Review: Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh, the epic love triangle. I'm not one for this pulling of which man should I choose, but Jennifer L. Armentrout had a way with words and stories that will make any reader read every trope and genre out there! 

Again, my original review below perfectly explains all of my thoughts and feelings about this amazing novel. And TEAM ROTH!! I just love him so :)

My original review from October 23, 2014:

Absolutely amazing, not that I'm surprised. Loved the continuation of Layla's story and the struggles she goes through not as a half Warden/demon but also with her feelings towards Roth and Zayne. 

Loved the extra scene through Zayne's point of view, but I gotta say I am team Roth all the way. Even with the time Layla spent with Zayne I still wasn't swayed to his team. Roth, baby, Roth. 

Also, I totally guessed who the "bad" character was almost from the start. Okay, not from the very start, but pretty darn close to it. I cannot wait to read the third book to find out how everything ends and I sincerely hope my vote for Roth to be the winner of Layla's heart happens. I might be crushed if it doesn't. 

So worth waiting for and I will be trying my hardest to get everyone I know to read this series, even though it's about gargoyles. I'll just tell people that it's about sexy rock hard men... hmmm, that might work :D

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Review: White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Everything I said below in my original review 7 years ago is exactly the same way I feel now! Roth is a fantastic character and I honestly wish this series could have been written as a new adult or an adult novel to be able to get more detailed, sexier scenes. As it is, he's still crazy sexy! Daemon will always be my #1, but Roth is not far behind him!

I will forever recommend this series and I'm so glad I decided to re-read this again! 

My original review from Jan. 6, 2014:

I received this free ARC book from my work at the public library at the beginning of the month and snatched it up in a heartbeat!

I was so excited to see this book! I just read the prequel and was wanting to continue the story, so this was a God send. 

We met Layla very briefly in the prequel novel, but I absolutely adored her in this novel. She knows she's not the most liked person in her world. She can't fit in with the humans, demons or the Wardens. Her normal is not very normal. But being able to tag demons for the Wardens gives her something to do and a "responsibility" in the Warden world. 

And Roth. Oh Roth. Love me some sexy, bad-news demon! But he definitely wasn't like the other demons and the reader could tell right away. The way he handled Layla was so sweet, but also so hot at times. 

Zayne was cute, but also annoying for me. He was the "big brother" but most of the time it was also jealousy. And he was being petty for some of the novel. Petty and childish. But he loves Layla - anyone can see that. He just has to figure out who he wants to help the most: Layla or the Wardens. 

I have to say, as well, that since I know JLA is a huge fan of the show "Supernatural", I most definitely laughed out loud when she referenced that show!

Amazing book. Amazing new series that I think will capture a lot of readers attention. This is a new genre with a different "supernatural" creature that might intrigue a new audience. 

Definitely a great novel and I cannot wait for more! So sad that I have to wait forever - specially since I got this a few months ahead of time!

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Review: Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just re-read this book to binge read the entire Dark Elements and Harbinger series since it will be finished in June!  And I cannot believe it's been 8 years since I've been involved in this amazing series!!  I forgot how young Jasmine and Dez are in this book, since I'm more familiar with them being in Layla's story.  And I loved seeing them reconnect and realizing just how deep their connection is. 

Everything below from my original post below still stands, and now off to dive into one of the greatest series JLA has created :D

My original review from December 27, 2013:

The idea of sexy gargoyles intrigued me when I first heard about this series, and since Jennifer L. Armentrout wrote the series, I knew it wouldn't disappoint - which it didn't!

I loved Jasmine's ultimatums for the 7 days she was required before answering Dez and that she stuck to most of them throughout the novel. As for Dez's condition, well, I wouldn't have argued about fulfilling that part of the bargain ;-)

I wish that we would get to read more about Jas and Dez, but I'm very excited about Layla's story since she is a unique Warden!

I've said this so many times it's starting to get ridiculous, but you need to read JLA's novels. All of them. She is an amazing writer, so talented, and her novels take you out of this world. Once you read her, you'll never want to read another author!

Go read this. Now. And find her other books and read them too! :)

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Review: Ember in the Heart by Samantha Young

Ember in the heart by Samantha Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

This was a nice, short story that was gifted to Samantha Young's newsletter followers!

I adored Ember and Georgie and Foster!  The tension between Ember and Foster was off the charts, and seeing them come to blows was wonderful.  I love how Ember connected with Georgie so quickly and to see them bond together was sweet. 

I also liked that Ember is older than Foster, since I'm older than my significant other.  Not by as many years, but it was still something I could relate to. 

The only issue I have with this is that I want to see happily ever afters for all of the Bonet sisters! I'm sure that isn't going to happen since this was just a short newsletter special, but one can hope, right?

Loved this book so much and I can't wait to see what the next novella will be about!

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Review: The Introvert's Guide to Online Dating by Emma Hart

The Introvert's Guide to Online Dating by Emma Hart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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

I love these characters Emma Hart created! And Tori is fantastic, along with Colton too. They have their issues in communication, but their tension, their banter, is 100% wonderful! 

Both of them crack me up so much and I was getting weird looks because I was laughing at my book. Also, those grandparents are hilarious. The ducks and now chickens? I just can't contain my love for everything these books give me :)

I'm so glad I got the chance to read this book and I'm already anticipating the next masterpiece in this series! 

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Review: Crazy, Stupid, Fauxmance by Shellee Roberts

Crazy, Stupid, Fauxmance by Shellee Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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

I gotta say, this one was by far my favorite of of the 3 books in this series that I've read. I love how much Mariely fights for what she wants. She's very down to earth, a hard worker, and a spitfire character. And I even liked Cabot, though he was a bit whining about his parents situation when others have gone through a lot worse. 

I'm glad I got to get inside these characters heads and that I finally got around to reading these books I've had for years! 

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Review: How Willa Got Her Groove Back by Emily McKay

How Willa Got Her Groove Back by Emily McKay
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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

Oh boy, I've had this book for some time, just sitting on my kindle waiting to be read. Too many years to call it an eARC, but there you have it.

I wanted to like this story more, but to me it was just okay. Willa really got on my nerves. She's very egocentric and can't stand change, which drives me batty. I see her concerns, but she needs to let her dad live his own life and stop micromanaging him. Besides, she's a senior and will be going off living her own life, so the decisions he makes about his personal life won't affect her as much then. 

I like Finn, but I feel like he puts on a front to look cool and nonchalant. I wish he would just tell it like it is to everyone, but he seems to only have that abruptness with his mom, weirdly.

At the end of this book it says there is a book 2: Willa and the Electric Kool-Aid Boyfriend Test (what an odd and long title...) but I can't find it anywhere so I'm assuming it never got published in November of 2016. I don't think I would have read it, but I did want to see the synopsis. Oh well, guess it wasn't meant to be? 

I'm glad I finally got around to reading this novel! 

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