Soulless ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi) | 260 pages

Size: 774 KB

Publication date: 10 March 2016

Publisher: Fantasy Works Publishing

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The devil’s not the only one buying souls; both sides need bodies to fight their war, and both have something to offer in return. Nearly anything is possible, if you are the type of soul they're looking for. Charlotte Furio learns this the hard way, when a spirited and mysterious woman named Trisha follows home one night and gives her ailing father a simple choice: a healthy body for his immortal soul.

His decision introduces Charlotte to the world of soul brokering, and Charlotte is not only drawn to it, but finds she has a knack for it. Having lived the last decade of her life with only one purpose—to care for her increasingly disabled father—Charlotte sees this as her chance to give direction and meaning to her own life, and the lives of other people. To help them as Trisha had helped her father.

This mission is quickly derailed when Charlotte is framed for the murder of one of the brokers' leaders. Where she once had only one purpose, now Charlotte has two: get her father's soul back and find a way to prove her innocence before it's too late.

★★★★★

From start I thought this was going to be the usual fantasy book, where the heroin is put into the unknown world with little information to go with and has to save the entire world from going down hill. But I was greaty surprised by how the things evolved. (Even hate the cliff hanger damn it!)

Also I should mention I got this book as an ARC from Fantasy Works Publishing  and that this is my very fist ARC ever! I was so excited when they sent it, gosh!

So, everything was perfect, but the start...was kindish confusing i have to say. I had no idea what was going on, no backstory to the main character just small suggestions on who might know whom, but I guess it was the thing that kept me reading.

The plot was catchy, I couldn't put the book down when i was in the middle, great idea of connecting a little bit of thrill and need to "solve" a case together with fantasy. It was something new and I definitely liked it. The descripstions were excellent, man! And the references to the books and TV shows...

Those references connect closely to the main character, which is basically a TV addict and even though I haven't noticed any big development in Charlotte the book was written so well that it did not bother me much.

Also, the use of the fisrt person POV, magnificent! Empathised the feelings, I could feel what she felt.

One thing though, FWP should look out for. I noticed that around the page 190 there were some editing mistakes. The font on my Kindle changed. I had half a page in small letters and the other half in the normal one I had set. Otherwise there was nothing bad about the book! Go and buy it when it's out. It's worth the money I promise. I can't wait to read the second book in the series, so much tension and unanswered questions at the end!

The Beholder ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi) | 320 pages

File size: 631 KB

Publication date: 4 December 2013

Publisher: Breakwater Harbor Books

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Around the world, people die under mysterious circumstances. Each branded with an arcane sign, they are pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When more people are missing, with similar signs appearing in and around their homes, Jason, an average New Yorker, realizes the victims are a riddle addressed to him.

He is the final piece.

Emily appears, the most beautiful woman with extraordinary powers and startling amber eyes, and tells Jason that powers dormant within him are about to wake. In the world of Light- and Darksighted, he is the only person who can prevent Darkness from enslaving the world. He is the Beholder whose advent has been awaited for many years.

Setting out on a journey with Emily, Jason discovers many improbable things like Sight, Soulfusion, the Hall of Refuge, but the greatest surprise arrives the moment he realizes he has fallen in love with Emily.

★★★★★

It started as a boring book. I was thinking really? This is supposed to catch the reader's attention? BUT then the author throws at you the supernatural! I was convinced from reading the synopsis, that it will be just like any other fantasy books with the main character from ordinary world and being sucked up into the world of magic. But he made it so good that I was hooked. You could say I swallowed the book.

The characters are neatly developped, believable. Although I didn't really like the easiness Jason, the main character, agreed on  following Emily. Their love story was touching, mainly in the end. ALMOST MADE ME CRY DAMNIT! Still the plot twist was the worst - hitting right in the feels. Also I liked the fact that the guilt was pushing him forward as more and more people were dying.

The complexity of the world surprised me. Everything seemed to have it's place and it was thoroughly explained to the readers. And I really really like the diversity in places, how they travelled across the countries. I had some laughs come with it. I'm Slavic too, and hell that description was on point!

To conclude, excellent book. Keep up the good work!

Double Dare ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi) | 176 pages

File size: 360 KB

Publication date: 28 October 2011

Publisher: RhondaNelson

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Runaway bride Louisa Honeycut is looking for a quick escape when she passes the Double Dare, Inc sign and the slogan "Are you ready for the time of your life?" seems like divine intervention. Sheltered by her overbearing father, Louisa has years of catching up to do and can think of no better person than gorgeous Sam Rawlins to show her. Is she ready for the time of her life? Hell, yes.

Ordinarily unflappable adventure guide Sam Rawlins makes his living showing the wealthy how to have fun, but nothing in his experience could have prepared him for the "adventure" Louisa Honeycut asks for. He might be showing Louisa the time of her life, but the quirky little snack-cake heiress is soon turning Sam's own life upside down...and perversely, he likes the new vantage point.

★★★★★

I should mention that this book is out there for free on Kindle. So those who have it or the app, go for it! This book was kind of something new to me. I don' usually read romance books but I have to state it is a good book.

It is fast paced and dispite that it's a short novel it didn't lack anything. It had the beginning, the middle and even a good ending. The characters were neatly described and there was nothing that could mistake me in imagining them.

I had some antipathy against this type of the novel, because as far as romance novels go, it can get freaking sweet and disgusting. But this one...It didn't have any of it. Yes there were some descriptions that are not for under aged reader, but nothing too sweet. Straight forward. That's what I liked about it

If you don't have much time and you want to read a good book this one is the right one to pick. I was surprised that it had 176 pages but the story flew and I just kept reading until I finished the book.

The Masquerade, an Altar and a Fairy ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi) | 142 pages

Size: 5 196 KB

Publication date: 19 August 2015

Publisher: Kasian publishing

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Frustrated with her extravagant duties as a Summer fairy, Sidelle Amistad is desperate to prove she can be more than a petty princess. The accidental capture of Winter fairy, Finnegan, looks like the ideal opportunity — until Sidelle and Finnegan fall in love. 

Knowing her love for Finnegan is forbidden, a heartbroken Sidelle searches for deeper meaning in her eternal existence. Her pain leads her on a quest to help the humans … in a desperate fight against Hell itself.

★★★★★
Just as the first book, this was sent to me in an ARC, sort of... And I have to admit I wasn't disappointed.  It is a short novella about one of the main characters in the first book The Guardian, a Sword and Stilettos, Sidelle. The summer fairy. I did notice the reference to her past in the first book and I was curious of what had happened. This book satisfied my needs, because it describes the life of Lady of the Summer, which Sidelle is, and all of  her adventures since her childhood. How she managed to slip into the world of Ordinaries, how she got involved with the angels and with seeking the Redeemer.

Throughout the book you can notice the way she had developed from a naive fairy to a strong member of royal family after one single event, that changed her life entirely. The affair that was going on between her and the Winter fairy, kind of reminded me of the story of Romeo and Juliet, yet it was a neat adaptation with far much better ending.

I think that the book itself could be read without even reading the main book, because all of the details and even the additional info is mentioned in this small novella. The star rating says everything that needs to be done about this series. Not to mention I've noticed another book had come out recently! I think it's about the Winter fairy this time, and I took liking in that cheeky male, bring it on!

The guardian, a sword and stilettos ~ review

Format: Ebook (.mobi) | 282 pages

Size: 1281 KB

Publication date: 10 May 2015

Sold by: Amazon, co.

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Zoe Jabril could be just another 17-year-old girl attending parties with her friends and checking out cute guys—except her best friend is a Guardian Angel, and the boy she crushes on is a Nephilim, half-angel, both sent to Earth to protect her. A high school classmate happens to be a trendsetting shopaholic fairy. And now there’s a new werewolf in town.

Zoe has to deal with her feelings toward Shay, who spreads a strange electrical current through her body every time he touches her. Now Zoe is under constant attack from demons, trying to kill and stop her from fulfilling the Prophecy: a girl will be born who will unite the Enlightens to battle evil. Then on top of that, between boring homework and drama with girls at school, she has to control new found talents if she’s to prevent the devil from escaping Hell.

In order to do so, Zoe must devise a kick-ass plan ASAP or watch everyone die, because she’s running out of time. She turns eighteen in two months—the date Armageddon kicks off.

★★★★★
I should start saying that this was sent to me as a kind of ARC. From author yet again and from start as I saw the synopsis I knew I would love it. Because honestly, angels and demons? That's my thing, even all the supernatural!!! It was yet again a book with first person POV, but hell, I think I'm starting to like these kind of books. I didn't mind it at all and it didn't even feel weird for me. I fell in love with it instantly. The story is fluid, continuous. Easy to read with not so complicated sentences. Oh! I have to say that the first few chapters got my attention completely. Couldn't put it down...(resulted in almost my Kindle being taken by my Maths teacher...BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT!)

The characters are cute and the way Zoe and Shay fell in love, step by step. Gorgeous! Need more fluff in this world! The development of the main character - Zoe- was clear, getting to accept the ordeal she was born into. I fell in love with Shay as well. I have no idea if the authors purpose was to fall in love with the book or any other characters, but it definitely worked on me! I even felt pity for the poor Kieran. The world that was created and explained was flawless. Now when I come to think of it...was there anything I didn't like? Oh..yes. HOW DID IT END WITH SHAY  AND ZOE???!! I have to know! I just have to, my life isn't full if I don't know.

Sky Ghosts: Marco ~ review

Format: E-book (.mobi) | 67 pages

File size: 811 KB 

Publication date: 26 Aug 2015

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

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It was hate at first sight. She broke chairs on his head, and in return he broke her bones. When Marco joined the New York Sky Ghosts Headquarters, he expected trouble. What he didn't expect was a girl half his size that would turn his life into hell. They spilled too much of each other's blood for any hope for reconciliation. How did it happen that they ended up spilling blood for each other on a daily basis? Sky Ghosts: Marco is the second book in the Sky Ghosts series, a young adult urban fantasy for fans of sword fighting and the superhero genre. If you liked Sky Ghosts: All for One, this short story is a must-read before the second part of the trilogy.

★★★★★

What can I say? Prequel, but recommended to be read after the first book didn't disappoint me any bit. It was humorous, it had beautifully described fight scenes. Mystery and plot. Every single thing was perfect.

The book gives good insight into how Marco appeared in the book and the explanation of the quarells between Pain and him. Being my favourite character so far I was taken aback how different he acted in the first book compared to this one. And the humour. Oh I was laughing at the little shopping trip and all the pranks they pulled at each other.

The author got the perfect balance between action and humour, making the book one-sit read. Keep up the good work, Engellman! You have a heels-over-head fan ♥. Except for one thing. Too. Freaking. Short. 67 pages? I...yeah I could have finished it within like 2 hours...I can't wait for the second book to come out. 

Sky Ghosts: All for one ~ review

Format: E-book (.mobi) | 355 pages

File size: 1 346 KB 

Publication date: 07 Dec 2014

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

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Under the cover of night, unseen in their black gear against the black sky, there are Sky Ghosts - warriors and assassins, who have been hiding among humans for centuries, revealing their supernatural abilities only to the human elite. They are bodyguards of the highest level and protectors of their cities at night, when they hunt those who chose the dark side, Sky Beasts. In New York City, there are two fighters that Sky Beasts hate more than anyone - Jane and Pain, two sisters who don't think twice about beheading a Beast or two. One night, they save two boys from their enemies' blades, and since that moment, their lives are effectively ruined. The whole Sky Beasts gang is now after them, and not only the boys are in danger, but everybody the sisters love and care about. As a war threatens to break out, the main mystery remains unsolved: why would the Beasts hunt two ordinary human boys?

★★★★★

Over all this book was great if I look at it as a whole. But there were some parts I didn't like very much. Still it is a great read, last few chapters kept me reading it, despite the fact I have to study for tests!

Alright so the prologue was really impressive, leaving me in guesses who wants what with whom. And it helped me to get involved with the book. Yet there was a bit too big time gap between the first chapter and the prologue, had me confused for a while of what's going on. One thing I would like to point out is that there was excessive use of the word reverie at the very beginning. But to be honest it got better later on and i can't blame the author. I couldn't come up with many synonyms I would use instead of it.

Characters were believable, had flaws, perfectly developed. There was a variety of them. The one that is mysterious, one you can't do anything about but simply love, and there are also those you simply hate. (Take it Dave, you simple moron! I can't recall him doing anything helpful for the entirety of the book.)

Descriptions didn't take long to create pictures in my mind. Simple is sometimes the best. I liked how she moved from action to calmness and then to romance between the characters. Looks like Chad and Pain are going to be one of my OTPs. (silly face) , also Ryan and Jane..pity she doesn't see it.

To conclude. Yes I would read it again and Yes I would recommend it to other Young Adult readers. Pity is you can't have a physical copy. The cover is so beautiful and i can't wait to hop into the #1.5 book about Marco. I already fell in love with him in the first book. And  I would like to say huge thanks for the author sending it to me, big hugs. Without that comment on Goodreads I wouldn't have even come across this amazing series!