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Chosen Champion, Book 2, Vortex Chronicles You did not just end the book like this! Fortunately, the next one comes within a week. And contrary to the first book, this one kept me on edge with Vi going on her adventure. I was excited for her that she would finally meet Taavin and then scared as well since she will meet the enemy and as the crown princess, people will just use her to gain more power.  I think the one thing that stood out most in this book is the reveal of the traitor. I must say I am not happy that I wasn't surprised. I was suspicious of that person since the Winter Solstice festival and the person was always grumpy, or on edge. I don't know how to describe it but I know that I did not trust that person at all.  Well, good riddance, though knowing the father of the traitor, I felt a little sad. He doesn't deserve that. I like him from Air Awaken's chronicles. Ugh!  And the second thing that stood out in this book is meeting Vhalla, again. It was...

Vortex Visions, Book one of the Vortex Chronicles Reading Vortex Visions was like coming back to a place you visited a long time ago. I loved Air Awakens books, with Vhalla and Aldrik. Elise Kova knows how to create worlds and inhuman creatures that become normal for you, such as in the Loom Chronicles. And I expected the same with Vortex Visions, Elise definitely delivered.  Vhalla, being one of my favourite female book characters, it was pretty normal that I love her daughter. She is a good mix of Aldrik and Vhalla. I nearly forgot the promise Vhalla made to Sehra. I'm glad it was not shown how it happened, I wouldn't bear watching Aldrik and Vhalla letting go of Vi. Anyway, few first pages of the book and I was already hooked. We heard about and met the original characters. We met new characters that slowly became my favourites as well, except Andru. His first expression got me suspicious and I nearly hated him.  I must say it took me a while to understand that Rom...

Bunker Boy by Jordan Elisabeth I have always been a fan of Jordan's book - her flow of writing and the intrinsic way the plot's twists occur. This one took me by surprise. I did NOT see that twist coming at the end, I was so confused, 'is this really the end? what really happened? will she go out and see what happened to her family?' It did not occur to me that the whole thing was a cult. It was annoying to read about the men being such asses and making the rules for the women, but I do get the 'we need to repopulate the world'. However, it is NOT the first thing that you think about if you ever wake up from a  coma after surviving a near apocalypse.  I felt so much anxiety when Zara was going out, exploring around the resort. I was scared that she get caught, get tortured BUT somehow I did wanted to see if they would throw her outside. This was me still believing, like the girls, that the end had come. I think I need to re-evaluate the number of post-...

Charlie Davidson Series, Book 13 (Last one) I DON'T WANT IT TO END!  I delayed so much reading this one because I did not want it to end. I want more. It ended with a cliffhanger though. WHERE'S OSH? DID HE SWITCHED SIDE? We need Osh and a Beep story, like 18years later. I am sad that Charlie and Reyes couldn't be 'normal' parents. But they are here for her, a safe haven.  As usual, Charlie's character is a breath of fresh air. You love her even if she's annoying or keeps naming things/locations/body anatomies with ridiculous names. Reyes is just Reyes. This man makes me hyperventilate every time his dimple or smirk is mentioned. The man is among the top shelves male characters along with Bones from Night Huntress, Barrons from Fever Series, Kaleb from Psy-changeling series and Raphael from Guild Hunter series. TOP SHELF, ma man!  After 13 books, you tend to be familiar with Darynda's writing style and the flow of the plot. As usual, there i...

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #3 EPIC-TASTIC FINALE  I took my time with this one. It was worth savouring each page. I can't express how much I love this series. Magnus, Samirah, Blitz, Hearth, Mallory, T.J and Half-born have become my friends (in my head). The book has the typical Riordan's ingredients. It is hilarious, the adventures just don't stop, the actions even how gruesome it is, you are not horrified, you root for the characters, the plot has a flow and you learn tons on specific mythology, and this case, it's on Norse.  I could not help myself picturing Loki, Odin, Thorn, Heimdall and Frigg as the actors in Marvel's Thor. Though picturing Thor, Chris Hemsworth as a Metallica fan who likes to fart a lot was hard. I had to stretch my imagination there.  I won't summarise the story - those who read the first two will know what is going to happen in this and why our young (mostly dead heroes) are hell-bent in stopping Loki's...

HOLY FECKING SHIT  I am just mind blown over all the twists and turns. She became a hunter. A dragon. Shazam is half a hell-cat and Barrons' bookstore is floating on a cloud. WTF.  I was glued to the pages the moment Ryodan came back, cause it made no bloody sense that he just leaves Dani all my herself. Such a possessive beast could not let his... mate alone, unprotected. Again, MINDBLOWN !  I did not expect that the Song of the Making will bring create more doom than good. Seems like the only good things it did were closing the black holes and destroying that cursed book. Other than that, it woke the old Gods and gave more strength to the faes- both Seelie and Unseelie. And to add more to the equation of feckery, Dani (who I am glad stayed Dani and not Jada) started to sort of mutated, becoming all black and then BOOM - a freaking hunter. This flabbergasted me but then the rock, the celestial rock that plummeted from the sky to the man, in the prologue, explained i...

Asher is the deal! After reading Magic Triumphs, with baby Conlan, I was pampered by baby Asher in this one. It's expected to be overwhelmed with Knox and Harper - their chemistry, and now we have Asher Thorne's dimple face and charismatic personality at only a few months old. I enjoyed this one. The  Dark in You series  is always a delight to read. It's fun and quick. If you remember the last book, you won't need to read everything which explains about past events or the obvious feelings of the protagonists toward each other. WE KNOW AND HARPER ARE DEEP AS HELL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER. As the for the main plot, it was consistent. You will only get a break from the main event to enjoy Harper and Knox's fondling moments, their bonding moments with Asher and other family/sentinels fun times. It was the right balance and you do not get bored.  The main story here was to find the 4th horseman, or should I say, Horsemen. We had our little list of suspects but ...

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?  So, Lijuan and the Cascade's effects were not enough, Elena had to undergo some kind of 'death' now. The moment she showed signs of regression, I was one edge. This one really put me in a bad mental shape. I want Elena and Raphael to be together, happy and well. Fight together and look after each other, and after the sevens. I want Illium and Aodhan books. This one was excruciating. Raphael's pain and Elena's fight against the effect of the cascade on her. I am starting to wonder if the Cascade is even a source, power or a being. And just when you think you would not hear about the Archangel of China, the big B makes her cameos, in Favashi . This is was weird. She really needs to sleep, like a permanent sleep. And don't get me started on the Archer's plot, dude has some serious issues. The Guild should stop making Slayers and maybe do a team of them instead of one. They just go nuts! One disappointing part was the lack...

A Night Rebel Novel. I nearly lost hope about Frost writing Ian's story. I thought it would never come, but it did and I read it and I LOVED IT! I definitely devour that one. Took me four days and it would have taken me less if I wasn't working or sleeping. I waited so long to read Ian's story and when I got it, I just swallowed it whole. He would be proud of me. LOL From the moment I met Ian, in the Night Huntress Series, I wanted to know more. What resides about the layers and layers of sarcasm and assholery. He could not be that bad if he is so willing to help his friends. He treats them like family and would never hurt an innocent soul. In this book, we learnt it all. His deepest fears and the soft side of him. We even learn his true identity. I wished he would take the real name instead of Ian, the real name was much better and prettier. As for Veritas, she surprised me until the end. The woman is badass and has, or had so many secrets that I nearly tho...

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh  A Psy-changeling Novel The Trinity Accord Era Being big isn't an advantage if you don't use your brains. Intelligence and strategy have won more fights than might. - Bowen Knight, Chief Security, Human Alliance In the middle of the read, I was already planning to give this book 4 Stars on Goodreads, but then... FREAKING KRYCHEK APPEARED. So it is a 5 Stars for me! The moment we first met Bowen Knight , I was curious about him. He could not be unimportant to introduced him and had him cameos in other stories as well. He had to be important and he effing is. He could nearly pass as a changeling alpha. The dude reeks of dominance.  The plot was well done, well written and to the point. There were no unnecessary descriptions that made you forget what the eff is happening or which conversation just happened. The descriptions only made you want to visit Lantia or Ryujin, or eat Kaia's blueberry pie. Enough to tickle the ima...

Just some of them. The whole book is filled with inspiring quotes.                                Just remember that we don't always get to be who we want to be. Sometimes others force us to act against our natures. And survival is the harshest master of all. It's easy to praise a man in good times and condemn him in bad ones. But never should we be judged for the totality of our lives during that erratic pendulum swing. For fate is a fickle bitch who slaps us on one cheek, while she caresses us on the other. War was a vicious cycle of hatred.  The day would come where they realised that they weren't so different. That even though they were born worlds apart, their goals were the same. That they all bled red. And that the only way for them to have the peace they so desperately wanted, to have the world they craved, was to unite together and fight side by side as one family. Not to let the...

Death Doesn't Bargain A Deadmen Cross novel book 2  I must say, I really savour this one.  The Deadmen have become my second favourites after the Dark-Hunters.  AHOY   This is the story of Cameron Jack (our lass we met in book 1, who came on board to look for his brother) and of one of the seamen, Kalder Dupree.  The plot has a flow, like a wave- sometimes calm and sometimes tumultuous. I have always loved Kenyon's writing style - no overload of description, average cheesy dialogues, to the point hot scenes and action-packed every now and then. You never get bored.  And of course, when she brings the other beloved character in the picture.  The cameos in this one left me screaming. The three T, S and A together. Bickering and looking hot as hell. I died. I had to close the book to get my shit together.  The revelations in this one were quite interesting. I did not expect Kalder to be something more. I suspected that his real mother would ...

Warcross book 1  I am obsessed!  This is officially my first time reading  Marie Lu ’s and I love it. The nuance of the plot, the characters and the writing style slayed. I could not stop reading. I was glued to my pages, even during a family dinner.  OBSESSED! And of course, after I devour this book like a proper Booklion, I had a bad book hangover. I HAD to get Marie Lu’s other books.  Our main female protagonist is a hacker and nearly homeless and penniless, namely Emika Chen who sports a rainbow hair. Life has definitely not been great for her. She is beautiful, smart and doesn’t give up.  One bold move on the famous interface Warcross, and she becomes a Celebrity. We're talking Black Mirror meets Ready Player One.  At first when Warcross is being introduced and described, I was in awe. I wanted to have this world. I live practically online - chat, ebooks, streaming movies and shows. So, having this while walking, doing daily chores...

The curse of this world was that it was ever changing. Friends today. Enemies tomorrow. And, as was presently true, even enemies could become more friendly.  Life was even peculier that way, as it kept everyone on their toes. You never knew where it was going to land you, or how quickly.  Sinner to saint. Hero to villain. A person's role could reverse itself in the blink of an eye. All it took was one good deed of redemption.

ALL ABOARD THE SEA WITCH, YOU FUTTOCKING BUFFOONS  I have been a fan of Kenyon for years, with the Dark Hunter Series (which include the Dream Hunters and the Katagaria, Drakomai etc). I was always intrigued with Thorn, and now have a series on his pawns. Ehehe  Devyl would shit wood if he was referred as Thorn's pawns. Though he was at the beginning, yet an ally is more appropriate wording. So, Deadmen Walking is the First novel of the Deadman's Cross series (I hope it's a series, not a futtocking trilogy). At the beginning, we meet Paden Jack who is fighting a sea monster - deformed Kraken if you judge by my imagination.  Then forward to his sister meeting the main protagonist of the book in a bar, the notorious Captain of the Sea Witch, Devyl Bane. He has crew of deadmen, called Hell Chasers and their leader is our Thorn. ehehe Cadegan's father, Lucifer's son and sexy mofo governing Asmodeus. His real name... I don't like, it makes him sound too human. T...