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Trials is the second book in the Academy of Unpredictable Magic by author Sadie Moss. I really enjoyed the first book, and I was eager to continue on in the series. I made a mention that the first book reminded me of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and if the first book was the Chamber of Secrets, this book was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, with their own version of the triwizard tournament coming to the Griffin Academy. They even made a goblet of fire reference in the book when they were describing the tournament. I loved that! :)
In trials we start to see Elliot come into her power and into herself. Though I still think she has a ton of secrets left to discover, even secrets about herself. Trials was a fun read. I am really enjoying this world, and all of the guys. I hate that Elliot gives Dimitri such a hard time. I really like him and I think he is a secret sweetheart!
If you like academy reverse harem romances, this is one that you will enjoy.
In trials we start to see Elliot come into her power and into herself. Though I still think she has a ton of secrets left to discover, even secrets about herself. Trials was a fun read. I am really enjoying this world, and all of the guys. I hate that Elliot gives Dimitri such a hard time. I really like him and I think he is a secret sweetheart!
If you like academy reverse harem romances, this is one that you will enjoy.
This was a good start to the story. Interested to continue on.
Full review to come.
Full review to come.
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Chasing Desire was my first experience with a book by Jennifer Domenico. I have to say, I was really impressed. Not only is the writing top notch, but the plot of this book was continually evolving. It is so many things. Not only is it a kick ass romance, then it evolves into more of a secrets to overcome book, and then there is a mystery thrown in with a creepy stalker. This book felt long...in an awesome way. Mac and Brayden's story just kept going and going. It took them a longgg time to get to a good place. Things kept coming up and getting in their way. And I loved every bit of their journey.
I loved that while this book was told in dual narrative between Mackenzie and Brayden, over the first half of the book was just from Brayden's point of view. It really allowed us to get to know him. And we got to see Mac only from his eyes. She seemed like this out of worldly force. She was always so confident, so composes, and so powerful. It has been a long time like I have seen such a forceful female lead. It was empowering and awesome to read about. She is not afraid to go after what she wants and she is not afraid to be stern at work when she needs to be. She does not care that people will think she is a B (you know what I mean.) And because we only see things through his eyes, we can't be sure what is running through her head.
The second half of the book Mac gets a chance to show her point of view, and it was from here on that the chapters start alternating between the two of them. I was happy about this because by this time, I really had gotten to know Brayden and I wasn't ready for his point of views to stop. By the time we got to Mac's chapters, so much had already gone down between that the two of them that I thought I got a good idea of who they were. We still hadn't learned Mac's "secret", but I still felt like I knew her. And then I heard her voice and she was so different! Her secret transformed her into a completely different person, and it was refreshing to see another level to her.
Jennifer Domenico made such an impressive book! This single book could be a whole season of tv shows. One hour tv shows. That is how much she squeezed into one amazing novel. And none of it felt rushed. Everything was detailed, explained and perfectly paced. We really get to know Brayden and Mac and there is beautiful character development. Not only that, but the romance is so freakin' hot and the action is intense towards the end. Chasing Desire will leave you guessing, swooning and wanting more.
Chasing Desire was my first experience with a book by Jennifer Domenico. I have to say, I was really impressed. Not only is the writing top notch, but the plot of this book was continually evolving. It is so many things. Not only is it a kick ass romance, then it evolves into more of a secrets to overcome book, and then there is a mystery thrown in with a creepy stalker. This book felt long...in an awesome way. Mac and Brayden's story just kept going and going. It took them a longgg time to get to a good place. Things kept coming up and getting in their way. And I loved every bit of their journey.
I loved that while this book was told in dual narrative between Mackenzie and Brayden, over the first half of the book was just from Brayden's point of view. It really allowed us to get to know him. And we got to see Mac only from his eyes. She seemed like this out of worldly force. She was always so confident, so composes, and so powerful. It has been a long time like I have seen such a forceful female lead. It was empowering and awesome to read about. She is not afraid to go after what she wants and she is not afraid to be stern at work when she needs to be. She does not care that people will think she is a B (you know what I mean.) And because we only see things through his eyes, we can't be sure what is running through her head.
The second half of the book Mac gets a chance to show her point of view, and it was from here on that the chapters start alternating between the two of them. I was happy about this because by this time, I really had gotten to know Brayden and I wasn't ready for his point of views to stop. By the time we got to Mac's chapters, so much had already gone down between that the two of them that I thought I got a good idea of who they were. We still hadn't learned Mac's "secret", but I still felt like I knew her. And then I heard her voice and she was so different! Her secret transformed her into a completely different person, and it was refreshing to see another level to her.
Jennifer Domenico made such an impressive book! This single book could be a whole season of tv shows. One hour tv shows. That is how much she squeezed into one amazing novel. And none of it felt rushed. Everything was detailed, explained and perfectly paced. We really get to know Brayden and Mac and there is beautiful character development. Not only that, but the romance is so freakin' hot and the action is intense towards the end. Chasing Desire will leave you guessing, swooning and wanting more.
Magic Trials is the first book in the half blood academy series by author Meg Xuemei X. The Half blood academy series is a new adult reverse harem mythology fantasy series, and it is one of my favorite in this genre.
In Magic Trials, we meet Marigold, who believed that she did not have any powers her whole life. But when the demigod of war meets her in the woods, he forcibly whisks her away to the half blood academy, or half death academy because only 1/2 of the recruits survive the first year. Here we meet 3 of the 4 demigods (Demigod of the Sea, Sky and War) and Mari's other classmates. I was immediately drawn into this story. I am a sucker for anything mythology based, and from the very first sorting ceremony at the school, I knew this series was going to be full of fun secrets and an awesome romance.
The students at half-blood academy are sorted into the house that hails from their god- whomever they are a distant descendant of. That or they are killed right off the bat for not having enough magic in their blood. Mari was not sorted into any house, but she also was not killed. At that is only the start of her mystery. All of the demigods are strangely drawn to Mari.
I really love all of the guys, even Paxton. I think I might be the only Paxton fan right from book 1. I will update you more on the guys after I read book 2, but I love how different they each are. They are an awesome embodiment of their respective Gods.
Bottom line: if you are a fan of mythology, magic school settings or reverse harem you need to read the Half-blood academy series. Heck, even if you are a fan of one of those three things, you need to read the Half-Blood Academy Series. It is one of my favorites!
In Magic Trials, we meet Marigold, who believed that she did not have any powers her whole life. But when the demigod of war meets her in the woods, he forcibly whisks her away to the half blood academy, or half death academy because only 1/2 of the recruits survive the first year. Here we meet 3 of the 4 demigods (Demigod of the Sea, Sky and War) and Mari's other classmates. I was immediately drawn into this story. I am a sucker for anything mythology based, and from the very first sorting ceremony at the school, I knew this series was going to be full of fun secrets and an awesome romance.
The students at half-blood academy are sorted into the house that hails from their god- whomever they are a distant descendant of. That or they are killed right off the bat for not having enough magic in their blood. Mari was not sorted into any house, but she also was not killed. At that is only the start of her mystery. All of the demigods are strangely drawn to Mari.
I really love all of the guys, even Paxton. I think I might be the only Paxton fan right from book 1. I will update you more on the guys after I read book 2, but I love how different they each are. They are an awesome embodiment of their respective Gods.
Bottom line: if you are a fan of mythology, magic school settings or reverse harem you need to read the Half-blood academy series. Heck, even if you are a fan of one of those three things, you need to read the Half-Blood Academy Series. It is one of my favorites!
Magic Secret is the second book in the half blood academy series by author Meg Xuemei X. The Half blood academy series is a new adult reverse harem mythology fantasy series, and it is one of my favorite in this genre. I loved the first book so much, and I was counting down the days until the second book released. I grabbed this one up on release day and immediately set aside everything else on my TBR to devour Magic Secret.
IN Magic Secret we get to know each of the Demigods better, especially Hector, the demigod of Death. We didn't get to see very much of Hector in the first book so it was great to see more of him in book 2.
I really love all of the guys, even Paxton. I think I might be the only Paxton fan right from book 1. I love how different they each are. They are an awesome embodiment of their respective Gods. I love the obvious choices of Axel and Hector, who are so open with their affection for Mari. But I feel like I really understand Paxton. It is so easy to write him off as a jerk. (and trust me, I know this is crazy for me to say because I am so not always a fan of bad boys. Not in real life and not in my books) but I do feel like there is so much more to Paxton than his gruff exterior. I think he is looking out for mari in the best way that he knows how. I heart him, and I was so happy to see him get his moment in this novel, and I am hoping that he gets many more moments in book 3. Mari needs to give him a chance!
Bottom line: if you are a fan of mythology, magic school settings or reverse harem you need to read the Half-blood academy series. Heck, even if you are a fan of one of those three things, you need to read the Half-Blood Academy Series. It is one of my favorites!
IN Magic Secret we get to know each of the Demigods better, especially Hector, the demigod of Death. We didn't get to see very much of Hector in the first book so it was great to see more of him in book 2.
I really love all of the guys, even Paxton. I think I might be the only Paxton fan right from book 1. I love how different they each are. They are an awesome embodiment of their respective Gods. I love the obvious choices of Axel and Hector, who are so open with their affection for Mari. But I feel like I really understand Paxton. It is so easy to write him off as a jerk. (and trust me, I know this is crazy for me to say because I am so not always a fan of bad boys. Not in real life and not in my books) but I do feel like there is so much more to Paxton than his gruff exterior. I think he is looking out for mari in the best way that he knows how. I heart him, and I was so happy to see him get his moment in this novel, and I am hoping that he gets many more moments in book 3. Mari needs to give him a chance!
Bottom line: if you are a fan of mythology, magic school settings or reverse harem you need to read the Half-blood academy series. Heck, even if you are a fan of one of those three things, you need to read the Half-Blood Academy Series. It is one of my favorites!
Wow this book was incredible! I loved it so much. One of my favorites of the year.
Full review to come..but I am itching to start book 2 as we speak.
Full review to come..but I am itching to start book 2 as we speak.
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Addie is the first book in the pack of misfits series by the awesome Raven Kennedy. I first read pack of misfits when it was a novella as part of a bind up of other books featuring shifters. It was my favorite novella in the whole anthology, and I really loved meeting Addie. Her and her guys are ducking hilarious ;) Now, Raven Kennedy has expanded the story into a full length novel, but it is a standalone story for Addie and her guys.
Addie is a prey shifter, and is a member of Pack Aberrant, also known as the pack of misfits. I love how feisty Addie is and the connection she has with the three coyote shifters she meets. The full length novel had all of the parts of the novella that I loved, but it also expanded on the characters from pack Aberrant, which makes sense because the other books in the series will each feature a different pack member and their story.
The plot of Addie was also well done. Even though Addie is Prey Shifter, she was born into a very vicious predator pack, which rejected her right from birth. As a result, she is very wary of predator shifters. Honestly, my favorite part of the story is the fact that we got to see so many different varieties of shifters. I have read a lot of shifter books, and more often than not you see wolves, bears, drgaons, and different types of cat shifters, but not much else. Here, we got to see a little bit of everything, which was so cool and refreshing.
Addie is a reverse harem romance, but not all of the books in the Pack of Misfits series will be. This was a fun read. It has all of the humor I love from Raven's other series, The Hearts Hassle series. If you like humor filled reverse harems and shifter romance, this is a great book for you to check out. But Hearts Hassle is still my favorite. If you have not read that series yet, YOU NEED TO!
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Addie is the first book in the pack of misfits series by the awesome Raven Kennedy. I first read pack of misfits when it was a novella as part of a bind up of other books featuring shifters. It was my favorite novella in the whole anthology, and I really loved meeting Addie. Her and her guys are ducking hilarious ;) Now, Raven Kennedy has expanded the story into a full length novel, but it is a standalone story for Addie and her guys.
Addie is a prey shifter, and is a member of Pack Aberrant, also known as the pack of misfits. I love how feisty Addie is and the connection she has with the three coyote shifters she meets. The full length novel had all of the parts of the novella that I loved, but it also expanded on the characters from pack Aberrant, which makes sense because the other books in the series will each feature a different pack member and their story.
The plot of Addie was also well done. Even though Addie is Prey Shifter, she was born into a very vicious predator pack, which rejected her right from birth. As a result, she is very wary of predator shifters. Honestly, my favorite part of the story is the fact that we got to see so many different varieties of shifters. I have read a lot of shifter books, and more often than not you see wolves, bears, drgaons, and different types of cat shifters, but not much else. Here, we got to see a little bit of everything, which was so cool and refreshing.
Addie is a reverse harem romance, but not all of the books in the Pack of Misfits series will be. This was a fun read. It has all of the humor I love from Raven's other series, The Hearts Hassle series. If you like humor filled reverse harems and shifter romance, this is a great book for you to check out. But Hearts Hassle is still my favorite. If you have not read that series yet, YOU NEED TO!
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**There's Something About Sweetie is the second book in the young adult own voices series titled, Dimple and Rishi, by author Sandhya Menon. The Dimple and Rishi series is a young adult contemporary romance series, where each book is a standalone. As such, you do not need to read the books in order because each story will focus on a different set of characters and their story. However; they are all set in the same world, and so far, there is some character overlap. For example, There's Something About Sweetie is about Sweetie and Rishi’s brother, Ashish.
I can't even tell you how much I adored Sweetie and Ashish. I loved each of them so much, and their romance is one full of heart and smiles. There's Something About Sweetie is told in dual narrative between Sweetie and Ashish, which is the perfect narration for this story. It helped me get to know both of the characters very quickly, and let me root for them almost immediately. Ashish is very good looking, very popular, and is kind of a ladies man. But not the kind of ladies man that makes you roll your eyes and icks you out. He is such a sweetheart, but he is not as much of a rule follower- or culture follower as his older brother Rishi. Sweetie on the other hand, is very tuned into her culture. Sweetie is a breath of fresh air. I love how much she loves herself. Right off the bat she puts Rishi in her place. Their opening scene where she immediately challenged him to a race, so she could beat him and "get it out of the way", was AWESOME. I loved it and I love her.
Bottom line: There's Something About Sweetie is such a cute book about love and acceptance. whether you are a new fan to this series, or if you are fan girl to When Dimple Met Rishi, you will love There's Something About Sweetie. It will make your heart happy and it will bring a smile to your face. Maybe even a perma-smile. I dare you to read this book and not smile. Go ahead...I really dare you. I don't think it is possible. This is a fantastic companion novel, and I really hope that there are more books set in this world. I don't want to say goodbye to these characters yet. I am a huge fan of Sandhya Menon's writing. I can't wait to read another novel by her.
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I can't even tell you how much I adored Sweetie and Ashish. I loved each of them so much, and their romance is one full of heart and smiles. There's Something About Sweetie is told in dual narrative between Sweetie and Ashish, which is the perfect narration for this story. It helped me get to know both of the characters very quickly, and let me root for them almost immediately. Ashish is very good looking, very popular, and is kind of a ladies man. But not the kind of ladies man that makes you roll your eyes and icks you out. He is such a sweetheart, but he is not as much of a rule follower- or culture follower as his older brother Rishi. Sweetie on the other hand, is very tuned into her culture. Sweetie is a breath of fresh air. I love how much she loves herself. Right off the bat she puts Rishi in her place. Their opening scene where she immediately challenged him to a race, so she could beat him and "get it out of the way", was AWESOME. I loved it and I love her.
Bottom line: There's Something About Sweetie is such a cute book about love and acceptance. whether you are a new fan to this series, or if you are fan girl to When Dimple Met Rishi, you will love There's Something About Sweetie. It will make your heart happy and it will bring a smile to your face. Maybe even a perma-smile. I dare you to read this book and not smile. Go ahead...I really dare you. I don't think it is possible. This is a fantastic companion novel, and I really hope that there are more books set in this world. I don't want to say goodbye to these characters yet. I am a huge fan of Sandhya Menon's writing. I can't wait to read another novel by her.
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This one was just ok. Not my favorite of Avery Song's series, which stinks because I really enjoy the plot of the Tracker Hive Academy series. I love the concept, and on one hand I really, really want to see how it will all play out. I love the use of 8 elements, rather than the typical 4 or 5 in elemental based magic.
The main reason that I struggled with this book a bit, were the characters. The main character is all over the place. I found the storyline really interesting, but I can't get behind the characters motivations. They don't always feel believable or authentic to me. Maybe that aspect will get better in future books, and maybe I will try book 2 again at a later time, but right now, I have other books and other series that I am more interested in continuing.
If you are new to Avery Song, she is great! But I recommend starting out with her witchling series.
I am between 2.5 and 3 starts for this one, so I will round up.
The main reason that I struggled with this book a bit, were the characters. The main character is all over the place. I found the storyline really interesting, but I can't get behind the characters motivations. They don't always feel believable or authentic to me. Maybe that aspect will get better in future books, and maybe I will try book 2 again at a later time, but right now, I have other books and other series that I am more interested in continuing.
If you are new to Avery Song, she is great! But I recommend starting out with her witchling series.
I am between 2.5 and 3 starts for this one, so I will round up.