Book Review

From This Moment On (The Sullivans #2) By: Bella Andre

From This Moment On

From This Moment On (The Sullivans #2) By: Bella Andre

Plot:

With FROM THIS MOMENT ON, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you to Marcus, the second Sullivan bad boy, whose life will never be the same from the moment he meets Nicola…. For thirty-six years, Marcus Sullivan has been the responsible older brother, stepping in to take care of his seven siblings after their father died when they were children. But when the perfectly ordered future he’s planned for himself turns out to be nothing but a lie, Marcus needs one reckless night to shake free from it all. Nicola Harding is known throughout the world by only one name – Nico – for her catchy, sensual pop songs. Only, what no one knows about the twenty-five year old singer is that her sex-kitten image is totally false. After a terrible betrayal by a man who loved fame far more than he ever loved her, she vows not to let anyone else get close enough to find out who she really is…or hurt her again. Especially not the gorgeous stranger she meets at a nightclub, even though the hunger – and the sinful promises – in his dark eyes make her want to spill all her secrets. One night is all Nicola and Marcus agree to share with each other. But nothing goes as they plan when instead of simply tangling limbs, they find a deeper connection than either of them could have anticipated. And even though they both try to fight it, growing emotions – and sizzling attraction – keep drawing them closer together. Close enough for them to wonder if stealing one more secret moment together can ever be enough?.

Review:

Really liked this one. The entire time I pictured Katy Perry as Nico. She even does an acoustic bit at her shows, so maybe Andre was picturing her too.

Love it when the responsible type has to learn to love. As long as they aren’t asked to become a someone else entirely. Marcus was still the same at the end of the book but learned that love was worth some sacrifices. Like airline miles and work hours. Love is totally worth those.

4/5

The Look of Love (The Sullivans #1) By: Bella Andre

the look of love

The Look of Love (The Sullivans #1) By: Bella Andre

Plot:

Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy who rescues her in the middle of the rain storm must be too good to be true. Or is he? As a successful photographer who frequently travels around the world, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women, and whenever he’s home in San Francisco, one of his seven siblings is usually up for causing a little fun trouble. Chase thinks his life is great just as it is–until the night he finds Chloe and her totaled car on the side of the road in Napa Valley. Not only has he never met anyone so lovely, both inside and out, but he quickly realizes she has much bigger problems than her damaged car. Soon, he is willing to move mountains to love–and protect–her, but will she let him? Chloe vows never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Only, with every loving look Chase gives her–and every sinfully sweet caress–as the attraction between them sparks and sizzles, she can’t help but wonder if she’s met the only exception. And although Chase didn’t realize his life was going to change forever in an instant, amazingly, he isn’t the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he’s gearing up for a different fight altogether…for Chloe’s heart. (love story, contemporary romance, alpha males, heroes, sexy romance, bad boys, falling in love)

Review:

This is the start of my romance book marathon. Every Wednesday and Saturday this month I’m going to post a review on a romance book.

I’ve heard of Bella Andre, you can’t move in certain circles without having heard of her, but I’ve only ever read one of her books. Since it was before I started writing reviews I’m not sure why I gave Love Me two stars.

Anyway, I really enjoy series that follow a family so I’ve been meaning to try her Sullivans series for a while. I was not disappointed. Chase and Chloe have great chemistry and even though Chloe was in an abusive relationship she doesn’t come off as weak. Slightly repressed, but not weak. She is a great heroine and Chase is almost too good to be true.

I ended up doing a thirty day free trial on Kindle Unlimited just so that I could read the next in this series because after just one book I’m hooked. I have to know what happens next in this family.

4/5

Hunting Season (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #4) By: Annie Bellet

Hunting Season

Hunting Season (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #4) By: Annie Bellet

Plot:

Demons. Assassins. Angry druids. Just what gamer and sorceress Jade Crow needs to help her days feel complete. All her hits will have to be crits to get out of this one.

Review:

So happy with this series. I love all the gaming and pop culture references, even though I don’t always get them. I love the magic and world that’s been created. I love the characters, major and minor. I’m so happy I found these books.

Hunting Season progressed the over arching story of the evil ex-boyfriend sorcerer Samir by a lot, but it still had its own story that was the normal fast paced, butt kicking, magic filled adventure.

The only negative I had was that since it’s been a little while since I read the previous books it took me a little while to remember who everyone was. There wasn’t really a catch up or introduction for people. You just had to know.

Still really looking forward to the next installment.

4.5/5

Kings of the World By: Matt J. Pike

kings of the world

Kings of the World By: Matt J. Pike

Plot:

The galaxy is on the brink of war and only four dysfunctional, hormone-driven teenagers from Earth stand in its way. God help us all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbx3us… It didn’t take Cooper long to come to the conclusion that space sucks. It seems everyone there despises humans, everything’s too far away and the travel makes you heave. Worse still, Cooper’s stuck there with his best mate, The Ginge – who can’t tell where games end and reality begins – and two other former classmates who want to beat the crap out of him. Oh yeah, and people, well… alien people are trying to kill them. Space does have some good points. The boys can have anything they wish for, all they have to do is ask it … or think it. Plus they are now, somehow, Earth’s leaders – as in, more important than the President of the USA. If Cooper can only stop the other boys from gorging on their every desire, chasing the most human looking alien women and fighting each other he might convince everyone humans aren’t the galactic equivalent of white trash. But things are about to get a whole lot worse. War looms and Cooper and his inept sidekicks are caught in the middle. They, the Earth and the Galaxy will never be the same again.

Review:

I was pretty apprehensive about whether or not I would like this book. The plot sounded interesting but the protagonist were all teenage boys. I hate teenagers, they’re all emotional and in the case of boys they’re obsessed with one thing.

That being said, oh my god I want to read the next book NOW!

Pike did a great job portraying teenage boys, right down to the obsession with sex, but it never became so overwhelming that it derailed the story. Each boy had their strengths and weaknesses, and while there was plenty of character growth, none of the boys ended up being perfect. They still had their weaknesses and the areas of growth they had were entirely believable.

There were a couple parts that seemed kind of farfetched that teenage boys could accomplish, oddly enough not the parts where they saved the political future of the galaxy, it was more the space battle following that part.

The world created was interesting and I really want to know what happens with Knuckles, surprisingly he started out as my least favorite of the boys. The next book comes out in 2015 and I’m excited to see what happens next.

4.5/5

The Change (Unbounded #1) By: Teyla Branton

The Change

The Change (Unbounded #1) By: Teyla Branton

Plot:

There are only two ways to kill Unbounded, and fire isn’t one of them—as law school dropout Erin Radkey learns the hard way. By fluke of a recessive gene, she has become Unbounded, a nearly immortal being with paranormal abilities. Erin’s Change separates her from her loved ones and alters everything she believes to be true. A week earlier she was considering a marriage proposal; now she contemplates the best way to stay alive. Caught in a battle between two Unbounded groups, she is also hunted by a secret mortal society sworn to eradicate the Unbounded gene. Worse, a new identification software could mean death for all Unbounded—or enslavement for the entire mortal world. As Erin plunges into this dangerous new life, she must carve out her own place in the madness, protect her mortal family, and decide which group she should join. Her powerful attraction to Ritter Langton, whose family was massacred by opposing Unbounded two hundred and forty years ago, complicates her choices. There are no second chances. Death, life, or love—Unbounded always play for keeps. Non-stop action, terrifying consequences, and powerful romance make this an exciting addition to the world of urban fantasy.

Review:

I put this book down several times in the first few chapters. I love urban fantasy but I didn’t like this heroine and that’s one sure way for me not to enjoy a book.

Erin started out like normal, then she almost died a fiery death, then she found out she was pretty much immortal, and started to develop a kind of empathic power. That’s just in the first week. The whole story took less than two weeks and by the end she was able to do things with her power that the more experienced could. I really didn’t find her progression believable.

She also flip flopped a lot. These people are liars, no these people are liars. I love this man, no I love this one. I thought at first the man thing was just her power and not knowing how to control it, but nope. At the beginning of the book she was all about one dude then with almost no notice she was all about another one. Every now and then her feelings for the first one would show up but that didn’t stop her in the end.

Pretty much everyone lied to her, on both sides of the war, and everyone was her father. Not really, but by the end of the book there were three men that thought she was their daughter.

I thought there was too much going on and the character and story progression could have been written better. I could see what Branton was trying to do but she didn’t pull it off for me. Since there are almost 600 reviews and it’s got about a 4.25 rating I’m very obviously in the minority, but that’s ok.

I want to clarify, this was not a bad book, it just wasn’t for me. That happens.

2.5/5