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Saturday, October 20, 2018

Stacking The Shelves: October 20 2018

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly bookish feature hosted @ Tynga's Reviews & Reading Reality.

Won:
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
I won this book on a Twitter giveaway by Soknou King. It arrived damaged from The Book Depository with pages that were loose and ripped (wtf) but luckily they're sending me a replacement copy. ^_^

Bought:
How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan and Joanna Shupe
I absolutely can't wait to read this but I will try to hold off until December! :D

Absinthe of the Heart by Monica James
Bought for only 99 cents. I love this author!

I hope you will all have a great weekend and happy reading! ♥

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Review: Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

Duet: a performance by two.

But who is acting, and who is devolving?

A buried past is unearthed, and Grayson Sullivan—AKA The Angel of Maine—retaliates against the system who made him, deploying psychological warfare on the woman who initially set him free. Dr. London Noble probes deep into the mind of the killer she’s fallen for, searching for answers, as a copycat killer threatens their unity. Are they partners, lovers, or enemies? One final trap will reveal all.

This duology has been quite the ride for me. I read both books in only one week. Something like this actually never happens so you can say that I really loved them. If you've read my review of the first book Born, Darkly then you know how obsessed I was with it. (if not you can read it here.) My obsession certainly didn't end with the second book. I do have to say I loved the first book a tiny bit more but all in all Born, Madly was definitely a worthy sequel in my opinion. I absolutely couldn't stop reading it.

Born, Madly continued the twisty love story of Dr. London Noble, criminal psychologist and Grayson Sullivan also known as The Angel of Maine killer. This book was probably a little more predictable than its predecessor because I could guess a couple of things that happened but other than that I loved the darkness and slightly disturbing feel that was also present in the first book.

I knew as soon as a copycat killer was mentioned that this was going to be an excited sequel. The first book had it's fair share of suspense but this one probably had a tiny bit more of that. Needless to say I loved this aspect of the story very much. I wasn'r even sure if everyone would survive and I don't want to say if they do or don't but let me tell you I was sweating a little by the end. The suspense nearly destroyed me.

The romance was as deliciously dark and overpowering as it was in book one. I've got to admit I did have my doubt about London and Grayson as a couple and if this could possibly work but oh they certainly convinced me of that. Nothing about their romance is sweet or even kind but damn it if they haven't grown into one of my favorite couples ever.

Born, Madly will have your eyes glued to the book to make sure you read every single word of this amazingly dark and scrorching hot book. London and Grayson's story will have you rooting for them even if you didn't think it could be possible. This is one duology that I would so very highly recommend. Go read it now!

Read my review of the first book Born, Darkly here.

About the author:
From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up imaginary worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her imaginary worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Cover Reveal: Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

Piper Prince
Amber Argyle
(Forbidden Forest #2)
Publication date: April 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

All magic is light. If that light be darkened, shadow and punishment come.

Long ago, a curse fell upon the land—a curse of forgetting and wraiths, a curse that ensured no daughters were born to the pied pipers in over three centuries. The pipers were all that stood between the humanity and utter destruction, so they did the only thing they could: they stole the daughters of the nearby kingdom with their hypnotizing melodies. With the sons born from those unions, they continued to defend against the wraiths and fight the curse, even though they were slowly losing.

Larkin was one of those daughters. Stolen by Denan and married against her will, she found herself falling in love with the very man who had taken everything from her, the man who had made her a princess. Together, they discovered that she was the first woman in three centuries to possess the magic of the pipers, and therefore, the only person capable of breaking the ancient curse.

But breaking the curse means unraveling the very past the curse is intent on keeping secret. The answer lies buried in the crypts of the Black Druids, men who consider Larkin a traitor they’ll kill on sight. Embedded in the intrigues of their court, she unearths a dark conspiracy destined to hasten the destructive power of the curse—a conspiracy aimed at destroying her piper prince.

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Author Bio:
Bestselling author Amber Argyle writes young-adult fantasies where the main characters save the world (with varying degrees of success) and fall in love (with the enemy). Her award-winning books have been translated into numerous languages and praised by such authors as NYT bestsellers David Farland and Jennifer A. Nielsen.
Amber grew up on a cattle ranch and spent her formative years in the rodeo circuit and on the basketball court. She graduated cum laude from Utah State University with a degree in English and physical education, a husband, and a two-year-old. Since then, she and her husband have added two more children, which they are actively trying to transform from crazy small people into less-crazy larger people. She's fluent in all forms of sarcasm, loves hiking and traveling, and believes spiders should be relegated to horror novels where they belong.
To receive her starter library of four free books, simply tell her where to send it: http://amberargyle.com/freebooks/

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Review: Born, Darkly by Trisha Wolfe

He challenged her sanity.

She shattered his reality.

They dared each other to the brink of madness.

A dark and twisted maze awaits criminal psychologist London Noble when she falls for her patient, convicted serial killer, Grayson Pierce Sullivan. As she unravels the traps, her sanity tested with each game, she's forced to acknowledge the true evil in the world around her.

I got this book when it was a Kindle freebie back in March but I hadn't picked it up to read until recently. I actually randomly decided to read it when I was away one weekend and I had only brought my Kindle so I thought I'd just start it and see how far I'd be able to read. It didn't take very long for me to get completely hooked by the story. As some of you may know I'm a huge dark romance fan. It's definitely one of my favorite genres, although it is really rare that I find a dark romance book that I'm really into that isn't written by Pepper Winters. But I guess I have now!

Born, Darkly is a story about criminal psychologist London Noble who falls for her patient Grayson Sullivan who is a convicted serial killer. I know initially this sounds like it could be a little cringy and at first even I was wondering how in the world it could even work between these two characters. But I've read my share of dark books and this one was just something different from any other book I've read in the same genre and yes, it does actually work for them in a twisty sort of way. But of course not without it's unexpected twists and turns.

I was completely enthralled by London and Grayson's relationship. It all started when London decided to take him on as her patient and it all kind of spiraled out of control from there on because Grayson definitely was different from any other patient of hers. He really got under her skin and manipulated her from the start so she really didn't stand much of a chance even though she's a really smart woman. Grayson was something else entirely. He was delightfully sinful, mad and very intelligent. He killed people who did bad things but even so I don't think he's redeemable at all. And yet I couldn't help but love his character and root for him and London. The story is told in dual POV so you can really get a feel of both of the characters, which is something that I always love in any book.

This was also my first book by Trisha Wolfe and I'm not saying this might but I was really impressed with her writing style because it was really beautiful and descriptive. But it wasn't overly descriptive that the story would get boring. It was just perfect as it was. And I just can't wait wait how the story will continue in the next book. I'm sure all the minderfuckery and madness will continue.

Born, Darkly by Trisha Wolfe is a twisted and dark read that's both unsettling and captivating at the same time. I never read anything quite like it, which makes for an even more amazing reading experience.

About the author:
From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up imaginary worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her imaginary worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Stacking The Shelves: October 13 2018

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly bookish feature hosted @ Tynga's Reviews & Reading Reality.

Bought:
Player by Staci Hart
I always buy Staci's latest book even though I still have multiple of her other books to read. Oh well... 🙈

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Obviously I'v already read Artemis Fowl many times but the Kindle version of the newly released edition is now on sale for only 99 cents (GO BUY IT HERE!) so I bought it because it has extra content like a sneak peek to The Fowl Twins. So exciting!

For Review:
The Jinni's Last Wish by Zenobia Neil

A historical fantasy novel set in the Ottoman Empire. Sounds perfect for me, right? I'll be reviewing it for the blog tour with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

Breakeven by Michelle Diener
I'm always excited to read Michelle's newest book!