Month: January 2016

Read This!: FIRSTS by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Awesome review by Kathy MacMillan @ https://kathymacmillan.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/read-this-firsts-by-laurie-elizabeth-flynn/

Kathy MacMillan

FirstsFirsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom, but only if the guy fulfills a specific criteria: he has to be a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward, fumbling first times over with, and all she asks in return is that they give their girlfriends the perfect first time- the kind Mercedes never had herself.  Keeping what goes on in her bedroom a secret has been easy- so far. Her absentee mother isn’t home nearly enough to know about Mercedes’ extracurricular activities, and her uber-religious best friend, Angela, won’t even say the word “sex” until she gets married. But Mercedes doesn’t bank on Angela’s boyfriend finding out about her services and wanting a turn- or on Zach, who likes her for who she is instead of what she can do in bed.  When Mercedes’ perfect system falls apart…

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Bloodrealms (Bloodmark Saga, #2)

Bloodrealms by Aurora Whittet

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Werewolf princess Ashling Boru’s eighteenth birthday is only a year away, which means that she only has twelve months before she is claimed and fulfills her prophecy to unite the packs and lead her people. Her father decrees that her four suitors must fight in the Bloodrealms, the werewolves’ ancient underground fighting world, and the winner…

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Bloodmark by Aurora Whittet

Bloodmark by Aurora Whittet

Bloodmark (Bloodmark Saga, #1)Bloodmark by Aurora Whittet

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So, I have a problem. I read this book and then read the second installment and will read the third when it becomes available, but and this is a big BUT, I really had a difficult time with the writing style. There were over 500 buts. I felt if I had to read the word but one more time, I would scream. Also, the instant love connection that left…

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The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow

The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow

The Prophecy of Shadows (Elementals, #1)The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I must begin this with a howdy do to this cover art! Isn’t it gorgeous? It sets the stage for a fantasy-filled adventure from the very beginning.
Nicole Cassidy has moved from Georgia to New England after her father receives a promotion as an anchorman at the local news station. Mom is ok with moving as she can sell her paintings…

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Bloodrealms by Aurora Whittet

Bloodrealms (Bloodmark Saga, #2)

Bloodrealms by Aurora Whittet

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Werewolf princess Ashling Boru’s eighteenth birthday is only a year away, which means that she only has twelve months before she is claimed and fulfills her prophecy to unite the packs and lead her people. Her father decrees that her four suitors must fight in the Bloodrealms, the werewolves’ ancient underground fighting world, and the winner will have King Boru’s choice to win Ashling’s hand. The wolf laws are rigid and barbaric, and Ashling’s illicit love for Grey, if discovered, will mean his death. But when Ashling and Grey get trapped in the blood-soaked depths of the Bloodrealms, they find ancient horrors far greater than Ashling’s father’s rule.

With betrayal around every corner and old nemeses set to destroy Ashling, she is more divided than ever between the destiny she didn’t choose and the love that she did. To make matters worse, her decision will not only set the course of her future, but the future of her entire race.

Bloodrealms is the second novel in Whittet’s Bloodmark saga.

 

As with the review of Bloodmark, I must state my dislike of the writing style and the use of the word but. If I could take this word from Ms. Whittet’s vocabulary, the book would have been more enjoyable.
I also wasn’t fond of the fact that by the first 15% of the book, I could tell what was going to happen and who would come out the winner and who the evil characters were.
I did like that Ashling tried to attempt to give Brychan, who was my choice from the beginning to win her hand, a fighting chance.
I also liked the addition of the character Shikobah and what she stood for and what she was. I was glad to see a little more personalization of King Porr, though the relationship description with her mother, was exaggerated and annoying. I believe a mother-daughter relationship is a sacred thing, but Ashling and her mother’s relationship was beyond normal.
I am looking forward to seeing how this ends and hope there will be a few surprises though I’m not optimistic.
Thank you, NetGalley, Aurora, and Wise Ink Creative Publishing for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book.

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