Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Pages: 453, paperback
Release Date: May 1st 2012 by HarperTeen

The Plot:


Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

My Review:

5/5 stars!

I didn't want to read it at first, but then I came to my senses and downloaded it. I was bored at the first part; I didn't like books that starts with a party and things like that. It made the book feel so mainstream and normal. But then came along this hott (yes, with a double t) drummer guy and changed the main protagonist's life.

Anna Whitt had never disobeyed Patti, her guardian. But it all started when she met the hott drummer guy. Anna knew that something was different, because she wasn't able to read Kaidan's aura. Instead, she kept on seeing red. She eventually ends up meeting Kaidan on a party, with him saving her from almost kissing Scott, a classmate who placed drugs on her drink. Soon enough, she feels herself falling for him, even with the knowledge that they couldn't be together.

Kaidan Rowe is the son of the Duke of Lust, so I guess you already know what his "work" is. He acts like a gentleman whenever Patti is with Anna. He calls her "Ann", that made Anna feel giddy at times. Kaidan actually fights his desire to take Anna's virginity, because he says that it feels wrong while they are not committed. He has his own way of keeping his eyes on Anna though, and that alone is swoon-worthy.

This book will give you another thoughts about angels, demons and nephilims. This book won't disappoint you at all!

Knight and Stay by Kitty French

Kindle Edition
Release Date: May 4th 2013

The Plot:

Sophie black has turned her back on both her cheating husband and her sexy, enigmatic boss Lucien Knight. When she hits rock bottom, she finds herself drawn back into Lucien's glamorous no strings, high stakes world of intensely erotic encounters. 

Bold and beautiful, Lucien is a walking, talking Viking sex god-the ultimate rebound guy. His is a seductive world of pleasure without limits or commitment, but can Sophie's already bruised heart survive his strictly no ties rule? 

When her husband returns with his tail between his legs, Sophie is faced with the toughest decision of her life. How does she choose between the man she vowed to love forever and the man who she hadn´t planned on loving at all? 

Knight & Stay is a star-crossed romantic adventure that spans the globe from Paris to the glittering artic northern lights, a sexual odyssey of love and lust that changes the lives of everyone involved forever.

My Review:

“Don’t say it again … Because I won’t say it back” 

This book was even more amazing than the first. The angst was so intense that I could feel it directly emanating from the characters. In Knight and Stay, Sophie clearly wanted to forget everything about Lucien and vice versa, but neither of them could do it. Ate first, they set out rules so that they could keep their "relationship" in a business-like state. But when they headed out to Paris, well, let's just say that rules are made to be broken. 

Lucien's past was mostly discussed here, and it answers all your questions from the first book. Lucien also states here that he didn't want to be married or to be "shackled" to a woman, one thing that made Sophie feel different in a way.

Dan had a point of view here, but mostly it didn't help since we all know what happened between him and Maria. He surprises Sophie at one point though, and the fact that Lucien was just at her disposal helped ease the issue. 

There were a lot of arguing scenes, which I liked since those scenes expose almost everything that a character hides and desires, and so, everything was exposed, including the fact that(view spoiler)

It was a great read and I adored the way that everything was put in place like a jigsaw puzzle with a very beautiful picture!

Knight and Play by Kitty French

Pages: 210, Kindle Edition
Release Date: November 23rd 2012 by Amazon Digital Services

The Plot: 

There's only one thing in life Lucien Knight really hates, and that's husbands who cheat on their wives.

There's only one problem in Sophie Black's life. Her cheating husband...

From the moment Lucien & Sophie meet, the seal is set.

Romantic, emotional & intensely erotic, Knight and Play is the perfect read for lovers of international bestsellers Fifty Shades & Bared To You. Let yourself be swept away by Part One of the Knight series from Kitty French, a romance so hot it'll burn your fingers...

CEO of Knight Inc. Lucien Knight is catch-your-breath gorgeous and damaged by his troubled past in Norway. All grown up and relocated to London, he's built his empire of adult clubs from the ground up to become the gorgeous patron saint of the sex industry. No one knows the dark childhood secrets that have given Lucien a backbone of steel and a heart encased in ice. No one until Sophie Black, that is...

From the moment girl-next-door Sophie accepts the job as Lucien Knight's PA, she understands how Alice must have felt when she tumbled down the rabbit hole. Lucien takes her safe, vanilla life away and plunges her head first into a huge dish of fantasy flavours. Rich, spicy chocolate covered with dark, oozingly lickable sauce? Check. Tutti-frutti with indecently red, glistening cherries on the top? Yes please.

Lucien strips away all of Sophie's inhibitions, and when he instructs her to select three new toys, she soon realises he has more than a game of Monopoly on his mind... 

He's opened the door to a whole new pleasure packed world without limits, and Sophie is utterly intoxicated. But how far is she willing to go? And what happens when she has to step back into reality again?

Lucien & Sophie's is a story of star crossed love and forbidden passion, a sexual odyssey that spans the globe and changes both of their lives forever. Let it change yours, too.

My Review:

4.5/5 stars

I thought that this book was going to be another Fifty Shades type. Well, at first, it really was. The main character, Sophie Black, was just like any other character in an erotic novel, except for one thing: she was married (not a spoiler, by the way). But ever since Lucien waltzed into her life, everything changed. 

Lucien was battling his own personal demons, and he had a hard time opening up to other people. He had this mentality that he wasn't supposed to fall in love, because heartbreaks weren't his "thing". At first I thought it was actually lame that he shut love off his life. But then when I learned about the reason, I understood. You will too if it happened to you.

Dan, Sophie's husband, was a complete jerk. In the story, they were happily married until Sophie realized that Dan hadn't been there for her lately. And thus, the reason as to why Sophie agreed to do things with Lucien. 

But the most wonderful part about Sophie? Is the way that she tried to hold on to her marriage, even though it really wasn't working out. 

The ending was really a cliff-hanger! But I totally loved it!

This book is a must read for those who loved the Fifty Shades Trilogy!

 Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

Pages: 306, paperback
Release Date: August 5th 2011 by Simon and Schuster UK

The Plot:

17-year-old Lila has two secrets she’s prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she’s been in love with her brother’s best friend, Alex, since forever.

After a mugging exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust—her brother and Alex. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. And that they’ve found them.

In a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realises that she is not alone—there are others out there just like her—people with special powers—and her mother’s killer is one of them…

My Review:

5 stars for this one!

The story started out with Lila's mugging, and it was quite obvious that she herself was terrified of what she can do. At first it was unclear to me as to what the real role of her father was, and I wanted to find out more about it later on. But I did not, so maybe it's in the next book or something. 

Lila was the perfect heroine, and she was very realistic. I loved her daydreaming scenes, it made her sound real and girly. I also liked the fact that she hadn't really fallen in love with another guy since Alex, because for one I love characters who only stick to one guy. 

Jack was a supportive brother and I actually love him for it. He was this strong, badass brother who cares deeply for his sister. It will make you jealous because Lila has an older brother like him.

Alex....he's delicious. I can't describe him any other way. I kept on swooning throughout the book because every scene that involves him only makes me want him even more. And I'm pretty sure he will have the same effect on you. 

I adore the way their romance rolled out, not the insta-love thing or the cliched ones. Overall the plot was original and all the characters were realistic (except for the superpower part). Lastly, you will love the twist of this story.

I highly recommend you guys to go out right now and buy this book!

The Name Of The Star by Maureen

 Johnson

Pages: 372, paperback

Release Date: October 2nd 2012 by Speak

The Plot: 

The day that Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school is also the day a series of brutal murders breaks out over the city, killings mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper spree of more than a century ago. Soon "Rippermania" takes hold of modern-day London, and the police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. 

Rory spotted the man police believe to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him--the only one who can see him. And now Rory has become his next target. In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, full of suspense, humor, and romance, Rory will learn the truth about the secret ghost police of London and discover her own shocking abilities

My Review: 

This book was really AMAZING. I am telling you guys, you won't be disappointed. There was a bit of everything, and together, it was just so perfect. Well, the romance part was a bit crappy but the thrill of the Jack the Ripper thing was just breathtaking. 

I absolutely loved the plot of the story, especially the way that it's kind of original since no one have actually used the idea of Jack the Ripper's murders as a book plot. 

So yeah you guys, 5 stars!

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Pages: 459, hardcover
Release Date: June 7th 2011 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

The Plot:

Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.

Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.

My Review:

3.8/5 stars.

When they said that "it's better than The Hunger Games", I immediately grabbed a copy of it and started reading. However, their language shocked me. Like seriously. I honestly had high hopes for this book, but then the language really turned me off. The story itself is good though, and the characters are really fitting. 

It seems realistic enough that it really got me thinking about what would happen next. Saba is a strong character, in a way that it is still feminine. The idea of her losing someone special is kind of harsh, but yeah, that's reality for you. 

Enough of my rambling though. It is one hell of a page turner. Oh, and the romance isn't bad either, after all, everyone loves a bad boy :)