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Naked isn't an easy read. Not in the sense that it is hard to read, it is thought provoking and raw. Anna's story is one of many, I think it is easily forgotten that in large cities there are young girls who are sold for the pleasure of other men. Naked is both beautiful, and an eye opening debut novel.

First off, that cover. It is beautiful. I love how Naked follows the lines of the girl's body, it is a beautiful representation of this novel and Anna. Naked starts off with Anna in a police station, talking to a Social Worker. We learn pretty quickly that Anna ran away from her strict home when she was thirteen to peruse her dreams in New York City. But her nativity got the best of her. Alone in a huge city Anna finds herself in the care of an older man named Luis, who soon begins to sell her out to his friends and soon strangers. But Luis sold her, and in trying to get back to him Anna is picked up by the police and set up with Sarah. Quickly it is learned that Anna is being looked for and Sarah manages to bring her back to the very same home she was trying to escape three years earlier. At home Anna starts over, she goes to school, gains her parents trust, and tries to keep her secret about her life in New York City a secret, only someone is intent on using it against her.

I loved Anna's character, she starts off in the lowest point of her life. Through out the few weeks/months that this book takes place you are able to see Anna flourish into who she is really going to be. Anna felt real, the parts where she talked about how her life in New York made her feel, and what she thought about herself genuinely broke my heart. She comes home and has to be "normal" with no one to talk tool about the things that had happened to her. My favorite Anna is at the end of the book, sure she was still an "outcast" and people had negative things to say about her still but she just let it roll off her shoulders. She was a fighter, and learned that other people harbored horrible secrets too. She wasn't alone. I loved the development of her and Jackson's friendship and then relationship, it was paced nicely and Anna didn't rush head first into it.

I've never been as angry and sick about a character as I did about Anna's father. He was just a horrible man. He didn't see that his actions already pushed his daughter away, but when she returns he is going to tighten the leash, treat her like trash and not listen to what the social worker advises him to do? In the first half of the book Anna is still fragile and could bolt at any second, but he father is still enforcing all the horrible rules and expectations on her. Anna wasn't even home for a half hour and he was already pushing her to join choir. Her father got his way through intimidation of both physical and emotional abuse of both Anna and his wife.

Overall I really enjoyed Naked, I do highly recommend it. I'm content on how Stacey left Anna's story on a positive note. Stacey will be an author I will be looking out for in the future!

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So I read the summary to this book and I was immediately intrigued. You don't hear often about a girl selling her virginity online, in fact the only time I ever heard of it was in an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Needless to say I wasn't sure what to expect. At Any Price was sexy, interesting, and kept me in my toes wanting to know what was going to happen next.

This love had cost me more than three quarters of a million dollars. It had cost me my heart. And there was no buying it back--at any price. It belonged to him. Forever.

Mia is a struggling college student, she is a gamer and blogs regularly. When she finally realizes that she won't be able to make ends meet she makes a huge decision. She posts a ‘Virgin Manifesto' on her blog and begins an auction for her virginity. Little does she know that her virginity will sell for $750,000. The young millionaire, CEO and founder of Mia's favorite game, Adam Drake is the winner. He is dark, sexy and beautiful. Mia may think she is getting paid for just the one night of passion, but Drake wants a whole lot more.


*The definition of Adam Drake*

I loved the characters and plot of At Any Price. The characters were unique and well developed. I adored Mia's character and I loved Adam's character, though I did see some of the twists coming it didn't take any shock on how Brenna had them play out. The romance is slow burn, and almost teasing. Its there and then it wasn't. I was swiping through my kindle at record speed waiting for the next Adam and Mia moment. I am disconent with the fact that there are two more books to Mia and Adam's story. I am content with the end to their story in this book, so I might not read on in the series. Overall, I really enjoyed At Any Price and will be looking out for more of Brenna Aubrey soon!

I love body positive books. Nobody should be shamed for their body. Period. No arguments. Never should someone be made to feel horrible about themselves because of the number on the scale or how they look. This book had an interesting aspect, but it wasn't executed well. It didn't focus as much on the weight loss surgery as I hoped. It was more about Ashley's friendships, relationship with her father and grandmother and acceptance into Harvard. What was suppose to be the main plot seemed tossed into the background. It was just meh. I expected a whole lot more then what the author actually gave.

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A really good friend recommend one of Rachel's books to me a few years ago. With that she easily became a favorite author if mine. Though I haven't read any other series by her except Soul Screamers (My plans this summer include to read her other books) Rachel blended dystopia, paranormal, and romance to give readers something to devour.

I loved all of the characters, so many different personalities, people, and species it is all complicated to talk about. So I am just going to talk about Nina (Our MC) for the sake of spoilers. The biggest thing I loved about Nina? She was dedicated to the people she loves and cares about and wasn't whiny about her situation in the beginning of the novel. Some characters whine when things don't go their way or something bad happens to them. But Nina took it all and still held her head high. When her sister reveals a huge secret that is going to alter both of their futures Nina will go to the end of the world to protect her.

I loved the world building. The world in this book is so different and complex then our own. Rachel managed to build a world for her readers with out all of the info dumping we tend to get. Giving us information we needed at that particular moment. I like how she took religion and made it a huge part of this world. Even if it isn't all that specified it seems like a daunting task.

The romance was interesting and mind boggling. I'm still not wrapping my head properly around it. But I have a theory about Finn and I am excited to see if it is going to come true. All in all I really enjoyed The Stars Never Rise and I am really excited for all the books to come.

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I really loved A Million Miles Away and from the summary I knew I would be taking a huge hit in the feels with it. Filled with love, loss, healing and new beginnings A Million Miles Away is bound to break hearts.

When Kelsey's identical twin sister Michelle dies in a car crash during their senior year Kelsey is missing part of herself. Michelle's boyfriend who is currently stationed in Afghanistan is unaware of her death, and upon video chatting, belles Kelsey is Michelle. Kelsey quickly figures out that if she pretends to be Michelle, then she really isn't gone and Peter won't have to know to pain. But quickly things go from pretend to real when Kelsey begins to fall for Peter.

I enjoyed the characters in this book they were all developed and had a lot to them. The story is told from Kelsey's point of view, so we can see how she had grown from the start to the end. But there were plenty of times I wanted to scream at her and ask her what the hell she was doing. Obviously she was going through a lot, but she made a lot of dumb choices that didn't just affect her but plenty of other people in the process. I loved Peter, he was honest. He told Kelsey (when Michelle was still alive) that he was terrified to fight, and when she was pretending to be Michelle that he was still afraid. Peter didn't deserve what Kelsey did to him. I was honestly surprised that he took her back in the end.

Now as much as I loved this book (Which is a whole lot!) there were several big issues with it (and I am not the only one it seems!):

-No one seemed overly concerned about Michelle's death but her immediate family. A young girl died in your community and people are typically affected by it. Especially to have been a high school senior. Kelsey's friends are more "its been months. You need to start living" It seemed like very little people cared.

-Everyone was blase about what Kelsey did to Peter. Her mother even says she isn't sure what to do. Umm... Kelsey obviously needed help. She wasn't handling Michelle's death well at all.

-Kelsey left her dream of being on a dance team in college all over Peter and being in love. It is unbelievable to me.

-The ending of the book tied up too easily. It felt unbelievable. He just accepted that Michelle was dead and moved on to Kelsey? Huh?

Other then those problems I loved the story line. A Million Miles Away was beautifully written, filled with pain and the power of love. Though it isn't 100% realistic I would read this again if I found the time to do so.

Sigh... Review to come

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Liked:

-It picks up right where Ice Kissed left off.
I liked Bryn, she is fierce and kick ass. Even though half the time she wants to charge into stuff half blinded. Which was about half of this book.

-Konstantin played a HUGE role. We have heard about him and seen him briefly for two books. I was ready for a whole book with him in it. Amanda delivered him to us.

-I especially loved the Troll world. Amanda made all the tribes talked about well developed and talked about.

-A few characters from the Trylle trilogy return for some parts! It was great seeing Wendy, Loki, and Finn again!

Disliked:

-I feel like all the characters ran around and chased their tails for portions of this book. Like weren't they there doing the SAME thing in book two?
Love triangle? Sort of? It is Obvious that Konstantin has feelings for Bryn, I am pretty sure she knew too. But it is thrown out there in two sentences. Not developed at all. It is obvious who Bryn was going to end up with, but it was like Amanda was like "Oh! let me add another love interest...Actually nevermind."

-The plot lagged in several places, and a lot of things were unnecessary or overly predictable.

-There was really no climax to the story. Yes, there was a rising action but it fell flat after that. The problem was taken care of in a few paragraphs. That was it. There was nothing else.

-I am VERY unhappy with who Amanda killed off. Two of my favorite characters! *sobs*

Overall:

I am torn with this one. I either really liked it or I really didn't. I guess in this case it is safe to go with three stars? I had some expectations for this one and it fell short. I rated the second book three stars and had my concerns entering this book. Honestly, I'm not going to tell you not to read this series but I am not going to push it at you. The first book was strong and I LOVED it. But the series went down hill from there.