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Sigil (Irdesi Empire, #1) by Addison Cain Book Review

Kindle Edition, 176 pages

Published September 29th 2016 by Amazon Digital Services LLC

ASIN B01LZ0J815

After a century, The Irdesi Emperor has finally cornered their species’ only female. Sovereign and his fanatic brothers are closing in, driving Sigil to desperation.

They outnumber her, they are stronger, and they are relentless.

Sovereign knows her secrets better than Sigil knows herself.

The entire future of their species hinges on Sovereign’s ability to dominate the slippery renegade and make her feel the truth of what she is. She is his Consort. She is his obsession—a bride destined to be shared with and adored by his kin... to be satiated and ruled, to be overpowered and healed of her compulsions by any means necessary.

She has no choice in the matter. The empire will stop at nothing. Sigil will belong to them; she will be made to love them, even if they are forced to rip the galaxy apart to claim her.

Review:

Okay, so to be honest I was like... It's way to many guys chasing this perfect girl that they all need because she is the only female of their kind and blah blah blah... I was not interested just cause i thought it would be too cliche. It wasn't... In fact it was far from it.

I absolutely cheered for Sigil. Most of this book is her evading all of her "brothers" and trying to resist them.... Well, if you have several hot guys trying to have a relationship with you what will you do? I guess we all would be overwhelmed.... Not that it would happen in real life, None of us are really that lucky. (speaking for myself). Oh well, and on top of that what if they are chasing you around for thousands of years? That's even worse. Give her some space please.

Oh and Sigil sometimes likes to eat people... have i mentioned that? probably not but it's pretty cool.

“Black hair hung in his eyes as he turned her chin to taste her mouth. "At least I didn't try to eat her, lost lamb.”

Asides from that, Sigil is as strong as she can be whilst still needing Sovereign and his brothers to keep her in check. There are some scenes in this book that are dubious in terms of sexual consent, specially when they first meet. So I didn't really appreciated that but understood due to the overall story why it had to be there. So you will see.

The main character is obviously awesome but the secondary characters and the description of the whole world around her was just awesome. I truly felt like I was inside Addison story and I loved every second of it. Everything is just so fast paced whilst maintaining all the details. It's just an amazing world that the author managed to portray so damn well.

I must warn you though that there is a special character for Sigil that we all are going to get super attached to and we totally shouldn't. Just saying...

Even if you are not attracted to these kind of romances, just read it for the atmosphere and the secondary characters. It's awesome and soooo worth it.

XOXO

Catarina Dias

November 20, 2017
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Sovereign (Irdesi Empire, #2) by Addison Cain Book Review and thoughts... Lots of them.

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Kindle Edition, 222 pages

Published December 1st 2016

ASIN B01MXTUXGA

Her only family murdered, the males of her species governing the prison designed to contain her, she mourns. Que had been her world, but it is Sovereign who enters her body day and night.

No man has loved a woman more, and no woman has hated a man with such passion.

She cannot help it. Designed to be the perfect slave soldier, programmed to exterminate her own kind, Sigil wants nothing more than to butcher those who would save her.

Sovereign’s many Brothers lavish her with attention, taking turns practicing seduction to woo the only female who might propagate their species.

There is a dangerous secret Sovereign and his Brothers cannot conceal forever, though they are willing to risk the empire, their lives, and even her sanity trying. Is that not the definition of love?

Review:

The fuck? I am just going to address the ghost in the room... Sigil was a badass and now she isn't. Simple. On this book she was reduced to something I don't remember from the first book, where she had strength and energy. Truth be told she has lost a lot in the previous book, she has lost something she loved dearly and now she finds herself with people who she does not trust and in a place she does not know. That would change a person but I think it was too drastic a change.

This time around Sigil wakes up from a "nap" that took many years (I wish I could have some of that) and finds herself at the mercy of Sovereign and all his brothers. They all want her, they all cherish her and they are all lying to her. That was what saved the story for me. The whole lie that we had to find out and when we finally did it was a Hell of a lie... Definitely was not expecting that at ALL. So Addison Cain managed to surprise me and keep me interested throughout the whole book even not liking Sigil all that much.

The one thing that changed drastically for me as well, was my liking of the Sovereign... I hate him now... As a character he is beautifully built and interesting, but if he actually existed in my world I would kick his fucking ass because he is a little shit. There I said it. So sorry. Not sorry.

"You kill me every time you turn away, every time I have to force myself not to make a grab for you."

-Sigil

Asides from all that drama (and believe me there is a TON of it) this book keeps up with the excellent writing skill that the author has and still manages to captivate us during the whole time we are reading it. The moment I picked up this book I could not put it down and that says it all.

Read it at your own cost but if you read Sigil I strongly advise reading this one as well to continue her story and when you do finish just remember there is another book coming out. Do not freak out at the end... And I repeat. THERE IS ANOTHER BOOK COMING. DO NOT FREAK OUT.

XOXO

Catarina DIas

November 20, 2017
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Bound By Hatred (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #3).... SOOO CUTE and SOOO HOT...Decide for me!

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Published April 28th 2015 by Createspace Independent

isbn: 1512191655

When Gianna watched her sister Aria getting married to a man she barely knew, she promised herself she wouldn’t let the same thing happen to her.

Matteo – The Blade – Vitiello set his eyes on Gianna the moment he saw her on his brother Luca’s wedding, and Rocco Scuderi is more than willing to give his daughter to him, but Gianna has no intention of marrying for any other reason than love. A few months before the wedding, Gianna escapes her bodyguards and runs away. She has enough money to flee to Europe and begin a new life.

After six months on the run, Matteo and a couple of her father’s soldiers find her with another man.

Gianna is forced to marry Matteo. Gianna is determined to make life hell for her husband. But Matteo is a master at mind games and their struggle for power soon turns into hate-fueled nights of passion.

Gianna + Matteo = Fire

In the previous books, even though the story is not focused on these two you know they are about to start a storm. And that's exactly what they did. They took the Mafia lifestyle and added even more danger to it. Is that Possible? If it was another couple I would say No. But it's GIANNA and MATTEO... like, they are batshit Cray Cray. And I loved them for it.

This story was so much fun. I do not share the personality portrayed by Gianna but i still connected with her. With her fears, with her resistance. She is not against finding love, she just wants to find it on her own terms. And i think that speaks for itself. Of course, in the lifestyle of the mafia that's impossible that's why she runs away. And that's when we get a main girl that is as strong as they come. She runs away from Matteo and from her family. And honestly she would have managed to stay hidden from her family if Matteo had no been so adamant in getting her back. Because this girl is clever AF:

“God, no wonder Father didn't want us to be around men. Now that I knew how good kissing felt, I never wanted to stop doing it."

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Matteo you just know he's going to be a badass. And a possessive jerk. And really cute. They all are. It's a trait they share. But he is not about to give up on the girl he wants so badly, the girl with the fiery red hair and personality. The one that can actually stand up and fight him the whole way.

When he finds her the book truly begins. There Gianna has to face everyone and she does it with grace and as much dignity as one can. Matteo even though he's mad protects her the whole way and that just made swoon HARDCORE:

When they are finally married and living the life, Gianna does not make it easy. She struggles the whole way, but Matteo has been just irresistible. He has a way of making the worst moments, funny and he took his relationship with her and turned it into something much better.

“If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her.

Matteo – The Blade – Vitiello”

You have a lot of tension moments in this. It's not an easy to read book. The romance is just exceptional, the characters as well, but all the Mafia business underneath it make it a lot more serious. You also have a lot of action and there were times when I was just OMG NOOOOOOOOOOO in some scenes but it was good after all. It does have a Happy ending even though it does not seem to.

Whatever you do, don't give up on this book. Give it a change even though it seems like everything is lost and read it through. You are not going to regret it and it's going to be the ride of your life.

P.S You also have some Aria and Luca (my Bae) scenes with a lot of tension... Just warning you...

XOXO
Catarina Dias

November 20, 2017
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Bound by Duty (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #2) by Cora Reilly... VALENTINA IS MA GIRLLLL

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Kindle Edition, 318 pages

Published February 10th 2015

ASIN: B00R6C7580

Dante – The Boss – Cavallaro’s wife died four years ago. On the verge of becoming the youngest head in the history of the Chicago mafia, Dante needs a new wife and Valentina was chosen for the role.

Valentina lost her husband, too, but her first marriage had always been for show. When she was eighteen, she agreed to marry Antonio in order to hide the truth: that he was gay and in love with an outsider. Even after his death, she kept his secret, not only to preserve the honor of a dead man, but also to protect herself. But now that she’s about to marry Dante, her castle of lies threatens to crash.

She’s determined to get Dante’s attention and desire, even if she can’t get his heart that still belongs to his dead wife.

Damn, where do I start with this one?

I must say out of all the books in this series, this was the one I was putting off reading just because I thought it would be boring. There. I said it. But, like most times, I was WRONG.

This story was absolutely breathtaking. Everything from the scenery, the story, the characters and everything just blended beautifully together to give us this masterpiece.

Valentina was my girl. I wish I could be half as bold as this woman. She took the bull by its horns and made it hers. She was a character that lost her husband not too long ago, so I was kind of expecting someone sad and week, but as soon as she met Dante she was never afraid of him. (I was... tons of times) So her previous husband (A DICKHEAD) was gay so they never actually honored the marriage but she liked him anyway. I respect her for that. I respected that she stayed loyal to him throughout the whole book, but when it was necessary she ditched him as well.

“You can tell me. I have a phone and am capable of operating it.”

When it comes to Dante, the charming Ass, he was a dick trough most of the book. I mean, Valentina is flawless, smart and has an awesome personality and he just ignored her. I get that he's also a widow, but he should have given her a chance sooner. I think that was the major step back from this book for me. The fact that it took so long for them to bond and for them to have the change to connect. But when Dante finally opened his eyes and realized she was the one for him..... DAMNNNNN it was freaking hot.

“I’ll try to be the best husband I can possibly be, which probably is still much less than you deserve.”

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Let's also address the main thing I liked about this book. The massive twist it had at the end. Like characters you would not expect will be back and they will try to destroy everything this couple built. And will they succeed? yes, for a while. After that Valentine will kick them in the balls and be the winner.

We also see a lot of the characters from the previous book, not with a lot of depth, but enough that we could stop missing them so badly. I know I missed my Scuderi girls like crazy.

In any case, please read this book. But don't read it super fast. Enjoy every moment between the main characters, enjoy their story and the scenery. Everything is just perfect, but I was not expecting any less from Cora Reilly.

XOXO

Catarina Dias

November 20, 2017
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Blood Games (The Chicagoland Vampires, #10) by Chloe Neill Book Review

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Paperback, 350 pages

Published August 5th 2014 by NAL Trade

ISBN : 0451415205

While Merit didn’t choose to become a vampire or Sentinel of Cadogan House, she vowed to fight for her House and its Master, and she’s managed to forge strong alliances with powerful supernaturals across Chicago. But even though Merit has had wild adventures, this may be her deadliest yet...

A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs. The CPD hasn’t been able to track the assailant, and as the body count rises, the city is running out of options. Vampires and humans aren’t on great terms, but murder makes for strange bedfellows. Can Merit find the killer before she becomes a target?

Book Review:

Oh sweet baby Jesus has finally heard my prayers and gave me this book. By baby Jesus of course i mean Chloe Neill, but you know... Blood Games is everything Chicagoland Vampires always been. Terrifying. Mean. BAdass and Purely Entertaining. But this time it's game ON for the GP...

“Oh, they’ll try to sweep,” I said. “But I have no worries you’ll come back to me.”

His smile was meltingly handsome. “Because I love you without measure?”

“Of course,” I said.

Also, I had the car keys.

PREPARE YOURSELF to be WOWED. We are talking about a SERIAL KILLER. And one that could easily be on Dexter.... Yap, now the streets of Chicago are screwed because a killer is on the loose and the VAmpires are fighting for a King or Queen. *happy dance*

Ethan... I missed the blond god that can rip your head off just by looking at you. In Blood Games Ethan has so much more too loose due to be in the competition for the head of the GP. Does he let it affect it? Of course no. And yes people, he will be continuing fake proposing to Merit and to us as well. It's like : IT'S GONNA HAPPEN!!! (Building expectation) - SHIT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (Completely crushed our souls). Oh well. But still Chloe Neill does not let this book get too romancy and shit... It's still dangerous as fuck. And prepare because the last page of this book screwed Ethan Over...

Merit + Food + Ethan = FOREVER. Merit is still the same fanatic by food she always was but in Blood Games she's more serious in a way... (well, as serious as Merit can get). She's has to face with the real struggles of her relationship with Mallory and getting their friendship back together. With Jonah as well and in holding Ethan from breaking his face. And finally, with Ethan that keeps hiding stuff from her. Let's just say that Merit cannot get any better than this... Because she's goooooood.

We slept together, our arms and legs and bodies entwined, as if we might save each other .

And we forgot completely about the crème brûlée.

MAllory and Catcher are two that really surprised me because there is a part in the book that you get to see them like never before. Catcher is always so intense and Mallory so cheery and now we can really see that... There is this chapter that is going to blow your minds!!! Oh what a wonderful couple...

Yeah, we got competition!!! Heads will roll with the GP Competitions - Literally...

Yap do i need to say that my life depends on this books? Probably not. THAT'S HOW GOOD THEY ARE. Now we just have to wait for another book... again.

August 13, 2014
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Escaping from zombie planet ( A One Way Out Novel) by Ray Wallace -- Quick Book Review

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July 20, 2014
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Sigil (Irdesi Empire, #1) by Addison Cain Book Review

Sovereign (Irdesi Empire, #2) by Addison Cain Book Review and thoughts... Lots of them.

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Bound by Duty (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #2) by Cora Reilly... VALENTINA IS MA GIRLLLL

Blood Games (The Chicagoland Vampires, #10) by Chloe Neill Book Review

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