Review: Dare Me by Stella Rhys

Dare Me by Stella Rhys
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
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Summary  

CALLUM

Lake and I never had a chance at normal. She was drop dead gorgeous from day one - our maid's granddaughter who became my mother's spoiled living doll. I hated that girl with all my heart and at the same time, I worshipped every inch of her skin, every word that she spoke. I lived for her and the twisted game of truth or dare we created to feed our f***ed up needs for shock, shame and one-upping each other. Lake was my drug, my bad lifestyle choice.

And I'd fallen in and out of love with her a thousand times till the day she disappeared.

LAKE

I know I ruined Callum Pike and going back to New York may be the worst decision I've ever made, which is saying a lot. But I'm willing to risk it. I never wanted to leave and now that I can, I'm going back - to be with the man I made, who made me. I know I screwed him up. I know he's hardened and become cold. I know the love we had is gone. But I need him now more than ever and no matter how much it hurts, no matter what kind of sick or satisfying way he decides to torment me, I'm going to fight through it.

I'm going to repent for the way I broke him and I'm going to find the Callum Pike I loved again - even if it tears me apart.

Review

Not your typical 2 star book....

This review has been one that I have been agonizing over for weeks. There are so many pieces of this book that deserve more than just two stars, but in its entirety I was overwhelmed by other aspects that prevented me from truly loving this novel.

The prologued showed so much promise. I was truly engaged in the backstory. I spent most of the beginning wishing that I was able to experience the things I was being told about. Later, we experience some parts through flashbacks, but ultimately the past consisted of nothing more than just a brief glimpse here and there. However, I latched on to these moments and ached for more.

I found myself so caught up in the past, that it was hard for me to be present. It was the origin of Lake and Callum's relationship that had me so engaged. The love, the tension and intensity; this is the type of relationship that great stories are built upon. Their foundation was unique, twisted, full of passion and ultimately my favorite thing about this story. Unfortunately, I just didn't feel the same about the present. I felt more lust and eroticism than I did love, and the drama that transpired after Lake and Callum reunited was generic compared to the backstory.

If the author ever decides to write a prequel, a novel dedicated to the beginning. A story devoted to developing those brief glimpses into the past, I would definitely be the first one in line to read it.

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Review: Crazy Good by Rachel Robinson

"Minority is a pair of panties I have in every color…."

Crazy Good by Rachel Robinson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Before there were bikers, or fighters, or even good old-fashioned jerks, there were Navy SEALs. They put the bad in badass because, well…it’s their job.

Navy SEAL Maverick Hart has everything. Women want him. Grown men idolize him. Little boys want to grow up and be like him. The job, the glory—it’s all his. Not because it’s handed to him…because he works hard for it. The second his sights lock on something, he owns it—or destroys it. Unfortunately he does both at the same time. 

Windsor Forbes only takes calculated risks in her profession and in her personal life. After being left at the altar by the only person she’s ever loved, the very last thing she’s looking for is a relationship—especially the insane brand an arrogant Navy SEAL is offering. Hesitant, yet trusting to a fault, she gives in. 

She knew she shouldn’t take the chance, especially a second time, but love is irrational and their love is perfect, infallible. Or so she thought…

The downfall to having everything is you have that much more to lose. A man like Maverick can’t have it all without something slipping out of grasp. 

Crazy people perish for love. 

Good people live for it. 

Love doesn’t die. No matter how many bullets you put in it. 
*Due to sexual content and graphic language this book is intended for readers 18+*

My Review
When asked to read this book, Rachel Robinson had me at Navy SEAL. It ended up being nothing like I had expected. When I read the synopsis, I instantly associated this book with some of my favorite alpha series. Authors like Belle Aurora, T.E. Sivec, and Kristen Ashley came to mind. However, it fell a little short of those expectations (i.e. preconceived notions). I admit that this is of no fault to the author. This one's on me. It's completely unfair to compare a book to others before having even read it. I really need to get the word "assuming" tattooed on my ass as a reminder.

You know how sometimes you read a book and you know, you know it has all the makings of an amazing story. You have your five star x-ray glasses on and you see it. You actually see it. The potential is almost palpable. This is how I felt about Crazy Good. It was so close to being there, but the execution and pacing needed a little more polish.

I know I'm the minority here. Aren't I always? So let me explain.

The book got off to a rough start by having the end take place in chapter one. I wish it would have been written in chronological order with the story. There was something about it that felt misplaced. I've seen this technique used as a device in other stories to intrigue and to captivate. A device used to tease and then build an entire story up to that point. Sometimes it does exactly that; it builds anticipation. It works. Here, it didn't.

I loved Maverick's pursuit of Windsor; the tension was thick and intriguing. I also really enjoyed the dual POVs and think that Rachel Robinson handled this beautifully. It's what came next that caused the story to make a sharp turn down the frontage road creating a ripple that effected the rest of the story.

After Maverick and Windsor enter coupledom, the story stalled and the pace faltered. It wasn't until the final 25% of the book where I was pulled back in. This is where the story possessed the potential to break me. The potential to surpass other generic stories of this genre, but it was rushed. There was so much that needed to happen here, but impossible to fit it all in. Too much time was wasted on Maverick and Windsor being together where I wanted more development of there journey back together. To me, this was the heart of the story. I never quite felt Maverick's redemption, and this broke my heart. I also feel like his addiction issues were skirted over. This was an important part of the story that was unfortunately side barred.

So much about the conclusion felt unfinished and underdeveloped.  An issue I attribute to the pacing not the content. There wasn't enough time, enough words to fit it all in. It made it impossible to do this story justice, and it deserved that. Rachel Robinson created a story that deserved that.

I loved Stone and the intense brotherhood of the SEALs. I loved the ache I felt in the end, but I can't rate a book based on what I saw the story could be.

In the end, I wouldn't even call this an alpha male book as much as a book that contained alpha males. It was a great start for Rachel Robinson. She is definitely an author with potential.

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NEW REVIEW: Torn by K.A. Robinson

Torn by K.A. Robinson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Chloe hasn't had the best life. With a mother who is gone more often than not, she has had to raise herself. After graduating high school, she leaves to start a new life away at West Virginia University with her best friends Amber and Logan, determined to leave her demons in the past. 

On her first day, she meets a stranger who takes her breath away at first sight. Until she met Drake, no one had ever sparked her interest. Now this tattooed and pierced bad boy is all she can think about, no matter how hard she fights it.

Falling for Drake was never part of her plans, but when it happens, things seem to do anything but fall into place.

Dealing with a tragic past, Drake has never cared about anyone else but himself and his band. But when Chloe takes the empty seat next to him in class, things start to change. Instantly drawn to her, he begins to wonder if one girl can take a cold hearted womanizer and change every part of him?

Long hidden feelings are revealed and friendships tested to the brink.

My Review

Maybe if I had a delorean. A delorean and a flux capacitor…….obviously

My new years resolution was to try and read more books. Books I might have missed the first time around. As a reviewer, often times we tend to get bogged down with new releases or the next big release. Once we miss a new book, it's gone. We tend to only move forward. Well, this year I'm allowing myself to move back.

Unfortunately, my new philosophy might have been Torn's downfall.

Maybe if I had read Torn back in 2012 when it was originally released, back when New Adult was really breaking through, my feelings might have been different. However, I can't help but feel like I was reading a generic NA that I've read so many times before, reminiscent of numerous other books I've read in this genre.

Then there's the love triangle. Chloe, Logan, and Drake.

Chloe was too unrealistically dense when it came to Logan. Dense to the point of annoyance. Not to mention, I ALWAYS root for the best friend. Drake was okay, but like I said before, he was a generic character. Logan, I loved, but between his naivety, and the annoyance that was Chloe, I was driven towards an unrelenting desire to consume vast amounts of alcohol and punch baby clowns in the face.

Maybe I'm being unfair. Maybe this book hit me at the wrong time. Maybe I can't write anything else because I can't stop thinking about baby clowns.

Either way, this was one of those books where the writing wasn't bad; it just didn't stand out, and with millions of books out there, it needs to stand out.

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NEW REVIEW: The Edge of Always (The Edge of Never #2) by J.A. Redmerski

The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Five months ago, Camryn and Andrew, both dealing with personal hardships, met on a Greyhound bus. They fell in love and proved that when two people are meant to be together, fate will find a way to make it happen.
Now, in the highly anticipated sequel to The Edge of Never, Camryn and Andrew are pursuing their love for music and living life to the fullest as they always swore to do. But when tragedy befalls them, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. As Camryn tries to numb her pain, Andrew makes a bold decision: To get their life back on track, they'll set out on another cross-country road trip. Together they find excitement, passion, adventure-and challenges they never could have anticipated.

My Review

I always seem to be in love with half of J.A. Redmerski's books….

In The Edge of Never, I went in knowing the response it had already gotten from other readers. However, my response was diluted by expectations. I read the first half convinced I was reading the wrong book. This can't be right. I was on my way to a two star rating, and a heavy dose of disappointment. Then something changed.

About halfway through the book (48% through to be exact). Something changed. Everything changed. The book became more. So. Much. More. I was on the edge. I was proven wrong. I loved what I had experienced. I loved being wrong!!!

I went into The Edge of Always hoping to continue the momentum. I couldn't wait for more. Well, I got more. The book started off so strong. Instead of me having to wait 48% to get to the edge, I was dragged there right away. The bottom dropped out. I was stunned.

Unfortunately, this sequel ended up being the mirror opposite of The Edge of Never. I lost interest. I became bored. I skimmed much of the second half, and kept thinking to myself, "What's the point."

Though I loved the first half, I can't help but wish that The Edge of Never would have never continued. I was completely happy and content with where we left Camryn and Andrew. It was an ending that felt like closure, and I found so much of this sequel unnecessary.

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New Review: Revealing Us (Inside Out, #3) by Lisa Renee Jones

Revealing Us by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

My book hard-on went a bit limp…

After finishing Revealing Us, I'm feeling a bit deflated. This series started off so strong.

I was intrigued. I was teased. I was taunted by mystery and seduced by passion. Each book left me dangling on the edge of a cliff, and by the end of book two I was ready to let go and hit rock bottom. I was hoping that was where I'd find answers. Instead I just kind of went SPLAT!

Before this book was released, we were led to believe that this would be the conclusion. I learned weeks after finishing Revealing Us, that there will be more novels pertaining to the Inside Out Trilogy, but COME ON! I was done with foreplay; I was ready for the climax. Lisa Renee Jones lit the fuse of a nuclear bomb when she started this series, and in the end, I never got my explosion.

Don't get me wrong, we do get some answers, but…but…what? Finally, Chris' secret is revealed, but again…what? That was his big secret? The way it was drawn out I was expecting that nuclear explosion, but in the end I didn't really think it was such a big deal; it definitely wouldn't have been a deal breaker for me. I also was expecting more Rebecca information.

In the end, I was just expecting more, period. Even with the spin-off, I expected a bigger conclusion. I felt the readers were owed that. It really does pain me to say this because I think Lisa Renee Jones is an amazing author, and I hate that a negative rating may keep someone from giving this series a shot, but this book fell flat for me.

I do not, for one second, regret reading this series, and would definitely recommend it, but Revealing Us just didn't have the plot twists, and thrill rides the other two books possessed. However, in the end, this series did manage to possess me regardless. I just wish it would have gone out with more of a bang.

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Review: First Light (Project Five Fifteen) by Samantha Summers

What do you do when you've always dreamed of a hero; your knight in shining armour, only to find when he arrives he isn't a hero at all? ... He's a killer.

Ronnie Rose is trying to cope with the loss of her father; now it looks like she might lose everything else that's dear to her too. Huge debts threaten to destroy her family, her childhood home and her future. Only one person cuts through her pain. Kalen Smith has just moved to town. He's trouble and everyone knows it. He and his mysterious friends keep to themselves and the town likes it that way. But when Kalen mourns at her dad's funeral, Ronnie wants to know why and her investigation plunges her into a dangerous world of murky government secrets, with deadly consequences. Ronnie knows she should walk away from Kalen before it's too late. Problem is, she's falling for him...

Can we choose who we fall in love with?

Reading the synopsis for First Light very much intrigued my girly bits. What could possibly be hotter than someone sexy and mysterious that actually might want to kill you. Sign me up!

I don't want to say I was disappointed by the plot. I just wasn't grabbed by it like I expected to be and let's face it, I really wanted to be grabbed (by Kalen). The pace wasn't as quick as I thought it would be and found myself asking, "How is this all going to come together?" I know that's a tactic author's use to keep your interest, but for me it never really came together. You have to give me something now; I can only be teased so much. I thought a story about assassins would be filled with non-stop action, but I found the story somewhat uneventful. I didn't really get my big OMG moment until the end.

There were things I really liked about Kalen the book and the secondary characters were fabulous. I'm an older YA (aka adult) that thoroughly enjoys me a good YA-fiction and I truly believe that if I was actually a YA reading this book I would have liked it a lot more. I would definitely call First Light originality mixed with potential! And because of that potential, I just may be reaching for the sequel!

Review: The Sword & The Prophet by Missy LaRae

“Why'd Mama hate us so much, Tyler?" My head rested on his chest and his arms came around me. Tyler looked out across the tracks at the train station as we waited to find a train headin’ north and he sighed. It reverberated in his chest and into my heart.

"I don't know Lilybelle. Can't say why Mama’d love us one day, and hate on us the next. We just gotta find our way outta here and we'll be okay. I won't let nothin' happen to you."

Twins Lily and Tyler are bound together by a bond forged through an abusive childhood that neither can escape, and a closeness that defies explanation. No matter how far they run, the pain of their mother's abuse will still be there. Choosing to run fast and far from their mother, the twins head to Charleston, South Carolina, but everything is not what it seems, and they soon realize they may be in even more danger.

Having never been exposed to the light of the moon before, Lily sneaks out and dramatically changes into something that both fascinates and scares her. She has visions of a world she's never heard of, and her body changes over night. Desperate to escape the twins devise a plan, but are thwarted at the last minute.

With only each other to rely on they've got to embrace who they are, and ultimately, the destiny that has been written for them.

Set on Earth, and Amatia Prime, The Sword and The Prophet is the first book in a series that will introduce you to a fascinating new species that loves once, loves deep, and fights for who and what they are against any evil. With scarred hearts, Lily and Tyler must learn what it feels like to be truly loved.

So here's the good, the bad, and a little bit of the ugly...

The first half of the book was a beat down. I kept having to put the book down, come back, put the book down, come back, put the book down, come...you get the point. Yes captain obvious, it got off to a rough start.

By the time the alien theme is introduced, it seems totally misplaced and completely random. We go from the abusive, troubled youth of two teens to pods and space crafts. I think the book would have definitely benefited from a prolgue giving us a small glimpse of the alien world instead of it smacking us right in the face several chapters in. The story's prose were also too technical for my taste. It reminded me of a book on my junior high/high school required reading list. My english teacher would have loved it, but I wish it would have had a more natural flow to it; key word being flow.

One of my personal quirks is prose that are written in accents. I love The Demon Trapper's Daughter, but Beck's dialect completely distracts from the story. It's the same with Lilybelle in The Sword & The Prophet. I prefer author's to tell us about the accent, but leave it to our imagination instead of trying to write it into the story; it's just so distracting!

I was dazzled and impressed with the author's ability to alternate the point of view, but there were too many POV's. I got to the point where I would skim over parts that were not Lily, Tyler, or Talon. I understand the need to explain some of the plot using alternate character views, but I wish the author would have found other ways to incorporate it into the story instead of deviating into another POV then another one and another one and...

What finally snapped me out of my mediocre daze was the addition of Talon in chapter 9!! The plot picks up, the flow does more flowing, and finally we get a hint of romance!! Just a hint, but at this point I'll take what I can get!! From this point on, the book was three star worthy with some four star potential. I was just starting to get into the book and then well, it ended.

I really hate to dislike a book especially when I think the world of the author, but I help no one by lacing a review with sugar!!! I saw something in this series that could be great. Hell, it still has that potential! The heart of a good story is there; the author just needs to find a way to get it beating! Will I read the sequel? Perhaps.

Review: Fragile by M. Leighton

Her heart, as delicate as glass. His love, as strong as steel. Can either survive life and death?

Hardy Bradford is an eighteen year old football phenomenon who has the girl, the school, the town and the future in the palm of his hand. His life is all mapped out for him, right down to who he’ll marry and how he’ll become a professional football player. It doesn't seem to matter that Hardy would’ve chosen a much different life if it was up to him. But it's not. At least not until his Miracle comes along.

The first time Hardy laid eyes on Miracle St. James, he didn’t know who she was, but he knew she was something different and that he’d never get her out of his head. And he didn’t. Now, months later, Hardy’s world is turned upside down when Miracle shows up in his class, stealing his heart and forever changing the course of his life.

Miracle’s sick. Very sick. And Hardy might be losing the only thing in his life that has ever mattered. How much is too much to sacrifice for the one you love? For just a little more time? For just one more chance? Can Hardy be the hero Miracle needs? Or is it Hardy that needs saving?

Knowing how much time an author puts into a book makes it hard not to write a good review, but Fragile just wasn't for me. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that it was written in third person. I don't purposely avoid these types of books, but lately it seems that everything is written in first person; maybe I'm just not use to it. I'm also a huge non-fan of instant love. Hardy falls for Miracle way too quickly. I know that love at frist sight fiction is suppose to be romantic, but I'll say it again...It's just not for me. I have met very few authors that can pull off love at first sight without it feeling rushed. What I have to say about Miracle is going to make me look like a complete ass, but she was just too good. It felt like the author was trying too hard to make us love her; she was way too perfect.

It wasn't a complete loss. I did really enjoy the last five chapters; things really started to heat up and the pacing greatly improved. Ms. Leighton even gives us some pretty steamy scenes which was a total shocker because up until that point there were only a few subtle hints here and there. So I was completely surprised that this somewhat cheesy and predictable romance got a little naughty ;-)

It was a really sweet romance and the ending was great, but this book just wasn't written for me. Maybe it was written for you. Who knows?? I do know that I'd be willing to give the author another shot by trying another one of her books. You never can tell.

Review: Rock and a Hard Place by Angie Stanton

Rock and a Hard Place by Angie Stanton

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

One day while watching the Interstate exit for her dad’s long awaited return, Libby’s life is rocked when Peter Jamieson steps off his tour bus and into her life. After a couple chance meetings with Peter, Libby shifts from her perfect behavior and breaks rules to find out more about him.

Peter longs for normalcy away from the screaming fans who know nothing about the real him. He is amazed to discover Libby has never heard of him or his band. Soon their friendship turns to love. Peter battles his families growing interference to spend time with Libby, while she struggles with her eccentric aunt who turns more bizarre each day.

Their lives are torn apart when Peter's family interferes and Libby disappears. Peter’s desperate search for her comes up empty. Can they find their way back to each other while the world plots against them?

I read this book because it kept popping up on my recomendation lists for goodreads and amazon. Honestly, I just wasn't into it. The entire time I was reading it I felt like I was in between a rock and a hard place. For one, I had no time to become invested into the romance. Peter and Libby meet, they speak a few sentences then WHAM-BAM they are in love. Yea, yea I know love at first sight, but there was no chemistry. Peter says that the reason he is so drawn to Libby is because of how real she is. He talks about loving her because of who she is on the inside. How in the heck does he "know" her, they just met. I can see those feelings developing, but that's the thing...they didn't. It has the makings of a good book, romance, drama, and oh yea DRAMA, but it just wasn't put together well. I can see where she was trying to go with the story, it just never went there.
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**Pretty much guaranteed to like anything by Sarah Dessen



2 Star Books that didn't live up to the hype!

Have you ever read a book and wondered, "What's wrong with me? Why am I the only one that didn't like this book?" Well, that's how I feel about these three. I'm not sure if it was because the reviews built them up so much, but I honestly don't understand where the rave reviews came from. They aren't bad books; I just didn't find them to be books that I'd recomend to other people. They were lacking. Give them a try if you must; they may be for you. However, you have been warned.

Review: Sacrifice (Crave #2) by Melinda Metz

Sacrifice by Melinda Metz

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Gabriel and Shay are convinced that they can make their relationship work. Knowing that Shay is half-vampire, Gabriel thinks that his coven will embrace her as one of their own, but instead they view her as an abomination, a thing that doesn’t belong in either world. And they want her dead. Now Gabriel must make the ultimate decision - watch his love be killed by his coven or defy the people closest to him, the people he has spent centuries with to save her.

Because of this book, I might have to go back and give Crave an honorary 4th star. Crave's story started off slow, but ended with a BANG. I only gave it three stars because of the rocky first half. I was hoping Sacrifice would continue on the momentum and earn that 4th star. Sadly it ended up being the opposite of Crave; started off great, but lost its momentum. I was disappointed. I hate to give it two stars, but it definitely was worse than the first one (hence the potential honorary 4th star for Crave). Be prepared to be denied the addictive heat between Shay and Gabriel. They went from passionately doing "you-know-what" in book 1 to not even being around each other for the majority of Sacrifice. Shay and Gabriel is what made the second half of Crave so fantastically amazing and well worth the read! In Sacrifice, that all gets taken away! This may have to go into the category of "series that fizzled then sizzled then fizzled again". I must go now and add that shelf to my library...


                                 

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Reviews: Small Town Sinners by Melissa Walker

The story of Lacey Anne Byers, a small town girl who is excited to star in Hell House, her church's annual haunted house of sin, until a childhood friend reappears and makes her question her faith.

This book was Sarah Dessen meets Christian Fiction (and I don't mean that in a good way). The overall concept of the book had some real potential. Lacy Anne is a preacher's kid brought up in a "stereotypical" christian home. She has always adopted her parent's beliefs as her own without question. Now enters hot new love interest. Before long, he has Lacy Anne asking herself what does she believe; she's finally forced to think for herself. For the first time ever, her eyes are opened to the hypocrasy that has constantly surrounded her.

Good solid theme right? For me, the good ended there. The author builds you up throughout the book with page after page of drama, drama, and more drama. In the end, I found it very anticlimatic. I was very disappointed how the author wrote the small town christian community; it was way too cliche'.

For some readers, the constant drama will completely suck them in. For me, not so much. I never quite connected with the story or the characters. It just wasn't for me.

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Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.

As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited?

I really hate giving bad reviews, but this book was nothing more than a generic cliche romance. It wasn't a bad story, but its one I've read a hundred times. The characters were ok, but I never felt that connection to them or had any type of emotional investment in the story. Most of the reviews were so positive that I wondered if I was reading the right book. If you are looking for a heart fluttering romance that you can't put down, I wouldn't recommend Anna and The French Kiss. It was nothing more than ok....sorry.

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Review: Fateful by Cheri Schmidt

A huge fan of Jane Austen, Danielle hopes to find her own Mr. Darcy when she leaves Colorado to attend art school in London. Of course she knows it's silly to wish for that, naive even. But she's met enough males who lacked respect for women, a growing trend it seemed. And at nineteen...well.... However, on only her second night there she gets lost and is threatened by a stalker who proves to be immune to her martial arts training. Before she is completely overpowered, she is then saved by Ethan Deveroux.

While Danielle does find the romance she seeks in Ethan, he's no Mr. Darcy. Her hero is held by a spell which fractures their chance at a happy ending. During the day Ethan is closer to mortal than immortal and can date her like any other man. Yet, as the sun sets, the powerful magic of an ancient curse returns and the evil of that spell is revealed. When that magic begins, Danielle's fairytale romance ends because Ethan Deveroux is a vampire.

OK. That pretty much sums it up. The whole story just seemed like a generic version of Twilight. I really wanted to like it, but I never quite got into the story. My feelings towards the characters were very lukewarm; it just seemed to be missing something. The author sets the story up for a sequel, but honestly I doubt I'd read it unless I didn't have to pay for the book. Had high hopes because of the reviews, but was disappointed.

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