Love Me Like This - Bella Andre Review

Title - Love Me Like This 
Author - Bella Andre
Series - The Morrison's #3
ISBN - 9781945253393
Genre - Contemporary Romance 
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Kindle
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Barnes & Noble - Indigo - Amazon UK - Amazon US - Amazon CA - IBooks

 Eight years have passed since Justin Morrison first laid eyes on Taylor and fell head over heels in love with her, even though he knew she could never be his. He's tried everything he can to get over her--including moving to another country--but she's still the only woman he'll ever want. 

Eight years is a heck of a long time to secretly love someone. Taylor knows all too well how impossible it is to forget a man as sexy, sweet, and brilliant as Justin Morrison. So when he turns up on the doorstep of her Napa Valley bed and breakfast, she can't help but long for the happily-ever-after of her dreams.

As Taylor and Justin spend beautifully romantic mornings together watching the sun rise over the vineyards--and can't help but fall into each other's arms on wickedly sexy nights--it looks like they might finally get their chance at the love they've been waiting for. But will the secret Taylor has been keeping shatter everything in the end?

DISCLAIMER ******* THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES.

It  has been a long time since a book from this series was released the previous book was released in 2015 so it took me a few chapters to reacquaint myself with the characters but even when i did it did not matter too much since we don't really see much of the rest of the the Morrison family. 

Remembering the other books you could tell from those that this was going to be one of the books but after i finished reading it i didn't get the same feeling as i normally do reading one of Andre's books, it was still good but it felt different. 

If you have read any of this type of genre before you know how these books go, it is pretty much a given that you will know what normally happens, boy and girl fall in love, then something happens to tear them apart, then at the end of the book they end up together. This book is different from that and i actually really appreciate that, i feel as if every new adult/adult romance book has the same story lay out and it has gotten boring in recent months. The characters are your typical romance characters, but you can overlook it, when the story is a bit different you don't feel as if you have read this book before. 

Taylor and Justin are nice characters and they carry the story and since for most of it, it is just them and some background characters you really do get to know them and get invested in them and if you have read the Sullivan Series from Andre then you will recognise the Napa Valley area from that series, and some of the characters.

Bella Andre is one of my Auto-buy Authors and so even though i didn't enjoy this book as most if her others it doesn't mean it was not worth the read, Andre has such a way with words that it doesn't really matter in any case, and even though i did not particularly enjoy this book i do recommend Andre as an Author and you should check her books out they are rather addictive to read.  

Until Next Time

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November 9 - Colleen Hoover

Title - November 9
Author - Colleen Hoover
ISBN - 97815011103449
Genre - New Adult > Romance
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Kindle
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Barnes & Noble - Indigo - Book Depository - Amazon UK - Amazon US

This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon). 

I think. 

Can it even be considered a love story if it doesn’t end with love?

Mysteries end when the mystery is solved. 

Biographies end when the life story has been told. 

Love stories should end with love, right? 

Maybe I’m wrong, then. Maybe this isn’t a love story. If you ask me…I’d say this might even be considered a tragedy. 

Whatever it is—however it ends—I promised I would tell it. So without further ado.

Once upon a time…I met a girl. 

THE girl.

I actually brought this book a while ago when it was 99p and i just never read it because the synopsis just didn't call to me. I am currently in a reading slump and i just stumbled across it in my Kindle library and decided to read it and i am so glad that i did because this book took me completely by surprise it had so many twists and turns and for a romance novel it that is very refreshing. 

This book killed my emotions it really did and i creamed a little when Miles and Tate made an appearance. I was very emotionally drained after reading this book because it was a roller coaster.

The characters in this book go through so much, and they are all so phenomenally written that they feel like real people and this story is like a film playing in your head and just the way it was written and the plot twist that i didn't see coming one so strange it made me cry and in such a short space of time i got so connected to these characters and i just needed to know what happened next and i read this book in a couple of hours and it is probably my second favourite Colleen Hoover book i have read.

This book is worth the emotions it puts you through because even after the roller coaster of emotions it puts you through you cant help but smile at the end because of everything you have felt and because it feels like its worth it, and it really is i highly suggest this book because it makes you put things into perspective as well as making the reader feel apart of the book.

Until Next Time

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Imprudence - Gail Garriger

Title - Imprudence
Author - Gail Carriger
Series - The Custard Protocol #2
ISBN - 9780316212212
Genre - Adult > Steampunk
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Paperback
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Waterstones - Barnes & Noble - Indigo - Book Depository - Amazon UK - Amazon US 

London is in chaos.
Rue and the crew of The Spotted Custard returned from India with revelations that shook the foundations of the scientific community. There is mass political upheaval, the vampires are tetchy, and something is seriously wrong with the local werewolf pack. To top it all off, Rue’s best friend Primrose keeps getting engaged to the most inappropriate military types.
Rue has got personal problems as well. Her vampire father is angry, her werewolf father is crazy, and her obstreperous mother is both. Worst of all, Rue’s beginning to suspect what they all really are… is frightened.
When the Custard is ordered to Egypt, transporting some highly unusual passengers, Rue’s problems go from personal to impossible. Can she get Percy to stop sulking? Will she find the true cause of Primrose’s lovesickness? And what is Quesnel hiding in the boiler room?

Even though i pre ordered this book, i wasn't sure i even wanted to read it, because i really didn't like the first book in this series i couldn't get into it and didn't really understand what was going on but i decided for my love of the Parasol Protectorate series i would carry on with this series and i am so glad that i did because it definitely got better than the first book. 

Imprudence had so much drama and action in it, and also a lot of love and tender family moments. The characters have come a long way since the first book they are more rounded and have been written better than before. Every character brought something to this book be an antagonist, a love interest, or a rival i finished this book in a couple of hours once i started reading i couldn't put it down. 

We go back to Egypt in this book the last time we were in Egypt was the last book in the Parasol Protectorate series and it was good to be back there was also some old faces, and some old enemies as well. There was so much packed into this tiny little book, and there was a lot of drama and craziness and one very awkward talk about sex between Alexia and Rue. 

The characters were as per usual were brilliantly written and they all added something to the book and it was good to have Lord Maccon and Alexia back in the series and the see the relationship between Rue and Quesnel grow as well. 

I am so glad this book was better than the first because if it wasn't i would not carry on with this series but now i need the next book now and i hope it will be even better than this book.

Until Next Time

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Built - Jay Crownover Spoiler Free Reivew

Title - Built
Author - Jay Crownover
Series - Saints of Denver #1
ISBN - 9780008116231
Genre - New Adult
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Paperback
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Waterstones - Barnes & Noble - Book Depository - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Built is the first book in a spin off series from The Marked Men series i have a full Non-Spoiler review for that just in case you want to read that series before this one to me it didn't really matter but it might help clear some things up. 

Sayer's is frozen inside, at least that's what people have told her in the past, she is yet to let anyone actually past her icy exterior - and the one guy she think could do just that would not be interested in someone so uptight. 
Gorgeous Zeb Fuller is Sayer's type flipped upside down, she normally goes for men like her with no emotion and clean cut, but Zeb is none of those things he looks like her could chop down a tree in one swipe, but she is starting to believe maybe that's what she wants.
Just as things finally start to heat up, Zeb's past comes back to haunt him and he needs Sayer's professional help to right a wrong and save two people in the process. Can these opposites actually attract and fight for the life they both deserve after having so many wrongs in their lives can this finally be a right?. 

OK i have only one complaint about this book and i will leave that for the bottom section because its a bit of a spoiler for The Marked Men Series. I loved this book i really did, it was different from a lot of books where the male is normally the emotionally cut off one and the female is trying to get them over it, but this was the other way around and that for me was strange at first like i remember writing "she's comparing herself to an ice sculpture surely she cant think of herself like that." but she really does and its up to Zeb to change her, i honestly had no idea where this book was going i knew where it would end up because all New Adult books pretty much end the same way but the middle and certain story lines had me really surprised and i really liked have the different POV'S because then you got to see the differences between them and the dynamic in their heads.
As characters go, they were pretty much about perfect i mean there is always something as a reader you would like to change but right not i think if i would make any changes it would ruin the book, for me it was so nice to finally read a New Adult heroine that wasn't warm and fuzzy but was quite shut off for everything, but the people she truly loved, like her family and Poppy, and Zeb was so perfect he was understanding and he didn't balk at some responsibilities laid on him unlike so many others, and to see a male protagonist change his life and that of the people his life will affect. (I'm trying not to be spoiling anyone but i think people might be getting the gist of what's going on.)
So onto the part i didn't like, i know this is a new story, in a new series but i do wish we had some more of the Marked Men in it we pretty much only had Rowdy (Sayer's Brother) and Rome but i just wished we saw some more because the interactions were some of the best scenes in the book. 
I feel like one of these books has to be about Poppy because she has grown so much especially in this book, i think for Poppy's story you probably should read Rowdy in the Marked Men Series because that tells you everything, but it was so good seeing her grow and become more confident as the book went on. 
I cannot wait for the next book in this series Jay Crownover has got a way with words that make you want to read more and more she is one of those author that writes characters that draw you in have you hooked and so invested in them and their stories. I gave this book 5 stars because i loved every minute of it and i want more now

The Next Book In This Series is .... Charged and it is about Avette and Quaid 
I cant wait we saw a little of them in this book and it looked a very interesting set up very different than Sayer and Zeb so i am now patiently waiting........... 
Bring on May 24th 

Until Next Time

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Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen - Samantha Wilcoxson

Title - Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen
Author - Samantha Wilcoxson
ISBN - 9781511803311
My Copy - Purchased
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Amazon UK - Amazon US 

Part 1 - Plantagenet Princess

Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen follows the story of England's forgotten Queen, Elizabeth Of York the woman who was to different kings different things, a Daughter, Sister, Niece, Wife, Mother and Grandmother.  She was literally the mother of the Tudor Dynasty this book starts with Elizabeth being very young and in sanctuary fearing for her and her families life, and her father coming in triumphant in his victory over Margaret of Anju. You see her parents relationship through her eyes and how beautiful and wonderful it must have been. We next see her at court her Uncles court trying to find answers on her missing brothers The Princes in the Tower (if you don't know the story look it up it is still one of the most debated things in history) Also there is the very controversial topic among historical fiction lovers did Elizabeth and Her Uncle Richard III have an affair, this was a very good take on that scenario it should please both sides of the argument( i personally loved it)

Part 2- Tudor Queen

This was very different than any EoY/Henry VIII story i have ever read in the respect that they didn't hate each other but the they didn't love each other at first sight like so many other takes on their story. It was so heartwarming to read when they were with their children or they were just being carefree something neither of them got to be when they were young. Elizabeth's Character grew so much in the second part and with everything gong on people pretending to be her brothers and dealing with her over bearing mother in law she went through so much in just 17 years of marriage . The ending had me crying tears of happiness and sadness because this book just seemed to be so real i didn't want it to end . 

The first Tudor Queen was really brought to life in this story of her from a young child up until her 37th birthday, she the Wife of a man who married her for duty but then loved her with all of his being, she was a Mother who was idolised by her children so much so, her son married 6 women trying to find the love his parents had for each other. this tale is of a strong woman who was unfortunately born a girl because you know if she was a man she would have probably been the best king on the face of the earth, but then again she could have ruled in her own right just like her Granddaughter and legacy with the same hair and name ruled just like she would have done. 

I really loved this book it is so hard to find a good early Tudor book, and this just hit every single mark, please give this book a shot it is pretty long but it is worth every minute.

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Tales From The Shadowhunter Academy - Cassandra Clare Series Review

Hi all,so this a sort of SPOILER review for Simon journey to ascending and becoming a full Shadowhunter. I will say the review vary in size because some of the stories are a lot shorted than others so there is not much to say on those.

1. Welcome To The Shadowhunter Academy 

The first novella in this series Simon is saying goodbye to his life as an ordinary (that he remembers) mundane life, to join the coveted Shadowhunter Academy where Mundanes and Nephilim train to become the best. Along the way Simon will learn the history of the Race he will join. 

This was a very intro into the new characters and also getting reacquainted with old familiar faces as well. Like Caterina Loss, Clary, Jace and quite a few others 

2. The Lost Herondale

The Lost Herondale tells the tale of Tobias Herondale and his "crimes" and the punishment they inflicted because of that. Like the Law states "The Law is Hard, But Its The Law" and it is a very shocking story of a wife taking the punishment of her husband. 

To me this was a bit of a let down, it was good but i was expecting more. The Lost Herondale fell flat compared to the rest of the series. 

3. The Whitechapel Fiend

So this novella combines two of my favourite things Jack The Ripper and William Herondale, well Jack the Ripper with a paranormal twist. Jack the Ripper is terrorising London but the London Institute doesn't believe the Killer is Human so the gang go undercover and amazingness ensues. Not to mention Tessa is the one telling the story at the academy and Jace shows up, so you know is going to be awesome.

My favourite so far it was just packed full of amazingness and brilliant quotes so here are some of them...

"Spoon," James said running at his uncle Gabriel and jabbing him in the thigh. Gabriel mussed the boys hair affectionately. "Your such a good boy," he said "I often wonder how you could possibly be Will's."
"Spoon" James said leaning against his uncles leg lovingly. "NO Jamie" Will urged "Your Honourable father has been impugned, ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK"

"Prostitutes" Tessa said. "Quite" Gabriel said "Tessa has such an extensive vocabulary" Will said "Its one of most attractive thing about her, shame about yours Gabriel."

 4. Nothing But Shadows 

This is James Herondale's story of his time at the academy and how he meets his Parabati Matthew Fairchild. It was odd to see a Herondale so down trodden and bullied for what he is. I hated Matthew at first he was a mean bully and i couldn't make myself like him but then you find out his story and why he acted like it you do feel sorry for him and understand. In this novella we also she James relationship with his parents and respect he has for his Mum and her feelings.

Quotes. 
"How would my Mother feel" James whispered "If she knew i had been sent home i had been sent home because of... - she'll think its because of her."

"Even though we will miss you terribly." "Terribly?" James asked shyly "Your mother says she will be brave and keep a stiff upper lip" Said Father. "Americans are heartless. I will cry into my pillow every night."

5. The Evil We Love

The Evil We Love follows the circle's time at the academy and the dynamic already forming and how they acted at an early age. In the modern day Robert and Izzy Lightwood visit the Academy to tell this story with some drama going on outside the classroom as well with Simon and Izzy trying to figure out what going on between them. This Novella just reaffirmed my hatred for Valentine. 

6. Pale Kings & Princes

So this is the start of the pre-cursers for the Dark Artifices series. where we get reacquainted with Helen Blackthorn who makes a deal with the Clave that if she comes and tells the students her story, she and Aelin can come back for one day & night and get married. The story she tells was of a man who was ensnared by fey magic and tricked into loving one, and staying with her for 7 years. The he is released and then finds a nice ShadowHunter wife who he marries and has a son with then all of sudden two toddlers are on his doorstep Mark and Helen, and they raise them as their own, but that's not the whole story. The other part of the story is Simon and Izzy Holly sweet baby Jesus we had so much Sizzy in this, it was unreal. I don't want to spoil too much but if you ship Sizzy you have to read this novella.

7. Bitter of Tongue

So Bitter of Tongue we finally see a real ShadowHunter wedding not disgraced shadowhunters like Jocelyn but we have Helen and Aelins Wedding. Just before this can happen Simon gets trapped in a Fey trap and he gets help from Mark Blackthorn who is still hoping to come back to his family. Simon finally gets back and witnesses Helen and Aelin dressed in gold and marring the people they love.

Quotes

"Cant talk right now," Said Beatriz "Picturing Jace Herondale in a tuxedo in my head he looks like a beautiful spy." 

"James Bond" George contributed "James Blonde?"

8. The Fiery Trial

In The Fiery Trial we finally see a Parabati ceremony and it doesn't disappoint Julian and Emma pledge to protect and keep each other safe.The Fiery Trail is what the Parabati ceremony is actually called and then we also some Simon/Clary friendship scenes and its just make me feel really gooey inside but since i don't want to spoil any of this one i will stop here.

 9. Born to Endless Night

So i am going to spoil this because i cant help it. so don't read if you don't want to be spoiled. 

Born To endless night all i have to say about this novella is Malec Baby, you have Simon as usual, then you have the entire Lightwood family all in one room and Jace and Clary all baby proofing it was just pure adorableness. Not to mention Simon walks in on Magnus and Alec in bed one of the best parts of this entire series. 

Quotes
"Max Lightwood." Magnus found himself blinking, partly in perplexity, but partly because of another feeling he found much easier to define. His vision blurred again and something in his chest had twisted.


The mistake the lightwoods had made was ridiculous, and yet Magnus could not help but be stunned by their offer, and how genuine and sincere it had been.


This was a warlock child, and they were all shadowhunters. Lightwood was an old, proud Shadowhunter name. Max Lightwood had been the Lightwood's youngest son. It was a name of one of their own.


"Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little Blueberry" Magnus said conversationally. "But not for a long, long time. We'll take care of him, you and i, wont we?"

10. Angel Twice Descending

The last in the series see Simon and his classmates ascending, but before he can do that he must say goodbye to his mundane life. His fears of not being good enough, his relationships are front and centre in this novella his with mum and sister to Clary, Izzy, Jace and all the rest as well as his classmates and Roommate George. 

Quotes 

"Simon, you do know that descending isn't going to be like getting bitten by a radioactive spider or something right?" 

"So your saying i wont be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? And i don't get my own batmobile? I want my money back."

"Oh nothing much, I'm just joining a supernatural cult of daemon fighters, who've forbidden me to ever see you again, Love Ya."

Isabelle laughed, "I'm not mad, If wed had sex, and you'd forgotten - which, by the way, i assure you would not be possible, daemon amnesia or no daemon amnesia - maybe id be mad"

So that is all for this review

Until Next Time

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