Review #33: Ianni- Christy Sloat

Title: Ianni
Author: Christy Sloat
Pages: 48
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: I received this book free from the author in xchange for an honest review.

First off I want to say that I friggin love this cover!!!! It is gorgeous. This short story is a great start to the series. It gives background information about Ianni and how she fell from heaven and became a human. We also learn why and get glimpses of how scary almost dying was for Avery. We a,so see how deeply Ianni cares for Avery, by saving her life in exchange for losing her wings. The story is short but filled with awesomeness. It's a great introduction to the characters. I will be starting The Many Lives of Avery Snow ASAP!

Thanks Christy for the great read!!

Review #31: The Moon Stealers- Tim Flanagan

Title: The Moon Stealers
Author: Time Flanagan
Pages: 188
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Review:

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I think this book is confused. Yes the book not me. I felt like half of the book was for children while the other half was for YA maybe adults. But with those halves put together, I don't know who this book is for. Some parts are too gruesome for children, while other parts are too childish for YA. It felt like two completely different stories. One about children, immortals and possibly fairies, while the other is about aliens and secret agents I guess you could call them. I didn't feel like it came together at all in this book, except for minor crossovers with the aliens. 

The characters are oaky. Peter showed up for two minutes. Joe and max are desperate to find Peter even though they aren't even friends, which is series to me. Scarlet is an empty character. She is there to "save" the boys once and then just fill space. Now Georgia atleast killed an alien and found a severed hand. Steven is a nerd, with a jobbing chasing hoaxes. Then there is creepy Edgar who hangs out with little kids and claims to be from the past and that there is a realm of fae. Which we don't see at all in this book. My favourite character was Tracker for obvious reasons. He can shoot a gun, he knows how to stay alive when there is an Apocolypse and I'm sure that her is ruggedly handsome. Enough said.

Overall I liked the book. It just had two separate stories combined into one. I just wish that the author had made two books instead. Most likely I will read the next book to see if fairies make an appearance.

Review #31: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin

Title: The Unbecoming if Mara Dyer

Author: Michelle Hodkin

Pages: 456

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Review: This is the author's debut novel and all I have to say is BRAVO!!!! This is one of the best books that I think I have ever read. It's a mystery right from the beginning and just when you think you have solved it...... BAAMMM!!!!! Half of the mystery walks through the door and then the book is over. Mind you it does end with one of the best cliffhangers that I have had the privilege of reading. There are continuous twists and turns throughout then book. And how talented is Michelle Hodkin, she had me peeing my pants laughing, then scared crapless in just a few pages. 

The characters, loved them! Mara was such a mystery to me. I still haven't decided is she is crazy or not, but I like her anyways. I love her witty comebacks and her strong personality. Then there is Noah *swoon*, I want pictures please! I found him to be very gentleman- like even when Mara was being rude to him which was quite often. Plus bonus points for help inner save the dog. That broke my heart a little bit. I do wish that we could have begotten to know Rachel and Claire better, but hopefully that will be in the next book. Also Jude is an ass. So the ending pissed me off but also peaked my curiosity. 

So needless to say, you need to read this book! I can't wait to read the next one, I want to know what the hell happens!!!!

In My Mailbox #5

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over The Story Siren at Let us know what books you've bought, borrowed or received for review!

So I have some exciting pics to share!!!! This week I received my first package in the mail!!!! I'm going to post the play by play lol.  

I received all of these Goodies from the lovely Venessa Kimball. She was doing a wicked giveaway as you can see here. Everyone who hasn't read her book needs to. You can check out my review here, on Goodreads or on Amazon. So I am very grateful for that. Plus it's my first signed book!!! Woo hoo!!!

Also I received in the mail this week another great book!

This one was won during the R&M Halloween Spooktacular on Facebook. I had actually read and reviewed the ebook and then won this copy. And guess what??

It's signed too!! So that is my week in a nutshell. 

Review #30: The Vampire Hunter's Daughter- Jennifer Malone Right

Title: The Vampire Hunter's Daughter

Author: Jennifer Malone Wright

Pages: 19

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Review: Well that pissed me off! How could Jennifer do that to the readers? This story ended right when it started! URGH! And the worst part is it ends right when the story gets interesting. And I can't believe that there are already six parts to the story and you can buy the complete set. I would do that if I were you then you wouldn't be left hanging.

But otherwise, the book was amazing!!!!!! It had a grip on me right from the beginning up until the very last period. It was action- packed, fast- paced, and filled with mystery and the right amount if emotion. From the very brief encounter with the characters, they seem like they have their heads on straight and will rock. I will be waiting to meet Chloe's dad and see if he is as bad as he seems. I can't wait to continue with the series and see where it leads.

Review #29: My Diary- Mary Skies

Title: My Diary

Author: Mary Skies

Pages: 13

Rating: 2/5 Stars

Review: So I'm not really into poetry. But I wanted to give this book a shot. I did enjoy the story that was depicted in the poems, but I wasn't a fan of everything as a whole. I feel like it might have been better as a story instead of poems. I felt like the poems were hinging on boring, not in story but in design. For example I would have liked to see the poems set up for example in the way that Ellen Hopkins does in her books. Also maybe some pictures would have given the blank pages some "umph" that they needed. Even if it was just a broken heart. Just little fixes like that I I think the book would get better star ratings. 

I want to thank the author Mary for being brave enough to share her story in the first place, even though you could tell that it really had hurt her.

Review # 28: Two Halves- Marta Szemik

Title: Two Halves

Author: Marta Szemik

Pages: 372

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Review: This story starts off with our main character Sarah, living the high school life as somewhat of a loner. She does however have two best friends, twins Mira and Xander, who if you read my review were featured in the novella Marked. Soon we discover that Sarah is no ordinary human. She is a hybrid, a half human, half vampire who has a prophecy to fufill. Hiding in the human world and using black orchid serum with Aunt Helen is how Sarch has been concealing her carnivorous tendencies for the last eighteen years. That is, until the boy she has been dreaming of, William, shows up and whisks her away stating that she is in great danger. 

This is an example of where a novella and book blend nicely together. Things emphasized in the novella show up in the book and all that background information gives you an advantage to know what is going on in the book. 

Some of my favourite characters reappear in this book, which is super exciting. Also we get to meet a handful of new characters. I really enjoyed Aunt Helen and Sarah. William was okay but there was room for improvement. Also I'm glad that we get to see Eric again, and that he proves what side he is on. 

Overall a great read. I definitely liked it better then the fist book. Thanks to Marta for giving me the opportunity to read and review this novel. I'm looking forward to book number three.