Day: January 30, 2015

What Are You Reading? (229)

Posted January 30, 2015 by Holly in Features | 14 Comments

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Holly: I tried reading a whole slew of books this week before I finally gave in and accepted that I wanted to read Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series and nothing else.  I was trying not to glom the series because I didn’t want to burn out, but that’s gone out the window.

I re-read Fairytale Come Alive by Kristen Ashley, which is really angsty and great in the first half, then goes off the rails in the second. I don’t know why I can’t stop reading it (I see you judging me). I also read Black Wolf’s Revenge by Tera Shanley. It was just okay.

Finally I read Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh and  Blaze of Memory, then immediately started Bonds of Justice. I’m hoping after this to slow down and read something else, but I’m not going to hold my breath.

Rowena: This week was a slow reading week for me. I blame that on the book that I was reading. I only read one book and the book itself frustrated me because while I was reading it, I wanted to kick myself for wanting the book. While I was reading, I couldn’t help but feel that Penny and Ryan’s story should have ended with The Lonely Hearts Club. Gah. The book that I was reading? We Can Work it Out by Elizabeth Eulberg.

Now, I’m back in the Psy-Changeling world reading Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh. Judd is all kinds of hot. He’s one of those, “Believe the hype” kind of guys. Everyone loves him and you’re scared that he won’t live up to your expectations but he totally does.

What are you reading this week?


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Guest Review: Hunter Reborn by Katie Reus

Posted January 30, 2015 by Tracy in Reviews | 0 Comments

Guest Review: Hunter Reborn by Katie ReusReviewer: Tracy
Hunter Reborn by Katie Reus
Series: Moon Shifter #5
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: February 3rd 2015
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four-stars
Series Rating: four-stars

Losing her was the hardest thing he’d ever endured....
Warrior shifter Aiden’s investigation of the trafficking of vampire blood leads to a startling discovery: the beautiful vampire bondmate he thought was dead. Decades ago, they’d defied their powerful families to be together, but then Larissa disappeared without a trace. When their mating link broke, it nearly destroyed Aiden. Now she’s back with no memory of where she’s been. Even more shattering—Larissa claims she has no idea who Aiden is.
Now she’s back....
It’s a race against time to bring down an operation more evil than his pack ever suspected, and Aiden finds himself working side by side with a mate who no longer trusts him—and she wants out. But he lost her once, and he won’t let her go again. Unfortunately, Larissa’s blood is the key to a powerful monster’s dangerous plan—and he’ll stop at nothing to destroy her, sparking off a war between the supernaturals and humans that no one will win.

Tracy’s review of Hunter Reborn (Moon Shifter #5) by Katie Reus

It’s been 60 years that Aiden has been mourning the death of his bondmate, Larissa. He’s never gotten over her death and even after all of the years that have passed thinks of her daily. When he and his packmates are at a club looking into vamp blood dealing he sees a woman that looks like Larissa. Even though he knows it’s not her he follows her and the closer he gets the more stunned he is to see his mate alive.

Larissa isn’t so thrilled to see Aiden as she can’t remember much about her life and was told that her parents were killed by a shifter named Aiden. She tries to flee but Aiden soon makes Larissa see that they were meant to be together and he’s not letting her go again. Dealing with the new technology in the world and all other new and strange things, Larissa has a bit of a hard time adjusting. That doesn’t stop her from being by Aiden’s side while they look for the witch who told her about Aiden and then the master that the witch was working for. Together the mates will find the ones that are after Larissa (along with his packmates) and then they can be together forever.

This was a really great addition to the Moon Shifter series. I loved that there really wasn’t a whole lot of angst between Aiden and Larissa and she pretty much, after her initial belief about Aiden, just went with the flow. She was open to him and his packmates and fit in quite well. The majority of the story was taken with finding the person who was after Larissa and bringing them down.

There is a bit of side story between Teresa and Ryan as well as with Natalia and another new character that comes on the scene. It was good to see Teresa and Ryan finally working out their issues, that’s for sure. With Natalia and the new guy it was a bit odd. Not much is said about him and I found that odd that his part in the story was skimmed over. I have no doubt we’ll get more in future books but I would have liked just a little bit more info on him in this story.

Overall it was a good story about fated mates finding each other after an incredibly long absence. Reus made the reunion exciting as well as heart warming and emotional. Good job.

Rating: 4 out of 5

 

This title is available from Signet Eclipse. You can buy it here or here in e-format. This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

four-stars


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