Wicked as She Wants by Delilah S. Dawson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Steam Punk fantasy where have you been all my life????

Absolute first in this genre for me and I am starving for more!

Life is pretty amazing when you are at the top of the food chain or is it world?..hmmm? Lets say both!

At least it was for Blud princess Ahnastasia, she was both for a while until she was awakened from a 4 year slumber by the harpsichord playing Casper Sterling. Nothing screams princess like 4 years in a suitcase shipped all over creation wearing the same dress... yes very classy. Casper has also taken a rather hefty spill on the social ladder. Then there is Keen the third in our traveling party, Casper's child companion. They all embark on a wayward journey to to Ahna's homeland. With rather loftily intentions of kicking some sorceress' ass, making all right in Ahna's world.

This trifecta is utterly amazing! They are so well crafted on the page you just absorb them in. Delihan Dawson where have you been all my life?!!! This fantasy/steampunk world of Pinkies and Bluds is so rich and thoroughly construed you are swept away. I could rave on and on about the well crafted description of the towns, zeppelins and pretty much everything our trio does on this adventure. This book has something for everyone: hot romance, pirates and time travel... such a rush finishing one chapter and being consumed by the next. Every page was more riveting than the last.

Be sure to put aside sometime to read all the way through... it's that good!








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Broken Faith by Brandy Nacole
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I thought the basis for the book was captivating. The whole good vs evil with a twist was so creative. Brandy Nacole's idea of Fallen Angel's and Hell Hounds was a new concept for me to read. I deeply enjoyed the character's feeding off one another making the story richer. The bond Emma's friends have even with the difficult moments made the book. Kayson and Sabrina's story was enjoyable but I found that Emma's just had more depth and love in it.
That was the only thing holding up the 4th star for me. I wanted to feel Kayson's love for Sabrina evolve. The yearning undying need to be together just wasn't there for me. This being said I have no holds on reading Brandy Nacole's next book.

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Ice Country by David Estes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Being a avid reader of this series I can honestly say thank goodness he is writing quickly. Davis Estes has don't it again. Every time I buy one of his books I think this one this is my favorite!.. but no then he goes and writes another and I am in love all over again!

Ice Country is yet another story of amazing people and the struggle/ journey that changes them forever. Dazz taking day by day living like any teenage male does girls, gambling and just being plain old rowdy...Then life takes an unsuspecting turn as it always does leaving everything you know questionable. So down on his.. I would say luck but you soon realize he has none...lol With the prospect of work to help him out of what he thought was the biggest tragedy. Only to be submerged in the most important struggle laid out before himself. It's cool though along the way he finds loyal friends in the most uncommon places.

The story has so many great attributes where do you start??? David Estes is a verbal illustrator he not only created a world of his own but each tale is so remarkable unique. From the language and slang to where they all take place.. No two books are alike. But yet they are.. You are following trials that would normally hold people down..and then you get to read about how they as characters/people unfurl into a stronger more loving whole being. All of his work gives hope and shows compassion. That even with obvious differences we have the same basic human needs.


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Dragon by Rustin Petrae
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Rustin Petrae creates a tangible world unlike any I have ever read about.
Where you are either a "Rook" technologically advanced person. One who has grown up using tiny nano robots to recreate an extension of your ideas. If you are one of the few you can create anything you put your mind to. But most have vast blueprints at a fingers touch.

OR~

Your life has been one close to the earth, living off what is naturally grown. Terraquois the totally counter part of the Rooks in almost every way. Upon living hand and hand with nature, this way of life definitely has its perks.. like say changing in to an animal, or being able to communicate with plants..

Kinda like a Romeo and Juliette in a fantasy setting! The Rook prince is saved by a Terraquois girl. They slowly learn that besides the obvious differences they do have allot of similarities. Which just happen to be the way they start to feel about each other.

Every story needs a bad guy and the one who shows his ugly face in this tale is nefarious to the core. I found this book to be a jem in YA fiction I received it for an honest review. First time reading this author but his work is a fast favorite.

The story line is beautifully written and I found myself consuming line by line. I truly felt moved by various parts of the book. When I say tangible I mean the description is so lush your mind can not help but visualize the world Rustin Petrae has created!!


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Lover Be Mine by Nicole Jordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Keeping a promise never has been more promising for Lord Jack Wilde. Of the infamously Wilde family, know for their out spoken ways. Dressing up for a quick glimpse of Lady Sophie Fortin. Who just may be the "one " for him, as told by his eccentric and loving match making cousin. Sophie, who is complete off limits if her family will have any say in it.
Tell someone they can't have something and they act accordingly...lol
This is a first in the Legendary Lovers series for me and I was blown away by the quick wit and hot scandalous chemistry between out star crossed lovers. As depicted in the book description, the tale runs along side an epic love story of Romeo and Juliet. I loved the book in it's entirety, Nicole Jordan is truly a fantastic writer. The story was smoothly told and had romance in abundance!!! Add a crazy imposing family with a touch of long lost royal father and a side of kidnapping...lol What more can you ask for in a Historical Romance?!



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Thin line between Good and Great

Couple things that make a book stand alone for me would be:

Originality: taking an old idea to new heights with your own spin, or coming out of no where with an amazing tale all of your own.

Description:being able to paint a picture with words without 4 pages of reading the same thing. This really kills it for me. The story is just moving along then the author gets overly descriptive where I can jump a couple pages and I am still reading the same scenario.

Makes you think: I have read several books that just make you think. The Hunger Games was a big one for me. I mean really!! Actions speak louder than words.
Loved the way Katniss stirred action from others with just doing the right thing..

Savagery by Emma MacKenzie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In 10th century France, 18-year old Cherine Cadet only knows one thing: that the life of a peasant isn’t a life at all. Tired of working in utter poverty for an unfeeling Lord, with only her indifferent family and love-struck best friend as company, Cherine dreams of the day she can run away from the future set-up for her, even if she knows there’s no real escape from her destiny.
Then, in one brutal instance, everything changes. A Viking fleet led by the powerful nobleman and warrior, Rolf the Walker and his right-hand man, Erik the Axe, arrive on the shores of the Lord’s estate. In minutes, the entire land is up in flames, Cherine’s family and fellow serfs are killed, and Cherine comes dangerously close to death herself. She is saved only by the fierce Erik – but a new lease on life comes with a cost.


The descriptive above from the author totally drew me in, as well as the cover!!! I just love Vikings, almost as much as Highlanders... LOL

Be careful what you wish for! Cherine wanted more in life. I don't think being a bone fought over by to Dominate Vikings is exactly what she had in mind. Looking back was not an option for her. Village, family, comfort zone all GONE. The only person trying to make life worth living for is Erik. Say hello to tall and quite killing machine Erik. Who treats her with nothing but kindness. Only hang up is he is grooming her so to speak for another. Just when Cherine gets use to Erik in comes Rolf. Rolf ruthless, sexy and kinda freaking crazy. The type who has no use for the word "NO".

I really like this book, 3 stars due to the fact I am a greedy girl.. I wanted the story to be longer.
If you are looking to get lost in a Historical Viking love triangle this is the book for you! First time reading the author but I am very much looking forward to more much more of her work..

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