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How to Save a Life - Review

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How to Save a Life (Dreamcatcher #1) By: Emma Scott Published: February 9, 2016 by Trillian 274 pages Genre: New Adult, Romance, Paranormal Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Josephine Clark is trapped. A harrowing past haunts her every time she looks in the mirror, and she can’t escape the violence of her everyday life. More and more, her thoughts turn to Evan Salinger, the boy she knew in high school. The boy they called a mental case. A loner. A freak. The boy who seemed to know things no one could know. For a few short weeks, Jo had found perfect solace in Evan’s company, sneaking every night to meet him at the local pool. In the cool of the water and the warmth of Evan’s arms around her, Jo had tasted something close to happiness.  Cruel circumstances tore them apart, and four years later, the sweet memory of their time together is dissolving under the punishing reality of Jo’s life now. Evan seems like a fading dream…until he...

Stardust Destiny - Review

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Stardust Destiny (Stardust Love Story Book 1) By: Nazarea Andrews Published: February 7, 2016 by A&A Literary 165 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The face that launched a thousand ships...   I grew up knowing my destiny. Daddy pounded it in my head, my brother repeated it every day of my life. I was the only daughter of the Orsi crime syndicate, the pretty prize that would bring peace. My one job was to marry Callum Sheehan, the vicious head of the Irish mob in Chicago.  I never questioned my future–until I saw him.  The man who was never meant to love her…   I wasn’t going to the wedding. It’s crap that my brother does, things our father requires of the heir of the Sosa cartel. Not me. I’m the black sheep, the one Mama spoiled, and my father loves, but without the pressure of expectation. But Sheehan is too big a deal for me to blow off.  And then I see her.  The love that started...

Dawn of Ash - Review

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Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) By: Rebecca Ethington Published: February 23, 2016 374 pages Source: Personal Kindle library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Underneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins…  Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men.  Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city. trying to keep their people safe behind a powerful shield, unseen from Edmund and his scouts.  Wyn spends her days haunted by her daughter and watching Thom waste away from the mysterious curse slowly taking him.  Ryland has risen above his father’s control, ready to take his place as his brother’s second. However, Sain needs his help first for a simple assignment, or so he thinks.  Their safety is about to be shattered.  ...

*ARC* - The Shadow Queen - Review

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The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire #1) By: C.J. Redwine Published: February 23, 2016 by Balzer & Bray 400 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen. In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart. But Lorelai is nothing like Kol exp...

*ARC* Assassin's Heart - Review

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Assassin's Heart #1 By: Sarah Ahiers Published: February 2, 2016 by HarperTeen 400 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: In the kingdom of Lovero, nine rival Families of assassins lawfully kill people for a price. As a highly skilled member of one of these powerful clans, seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana has always trusted in the strength of her Family. Until she awakens to find them murdered and her home in flames. The Da Vias, the Saldanas’ biggest enemy, must be responsible—and Lea should have seen it coming. But her secret relationship with the Da Vias’ son, Val, has clouded her otherwise killer instinct—and given the Da Vias more reason than ever to take her Family down. Racked with guilt and shattered over Val’s probable betrayal, Lea sets out to even the score, with her heart set on retaliation and only one thought clear in her mind: make the Da Vias pay. With shades of The Godfather and Romeo and Juliet, this ric...

Waiting on Wednesday: Dawn of Ash

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington Expected Publication: February 23, 2016 Preorder Buy Link: Amazon Underneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins…  Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men.  Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city. trying to keep their people safe behind a powerful shield, unseen from Edmund and his scouts.  Wyn spends her days haunted by her daughter and watching Thom waste away from the mysterious curse slowly taking him.  Ryland has risen above his father’s control, ready to take his place as his...