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Zoey Rogue (Incubatti, #1) by Lizzy Ford

There are tons of books about vampires, about werewolves but about succubus and incubus there are almost no decent books. It's unfair for us, that prefer this demons to the others more common and vulgar. Zoey Rogue is a different book that is certain to make you hold your breath due to the constant lack of self-perseverance from Zoey, and ever present confidence emanating from Declan. These two are a pair I could read about all day long.

She flushed, eyes glittering. "We're a good pair, aren't we?"

"Complete opposites." He smiled

Three Strikes. Three Nights. It's all it takes to Zoey lose the freedom she loves and for Declan to win the soul mate he needs. And with Zoey trying to stop that from happening and be normal and with a growing attraction leading her closer to Declan each time and their different personalities clashing, there are bound to be some problems. But what happens when those problems overtop the strong bond they share?

I haven't read a book about this in so long. I am addicted to the series Lost girl, so I am kind of addicted to succubus so I though to give this book a go, and it was far better than what I hoped. It was so funny with constant wits and the frequent use of sarcasm, it was risky due to the whole team of succubus (Team R) fighting the Cambions with all these weapons and Bruce-lee moves and most important, it was cute because of the constant refusal of the bond by Zoey and knowing looks from Declan saying : Yeah, right... You'll be back by tonight.

If you don't know what Cambions are, they are the sons of incubus with humans, and they are like super mean and nasty. They basically kidnap girls and kill them after feeding of their energy to make them stronger. And team R was created just to kill them...

Zoey is a girl that no one can control no matter how hard they try. It's just not possible and trust me when I say that many people tried. She's a rebel and does not like rules, but at the same time she's brave and strong whilst being sweet. That's often a hard combination the make but Zoey nailed it. I completely fell in love with her because she made such a strong impact from the first page and you just can't help it, she's adorable but she has this toughness in having to deal with her sex energy that takes a lot of her and fighting guys to protect innocent girls. Zoey is a modern day hero.

"Sleeping with the enemy. It's fucked up"

Declan had my nerves on edge the whole time because I just knew he was eventually screw things up, and guess what? He did... I liked him in the start and I though he could be a really good combination with Zoey because they are so different, and he's an authority figure and she's an outlaw... I was right, but I was also wrong. They are awesome together but Declan is a dick. I rest my case on him here, because I am super mad about what he did in the end...

"You're never getting to strike three," she said with a wicked grin.

"My kitten tries to roar but all I hear is a tiny little meow," he teased.

Vikki is my hero... She's awesome but I wished that she wouldn't be so influenced by the "Bond" thing with Liam, because it's basically girl rules to protect your friends over your guy. And she kind of spilled the secrets every time. I know she couldn't help it with all the mind reading and shit, but come on... I really liked the bond she had with Zoey, you don't see that often and I could tell all the pass between them and all the sisterhood thing going on...

"Hey, Wes, can you get us grenades?" Vikki asked

"I'd trust a two-year-old with grenades over you two."

"Ouch," Zoey muttered

Zoey Rogue is like a preparation to the next book Zoey Avenger, which is the book I will die if I don't have in my hands soon. It has all the fighting, lying, scheming and romance you may want with a different edge to it. The characters are awesomely constructed and the story is vicious. I never read nothing by Lizzy Ford but I will have to catch up on that because this was just amazing.

August 21, 2013
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Afterburn (Afterburn & Aftershock, #1) by Sylvia Day... It was love at first sight for this book...

When you pick a book by Sylvia day you are sure of two things. First is that it's going to be steamy hot and second it's going to be messy. Sylvia Day writes books with such intensity that she manages to create almost a movie with her words, you find yourself imagining every single detailed scene... Also, what made her one of my favorite writers was the fact that her characters are real, are cunning and passionate but flawed.

Afterburn has exactly that, it didn't let down and I though that the Crossfire series were going to be hard to top but I found myself enjoying the nastiness and competitiveness of Gia and Jax.

I was smitten, not just because it's a book by Sylvia day, but the storyline seemed incredible.

You have a brokenhearted girl that doesn't let a men step on her toes so she's willing to be a smart about it (and a bitch) and prove him that he loves her. But in the other hand you have a stubborn guy, who takes is last name as a death sentence and he does not want commitment fearing it will take Gia down with him. He's a Rutledge, and they are vicious and he represents every bit of it.

The best thing about this couple was that they already had a bitter story behind them and now being back in each other life's it's exciting and new, and even better is that now Gia wants him on her terms and she's about to play dirty. I mean, this is the Bitch and the Beast. How can you not love that? They will compete, they will fight and they will not play fair, because the ultimate goal is for them to shred what's keeping them apart and finally be together as a couple and have a future. They are completely irritating and very intense. It's like the cat and the mouse game...

“Forgive me for asking, Gianna—but did you love Jackson?”

“I thought we loved each other.”

Lei sighed. “I wish that was one lesson women didn’t have to learn the hard way.”

Gia is not a quitter. She's resilient and strong and so willing to fight the bigger dogs out there to get what she wants. A female lead character has to have fire in her to make her interesting, has to go fight for her goals and Gia is the perfect role model for it. She knows her assets and knows how to play them well because she's smart. Oh, and she didn't annoyed me ONCE! That's a miracle. But she's so compelling to read about that I forgot everything else.

“You were made for me,” he said fiercely. “No one else, Gia. You’re mine.”

Jax is a major asshat. Like, he cockblocks himself by always screwing up! Everything may be fine, but then you have to find out something, or he'll do something and BOOM there you go out the door Jax. He's so dreamy. Strong, dedicated, alpha like, a player and very irritating? Sign me up please! And the most important is that he's determined to get the woman he loves back, at every cost... P.S: Don't let yourself get bedazzled by him, he's an idiot.

Jackson Rutledge never took a day off. He worked hard, played hard, fucked hard.

Secondary characters are also something that Sylvia Day is a pro on. Family, friends, bosses, you name it and she gives it to you. In here is more the family and the boss. The Rossi's and Rutledge's, a big Italian family versus one who does shady business's. In the Rossi's there is this proximity and brotherhood that you can feel right on the spot, it's familiar and endearing because it makes you feel like home. The Rutledge's are cold. And the boss is Lei, I loved her because of her energy and capability to stand out even though she doesn't have many spotlights...

Jax pushed out the chair opposite him with his foot. “The more Rossis the merrier.” Sadly, the more Rutledges the scarier. And that had shaped Jax into the man he was.

Afterburn was just the tease we needed to start another series, because it's not complete but it compels us to read the next one as soon as it comes out. It's like a warm up for a really awesome series to come. It will drive you insane and it will make you swear like a sailor, but it's so worth the time...