Iced by Karen Marie Moning

 

First, I love the fever series. I love the story of MacKayla and Barrons. This book drives me nuts. I love the Mac world but Dani is only fourteen! This story makes the reader forget that Dani is only fourteen and does not even know the first thing about love or sex. Ryodan, Christian and Dancer are so much older than Dani. She does not even understand that they are into her. This is actually three stories in one. It is Dani’s story as she is growing up, Christian turning an Unsellie prince, and Kat learning how to lead. I enjoyed the story I just wish that Dani was not the object of so much sexual tension.

Dorothy Must Die By Danielle Paige

 “Your Mission: Remove the Tin Woodman’s Heart. Steal the Scarecrow’s Brain. Take the Lion’s courage. And then Dorothy must die.” First, I really did like the story. It was a crazy twist on the Wizard of Oz but a good story. Second, the quote on the back of the book and the description was a little miss leading. Silly me, I thought that Dorothy would die  Amy Gumm is a teenager that is caught in a tornado that delivers her to the world of OZ. Poor Amy does not even know her mission in this book. The Wizard tells her how to kill Dorothy on the last two pages of the book. I am going to say that there was a twist that confused me. I hate that Amy has a rat. Really? A Rat? I cannot see any teenager kissing a rat. It really is a good and fun read. I did enjoy some parts of the book. Other parts make me question if there is an underlining meaning the book. Don’t even get me started on Amy’s mother.

Don’t make me Beautiful by Elle Casey

 

This book made me cry and laugh all at the same time. The saddest part of this book is the domestic violence. Nicole is so beaten by her boyfriend for so long that it destroys her face. Her face has so many broken bones that have healed without doctor’s care that it has disfigured her. Her world changes when a young boy hits his father’s baseball through her front window. She does not want to even tell her boyfriend because he will beat her and blame it all on her. The boy, Liam, and his father, Brian, try to do the right thing and go to Nicole’s house to offer to repair the window. Brian and Liam have a discussion with John, Nicole’s boyfriend. Something about the way that John talks about his wife (Nicole) bothers Brian. Brian goes the next day and finds Nicole beaten almost to death by John. Brian saves her and talks her into staying with him. Brian and Nicole fall in love. It is a great story with one big twist that will have you crying until the end. Some people might have a hard time understanding that Nicole does not want to be beautiful after everything that she has been through. I completely understand. Why go back to the way things were when there is a small chance that she will be abused again.

 

 

Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle

 

I really enjoyed reading this book. I am going to read the rest of the series. The idea of playing with Fate has always intrigued me. Nara Collins is a 16 year old girl that dreams about her whole day the night before it happens. She usually does not act on her dreams too much. She might avoid certain people or situation that would hurt her. The one time she acts without even thinking about it cause the balance of everything to be off. She called in a threat of a bomb at her school. The next day she meets a guy, Ethan Harris.  After touching Ethan, Nara does not dream the future anymore. Ethan somehow steals her dreams. I wonder if I would change the future if I knew what was going to happen. If I did change the future would I be willing pay the price for changing it? As a mother I would do anything for my children. So yes, I would change the future and fight fate for them. The question is would I do it for people I did not know. I don’t know. This book was a wonderful story that kept me reading until the end even if I read until early this morning.

The Wizard’s Mate by Michele Bardsley

I picked this book because I needed a short read. I don’t read books that are less than 100 pages. I don’t enjoy short books. I want more from a book. I want to know more details, more development of the plot, and more of the whole story. I love books about wizards and dragons. This is a very short story at 50 pages. Alissa is rescued by a Wizard, True Karn. Alissa is a young woman who works as an accountant for a brothel. In a total of three days Alissa falls in love with True. There is a lot of sex in this book for it only being 50 pages. This is a very adult book. I did enjoy this very short book. 

The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost

 

I love love love this book. A broken Destiny is going to the top of my series must reads. Jeaniene Frost has been a favorite author of mine since reading her Night Huntress series. I was worried that this series would be like the Night Huntress series, which I love. I am just not in the mood to read about another vampire right now. I wanted something else and Jeaniene Frost delivered. This book is about demons, angels, a Davidian, and a Judian.

Ivy’s sister goes missing and her parents die looking for her sister all within ten days. Okay, Ivy is not the brightest because she goes right along after her parents and looks for her sister. Ivy is kidnapped by a hot guy. My favorite part of this books is the different appearances that Ivy is forced to become in order to search the demon realms for David’s slingshot. Zach, an angel, has to change Ivy’s looks to protect her. The funny part is that Zach does not always tell Ivy what he makes her look like. Of course no one tells her what she looks like before she does something crazy like walk into a women’s bathroom with lipstick on even though she looks like an old grandpa. This book is filled with craziness that makes you laugh and cry from the start to the end.