Review: Double Click (Click, Book 2)

Rating: 3 Stars
Genre: Chick Lit
Author: Lisa Becker Facebook :: Goodreads
Series: Click, An Online Love Story Sequel
Publication Date: March 27, 2013

Summary

Fans of the romantic hit Click: An Online Love Story will enjoy another voyeuristic dive into the lives of Renee, Shelley, Ashley, Mark and Ethan, as Double Click picks up with their lives six months later. 

Are Renee and Ethan soul mates? Does Mark ever go on a date? Has Shelley run out of sexual conquests in Los Angeles? Will Ashley's judgmental nature sabotage her budding relationship? 

Through a marriage proposal, wedding, new baby and unexpected love twist, Double Click answers these questions and more. Readers will continue to cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends. 

I read Click: An Online Love Story quite some time ago and was very pleased with the format and hilarity that ensued. When Ms. Becker asked me to review Double Click, I was so excited and couldn't wait to catch back up with the girls (and Mark...and Ethan). :) 

Review: Rule (Marked Men, Book 1)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Romance
Author: Jay Crownover Website :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter
Series: Marked Men
Publication Date: December 30, 2012

Summary
Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters.

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn’t want--and the only person she’s never tried to please. She isn’t afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won’t listen. 

To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother’s girl. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. He doesn’t have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is. 

But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other.

Being the rebel and disappointing his family was common place for Rule. But when his best friend and twin brother died in a terrible accident the bridge tying him to his family crumbled. Living his life the way he pleased and keeping emotions hidden was the only way to survive. As a tattoo artist, he heals other's pain with his tools. But his wounds are scarred over now and the life he lives is his own...except for on Sunday's when Shaw wakes his lazy butt up and takes him to family brunch.

Shaw's life has never been the same since that night. She's kept all of his secrets even in death as she would never hurt him, even if it kills her. Shaw has always been able to balance the "look" of perfection, simply because there is no other option. With parents like hers you would think she would be strong but she's too tired to care really. Honestly? Being in love with Rule is pointless and she knows it. He sees her as his brother's girl, and she was...but she was also his, and he never knew it.

Slow-building, sexy and addicting, Rule is one of those novels that readers can easily identify with. Jay Crownover writes with perfect pace, humor and honesty - and I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read about the other's in the Marked Men series. Tattoos, alpha males and the women who tame them? Sounds perfectly delicious to me!

Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Hearken (Daughters of the Sea, Book 4)

Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Mature YA Paranormal Romance
Author: Kristen Day Website :: Goodreads :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest
Series: Daughters of the Sea Forsaken :: Awaken :: Chosen
Publication Date: November 9, 2013
Buy: Amazon :: Smashwords

Sometimes our souls hear what our minds and hearts refuse to accept. 

It will whisper its continuous cadence until we're strong enough to glimpse the truth. 

When the soul's whispers morph into screams, we're forced to gaze into the mirrors of time and see ourselves for who we really are. 

Would you be able to handle what gazes back?

I have been ever-so-patiently waiting for the release of Kristen Day’s newest installment of the Daughters of the Sea series, Hearken – and was it ever worth wait! All of our favorite characters are back with the addition of super sexy Sebastian – and paint has NEVER sounded so delicious! Hehe!

Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: ReAwakened (Angel Creek, Book Two)

Rating: Review in Progress
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Author: Ada Adams Website :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Goodreads
Series: Angel Creek
Publication Date: November 27. 2012
Buy: Kindle :: Paperback

Becoming a vampire guardian was Dawn Fairchild’s ticket out of the Scarlet House. Fresh off a successful mission, life in Angel Creek should have been great. But when her sort-of-maybe-boyfriend, Sebastian, disappears on a quest to help a beautiful vampire from his past, Dawn finds herself amidst a web of danger, lies, and deceit. 

Joining forces with Razor, an enigmatic rebel lacking both a verbal and a physical filter, and her band of Misfits—Brooke, Sophie, Hunter, and Seth—Dawn is thrust into a race against the clock to solve the mystery surrounding brutal Born kidnappings and come to terms with the sudden discovery of her own unique powers. With time ticking away and Born vampires’ lives in jeopardy, it quickly becomes evident that someone—or something—desperately wants Dawn and is willing to shed any amount of blood to get her. 

Dawn has only one chance to face her demons and overcome all obstacles standing in her way as she embarks on the biggest mission of her life—one that threatens a deadly outcome for all involved.

I am about halfway into ReAwakened and it is just another incredible story from Ada Adams. I'm loving the twists and turns on this one, a little darker than ReVamped (you can find my review HERE) and a new sexy character that I cannot WAIT to read more about. :) I'll be reading until the wee-hours of the morning with this one and hopefully will have my review posted in its entirety tomorrow evening.

Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: ReVamped (Angel Creek, Book One)

Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Author: Ada Adams Website :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Goodreads
Series: Angel Creek
Publication Date: February 20, 2011
Buy: Kindle :: Paperback

A simple mission turned deadly. 

Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn’s life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue. 

When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must also prevent the vampire race from being overtaken by a malevolent villain who has a strange and obsessive fascination with her. As threat escalates, romance blooms, and ghosts from her past begin to surface, Dawn is sure of only one thing: her life will never be the same.

Being the only child of the U.S. Vampire President, Dawn Fairchild has been given the world. Learning to fight with the best vampires in the Scarlet House and eventually earning her place as a combat trainer, Dawn knows exactly who she is and what she wants. Being confined to practice with guards and never leaving her father's grounds, Dawn is fiending for some real action, outside of the president's watchful eyes.

When the Fab Five decide to follow their dreams of living big in Hollywood and forfeit their position as Guardians of the sleep town for Angel Creek, Dawn jumps on the opportunity to train the next Fab Five, and for the first time, is granted permission to leave headquarters. Dawn quickly realizes that her mission in Angel Creek is anything but normal, but remains completely unaware that her contentment with her simple life is about to be torn in two.

What begins as a fun adventure of a young vampire growing up, finding love and coming to terms with the pain-in-the-butt vamps she's recruited, continues pushing further into a realm of undiscovered wishes, secrets and the healing given only by friendship.

Review and Character Interview: Moonlight (Order of the Black Swan, Book Four)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Author: Victoria Danann
Series: Order of the Black Swan
Publication Date: May 25, 2013
Buy: Amazon

The story continues to touch on the lives of former B Team members and their families while new characters and situations are introduced. 

THE NEWSLETTER: Ram and Elora move into temporary quarters at Jefferson Unit to protect mother and baby. Storm gives a surprising answer when he’s tapped by Sol to replace him as Jefferson Unit Sovereign. Litha solicits her father to help Black Swan. 

THE SURPRISE: B Team learns the shocking truth about the origin of the vampire virus. Monq races to develop a defense system to repel invasion by Stagsnare terrorists and assassins. 

THE ADVENTURE: Desperation drives Stalkson Grey to embark on an adventure beyond his wildest dreams in a bid to save the Elk Mountain werewolves from extinction. 

THE ROMANCE: In the process of migrating the Elk Mountain werewolves to a new home, Grey learns that true love can find you in the strangest places, even when you’re far, far from home.

ARC Review: Need (Want, Book Two)

Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Want, Book Two
Author: Stephanie Lawton Website :: Facebook :: Twitter
Publication Date: May 17, 2013
Buy: Amazon

Isaac Laroche is cursed. All he wants to do is hide out and feel sorry for himself. Never mind that he got caught sleeping with his seventeen-year-old piano student, or that he abandoned her when the truth was exposed. 

Isaac’s feisty high school sweetheart has different plans. Heather Swann has returned to their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to regroup after breaking up with her troll of a fiancé. She’s restless and looking for a diversion, but she bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sights on rehabilitating Isaac with her unorthodox sexual, mental, and physical plans. 

The two quickly reconnect, but their happiness is threatened by family secrets, old vendettas and the death of a beloved father-figure. 

Can Heather handle Isaac’s baggage, or will her own come back to haunt them both?

*Need is the second novel in the Want series. I would absolutely recommending reading Want before continuing with Need because so much of Isaac's story is based around the events in Want. If you haven't yet read Want, there will be some spoilers in my review.*

And if you haven't read Want yet, DO IT! Here, I'll make it easy: CLICK ME!

Review: Duality (Melancholia, Volume 1)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Series: Melancholia
Author: Elle Casey Website :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter
:: Goodreads :: Amazon
Publication Date: April 30, 2013
Buy: Amazon

Summary: Malcolm's had a problem for as long as he can remember. No matter where he goes or what he does, he leaves misery in his wake. Sadness and negativity are his constant companions, influencing others around him until they cannot bear to live. 

But then Rae shows up in his life, and everything changes. Darkness cleaves to light. Anger yields to joy. The question is whether she'll be his salvation or his destruction. 

DUALITY is a 3-book Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Romance. Volume 1 will be published April 30, Volume II May 31, and Volume III June 30, 2013.

Holy. Flipping. Moly. Elle Casey has yet again astounded me with her amazing writing, characterization, and unique view on the paranormal. I completed the 360 pages of Duality in about 5 hours - never putting it down, completely entranced.

Cover Reveal: A Shard Of Ice

Genre: YA Paranormal

Author: Alivia Anders Website :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Blog

Series: Black Symphony Saga

Publisher: Red Alice Press

Release Date: April 14th, 2014

Release Day: Queen & Commander

Author: Janine Southard

Genre: YA (Space) Fantasy

Series: Hive Queen, Book One

Release Date: March 10, 2013

Buy: Amazon

Summary: 

On a world where high school test scores determine your future career, six students rebel. 

A pair of star-crossed lovers plot to stay together, rather than be separated by the system's college plans. A former off-worlder instigates: there's a ship in orbit, he says. We could take it and run away. 

But to take the ship, the three conspirators need more friends. Enter Rhiannon, the girl who set herself up for the ultimate success on this planet. She made sure her test would give the desired result: Queen. But her best friend begs her to take control of this plan to run away. So she drafts a would-be doctor who believes in following his Queen with all his heart. She finds a genius who can't seem to make the system work for him. 

And then she gets them qualified for the ship in orbit. The ship to freedom. 

Now what will they do with it? And was freedom what they really wanted?

Check out the UK cover!

ARC Review and Excerpt: Mercy's Debt (Montgomery's Vampires, Book One)

Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Paranormal Romance Thriller
Author: Sloan Archer Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Goodreads :: Amazon
Word Count: 52,000 Words
Publication Date: February 14, 2013
Buy: Amazon :: B&N

Blurb: After graduating from the prestigious Dewhurst University, Mercy Montgomery finds herself in a bit of financial trouble: over $108,000 worth of financial trouble, in fact. She can’t find a job to save her life, and with bill collectors constantly at her heels, she has no idea how she will ever come up with the money needed in order to keep her head above water. 

Mercy’s monetary worries seem to be over after a chance meeting with mystifyingly pale Michael Graves, who offers her a high-paying job at his company, Dignitary. But there’s a catch; the seemingly harmless Dignitary is an underground organization that offers human chaperones to wealthy bloodsucking clients. 

As if congregating with the undead doesn’t make life complicated enough for Mercy, there’s a savage killer on the loose who appears to have a craving for her blood. Soon Mercy is torn between a dark and dangerous underworld of supernatural desire and a simple life of practicality, and business magnate Robert Bramson is the man she blames for her confusion. If he just wasn’t so damn sexy… And dangerous. As the killer closes in, Mercy realizes that she must make a decision. But will she make her choice too late?

Mercy is your average college grad. She's from a small town in Florida and moved to California to attend a prestigious university. After graduating with her Bachelors in Psychology, she's struggling to find a job, pay off her loans, and make her late-grandmother proud. With feisty, uninhibited roommate Liz keeping things more than interesting, Mercy finds herself with an unbelievable opportunity to finally rise into the black.

Mercy quickly learns that there are two main rules in this vampire business - you can't tell anyone and NEVER get romantically involved with a client. But keeping her nightly escapades from observant Liz proves more difficult than she thought. Well, that and the complete attraction to her first official vampire date, who also happens to be one of the richest, sexiest, and most dangerous vampires.

Mercy's Debt is Sloan Archer's writing debut and what a hit! What was originally intended to be a short story, quickly developed into a full-blown novel, complete with excellent character development, intelligent, well-developed writing and some smolderingly sexy scenes - what's not to love?!

Review: Sterling (Mageri, Book One)

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Romance

Series: Mageri, Book One

Author: Dannika Dark Blog :: Twitter :: Facebook :: Goodreads

Publication Date: September 5, 2011

Buy: Amazon

Zoë Merrick lived an ordinary life until late one night, she was brutally attacked and left for dead.

She was found, covered in blood, and taken in by an ex-soldier named Adam. Zoë didn't just survive that night - she underwent a physical transformation and acquired unexplainable abilities. Severed from her old life, her frustration grows as she tries to comprehend what's happening to her. 

Serendipity leads her to Justus De Gradi. He's handsome, arrogant, and not entirely human. Through Justus, Zoë learns the truth about what she is and where she belongs. A young Mage is vulnerable in this dangerous world. The only way Zoë will understand her power is by putting her trust in a stranger and accepting the protection that he offers. 

When her immortal freedom is threatened by the one man who has a right to claim her, Zoë learns the price of freedom...and the value of loyalty.

Sterling is the first novel in Dannika Dark's Mageri series and boy did it start off with a bang! The blurb does a great job explaining the novel so I'm just going to jump right in with the review.

This is the first book that I've read by Dannika Dark and man did she knock me out with her characterization. Zoë and the three sexy men introduced throughout were unique and interesting, requiring some definite *fanning* over here! I loved reading from Zoë's point of view. She is someone that women can easily relate to. She is tough but not unbelievably so. Experiencing what she experienced didn't immediately become inconsequential, instead, she had to heal emotionally and physically from her past and with each new incident. Simply put, she was a real woman dealing with bizarre circumstances at every turn.

Review: Wrecked (Wrecked, Book 1)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Mature YA Adventure
Series: Wrecked, Book 1
Authur: Elle Casey Website :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Goodreads :: Amazon
Publication Date: January 1, 2012
Buy: Amazon

Blurb: An ill-fated Caribbean cruise and four teenagers: a nerd, a jock, a mouse, and a beauty queen…an island, a treehouse, some nefarious interlopers…life and death…fear and loathing…love and laughter. Follow Jonathan, Kevin, Candi and Sarah as they find their typical high school lives and their worlds totally WRECKED.

                 
                           

I have read and adored so very many of Elle's books and with each one, I have continuously been swept away. Wrecked has been on my to-read shelf for quite some time and now that I've gotten around to reading it, I (as usual) don't know WHY I waited so long!

Review & Excerpt: Daughter of the Earth and Sky (Daughters of Zeus, Book 2)

Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Series: Daughters of Zeus, Book 2
Author: Kaitlin Bevis Website :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Buy: Amazon

Some vows can never be broken. 

Persephone thought she could go back to her normal life after returning from the Underworld. She was wrong. 

The goddess Aphrodite is born among the waves with more charm than she can control. Zeus is stalking Persephone and her loved ones, and Thanatos is no longer content with Persephone’s silence. He wants her soul. 

Persephone can’t tell anyone about Thanatos’ betrayal, and it drives a wedge between her and Hades. Her mother is still keeping secrets, and Melissa’s jealousy of Aphrodite threatens to tear their friendship apart. 

Alone, Persephone turns to a human boy for comfort. But will their relationship put him in danger? Sacrifices must be made, and Persephone must choose between her human life and her responsibilities as a goddess. If she doesn’t, she could lose them both. 

But will either life be worth choosing once Zeus is through with her?

Daughter of the Earth and Sky is the second installment in the Daughters of Zeus series. I adored the first book in this series, Persephone, and DOTEAS didn't disappoint!

Review: After the Fall (Clash of the Otherworlds Book 1)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Mature YA Paranormal Fantasy
Author: Elle Casey Website :: Blog :: Twitter :: Facebook
Buy: Amazon
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Blurb: The Light and Dark Fae have come together, a tenuous peace formed at the urging of the Overworld. Potty-mouthed teen, Jayne Sparks, and her fellow changeling friends find themselves once again in the middle of a maelstrom of conflict, mystery, and magic that they must struggle to not only understand but to overcome. Jayne Sparks Blackthorn hereby cordially invites you to follow her into the Gray...
                       

After obsessing over the War of the Fae series, the release of Clash of the Otherworlds was at the top of my to-read pile. As I've stated in my previous reviews of Elle Casey's work, Jayne is one of my all-time FAVORITE heroines, and when you have cast-mates like Tim the Pixie, his son Willie, and sexy-moody Ben, it makes for a great time!

*Some SPOILERS from the War of the Fae series*

Blog Tour: Awaken (Daughters of the Sea, Book 2)

Rating: 5 Stars

Genre: YA Paranormal

Author: Blog :: Goodreads :: Facebook :: Twitter

Release Date: October 2, 2012

Buy: Amazon

Blurb: The sacrifices we make have the power to shift the very fabric of who we are, and ultimately who we are meant to be…

After learning of her true destiny as the intended Leader of the Tydes, Anastasia Whitman must now embark on a perilous quest to the Underworld before the age of eighteen in order to plant the seed of immortality and complete her essence to become a true Sea Goddess. 

But before she can make her legendary journey, an unexpected new student transfers to Lorelei; initiating a sequence of events that will unravel Stasia’s new life, and test the boundaries of her relationship with the mysterious, dark, and sexy Finn Morrison.  

The line between the Underworld and the Living begins to blur as gruesome ghosts, morbid reveries, and pure evil haunt her waking hours as well as her sanity.  

Once the details of Finn’s own startling destiny are revealed, the dangerous secrets he’s been hiding will threaten the very love Stasia believed to be indestructible.  As time begins to run out, she will be forced to choose between the one she loves and the destiny she cannot escape.

*HERE is my review of Forsaken, the first book in the Daughters of the Sea series.*

After obsessively completing Forsaken, the first in this series, I was anxiously awaiting Awaken's release...and Kristen Day did not disappoint. Another beautifully written, intriguing, and well-developed novel that goes much deeper than the first.

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Forsaken (A Daughters of the Sea Novel; Book 1)

Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: YA Paranormal
Author: Kristen Day Blog :: Goodreads :: Facebook :: Twitter
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Buy: Amazon :: B&N

Blurb: Once you’ve been touched by darkness, it never leaves you…

Abandoned by her parents as an infant; seventeen year old Hannah spent her childhood wading through countless foster families until being adopted by the Whitman's three years ago. Unfortunately, Atlanta’s high society wasn’t quite ready for Hannah…or the strange events that plague her.

Chilling visions of murder, unexplained hallucinations, and a dark, mysterious guy who haunts her nightmares all culminate to set in motion a journey of self-discovery that will challenge everything she’s ever believed; not to mention her sanity. 

Sent to live at The House of Lorelei on Bald Head Island, NC for ‘kids like her’, Hannah quickly realizes things are not what they seem. Her fellow ‘disturbed’ teens are actually the descendants of mythical Sea Gods and Goddesses. And so is she.

But when Finn, the ghost from her dreams, appears in the flesh; her nightmares become reality and her dark visions begin coming true. Inexplicably drawn to him, she can’t deny the dangerous hold he has on her heart. The deadly secrets he harbors will ultimately test her courage and push the boundaries of her love. 

She must decide if she is ready to embrace the ancient legend she is prophesized to be a part of. The fate of all the descendants will forever depend upon it.

I'd like to begin saying that this book was AMAZING! I read it in 6 hours...with breaks only for food and dog walking. So, yes, I would most definitely recommend this book to any and all of you paranormal lovers out there. I love the way Kristen Day writes - her journey through the land of sea gods and goddesses is one that I cannot wait to continue uncovering in the release of the second installment in the Daughters of the Sea series, Awaken (Fall 2012).

ARC Review: Beneath a Rising Moon (Ripple Cree Werewolf, Book 1)

Rating: 5 Stars

Genre: Paranormal Romance/Mystery

Author: Keri Arthur

Series: Ripple Creek Werewolf

Publication Date: June 5, 2003 (rerelease: July 31, 2012)

Buy: Amazon :: B&N

Blurb: There’s no turning back for Neva Grant. To find a killer, she must seduce the boldest male in the Sinclair pack. Her twin sister lies in a hospital bed, fighting for her life, the fourth and only surviving victim of a vicious attacker. The werewolf rangers suspect the Sinclair pack, and the only way Neva can infiltrate their close-knit ranks is to unleash the wildness within and offer herself to Duncan Sinclair.

Duncan’s appetite for women is legendary on the reservation. But when this new woman stirs his hunger, he finds his desire for her goes deeper than anything he’s ever felt before. When he realizes that she’s playing a game and he’s taken the bait, he is determined to push her to the breaking point. As Duncan and Neva engage in a dangerous dance, they must somehow find a way to join forces—before a cornered killer bites back.

This was a book that I read until the morning light began streaming through my window. I'm a HUGE fan of Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series and as soon as I saw this book available on NetGalley, I just had to get my hands on it! I knew that Keri wrote several books before Full Moon Rising however after reading the first installment in her Myth and Magic series, I was left rather disappointed. That being said, I couldn't have been more excited and pleased with this sensual and mysterious addition to my Keri Arthur collection.

*(Very Minor) Spoilers*

Beneath a Rising Moon is a delicious tale of a sister seeking revenge by stepping outside of her carefully controlled life and into the pits of a life altering desire. Neva has seldom given into her desires as a young wolf, being reared in a home that prides itself on commitment and control, but that doesn't mean she hasn't wanted to. Heading into the midst of the moon dance and opening herself to her wolf, she plans to seduce Duncan Sinclair, the rebel badboy and only wolf not under suspicion for murdering several of the Sinclair pack's moon mates.

Review: Goddess In The Middle (Forgotten Goddess Book 3)

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Genre: Paranormal Romance/Erotica (M/F/M)

Author: Stephanie Julian

Series: Forgotten Goddesses

Publication Date: July 1, 2012

Buy: Amazon :: B&N

Blurb: Romulus and Remus are sexy werewolf cousins with an unbreakable bond. When they meet beautiful goddess Amity and save her from an encroaching demon, they discover that the three of them together are way more powerful than any of them could ever have imagined. And they're going to need that power to overcome the forces that are determined to steal Amity's magic and destroy the two men. As different as night and day, and each an amazing man in his own right, Rom and Remy make all of Amity's deepest fantasies come true.

This book was so much more than I expected - honestly? I was blown away by the depth of characters and the world I was thrown into, but let me back up for a minute. When I received this book, my loopy self didn't realize that it was the third in a series. I have series-OCD and must read the previous books before I read/review the next one, to which I've made an exception only after a trusted source has told me to jump right in, so in this case I couldn't have been more excited to learn more about the cameo characters in Goddess In The Middle.

ARC Review: Wards of Faerie (The Dark Legacy of Shannara)

Rating: 4 Stars
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Author: Terry Brooks
Series: The Dark Legacy of Shannara
Publication Date: August 21, 2012
Buy: Amazon :: B&N
Blurb: When the world was young, and its name was Faerie, the power of magic ruled—and the Elfstones warded the race of Elves and their lands, keeping evil at bay. But when an Elven girl fell hopelessly in love with a Darkling boy of the Void, he carried away more than her heart.

Thousands of years later, tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. Elves have distanced their society from the other races. The dwindling Druid order and its teachings are threatened with extinction. A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile...read more.

This is the first Terry Brooks novel I've ever read and maaaan was I in for an adventure! Although I really enjoyed the book, I believe having not read her other series did leave me missing some character connections and world building. However, I still connected with the characters, LOVED the world, and enjoyed every moment learning about the Wards of Faerie.