Book #14: You're So Vein

Novel Title: You're So Vein

Author: Christine Warren

ISBN: 978-0-312-94792-7

Pages: 327

Price: US- $6.99 CAN- $8.99

Summary:

Ava Markham is beautiful, savvy, chic, and more at home with Kate Spade than with the idea of fangs and fur. She can't quite get used to the fact that some of her closest friends have crossed over to the Other side. Then one night she is atacked by a rogue vampire, and her deepest fears are realized when her body begins a dangerous transformation from human to immortal - a change she cannot survive without the help of an alluring stranger who comes to her rescue...
Vladimir "Dima" Rurikovich, an elite member of the European Council of Vampires, is on the prowl for a murderous vampire fugitive on the night he saves Ava from the clutches of death. It takes just one look for Dima to know he cannot ive another eight centuries without the stunning and seductive Ava - until he discovers a secret about her bloodline that could change everything...

My Thoughts

Okay, i really loved this novel for its speediness. In this novel, time just flies!! The chemistry between Ava and Dima is amazing but i was really frustrated with Ava because she just seemed like a little brat who doesnt know what she wants. She always pushes Dima away because she can't handle who she is or who she has become. Its annoying.
The other thing i found annoying was that there was only 2 sex scenes in this whole book... and they werent even that good!! Come on Ms. Warren!
So.. all in all i loved how fast the book went but i didnt like Ava's attitude or lack of lovin'

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you don't make this book full of forgotten pages.

Write ya later....
Amy

Book #13: Howl at the Moon

Novel Title: Howl at the Moon

Author: Christine Warren

ISBN: 978-0-312-94790-3

Pages: 331

Price: US- $7.99 CAN- $9.99

Summary:

A white lie covered in darkness is about to come full circle...
Noah Baker never wanted to betray the Others. But if his military commanders want him to covertly investigate a Lupine scientist - whose extraordinary research on sensory perception in werewolves could be used to develop werewolf-sharp senses in human soldiers - Noah must oblige. Even if it means deceiving the woman he desires the most.
Samantha Carstairs is the personal assistant to the Alpha of the Silverback Clan, and as best friend to the Lupine community's most brilliant scientist, she is privy to its most dangerous secret. Noah knows that Sam will never leak the scientific research... so he must find another way to get it, while keeping Sam close. But someone else is after Sam's secret. Who is the other spy infiltrating the Others? If their genetic secrets get into the wrong hands, all hell could break loose. Now Noah's true loyalty is put to the test as he fights to protect the Others - and his beloved Sam- and find the imposter... before it's too late.

My Thoughts:

Oh Dang! The chemistry between Sam and Noah is electric! Clothes are ripping and they're doing it on the floor a couple of times and in the shower too... Take a breath, guys. lol!
The tough part about this book is when Sam finds out that Noah has been a spy for her pack. The anguish reminds me of Lora Leigh's Mercury's War. To me, though, it seemed like Sam forgave Noah too easily. I know he was sorry and all that, but she could have dragged out the making up for a couple of days. I think the sex would have been more.. more.. something.
One thing I didnt really understand about this book was that Annie's lab assistant seemed to be a spy but there was no follow up to that story. He was creepy and perfect material for it but after a couple of pages he was forgotten. It made no sense that the government was behind everything if you have a perfect suspect right in front of you to use!!! *shrugs* oh well...
In the beginning, it was a little hard to get through. I was getting frustrated 'cause I just wanted to pick up a new book. But then things started to flow which made the book more enjoyable.

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you don't make this book full of forgotten pages.

Talk to you soon!
Amy

Book #12: Leaving Paradise

Novel Title: Leaving Paradise

Author: Simone Elkeles

ISBN: 978-0-7387-1018-1

Price: US- $9.95 CAN- $11.50

Pages: 303

Summary:

What happens when the person who damaged you for life... becomes the person you trust the most?
Caleb Becker spend the past year in juvenile detention.
Maggie Armstrong spent the past year in hospitals and physical therapy.
Two teens who were scarred one fateful night are going to have to face their greatest challenge yet - meeting up with eachother again.

My Thoughts:

This book is one of my favorite books of all time. No joke. Ms. Elkeles creates a story so close to home, its incredible. She presents a very tough question. If someone ruined your life, would you be able to forgive?
Leaving Paradise is about a book where two people whose lives have been ruined meet up and are forced to work together. Through that work relationship, a blooming romance occures. But this book is filled with twists and turns. Betrayals, Secrets, Barbie doll whores named Kendra. It really is a fascinating tale.
I hate the ending but i caught wind that a sequal to this book is coming out this summer. So maybe, ill enjoy it a little more.
I highly recommend this book.

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you dont make this book full of forgotten pages

amy

Book #11: Nauti Boy

Novel Title: Nauti Boy

Author: Lora Leigh

ISBN: 978-0-425-23112-8

Price: US- $7.99 CAN- $9.99

Pages: 279

Summary:

Too weak to resist young Kelly Salyer's attempts at seduction, Rowdy Mackay left home eight years ago. Duty as a U.S. Marine put a safe distance between him and the temptation of the nubile Kentucky vixen. Now Rowdy's back home and ready to engage in the kind of erotic games that have earned him and his two cousins a Nauti-boy reputation.
Once it was Kelly's dream, too, to feel the heat of the boy she desired. But an attack from a stalker still on the prowl has left Kelly terrified of a man's touch. Now as fear and desire converge, Rowdy fights to save her from the deadly threats of a stranger, to rid her of her demons and to satisfy a hunger more powerful than either can imagine.

My Thoughts:

I LOVE LORA LEIGH!!!!!!! She packs such an interesting story with tons and tons of sex its incredible!! *hyperventilating*
This story is amazing. Throughout the story, your forced to puzzle over who the person who attacked Kelly could be. Its frustrating but worth the wait...
Plus, I swear Rowdy and Kelly go at it like a million bajillion times in this novel. Its like everyother page has them either kissing, fucking, wanting to kiss or wanting to fuck. Leigh also incorperates Rowdy's cousins into the lovin'. Rowdy and his cousins have been known for doing a girl all at the same time. So, that adds for definate steaminess....
All in all, a GREAT book!

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you don't make this book full of forgotten pages.

ttyl,
amy

Book #10: The Demon You Know

Novel Title: The Demon You Know

Author: Christine Warren

ISBN: 978-0-312-34777-2

Pages: 344

Price: US-$6.99 CAN-$8.99

Summary:

A silent beauty...
As a research grunt at a local television station, Abby Baker tends to blend into the background, which is where she's most comfortable. But when she ends up being the last resort to cover a hot story, Abby discovers a whole new side to her personality when she is possessed by a fiend - a type of rogue demon. Suddenly everyone wants a piece of her. And now the demon Rule - a hunter of his own kind who have gone astray - is Abby's only hope...
A sudden passion...
Meanwhile, the Others - vampires, werewolves, and witches, oh my! - have come out of the supernatural closet and the humans are all aflutter. Mischief is afoot in the demon realm, and Rule knows that Abby is key to figuring it all out before the fiends tip the fragile balance between the newly discovered Others and the humans into an epic battle. It's now up to two lost souls to make love not war...

My Thoughts:

Warren doesn't fail to disappoint me yet again! Abby is so likeable despite the situation she has been put under. And Rule is definatly the male we'd love to have. And the chemistry between them is explosive! Not literally, cuz that would suck... but you know what i mean. :-)
I loved how Warren mentioned previous characters in her other books. The only thing i'm not getting about this whole serious of books she has created is the order. According to her books, the first book in the series was Wolf at the Door but sequence wise the first book is One Bite with a Stranger. So I'm all sorts of confused... I'll figure it out eventually....
Anyways, this book was alright. Not one of Warren's best but not everything can be perfect..
All in all, i thoroughly enjoyed the book nonetheless

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you don't make this book full of forgotten pages.

TTYL
Amy

Book #9: Wolf At The Door

Novel Title: Wolf at the Door

Author: Christine Warren

ISBN: 978-0-312-93962-5

Pages: 336

Price: US-$6.99 CAN-$8.99

Summary:

When danger meets desire...
Sullivan Quinn didn't travel 3,000 miles from his native Ireland and his wolf pack just to chase rabidly after the most delectable quarry he's ever seen. Quinn is in America on a mission - to warn his Other brethren of a shadowy group willing to use murder and mayhem to bring them down. But one whiff of this Foxwoman's delicious honey suckle fragrance and he knows that she is more that a colleague or a conquest...she is his mate.
Anthropologist Cassidy Poe is a world-renowned authority on social interaction, but the overpowering desire she feels around Quinn defies every ounce of her expertise. Working by his side to uncover the Others' enemies poses risks she never expected - to her own safety, to those she loves, and to her heart, as every encounter with Quinn proves more blissfully erotic that the last...
Now, with no one to trust but each other, Quinn and Cassidy face a foe that's edging closer every day, threatening to destroy the life they've always known, and the passion they've just discovered.

My Thoughts:

Great book!! Warren creates very very very likeable and dislikeable characters. Cassidy and Quinn ofcourse are my faves. The villians are bitches though... spineless bitches. I mean come on, you think some badass were-whatevers would have some spine to do some REAL damage... but NOPE!! So that kinda sucked in my opinion.
The love scenes were terrific. Christine Warren does not disappoint when it comes to her novels. She makes them action packed and full of lovin'.
One aspect i didnt enjoy about the book was that it was somewhat filled with politics and talking about whodunnit and what they were going to do because OH NO ANOTHER WOMAN IS GONE! laaaaaaame... She needed to put more time with cassidy and quinn and less time with quinn and his shapeshifter buddies....
All in all a GREAT book, nonetheless. :-)

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you dont make this book full of forgotten pages.

Ttyl
Amy

Book #8: Storm of Shadows

Novel Title: Storm of Shadows

Author: Christina Dodd

ISBN: 978-0-451-22813-0

Pages: 374

Price: US-$7.99 CAN-$9.99

Summary:

Brilliant but proper and predictable, Rosamund Hall has lived her life buried in universities and libraries, discounting the legend of the Chosen as a myth. Until Aaron Eagle shows up at her door. Aaron both unsettles and enthralls her. But she can't resist his offers of clandestine visits to private museums, the hunt for a mysterious prophecy, or a makeover that unleashes her untamed soul. With the promise of a love that will defy fate itself, Rosamund is forced to confront the truth about the Chosen... and the dangerous man who sweeps her into a world of dark secrets.

My Thoughts:

This book started off a little slow for me and was quite boring in the beginning. I started to get interested maybe 2/3 of the way in the book. Then it got really really good!! Dodd made up this world where there are humans, the Chosen, and the Others. The humans are just humans but the Chosen and the Others are two species destined to hate eachother and war against eachother. The Chosen is the good side and the Others are the opposite...
One aspect that made the book enjoyable was the strange relationship between Rosamund and Aaron. Rosamund is plain and isnt really interested in men. She's only interested in museums and reading and adventure, which unsettles Aaron. Aaron thinks Rosamund is plain in the beginning but then tries to win her affection time and time again. Ofcourse Rosamund being Rosamund doesnt understand anything about guys so she doesnt get what Aaron is trying to do.
This book had an interesting plot and steamy love scenes but all in all it wasnt one of my favorites...

So... go to your local bookstore or order online just as long as you dont make this book full of forgotten pages.

See you soon!
Amy