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Unbreakable is the first book in the paranormal/supernatural romance, called the Cupid Chronicles from author Callie Ross. I thought Unbreakable was a very cute story, if not a little predictable, but very cute nonetheless. I am very interested in continuing this series. One of the things I found to be the most interesting is that rather than a single character that takes on the role of Cupid, as is the case in classic mythology, cupids are a whole race of creatures tasked with helping people, both mortal and immortal beings, fall in love.
Unbreakable is told between the two main characters of Eveyln and Andel. I really enjoyed both of them, and I can't wait to see what is going to happen next, but be warned because this one does end on a cliffhanger. I am going to break this mini review down into the pros and cons of Unbreakable.
Pros: this is a sweet story with great characters that I really want to see more of. Kallie Ross also had a very interesting take on cupids.
Cons: the book was a bit predictable in parts and a bit sludgy in parts. I wanted to pick up the pacing in more than one part of the story.
Bottom line: This is a cute start to what looks like a promising series. I am hoping book two moves a long a little quicker.
ABOUT KALLIE ROSS:
She thought her story was over.
Little did she realize, it had just begun.
From Young Adult author Kallie Ross, comes the first full-length novel in The Cupid Chronicles…
UNBREAKABLE!
Filled with action, romance, and an adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seat…What will the fate of the world be as it balances on the tip of one girl’s arrow? Get ready to fly and fall in love with UNBREAKABLE!
About UNBREAKABLE (The Cupids Chronicles #1):
Dying for the love of your life…
Evelyn Bowden thought her story was over. Little did she realize, it had just begun.
The heavens made her a Cupid– a supernatural with the rarest ability. One that allows her to pierce both mortals and immortals with arrows possessing everlasting love. But Evelyn soon discovers Cupids fight a battle in a long fought war.
A duty to protect the purest form of love…
As Evelyn embarks on her first mission, helping a Gargoyle find his true love, she is exposed to the blurred battle lines between light and darkness. While an unknown threat proves it’s willing to do anything to get their hands on Evelyn and her arrows, the heavens send AndelLambros to help protect her. She finds herself at risk of being distracted by her former mentor, Andel, a stunning Cupid with dimples hard to ignore.
Missing her mark could lead to a supernatural war…
Having no idea how powerful she is, Evelyn is forced to put everything on the line as she balances the fate of the world on the tip of her arrow. But will love conquer all once she hits her mark, or will all be lost in the end?
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Unbreakable is the first book in the paranormal/supernatural romance, called the Cupid Chronicles from author Callie Ross. I thought Unbreakable was a very cute story, if not a little predictable, but very cute nonetheless. I am very interested in continuing this series. One of the things I found to be the most interesting is that rather than a single character that takes on the role of Cupid, as is the case in classic mythology, cupids are a whole race of creatures tasked with helping people, both mortal and immortal beings, fall in love.
Unbreakable is told between the two main characters of Eveyln and Andel. I really enjoyed both of them, and I can't wait to see what is going to happen next, but be warned because this one does end on a cliffhanger. I am going to break this mini review down into the pros and cons of Unbreakable.
Pros: this is a sweet story with great characters that I really want to see more of. Kallie Ross also had a very interesting take on cupids.
Cons: the book was a bit predictable in parts and a bit sludgy in parts. I wanted to pick up the pacing in more than one part of the story.
Bottom line: This is a cute start to what looks like a promising series. I am hoping book two moves a long a little quicker.
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Evelyn Bowden, at nineteen, sacrificed herself for the love of her life. Her act inspired the heavens to deem her immortal as a Cupid. Piercing two hearts with true love takes more than a bow and some arrows. That’s where AndelLambros comes in, he’s a handsome, experienced Cupid in charge of her training. While trying to prove herself worthy, Evelyn is challenged to deliver her first arrow, let go of her first love, and trust her mentor with her existence.
ABOUT KALLIE ROSS:Writing unique adventures with heart.
Kallie Ross has a passion for writing that has become an adventure in itself. She desires to create unique young adult fiction that incorporates legend, conjecture, fantasy, and conviction.
In addition to loving her life as a writer, Kallie adores being a wife, mother, friend, and teacher. She began her creative journey with books, a blog, podcast, and lots of caffeine. Ross never imagined her own adventure would be filled with so many wonderful people or words!
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Coercion is a serial series that makes up books 1-3 in the Montana Dragons series by Chloe Cole, who is the alter ego to NY Times best selling author, Christine Bell. The Montana Drags series is a paranormal romance series that follows two different dragons. (Where do they live, I wonder? Could it be Montana??) Books 1-3 are Drake's story and books 4-6 are Etienne's story. I liked that this serial romance was split into two sub parts like that. I grabbed Coercion book 1 because it was free on amazon. (Still is! Grab it HERE) And when I finished reading that I immediately bought the complete Coercion set. (it was only 99 cents!! Such a deal!)
Willa is a wolf shifter that was jilted by the Alpha in her pack. That whole story has an entire spin off series, in case you are interested. But You don't need to read it to enjoy and understand this series. Willa's parents leave the pack and are looking for allies to get revenge on behalf of their daughter. In the process of their plan they sign a marriage contract with a dragon shifter. Only problem is Willa had no idea. Willa's parents totally handled this situation badly. They don't tell Willa what is going on, they pull up to an abandoned road and basically strand her there. Talk about messed up and scary.
But that is only the start of the story, because then we meet Drake. Willa and Drake clash and butt heads the whole time. That was what I loved about them. They are both so strong willed and stubborn that it is an interesting match. Their story was great for a quick read that felt new and fresh. I have been really interested in Dragon shifters lately and to see one paired with a wolf shifter was not something I expected. Coercion is a great 3-part serial for fans of shifter romances. i would recommend you check it out! I want to read more Willa and Drake.
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Coercion is a serial series that makes up books 1-3 in the Montana Dragons series by Chloe Cole, who is the alter ego to NY Times best selling author, Christine Bell. The Montana Drags series is a paranormal romance series that follows two different dragons. (Where do they live, I wonder? Could it be Montana??) Books 1-3 are Drake's story and books 4-6 are Etienne's story. I liked that this serial romance was split into two sub parts like that. I grabbed Coercion book 1 because it was free on amazon. (Still is! Grab it HERE) And when I finished reading that I immediately bought the complete Coercion set. (it was only 99 cents!! Such a deal!)
Willa is a wolf shifter that was jilted by the Alpha in her pack. That whole story has an entire spin off series, in case you are interested. But You don't need to read it to enjoy and understand this series. Willa's parents leave the pack and are looking for allies to get revenge on behalf of their daughter. In the process of their plan they sign a marriage contract with a dragon shifter. Only problem is Willa had no idea. Willa's parents totally handled this situation badly. They don't tell Willa what is going on, they pull up to an abandoned road and basically strand her there. Talk about messed up and scary.
But that is only the start of the story, because then we meet Drake. Willa and Drake clash and butt heads the whole time. That was what I loved about them. They are both so strong willed and stubborn that it is an interesting match. Their story was great for a quick read that felt new and fresh. I have been really interested in Dragon shifters lately and to see one paired with a wolf shifter was not something I expected. Coercion is a great 3-part serial for fans of shifter romances. i would recommend you check it out! I want to read more Willa and Drake.
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The Makeup Test by Vanessa M. Knight is the sixth book in the Ritter University series. The Ritter University series is a series of new adult standalone romances. The Makeup Test is the first book I have read in the series, and to be perfectly honest, I had never even heard of the series before I found this book. So I certainly had no problem following along with the story and the characters. It really did work as a standalone. Each of the books in the Ritter University series are more like novellas. They are super quick reads coming in at under 150 pages, and are great for a quick pick me up. I really enjoyed The Makeup Test.
I loved the complexity to the main character, Parker. At first glance, she is a materialistic rich girl, but once you get to know her better you see she has many more layers than simply that one. However; she is materialistic at times and she certainly is a spoiled rich girl, but she is also more. I really liked her. And I loved what her business was. She has a makeup line that she creates herself, which is crazy ambitious. I wouldn't even know the first thing about the chemistry of making your own makeup. Parker is one smart cookie.
And then there is Cade. Cade is a new cop, or a probie who responds to the call of a drug bust. That scene totally cracked me up. I could picture the old school cop with perfect clarity and it was hilarious. The rest of The Makeup Test is a quick and cute read. I totally enjoyed this one and I read it in under 2 hours. The only thing I wish I had gotten a little more of, was Cade's thought process when it came to his initial meeting with Parker. There is a bit of insta love going on, and I wish it was developed a little slower. I didn't really get his initial attraction to her because their first encounter they didn't really talk to connect in any way. But other than that, The Makeup Test is a quick read that was cute and a lot of fun. I would totally check out the previous books in the Ritter University series if I was looking for a quick pick me up type read.
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The Makeup Test by Vanessa M. Knight is the sixth book in the Ritter University series. The Ritter University series is a series of new adult standalone romances. The Makeup Test is the first book I have read in the series, and to be perfectly honest, I had never even heard of the series before I found this book. So I certainly had no problem following along with the story and the characters. It really did work as a standalone. Each of the books in the Ritter University series are more like novellas. They are super quick reads coming in at under 150 pages, and are great for a quick pick me up. I really enjoyed The Makeup Test.
I loved the complexity to the main character, Parker. At first glance, she is a materialistic rich girl, but once you get to know her better you see she has many more layers than simply that one. However; she is materialistic at times and she certainly is a spoiled rich girl, but she is also more. I really liked her. And I loved what her business was. She has a makeup line that she creates herself, which is crazy ambitious. I wouldn't even know the first thing about the chemistry of making your own makeup. Parker is one smart cookie.
And then there is Cade. Cade is a new cop, or a probie who responds to the call of a drug bust. That scene totally cracked me up. I could picture the old school cop with perfect clarity and it was hilarious. The rest of The Makeup Test is a quick and cute read. I totally enjoyed this one and I read it in under 2 hours. The only thing I wish I had gotten a little more of, was Cade's thought process when it came to his initial meeting with Parker. There is a bit of insta love going on, and I wish it was developed a little slower. I didn't really get his initial attraction to her because their first encounter they didn't really talk to connect in any way. But other than that, The Makeup Test is a quick read that was cute and a lot of fun. I would totally check out the previous books in the Ritter University series if I was looking for a quick pick me up type read.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: http://bookbriefs.net**Make Me Believe is the first in a new adult contemporary romance series, called the Believe series. This is Karen Ferry's first book and it is inspired by true events. I love that she shares a note with readers about this at the start of the story. It made me wonder the whole time I was reading which parts were true and which were fictionalized. I thought her sharing that with us made this book a little more special in my eyes. That being said, I liked Make Me Believe, but I didn't over the moon love it. It was a decent enough read for me, but left me feeling kind of blah for the whole book.
I liked Daniel and I liked Emma, so it wasn't really a character issue. I thought they were each charming and had great chemistry together. I'm not really sure what it was. I think the book just felt kind of choppy to me. But enough about that, lets talk about what I liked about Make me Believe. I love the concept of the story. Emma is from England and she moves to Copenhagen for university, where she meets Daniel in the bookstore she works in.
Daniel is dyslexic and wants Emma to help tutor him so he will be ready for university. I thought it was really endearing how awkward and nervous Daniel was. He was starting university at age 24 and he was embarrassed about that as well as about his dyslexia. I liked that aspect of the story, and I thought it was handled really well. I couldn't get a good mental image of Daniel though because at first he was described as geeky and gangly with pretty eyes, and then very shortly thereafter he was described as gorgeous by the same character. But putting that aside, I loved Daniel. He was hands down my favorite character in Make Me Believe.
There are some other plots running along side the school tutoring plot, and I thought Karen Ferry did a great job juggling the plotlines and making them work together. I think a lot of people will really enjoy Make Me Believe as it is a very nice romance. I liked it, and I love the cover. The colors and overall look of it are beautiful. Make me Believe was a decent read for me, but lacked something that was hard to pin down, which prevented me from really loving the story. I'll always have a soft spot for Daniel though.
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I liked Daniel and I liked Emma, so it wasn't really a character issue. I thought they were each charming and had great chemistry together. I'm not really sure what it was. I think the book just felt kind of choppy to me. But enough about that, lets talk about what I liked about Make me Believe. I love the concept of the story. Emma is from England and she moves to Copenhagen for university, where she meets Daniel in the bookstore she works in.
Daniel is dyslexic and wants Emma to help tutor him so he will be ready for university. I thought it was really endearing how awkward and nervous Daniel was. He was starting university at age 24 and he was embarrassed about that as well as about his dyslexia. I liked that aspect of the story, and I thought it was handled really well. I couldn't get a good mental image of Daniel though because at first he was described as geeky and gangly with pretty eyes, and then very shortly thereafter he was described as gorgeous by the same character. But putting that aside, I loved Daniel. He was hands down my favorite character in Make Me Believe.
There are some other plots running along side the school tutoring plot, and I thought Karen Ferry did a great job juggling the plotlines and making them work together. I think a lot of people will really enjoy Make Me Believe as it is a very nice romance. I liked it, and I love the cover. The colors and overall look of it are beautiful. Make me Believe was a decent read for me, but lacked something that was hard to pin down, which prevented me from really loving the story. I'll always have a soft spot for Daniel though.
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The Intoxicating Passions Box set is the complete serial series. It has all five serial/novella parts to the Intoxicating Passions series. This is the only way I like to read serials. I like it when they are all boxed up together in an ebook so that I can read them all together one right after another. It is nice because they are so short that when I read them all back to back they are like reading a full length novel. I thought the story parts were divided nicely. Each one had a good kind of cresendo ending, and they each made me want to continue on to the next part.
This is the story of Korah and Dane. Korah has been hurt in the past very badly by an ex boyfriend and because of that she is very distrustful of guys. Dane is the typical love em and leave guy. One night at a time. I liked how we got to know each of the characters a little before they even met each other. That was nice because when they did meet, I already cared about Korah. As for Dane, getting a little background on the kind of guy he was helped so me all of the character growth that he eventually had. His growth and development was not instantaneous by any means. He still messed up along the way, and some of his actions were a bit frustrating to me, but you can’t help but have him grow on you a little. Korah didn’t make it super easy for him either. She held him accountable for his choices, just as she should have.
The story is told in Dual narrative between Dane and Korah. It was perfect for plot development of the story. I like it when we see the same story growing from the guy and the girl. It is always fun for me to get into a guys head and poke around a bit. Overall, intoxicating passions is a fun love story told in short little serial bits. They are like watching 30 min tv show episodes of the two of them. It is a good instant gratification type book. One that I enjoyed and was a quick read.
The Intoxicating Passions Box set is the complete serial series. It has all five serial/novella parts to the Intoxicating Passions series. This is the only way I like to read serials. I like it when they are all boxed up together in an ebook so that I can read them all together one right after another. It is nice because they are so short that when I read them all back to back they are like reading a full length novel. I thought the story parts were divided nicely. Each one had a good kind of cresendo ending, and they each made me want to continue on to the next part.
This is the story of Korah and Dane. Korah has been hurt in the past very badly by an ex boyfriend and because of that she is very distrustful of guys. Dane is the typical love em and leave guy. One night at a time. I liked how we got to know each of the characters a little before they even met each other. That was nice because when they did meet, I already cared about Korah. As for Dane, getting a little background on the kind of guy he was helped so me all of the character growth that he eventually had. His growth and development was not instantaneous by any means. He still messed up along the way, and some of his actions were a bit frustrating to me, but you can’t help but have him grow on you a little. Korah didn’t make it super easy for him either. She held him accountable for his choices, just as she should have.
The story is told in Dual narrative between Dane and Korah. It was perfect for plot development of the story. I like it when we see the same story growing from the guy and the girl. It is always fun for me to get into a guys head and poke around a bit. Overall, intoxicating passions is a fun love story told in short little serial bits. They are like watching 30 min tv show episodes of the two of them. It is a good instant gratification type book. One that I enjoyed and was a quick read.
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The Haven Realm Boxset is a bindup in the first three books in the Haven Realm series by Mila Young. Each of the books in the Haven Realm series is a standalone set in the same magical world of Haven. I think this is a really cool idea, especially since each of the books is a imagining of a different fairy tale. In the box set we have the stories of Little Red Riding hood, Beauty and the beast, and Rapunzel. For my review today, I am reviewing Scarlet's story in the box set today, but I have read the first two and am currently reading the third story. They are all a lot of fun. They are each standalone books, but they are on the shorter side. Probably around 200-250 pages each, which is nice because they are longer than novellas, but still on the shorter side, so you can read them very quickly.
Scarlet is an herbalist, and she finds herself in the middle of a wolf attack, which turns into something more sinister and bigger than she expected. I liked that while this was very romance heavy, there was also a villain in the story that was pretty interesting. I am excited to read more books set in this world because I want to see if there is a larger villain or some overlap between what is happening in the stories. Once I was finished reading I was left with a feeling that I wanted a bit more from Scarlet and her wolves. I wanted to see more of them just being. We had plenty of action and adventure, but then the story was mostly over. I want to revisit them and see more from them. Though, I will say that I a lot happened in this story.
The next book in the box set features Scarlet's friend, Bee. I loved that we already knew the main character as a witch from Scarlet's story. I won't get into too many of the specifics but if you are looking for an adult re-imagining of some of your favorite fairy tales, this might be a cool taste of the Haven realm series. The books I have read so far were between a 3 or 4 start read, but I am certainly excited to read them all. I completely love Mila's other series, the Gods and Monsters series which features gods from Greek Mythology. Those books are a bit longer, so if you would rather mythology than fairy tales, start there! But I love a box set because it allows you to explore a bunch of books in the series to get a taste for them. I do wish all of the books in the Haven Realm series were in the box set, instead of just three. Now I need to buy the others because I did really enjoy Hunted.This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
The Haven Realm Boxset is a bindup in the first three books in the Haven Realm series by Mila Young. Each of the books in the Haven Realm series is a standalone set in the same magical world of Haven. I think this is a really cool idea, especially since each of the books is a imagining of a different fairy tale. In the box set we have the stories of Little Red Riding hood, Beauty and the beast, and Rapunzel. For my review today, I am reviewing Scarlet's story in the box set today, but I have read the first two and am currently reading the third story. They are all a lot of fun. They are each standalone books, but they are on the shorter side. Probably around 200-250 pages each, which is nice because they are longer than novellas, but still on the shorter side, so you can read them very quickly.
Scarlet is an herbalist, and she finds herself in the middle of a wolf attack, which turns into something more sinister and bigger than she expected. I liked that while this was very romance heavy, there was also a villain in the story that was pretty interesting. I am excited to read more books set in this world because I want to see if there is a larger villain or some overlap between what is happening in the stories. Once I was finished reading I was left with a feeling that I wanted a bit more from Scarlet and her wolves. I wanted to see more of them just being. We had plenty of action and adventure, but then the story was mostly over. I want to revisit them and see more from them. Though, I will say that I a lot happened in this story.
The next book in the box set features Scarlet's friend, Bee. I loved that we already knew the main character as a witch from Scarlet's story. I won't get into too many of the specifics but if you are looking for an adult re-imagining of some of your favorite fairy tales, this might be a cool taste of the Haven realm series. The books I have read so far were between a 3 or 4 start read, but I am certainly excited to read them all. I completely love Mila's other series, the Gods and Monsters series which features gods from Greek Mythology. Those books are a bit longer, so if you would rather mythology than fairy tales, start there! But I love a box set because it allows you to explore a bunch of books in the series to get a taste for them. I do wish all of the books in the Haven Realm series were in the box set, instead of just three. Now I need to buy the others because I did really enjoy Hunted.This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
Time for Sensibility is a fast paced reverse harem romance standalone in the Women of Time Collection by author M. Sinclair. I am new to the Women of Time Collection, but I think all of the books are standalones that can be read individually. I haven't read any of the other books so I am not sure if there is character crossover or whatnot, but I wasn't lost while reading. Time For Sensibility is set in a "wonderland like" setting, which was cool, but I was hoping for it to be a bit more like Alice in Wonderland. It was a zany crazy ride with some seriously over the top characters that I did enjoy. There were things about this book that I really liked and things that I didn't love. Overall it was a good read for me, and I am interested in checking out more books from author M. Sinclair.
In Time for Sensibility we meet our main character Davina. Davina doesn't remember much from her childhood. Her memories are are from living with her rotten uncle, but it doesn't matter so much because the real story starts when she is kidnapped by 4 crazy guys! Ranger, Don, Lorenzo and Preston all seem to know more about Davina than Davina herself. So here is what I liked about the story. I liked the characters a lot. All the guys are completely nuts, but in a good way. It works for them. I enjoyed the fast pace of the story. it helped my reading just fly along.
But there were also some things that I didn't love so much. I don't love the cover of the book, and the book also felt too short. I liked the fast pace of the story, but I do wish there was more time for everything to develop. I wanted the romance to marinate more between everyone. I didn't want things to feel quite so rushed. I wanted to get to know the characters a little better, get some more details on the world, all of that. This felt more like a longer novella than a full length novel.
All in all this was a fun story and a crazy ride. I enjoyed it, but it was a little too short for me to completely fall in love with the story or the characters. It was a fun read and if you are looking for something quick that you can read in just over an hour (or two) then Time for Sensibility might be a good one for you to pick up and check out.
In Time for Sensibility we meet our main character Davina. Davina doesn't remember much from her childhood. Her memories are are from living with her rotten uncle, but it doesn't matter so much because the real story starts when she is kidnapped by 4 crazy guys! Ranger, Don, Lorenzo and Preston all seem to know more about Davina than Davina herself. So here is what I liked about the story. I liked the characters a lot. All the guys are completely nuts, but in a good way. It works for them. I enjoyed the fast pace of the story. it helped my reading just fly along.
But there were also some things that I didn't love so much. I don't love the cover of the book, and the book also felt too short. I liked the fast pace of the story, but I do wish there was more time for everything to develop. I wanted the romance to marinate more between everyone. I didn't want things to feel quite so rushed. I wanted to get to know the characters a little better, get some more details on the world, all of that. This felt more like a longer novella than a full length novel.
All in all this was a fun story and a crazy ride. I enjoyed it, but it was a little too short for me to completely fall in love with the story or the characters. It was a fun read and if you are looking for something quick that you can read in just over an hour (or two) then Time for Sensibility might be a good one for you to pick up and check out.