Cravings!!

It's Crave by Melissa Darnell

It's the first installment in a series called the Clann (yes, that second n is supposed to be there).
It was interesting because it gives a new outlook on vampires & witches. Usually, the vampires' main enemies are werewolves, but here it's witches! & the heroine just so happens to be a hybrid of the two races. To top it all off, the love interest is next-in-line for leadership of the witches (known as the Clann)
It's like a paranormal Romeo & Juliet!
The heroine, Savannah, is just discovering what she is. The fact that she's a dhampir (half-vampire & half-witch, in this case) is the reason her group of friends suddenly stopped hanging out with her and started avoiding & ridiculing her.
When she comes back after going through puberty (you'll have to read the book to really understand that part) she begins to exhibit new characteristics and she also begins to reconnect with the boy she liked so long ago; Tristin, the future leader of the Clann.

The story was interesting enough; although you'd think that with all the vampires and witches, there'd be more action (but maybe the author is saving that for the next book; at the end, it seems like she's building up to that). & I'd like to see more of the other characters: Anna -the sarcastic best friend-, the mom, the grandma, Tristin's sister; they all added a lot to the story.
I liked that is was in alternating point of views; both characters -Tristin & Savannah- were great and I liked being able to see what was going on from both sides.

3 1/2 out of 5 stars ****

Temptation is Sweet...

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

How to start this review? hmm... 
Well, the book was exactly what I expected. & then, it wasn't. Am I making any sense. No, I guess I'm not. Well, here's the blurb from goodreads.com & I'll try to explain myself. 
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?


So it was exactly what I expected because of the whole angels & demons war going on. I've read book about that before, so this one put a nice twist to it that I definitely liked. The story is really interesting & I recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the genre. I liked seeing how it played out. The road trip & the club scene have to be my favorite parts (read it to know what I'm talking about). It's got some very intriguing elements & raises a lot of questions. That's where my problem is. Well, I guess its strategic writing on the author's part, because I am a VERY curious person & I'll be anticipating the next book in order to answer all my questions. 
However, it frustrates me a lot, because the ending of the book was a cliff-hanger & it sort of wasn't. It ended in a way where Anna (who's very confused about everything, thereby confusing me as to how I feel about her) decided what she was going to do, but the ending with Kaidan (who I'm totally in love with) felt really abrupt, and you can just tell something's going on. But you don't know what, 'cause the book ends. 
So my best advice for someone would be to read this book when the second one is already out, or close to its release date; that way any questions are answered faster. 
Oh! and another thing: I wanna see more Jay, Roni, and Kope!!!! pretty please with a cherry on top? 
Jay and Roni are super sweet and I like that Anna had human friends, but she seemed to drop them once she found out what she was. Maybe the author did it on purpose, but if she's trying to steer Anna away from her evil half, friends to keep her grounded would be a good tool. 
And Kope!! I love Kope. However, I don't like love triangles (the book teeters on the edge of one). It'd be so awesome if Kope got over Anna, 'cause he's so much better as the silent, big brother type. & Anna is so far gone with Kaidan that Kope has no hope & if she uses Kope as a mechanism to try and get over Kaidan, I might have an attack. I really rather avoid that.
It gets 3.5 stars **** for leaving me without any answers. :'(
 So that's about it. I am now stuck waiting 'till JULY for more news on the sequel. -.- poopie. 
For more information go to the author's website: http://www.wendyhigginswrites.com/ or http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11808950-sweet-evil

Lions, tigers, and Vincent Brothers, Oh My!

The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines

wow. I needed a while after reading the book, in order to process everything. Because wow. Just wow. 
Normally, when I read a story I like the leading female to have a lot of spark & fire in her. & at first, I didn't think Lana had that, but boy was I wrong. 
The Vincent Brothers is the sequel to The Vincent Boys & in it, we see things from Sawyer's point of view, and how he's doing after everything that happened with Beau & Ashton (if you haven't read Vincent Boys, go do it. Right now. then, read this one.) Anyways, here's the official description (from Goodreads) : 
He may have given her up without a fight, but Sawyer Vincent is far from over losing the girl he’s loved all of his life. Instead of giving up his best friend and the girl he thought he’d spend forever with, he gave Ashton and his brother Beau his blessing. However, adjusting to seeing Ashton wrapped up in Beau’s arms isn’t easy. Complicating everything even more, Ashton’s cousin Lana is in town for the summer. Sweet, kind, soft-spoken Lana, who gets under his skin. Just being near her makes him forget all about Ashton and his broken heart. Lana is everything he wanted Ashton to be except she isn’t Ashton. She lacks the backbone to stand up for herself and confidence that Ashton wears like a crown.

Lana McDaniel has lived her life in her cousin's shadow. While Lana struggled with her grades no matter how hard she tried, her mother praised Ashton's intelligence. She hadn’t been blessed with Ashton’s blond hair and flawless skin, but that didn't keep her mother from lamenting her naturally red hair and freckles. But none of that would have mattered if Ashton hadn’t always had Sawyer Vincent wrapped around her finger -- the only boy Lana wanted. Once Ashton let Sawyer go, Lana had been so sure that he’d move on. Determined to make Sawyer finally see her, she'd talked her mother into letting her spend the summer with Ashton. But Sawyer is still in love with Ashton, and Lana isn’t going to be anyone's rebound girl. No matter how yummy Sawyer Vincent’s kisses taste.


So again, wow. Ms. Glines did not disappoint with this sequel. In the Vincent Boys, I loved Ashton & Beau, and I loved their relationship. & I sort of disliked Sawyer, for getting in the way of that, and Lana was just... there. 
But with this book, I got another glimpse at them. & it was definitely something I liked. I respected Sawyer for backing off, and letting Ashton & Beau be together, even though he obviously wasn't ok with it & I was rooting for him and Lana. Reading about how he slowly got over Ashton, and Lana became his world (& he didn't even notice) literally made me giddy inside & I could've slapped him after that little scene at the camping site. Sadly, he's not real (that breaks my heart). 
With Lana, I was really frustrated. In a good way. I was really happy that she had grown up some since I'd read about her in the Vincent Boys, but she still had a lot of growing up to do. Sawyer helped her do that. 
She'd always held a torch for Sawyer, in the same way he'd done for Ashton. In the Vincent Brothers, Lana learns more about Sawyer & falls for him even harder, and Sawyer learns what love really is when he falls for Lana. 
With books like these, Abbi Glines is quickly climbing up by Fave Authors list!
I don't really know else to review this except to say that I LOVED it. & I'll probably re-read it just to hang out with the characters some more. & let you know, that if you're reading this, you should probably also be reading the Vincent Brothers. 
I don't think I've gotten enough of them. I want MORE!!! Maybe an epilogue for Beau & Ashton (even if it's just on your blog. hint, hint, Abbi Glines) or some short stories about them. SOMETHING!!! I just can't let them go. So I think I'll leave you with that; when you read the Vincent Brothers, prepare to fall in love! 5/5 stars *****

The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines

wow. I didn't expect this book to be so intense. I started off my summer with it and was expecting a light, fun read.
But that's not to say that it disappointed me, on the contrary. It was AMAZING. 5/5 stars
before i begin my review, I would just like to say I don't judge anyone who's ever cheated on someone -I'm sure they've had their reasons- I just don't understand why they're always stuck between two people, why can't they just choose one.?

Like with Ashton: it was so obvious that Sawyer wasn't for her; maybe if she was just honest with him & told him she was in love with Beau ever since they were little, she could have avoided a lot of pain and humiliation.

So, the Vincent Boys is about two cousins (who we later learn something VERY interesting about, but no spoilers) who are both in love with the same girl, Ashton. Sawyer is the All-American-type: everyone loves him, he goes to Church, to the nursing home, he's the football team quarterback, etc. & he's the one who has Ashton as his girlfriend. Beau is the bad boy: always getting drunk, breaks the rules, and he's got a smile that does crazy things to a girl. He's the one who has Ashton's heart.
Sawyer:

Beau:

Except Sawyer got to Ashton first, so Ashton feels like she needs to be perfect, because Sawyer is that way (except no one's perfect, as Ashton later finds out) & because her dad is the pastor and her parents expect it.
Beau is the only one Ashton can be herself with, and when Sawyer leaves on a trip, she and Beau take advantage of their time alone.

But, the problem is Sawyer comes back a week earlier & Ashton and Beau aren't willing to give up on each other; yet Ashton DOESN'T BREAK UP WITH SAWYER! even though she KNOWS she's in love with Beau.

Then, Sawyer and the whole town find out what was going on, and Ashton has to face every one alone, because Beau has been out of town; trying to deal with some news (some VERY shocking news that you should read this book in order to find out). & Sawyer doesn't defend her at ALL -which if he was as PERFECT as they make him out to be, he would have -even after everything. So the WHOLE TOWN gets involved and Ashton has to go through some intense humiliation practically alone, because everyone is attacking her, even though no one was part of that relationship (this really bothered me about the town, why did they have to get in the middle?). When Beau gets back, he realizes what happened & sets out to fix it, albeit not in the smartest way possible, but he gets the job done... sort of. Read the book. Seriously. I'm not joking. Why are you still reading this, when you should be reading The Vincent Boys? GO!!!!

Almost there....

Almost by Anne Elliot

This was sooo cute & sad & heartbreaking & confusing, & so many more different emotions. 

It's about a girl -Jess- who was almost  raped at a party, but saved by a guy. Except she doesn't remember, even though the guy does. & he still has a crush on her. Even though it was three years ago. 

However, now they're forced to hang out because of an internship & hanging out with him is bringing up Jess' memories, especially when she hires him to be her boyfriend... 

I give it a 3/5 stars. I really liked the plot & the characters. But sometimes I just felt like it dragged on a little. BUT it was from BOTH characters' point of views & I really love that. Especially since I loved both of them... seriously. i loved them & Kika. I definitely loved her. 

Cute read though.

It was Enchanting to Meet You

Read Enchant Me, by Anne Violet (side note: I REALLY like her name). 

Anyways, the book was OK.
I really liked the characters, which is important for me as a reader; if I don't like the characters, the book is shot. Alex was refreshing: she strayed from the mold, but not so much that she was an outcast. And let's face it, she was a bad ass (you'll have to read to find out how). Christian was sexy in all the right ways, and sweet & caring, yet kind of scary sometimes. 
It was nice to see how their relationship developed. However, I would've liked to see more of the friends, I felt like they were just there to fill in some holes. 
And the book was developing nicely until the end. I felt like it kind of dropped at the end. I'm still left with some questions (like what happens to Christian and Alex in Ireland? Does Nicolas ever come out of his coma? How are Alex's powers when they're fully developed? Are they good for anything?). A sequel would be nice. Or an epilogue. Either way. I just feel like there's something missing. 
Besides that, I didn't really get a good idea of the bad guy (Nicolas) till the end, and so I didn't really understand what was happening with him throughout most of the book. 
However, I did like finding out about the Druids, and the Alex/Christian relationship was cute. 
3/5 stars *** :) 

I Missed My Hogwarts Acceptance Letter

I just read Descension by by B.C. Burgess. It was absolutely great. 

Here's the description: 
The Angel
After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her lonely life, quickly finding she descends from witches and wizards. Magic is in her blood, and a handsome family friend is eager to prove it. Through a ring imprinted with her birth parents’ memories, Layla’s enigmatic past comes to light, presenting possibilities and trials more chimerical than her wildest dreams.

The Guardian
Quin’s natural charisma yields plenty of witches, but he longs for the lost witch – the mysterious Layla. He's dreamed about her his entire life, envisioning the day he would lay eyes on her face and aura. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he’s confronted with the challenge of a lifetime – an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side.

The Hunter
Employing fiendish manipulation and manpower, Agro uses the arcane force of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. Nothing pleases him more than latching on to a mystical vein, and never has there been a more enticing source. The divine witch will be his.


& Here's my review: 
10/5 stars **********
Oh.My.GOSH. I know I sound like a twelve year old girl who just met the JonasBrothers/JustinBieber/OneDirection, I know. But that's how crazy I am over this book. It was absolutely amazing. I've been looking for a good magic book to read & I found it in this one. I love the Layla/Quin dynamic & the magic aspect of the book is mysterious and fantastical in all the right ways. & the intercalated story of Layla's parents was great.

It starts off with Layla in Oklahoma, after her mother dies, Layla is lost; with only two friends to depend on. Until she meets with her mother's lawyer & she learns [ that she's adopted & her real family is in Oregon [ so she sets off to discover who she is and everything she 's missing.
She meets a mysterious stranger, who divulges that he knows more about her than she lets on & helps her discover everything else she doesn't know, and who she really is... a witch.

I can't wait for the next one. seriously. I need to know SOMETHING. the title, a teaser. the date. ANYTHING!!! 


I especially liked this book because of the way it explains the magic thing. I've always loved magic. When I was little, I always wanted to be a witch & I was obsessed with anything that had to do with them. I even dressed up as one for Halloween, 4 years straight. So this book especially hit the spot. Especially the romance between Quin and Layla & Layla's parents. Everything was great <3 OH! & Layla, the main character, is a coffee addict like me & she drinks it with "lots of cream & even more sugar", just like me!! So you know she's a character I like. & Quin is tall, dark, & handsome. & super sweet. so I definitely like him too ;) 


So I've dropped off the map again... My bad, school. I'm in the midst of finals, so I've been focused on studying. Everyone is already done & my dear school still goes on. I'm so excited for summer. I'm going to be playing soccer (as always), I'll be getting my license, I'm also traveling to spain for 18 days & I'll be watching the Spain soccer team play against the Puerto Rican one. So it's gonna be a really exciting summer. <3 can't wait! in the meantime, however, I have to study. I'm done with 2/7 finals. So I've got to hit the books!