that they didn't go all the way. I liked Rachel and Isaiah a lot so I would've loved for them to go all the way. It's not the end of the world, but it would've been nice. I also didn't like how my emotions were dragged all over the place. That was cruel. Though I suppose that means the author is doing a really good job at writing.

I really can't wait for West's story that's coming next. And I hope Ethan has a story too. I didn't get to learn enough about Jack and Gavin to really care if they have stories, but Ethan and West are musts. You can count on me reading those!

Overall, a great book, it was a fabulous read that I have no doubt that I'll be re-reading as soon as I'm done writing my review. I will definitely recommend this. So why don't you guys have at it?

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Synopsis:

From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in the fast lane 

The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker-a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind. 

Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks-no matter how angelic she might look. 

But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.



Kacii

Homecoming by Cecilia Robert

Homecoming (Cloaked Devices #0.5)Homecoming by Cecilia Robert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it (my current rating) it was amazing

Publisher: Cecilia Robert
Date Published: October 25th 2013
Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance

Okay, so I really liked this book, but I was disappointed by how abruptly it ended. That pretty much sums up my whole review. But for the sake of my audience wanted to actually wanting to read an in-depth review, I shall go on (oh yeah, I'm not doing this at all for me *rolling eyes*).

I love, love, love, LOVE shifter books. And I happen to think panthers are incredibly gorgeous and gracefully magnificent. So, you can imagine I rather liked this book. And yes, boldly possessive males are another favorite. Though if any guy did ever act that way with me I'd probably slap him. A little contradictory, but c'mon, I'm a girl and I have to have some female dignity.

Ramblings aside, it was a pretty sweet book. And the secret was totally unexpected. But it made sense in the end. And I know my audience is probabaly thinking 'What secret? What in hells babies are you talking about?' This what makes reviewing hard, complimenting the book while keeping the compliment mainly secret as not to spoil the book. So yeah, a great plot line that I was definitely hooked on.

I hope to read more by this author :)

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Synopsis:

Five years ago, twenty-three-year-old panther shifter Sera Czedar left her home and her newly mated groom in a humiliating position after a mating ceremony gone wrong. She built a new life for herself in Varselles, the City of Outcasts where shifters exiled from their clans in the Seven Kingdoms can go for sanctuary. 

Five years ago, panther shifter Levian Grayson was abandoned on the bonding bed by his bride, Sera. After years of tracking her, he arrives in Varselles, intent on staking his claim on her once and for all, even if it means hauling her over his shoulder just to make sure that happens. 

Sera has always known her homecoming would eventually catch up with her one day. The one thing she can’t bear to do is hurt Levian, which will happen as soon as he finds out the reason she left him. Is she ready to take that path? Most of all, will Levian still want her when the truth comes out?



Kacii 

All Fired Up by Kate Meader

All Fired Up (Hot in the Kitchen, #2)All Fired Up by Kate Meader
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it (my current rating) really liked it it was amazing  
Publisher: Forever
Date Published: November 5th 2013
Genre: Romance

Cara DeLuca is an uptight, prissy woman. She has issues, like getting over her anorexia, fear of eating in front of other people, and a fear of letting other people in. She likes having control. But one night in Vegas and she's married to an Irishman who she doesn't even know. Shane is an Irish man with secrets of his own. Like Jack Kilroy, Cara's sister's fiancee, is his brother. But he doesn't know it. He's a mad cook and an even better pastry chef. While Cara wasn't in his plans, the heat between the two sparks and flies. It's too hard to stay away.

This book was okay. I didn't like Cara at all. Shane was awesome. But not Cara. She was really just too stuck-up for me. Even with her walls down, I just couldn't like her. Shane on the other hand was easy going and likeable.

The Vegas thing is kind of cliche. But all books need at least one good cliche. I don't know, it was an okay book but I had a hard time really getting into it, you know? It's not that the writing was bad, it was just kind of plain. But I have read much, much worse stories. So I couldn't give it two stars because I felt it was better than that but not as great as what I usually like.

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Synopsis:

Her sweetest mistake . . .

Cool as a Chicago winter, private events planner Cara DeLuca is a model of self-control . . . until she meets the one temptation she can't resist: Shane Doyle. The sexy, Irish pastry chef is too hot, too sure, too young, and after a crazy night in Vegas - her new husband. While at first Cara wants nothing more than a way out of her sham marriage to Shane, she soon finds that beneath his farm boy demeanor lies a man who can match her drive, both in and out of the bedroom. How can the wrong guy feel so deliciously right?

. . . Tastes so, so good

Shane has carefully structured his career and life around one goal: connecting with the family that doesn't know he exists. Marrying a woman with more issues than a magazine stand wasn't part of the plan, but melting Cara's icy exterior is so worth the detour. Now as the annulment date nears and long-buried secrets are revealed, Shane will have to fight for the one thing guaranteeing the perfect life he craves . . . the current Mrs. Shane Doyle.



Kacii

Redemption by C.J. Barry

Redemption (Soul, #1)Redemption by C.J. Barry
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it (my current rating) really liked it it was amazing  

Publisher: Forever Yours
Date Published: October 1st 2013
Genre: Urban Fantasy

This is probably going to be a short review. Now I know that sounds bad, but it's not terrible. It's not great either, but it's not terrible.

This book was okay.

But there was no flare to it. I hate to say it, but I didn't manage to finish this one. It wasn't bad writing or a bad story. It was just boring. I kept putting the book down and pacing before picking up another book. I'd finish that book and then come back to this one. It wasn't a bad storyline, I just wasn't hooked on it. I was tired of the story from the end of the second chapter. I got about half way through before giving up.

I think I took pity upon this story because despite how boring it was it was written well enough and wasn't too bad. Maybe others could get into, I just couldn't.

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Synopsis:

Reya Sinclair is a Redeemer of Souls. Her mission is to give Earth’s most depraved sinners a shot at redemption just before they are slated to die. Her own redemption is on the line as she fulfills her duties, leaving a trail of dead bodies in her wake. It’s all going perfectly well until one detective takes notice, possibly bringing her salvation to a halt.

Thane Driscoll is a good cop who’s seen too many bad guys get away, including the man who murdered his father. He exacts his own style of justice, even if it costs him his humanity. A string of mysterious deaths leads him to a woman who’s not quite human and might hold the key to finding his father’s killer.

When death and shadows descend, New York City becomes a battleground for the forces of light and dark. As the body count rises and sparks fly between them, Reya and Thane race to uncover a terrible truth. Can one man hell-bent on revenge and one woman determined to save her eternal soul be enough to keep the planet from spiraling into darkness?


Kacii

Addicted to You by Krista Ritchie

Addicted to You (Addicted, #1)Addicted to You by Krista Ritchie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it (my current rating) it was amazing

Publisher: K.B. Ritchie
Date published: August 22nd 2013
Genre: New Adult Romance

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this story. I've never been addicted to anything--except maybe books, but I doubt that counts. Never could go more than a few days without a book. But these characters in this book, well, they have real addictions. The kinds I've always looked down on. So how could I condone myself to read on something I've always considered beneath me? Simple. I wanted to understand. I want a glimpse in an addicts head. I can't comprehend being addicted to anything. And I don't know, maybe this is all fiction, maybe some of it is based off of personal experience, either by the authors own struggles or by their family or friends. But I wanted to know what I didn't understand.

I think I have a better grasp on the concept of addictions and how the people it diseases are not always at fault, and if they are how sometimes one mistake ruined their life and it may be better to forgive and forget. At least, most would give others a chance at other mistakes (drinking and driving, cheating, etc.). So addiction should be forgives and helped just as any other mistake.

Now for the actual book. It wasn't bad. In fact, it was pretty good. Two people fighting separate addictions work together to hide their addictions from their families and keep on living. They turn to each other and work towards making themselves happy.

Okay, so that's a crappy summary but I seem to be lacking in the writing department today. I think it has something to do with being half asleep. So this won't be a stellar review, but it will have to suffice because I half another seven to write. That's what I get for procrastinating.

I thought the book was good. It kept me reading and engaged. It was amazing or anything but it was better than okay.

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Synopsis:

She’s addicted to sex. He’s addicted to booze…the only way out is rock bottom.

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.

Their real vice may be each other. 


Kacii

The Girl with the Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti

The Girl With Borrowed WingsThe Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it (my current rating) really liked it (my current rating)

Publisher: Dial
Date Published: July 19th 2012
Genre: Young Adult Fiction

This book is unlike any other that I've read.

FIrst off, I can partially understand the main character. I say partially because I don't have an unloving father with crazy ideals or a timid mother. My mom's fierce, and my dad may misunderstand me, but he loves me anyways. The part I understand is the nothingness and everythingness that is Frenenqer. I understand the question that makes no sense--where are you from? Myself I have lived in England and India and Turkey and the United States and now I am living in South Korea. So I understand, how do you answer that simple yet completely unfathomable question?

I think I loved this book. Though I had a hard time dealing with her father. I consider myself a usually obedient person, but if I were ever faced with the problems Frenenqer had I would lay into some people and probably get into a physical fight over some things. And that is not me. So the amount of discipline that girl has is amazing. But I digress, I haven't even started from the beginning. How can you hope to make sense of my babble?

Frenenqer was created by her father. Not in the literal sense (well, I'm sure that had a hand in it too), but in the mind. He wanted a daughter. He wanted her to be his little project who was meek and obedient and his perfect experiment. And yet, Frenenqer is human. She's bound to have a personality separate from her father. But she has trouble breaking away from him.

She rescues a cat at the Animal Souk and the cat turns into a boy, or young man. Their first encounter is fleeting. But he comes back. And soon they develop a friendship as this young man/boy with no name. So Frenenqer gives him a name (which I can't remember, so read the book to find out). They travel and explore places and get closer and closer. The boy--let's call him 'S' for the moment, since his name starts with an 'S' and I can't remember his name.

So, S begins to have feelings for Frenenqer but she doesn't want to reciprocate. Why? Because of her father. And the niggling finger of his will poking her in the back time and again. It takes a year for her to break that finger and find herself. I got all sad at this point, with how messed up she is and her family is.

Like I said before, I partially understand Frenenqer, and maybe that has to do with why I like the book. It's so frustrating sometimes because you wouldn't believe how little books there are about people like me who are from a bit of everywhere. I'm no expat, and I only have three passports, not four like Frenenqer, but it's close enough to my reality that I'll take it.

A wonderful book all around for people who are from everywhere and nowhere, and for just the ordinary person who likes imaginary worlds with shape-shifters, some romance, and a tantalizing story.

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Synopsis:

A stunningly written tale of an isolated girl and the shape-shifting boy who shows her what freedom could be--if only she has the courage to take it

Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter. He has everything Frenenqer doesn’t. No family, no attachments, no rules. At night, he flies them to the far-flung places of their childhoods to retrace their pasts. But when the delicate balance of their friendship threatens to rupture into something more, Frenenqer must confront her isolation, her father, and her very sense of identity, breaking all the rules of her life to become free.



Kacii