I don't usually read suspenseful or mystery type books because they don't interest me. This one did. Every time I started getting a little bored with this book there was a twist that hooked me and lured me back in to the story. I enjoyed it a lot.
There were parts of the story that reminded me of the show Pretty Little Liars. The girl who is in charge of a group, who causes trouble and is mean. A girl who likes to play games with others.
It was different, being told from the end to the beginning, putting pieces together as you go and then not knowing until the very end who the killer is and how it all really went down. It worked really well in this book, being told this way.
5 stars
Sunday, 21 January 2018
Saturday, 20 January 2018
Hellraiser by Amo Jones book 2 in the Devils Own Series
I didn't like this book the first time that I read it and then I read it a second time and I liked it a little more. The good news is that I had less issues with this book than I did with the first one.
The good news is that I didn't have forty problems with this book like I did with book 1. I would give this book a 3 star review maybe even a 4 star.
In the prologue on page 8 Melissa is described with having mousy blonde hair but in book one it says she has platinum hair. Then on page 10 'I wondered why the maintenance man hadn't fixed that yet; isn't that their job?' It should be maintenance men so that the entire sentence is plural and not singular and then plural. On page 11 'his arm drew back before coming fist first into my gut.' Why write that it is fist first, why not just say that she got punched? The second problem on this page is that she is being held up by her throat so being backhanded wouldn't knock her to the ground if she didn't get released and it is never said that she was released.
Chapter 1: On page 15 wrist should be plural.
Chapter 2: Nette is spelled wrong again, it should be Nettie.
Chapter 3: Page 34 says Beast shoulder's but it should be Beast's shoulder's.
Chapter 6: Page 45 '. . . dumping the rubbish from out nasty.' It should be our not out.
Chapter 8: On page 66 it says that Shelby has blonde chin length hair but in book one, although Shelby is described with different hair colors she is never described with short hair.
Chapter 13: Melissa now has light blonde hair on page 91, what happened to the mousy blonde from the prologue? On page 94 it says that Layla managed to free a wrist to grab the scissors but I think wrist should be plural since she has two.
Chapter 14: Page 98 Melissa now has white blonde hair.
Chapter 17: Page 114 'a snare coming out of her mouth.' It should be snarl.
Chapter 19: On page 130 ". . . war isn't over;it's only just begun." There should be a space before the word "it's".
Chapter 20: Page 138 ". . . turns me on, but I don't trust him." There doesn't need to be a comma between the words on and but.
Chapter 21: On page 144 we are given Jada's perspective and she is saying that she didn't understand why she had been bought there. Jada wasn't bought by the Army, she was brought there when she was a child. Then, on page 146, Hella is described as brushing his naked chest against Melissa and then taking his shirt off. How can someone take their shirt off if they were just shirtless?
Chapter 26: On page 182 'his laugh echoed through the kitchen'. It should be echos instead of echoed. Then Hella is saying what he puts in his pancakes, ". . . protein powder, and cinnamon." There doesn't need to be a comma there.
Chapter 27: Page 190 there are three times where the wrong pretense of the word is used. Yelled should be yell, swallowed should be swallow and kissed should be kisses.
Chapter 28: Page 190 'he hands fly up in the air.' It should be her hands.
Chapter 30: Page 198 it says that Eddy has a girlfriend and then on page 202 Melissa says it is his wife.
Chapter 31: On page 208 'I'm in love with him, and there is nothing I can do about it'. There doesn't need to be a comma here.
Chapter 33: On page 220 instead of shot back the liquor it should be shoot. Then on page 222 'feel Hella's gaze on mine.' It should be me instead of mine.
Chapter 35: Page 240 '. . . a brother from one of the other chapter asks'. It should be chapters not chapter. Then on 242 the writing pretense changes from present to past tense.
Chapter 36: On page 254 'a growl to escape mine'. It should be 'a growl to escape me'. Then on 255 instead of made his way out the door it should be makes.
The good news is that I didn't have forty problems with this book like I did with book 1. I would give this book a 3 star review maybe even a 4 star.
In the prologue on page 8 Melissa is described with having mousy blonde hair but in book one it says she has platinum hair. Then on page 10 'I wondered why the maintenance man hadn't fixed that yet; isn't that their job?' It should be maintenance men so that the entire sentence is plural and not singular and then plural. On page 11 'his arm drew back before coming fist first into my gut.' Why write that it is fist first, why not just say that she got punched? The second problem on this page is that she is being held up by her throat so being backhanded wouldn't knock her to the ground if she didn't get released and it is never said that she was released.
Chapter 1: On page 15 wrist should be plural.
Chapter 2: Nette is spelled wrong again, it should be Nettie.
Chapter 3: Page 34 says Beast shoulder's but it should be Beast's shoulder's.
Chapter 6: Page 45 '. . . dumping the rubbish from out nasty.' It should be our not out.
Chapter 8: On page 66 it says that Shelby has blonde chin length hair but in book one, although Shelby is described with different hair colors she is never described with short hair.
Chapter 13: Melissa now has light blonde hair on page 91, what happened to the mousy blonde from the prologue? On page 94 it says that Layla managed to free a wrist to grab the scissors but I think wrist should be plural since she has two.
Chapter 14: Page 98 Melissa now has white blonde hair.
Chapter 17: Page 114 'a snare coming out of her mouth.' It should be snarl.
Chapter 19: On page 130 ". . . war isn't over;it's only just begun." There should be a space before the word "it's".
Chapter 20: Page 138 ". . . turns me on, but I don't trust him." There doesn't need to be a comma between the words on and but.
Chapter 21: On page 144 we are given Jada's perspective and she is saying that she didn't understand why she had been bought there. Jada wasn't bought by the Army, she was brought there when she was a child. Then, on page 146, Hella is described as brushing his naked chest against Melissa and then taking his shirt off. How can someone take their shirt off if they were just shirtless?
Chapter 26: On page 182 'his laugh echoed through the kitchen'. It should be echos instead of echoed. Then Hella is saying what he puts in his pancakes, ". . . protein powder, and cinnamon." There doesn't need to be a comma there.
Chapter 27: Page 190 there are three times where the wrong pretense of the word is used. Yelled should be yell, swallowed should be swallow and kissed should be kisses.
Chapter 28: Page 190 'he hands fly up in the air.' It should be her hands.
Chapter 30: Page 198 it says that Eddy has a girlfriend and then on page 202 Melissa says it is his wife.
Chapter 31: On page 208 'I'm in love with him, and there is nothing I can do about it'. There doesn't need to be a comma here.
Chapter 33: On page 220 instead of shot back the liquor it should be shoot. Then on page 222 'feel Hella's gaze on mine.' It should be me instead of mine.
Chapter 35: Page 240 '. . . a brother from one of the other chapter asks'. It should be chapters not chapter. Then on 242 the writing pretense changes from present to past tense.
Chapter 36: On page 254 'a growl to escape mine'. It should be 'a growl to escape me'. Then on 255 instead of made his way out the door it should be makes.
Friday, 19 January 2018
One Hundred and Thirty-six Scars by Amo Jones Book 1 of The Devils Own Series
**Spoilers in this review**
I had a lot of problems with this book. I found forty different things through out the book and I could have even missed a few. But really, forty mistakes or inconsistencies in one book? That is absolutely ridiculous like who edited this book and did the proof-reading? Gosh I could not believe this. I would give this book a 2.5 star review because there is no way that I can put it higher when it has so many differences.
First: The font chosen for the chapter numbers I couldn't read so I had no idea what chapter I was on half the time.
Second: In Chapter 3 with Courtney's flashback "all I had to do, was hide away for nine months" why is there a comma there?
Third: on page 14 "once I saw the pristine white hospital like building I knew I was here". Shouldn't it be there instead of here? She knew she was there because she saw the building.
Fourth: on page 15 if Courtney is outside then how does she know that the air smells like cleanliness and disinfectant. There is also a pretense change on this page between past and present.
Fifth: Courtney heaved in deep shallow breaths, the words deep and shallow contradict each other.
Sixth: on page 16 it says Luce jnr. Maybe it's not a mistake but junior is usually just 'jr' and it doesn't have the 'n' in it. This is the first book I have ever read where there is an 'n' in the short form for junior.
Seventh: Chapter 4 page 17 how does an early morning train cause the walls to peel? And then it goes "hot water was a luxury we could not afford, and the hydro would go out at least twice a month". When I was reading that I couldn't understand why there was a comma between the two along with the word 'and'.
Eighth: the pretense changes again on page 18.
Ninth: on chapter 9 page 59 it is Meadows perspective and it says Melissa glares at Phoebe but you can tell by reading the paragraph before that it should be Phoebe who glares at Melissa.
Tenth: Chapter 13 page 86 there isn't technically anything wrong with the sentence but "in here" Melissa replies out of the kitchen just didn't seem right when a better word could be 'calls'.
Eleventh: On page 100 in Chapter 16 Phoebe is sitting beside Melissa and then Melissa sits down beside them?
Twelveth: On that same page and chapter the friends name is Nette and that is the wrong spelling but then it is also spelled Nettie later on.
Thirteenth: On page 101 it should be I remember or I am reminded instead of I'm remembered.
Fourteenth: Page 23 describes Beast's scar as starting behind his right ear and going across his neck but on page 103 his scar starts behind his left ear and then goes down his neck and across his shoulder blade and then onto his chest. Beast also has a hoodie on at the time so how does Meadow know where his scar goes since she has never seen him shirtless?
Fifteenth: Chapter 17 page 109 says Meadow has a square face but in the beginning of the book she is described as having a heart shaped face.
Sixteenth: Chapter 18 page 117 "and the throbbing begins to pulsate". She is talking about her pussy and this is pretty much the same thing when used in this context.
Seventeenth: Tongue is used 7 times in two pages. SEVEN times! It was the same word over and over and over again and just became tedious.
Eighteenth: on Chapter 19 page 123 Melissa talks and then Beast talks in that same paragraph but it should be two separate ones because there are two people talking.
Nineteenth: Page 124 Beast foes to "spin on his heels" but before he does Melissa calls his name as he turns to her even though he hadn't turned around yet.
Twentieth: Chapter 20 page 30. Meadow has deep blue eyes, then she has baby blue eyes and now her eyes are described as blue with a green hue on this page.
Twenty-first: Page 139 'Phoebe asks her level of crazy a an all time high' there should be a comma after asks.
Twenty-second: Page 140 'Beast and I are very early days' reading that part of the sentence is just awkward.
Twenty-third: Chapter 23 page 160 who sleeps with a condom in their pocket? That is just weird.
Twenty-fourth: Same chapter page 163, "really?" I ask eyebrows raised. I think there should be a comma after the word ask or the word with after the word ask.
Twenty-fifth: After Hella talks but before Beast slaps him there should be a paragraph change on page 164.
Twenty-sixth: Page 166 saying sausage meat is redundant. Sausage is meat you don't need to tell the reader that.
Twenty-seventh: Same page it says Meadow stand up and speaks to Hella. Why is that two separate paragraphs?
Twenty-eighth: Page 168 'he shrugs his jaw flexing' there should be a comma or the word and between shrugs and his.
Twenty-ninth: Chapter 24 page 178 "I don't know why?" it isn't a question so there shouldn't be a question mark.
Thirtieth: Chapter 25 page 189 Meadows laughing stops and the next paragraph stops again?
Thirty-first: Same page 'beast stalking to us, shoulders...' the sentence seems awkward to me.
Thirty-second: In chapter 12 on page 77 we are told that Beast is the International President of the Devils Own and then on page 189 in chapter 25 he is only the National President?
Thirty-third: Chapter 25 page 196 he words fuck, shouldn't it be 'mouths the word fuck'?
Thirty-fourth: Page 199 Meadow puts on fighting gloves and then Beast entwines their fingers. It should be clarified that they are finger-less fighting gloves because when I first read this I pictured her wearing the ones that completely cover your hands.
Thirty-fifth: Page 203 "we'll come back tonight and shot some arrows" it should be shoot instead of shot.
Thirty-sixth: Chapter 26 page 205 'I hate confrontation, but if someone hit me or came at me, I wouldn't back down'. There is no reason for these commas.
Thirty-seventh: Page 213 Beast has his skull bike mask on so how can he suck her nipples through the mask?
Thirty-eighth: On page 205 Shelby is a brunette and then on page 227 her hair is mouse blonde.
Thirty-ninth: Chapter 34 page 273 they didn't lose Nyx in the explosion that took Courtney they lost him before the explosion when Beast traded himself for the club.
Fortieth: Same page it says 'from inside an dark' it should be 'a' not 'an'.
I had a lot of problems with this book. I found forty different things through out the book and I could have even missed a few. But really, forty mistakes or inconsistencies in one book? That is absolutely ridiculous like who edited this book and did the proof-reading? Gosh I could not believe this. I would give this book a 2.5 star review because there is no way that I can put it higher when it has so many differences.
First: The font chosen for the chapter numbers I couldn't read so I had no idea what chapter I was on half the time.
Second: In Chapter 3 with Courtney's flashback "all I had to do, was hide away for nine months" why is there a comma there?
Third: on page 14 "once I saw the pristine white hospital like building I knew I was here". Shouldn't it be there instead of here? She knew she was there because she saw the building.
Fourth: on page 15 if Courtney is outside then how does she know that the air smells like cleanliness and disinfectant. There is also a pretense change on this page between past and present.
Fifth: Courtney heaved in deep shallow breaths, the words deep and shallow contradict each other.
Sixth: on page 16 it says Luce jnr. Maybe it's not a mistake but junior is usually just 'jr' and it doesn't have the 'n' in it. This is the first book I have ever read where there is an 'n' in the short form for junior.
Seventh: Chapter 4 page 17 how does an early morning train cause the walls to peel? And then it goes "hot water was a luxury we could not afford, and the hydro would go out at least twice a month". When I was reading that I couldn't understand why there was a comma between the two along with the word 'and'.
Eighth: the pretense changes again on page 18.
Ninth: on chapter 9 page 59 it is Meadows perspective and it says Melissa glares at Phoebe but you can tell by reading the paragraph before that it should be Phoebe who glares at Melissa.
Tenth: Chapter 13 page 86 there isn't technically anything wrong with the sentence but "in here" Melissa replies out of the kitchen just didn't seem right when a better word could be 'calls'.
Eleventh: On page 100 in Chapter 16 Phoebe is sitting beside Melissa and then Melissa sits down beside them?
Twelveth: On that same page and chapter the friends name is Nette and that is the wrong spelling but then it is also spelled Nettie later on.
Thirteenth: On page 101 it should be I remember or I am reminded instead of I'm remembered.
Fourteenth: Page 23 describes Beast's scar as starting behind his right ear and going across his neck but on page 103 his scar starts behind his left ear and then goes down his neck and across his shoulder blade and then onto his chest. Beast also has a hoodie on at the time so how does Meadow know where his scar goes since she has never seen him shirtless?
Fifteenth: Chapter 17 page 109 says Meadow has a square face but in the beginning of the book she is described as having a heart shaped face.
Sixteenth: Chapter 18 page 117 "and the throbbing begins to pulsate". She is talking about her pussy and this is pretty much the same thing when used in this context.
Seventeenth: Tongue is used 7 times in two pages. SEVEN times! It was the same word over and over and over again and just became tedious.
Eighteenth: on Chapter 19 page 123 Melissa talks and then Beast talks in that same paragraph but it should be two separate ones because there are two people talking.
Nineteenth: Page 124 Beast foes to "spin on his heels" but before he does Melissa calls his name as he turns to her even though he hadn't turned around yet.
Twentieth: Chapter 20 page 30. Meadow has deep blue eyes, then she has baby blue eyes and now her eyes are described as blue with a green hue on this page.
Twenty-first: Page 139 'Phoebe asks her level of crazy a an all time high' there should be a comma after asks.
Twenty-second: Page 140 'Beast and I are very early days' reading that part of the sentence is just awkward.
Twenty-third: Chapter 23 page 160 who sleeps with a condom in their pocket? That is just weird.
Twenty-fourth: Same chapter page 163, "really?" I ask eyebrows raised. I think there should be a comma after the word ask or the word with after the word ask.
Twenty-fifth: After Hella talks but before Beast slaps him there should be a paragraph change on page 164.
Twenty-sixth: Page 166 saying sausage meat is redundant. Sausage is meat you don't need to tell the reader that.
Twenty-seventh: Same page it says Meadow stand up and speaks to Hella. Why is that two separate paragraphs?
Twenty-eighth: Page 168 'he shrugs his jaw flexing' there should be a comma or the word and between shrugs and his.
Twenty-ninth: Chapter 24 page 178 "I don't know why?" it isn't a question so there shouldn't be a question mark.
Thirtieth: Chapter 25 page 189 Meadows laughing stops and the next paragraph stops again?
Thirty-first: Same page 'beast stalking to us, shoulders...' the sentence seems awkward to me.
Thirty-second: In chapter 12 on page 77 we are told that Beast is the International President of the Devils Own and then on page 189 in chapter 25 he is only the National President?
Thirty-third: Chapter 25 page 196 he words fuck, shouldn't it be 'mouths the word fuck'?
Thirty-fourth: Page 199 Meadow puts on fighting gloves and then Beast entwines their fingers. It should be clarified that they are finger-less fighting gloves because when I first read this I pictured her wearing the ones that completely cover your hands.
Thirty-fifth: Page 203 "we'll come back tonight and shot some arrows" it should be shoot instead of shot.
Thirty-sixth: Chapter 26 page 205 'I hate confrontation, but if someone hit me or came at me, I wouldn't back down'. There is no reason for these commas.
Thirty-seventh: Page 213 Beast has his skull bike mask on so how can he suck her nipples through the mask?
Thirty-eighth: On page 205 Shelby is a brunette and then on page 227 her hair is mouse blonde.
Thirty-ninth: Chapter 34 page 273 they didn't lose Nyx in the explosion that took Courtney they lost him before the explosion when Beast traded himself for the club.
Fortieth: Same page it says 'from inside an dark' it should be 'a' not 'an'.
Monday, 15 January 2018
Razing Grace Part 2 by Amo Jones book 3 in the Devils Own series
I found almost no mistakes or issues of any sort in part one but in part two I found a lot. More than I thought I would. I have read this book multiple times but this time, because I was looking thoroughly and double checking as I read to make sure it all added up I found so many that I didn't notice before.
The first mistake I didn't record the chapter but it was "a one" instead of "alone".
The second: 'she slams her eyes shut' and then a paragraph later in chapter 17, even though Millie didn't open her eyes it says that she slams her eyes shut again.
Third: at the beginning of chapter 22 it says "my fuze" instead of "my fuse"
Fourth: In chapter 23 Raze goes upstairs and Millie is in the kitchen with Joker. There is no mention of Raze coming back downstairs but he is suddenly there and telling off Joker while telling Millie to go upstairs.
Fifth: If Millie is storming to the car after seeing Amy in the hospital and Raze is behind her then how does she know that Raze is watching her and clenching his jaw while fisting his hands?
Sixth: They are on the plane and on their way to go skiing and Raze is with Millie in the back of the plane. They have anal sex and spit is not enough lube, especially without preparation and when it is her first time.
Seventh: In chapter 36 it says 'the guy who tried to kills me'.
Eighth: In chapter 38 when Raze is with Ikea he goes from standing already to standing from a chair and crouching at her level even though she is standing with a gun in her hand and not sitting down.
Ninth: In chapter 39 Millie's hands are bound behind her so how is it possible for her to shuffle her hands so that they are in front of her?
And finally the tenth mistake that I found is in chapter 41. There are actually three mistakes but they are all in this chapter so I am just calling it one mistake.
- 'glancing between up' instead of 'glancing between us'
- When Millie slices open Souless it doesn't say what she does with the knife, I think she leaves it in him though. It never says that Raze picked up the knife when Millie was done with it so how can he drop a knife that he does not have in his hand?
- When Ella goes into the house after Frost leaves Millie watches as Ella goes upstairs but how does Millie know that if she is in the backyard and can't see what is going on inside of the house?
I suppose this isn't a review as much as it is a list of the inconsistencies and mistakes that I found. Beta readers are supposed to find these are they not? How come there are so many mistakes in this book then if they are supposed to be looked for?
I so badly want to say that this is a 5 star read but sadly I cannot because of the ten mistakes above. Sadly I have to go with a 4 star. And maybe I should go lower because of the above points but I can't justify those lowering this any further because of how good and original this story is and the twists that are in it that keep you from putting this book down.
The first mistake I didn't record the chapter but it was "a one" instead of "alone".
The second: 'she slams her eyes shut' and then a paragraph later in chapter 17, even though Millie didn't open her eyes it says that she slams her eyes shut again.
Third: at the beginning of chapter 22 it says "my fuze" instead of "my fuse"
Fourth: In chapter 23 Raze goes upstairs and Millie is in the kitchen with Joker. There is no mention of Raze coming back downstairs but he is suddenly there and telling off Joker while telling Millie to go upstairs.
Fifth: If Millie is storming to the car after seeing Amy in the hospital and Raze is behind her then how does she know that Raze is watching her and clenching his jaw while fisting his hands?
Sixth: They are on the plane and on their way to go skiing and Raze is with Millie in the back of the plane. They have anal sex and spit is not enough lube, especially without preparation and when it is her first time.
Seventh: In chapter 36 it says 'the guy who tried to kills me'.
Eighth: In chapter 38 when Raze is with Ikea he goes from standing already to standing from a chair and crouching at her level even though she is standing with a gun in her hand and not sitting down.
Ninth: In chapter 39 Millie's hands are bound behind her so how is it possible for her to shuffle her hands so that they are in front of her?
And finally the tenth mistake that I found is in chapter 41. There are actually three mistakes but they are all in this chapter so I am just calling it one mistake.
- 'glancing between up' instead of 'glancing between us'
- When Millie slices open Souless it doesn't say what she does with the knife, I think she leaves it in him though. It never says that Raze picked up the knife when Millie was done with it so how can he drop a knife that he does not have in his hand?
- When Ella goes into the house after Frost leaves Millie watches as Ella goes upstairs but how does Millie know that if she is in the backyard and can't see what is going on inside of the house?
I suppose this isn't a review as much as it is a list of the inconsistencies and mistakes that I found. Beta readers are supposed to find these are they not? How come there are so many mistakes in this book then if they are supposed to be looked for?
I so badly want to say that this is a 5 star read but sadly I cannot because of the ten mistakes above. Sadly I have to go with a 4 star. And maybe I should go lower because of the above points but I can't justify those lowering this any further because of how good and original this story is and the twists that are in it that keep you from putting this book down.
Sunday, 14 January 2018
A Harmless Little Plan Book 3 by Meli Raine
I enjoyed this book immensely. It comes with Lindsay's and Drew's point of views which I found to have been a good way to write the third and last book in the Harmless trilogy.
This book is maybe the darkest one and it may cause triggers for some because of the kidnapping and flashbacks to when Lindsay was raped. The book goes on to cover how Drew saves Lindsay from her kidnapping and has a happy ending as well but I won't give that away.
You get insight into the darkness that Lindsay is drowning in after being rescued and how it is her body's way of coping with trauma but then you get insight into what Drew went through four years ago and how he is able to bring Lindsay back from the abyss that she is in. A lot of times when people say that they know what you are going through they don't but in the case of this story Drew actually does.
I enjoy how it shows some family relationships and how they are more toxic and the parents are focused on themselves instead of what is actually good for the child. I have read a lot of books but none that have had this aspect.
You really feel for what Lindsay has to go through.
The book series reminds me a little of the show Pretty Little Liars because you don't know until the end of this book who was behind everything but there are times where you might think you know who it is but they are people who are kinda framed instead and are victims to the person behind the whole mess.
This book also shows corruption in the government because of how far up the chain it must go in order for the person behind the whole thing to get away with it all for as long as they do.
This book is maybe the darkest one and it may cause triggers for some because of the kidnapping and flashbacks to when Lindsay was raped. The book goes on to cover how Drew saves Lindsay from her kidnapping and has a happy ending as well but I won't give that away.
You get insight into the darkness that Lindsay is drowning in after being rescued and how it is her body's way of coping with trauma but then you get insight into what Drew went through four years ago and how he is able to bring Lindsay back from the abyss that she is in. A lot of times when people say that they know what you are going through they don't but in the case of this story Drew actually does.
I enjoy how it shows some family relationships and how they are more toxic and the parents are focused on themselves instead of what is actually good for the child. I have read a lot of books but none that have had this aspect.
You really feel for what Lindsay has to go through.
The book series reminds me a little of the show Pretty Little Liars because you don't know until the end of this book who was behind everything but there are times where you might think you know who it is but they are people who are kinda framed instead and are victims to the person behind the whole mess.
This book also shows corruption in the government because of how far up the chain it must go in order for the person behind the whole thing to get away with it all for as long as they do.
Razing Grace Part 1 by Amo Jones book 3 in the Devils Own series
When I first started reading this book I was extremely confused because I didn't realize that it was book three in the Devil's Own Series. Even though I hadn't read the first two books I was drawn in and loved every page. The twisted parts were the best of course.
Be warned though, the book has a couple parts that are fairly gore filled put through out it.
But. If you want a book that is twisted and full of corruption with some hot sex scenes then this is the book for you.
I have read this book at least four times now and everything flows, there are almost no spelling mistakes which is great because I usually find quite a few the more times that I read a book. I was almost at the end of the book and the one spelling mistake was 'stars' instead of 'stairs'. ONE mistake in an entire book?!?!?!?! I was so happy.
5 stars for this book without a doubt.
Sadly, even though there was only one mistake spelling/ grammar wise that stood out to me there were other discrepancies in this book. When I was reading Hellraiser, book 2 in the Devil's Own Series I realized something. Millie says that her old priest was father David and he passed away. So why is it in this book that on chapter 7 page 38 the priest comes in and Millie recognizes him as the priest who was chasing after her and shot the nun in book two, father David. So how can he be alive?
The epilogue in book 2 has Millie describing the drivers mask as 'all steel with a single red slash across the forehead and down to the chin.' The preface in this book describes the steel mask as having a chunk missing out of the corner near his mouth.
Something I don't understand is that Millie isn't blind folded when in the SUV but before they take her out the put a rag over her eyes and then as soon as she is out they take it of. What is the point of that? She also calls the vehicle an SUV and then a truck and there is a difference between the two vehicles.
Be warned though, the book has a couple parts that are fairly gore filled put through out it.
But. If you want a book that is twisted and full of corruption with some hot sex scenes then this is the book for you.
I have read this book at least four times now and everything flows, there are almost no spelling mistakes which is great because I usually find quite a few the more times that I read a book. I was almost at the end of the book and the one spelling mistake was 'stars' instead of 'stairs'. ONE mistake in an entire book?!?!?!?! I was so happy.
5 stars for this book without a doubt.
Sadly, even though there was only one mistake spelling/ grammar wise that stood out to me there were other discrepancies in this book. When I was reading Hellraiser, book 2 in the Devil's Own Series I realized something. Millie says that her old priest was father David and he passed away. So why is it in this book that on chapter 7 page 38 the priest comes in and Millie recognizes him as the priest who was chasing after her and shot the nun in book two, father David. So how can he be alive?
The epilogue in book 2 has Millie describing the drivers mask as 'all steel with a single red slash across the forehead and down to the chin.' The preface in this book describes the steel mask as having a chunk missing out of the corner near his mouth.
Something I don't understand is that Millie isn't blind folded when in the SUV but before they take her out the put a rag over her eyes and then as soon as she is out they take it of. What is the point of that? She also calls the vehicle an SUV and then a truck and there is a difference between the two vehicles.
Saturday, 13 January 2018
A Harmless Little Ruse by Meli Raine
A Harmless Little Ruse is book two in the Harmless Trilogy by Meli Raine. I really enjoyed this book. It moves quickly like the first one and I could not put it down.
The only problem I had with this book is that it was in Drew's perspective and just is. I feel like it should have been a mix of his and Lindsay's views because suddenly going from one perspective to the other like that between books makes for an adjustment on the readers part.
The only problem I had with this book is that it was in Drew's perspective and just is. I feel like it should have been a mix of his and Lindsay's views because suddenly going from one perspective to the other like that between books makes for an adjustment on the readers part.
A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine
I stumbled across this book unexpectedly when I was watching random videos on Facebook because it came up in an ad.
This book is not one that I normally read. It is a political suspense trilogy and all three books are out which is a good thing because the first two end in cliff hangers. I don't read political books because the jargon bores me and I have never been interested in the genre.
This is the first book in the trilogy and it is done in Lindsay's perspective. The book was amazing and I was not able to put it down. The book moves extremely quickly though, it covers only a few days and then it is done. I still loved it though because the author didn't skip out on a whole bunch of details to get the book done and over with.
This book is not one that I normally read. It is a political suspense trilogy and all three books are out which is a good thing because the first two end in cliff hangers. I don't read political books because the jargon bores me and I have never been interested in the genre.
This is the first book in the trilogy and it is done in Lindsay's perspective. The book was amazing and I was not able to put it down. The book moves extremely quickly though, it covers only a few days and then it is done. I still loved it though because the author didn't skip out on a whole bunch of details to get the book done and over with.
The Silver Swan by Amo Jones
The Silver Swan is the first book that I read by Amo Jones. Her books are known for the twists and turns that drag you in and leave you reeling. I absolutely loved this book and I could not put it down.
It took reading this book a few times before I realized a couple inconsistencies.
1) When the book starts Madison is in school and describing one of the other characters. She starts by saying how Tatum is wearing highly fashionable clothing and then goes on about how the school has a uniform. When Madison gets home it says she gets changed out of her jeans.
So is there a school uniform or is there not a school uniform?
2) When Madison is introduced to the Elite Kings she is not introduced to Brantley but when she is at home she knows his name even though she doesn't know who he is.
It took reading this book a few times before I realized a couple inconsistencies.
1) When the book starts Madison is in school and describing one of the other characters. She starts by saying how Tatum is wearing highly fashionable clothing and then goes on about how the school has a uniform. When Madison gets home it says she gets changed out of her jeans.
So is there a school uniform or is there not a school uniform?
2) When Madison is introduced to the Elite Kings she is not introduced to Brantley but when she is at home she knows his name even though she doesn't know who he is.
Crowned By Hate by Amo Jones
True to its word this book is definitely one that is twisted like the rest of Amo Jones books. The ending is unexpected and will leave you reeling.
While this book is done in true Amo fashion I'm sad to say that I did not like this book. It was not what I thought it would be and was a disappointing read. There were words capitalized that should not have been in the middle of sentences like If, Is, It etc. Then there was inconsistent spelling of the main character - Isa - sisters name. Her name was Brianna but spelled in two different ways through out the book.
The ending was the twisted part and it leaves you wondering what you just read because it is confusing. I was lost through out different parts of the book where it would go from a memory to the present randomly and then back again. I was left wondering why about a few things and the ending just made those parts more confusing. For example: why do Bryant's parents get sent pictures of his dead brother and what does that have to do with Isa being kidnapped.
The twist at the end of the book just seems like a second thought add on to keep it interesting. I think the term that is used is incorrect because from what I know about it, what Isa has doesn't fit the description of that illness.
2 stars
2 stars
Making the Cut by Anne Malcom Review
This book was interesting for awhile and when I say awhile I mean the first few chapters. It got really annoying really fast after that. First off the short of because is cause, not cos, and when all you can say is "cos" repeatedly in each chapter you need a new damn dictionary and thesaurus. Imagine this "cos, cos, cos, cos, cos, cos,cos" over and over and over again never using a different word because the vocabulary the author knows seems to be so tiny. And what is with the color white? From what I gathered in this book Gwen and Amy really seem to like the color white. Most of their house it white. Their store is white. Honestly it's not that hard to pick another color for your writing, to have some different words mixed in there with the cos and the white. Thirdly, they are incredibly obsessed with their looks which then leaves you to wonder about the author if so much of the focus is on clothing and make-up.
To be honest I didn't make it through this book because it drove me absolutely nuts. And this time it wasn't even because of how bad the grammar and punctuation was, what a shock right? Either way, I only made it halfway through this book before I stopped. I already covered the reasons why but here they are again: 1) over use of the word cos 2) the main color the person uses to describe a lot of things is white and 3) it was boring and it was a miracle that I made it halfway through the book.
Who knows, maybe in the very distant future I will be able to read the entire book but definitely not right now.
To be honest I didn't make it through this book because it drove me absolutely nuts. And this time it wasn't even because of how bad the grammar and punctuation was, what a shock right? Either way, I only made it halfway through this book before I stopped. I already covered the reasons why but here they are again: 1) over use of the word cos 2) the main color the person uses to describe a lot of things is white and 3) it was boring and it was a miracle that I made it halfway through the book.
Who knows, maybe in the very distant future I will be able to read the entire book but definitely not right now.
Diesel by Aimee-Louise Foster Review
When I first got this book I was so excited to read it after going over the cover. I got the book and opened it on my kindle and started to read. The first thing I didn't like was the girl's name, Harlow. Not because it's a bad name but the book reminded me of another book, Ravage Me by Ryan Michele where the female protagonists name is Harlow and her nickname from the Club is Princess. I personally feel like Harlow is a pretty unique name, one that I haven't found in any books apart from the Ravage MC series.
The second thing I found annoying was that the author almost never seemed to say "while" instead it was always "whilst" and that just never seemed right in this book. She also said "as" a lot. While there is nothing wrong with that word I feel that a lot of the time when she used it the word "since" would have been better.
Thirdly, and I find this one was a big problem for me, she never said ass. It was always arse, or arsehole and that took away from the book. It's an MC book, they swear in those books! You can't just have a bunch of swearing and then take out that word, it doesn't work. When she said arse or arsehole I automatically was jolted from the book and just really annoyed that she would say that instead of ass. It took away from what could have been a great book.
Fourthly, in all the books I have read that had to do with MC's, which are a lot, the cuts they wore were referred to as rags or cuts. In this book, it was a little confusing because I think they were called fags but it seemed like they were called a variety of things and there wasn't much consistency. Plus the word fag, when I hear it it doesn't seem like a nice word or one that would be used to refer to a cut or a rag.
To conclude I thought I would like this book, it was a book I was interested in. I didn't base if I would like it off the books cover or genre I based it off of romance recommendations and reading the back.
The second thing I found annoying was that the author almost never seemed to say "while" instead it was always "whilst" and that just never seemed right in this book. She also said "as" a lot. While there is nothing wrong with that word I feel that a lot of the time when she used it the word "since" would have been better.
Thirdly, and I find this one was a big problem for me, she never said ass. It was always arse, or arsehole and that took away from the book. It's an MC book, they swear in those books! You can't just have a bunch of swearing and then take out that word, it doesn't work. When she said arse or arsehole I automatically was jolted from the book and just really annoyed that she would say that instead of ass. It took away from what could have been a great book.
Fourthly, in all the books I have read that had to do with MC's, which are a lot, the cuts they wore were referred to as rags or cuts. In this book, it was a little confusing because I think they were called fags but it seemed like they were called a variety of things and there wasn't much consistency. Plus the word fag, when I hear it it doesn't seem like a nice word or one that would be used to refer to a cut or a rag.
To conclude I thought I would like this book, it was a book I was interested in. I didn't base if I would like it off the books cover or genre I based it off of romance recommendations and reading the back.
Opulence: The Excess book 1 by Angelica Chase Review
I really enjoyed this book, I thought it was an amazing read. It took me a little while to get into it but I was hooked after the second chapter. The only downfall of the book was the ending. It wasn't a horrible ending but it wasn't my favorite either. I felt like a little more could have been added but then it didn't really even need more of an ending. Overall it was a great book, definitely five stars in my opinion.
Wattpad Rant About The Werewolf Books - Me
I used to love wattpad, it had great stories that were interesting and creative and there was so much variety to them. My favorites were the werewolf books, I read so many of them and loved almost all of them but then I started to notice that they all ended up having something in common. Every single book mentioned a "moon goddess" and in every single book it was the alpha falling in love for the omega, and if not the omega the person that was least likely or human.
Honestly, in what website or book or guide does it say that the alpha has to be a man whore that falls in love with the omega? And where does it say that to write a werewolf book you need to mention the moon goddess, whomever that is, and they have to make one wolf really special and have it so that the wolf that they describe doesn't even seem like a wolf? I mean common people! Wattpad used to be so creative and had so many ideas but then all of a sudden people started to just keep reusing the same idea.
And that is why I will not read wattpad books of the werewolf genre anymore.
Honestly, in what website or book or guide does it say that the alpha has to be a man whore that falls in love with the omega? And where does it say that to write a werewolf book you need to mention the moon goddess, whomever that is, and they have to make one wolf really special and have it so that the wolf that they describe doesn't even seem like a wolf? I mean common people! Wattpad used to be so creative and had so many ideas but then all of a sudden people started to just keep reusing the same idea.
And that is why I will not read wattpad books of the werewolf genre anymore.
The Dark Heroine by Abigail Gibbs Review
I started reading this book a few months ago but then stopped because even though I was three quarters of the way through I knew how it was going to end.
"The Sexiest Romance I'll Read This Year"? Uh, no. More like, "The most predictable book I'll read all year". There are parts of the books that are interesting and then there are parts that just bored me to death. The concept of this book is good and it is different. I can honestly say that I have never read a book like this one for two reasons. I have never read a book that was so predictable and I have never read a book that had all these different types of creatures in them with, abilities, for lack of a more descriptive word. The book is interesting, I'll give it that, but sadly an interesting book does not always make for a good book. It takes more than being interesting and different for a book to be good in my mind. Because honestly, no matter how interesting a book is, it looses every good aspect when it becomes predictable. No one wants to read a book when they know what the ending is going to be like before they even get there. Yeah, to put everything together you need to read the entire book but the ending is still going to be the same and you still know what is going to happen.
There are a lot of books out there and anyone can put a twist on an over told story to make it better, which is good, and I'm sure takes talent but when doing that people need to make sure their ending isn't boring or easy to find out.
To rate this book I would give it a two point five star review.
"The Sexiest Romance I'll Read This Year"? Uh, no. More like, "The most predictable book I'll read all year". There are parts of the books that are interesting and then there are parts that just bored me to death. The concept of this book is good and it is different. I can honestly say that I have never read a book like this one for two reasons. I have never read a book that was so predictable and I have never read a book that had all these different types of creatures in them with, abilities, for lack of a more descriptive word. The book is interesting, I'll give it that, but sadly an interesting book does not always make for a good book. It takes more than being interesting and different for a book to be good in my mind. Because honestly, no matter how interesting a book is, it looses every good aspect when it becomes predictable. No one wants to read a book when they know what the ending is going to be like before they even get there. Yeah, to put everything together you need to read the entire book but the ending is still going to be the same and you still know what is going to happen.
There are a lot of books out there and anyone can put a twist on an over told story to make it better, which is good, and I'm sure takes talent but when doing that people need to make sure their ending isn't boring or easy to find out.
To rate this book I would give it a two point five star review.
Inferno Glory MC: Leather and Lace by J.A. Fredericks
This book was amazing. I loved it and could not put it down. When reading, I didn't notice any mistakes of any kind. The book had me from the beginning right until the end. It was descriptive, it had some hot scenes with detail and it wasn't complete mush and all lovey dovey. The twist in this book was great and left me wanting more. I'm not sure what else to say about this book other than I think it would definitely be a five star book.
All Access: Chasing Cross- Book One by Karolyn James
This book is listed as a Romance and that is exactly what it is.
I started reading it and the first two or three chapters seemed really good. It follows the story of an author and the singer in a rock band. The book plummets after that. It is completely unrealistic. It is impossible to fall in love with someone in less than three days especially when you know almost nothing besides them, and besides, what normal girl has sex with a man that she just met the day before? Sorry, I'm not sorry when I say how annoyed this book made me due to how unbelievable it was. And the sex? Barely descriptive and you can't really picture in your head what they are doing. One of the best things about books is when they are so descriptive you can almost see what is happening, this book didn't have that. One thing about romance books is the imagery, being able to visualize that. It is a different genre than erotica but that doesn't mean you skip out on all the details and just refer to it as "making love" every time they do it.
Another problem that I had with this book was that it was "he said" "she said" a lot of different times and honestly who wants to read a book where the author's main character is an author and all the person can really come up with after the person talks is "said"?
In my opinion the book sucked. I did have a hard time putting it down but only because I wanted to finish it so that I could write a review and move onto the next book that I wanted to read.
If I were to rate this book it would be one star. . . if that.
I started reading it and the first two or three chapters seemed really good. It follows the story of an author and the singer in a rock band. The book plummets after that. It is completely unrealistic. It is impossible to fall in love with someone in less than three days especially when you know almost nothing besides them, and besides, what normal girl has sex with a man that she just met the day before? Sorry, I'm not sorry when I say how annoyed this book made me due to how unbelievable it was. And the sex? Barely descriptive and you can't really picture in your head what they are doing. One of the best things about books is when they are so descriptive you can almost see what is happening, this book didn't have that. One thing about romance books is the imagery, being able to visualize that. It is a different genre than erotica but that doesn't mean you skip out on all the details and just refer to it as "making love" every time they do it.
Another problem that I had with this book was that it was "he said" "she said" a lot of different times and honestly who wants to read a book where the author's main character is an author and all the person can really come up with after the person talks is "said"?
In my opinion the book sucked. I did have a hard time putting it down but only because I wanted to finish it so that I could write a review and move onto the next book that I wanted to read.
If I were to rate this book it would be one star. . . if that.
Outlaw Revenge by London Casey Review
This book was an amazing read, I could barely put it down. My only problem with it was the spelling mistakes, or whatever you call it when the sentence doesn't make sense due to the wrong word being used. Other than that one thing that was somewhat very noticeable to me, the book was great and I loved it. Outlaw Revenge was not a disappointing read at all. A 4.5 star in my opinion.
Steel Temptation by London Casey Review
What to say about this book? I really liked it. The book was easy for me to get into and it wasn't slow but it wasn't too fast and provided lots of details.
The one thing I am not sure about in this book is the terminology. In all the other motorcycle club books I have read the women that were not old lady's were referred to as club mommas or sweet butts but in this book they are called relievers and it isn't a term I have heard before in other books of the same genre.
Another problem I had with this book was that it had quite a few spelling mistakes, well not mistakes but it seemed like words were missing. I don't know if that is because it is a kindle copy of the book or what but that was my main problem when reading.
Other than those two things I think the book is great and it had my attention the whole way through. 4.5 stars definitely and if it weren't for those mistakes it would be a 5 star.
The one thing I am not sure about in this book is the terminology. In all the other motorcycle club books I have read the women that were not old lady's were referred to as club mommas or sweet butts but in this book they are called relievers and it isn't a term I have heard before in other books of the same genre.
Another problem I had with this book was that it had quite a few spelling mistakes, well not mistakes but it seemed like words were missing. I don't know if that is because it is a kindle copy of the book or what but that was my main problem when reading.
Other than those two things I think the book is great and it had my attention the whole way through. 4.5 stars definitely and if it weren't for those mistakes it would be a 5 star.
S.I.R by Samantha Knight Review
When I got this book I looked at the title and I saw the cover and thought to myself, "Man this looks really good and interesting!"
I started reading and it was okay at first, not too slow or fast and it held my interest. The problems occurred when I realized that the chapters went back and forth between perspectives. In some books that's great, not a problem at all because some authors know how to do it right. Sadly, in this case, Samantha Knight didn't seem to get the concept. She would have chapters in one perspective and then another chapter in a different perspective. Now that can lead to an interesting book but in this case, for the most part, it seemed that it did not. The chapters over lapped for the most part but some had details others didn't. I would read the chapter from one perspective and the next chapter would end up being almost the previous one just from someone else's view.
One of the biggest problems seemed to be lack of vocabulary variation. What really stood out to me was when the guys addressed each other. It went like this "hey man, sup man, hey bro, sup dude" and other variations like that. And then there was the whole he says, he says, he says or she says she says she says. A lot of the book conversations ended with says or say and it got to be very annoying.
The book would go at a good pace but then it would go too fast and then it would go too slow, in my opinion, and I had to force myself to finish the book and continue to give it a chance.
I finished the book and was so annoyed by the ending that I thought I would give the book the "honor" of being my first review.
If I knew more about the book now than I did before I would not have read the book and I know that I will not read the book again.
I started reading and it was okay at first, not too slow or fast and it held my interest. The problems occurred when I realized that the chapters went back and forth between perspectives. In some books that's great, not a problem at all because some authors know how to do it right. Sadly, in this case, Samantha Knight didn't seem to get the concept. She would have chapters in one perspective and then another chapter in a different perspective. Now that can lead to an interesting book but in this case, for the most part, it seemed that it did not. The chapters over lapped for the most part but some had details others didn't. I would read the chapter from one perspective and the next chapter would end up being almost the previous one just from someone else's view.
One of the biggest problems seemed to be lack of vocabulary variation. What really stood out to me was when the guys addressed each other. It went like this "hey man, sup man, hey bro, sup dude" and other variations like that. And then there was the whole he says, he says, he says or she says she says she says. A lot of the book conversations ended with says or say and it got to be very annoying.
The book would go at a good pace but then it would go too fast and then it would go too slow, in my opinion, and I had to force myself to finish the book and continue to give it a chance.
I finished the book and was so annoyed by the ending that I thought I would give the book the "honor" of being my first review.
If I knew more about the book now than I did before I would not have read the book and I know that I will not read the book again.
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