THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF LARA CRAFT by Lola Salt

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THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF LARA CRAFT by Lola SaltThe Extraordinary Life of Lara Craft by Lola Salt
Published by Alula Press Genres: New Adult
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Lara Craft’s life involved quite a bit of tribulation. No job, no boyfriend in fact nothing was going right for her and she needed a serious change. So when Lara was offered a job that would allow her to travel around the world,  she jumped at the opportunity given to her. What followed was a story filled with Lara’s hilarious escapades as she embarked on her exciting new career. I absolutely LOVED Lara. She was such a funny, crazy character. Trouble seemed to follow her around every corner. The scenarios that she found herself in were funny and she seemed to meet the most eccentric of characters. With every new job, came another entertaining adventure. There was never a dull moment. If you are in need of a good laugh and want a book to put a smile on your face, I would recommend The Extraordinary Life of Lara Craft to you.

SOULPRINT by Megan Miranda

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SOULPRINT by Megan MirandaSoulprint by Megan Miranda
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 2015-02-12
Genres: Love & Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 368
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“Maybe there will be a consequence for my choices in the next life. But right now, this is the only one that matters.”
Seventeen year old Alina Chase has been confined all her life for her own protection, so she is told. Protected from people that want revenge for her past life. Revenge for what her soul did as June Calahan a brilliant, charismatic criminal that blackmailed and stole private information from the soul database. Technology that can reveal our past lives. Information that people would pay or kill to protect or forget. But now Alina is paying the price for what June did. Alina lives under constant supervision on an island with no family or friends or way out. Until Casey and Cameron, two strangers with their own set of secrets and motives, come busting into her safe, little world. Casey and Cameron pull Alina out of her bubble. Out into the world to chase after answers and clues about soul-printing that June may or may not have left for her. I loved this tech filled scavenger hunt. This wasn’t my favorite book by Megan Miranda but I still loved it, I love all of her books and I would recommend this to everyone.

SUSPICION by Alexandra Monir

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SUSPICION by Alexandra MonirSuspicion by Alexandra Monir
Published by Random House Children's Books on 2014-12-09
Genres: Horror & Ghost Stories, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Young Adult
Pages: 304
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Suspicion is a dark romantic YA story full of mystery and secrecy.
The book starts with the very end of the story where the main character starts retelling how she has come to be this situation. The beginning is all about a tragedy no less: the death of Imogen’s family and keeps going until we have unraveled all the mysteries and secrets that Rockford Manor has held for some years now. However, in all this turmoil of not really knowing what’s happening, we get to meet the “teenage side” of the main character. She has had a crush all her life on Sebastian, who she left years ago at Rockford Manor.  He has started dating her cousin.  There is some magic behind the story and related to the maze, as the cover promises, and Rockford Manor. I really liked all of the plot twists, and I loved the mystery.
I highly recommend Suspicion to everyone who likes mysteries, this book definitely blew me away.

 

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The Lover’s Promise
Author: J.C. Reed
Genre: Mature New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 26th, 2015
Length: 300 pages

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Meeting Jett was like lighting a match. Dangerous. Scorching. And better left untouched. In his game, some secrets can be deadly.

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one thing. She has to stay away from the one man who betrayed her. He fooled her once, and she won’t let it happen again. When her loans are settled by the very man who’s a murder suspect, little choice does she have than to confront him and risk falling for him again.

Dangerously sexy and arrogant millionaire Jett Mayfield knows his secrets destroy trust. However, when they serve to protect the woman he loves, he has no intention of risking Brooke’s life. When Brooke seeks him to get an explanation, little does he know that there’s something worse that threatens to destroy their lives. Soon there’s only one choice: break or get broken. When everything is spiraling out of control, will his promise keep her by his side…or will he lose her forever?

A man who will never forget her
A woman who can’t trust him
Both are on the run
2 Lives. 2 Destinies.
One Promise

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BEWARE THE WILD
by Natalie C. Parker

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BEWARE THE WILD by Natalie C. ParkerBeware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker
Series: Beware the Wild #1
Published by Harper Collins on 2014-10-21
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Social Issues, Young Adult
Pages: 336
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Reviewed by Dani

Southern Gothic gets a whole new twist in this debut novel, sure to appeal to fans of the New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series. The swamp in Sterling's small Louisiana town proves to have a power over its inhabitants when her brother disappears and no one but Sterling even remembers that he existed. Now Sterling, with the help of brooding loner Heath, who's had his own creepy experience with the swamp, must fight back and reclaim what—and who—the swamp has taken.Beware the Wild is a riveting and atmospheric page-turner readers won't want to miss.

It’s an oppressively hot and sticky morning in May when Sterling and her brother, Phin, have an argument that compels him to run into the town swamp — the one that strikes fear in all the residents of Sticks, Louisiana. Phin doesn’t return. Instead, a girl named Lenora May climbs out, and now Sterling is the only person in Sticks who remembers her brother ever existed. Sterling needs to figure out what the swamp’s done with her beloved brother and how Lenora May is connected to his disappearance — and loner boy Heath Durham might be the only one who can help her.

I can’t even explain how much I loved this book. Sterling’s brother Phin goes into the swamp and he doesn’t come out but Lenora May does. Sterling is the only one in town who remembers her brother even existed, but she gets a little help from Heath the only person who believes Sterling and doesn’t think she’s crazy. I just related to Sterling so much and I was rooting for her to find brother. I didn’t like Lenora, because when she climbed out of the swamp she thought she belonged there, and I was like where is Phin? I also really liked the relationship between Sterling and Heath it was really sweet that he believed her even when others didn’t. The setting and the swamp were just creepy but I loved it. I would recommend this book to others in a heart beat!

Dani’s 2014 Favorites!!

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Happy New Year!!!

In honor of the holiday Dani has compiled her top ten favorite books from 2014! It is a FANTASTIC list!

Now I have to hop over to Amazon to purchase the ones I don’t have!

Dissonance, Erica O’RourkeDissonancebyEricaORourkeDissonance was just an amazing book. Delancey is a walker and she travels into echoes which are alternate universes and she has to keep these different dimensions in harmony. I loved the characters in this book especially Del and Simon. I also loved their relationship. Dissonance left me wanting more, now to wait for Resonance.

Jackaby, William Ritter

jackobyJackaby was just a fun read. Who doesn’t like a mystery with supernatural beings involved? I was so captivated the plot and the characters were great. Abigail Rook recently arrived to New Fiddleham, New England and meets R. F. Jackaby an investigator and her world is changed in an instant. It was awesome going on an adventure with both Abigail and Jackaby they were funny and had a great connection. I thought I could figure out who was behind the murders but I was wrong, and when I found out who it was I was surprised. Jackaby is a short book and a wonderful read especially if you’re in the mood for a mystery.

 

A Thousand Pieces Of You, Claudia GrayGrayA Thousand Pieces Of You was a fun book, I love books that involve alternate universes. Marguerite’s father is murdered and she uses her parents invention the Firebird to enter alternate universes to find her fathers killer with the help of her parents assistant Theo. Marguerite and Theo are looking for Paul her parents other assistant.  Marguerite is sure he’s the one who did it. I really liked this book because in each world Marguerite jumps to she meets Paul and realizes that she may have the wrong guy. When Marguerite and Paul are together it’s such a sweet relationship they share. I also like the mystery aspect and trying to find out who really was behind the Murder.

 

Beware the Wild, Natalie C. Parker13639182When Sterling’s brother Phineas goes in the swamp and doesn’t come out but Lenora May does, Sterling takes it upon herself to get him back. Sterling is the only one in town who remembers her brother even existed, but she gets a little help from Heath someone who has been through the same thing and is willing to help. This book was creepy but it left me wanting more and I couldn’t put it down. I thought I knew who I could trust while I was reading this but there was a big twist and I didn’t see it coming.

 

Get Even, Gretchen McNeilGet EvenI love my mystery books! The DGM is targeted by someone who has it out for them. The culprit is murdering people and leaving a DGM card with the bodies. It’s up to Bree, Kitty, Olivia, and Margot to get to the bottom of it. This book has all four girls point of views and it was just crazy especially when the killer would target them individually. This book left on a cliffhanger and now I have to wait for Get Dirty!

 

Made For You, Melissa Marfe5339db08c98f1798848d1e7431c7faMade For You is another mystery book and a good one too. Eva wakes up in the hospital to learn that someone tried to kill her by hitting her with a car. After this attempt on her life Eva has the ability to see people’s deaths. The killer is targeting Eva’s friends and she tries to keep her friends safe using her new found ability. Eva gets help from an old flame Nate.  He tries to help her learn how to use her power. The killer has a point of view in this book to and his motives were sick. Made for you is creepy and really good.

 

Cress, Marissa Meyer9cdef07a49465f8b70efde39f8d1258cAs much as I love mysteries I also love fairy tale retellings, but the Lunar Chronicles series uses elements of fairy tales. I was unsure about this series at first but when I read Cinder and Scarlet I knew I had to get Cress. Cress takes place right after the events of Scarlet and it was just amazing. I loved reading all of the characters points of view especially when they all got separated. Cress blew me away! I really want to read Winter so November hurry up! But in the mean time Queen Levana’s story comes out in January so that’ll hold me over until then.

 

Ruin and Rising, Leigh Bardugotumblr_n0zwlbUkQG1qm7imdo1_1280The Grisha trilogy was another series I was unsure about reading but when I really got into it I couldn’t stop. This was the final battle between Alina and the Darkling. Ruin and Rising was just a great ending to this series I loved it especially learning why the Darkling and Alina have a bond. It was a happy ending and I couldn’t have asked for more. Now I have to wait for Leigh’s next book.

 

Killer Frost, Jennifer EstepKiller-FrostThe Mythos Academy has to be one of my favorite series. It took me a while to read Killer Frost and its just because I didn’t want it to be the last book. It’s the last adventure with Gwen and her friends and this time it’s to face Loki. The ending to this book was really sweet and I loved it, it was an amazing ending to my favorite series. Definitely Going to get Jennifer’s next book Cold Burn of Magic.

 

Top Ten Clues You’re Clueless, Liz Czukas20646933It’s Christmas Eve and Chloe is stuck in the break room with 5 other coworkers because they’re being accused of stealing up to 10,000 and they can’t leave until the money is found. Chloe and her coworkers work together to try to solve the mystery of who stole the money so they can go home. This book was a fun and short read. Chloe is a fun main character and I love that she wants to be Nancy Drew and try to solve this mystery. I also love scenes with her and her crush Tyson.

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EVERY UGLY WORD
by Aimee L. Salter

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EVERY UGLY WORD by Aimee L. SalterEvery Ugly Word by Aimee L. Salter
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Reviewed by Dani

When seventeen-year-old Ashley Watson walks through the halls of her high school, bullies taunt and shove her. She can't go a day without fighting with her mother. And no matter how hard she tries, she can't make her best friend, Matt, fall in love with her. But Ashley also has something no one else does: a literal glimpse into the future. When Ashley looks into the mirror, she can see her twenty-three-year-old self.
Her older self has been through it all already--she endured the bullying, survived the heartbreak, and heard every ugly word her classmates threw at her. But her older self is also keeping a dark secret: Something terrible is about to happen to Ashley. Something that will change her life forever. Something even her older self is powerless to stop.
When Ashley looks in the mirror, she can see herself six years in the future.  This made Every Ugly Word so unique and intriguing. I loved Ashley’s interactions with “Older Me.”  They made me remember my high school years, which were not always great, the emotions of both present-day Ashley and future Ashley jumped off the pages. I found myself tearing up several times while reading Every Ugly Word, because of how worried I was about Ashley. The growth in Ashley and the Emotion was great. I would recommend this book to my friends.

DREAM STUDENT
by J.J. DiBenedetto

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DREAM STUDENT by J.J. DiBenedettoDream Student by J.J. DiBenedetto
Series: Dream #1
Published by Writing Dreams on 2013-03-20
Genres: Paranormal, Thrillers
Pages: 287
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What would you do if you could see other people's dreams? What if you could watch their hidden fantasies and uncover their deepest, darkest secrets...without them ever knowing? What if they could get you killed?  Sara Barnes thought all she had to worry about was final exams, Christmas shopping and deciding whether she liked the cute freshman in the next dorm that has a crush on her. But then she starts seeing dreams that aren't hers and learns more than she ever wanted to know about her friends, her classmates...and a strange, terrifying man whose dreams could get her killed.

College junior Sara Barnes thought her life was totally under control. All she had to worry about was her final exams, Christmas shopping, applying to medical school – and what to do about the cute freshman in the next dorm with a crush on her. Everything was going according to plan, until the night she started seeing other people’s dreams.
It’s bad enough that Sara is learning more than she ever needed to know about her friends and classmates, watching their most secret fantasies whether she wants to or not. Much worse are the other dreams, the ones she sees nearly every night, featuring a strange, terrifying man who commits unspeakable crimes. Now Sara wonders if she’s the only witness to a serial killer – and the only one who knows when and where he’s going to strike next.

Sara is a college student who can see other people’s dreams.  Some of their dreams are pleasant, others aren’t as pleasant. Dream Student will draw you in as you follow Sara in her everyday college life and also her Dreams. I could not wait to see what was going to happen; if Sara could solve the mystery before it was too late. Once you begin Dream Student you will not want to put it down. After you finish reading Dream Student you’ll want to read the next book in the series Dream Doctor.

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DEADLY CRUSH
by Ashley Stoyanoff

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DEADLY CRUSH by Ashley StoyanoffDeadly Crush by Ashley Stoyanoff
Series: Deadly Trilogy #1
Published by Ashley Stoyanoff on 2013-08
Pages: 260
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Reviewed by Miranda

Deadly Trilogy, Book 1 Dog Mountain is just like any other small town - peaceful and uneventful. Well, that is if peaceful means wolves howling all night, and uneventful means it's overrun by pesky werewolves, then yes, Dog Mountain is just your average small town. Jade Shaw has spent the last two years avoiding the pack. But when Aidan Collins moves to town, avoiding the dogs doesn't seem possible. The pack wants him just as much as she does. Determined to keep him out of the pack's grasp, Jade does everything she can to gain his attention. Little does she know, Aidan is in deeper with the pack than she could have imagined, and competing for his attention is a deadly game, one she may not want to win.

Jade Shaw is resident of a town of Wolf Shifters called Dog Mountain. She has never been a fan of the Shifters but they became her enemy when they laid claim to one of her best friends.  The last thing Jade expected was to fall for someone who turns into a canine on his down time.  To make matters worse Aidan is the new Alpha in town and every she-wolf is fighting to become his Mate; which makes Jade enemy number one as the she-wolfs see the attention she gets from Aidan.

I found Ashley Stoyanoff’s Deadly Crush to be an exciting and intriguing read.  The first book in the Deadly Trilogy series sets the stage for complex and thrilling reads.  I found Jade to be the right amount of stubborn and fierce.  Aidan definitely brings the sexy and powerful Alpha vibes to the book.  Some of the best scenes are those when Jade and Aidan are fighting and making up just like a good romance should be. I am anxious to read what happens to Aidan and Jade in book two of the series. Deadly Crush is a fantastic paranormal read especially if you love dominant Alpha’s and sexy, tenacious women who love them.

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Miranda