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I haven't fallen completely in love with a series in a long time, The Game trilogy is easily becoming a love of mine. Eve has taken me on a wild ride of adventure and romance, leaving me on the edge of my seat wanting/needing more.
Push picks up right were Rush leaves off. Miki is back in the real world, only Jackson didn't come back with her. He couldn't have died in the "Game" because Carly remembers him. Miki is in a panic, leaving Carly confused to what is happening, and Luka scrambling to create a cover story for why Jackson just suddenly disappeared. Miki refuses to give up on Jackson, knowing that he is out there somewhere. Jackson isn't the only problem now, the Drau are breaking into Miki's reality, putting everyone at risk.
Push was fast and action packed at the start and the end. The middle dragged at parts. Besides the Drau, Push focused on Jackson and Miki's relationship, and Miki's relationship with Carly and her other friends. More time is spent in their reality then the "Game" versus how they spent more time in the "Game" in Rush. Considering that I found parts slow, they were still entertaining.
I love Miki's and Carly's relationship. Even when they fight they we unable to stay mad at each other for long. The whole Beta Fish part? I found that priceless. It was something that wasn't essential to the story but necessary to see as part of Miki's characterization. It was also interesting to see Miki's struggle with her Dad's drinking. Whether to push him towards AA meetings or letting him realize he has a problem on his own.
I love Miki and Jackson's relationship. I love Jackson. A decent portion of Push focused on their relationship. I enjoyed seeing how Jackson views himself, where in reality he is the exact opposite. For example his dedication to Miki, and to keeping her safe even though he is always saying that it is every man for himself in the "Game."
Eve must of a thing for cliffhangers. First Rush now Push?! This one is a little more killer too, you found out something HUGE and then BOOM! The story is over. This is a series that I would have been better off reading once Crash (Book #3) comes out. I wouldn't have to suffer for months on ends. Overall I really loved Push! Crash can't come soon enough.
I haven't fallen completely in love with a series in a long time, The Game trilogy is easily becoming a love of mine. Eve has taken me on a wild ride of adventure and romance, leaving me on the edge of my seat wanting/needing more.
Push picks up right were Rush leaves off. Miki is back in the real world, only Jackson didn't come back with her. He couldn't have died in the "Game" because Carly remembers him. Miki is in a panic, leaving Carly confused to what is happening, and Luka scrambling to create a cover story for why Jackson just suddenly disappeared. Miki refuses to give up on Jackson, knowing that he is out there somewhere. Jackson isn't the only problem now, the Drau are breaking into Miki's reality, putting everyone at risk.
Push was fast and action packed at the start and the end. The middle dragged at parts. Besides the Drau, Push focused on Jackson and Miki's relationship, and Miki's relationship with Carly and her other friends. More time is spent in their reality then the "Game" versus how they spent more time in the "Game" in Rush. Considering that I found parts slow, they were still entertaining.
I love Miki's and Carly's relationship. Even when they fight they we unable to stay mad at each other for long. The whole Beta Fish part? I found that priceless. It was something that wasn't essential to the story but necessary to see as part of Miki's characterization. It was also interesting to see Miki's struggle with her Dad's drinking. Whether to push him towards AA meetings or letting him realize he has a problem on his own.
I love Miki and Jackson's relationship. I love Jackson. A decent portion of Push focused on their relationship. I enjoyed seeing how Jackson views himself, where in reality he is the exact opposite. For example his dedication to Miki, and to keeping her safe even though he is always saying that it is every man for himself in the "Game."
Eve must of a thing for cliffhangers. First Rush now Push?! This one is a little more killer too, you found out something HUGE and then BOOM! The story is over. This is a series that I would have been better off reading once Crash (Book #3) comes out. I wouldn't have to suffer for months on ends. Overall I really loved Push! Crash can't come soon enough.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz!
I was terrified how this trilogy was going to end, it was unpredictable, fast paced and could go in any direction. I thought it was all wrapped up nicely leaving the reader with a clear picture of what is going to happen long after you've read the last page. Eve didn't fail to deliver in the conclusion of The Game trilogy, giving her readers an awesome mix of action, suspense, and romance.
Miki had it together in this book, though with the events that were happening in her life I wouldn't have be all that surprised if she didn't. At the end of book two both Miki's dad and Carly are in a car crash, leaving both terribly injured. The committee doesn't care though, and pulls both Miki and Jackson into the game. Where this time everything is different. Miki comes face to face with a Drau, where it dropped its weapon and begged for mercy. The rules of The Game has changed and as Miki and Jackson come closer to learning how Jackson's sister can still be alive in The Game, they will unwrap the secrets to the war they thought they were fighting.
I compared my notes from Miki in Rush to Miki in the end of Crash and she has come a long way. She fell in love, became a leader, stood up for what she believed in, saved countless amounts of lives. Miki was pretty much on top of the world during this book. She handled her father and Carly's hospitalization, The Game, The Committee and countless other things with out even batting her eyelashes. One thing that stands out to me is that Miki kept true to herself through out all three novels, she questioned in what she wasn't sure in and protected those she cared about. Things that were valuable to her retained their importance among other things.
Jackson seemed a little soft in this book. Which I appreciated because we mainly got the cocky ass in Push and Rush. We see Jackson vulnerable and unguarded a few times in Crash which really added to my love of Him. The romance was perfectly done, it wasn't too much or not enough. Eve got the mix perfect, I even had butterflies when I read the last page of Crash. There are so many "WTF" moments in Crash. Betrayal. Lies. Nothing is what it seems. The rug was literally ripped out from beneath Miki and Jackson when they find out that maybe the committee isn't the good guys. After the death of a good friend, they realize that nothing was what they thought it was.
As I said, Eve ended The Game trilogy off beautifully, I am sad it is over but it ended on a bittersweet note. I found the ending a bit open, that maybe it could be expanded on someday (Please!) but as a reader I was content. Crash deserves more then five stars, it was full of suspense and action making it perfect for Science Fiction and Alien junkies!
I was terrified how this trilogy was going to end, it was unpredictable, fast paced and could go in any direction. I thought it was all wrapped up nicely leaving the reader with a clear picture of what is going to happen long after you've read the last page. Eve didn't fail to deliver in the conclusion of The Game trilogy, giving her readers an awesome mix of action, suspense, and romance.
Miki had it together in this book, though with the events that were happening in her life I wouldn't have be all that surprised if she didn't. At the end of book two both Miki's dad and Carly are in a car crash, leaving both terribly injured. The committee doesn't care though, and pulls both Miki and Jackson into the game. Where this time everything is different. Miki comes face to face with a Drau, where it dropped its weapon and begged for mercy. The rules of The Game has changed and as Miki and Jackson come closer to learning how Jackson's sister can still be alive in The Game, they will unwrap the secrets to the war they thought they were fighting.
I compared my notes from Miki in Rush to Miki in the end of Crash and she has come a long way. She fell in love, became a leader, stood up for what she believed in, saved countless amounts of lives. Miki was pretty much on top of the world during this book. She handled her father and Carly's hospitalization, The Game, The Committee and countless other things with out even batting her eyelashes. One thing that stands out to me is that Miki kept true to herself through out all three novels, she questioned in what she wasn't sure in and protected those she cared about. Things that were valuable to her retained their importance among other things.
Jackson seemed a little soft in this book. Which I appreciated because we mainly got the cocky ass in Push and Rush. We see Jackson vulnerable and unguarded a few times in Crash which really added to my love of Him. The romance was perfectly done, it wasn't too much or not enough. Eve got the mix perfect, I even had butterflies when I read the last page of Crash. There are so many "WTF" moments in Crash. Betrayal. Lies. Nothing is what it seems. The rug was literally ripped out from beneath Miki and Jackson when they find out that maybe the committee isn't the good guys. After the death of a good friend, they realize that nothing was what they thought it was.
As I said, Eve ended The Game trilogy off beautifully, I am sad it is over but it ended on a bittersweet note. I found the ending a bit open, that maybe it could be expanded on someday (Please!) but as a reader I was content. Crash deserves more then five stars, it was full of suspense and action making it perfect for Science Fiction and Alien junkies!
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
Jennifer L. Armentrout has always been one of my favorite authors, and writing as J. Lynn she continues to do what she does best. Frigid is full of everything you expect out of Jennifer, humor, romance, a swoon worthy guy, and a crap ton of steam.. This book has sitting on my kindle for a long time now, and with the news of Scorched I figured it was time to give this one a shot. I literally devoured this book, I started it ten o'clock at night and finished it in my fourth period class the next day.
I loved that Frigid is told in both Sydney's and Kyler's point of view. In Jen's other New Adult books doesn't have that, which makes this one stand out a bit more for me. You get to see Sydney and her struggle with her feelings towards Kyler, and how she puts it on the back burner for the sake of their friendship. Then Kyler who thinks he isn't good enough for her. I had a strong emotional connection to these characters, I will even admit to getting teary eyed at a few parts. But I loved seeing Kyler slowly come to admit that he did love Sydney more than friend and taking that step towards making their friendship more.
"In reality, even though I’d been with everyone else, I’d always been Syd’s." -Kyler
Even though I loved Frigid it isn't my favorite J. Lynn / Jennifer L. Armentrout book. But I have never rated one of her books below four stars, and this book deserves 5 stars by far. Frigid will have your eyes glued to the page, it was addictive, and funny, and giving you all the feels. Frigid it my last J. Lynn book to read, I am caught up on all her YA and NA at this point. So until June, I have nothing else by her to read. *sad face*
Jennifer L. Armentrout has always been one of my favorite authors, and writing as J. Lynn she continues to do what she does best. Frigid is full of everything you expect out of Jennifer, humor, romance, a swoon worthy guy, and a crap ton of steam.. This book has sitting on my kindle for a long time now, and with the news of Scorched I figured it was time to give this one a shot. I literally devoured this book, I started it ten o'clock at night and finished it in my fourth period class the next day.
I loved that Frigid is told in both Sydney's and Kyler's point of view. In Jen's other New Adult books doesn't have that, which makes this one stand out a bit more for me. You get to see Sydney and her struggle with her feelings towards Kyler, and how she puts it on the back burner for the sake of their friendship. Then Kyler who thinks he isn't good enough for her. I had a strong emotional connection to these characters, I will even admit to getting teary eyed at a few parts. But I loved seeing Kyler slowly come to admit that he did love Sydney more than friend and taking that step towards making their friendship more.
"In reality, even though I’d been with everyone else, I’d always been Syd’s." -Kyler
Even though I loved Frigid it isn't my favorite J. Lynn / Jennifer L. Armentrout book. But I have never rated one of her books below four stars, and this book deserves 5 stars by far. Frigid will have your eyes glued to the page, it was addictive, and funny, and giving you all the feels. Frigid it my last J. Lynn book to read, I am caught up on all her YA and NA at this point. So until June, I have nothing else by her to read. *sad face*
This review and more can be found at The Book Bratz!
I was overwhelmed at first, a lot of information was given to you You have eight kingdoms, eight capital cities, and eight rulers! It was like a tumbling washing machine, I couldn't get a grip of it all. Eventually I did though. But all you really needed to focus on was Spring, Winter, Cordell and a bit of Autumn. After you reach a certain point though it was easy to keep track of who was who.
I loved the characters in the book. Meira was my favorite though, she was strong, stubborn, kick ass and knew what she wanted. She grew a lot from the beginning of the book, and she has two other books to grow into. Especially after what she learned about herself, I can't wait to see that come into play a bit more. She had me cheering for her though!
Magic is where I got lost the most, I didn't catch the full gist of it but it was still pretty interesting. There were a few questions I still had at the end of the book involving magic and conduits. But it was a cool concept and I liked that how the conduits were created was touched upon. I am real excited though to learn more about magic in the next books.
I have mixed feelings about the romance part. Not that it was bad, I loved it! I rooted for one side through most of the book and then half way through the book Theron appears, and then I am like a child then with a shiny new toy because Theron is hot, and sweet and understand Meira. I do hope to see at least one Meira and Mather kiss, I know that is horrible to say considering she and Theron or together, but it has happened before. I am just mixed because both boys are someone the Meira needs, they both give her new strengths that she is going to need.
Considering the second half of the book, I thought the beginning was a bit slower, even if it did have fight scenes. This book was just packed with action from the start! Miera was chopping people's legs and heads off and it was so kick ass that I was up until 3 in the morning because I just had to know what was going to happen next!
Raasch created a world that sucked readers in, leaving them on the edges of their seats wanting to know what was going to happen next!
I was overwhelmed at first, a lot of information was given to you You have eight kingdoms, eight capital cities, and eight rulers! It was like a tumbling washing machine, I couldn't get a grip of it all. Eventually I did though. But all you really needed to focus on was Spring, Winter, Cordell and a bit of Autumn. After you reach a certain point though it was easy to keep track of who was who.
I loved the characters in the book. Meira was my favorite though, she was strong, stubborn, kick ass and knew what she wanted. She grew a lot from the beginning of the book, and she has two other books to grow into. Especially after what she learned about herself, I can't wait to see that come into play a bit more. She had me cheering for her though!
Magic is where I got lost the most, I didn't catch the full gist of it but it was still pretty interesting. There were a few questions I still had at the end of the book involving magic and conduits. But it was a cool concept and I liked that how the conduits were created was touched upon. I am real excited though to learn more about magic in the next books.
I have mixed feelings about the romance part. Not that it was bad, I loved it! I rooted for one side through most of the book and then half way through the book Theron appears, and then I am like a child then with a shiny new toy because Theron is hot, and sweet and understand Meira. I do hope to see at least one Meira and Mather kiss, I know that is horrible to say considering she and Theron or together, but it has happened before. I am just mixed because both boys are someone the Meira needs, they both give her new strengths that she is going to need.
Considering the second half of the book, I thought the beginning was a bit slower, even if it did have fight scenes. This book was just packed with action from the start! Miera was chopping people's legs and heads off and it was so kick ass that I was up until 3 in the morning because I just had to know what was going to happen next!
Raasch created a world that sucked readers in, leaving them on the edges of their seats wanting to know what was going to happen next!
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz closer to its release date!
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
I thought this book was so adorable. Why? Because it actually felt real to me. I love realness when I read a romance novel and Robin didn't fail to give me that. The Secrets of Attraction was amazingly written with a few swoon worthy moments, and a whole bunch of romance.
Every week after yoga Madison stops by the coffee shop next to the studio, where Jesse works. Through Jesse's love of music, and Madison's love of art the two connect and hit it off. Soon their friendship is turning into something more then just a friendship. But Jesse isn't ready for that, he is still getting over the break up with a long time girlfriend and Madison has her own struggles that she needed to handle. The Secrets of Attraction is told from alternating points of view, giving you a bigger insight on Jesse and Madison.
My favorite part of this book was the characters. They weren't perfect, they had their flaws. Madison was dramatic about a ton of things, yet most sixteen year old girls are. I could relate with her on many things though. Her struggle with her mom, how Madison handles it, and how it all came together in the end was heart warming. I loved her relationship with her friends, she wasn't just focused on Jesse but her friendships too. Jesse was just...he is perfect. Well, no one is perfect but I really love Jesse. We see him at a low point in his life, and how much he grows through out the novel. He was a bit guarded, but after you learn of his friend's betrayal and loosing his girlfriend your heart really begins to break for him.
The romance was adorable and realistic. Jesse is probably the cutest thing in the world. The romance was a slow burn, not instant and they both went through their up and downs going into their relationship. I loved how even though they were a couple, they still had fights and questioned their relationship. (well Madison did at least) Jesse's birthday gift to Madison was amazing, I swooned a little when I read it. The Secrets of Attraction was beautifully written and I can't wait to see more from Robin!
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
I thought this book was so adorable. Why? Because it actually felt real to me. I love realness when I read a romance novel and Robin didn't fail to give me that. The Secrets of Attraction was amazingly written with a few swoon worthy moments, and a whole bunch of romance.
Every week after yoga Madison stops by the coffee shop next to the studio, where Jesse works. Through Jesse's love of music, and Madison's love of art the two connect and hit it off. Soon their friendship is turning into something more then just a friendship. But Jesse isn't ready for that, he is still getting over the break up with a long time girlfriend and Madison has her own struggles that she needed to handle. The Secrets of Attraction is told from alternating points of view, giving you a bigger insight on Jesse and Madison.
My favorite part of this book was the characters. They weren't perfect, they had their flaws. Madison was dramatic about a ton of things, yet most sixteen year old girls are. I could relate with her on many things though. Her struggle with her mom, how Madison handles it, and how it all came together in the end was heart warming. I loved her relationship with her friends, she wasn't just focused on Jesse but her friendships too. Jesse was just...he is perfect. Well, no one is perfect but I really love Jesse. We see him at a low point in his life, and how much he grows through out the novel. He was a bit guarded, but after you learn of his friend's betrayal and loosing his girlfriend your heart really begins to break for him.
The romance was adorable and realistic. Jesse is probably the cutest thing in the world. The romance was a slow burn, not instant and they both went through their up and downs going into their relationship. I loved how even though they were a couple, they still had fights and questioned their relationship. (well Madison did at least) Jesse's birthday gift to Madison was amazing, I swooned a little when I read it. The Secrets of Attraction was beautifully written and I can't wait to see more from Robin!
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz!
I loved A Thousand Pieces of You. Considering the past couple of weeks I been pushing through some ARCs it was refreshing to read something that is already published. I'm not a huge fan of Gray, I wasn't all impressed with Spellcaster and I never made it past the cover on her other series, so I was playing with fire when I picked up A Thousand Pieces of You, but I ended up loving it!
Marguerite's parent's have a created a device called a "Firebird" that allows a person's consciousness to travel between dimensions. But soon the joy of the successes will be drowned in betrayal when the "Firebird" data has been destroyed and Marguerite's dad murdered. But no one expected Paul, a student assistant to be guilty of the crime. But with evidence pointed at him and a now stolen "Firebird" he uses to jump through dimensions with a determined Theo and Marguerite will track Paul to the end of the multiverse with discarded "Firebird" prototypes to catch him.
A Thousand Pieces of You has several settings. All of them well written and developed. My favorite of them being Russia, with Marguerite being the Tsar's daughter. My only problem with the dimensions was that Marguerite got use to them too quickly, she didn't make many mistakes that made people question her and some information it seemed like she already knew, though she was never in that one dimension before.
Character wise I liked Marguerite for the most part though, her emotions where strong and she was determined and she kept the story moving. I loved Theo and I shipped them but then Gray throws in a bunch of twists and now I am not so sure. Paul had to grow on me, it wasn't until we learned about Russian Paul that I really fell in love with him. And once again Gray twisted the plot and I had to go and search for tissues because the tears wouldn't stop.
I couldn't really tell if there was a love triangle in this book. At times it felt like there was one, and then at other times I wasn't so sure. Marguerite obviously has feelings for both Paul and Theo. (I don't blame her though!) I felt like her feels changed depending on the settings and what was going on. In the London dimension I shipped Theo on Marguerite but then in the Russia dimension I shipped her and Paul. It wasn't until the very end where I finally chose who I shipped Marguerite with and I can't wait to see more of them in the next book!
A Thousand Pieces of You made my list of 2014 favorite reads. It was full of suspense, action, and romance making me crave more!
I loved A Thousand Pieces of You. Considering the past couple of weeks I been pushing through some ARCs it was refreshing to read something that is already published. I'm not a huge fan of Gray, I wasn't all impressed with Spellcaster and I never made it past the cover on her other series, so I was playing with fire when I picked up A Thousand Pieces of You, but I ended up loving it!
Marguerite's parent's have a created a device called a "Firebird" that allows a person's consciousness to travel between dimensions. But soon the joy of the successes will be drowned in betrayal when the "Firebird" data has been destroyed and Marguerite's dad murdered. But no one expected Paul, a student assistant to be guilty of the crime. But with evidence pointed at him and a now stolen "Firebird" he uses to jump through dimensions with a determined Theo and Marguerite will track Paul to the end of the multiverse with discarded "Firebird" prototypes to catch him.
A Thousand Pieces of You has several settings. All of them well written and developed. My favorite of them being Russia, with Marguerite being the Tsar's daughter. My only problem with the dimensions was that Marguerite got use to them too quickly, she didn't make many mistakes that made people question her and some information it seemed like she already knew, though she was never in that one dimension before.
Character wise I liked Marguerite for the most part though, her emotions where strong and she was determined and she kept the story moving. I loved Theo and I shipped them but then Gray throws in a bunch of twists and now I am not so sure. Paul had to grow on me, it wasn't until we learned about Russian Paul that I really fell in love with him. And once again Gray twisted the plot and I had to go and search for tissues because the tears wouldn't stop.
I couldn't really tell if there was a love triangle in this book. At times it felt like there was one, and then at other times I wasn't so sure. Marguerite obviously has feelings for both Paul and Theo. (I don't blame her though!) I felt like her feels changed depending on the settings and what was going on. In the London dimension I shipped Theo on Marguerite but then in the Russia dimension I shipped her and Paul. It wasn't until the very end where I finally chose who I shipped Marguerite with and I can't wait to see more of them in the next book!
A Thousand Pieces of You made my list of 2014 favorite reads. It was full of suspense, action, and romance making me crave more!
