Jessamin is everything you could love about a heroine; intelligence, a little bit of an attitude, determination, and a willingness to work for what she wants. I liked her right away and I think it was Jessamin that made this book enjoyable for me. As she is drawn into this sinister world, she finds […]
Category: 3.5 Birds
The Jewel By Amy Ewing
Violet is a surrogate, who is destined to have a baby for her owner/employer who is of a class that can no longer have children. The collective greed and cruelty of the royal classes has rotted them from the inside, so to speak, and so surrogates have become both necessary and a way to show […]
In Deep By Terra Elan McVoy
As the book progresses, you see her need to complete for everything start to erode friendships and romantic relationships. More interesting was that the people in her life, up to a certain point, were easily dissuaded. As long as she was swimming and seemed somewhat normal, her mom , step dad, and friends, […]
Always Emily By Michaela MacColl
Always Emily supposes a period of time in the life of Charlotte and Emily Brontë, two sisters known by history for their Gothic novels. (Sister Anne is not featured n this book). While it takes what we know of their personalities and creates a story, it also turns into a Gothic novel itself with […]
Don’t Look Back By Jennifer L. Armentrout
I love books that keep you guessing and Don’t Look Back definitely accomplished that. Sam’s amnesia gave her an interesting perspective as she was able to view her own life like an outsider, and she did not like what she found. Besides the mystery of what happened to her best friend, there was also the […]
Witchfall By Victoria Lamb
Witchfall, the second in the Tudor Witch Series, brings us back into Meg Lytton’s world in which she seems to escape one danger, only to find many more waiting int he wings. Her position with Elizabeth still protects her from much of the scrutiny she might face as someone who has been accused of […]
Summer State Of Mind By Jen Calonita
Summer State of Mind was an excellent addition to my summer reading pile. Harper was raised mostly as a middle class kid, but due to a series of fortunate events, they are now living a life of luxury. Harper has everything she could ever hope for, including all the best clothes and the most […]
White Hot Kiss By Jennifer Lynn Armentrout
Everyone loves a story of good and evil, but the story becomes even more appealing when good and evil start bleeding into each other. The good can be very evil, and the evil can do great good. That is the core of the matter in White Hot Kiss. (Ok, that, and hot demon guys, but […]
The Chapel Wars By Lindsey Leavitt
Despite the unbelievable premise of a 16 year old inheriting and running a Las Vegas wedding chapel, The Chapel Wars managed to work its way into my heart with a story that was interesting and touching. The world of Vegas weddings is one that can range from the campy to downright bizarre and the author […]
The Break-Up Artist By Philip Siegel
When I started reading The Break-Up Artist, I was expecting a sort of light, fun read that poked fun at the typical coupling up that happens in high school. What I found it to be, thought, was a story that was a bit darker than I anticipated. (That’s a good thing.) Becca’s resentment of relationships […]