Review: The Collectors' Society by Heather Lyons

Title: The Collectors' Society
Author: Heather Lyons
Series: The Collectors' Society #1
Publication: October 23rd 2014 by Cerulean Books
Genre: Adult ~ Fantasy
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo
Rating: 4/5

From the author of the Fate series and The Deep End of the Sea comes a fantastical romantic adventure that has Alice tumbling down the strangest rabbit hole yet.

After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence, though. Soon, she’s whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors’ Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth.

It’s there she discovers villains are afoot—ones who want to shelve the lives of countless beings. Assigned to work with the mysterious and alluring Finn, Alice and the rest of the Collectors’ Society race against a doomsday clock in order to prevent further destruction . . . but will they make it before all their endings are erased?

* This is the first book in the adult romance/fairy tale Collectors' Society series.

"Are you ready for your next adventure, Ms. Reeve? Are you ready to once more slip through a looking glass?"

The Collectors' Society was a great book. It obviously really spoke to me as a reader. It wasn't all perfect but I'll definitely be reading the next books. I can't wait!

I loved reading about Alice and not just because I'm totally obsessed with Wonderland. I liked her personality a lot and she could kick some serious ass. That's what I'm looking for in a main character. 

There were so many awesome things in this book, it's kind of hard to explain them all but the major part would be the characters from classic books. This part of the story really drew me in and I just couldn't stop reading. I thought this was a really unique spin on classic fiction.

I just wasn't a fan of the romance. It wasn't that I hated Finn, Alice's romantic interest. I liked him well enough but at some point it felt that the romance overtook the story a little bit. When Alice's ex was introduced I liked it a little more but I still didn't care for the romance aspect much. I just wanted to read about the action and mystery.

But really don't let my dislike of the romance scare you off, because I think this really is a book every bookworm should read. The Collectors' Society is simply a reader's dream!

       

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Heather Lyons is known for writing epic, heartfelt love stories often with a fantastical twist. From Young Adult to New Adult to Adult novels—one commonality in all her books is the touching, and sometimes heart-wrenching, romance. In addition to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.

The 1989 Book Tag!

This awesome book tag was created by Charnell @ Reviews From A Bookworm

♫ Welcome to New York ♫

"You can want who you want, boys and boys and girls and girls."

1. A book with LGBT themes


This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

I'm gonna go with a recent read of mine. It doesn't come out until January 2016 but I can already say that it's really good. 



♫ Blank Space ♫
"You can tell me when it's over if the high was worth the pain."

2. A book that hit you right in the feels... but was totally worth it.

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

This book... THIS BOOK! ❤



"I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream."

3. A book that you hated but you loved the cover

The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Hate is harsh word but I definitely thought this book was very "meh".




"I've got a blank space baby and I'll write your name."

4. Your latest book boyfriend/girlfriend

Better When It Hurts by Skye Warren

My latest book boyfriend would be Blue. I already liked him in the first book and knowing his story only intensified my love for him.



♫ Style ♫
"We never go out of style."

5. A timeless classic you love.

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

This is still one of my favorite stories ever!

♫ Out of the Woods ♫

"The rest of the world is black and white, but we were in screaming colour."

6. A book which had vivid world building.

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Just beautiful! This book really is one of the better fantasy books that have gorgeous world building.

"The monsters turned out to be just trees."

7. A book where things weren't exactly how they seemed.

The Drafter by Kim Harrison

If there's any book that's the epitome of where things aren't exacly how they seem it's The Drafter. It was a bit of a mindfuck but such a good book!

♫ All You Had To Do Was Stay ♫

"You were all I wanted... but not like this."

8. A book you were eagerly anticipated, but ended up being disappointed by.

A Whole New World by Liz Braswell

I was so excited when I got an ARC of this but it ended up being really bad. 



♫ Shake It Off ♫
"The haters gonna hate..."

9. A book/series that everyone seems to love but you can't help but hate.

The Selection series by Kiera Cass

Sigh. This series. I read the first book back in 2012 and actually loved it but it all got completely ruined for me with The Elite. Since then I haven't liked this series at all though The One wasn't so bad. But I still feel very negative towards it all. And I'm not even going to attempt to read The Heir. No way! 

10. A book/series you love but everyone else seems to hate.

Fifty Shades by E.L. James

I've never understood why so many people hate on this series aside from the fact that when something is as popular as this they just wanna hate on it. I happen to love these books! 

♫ I Wish You Would ♫

"I wish you knew I'll never forget you as long as I live."

11. A book/series you know you will always love.

The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

This is my favorite current ongoing series and I'm pretty sure I'll always love it. All books have been five star ratings. They're amazing!

"I wish you were right here, right now"

12. An upcoming release you wish you could have right now!

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

I'm a huge fan of this series and I can't wait for book #3 to come out. Cormoran Strike is such a genius character!







♫ Bad Blood ♫
"Now we've got bad blood, you know it used to be mad love."

13. A character you once loved but grew to hate.

Deep by Kylie Scott

Ben. Oh Ben. Where did it all go wrong? Both him and Lizzy where super annoying and childish in this book. Ugh.



"Did you have to do this, I was thinking that you could be trusted.Did you have to ruin what was shiny, now it's all rusted."

14. An author you haven't forgiven for the things they did to your favourite characters/books.

The Hollows by Kim Harrison

I haven't read all of the books yet... in fact, I've only read the first four but I know some of the things happening in the other books and that doesn't make me happy.

♫ Wildest Dreams ♫
"I can see the end as it begins."

15. A book that was far too predictable.

The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Again going with this one but it was the first book coming to mind. A way too predictable story for sure.



"Nothing lasts forever but this is getting good now."

16. A book/series that you wish could have gone on forever.


Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer


The end of my favorite series ever in 2012 has caused this huge hole in my chest. I wish it would've gone forever and ever!

♫ How You Get The Girl ♫

"That's how it works, that's how you get the girl."


17. One of your favourite books where they 'got the girl'

Ensnared by A.G. Howard

I love this ending because both team Morpheus (me!) as team Jeb could be happy with it.





♫ This Love ♫
"In darkest screams, in wildest dreams, I never dreamed on this."

18. A book that completely shocked you.

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

This is such a brutal world but oh how I loved it!





♫ I Know Places ♫
"Loves a fragile little flame it could burn out."

19. A book you thought you loved but quickly came to hate.

The Shining by Stephen King
The start wasn't so bad but I just really didn't like it.



"Something happens when everybody finds out.See the vultures circling dark clouds."

20. A book you didn't want to be seen reading.

NONE! I'll never be embarrassed by any book I read.



♫ Clean ♫
"The drought was the very worst, when the flowers that we'd grown together died of first."

21. When the wait between books made you forget everything that happened.

Mostly with any new upcoming Eoin Colfer book. Like right now I don't know what's next for him and it drives me nuts!

"By morning, gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean."

22. A book/series you wiped from your memory.

Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer

This series ending didn't happen. It just didn't. It was awful. My review of it is literally: What. The. Fuck?




So that was it! It was a pretty long tag but I managed to do it. Go me! 
If you wanna do it feel free to go for it. It's fun!

Book Blast: Falling by Ryanne Anthony + Giveaway (INT) #FallingBlast

She's willing to risk heartbreak to find out...

Publication Date: June 29, 2015

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Series: The Negative Ion Series, Book One

With friends and siblings like hers, Kimber Forrest felt like all she had were enemies when dealing with her fractured love life…

Kimber wanted to be a lawyer almost as much as she wanted Roland Sampson, her older brother’s best friend. After pining for him for two years, Kimber finally accepts that to Roland, she will always be “his best friend’s kid sister” and nothing more.

During her first year of college, Kimber meets Samantha and her twin, ultimate bad-boy Jaxen Malloy, drummer for Negative Ion. Tatted. Muscled. Beyond gorgeous. Soon Kimber finds herself forgetting Roland and thinking only of Jaxen, much to Samantha’s disappointment. Like Kimber’s brother, Samantha wants Kimber as far away from Jaxen, female enemy number one, as possible since she knew all Jaxen would do is viciously hurt her. Not this time, Kimber insisted. Well-schooled on Jaxen’s reputation, Kimber decides to take what she can get, and ignore all the warnings to stay away from the handsome bad-boy.

Will Jaxen ever think of Kimber as something other than his “annoying” sister’s friend or could he possibly be falling for her, too? Kimber hoped so and, to find out, she was willing to take the risk of Jaxen breaking her heart… and soul.

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Let's see, what can I say about myself. Let's see, what can I say about myself... I'm a writer. How's that? Not enough? Um, okay. So hate writing about myself.

I'm a wife, mother and I LOVE words. I love the way they can come together and make a reader laugh, cry, yell, scream and curse like a sailor with itchy... skin. I've held several jobs/careers and ignored the ramblings in my head, begging to be placed in a novel or two.

I got my first non-picture book from my dad. He read any and everything and urged me to do so. Tristan and Isolde will always have a special place in my heart, so much so that I named my daughter 'Isoldah', (same pronunciation).

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