28 Friday Feb 2014
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If you know of any Kindle books that are free today or on upcoming Fridays, I’d love to hear about them!
After his death, Marcus found the love of his life…
Unfortunately it’s not his sexy, telekinetic angel girlfriend — it’s Emmy Baxter… a human.
Between torture, demon attacks, and midterms, Marcus and Emily must fight their feelings for a devastating prophecy has predicted:
“Should Angel and Human unite, humanity will perish.”
Blurb and cover from Goodreads
09 Tuesday Apr 2013
Love, torture, betrayal
And a twist that will change EVERYTHING!
The Guardians discover where the Triplex is located. Unfortunately, In order to retrieve it, a terrible sacrifice has to be made. Can Marcus summon up the courage required to save humanity? Will Marcus and Emmy’s love survive the brutal reality of the Angel world?
Blurb and cover from Goodreads
5 out of 5 stars
WARNING: Contains unavoidable spoilers for the earlier books in the series.
Okay, this whole series is awesome. There’s just the problem that I read all the books back-to-back (they were that awesome) and it got hard to remember where one book stopped and another began. Still, I remember what happened at the end of The Turn and it was another titanic cliffhanger!
In this book, Emmy has accepted that she must die for the Triplex to be retrieved, but Marcus has not. He spends every moment reading everything from angel fairytales to history books attempting to find a way to remove the di without killing her. I really, really got ticked off at Amaena and everyone else for not being more supportive of his efforts to save her. When they find a way that they might be able to save her, Marcus jumps at it and drags the rest of the team with him.
And I now hate Julian’s guts. I hated him before, but I hate his guts now, too. It would also be nice to hit Marcus with a really heavy book. I wanted to scream at him that what he was doing at the end was wrong and he should respect Emmy enough to let her have a say in her own path instead of choosing it for her. The whole “it’s for her own good” mantra is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me, no matter what character or person it’s talking about. (“For the greater good” is another one that rankles me. UGH!!! Sickening. When people say that, it always ends badly.)
Nonetheless, I ADORED this book! But it ended in another flipping cliffhanger and now I need the next book. I need the next book YESTERDAY.
19 Tuesday Mar 2013
Tags
angels, demons, guardians, indie author, lola st vil, paranormal romance, review, self-published, ya, young adult
There. Will. Be. Blood.
After the Council hands down a severe punishment,
A Guardian declares war on the Angel world.
Before the end
Lives will be lost
Love will be tested
And blood WILL flow…
Blurb and cover from Goodreads
5 out of 5 stars
After the ginormous cliffhanger at the end of the previous book, we pick up not long from where we left off. We learn early how it was that the twins died. I figured it was something like that, but…it really was horrible.
Okay, what’s about to follow is a bit spoiler-ific, so skip the next paragraph is you haven’t read the earlier book!
After her brother is sentenced to hell, Mika kind of goes nuts and I don’t blame her. I personally think that the Council sucks, too, I just wish she hadn’t killed so many people on her road to revenge. The twist about Rio was awesome, especially since I didn’t like the end of the previous book.
Emmy and Marcus are utterly adorable in this story, as they always have been. They still can’t kiss, but they’re so still cute! (And I still hate Amaena until the end of this one. Sorry.)
I enjoyed this book very much. I wish I’d discovered it sooner. No, wait, that’s a lie. I’m glad that I found it when I did so that I could go and read the next!
16 Saturday Mar 2013
Posted in review
Tags
angels, demons, guardians, indie author, lola st vil, paranormal romance, self-published, the fallout, ya, young adult
Just because she has wings,
doesn’t mean she’s an Angel…
It’s front page news on every Angel gossip rag:
“Marcus & Ameana: Gone The Way Of “Brad & Jennifer.”
So, Who Is The “Angelina?” Emmy Baxter—a mere mortal!”
Ameana tries to avoid her ex and his new love by focusing
on the other evil out to destroy the team. But soon her pain
turns to fury.
And before the end…a girl plots revenge, a leader is on the edge
and an Angel falls.
Blurb and cover from Goodreads
5 out of 5 stars
I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. I could get SO mad at Amaena, yet I did sympathized with her on occasion. We find out about her Core, that is, how she died, and learn things about her that make her more relatable.
Still, the truth is that I wanted to slap her silly for most of the story. I thought she was being a selfish little wench, keeping Marcus and Emmy apart. Does she realize that a person who does something to cause someone else pain because it gives them pleasure is the definition of “sadist”? Then there was the whole BS about her spending six days in a motel room making out with the leader of the demons she was supposed to be fighting whilst mentally criticizing Marcus for not putting the mission first. Hello? Is the term “hypocrite” in your vocabulary?
I must admit, I wanted Amaena to die. It’s mean, I know, I just had a hard time feeling sorry for her when she was being so vicious. Even when Emmy was dying, Amaena wouldn’t give Marcus his Ra back so that he could kiss her goodbye because she “wanted to keep that for herself.” Not nice and not what you do for someone you really love more than yourself.
Yet there were parts of this book that were told from Emmy’s perspective and those were my favorite and I think they made up for the rest. I did enjoy this book, despite the passionately outraged commentary earlier and I immediately went and snapped up the next one.
All in all, a pretty good read!
04 Monday Mar 2013
Posted in just for fun, Uncategorized
Tags
captive series, captured, Erica Stevens, fantasy, guardians, ignite, intisar khanani, kaitlyn davis, kindred, lola st vil, midnight fire, the girl, thorn, ya
So lately I’ve seen a lot of books getting revamped covers. Most of them I think were for the better, but there are one or two I disagree with. Anyway, I thought I’d just share them with you guys.
(Note: It turns out, I had the Before and After covers switched for The Girl. Blonde moment. Thank you to Stephanie for pointing that out!)
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So what do you think? I like all the remakes better. What are your favorite cover revamps? What do you make of these? Were they all improvements?
10 Sunday Feb 2013
After his death, Marcus found the love of his life…
Unfortunately it’s not his sexy, telekinetic angel girlfriend — it’s Emmy Baxter… a human.
Between torture, demon attacks, and midterms, Marcus and Emily must fight their feelings for a devastating prophecy has predicted:
“Should Angel and Human unite, humanity will perish.”
Blurb and cover from Goodreads.
5 out of 5 stars
So I have heard some really good things about this author and this series from Stephanie over at REVIEWING WHAT I’M READING, but I figured “angels aren’t my thing.” Then I took part in the cover reveal for the fourth book in the series and then, well, I couldn’t read them out of order! And this is one of those times when my mild OCD worked for good because otherwise, I would’ve missed out on this awesome story! This is one of those books that make me think “darn, I wish I could make people obsess over fictional characters like I’m doing now.”
Did Lola St. Vil write something original? No. She took the whole “guardian angel” idea, turned it on its head, spun it around, shook it up, and flipped it inside out. I have never even heard of a twist on angels that is this unique. You’re going to have to read the book yourself to find out what I’m talking about, but I’ll just say that you’re in for a treat!
Emmy is a normal girl until guys with automatic weapons turn up at her school and she is rescued/kidnapped by a team of unearthly gorgeous teenagers who drag her into the world of ancient pacts and the eternal battle for lost souls. The leader of her rescuers/kidnappers is Marcus, an angel tasked with heading the team that is to keep the devil from a precious map that good and evil have fought over for centuries. The attraction between Emmy and Marcus is immediate and mutual, but Marcus is already taken, by his telekinetic, possessive, utterly beautiful second in command at that. Not to mention that if Marcus and his team fail in their mission, everyone will die, but if they succeed, he and his team will be taken into paradise, never to return to earth. Sucks, right?
This book had some typos, I admit. And I did get a bit frustrated with Emmy, particularly in one scene when she appeared to be attempting to steal Marcus. But for the most part, I enjoyed the story immensely. And I’m not sure if it was deliberate on the author’s part or not, but I especially liked the subtle pro-life story surrounding Emmy’s birth.
I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in a good YA PNR!
Note: GUARDIANS: THE GIRL, is always free on Amazon!
08 Saturday Dec 2012
Posted in anouncement, blog tour, Uncategorized
Tags
angels, Cover reveal, fantasy, guardians, lola st vil, the triplex
Today I’m thrilled to be a part of the cover reveal for Lola St. Vil’s Triplex! The fourth book in her Guardians series.
The team finds the location of the Triplex. But in order to destroy it and save the world, a horrific decision must be made. Can Marcus do what he needs to do in order to complete the mission? Or will his heart get in the way.
So what do you guys think? Pretty neat, huh?
About the Author:
Lola was seven when she first came to this country from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She attended Columbia College in Chicago, where her main focus was creative writing. She is also an actress and currently lives in Hollywood with her husband. Lola welcomes interaction with readers. She can be found on Twitter
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