United

Title: United
Author: Melissa Landers
Rating: 4/5

Description: After thwarting a deadly coup and saving the alliance between their worlds, Cara and Aelyx have finally earned a break. Their tiny island colony is everything they dreamed it would be―days spent gathering shells on the beach and nights in each other’s arms.

But the vacation is short-lived.

The treaty between Earth and L’eihr has awakened an ancient force that threatens to destroy them all. The Aribol, mysterious guardians charged with maintaining interstellar peace, deem the alliance a threat to the galaxy. They order a separation of the races, decreeing humans and L’eihrs must return to their own planets within the month or face extinction. In fact, they already have agents in place on Earth, ready to begin.

With the clock ticking, Aelyx and Cara assemble a team of colonists and race back to Earth, where they unite with old friends to solve the mystery of who the Aribol are, what they want, and the real reason the alliance has provoked them. As tensions build to a full-scale war, Aelyx and Cara must fight harder than ever―not just for their future, but for the survival of both their worlds.

My Short Review: not as good as the ones before this but still a good read!

Freeks

Title: Freeks
Author: Amanda Hocking
Rating: 5/5
Reviewed for NG

Book comes out 1/3/17

Description: 

Welcome to Gideon Davorin’s Traveling Sideshow, where necromancy, magical visions, and pyrokinesis are more than just part of the act…

Mara has always longed for a normal life in a normal town where no one has the ability to levitate or predict the future. Instead, she roams from place to place, cleaning the tiger cage while her friends perform supernatural feats every night.

When the struggling sideshow is miraculously offered the money they need if they set up camp in Caudry, Louisiana, Mara meets local-boy Gabe…and a normal life has never been more appealing.
But before long, performers begin disappearing and bodes are found mauled by an invisible beast. Mara realizes that there’s a sinister presence lurking in the town with its sights set on getting rid of the sideshow freeks. In order to unravel the truth before the attacker kills everyone Mara holds dear, she has seven days to take control of a power she didn’t know she was capable of—one that could change her future forever.

My Review:
Wow just wow, what a good book this was... just like the other series I read of hers its brilliant. The story is unique but I have a sense of Grimm in it also and the characters were a hoot. Loved this book! And I think everyone should read it when it comes out or try to request it from Netgalley!

Oct NG Fails- the catch up

More Fails for NG books from the past. Most of
these I either lost track of time or lost track
of interest and didn't want to finish them. I've
promised myself to clean up my NG shelf and also
not to pick every book I see to review! LOL still
hard to do for this ADD reader!

Wendy Darling, Volume 2: Seas by: Colleen Oakes
Warp by: Lev Grossman
A Mortal Song by: Megan Crewe
Rhodi's Light by: Megan Linski
The Spinster and the Rake by: Anne Stuart
The Gender Game by: Bella Forrest
The Goodbyes by: Leslie Welch
Withering Rose by: Kaitlyn Davis
Beauty and the Highland Beast by: Lecia Cornwall
Her Frozen Stepbrother by: Rachel Kenley
Endangered by: Dani Hoots
Chaos Rises by: Pippa DaCosta
Wings of Hope by: Pippa DaCosta
Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound by: Geanna Culbertson

Summer Days and Summer Nights by: Stephanie Perkins
The Syndicate by: Sophie Davis
Buzz Books 2016: Young Adult Spring/Summer by: Publishers Lunch
Her Stepbrothers are Dragons by: Trinity Blacio
Gambit by: C.L. Denault
St. Martin's First: Fall 2015 Sampler by: Various
Found (Penny Black #1) by: Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Hook's Pan by: Marie Hall
The Biscuit Witch by: Deborah Smith
Debt Collector (Episodes 1-3) by: Susan Kaye Quinn
Shifting Selves (Elements #2) by: Mia Marshall
Broken Elements (Elements, Book 1) by: Mia Marshall
Domination by: Jon S. Lewis
How To Seduce an Angel in 10 Days by: Saranna DeWylde

NPFs, p2

Netgalley Past Fails, part 2

This is a list of books from 2013 time where I didn't finish the book due to either lack of interest or I just hated it! I put them here for easy listing since I'm cleaning out my shelf there!


The Lady and the Laird
 Nicola Cornick 

Dark Spell
 Gill Arbuthnott 

Cassie and the Woolf
 Olivia Snowe 

Along Came a Spider
 Kate Serine 

Gated
 Amy Christine Parker 

Control
 Kim Curran 

Colton by Blood
 Melissa Cutler 

Daysider
 Susan Krinard 

A Clockwork Heart
 Liesel Schwarz 

Winds of Salem
 Melissa de la Cruz 

A Million Dirty Secrets
 C. L. Parker 

The Returned
 Jason Mott 

The Exodus Towers
 Jason M. Hough 

Conjured
 Sarah Beth Durst 

The Lost Wolf's Destiny
 Karen Whiddon 

Twigs
 Alison Ashley Formento 

A Study in Silks
 Emma Jane Holloway 

The Plague Forge
 Jason M. Hough 

Treecat Wars
 David Weber, Jane M. Lindskold 

Will in Scarlet

 Matthew Cody 

NPFs

Netgalley Past Fails

This is a list of books from 2012-2013 time where I didn't finish the book due to either lack of interest or I just hated it! I put them here for easy listing since I'm cleaning out my shelf there!

Contributor - Nicole Ciacchella
Reaper's Novice - Cecilia Robert
Blue Hearts of Mars - Nicole Grotepas
Ethan - P. T. Michelle
The Genesis Code - Lisa von Biela
Loving an Ugly Beast - Danielle Monsch
The Problem with Seduction - Emma Locke
A Scandal, a Secret, a Baby - Sharon Kendrick
Home to Montana - Charlotte Carter
First Time For Everything - Aimee Carson
Dragon's Call - E. R. Davis
A Most Scandalous Proposal - Ashlyn Macnamara
Town Trap - Dr. Carter Brown
The Summer Prince - Alaya Dawn Johnson
Freaks - Kieran Larwood
The Truth About Letting Go - Leigh Talbert Moore
You're Still the One - Janet Dailey, Cathy Lamb, Elizabeth Bass, Mary Carter
Strange Fates - Marlene Perez
Little Cowgirl on His Doorstep - Donna Alward
Defending the Duchess - Rachelle McCalla
The Heiress's Homecoming - Regina Scott
Garden Princess - Kristin Kladstrup
Mortality - Kellie Sheridan
Her Man In Manhattan - Trish Wylie
Heir to a Desert Legacy - Maisey Yates
The Spellcaster's Grimoire - Mark All
The Jezebel - Saskia Walker
Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston
Spellbinding - Maya Gold
That Time I Joined the Circus - J. J. Howard
The Darkling - R. B. Chesterton
Talk of the Town - Beth Andrews
The Wolf Prince - Karen Whiddon
Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations - Editor Paula Guran
Broken Angels - Harambee K. Grey-Sun
Penthouse Suite - Sandra Chastain
Desperate Measures - Linda Cajio
The Narrowing Path - David J Normoyle
One Night of Misbehavior - Shelley Munro
Loving a Prince Charming - Danielle Monsch
A Legacy of Secrets - Carol Marinelli
Waking Up to You - Leslie Kelly
One More Sleepless Night - Lucy King
Johanna's Bridegroom - Emma Miller
The Demon's Song - Kendra Leigh Castle
Night Hawk - J.E. Taylor
One More Kiss - Mary S. Blayney
Deceiving the Witch Next Door - Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
Hunter - Jacquelyn Frank
Breathless - Brigid Kemmerer
Girls & Monsters - Anne Michaud
Passion Potion - Mary Beth Daniels
Rogue Touch - Christine Woodward
Temporarily His Princess - Olivia Gates
Fugitive - Shirlee McCoy
Twisted - K.A. Robinson
Torn - K.A. Robinson
Bitter Disenchantment: A Coveted Novella - Shawntelle Madison
Keeper of the Shadows - Alexandra Sokoloff
Eyes Ever to the Sky - Katie French
A Prior Engagement - Karina Bliss
The Rose Throne - Mette Ivie Harrison

Souls of the Stones - Omnibus - Kelly Walker 

The Sword Dancer - Jeannie Lin 

The First Crush is the Deepest - Nina Harrington 

Follow the White Rabbit - Kellie Sheridan 

An Invitation to Sin - Sarah Morgan 

The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 

Sea Glass Island - Sherryl Woods 

Lover Be Mine - Nicole Jordan 

Just One Kiss - Susan Mallery 

Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 

The Wrong Girl - C.J. Archer 

Ever After - Vicki Courtney 

Quarryman's Bride, The - Tracie Peterson 

Secret for a Song - S.K. Falls 

Phantom Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 

Outcast - Adrienne Kress 

Sleeping With The Entity - Cat Devon 

Beauty and the Wolf - Myles, Marina 

Asleep - Elizabeth Darcy 

Diary of a Minecraft Alex

Title: Diary of a Minecraft Alex
Author: Mc Steve
Rating: 5/5

Description:
Alex is a Self-Sufficient Loner Who Doesn't Need Anyone. But Soon She Learns The True Value of Friendship by Working Together!

Alex is a loner in the ice plains. She prefers pigs to people. She's a vegetarian. She starts in a small hut but moves into an igloo that she then renovates. She's good at fighting mobs in the overworld, but not the Nether.

She meets Steve, who annoys her. He shares the legend that the villagers have: Herobrine put a curse on the area so that if a zombie ever kills a villager, zombie pigmen begin appearing and attacking in the overworld.

Alex returns home with the thought that this isn't her problem only to find that zombie pigmen invaded her igloo. She rushes to find Steve, to figure out how to stop the curse.

Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights.

My Review:
A story about friendship, well the start of a friendship at least. Alex is a veggie eater and won't eat meat or kill helpless animals so she writes on assorted papers. She finds an igloo where what she finds inside changes her life forever. She starts out with no friends but she meets Steve and things change. I loved this story even more than Diary of a Wimpy Zombie! Nice story!

Diary of a Wimpy Zombie

Title: Diary of a Wimpy Zombie
Author: MC Steve
Rating: 4/5

Description:
It's the First Day of School and I Know It's Going to Be Epic!!

My name is Z, Z the zombie. I’m starting middle school this September, and I have no idea what the next few weeks will have in store for me. I have a funny feeling that my older brother, R, will try to cause some problems for me, but I’m going to try not to let it get me down. After all, I have my skeleton friend, Bonnie, and my zombie pigman friend, Trevor, to help me out of any hard spots that I might land myself into.

Who knows? I might even make another friend.

This school year will be my new start. I’ll try to make new friends, join a club, and annoy my older brother a little bit, too. I hope this school year is ready for me because I’m ready for it!

Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights.

My Review: This small book had a lot of charm to it, that made me smile. What if Zombies in Minecraft weren't bad and what if they could friend humans. Z and Steve will make the best of friends in the future I know it and that prank made in laugh. This book is a lot like Diary of a wimpy kid but I totally love it anyways since I'm a fan of Minecraft and played it for years and watched a bunch of youtubers play it over the years. So yup... good book, good job! Now off to read the story about Alex next! See ya!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Author: Ransom Riggs
Rating: /5

Description: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

My Review: Soon to Come

Archived Books on Netgalley, part 1

Books I requested in the way past and either didn't finish or the went archived before I could read them! Since there are many I won't be putting pictures or descriptions... there are alot- just cleaning out old books!

Raising Dragons
 Bryan Davis

Wicked Intentions
 Elizabeth Hoyt

Bloodspell
 Amalie Howard

Open Minds (Mindjack #1)
 Susan Kaye Quinn

(re)Visions: Alice
 Kaye Chazan, Amanda Ching, Hilary Thomas, Christian Young

Someone Else's Fairytale
 E.M. Tippetts

The Demon Lover
 Juliet Dark

The Guardian Duke
 Jamie Carie

Entangled
 Nikki Jefford

Reign of Blood
 Alexia Purdy

His Wicked Heart
 Darcy Burke

The Twisted Window
 Lois Duncan

The Dark Garden
 Eden Bradley

Oddkins
 Dean Koontz

Contributor
 Nicole Ciacchella

Elemental: The First
 Alexandra May

Grounded
 G.P. Ching

Charmed
 Erica Ridley

The Trouble with Being Wicked
 Emma Locke

Rebel Magisters

Title: Rebel Magisters
Author: Shanna Swendson
Rating: 5/5

Description: Tea, Love ... and Revolution!

The Rebel Mechanics aren’t the only group plotting revolution against the magical British Empire. There are rebel magisters, as well, and Verity Newton and her magister employer, Lord Henry, know that the only way for the revolution to succeed is if both groups work together. A diplomatic mission seems like the perfect opportunity for them to meet with rebels in other colonies and gather support—right under the governor’s nose.

From drawing rooms, ballrooms, and the harbor in Boston to the streets of Charleston, Verity and Henry find themselves up against stubborn factions of both magisters and Mechanics and increasingly aware that they can only really count on each other as their relationship deepens. It may take a real crisis to unite the rebel movements and rally them to the cause—but could such a crisis also tear them apart?

My Review: This book was just as good and maybe a bit better than book 1, love the story plot and characters too much... read most of this book in less then 4 hrs early this morning! She better keep going so we find out about the relationship between henry and verity!

More Reading Fails

The following are more books that I didn't finish because I either couldn't get hooked into the story or hated the book!

For Baby's Sake
Janice Maynard

Wolf Creek Wife
Penny Richards

The CEO Daddy Next Door
Karen Booth

Run to You
Rachel Lacey

ReMade Episode 1: "Shadows and Dreams"
Matthew Cody, Andrea Phillips, E.C. Myers, Carrie Harris, Gwenda Bond, and Kiersten White

One Night with a Cowboy: A Western Romance Sampler
Linda Lael Miller, Diana Palmer, Maisey Yates, Jodi Thomas, Trish Milburn, B.J. Daniels

The Courageous Brides Collection
Johnnie Alexander, Michelle Griep, Eileen Key, Debby Lee, Rose Allen McCauley, Donita Kathleen Paul, Jennifer Uhlarik, Jenness Walker, Renee Yancy

 The California Gold Rush Romance Collection
Amanda Barratt, Angela Bell, Dianne Christner, Anne Greene, Linda Farmer Harris, Cynthia Hickey, Pam Hillman, Jennifer Rogers Spinola, Jaime Jo Wright 

 A Promise of Fire
Amanda Bouchet 

Mad for the Plaid
Karen Hawkins

Extracted

Sherry D. Ficklin & Tyler H Jolley

Kalifus Rising

Alane Adams

This is a really quick list but I promise I'll get to my shelf soon!

The Healer

Title: The Healer
Author: Virginia Boecker
Rating: 4/5

Description: John Raleigh, one of the youngest and most talented magical healers in all of Anglia, can relieve any ailment except, perhaps, his own broken heart. Since the deaths of his mother and sister who burned at the stake for witchcraft, John has spent his nights lost in nightmares and his days drowning in melancholy. That is until he's summoned to the home of Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom, who suffers from a mysterious illness that has confounded every other healer.

John immediately knows that this is no normal sickness. Nicholas, it seems, is falling apart because of a dangerous curse, and their only clue for a cure is a single name—Elizabeth Grey.

Who is this girl and how has she become mixed up with such dark magic? John must put these questions aside when Elizabeth is brought to him from the palace's prison on the brink of death. It will take everything he has to save her, and to save Nicholas, but perhaps he'll manage to save his heart along the way.
My Review: This is written in the eyes of John and a bit of back story alittle before The Witch Hunter and a bit during it. Its interesting to see the story from another's eye besides Elizabeth who was busy fighting and being ill and almost dying. So I picked this up as i wait to get book 2 of this series which will be soon I hope!

Just Juliet

Title: Just Juliet
Author: Charlotte Reagan
Rating: ❤❤❤❤/ 5

Reviewing for Publisher

Description:
Ever wondered what lesbian love between two teenage girls feel like? Read the story of Lena and Juliet.

Lena Newman is 17 years old and pretty satisfied with her life. Until her world is turned upside down. Juliet James is the new girl at school and very quickly manages to send Lena’s heart wild. Juliet introduced Lena to a part of herself she didn’t know was there, taking her on an emotional journey where loyalty, friendships and family relationships are tested. Juliet represents the road less traveled. Will Lena take it?

My Review: What a bittersweet romance this book was. I don't really read books with gay romances in them often but the writing the author did in this was amazing. The characters are all pretty much lovable and real- with their flaws. This is a girl has boyfriend but meets girl who confuses girl about her sexuality a bit and she comes out eventually. At one point I was like no they must stay together and almost cried... the end was great- This book had my attention from the beginning... I luved it! Great job Charlotte! Wonderful!