The Spiral Down (#2 The Fall Up) Review, Quotes, Excerption by Aly Martinez

If you read this book, you're bound to love Henry and go crazy over Evan.

The first book, The Fall Up is not my taste but I continued this series because of Henry. He's such an amazing person and I would love to know about him more. Then, I got into the mess of this heated romance and...

/phew/

The writing is good. It's funny and sensuous. Nothing to comment. It's just great. But what's better is Evan Roth...

"you can't cure ignorance with violence. They need to understand that love is love. Between a man and a woman, a man and a man or a woman and a woman. And babe, I know you consider yourself gay, but you know how I feel about labels. I sure as hell don't want the boys growing up thinking it's okay to cast them on others."

Why is he like this? I fall for him pretty hard for saying this.

I tagged this book under celebrity romance. Henry Alexander is a star, everyone loves him and it looks like he's getting everything he wants in his perfect little life. But that was not true. Henry was lonely and he constantly is searching for the love he wants. The love that won't leave him after seeing his ugly side. And because of too many failures in finding his one true love, he started to go for the straight men.
He thought Evan was straight when he pursued him.

And the story goes...

Life is a struggle, but it’s who you chose to take on the journey with you that matters the most.


I didn’t understand how, after all these years of avoiding men, I was suddenly enamored by one I barely even knew. I didn’t understand how he had enraptured me with a single stare from across a crowded arena. I didn’t know why the heat from his flames consumed me like never before. I didn’t know why my mind was screaming at me to run as far away as I could, but my body absolutely refused.


I miss him. His laugh. His randomness. The way he can captivate me from across a room. The rush I felt when we were together.

Lost in Scotland Review, Excerption and Quotes by Hilaria Alexander

The first book I read in November !!!
Because Colleen Hoover read it and complimented it just like "The Sea of Tranquility"

This book is about a romance between a makeup artist and an actor. Sam is that makeup artist and Hugh is that actor.

"I wanted to see how the LA girl would fare in Scotland, with its mysterious beauty and harsh climate. Set in the fictional town of St. Martin, Lost in Scotland has every element of a good romance: a hot Scot to die for, a feisty British BFF, gossip, revenge, Hollywood drama and a grand finale." That's outright came from author, herself.

Sam ran away from her hometown after breaking up with her famous actor-boyfriend and she needed air. She got herself a job at as a makeup artist and met Hugh at work.

A sneak peak of Hugh's thoughts on Sam ;)

Things were good for all of two days. Granted, it was neither my fault nor Sam’s. The circumstances sucked, and it only got worse.
I didn’t seem to have a choice when it came to Sam.
For years, I had avoided any distraction and only focused on work, but now I couldn’t push my thoughts of her away. I knew this wasn’t the time to chase after someone, yet my heart wasn’t listening.


The book is real fun. It's easy and interesting read. I think I only spent two nights on that book. Sam could be a little stupid in the end but overall, the whole book is good.
So, Check out the quotes ~

Hugh Macleod, you're everything to me. You know that, right? The world might know you because you're gorgeous and good at what you do, but you are so much more.

The power of music was undeniable. A good song could make me feel stronger, empowered, and suddenly I felt able to sweep away most of my feelings of homesickness.

It was a daily struggle to be so close to her and not being able to do anything. Even when we aren't together, I could see her.

WITHOUT MERIT quotes, review and excerption by COLLEEN HOOVER

October New Release***

Colleen Hoover did it again. Even when the cover release, I was amazed. I couldn't take this book down. I couldn't take it off from my mind even when I am not reading this. 

The best thing about her stories is that they are very original, even the characters.

The story focus on the Voss family. Merit, Honor (her older twin-sister) and Utah (her brother) lives with her father and Victoria (her step-mother).

The time frame of the story is only a little over a month. It started out with Merit strange obsession of collecting trophy she didn't win at thrift shop. And it is also where she met Sagan.
The Voss family is not a dysfunctional family with secrets holding up. And Merit who felt like a outcast of the family knew those secrets and kept them close to heart. Her twin sister is everything she is not. Her brother is straight A student and trying to stay as far as away from the family.
The only one she found dear in the family is Moby, her step-brother.

The book is not a lot to handle. Since it's mostly about the family and secrets that almost destroy them.
Interesting and emotional read, I would give it 10 out of 10.
Quotes down there.

Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.

We’re all a degree of fucked-up.

If silence were a river, your tongue would be the boat.

Maybe that’s the root of a lot of family issues. It isn’t actually the issues people are hung up about for so long. It’s that no one has the courage to take the first step in talking about the issues.

The Fall Up Review, Quotes and Excerption by Aly Martinez

We are not supposed to judge a book by its cover. Well, I have myself to blame (in my defense, the first few chapters are my kind of book). Because this cover is really pretty, so I thought maybe I am really gonna win it big.

The story starts like this...

“IT WAS RAINING. 

Isn’t that the way all great love stories start? And also usually end? The midnight air was cool against my skin as I stared off that bridge...”

But the first few chapters are done and the another few chapters are continuing and the only thing that grows is my disappointment. I expect so much but then my high hopes for "The Fall Up" are crushed as the story continued.

Levee ; The super hot celebrity who is also the America's sweetheart is suicidal.
Sam ; The stranger who saved her? 

Interesting characters but... just can't relate.
But for the lots, it is happy ending. I might only be the in the minority group that doesn't like this book, so... you guys could try but I had warned ya...

The second book is REALLY good which is MM Romance.

Henry didn’t find it humorous. “Damn it. Why is heterosexuality such a cock block?”
“It really is.”
And it really was for Henry. He was tall, with a lean, muscular body that even I couldn't help but notice on occasion. Women adored him even though he was openly gay. However, Henry's biggest problem in the love department was his obsession with straight men. I couldn’t even count the number of times Henry’s heart had been broken by a guy who he’d convinced to give him a chance but ultimately went right back to women.

Quotes ~

I was falling fast for that man, and I could only hope I was taking him with me.

Don't tell me you're fine. Don't tell me you have to go. Don't tell me that everything is okay. Just tell me the truth your eyes are so desperate for me to hear.

My life was fine. My job was fine. My house was fine. My friends were fine. God, I was sick of fucking fine. I needed something... anything... to be great.

The Wrath and The Dawn Series Review, Quotes and Excerption by Renee Ahdieh

THE WRATH AND THE DAWN is the retelling of the 1001 nights (About the King that murdered the wife he married at each dawn.)
It is nice. The author is being creative but it lacks smooth flow and originality. And the choice of words are a bit off. How the two characters fall for each other is unconvincing. I am sorry, I like the book in overall but it's full with flaws. Guess, that wasn't my type after all.

Khalid - They said 'boy-king' or 'monster' that is feared and hated by the whole country because he snatched the young girls away and all ended up dead at mid-night. No one knows the reason but they all thought it's this way because of his nature.

Shahrzad - The one girl that stayed alive nights after nights because of her tales. No one knows other than her family that she has come to revenge for her best friend and other girls.

Tariq - Childhood friend and lover of  Shahrzad. He gathered people with the help of Uncle Reza whose girl also fall under the cruel killings by the King.

Of course, it's no brainer that Khalid and Shahrzad will fall in love with each other and Tariq will be the one filled with jealousy. The only thing that drove me to continue reading this is the creativity and the reason behind why Khalid kept killing his wives-to-be.

And I know, and a lot happened during the first book but it ended with no motivation to keep searching for it's 2nd book.
To be fair, the first book is really interesting starting from the middle. The rebellion group lead by Tariq is... (god, I just gave a spoiiiiilerrr) sorry. Yeah, the 2/3 of the book is filled with exciting stuffs.
Just, not enough to make me need the 2nd book "The Rose & The Dagger"

I don't know what it is about the characters that made the story more interesting. The plot is nice but need more creativity. Personally, I wouldn't recommend it. But looking overall, it didn't suck even though it felt like the author rushed a bit to the end. 
The series could extend to another book but it didn't. 
There are a lot of things that needed to be explained but left for us to imagine. I am someone that dig for details so, this has been really a minus for me.

I did not want to spoil this for you guys so I didn't mention a lot of things here but I could say, you should find that out yourself. Grab that book, with a blanket and ready to get angry at Shahrazad's father.

Some things exist in our lives for but a brief moment. And we must let them go on to light another sky.

It does not take courage to kill. It takes courage to live.

I know love is fragile. And loving someone like you is near impossible. Like holding something shattered through a raging sandstorm. If you want her to love you, shelter her from that storm…And make certain that storm isn’t you.

History is All you Left me Quotes, Review and Excerption by Adam Silvera

There is Griffin
There is Theo

Griffin is the first love and ex-boyfriend of Theo who died in drowning accident. Theo, Griffin and Wade are best-friends. Theo is an anchor in the group. Without him, things are hopeless between them.

Now I want to kiss him so badly. “It’s perfect.” 
I make sure Wade isn’t coming, and I pull Theo by his hand, leading him to the next aisle. But I don’t act on the kiss because I don’t want to rush it or feel like we’re doing it behind Wade’s back.
“We have to tell Wade, dude,” I whisper. “If you want to do it by yourself, that’s cool, but if you want to tell him together, that’s also cool. But we’re not leaving this bookstore until we do so.”
“Deal,” Theo says, squeezing my hand. “What time does the store close again? I—”
“Whoa,” Wade says.
“He is standing at the end of the aisle, holding a tray of iced teas. I jerk my hand out of Theo’s. “Whoa,” he repeats, walking toward us. He’s Theo’s height, but he seems smaller, the way his shoulders sink. He shakes his head and manages a small smile. 
“This whole squad business was fun while it lasted.”
That’s not the reaction I was expecting. “What are you talking about?”
“How long have you two been dating? I knew this was going to happen. You guys doubt my psychic ways, but I called this last year. I just didn’t tell anyone.”
I don’t know what I was expecting. But it wasn’t this.

And there is Jackson
Theo went away to California for college. That's where he met Jackson and seeing him after he broke up with Griffin.
Griffin can't get over Theo. After Theo broke up with him, they stayed as friends. Not because Griffin doesn't care, but because he still wished Theo would come back to him.
Because they shared a history.
Now that Theo is dead, history is all it's left for Griffin.

Griffin;

Then there’s the kind of zombie I’ve become now: the one who has lost everything—his brain, his heart, his light, his direction. He wanders the world, bumping into this, tripping over that, but keeps going and going. That is life after death.

Today I’m the zombie standing in front of your old locker, as if it’s some underground bunker where I’ll find you alive.
But I know better.
You’re dead, and I’m the worst kind of alive.

People are going through their own version of life and we will have no idea of it. It isn't fair to compare each other's hardship while the situation and the way we handle is totally different.
I never liked someone who dwelt on the past. But this book changed me. Maybe we need to let ourselves grief a little some more before we could finally let go. 

Should marked as the book that I will read again in the future.

Quotes

People are complicated puzzles, always trying to piece together a complete picture, but sometimes we get it wrong and sometimes we’re left unfinished. Sometimes that’s for the best. Some pieces can’t be forced into a puzzle, or at least they shouldn’t be, because they won’t make sense.

Then there’s the kind of zombie I’ve become now: the one who has lost everything—his brain, his heart, his light, his direction. He wanders the world, bumping into this, tripping over that, but keeps going and going. That is life after death.

We were something, but history isn’t enough to keep something alive forever.

Everything, Everything review and quotes by Nicola Yoon

It has been sitting on my TBR list for a while and then I saw the movie trailer.
I saw the reviews, very positive reviews and the summary is nice. It is very different from others.

I admit, when I pick that book up, I expected a lot of heavy stuffs. But since the two characters are teenagers, well. I am not disregarding the depth of teenagers' feelings. But you know, when you stopped being a teenager and stopped crying over your crush's new girlfriend and started to care about your career and life, you just... don't think of teenager's stuff as a big deal.

I don't know about how other readers do reading, but when I read, I don't do other things. I hardly read in public but sometimes, when I cannot stop reading, I had to do in public (only out of no choices) But this book, it just doesn't attract me. Not because it is not creative and not good, but only because of lack of interest.

There's one little twist. That one little twist that made me gasp and while I was really really thinking about dropping this book. So but this twist also made this book less special. I guess that's what they say about being good and bad. Well, I am still in considering state to or not to watch the movie.

Quotes below =)

Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.

Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything.

Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.

You're not living if you're not regretting.

prom·ise (ˈpräməs) n. pl. - es. 1. The lie you want to keep. [2015, Whittier]

The Queen and The Cure Quotes, Review and Excerption by Amy Harmon

#2 The Bird and the Sword Chronicles 

In the beginning, the Creator gave each child a word, a powerful word, which called down a special ability, a precious gift to guide them in their journey through their world. One son was given the word change, which gifted him the ability to transform himself into the beasts of the forest or the creatures of the air. One daughter was given the word spin, for she could spin all manner of things into gold. The grass, the leaves, a strand of her hair. The word heal was given to another son, to cure illness and injury among his brothers and sisters. Another daughter was given the word tell, and she could predict what was to come. Some said she could even shape the future with the power of her words.

Amy Harmon did it again. If you haven't read the first book of this chronicles, Oh damn boy, you should. And if you had read the first book and considering if you should read the second one, I am saying, stop thinking just read it. The second book only makes you want to read the third, the fourth and oh the nth. 

Kjell (which is pronounced as Kel) - is the Healer, the King's Guard and also is the older half-brother of the King.

Sasha (which is pronounced as SAW shuh) - who is the slave in the Village of Solemn.

“Why?” she asked, and the word twisted in his belly like a sword. He thought he might bleed to death on her floor, confused and wounded, desperate to understand himself and be understood.

“Because I have loved and hated all the wrong people,” he admitted.

“And you don’t know whether to love or hate me?” she asked, her voice almost tender.

“No,” he confessed.

“I have been hated before. But I don’t know if I’ve been loved. I think . . . once . . . I must have been, because I know how to love.”

“Do you know how to hate?” he asked, his voice sharp, ricocheting through the chamber. “If you don’t know how to hate, how could you possibly know how to love?”

“I don’t have to know how to die to know how to live,’ she said simply.

Can you read the second book without reading the first book? Oh, you can. You sure can but you are going to be missed out a lot of good stuff, brilliant stuffs and you know you don't want to. From now on, what I am going to do is praising this book and the author. Oh yeah, that's what I am about do. 

The book is amazing. How the characters developed around each other made the readers touched. 

“You are kind,” she said softly. 

“I am not kind,” Kjell scoffed. 

“And you are good,” she added. 

“I am not good!” he laughed. 

“I have never known a man like you.” 

“You were a slave in Quondoon! The men you knew were not trying to impress you.” “Neither are you, Captain. Yet I am still impressed.”

Something between them is very special. This book will make you smile and cry. Happy and sad. I remembered I cried out a lot. I tagged this book as "ugly-crying" fantasy/romance.

Quotes time!

In the light everything is obvious. There are no secrets. You simply have to look in order to see.

The very best things in life are born of difficulty. Whatever comes too easily is easily abandoned.

I don't want to take another man's place. I want only what belongs to me.

There were no secrets, no sorrows, nothing hidden, nothing lost. They saw not what would be or what had been, but only what was. She saw him. He saw her. And they saw nothing else.

Going Under Quotes, Excerption and Review by S. Walden

It starts as a mystery.
Brooklyn, with a purpose to revenge her best friend's death, the story started out like that. She has to make a choice between the new guy she saw at her friend's Beth's funeral or the guy she set out as her goal to revenge Beth's death.

The sure thing about this book is that... it is a PAGE TURNER.
You just wanna keep wanting to know what will happen next. And next. And then next.

Well, the plot is not that much mysterious even I called it a Mystery. The most beautiful mystery in Going Under is;

Ryan Foster : The Funeral Guy (That's what Brooke called him anyway and it suits his mysterious appearance and personality so... be it)

Suddenly I looked over at Ryan. I remembered Cal’s warning to me in the gym, to stay away from Ryan because he was crazy. What happened to Ryan? Obviously it had something to do with Cal. 
My mind raced in that moment,...
...My mind was reeling by this point, and it took me a long time to hear Cal’s voice in the distance working to get my attention.
“Brooke!” he said. “Damn girl, where’d you go?”
I shook my head...

Terry : The Main Chef of the restaurant that Brooke works as a waitress
Actually, Terry is so very big Bro. He is very protective and very likable character in Going Under.

He smirked. “I’m not going to school for an English degree, Wright.”
“You’re going to school?” I asked. I was shocked. I thought Terry made being head chef at Patricia’s Diner his career choice. He was thirty-six, after all.
“You’re such a brat. I’m going to school for computer programming,” he replied. 
“What? You thought I had plans to work at a diner for the rest of my life?”
I shrugged. “I don’t know. You make one hell of a pie.”
“Whatevs. I don’t need this place. Once I’m through with school I’ll be rolling in the dough.” He laughed at his own pun.
Suddenly I had a thought. “So I guess you’re pretty savvy with computers and all.”
“Duh.”
“And I’m assuming most of your classmates are pretty savvy, too?”
“Most people go to school for what they’re good at,” Terry replied patiently.
I tried for casualness. “Know any hackers?”
“Huh?”
I thought better. “Um, never mind,” and went back to wiping down the table.
“No, not ‘never mind’. Why do you need a hacker?” He leaned into the table, eyes glittering with mischief. “So there is a little bad girl in you after all.”
My face flushed crimson, and he saw.
“Okay, Wright. Spill it. Who do you wanna spy on?”
“Nobody.”
“Bullshit. What if I told you I did know a hacker?”
“Are you messing with me?” I asked.”
“No.”
“Okay, who is it?”
Terry leaned back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head. He looked up at the ceiling. “Yours truly.”

If I said too much, it would ruin the fun. So, it will be better for just go and read it for yourself. Trust me, you would see the friendship, the betrayal, the revenge and the romance to spice the things up. So, it is absolutely a good read. 

Quotes to enjoy =)

I’m talking about the kind of indignity that changes you as a person, makes you withdraw, hide from the world because suddenly it’s turned into something frightening—full of dark corners and monsters.

I don't know. It's the world we live in, I guess. Some things will never be fair.

People take advantage of good people. That's what I mean. So don't be a sucker.

Oil paints were wiser to the human condition, understanding our imperfections and giving us enough time to rework ourselves until we made things right.

Captive Prince Trilogy Review, Excerption, Quote by C.S. Pacat

Before saying anything about the series, I would like to say 'if you have anything against man/man romance' please skip the review and this series. 

Akielos and Vere, two Kingdoms at odds.

Damianos, Prince of Akielos was sold to Laurent, the Prince of Vere after betrayed by Kastor (his own half brother) in Akielos as Damen. 

Laurent doesn't know the slave was the future King of Akielos. Not that it would make a difference if he knew. It would be worse if he knew. Because Prince of Akielos is the very one who killed his one and only brother.
Their future was doomed even from the start. Maybe that's why I love the series. (Me, a sucker for forbidden love) I read these three books in two day without a stop in the middle. The writing is perfect for historical fantasy.
When Damen is straightforward and bulky in kind of manly way, Laurent is slender and sly in a witty kind of way.

Without even a touch, my feelings for Damen and Laurent went uproar. The little short excerption will say it all ~

‘But training isn’t everything. He might have natural talent.’ Damen was silent. To react to these courtiers would be madness;
‘Natural talent?’ said Laurent. He strolled into the gathering. Laurent turned to Damen.
‘Well?’ Laurent said. 
‘Can you couple adequately, or do you just kill things?’
Damen thought that given the choice between the lash and a conversation with Laurent, he might actually choose the lash.
‘He’s not very talkative,’ remarked Vannes.
‘It comes and goes,’ said Laurent.
‘I’d happily perform with him.’ It was the pet with the red hair. Ostensibly, he spoke to his master, but the words carried.
‘Ancel, no. He could hurt you.’
‘Would you like that?’ said the pet, sliding his arms around his master’s neck. Just before he did so, he glanced sideways at Laurent.
‘No. I wouldn’t.’ His master frowned.
Damen was sickened by the idea of some nobleman’s boy offering himself up to be hurt on the assumption that it would play to Laurent’s tastes. Then he thought of all he knew of Laurent, and only felt sicker, because of course the boy’s assumptions were probably correct.
‘What do you think, Your Highness?’ said Ancel.
‘I think your master would prefer you intact,’ said Laurent, dryly.
‘You could tie the slave up,’ said Ancel.
‘What about something small, while we wait for the main entertainment?’ said Vannes. ‘Surely it’s past time for the slave to learn his place?’
Damen saw Laurent absorb those words. Saw him stop and give the idea his full attention, turning the decision over in his mind. And saw him make it, his mouth curling, his expression hardening.
‘Why not?’ Laurent said.
‘No,’ said Damen, a surge in his chest, half-stymied as he felt hands on him.
Ancel was practised, and manipulated Damen expertly with mouth and hands. Damen wondered if he should feel sympathetic or pleased that Ancel was not going to have his moment of triumph: not even half hard under Ancel’s ministrations, Damen doubted he would be able to come for the pleasure of an audience
There was a faint rustle, and, cool as the water beneath the lily, Laurent came to sit beside him.
‘I wonder if we can do better than this,’ Laurent said. ‘Stop.’
Ancel detached himself from his endeavours and looked up, lips wet.
‘You’re more likely to win a game if you don’t play your whole hand at once,’ said Laurent. ‘Start more slowly.’
Damen reacted to Laurent’s words with inevitable tension. Ancel was close enough for Damen to feel his breath, a hot, focused cloud of heat that rolled in place, a susurration over sensitive skin. ‘Like this?’ Ancel asked. His mouth was an inch from its destination, and his hands slid softly up Damen’s thighs. His wet lips parted slightly. Damen, against his will, reacted.
“Don’t use your mouth yet,’ said Laurent. ‘Just your tongue.’
Ancel obeyed. He tongued the head, an elusive touch, barely the suggestion of itself. Not enough pressure. Laurent was watching Damen’s face with the same cerebral attention that he might apply to a strategic problem. Ancel’s tongue pressed into the slit.
‘He likes that. Do it harder,’ said Laurent.
Damen swore, a single Akielon word. Unable to resist the flickering lures being played across its flesh, his body was awakening, and beginning to crave rhythm.

Hot shit, right?
What kills me is the extra chapter at the end of the book, The Training of Eramus. Kallias. Yes, I cried. What Kallias sacrificed for Eramus is just... too much angst.

And the ending... they are about to get CLOSER T__T Dangerously Closer T_T

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Prince's Gambit is the very much heart-gripping continuation of #CaptivePrince Damen followed his master Laurent to the border.

The new journey for Damen and Laurent. 

Laurent stopped being a pain in ass for Damen in this book, more to my pleasure, YES! It is the new challenge for Laurent to rule the people that his uncle Regent let him take to the border.

A new bond between them deepened.
A new experience.

A new sensation 

👉ok, But we might need to talk about Jord and Aimeric. /theirstoryistooheartbreakingIjustcant/👈

Their feelings for each other got more definite. Laurent saved Damen's life and Damen save Laurent from his ruin. They got each other's back.
The war strategy wasn't the book strong points. But it needn't to. The writing covers it all. The writing is affectionate when it needed, descriptive when it needed, short when needed I don't even have the time to complain. I was too busy waiting for Laurent to finally aware and admit of his feelings.A cliff-hanger ending is what awaits at the end of #PrincesGambit and I can't help but start reading the final one as soon as I'm done with second's.

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THE BOOK THREE.
HE KNOWS. (it's a spoiler, I'm sorry)
Heartbreaks and Devastation are waiting for you in this final installment of #CaptivePrince

Damianos of Akielos returned.

You could guess how Laurent would react about this, Like a hurricane, Laurent's love is beautiful but destructive. Laurent was, a cast iron bitch, that it was a very bad idea to get on his bad side, and that as for his good side, he didn't have one. (according to Orlant)

Normally, I won't give the last book 5 stars. It wasn't perfect. How the war ends. The strategy, it wasn't very realistic but... for Damen and Laurent, their love, I am more than ready for give it 5 stars, hell, thousand stars, every god-damn star in this universe.
So, read the book folks, we will know what I am talking about.

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Carolina Moon Reviews, Quotes and Excerption by Nora Roberts

At the first quarter, I was like "what the fuxk was that?"

And after the first quarter, I am already in love with the book to complain.

To me, fair friend, you never can be old,For as you were when first your eye I eyed,Such seems your beauty still.  -William Shakespeare

This is the trigger, I bought the book right after I read the quote and I read a few reviews which were a bit convincing.

HOPE is the very first character the book introduced me, along side with FAITH. Well, Hope was killed and Faith was lost. Technically. Depressing isn't it? Then, Tory, which is short for Victoria.

Hope and Faith were twin sisters. Hope and Tory are best friends, blood sisters to be exact. Hope was murdered by some serial killer. When she was killed, Tory felt it. Felt every bit of devastation and pain while Faith was sleeping, peacefully. 

Well, that's a bit... I dunno, how would you put up with this situation?

And their brother, Kincade, came into the picture.
Of course, he's gonna be romantically involved with Tory.

The story is very interesting... the twist at the end got my mouth-gaping. Nora Robert writing is very smooth. The flow of the plot and everything about her writing is just... perfect. I found myself clicking with the characters just after a few chapters. I can understand the choices the character made and next choices those character would make.

This book contains a good mix of romance, tragedy and horror. It offers readers an insight into several characters minds. This is not the book that could read with little attention. This is the book that compels you to forget the world, you wish you could be in another world where no one else can come between you and the book.

A Thousand Boy Kisses Review, Quotes, Excerption byTillie Cole

SO SPECIAL, as special as special can be.

They met since young. 'Poppy and Rune, best friends for infinity!'
Rune. Age five. From Norway to America. Rune Erik Kristiansen hated to come to America. And Poppy is what made it good.
Poppy and Rune were inseparable. But then, one day Poppy had to leave Rune. Rune doesn't know why. Poppy doesn't let Rune know.

[MAJOR ANGST ALERT]

I warned y'all. So, brace yourself if you decided to read anyway.

Poppy left Rune for two years without a word, a letter but they met again anyway.

“Does it matter?” I asked, my voice low. Poppy’s paper heart was still in my hand, the significance of it almost scalding my skin.
The promise of our lips.
The promise of our halved hearts.
Forever always.
Poppy slowly began to shake her head, but then, shoulders slumping, she nodded once. “Yes,” she whispered, “it matters. It shouldn’t. I set you free.” She dropped her head. “But it does. It matters more than you’d understand.”
She was wrong. I understood why it mattered so much. It did to me too.

Of course, they will re-unite again.

"The universe is right again only when Poppy and Rune got back together again."

What makes this book good is... the writing. It's not the plot. It's the moments of the characters together.
This book is 'bittersweet'. Like I said, you'll get a lot of angst and also a lot of fluffs all heart and flowers and kisses. And you can't describe the feeling after you read the book with words. It's indescribable. I could reveal all the spoilers and plot, you would know the book but trust me, it's not the same.
The writing is gold.

AND THE ENDING... god, the ending is beautiful.
That's all I am gonna give you. You can guess but you'll never know ;)

Quotessss~~~

Why be miserable when you can be happy? It’s an obvious choice to me.

Why must we wait until we run out of time to start to accomplish all that we dreamed, when once we had all the time in the world? Why don’t we look at the person we love the most like it’s the last time we will ever see them? Because if we did, life would be so vibrant. Life would be so truly and completely lived.

A single moment could change the world. It could change someone's life. That one moment could make someone's life, in that brief second, infinitely better or infinitely worse. 

PresLocke Series Review by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine, Download Links

Not satisfied (actually very disappointing series) from Ella Frank

I am already a fan of Ella Frank. Her "TEMPTATION" series is one of my favorite. But I have to admit this series is a turn-off. Too much sex. Well, at first I can't say I dun enjoy it. Then, it's like repeating the same thing over and over again so I get bored. But I loved the two main characters.

Ace Locke : THE SUPERSTAR. ACTION MOVIE star.

Dylan Prescott : Newbie modeling and acting.
So, they met.
While Dylan is open about what he wants and who he wants to fck, while Ace is not. Cameras are everywhere he went, private or public. So Ace is in the hiding. He just had a scandalous scandal (yes, scandals are scandalous) and he had to stay low profile.

The attraction is there between them. But they can't act on their instincts as they are co-actors on the same movie.
Dylan also has a family secret. (does this count as a spoiler? welll...)

As silence descended, I wasn’t sure what the hell to say, or if it was better just to stay silent. But as the man next to me fumed, and my curiosity got the better of me, I couldn’t stop myself from checking in with him.
“Dylan?” I said softly, and when he didn’t acknowledge me, I tried again. 
“Hey, talk to me.”
He continued to gaze out the window, but shook his head slightly.
“Who’s Brenda and why does she have you looking like you want to jump out of my car into traffic?” I asked.
“Dylan let out a long sigh and ran his hand over his face. 
“She’s no one of any importance.”
“I call bullshit. Anyone who has that much of an effect on you isn’t just no one.”
“Let it go, Ace.”
“And just let you suffer over there in silence? Talk to me.”

The first book gives me something to expect for the second book.

click here to download ACED (Preslocke #1)

I really had high hopes for 2nd book. Just as I am not highly satisfied with the first book, I don't wanna throw away one of Ella Frank's book also considering the ending of the first book. Actually, the second is better than the first. Plot-wise, that is.
Ace; 

"Dylan, I can't begin to explain all of the ways you have changed my life. You literally stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw you, and no, I don't mean at the studio lot. I mean the first time I saw you. And then, by some miracle of fate, you stepped out in front of my car that day, and if that isn't a sign, I don't know what is."

The ending was exciting, almost perfect ending for the book.

click here to download LOCKED (Preslocke #2)

I can't believe this book is even by Ella Frank. I have such high hopes for her books. This book is practically about the wedding. Very detailed wedding ceremony. 

Trust me, I'd never been this bored.

I flipped through the whole book. The mention of Logan & Tate is quite nice but I can't say it makes any better of the book. I am very sorry to say but this is a complete waste of time.

click here to download WEDLOCKED (Preslocke #3)

Still Review, Excerption by Mary Calmes

Sivan Cruz and Walter Wainwright

The start is divorce. I like it when it leads me to happy ending so,...
IT is not very crazy reading. So it gets boring sometimes, like when they're trying so hard to focus on not liking each other or not admitting that they like each other.

But I  think Mary Calmes is pretty talented. She knows how to makes the audience excited, the choice of words is very sexy.

The Start...

Once I was on the floor, I had to tip my head back to meet his furious glare. As I was five nine to his six two, it was necessary. “And?”
“Pallets are not made to put weight on.” He gestured at my brilliant idea.
“I tied them up with rope,” I explained, grabbing hold of his wrist to pull him after me so I could point out how I had lashed them together.
“That is not the point!” he said, twisting in my hold so his big hand was on my forearm.
“I—”
“Shut up,” he ground out, yanking me forward.
I exhaled sharply because I had to put a hand on his abdomen to keep from tripping into him, and what I felt under my palm was solid and defined. No doubt about it, even though he was an ass, the power in Walter’s frame was enough to make me drool.


Somehow, they got drifted away. Maybe too much work came in between. Maybe other factors... Maybe it's just people,

Fate comes in away...

“Okay.” I exhaled, supporting my chin on my fist as I took in the sight of him. “You know I miss seeing you every morning.”
“Oh yeah?” His voice sounded heavy.
I nodded slowly, and he leaned forward, closer to me, cupping my cheek in his palm.
“I think you’ve already had too much to drink.”
I conceded that five glasses with appetizers and soup was a lot for me. “Yes, but it’s the truth. I liked being married; I think I’m going to do it again.”
“Are you?”
“Mmmmm.”
“What do you miss most about being married?”
“The sex.”
He choked on his wine.
“What?” I was confused.
“Baby, I will take you home with me right now and we can remedy your sex problem.”
“It’s not a problem; I’m just not having any.”
“Oh God,” he groaned.

It's nice.
It's fluttering.
There's not much in plot but the way Walter loves Sivan is enough reason to read this book. :)
HOPE you enjoy ~