Monday, April 7, 2014

Steel & Ice by Emily Eck

I was lucky to receive an ARC for an honest review.

Ok. So, starting out, I had a really hard time getting into this book. A lot of drug use and slang talk. I almost felt stupid reading the first few chapters,  but once I got used to it, I really immersed myself in the story of Elle and J.

Elle comes from a hard childhood and has many issues. J, is jaded from a shitty childhood and a crap ex. They find each other and fall in love. J has a very sketchy "job" with an MC. Elle is a line cook at Applebee's,  while going to school and volunteering at a Latino Teen Center.

My only issue is that the book ends when I really began to give a shit about the characters and what was happening next.  I could totally do without so much drug use and the slang was horrible.  Who talks like that anymore?  All in all, I give it 3 and 1/2 stars. I really wanna read book two but only because of how book one ended.... :/

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Forever Burn By Adrian Smith

I was given an ARC in return for an honest review.

Ok, so normally this kind of book isn't my cup of tea. It is a paranormal F / F romance. The beginning had me struggling. I really didn't want to keep reading but I did. I am glad I did. The book picked up and got better.

We meet James Matthews who is a female firefighter and Addison Lee her Battalion Chief and Lover.

James has been having the same dream lately about a little girl she saved two years prior. In the dream the girl has aged with the proper time and she is standing in the middle of a fire. The fire is hot all around her, yet not touching her. James crawls to her but all her skin is melting off. Then she wakes.

Addison and James' have special gifts and they are different. The same with Lily. This book is very different but still good.

I give the book 4 stars. ****