Yo what up minions it's been a minute. So the last couple of weeks or maybe even months I have been reading so many books like crazy, like it's just one book after the other. I just haven't stopped and have read from paranormal to mystery to sci-fi to romance. In doing this I have actually discovered some really great new authors, and it's been really exciting to kind of be introduced to new styles of writing and new series, and I'm gonna give a shout out to some of the authors I've discovered and I'm gonna give you some definite recommendations for what I think you definitely need to read. I think historically I would read from authors I already knew and if I ever did branch out it would be very limited, um just because I don't know, I might not like the style of writing in the sample I'm reading or the storylines not grabbing me, it could be anything. But I have realised that actually I've been very kind of closed off to opening myself up again to just anything. So there's a lot going on in my personal life at the moment, and the only way I can think to kind of process and deal with anything right now is to just disappear into my little book haven. And I'm not gonna lie to you like I have obviously not been posting as regularly as I used to like a few years ago, there's obviously really big gaps and part of that is, yes, life has kind of got in the way but also I had stop reading so I didn't know what to post. I also would spend hours actually writing up my posts and on my reviews, you can probably tell by how long some of them are, and it's only recently due to stuff going on in my personal life that I've discovered dictating, I know weird right? It never occurred to me to do that before, and that's what I'm doing right now and this is really cool. So I'm just gonna dive right in and just run down some of the books I've read lately, obviously it feels like a lot to me but I suppose it's not as many as I think I would previously have done, so I'm gonna give like a little summary on each book but I really recommend these books. The first book is obviously by my goddess, Kristen Ashley, called Still Standing and let me just tell you this was so great. It was funny, it was steamy, it was intense and it was actually really raw too but I loved every second of it. You know I never have a bad thing to say with KA's books they're just amazing, and so flawlessly written. So it's the first book in her Wild West MC series, and it's the story of Clara and West 'Buck' Hardy, president of the Aces High club. Heroine's in a bit of trouble, delightful rough Buck decides he's gonna step in claim the heroine and sort out her trouble. If you have read KAs Chaos series then you know that this is gonna be just as thrilling and just as swoon worthy. The next three books are part of a series from a new author I've discovered, Jaymin Eve, and it's part of her Shadow Beast series. The first book is called Rejected, the second book is Reclaimed and the last book is Reborn. Holy smoking beasty goodness guys I loved this entire series, it's a shifter romance, it's got an antihero, it's got a strong willed fiery heroine who takes no bullshit, it's got great secondary characters and a great storyline. Without giving too much away from the title of the first book, Rejected, the heroine is a shifter who's a bit of an outcast in her pack and discovers that the Alpha's son, one of her tormentors, is actually her fated mate who rejects her publicly, she prays to the shadow beast to help her and holy moly goodness, the hotness that is Shadow Beast comes takes her away and try to figure out who she is and what she is because there's more to her than just being a shifter, and when she called out to him she didn't just summon him, she summoned creatures from his realm that he has not been to in thousands of years due to a big curse. Thus ensues the adventures of Mera and Shadow Beast, with their band of odd but powerful immortal beings. One of the great things I liked about this, apart from everything, was that the romance actually was built up really well over the first book into the second book is where it gets really steamy, but it made the chemistry more explosive, more intense and made the characters more real. I have pre-ordered the 4th book which is around Angels character and one of Shadow's friends. I'm really excited, and cannot recommend Jaymin Eve enough. The next three books are also part of a series by author Zoey Draven, and it is her Horde Kings of Dakkar series, Captive of the Horde King, Claimed by the Horde King and Madness of the Horde King. So this is obviously a sci-fi romance, human settlements on another planet kept in check by the feared Dakkar. I love how each book was around a different heroine and King and was interlinked and came together for the final story change the fates of humans. One thing you might not know about me is I love my conspiracy theories and I love thinking about life on other planets and what could happen in the future to humans, so I really got sucked into the world off the Kings and was really fascinated by the rules and the laws, and the way the heroines kept their integrity and really fought for this survival. I would definitely recommend the entire series Zoey, she has a great writing style and I guarantee you, not only will you be on the edge of your seat with intrigue but you will need to cool down afterwards with the deliciousness that is the Horde Kings. So this next book is by Ivy Asher and Raven Kennedy, and it's called Rabid: The Savage spirit of Senecca Rain. I adored this book it was really well written, it was really intense, gritty, raw and beautiful. I do have to forewarn of potential triggers for what the heroine goes through, but it is a really powerful read about finding yourself, accepting the broken pieces of yourself and kind of being reborn into this new version with all the jagged pieces together. I loved the chemistry between the main characters, and after all the hardships that the heroine goes through I was really loving the sweet and gentle side of the anti-hero. Saying that, he was harsh and it was hard to like him at first but you realise his firmness and bluntness is actually what the heroine needed to keep fighting and not give up on herself, this is the notion of you need to fight for yourself and not just depend on others saving you and I love that concept. I still have a bit of a book hangover from this one, and it's been weeks since I read it and I'm probably gonna reread it cause I can't shake it, but I would definitely love to see another story from some of the characters in the book. I don't know, Ivy and Raven, you know if you could get together and throw me a bone I'd love it. The next series actually goes back to Jaymin Eve and Tate James, for their Dark Legacy series which is a dark high school bully romance. This was such a great series because every time you think you have the plot line figured out, boom they throw something else at you and you're like hold on a second but then how does this equal this but then what does that mean with this. It's as frustrating as it is intriguing. Obviously you can see I've really got a thing for antiheroes going on here, and I will obviously say there is a trigger warning because there are some uncomfortable situations, because it is a dark high school bully romance, but it is still a great read I found, I thought the characters were very well written and the storyline was really well done. I also appreciate the fact that Dylan is given his own book at the end of the series which was also really well done and I really loved. Without giving too much away, the heroines adopted parents die in a suspicious car crash in which she is a sole survivor, and she is then thrust into the world of her biological wealthy psychotic mother as the sole heir to the family business. She meets the four other Heirs, who don't like her and definitely don't like her mother or their parents, and eventually her and the hero's chemistry is off the charts and they get together and join forces to uncover the truth about what happened to her adoptive parents, to take down her mother and the rest of their parents and get control of their lives for once. It's a fascinating concept into the lives of the ridiculously rich and prestige, highlighting the dark undertones of corruption and greed. I'm actually going to stop it here because this post is getting longer and longer, I hope these recommendations are really helpful and you love them just as much as I do. I will share the other books I've read in another post soon, but for now I will love you and leave you. Peace out minions! |
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