Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

This was a beautiful story that made my heart ache. Filled with so much love, despair, fear, joy, humour and pain that just broke my heart. Half-way through the story, I had to stop ….i needed to process my thoughts, my feelings….i fell asleep crying my eyes out. Picking it up again this morning…….I had this feeling that I was in the story with Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters. The more I read, the more I cried. In fact from page 120 onwards, I was unable to stop crying. My heart squeezed so tightly……this journey these two beautiful young people took together…..is something I will keep with me for a very long time. It’s story that I will always remember and think about. There were so many things that made so much sense to me – perhaps being one of those people who has gone through some of the things they went through….but not nearly as such pain and sadness as they did – that it made such a dent in me. This is the book I loved the most that I read in 2013 and the first by this author. I really liked the writing and I am looking forward to reading more by John Green.

Review: The Dimitrakos Proposition by Lynne Graham

The Dimitrakos Proposition by Lynne Graham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

No, this story just did not do it for me!!!!!!
Lynne Graham is one of my favorite M&B authors but I have experienced a hit and miss with her last few books and The Dimitrakos Proposal is one of those “miss” ones!!!

I like alpha males and spunky heroines….but the two mc’s were beyond reality!!!

The hero – Acheron Dimitrakos
So, this guy is gorgeous…

but let me just say that his first name “blew” me away…! I constantly had this image of

Acheron Parthenopaeus (who happens to be a sexy god) in Sherrilyn Kenyon’s The Dark Hunter Series, in my head!!!! Okay, I could have dealt with that one, but Acheron D is nothing like Acheron P!!! In fact I did not care very much for him.
Yes, he had a terrible and painful past but that did not give him the right to behave like he did towards Tabby (jeezz…I hated this name…but more about that later!!!).

I found it hard to believe that a man like him would feel a “pull in his groin” when he first meets the heroine, who happens to be dressed in old and scruffy clothes – what, he feels hard for someone he thinks is rude, plain and just off the streets!!!!!!!!!! Too hard for me to “swallow” that!! A Wait a minute Alex….this is fiction…every thing is possible….because underneath that plainness, is this gorgeous woman with luscious and decadent pink lips………

See what great clothes and make-up and living the life of the rich can do for a girl!!!!!!

And that same old and used over and over again…………..drives me insane !!!!

“you’re very responsive.” Acheron purred

By the time he shows any warmth or emotion towards the end of the story – with little Amber and T…..I was ready to pull his hair out!!!! Okay, he’s a bit better towards the end…………………..

The heroine – Tabby Barnes
Tabby….is that for real……..!!! I had visions of a ginger tabby cat in my head everytime I read her name!!!!

That has to be the most unfortunate name ever!!!!!!

Now, there is sassy and there is idiotic and totally painful…and sassy Tabby sure isn’t!!

So, A and T have done it….of course, she’s a 25year old virgin……..and A rushes to the bathroom after the deed and when he comes back into the bedroom…..

“A-star for the sex, F for failure to follow-up,” Tabby pronounced with scorn

Enough for a “downer” don’t you think??

She agrees to marry the millionaire so she can adopt her best friend’s baby (baby’s mother having died after giving birth), because she loves little Amber and will do anything for her…even marrying a despicable millionaire!!! But I didn’t feel that love she had for Amber…..gives in to nannies, etc etc etc!!! The only good thing I felt was that she got old Ash to “bond” with the baby!!! Hurrah for Tabby!!!!! Allright….she’s not that awful…at times I almost liked her!!!!!!!

The side mystery in the story was another part I thought a bit thin!!!! The wicked stepsister plot was a bit OTT………and the resolution to her “stalking”…..left me saying………NO, REALLY!!!! Too easy way out!!!!

The character I absolutely adored was little Emma……..

So, will these two get their HEA…..will Ash become a soft, loving, family man who loves his beautiful little doll (yes, that’s how she’s described somewhere along the way!!), who will bear him loads of beautiful boys and girls who will look like their daddy and mommy!!! If you a lover of this author’s books, read it to find out the END!!!!!


This was an okay read for me (I have to own up….I did skip a few pages here and there……but I did finish the book…..I had to know the ending!!!!) and it wasn’t exactly an awful book…just not awesome, like I expect from LG.


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Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I remember reading this book when it was first published in 1979, and thinking what an odd story.

So, decided to read it again......and still found it a bit of a strange plot.

Although there are some funny parts, which had me laughing out loud, I found the writing style hard to read...didn't flow....too much rambling...on and on.

Despite not much of a plot, the story line is interesting.

Not sure if I will read it again.

I did watch the movie, which I thought was totally dreadful.

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Review: The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian

The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you're a fan of this series, then you have to get this.

Filled with info on all the books.....and best of all, we get the story of Gideon & Savannah.

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Review: Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian

Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have been waiting for Stirling Chase's story for a long time and finally, it's here.

What a great 'FINALE" to the Midnight Breed Series.....so much happens in this story that just blows your mind.

Fast-paced, a riveting and dark world filled with characters that stay with you for a long time.

Firstly, I loved Chase and Tavia Fairchild. A dark, tortured hero and a heroine that I never expected....don't want to spoil what it was.....you find out!!! Their chemistry, both sexual and emotional was beyond amazing!!!!!

A final show-down between the Breed warriors and their mates and the evil Dragos.

Chaos reigns in planet Earth with some really unexpected surprises.

This is such a fabulous series and if you love vampires with a "difference", then read every book.





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Review: Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian

Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book...probably one of my favourite in the series so far.

Stunning settings in Alaska - so vividly described...the remoteness, silence, whiteness, desolate....totally amazing.

Adored Alexandra and Kade. What a fabulous couple. Great sexual and emotional tension betweem the two. Also enjoyed the secondary characters in this vastness of land....dark, menacing...

I like the way that we get to meet up with all the characters we have grown to love.

The Breeds World is certainly becoming more and more intense and complicated. A lot of new things are coming to light and we learn more about the aliens and the Ancient Ones.



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