Review: Teardrop Shot by Tijan

Teardrop Shot by Tijan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review.

Charlie just can't seem to catch a break in life. She got fired, dumped and propositioned by her ex's grandpa in one day, and then her terrible past came rushing back to her. Charlie is strong but that day she gave in and agreed to work at the camp she made memories - both good and bad.

Reece just needed somewhere to practice ball without having the paparazzi on him 24/7. He didn't think he'd find an odd woman who blurted out ridiculous questions at random times.

Camp Echo is a haven of sorts for these two, but it's also the place where everything is about to change for the both of them.

This is a heavy book. The personal issues that these two characters have is more than one person should have to go through. Fate had them meeting, but they either hated to keep each other in their lives. And they both helped each other get past the darkness that was creeping into their soul.

I really enjoyed this novel and I flew through it because I needed to know what happened next. When I was done, it all hit me that there are a lot of great messages about live and living and loved. I think many readers will love this novel and I am very happy I got a chance to read this eARC!

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Review: Let's Pretend by River Laurent

Let's Pretend by River Laurent
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this eARC from BookSirens and the author. This is my honest review.

Scarlette can't believe that her evil step-mother has control over her family house after her father dies. For some reason, her father listed his current wife to get the lands, rather than Scarlette who WANTS to have her house! The only way for her to work around her step-mother? Marry a man who Scarlette has pined over the years (though she refuses to admit that) but knows nothing about.

Zach has built his empire by buying out businesses on the verge of bankrupting and making a fortune from their loses. He has dealt with a lot of issues, but having Scarlette come to ask him to marry her so she can get her house was not something he saw coming. But Zach has always felt a strong attraction to Scarlette, so this shouldn't be too much of a hardship for him. He's basically getting the one thing he's been denied of for the past few years.

The plan is in motion, but neither Zach nor Scarlette could predict how the ending would turn out...

This was a pretty good novel! I liked it very much, and it was a very fast read! Both of the characters are likable and the attraction between the two bursts into flames whenever they are around each other. It almost makes it unbelievable that they hadn't hooked up far sooner than this chance encounter, by the way they react to one another.

I was able to predict the ending on how everything would go. This isn't a mystery, but it was very obvious by the way things were going.

I think many readers will enjoy this novel, and I may keep an eye out for more novels by River Laurent!

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Review: The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah. J. Maas

The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Okay so for a future reread, I'm going to start with the novels. Lesson learned. They give a lot of references for future characters in the series that have a foreshadowing feature that I missed.

I loved these novels and I love this series and I love this author. I'm going to buy this set dinner out later to own for my personal library because i will definitely not be forgetting them.

Anyone who is thinking about reading this? I give a huge recommendation and say 100% yes!

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Review: The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah. J. Maas

The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was another good novella in the series. We're didn't meet any new characters, but we're got to know some returning characters a bit more. All of the pieces are fitting together about what happened to Celaena before her life started on a different route.

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Review: The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah. J. Maas

The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This. This novella explains a lot. I would definitely recommend reading this one before the series because these characters don't get a lot of explanation in the main novels. I love Ansel and Ilias. They both are two different characters who had the great pleasure of meeting Celaena. And I love how caring Celaena is. Even after a horrendous decision wad made, Celaena made a heartfelt decision at the end of this story.

So in love with this series and characters!

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Review: The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book for me was a refresher because Yrene already explained the story of the woman who changed her life. (Since I read these out of order!) But I loved seeing Yrene fight for herself, because she was a woman who was on the verge of giving up. Even though Celaena is an assassin, she helps so many people in her life. She reminded Yrene why she traveled so far from home. And she gave her so many gifts in the 1-2 days that they interacted. This just shows why I love Celaena so much!

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Review: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm pretty sure I've read these novella's out of order, but that's all right.

I loved this one! After reading the whole series and the interaction with Celaena and Rolfe, their conversation totally makes sense to me now! And I loved the way Celaena fights for the slaves. She's been a good person her whole life, and this novella proves it.

I didn't realize that her and Sam didn't get along at first. It was nice to finally meet him and see him interact with Celaena, see how he fights and well of an assassin he is. I'm very intrigued to see more of him in the upcoming novellas!

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Review: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sigh. I'm so sad this adventure is over. I LOVE these characters and I'm not ready to say goodbye to them. All of them have grown into amazing characters through the 7 books. And they sacrificed so much throughout these novels to continue believing what they were fighting for.

This book gave me so many goosebumps for so many different scenes, I was just amazed by everything that happened. Things didn't go the way that I thought they would, which was a good surprise for me. Keeping me on my toes.

The few (very few) deaths that happened to the main group of characters (which involved A LOT of characters) were gut wrenching. I love the fact that Sarah J. Maas isn't a character killer like some of my other favorite authors, but I knew some would have to die, and when they did, it was just awful. The reactions of the characters who were close to them also didn't help my breaking heart.

Aelin is by far the best character I've come across. She has so many layers to her, it's not even funny. And she is so loyal and brave and cunning. Man, the schemes and plans she comes up with are just amazing. She could be a bit more open about her plans, but I get why when she said she loved seeing the looks on people's faces. But also because she doesn't want to disappoint anyone if they don't follow through.

I could gush about all of the characters, but I'd just be prattling on and on, and who needs that?

Let's just say, if you haven't read this series, start. If you haven't read Sarah J. Maas's entire collection, begin. And come thank me when you are done :D

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Review: Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was a bit confused at first finding out that Chaol and Nesryn had this enormous book all to themselves without any of our other favorite characters in the series, but now that I've finished, I understand.

This book was needed to complete this series. The struggles that they both went through in the southern continent. The people that they befriended. The history that they learned. It was all very necessary.

I'm excited but nervous to read the last book. I want to find out what happens but I don't want it to end.

I love how far all of the characters have gone too. To imagine this Chaol and the Chaol we meet in book one is just crazy.

Even if you aren't team Chaol (believe me, I'm certainly not), I really think this book helps the series become complete.

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Review: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was BY FAR my favorite book in this series so far!!! So much happened, so many action scenes, and I was holding my breath through most of this book praying that all of the characters survived.

I think my favorite scene was with Lysandra and the sea dragon and that major battle... I got goosebumps throughout all of it, and to see it through other characters viewpoint instead of Lysandra's was just astounding.

Aelin is one bad ass character, and she is so smart and cunning. The way her mind works and how she can be 5 steps ahead of an idea just mind boggles me. I do think, at this point, she could trust her friends to let them in on her plans, though. They are risking their lives to help her, and she doesn't tell anyone what she is deciding on, especially when a lot of the plan regards them and she keeps it from them.

The ending of this book gutted me. I need to know what happens next with these characters, but I discovered that the next book won't be about these particular characters, so I'm going to have to wait a little bit to find out how everything ends.

I have been loving this series and these characters and all of the surprises that pop up. I'm going to be very sad when this is all over.

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Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

These books just keep getting better and better. I've realized that each book toward the end has small pieces that feel like they are getting wrapped up after each chapter. I thought the book was going to finish 4 chapters before it really did.

The characters are amazing, and I'm going to be so upset if any of them don't make it through this series alive. Which, let's be honest, with the huge battle that is to come, the odds of them all making it out is slim. And even in this book, SO MANY should have died, and were prepared to die. They attacked the evil with everything they had in them just to try to even the odds by one death. Maybe that's why they keep surviving? Or maybe this author isn't as evil as other authors and kills off beloved characters? Either way, I will take the pseudo-heart attack I have if it means they can live longer.

I can't even explain how much I'm loving this series, and once I'm able to save money, I have a feeling that I'm going to have to buy these books to have in my physical, personal library.

Sarah J. Maas writes amazingly great, entertaining, soul-searching books and she is now one of my must-read authors - even if I don't know what the book is about.

On to the next novel!

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Review: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was about character development hard core. At first I was frustrated with Celaena's storyline because she was giving up and being a bit pathetic but she really had nothing left to fight for.

My new favorite character is Rowan. I seriously fell for him. I was never Team Chaol or Team Dorian in the first two novels, but now I've become Team Rowan. I know Celaena said there was nothing going on, but I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for these two!

The storyline for Chaol and Dorian got really serious by the end, and I'm very intrigued on how that will continue.

This series is by far becoming one of my favorites and I'm so glad I don't have to wait to continue the adventure!

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Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was just as great as the first book and i an so excited that I'm finally reading the entire series! Celaena is an amazing character. I love her strength, her fierceness, her determination, and the way she loves and grieves.

I'm not sure which guy character i want her to end up with, to be honest. Both are remarkable characters who would do ANYTHING for Celaena.

Chaol has an enormous amount of love for her and has the physical ability to protect her. Plus he's the one person who knows the true Celaena. I'm just hoping he doesn't betray her with that knowledge.

Dorian loves her enough to give her up if that's what she wants, which is really admirable. And he has a way to protect her, differently than how Chaol can.

The ending was not a surprise for me - i had a feeling that was going to happen. I'm really excited to see what is the next adventure, though!

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Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was just as great the second timer reading it! And now i get to dive into the next one!

Wow, a great story that sucked me in! I want to read the next one, now!

Here is my review for "Throne of Glass": http://jeracalea.blogspot.com/2013/03...

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Review: The Gauntlet by Megan Shepherd

The Gauntlet by Megan Shepherd
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this eARC novel from Edelweiss. This is my honest review.

I really liked this ending to the series. I have to say it wasn't what I expected it to be, so it was quite a surprise for me overall, which i enjoyed. They're was action, adventure, uncertanty, determination - everything you can think of was in this book.

Cora continued to be dedicated and determined to her mission of saving her friends and going home. She is a true example of a focused human being set to get what she wants. Her and Cassian's ending? Im not thrilled about it, but I'm not mad about it either.

So glad i got a chance to read this series!

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Review: The Hunt by Megan Shepherd

The Hunt by Megan Shepherd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this eARC novel from Edelweiss. This is my honest review.

There was so much that happened in this novel! Cora is still a badass and is learning more and more about her new ability. Cassian is starting to worm his way back into Cora's mind again, which I'm thrilled about and hopefully it will lead to my desired ending for those two.

I was also really impressed with the other characters in this book as well. In the first one i didn't care for them, but they have learned how to survive in this new world.

I'm very intrigued to see how this series ends. So many things happened in the first two books so i can't even imagine what will happen in the finale.

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Review: The Caretaker by Megan Shepherd

The Caretaker by Megan Shepherd
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A great, free read! Cassian is my favorite so it was nice to see some of his thoughts and emotions during the first novel. I'm so on Team Cassian for Cora, so hopefully they can work things out :)

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Review: The Cage by Megan Shepherd

The Cage by Megan Shepherd
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this eARC novel from Edelweiss. This is my honest review.

I have had this book for so long and have just now gotten around to reading it. At first, I didn't think I would like the book overall because it was long, winded and I wasn't connecting with the characters at all. I admire Cora's determination to escape from her cage, and also her dedication to making sure the other kids in the cage went with her. Even when everyone turned on her.

The main reason that I started liking this book was because of her connection with Cassian. I can't help it, it was so forbidden and the tension between the two of them was crazy intense. And with that ending? The reason for everything happening? I seriously want Cora and Cassian to be together, so that better happen by the end of this trilogy, otherwise I will be very upset!

The other characters: Lucky, Nok, Mali, Rolf and Leon? They were okay. Not anyone I'm super impressed with. I just need more Cora and Cassian in my life - stat.

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