After three really strong books in the series (especially "Famine"!), this book felt a bit underwhelming... Still I enjoyed it and I loved the book coAfter three really strong books in the series (especially "Famine"!), this book felt a bit underwhelming... Still I enjoyed it and I loved the book cover....more
Another cool adventure. Children feel that they need to go to the treehouse. They see the open book about ancient greece and they feel they should defiAnother cool adventure. Children feel that they need to go to the treehouse. They see the open book about ancient greece and they feel they should definitely go there. "Πήγασος" is a great greek word and a great mythical flying horse! Ancient Gods and the way of life in ancient greece amaze the children....more
Our eyes met, my heart refusing to beat if his wasn’t going to exist. And I realized, as his blood bubbled over my fingers, what love felt like.
Oh thiOur eyes met, my heart refusing to beat if his wasn’t going to exist. And I realized, as his blood bubbled over my fingers, what love felt like.
Oh this enternal unstoppable love...
This is how a paranormal lust/passion/obsession should look/feel like!
Jade and Malcolm. Jade is a daywalker and a natural born vampire...with daddy issues. Her father takes advantage of her, mindf@ck her and does not love her enough. Still she is a spoiled princess. Malcom is a made vampire and much much older than Jade. He has feelings for her since she was born and he was ordered not to act about his feelings by her daddy. Malcom is a vampire warrior and he is in charge of Jade's security.
If you are expecting sweet friendly vampires and a bit bloody but still flowery expression of love, you will be mistaken.
“You’ve always been mine. From the moment I held you bloody and fresh from the womb. He hadn’t even swaddled you, just dumped you cold and naked, cord still attached, in my hands. I quitted your cries. Found you milk; nursed you blood from my fingertips. I hid you from the court except when your father wanted to prance his prize pony about. I’ve murdered almost every human you slept with, hundreds. I didn’t even drink them. I just left them to rot.”
This is an adult romance for adult audience. Be warned!
Note and maybe spoilers: I was keep wondering who is Jade. Is she Pearl from Catacombs? Well, no she is not. But she is most probably (definitely) related to her. ...more
“If you don’t listen to the voices, then you’ll die with their gloating whispers in your ear.”
Totally addictive book!
Evangeline"Evie" Greene has s“If you don’t listen to the voices, then you’ll die with their gloating whispers in your ear.”
Totally addictive book!
Evangeline"Evie" Greene has spent most of her life as a teenager trying to convince herself that she totally clinically undoubtedly insane. At least her mother thinks so and that’s the reason she makes her daughter visit shrinks all the time. Since she was kidnapped by her grandmother when she was 8 years old (only for a few hours but still..), Evie was never the same carefree girl. She hears voices, sees visions of doom and destruction and draws scary pictures of horrific deaths. Her grandmother tried to warn her but now just before her sixteen birthday she remembers almost nothing. She has been brainwashed not to pay attention to her grandmother's crazy stories about tarot cards, the end of the world and her destiny as an Empress.
An awesome post-apocalyptic tale is unfolded where 22 teenagers and young adults are apparently the representatives of the 22 major tarot cards set in the game of life and death by a bunch of vicious bored gods who don’t care about the innocent human bystanders.
Only one will survive in the end.
Although this is mainly an dystopian book with gory details and nonstop adventure and countless questions and on going mystery and cliff-hangers and incredible world buildings, the haters to lovers story between Evie and Jack Deveaux sets the pace of the book....more
Such a great great GREAT book. I am not sure from where to start!
First of all if you are a fan of this series, YOU DScreaming fangirl on the loose!!!!
Such a great great GREAT book. I am not sure from where to start!
First of all if you are a fan of this series, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS BOOK. Although it is mainly a story about Azagoth and his heavily pregnant wife Lilliana, you will soon realise that it is also a reunion of your favourite characters. Everybody is there.
And I have to say here that once more I have realised that if I needed to marry a paranormal guy, this should have been a tough decision between Eidolon and Jericho Barrons. And maybe Eidolon would win. He still is my favourite demon EVER (I hope this doesn't sound too creepy). Anyway if you love Eidolon, he also plays a big part in the book -as well as all the stuff by our favourite UGH hospital.
But you will NOT also miss: your favourite two brother angels, the gang from heaven who keep play strategical games, the four horsemen (Ares mostly) and their mates, all the characters by Sheoul Gra (i.e. mostly Grim ripper’s kids), our sweet Satan, Jimmy Bob (yes we will finally discover who he is) all the known fallen angels and demons and half demons and vampires and shifters....
There will not be a minute to catch your breath I am telling you.
Until the two thirds of the book, you will be hopeless. All your favourite characters will be either Kidnapped or Poisoned or Killed or Imprisoned or Desperate and alone or Powerless or Betrayed or Blackmailed etc. etc. etc.
Who will save the day? Hmmm
Before the end of the book and after epic battles: Roles will be changed Characters will be upgraded Powers will be interchanged and Almost nothing will be the same.
Just read the book. Needless to say, the book is not a standalone. In the end, it feels like the curtain has fallen and now we wait the new books that will feature the children of our favourite characters. Please soon!!!...more
Curran learns about Kate's daddy and about her terrible childhood. Kate was never allowed to be a child. Curran learns about Kate's daddy and about her terrible childhood. Kate was never allowed to be a child. ...more
"My name is Edward Cullen. I didn't have a chance to introduce myself last week. You must be Bella Swan."
Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan move"My name is Edward Cullen. I didn't have a chance to introduce myself last week. You must be Bella Swan."
Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan moves from sunny Phoenix, Arizona to cloudy and rainy Forks, Washington where her father lives and works. At Forks High School she will make many friends and will get the attention of many boys, including mysterious Edward Cullen.
Bella and Edward will have a complicated start in their relationship. Edward avoids her and at the same time he cannot stay away from her. As her classmate, he is obliged obviously to see her everyday, but he will stop going to school for several days in order to keep away from her.
Bella is equally intrigued and frustrated by Edward’s behaviour. She will be even more surprised when Edward comes back to school and instead of continuing his hostile behaviour, now he tries to be friendly. But when he saves her from a situation that it is not humanly impossible to be saved, Bella realises that Edward is not the teenager he seems to be.
Bella will start looking into legends and myths of this particular area. Soon, her natural curiosity will lead her to one result. Edward is NOT HUMAN. And Bella will be absolutely okay with this.
"I decided it didn't matter," I whispered. "It didn't matter ?" His tone made me look up — I had finally broken through his carefully composed mask. His face was incredulous, with just a hint of the anger I'd feared. "No," I said softly. "It doesn't matter to me what you are." A hard, mocking edge entered his voice. "You don't care if I'm a monster? If I'm not human !" "No."
Anyway...
...if you get over the icky factor that a hundred years old man (who is also basically...well...dead) lasts, becomes obsessed and falls in love with a teenager girl
"How old are you?" "Seventeen," he answered promptly. "And how long have you been seventeen?" His lips twitched as he stared at the road. "A while," he admitted at last.
...and if you get over all the bad jokes about sparkling Edward and twilight in general, for example
Q: Why aren't there real vampires living right now? A: They all killed themselves after reading Twilight. Q: Why isn't Edward Cullen really a vampire? A: He hangs out in trees and sparkles, he's a fairy.
etc etc etc
...in any case...if you don't mind all these, then you will discover a very clever and intriguing young adult novel with a very strong complex paranormal romance storyline.
Bella and Edward is one of the most famous couples in paranormal romance novels and in forbidden teenage romance in general. I dare say their story has become a classic and it will never be forgotten.
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word. "What a stupid lamb," I sighed. "What a sick, masochistic lion.”...more
Lots of parallel stories in this short novel about all the supernatural beings of the “Darkness” series. The dragons, the vampires, the wolves, the deLots of parallel stories in this short novel about all the supernatural beings of the “Darkness” series. The dragons, the vampires, the wolves, the demons, the demigods, the hybrids are about to celebrate Christmas, but at the same time they have their personal issues to sort out.
Still the focus of the book is Petronilla dragon clan and more specifically the pregnancy of Victoria. Will she finally have her baby without complications? The story of wolf shifter Victoria and dragon shifter Drake started in book “Taste of Darkness”.
Obviously this book is not a standalone, but if you are a series' fan, you will love to catch up with your favourite characters – especially in their Christmassy mood. ...more
I have to admit that I did not particularly like Satan and Jimmy. Satan was too softy and sentimental for a million years old evil guy. He should have been oozing wickedness and corruption. Instead he was far too sensitive for my liking. He is depending upon others to tell him how to be bad. And I certainly couldn't get his connection to Jimmy. I think you have to be extremely desperate to end up with someone like Jimmy with his own personal issues.
On the other hand God is the real deal. Caustic, totally sarcastic and over the top godlike.
“Oh my me,” God said
My personal favourite was Jesus. And his interactions with his daddy, God, are hilarious.
"I promised Jesus I’d take him out cloud fishing today. He’s bitching about it, but—" "I am not!" Jesus cried somewhere off screen. "I just don’t see the point. It’s like you don’t even know me! I wish I was never born and then died and then was reborn again!"
Anyway for a short novel, it is very compact and I am sure everyone will find something in it that it will make him/her laugh or at least smile....more
Do you remember Bjorn from Angels of Dark series? What or who was eating away Bjorn????
Finally we will get his story!
Well I loved the story. Bjorn findDo you remember Bjorn from Angels of Dark series? What or who was eating away Bjorn????
Finally we will get his story!
Well I loved the story. Bjorn finds the perfect girl and he has a sizzling chemistry with Fox. Fox is the enemy who was sent to destroy and who later will become his lover. Many favourite characters from Angels of Dark also appear (Thane I love you!) and the writing style remined me the first books of Lords of the Underworld.
Highly entertaining and highly recommended for all the fans. ...more
I have to say that I love Celia Aaron’s books so much that I usually never pay attention to the blurb or read reviews. I just read them because I knowI have to say that I love Celia Aaron’s books so much that I usually never pay attention to the blurb or read reviews. I just read them because I know that I will be in for a treat. So I knew almost nothing about this book before I started except from the fact that it is paranormal romance.
I was really surprised when I found out that it is a retelling of one of my favourite Greek myths i.e. the myth of Helen of Troy.
The only problem I have with this myth is that I truly dislike Paris. As we have learned from Homer, Paris was nothing more than a spoiled prat prince who took advantage of the hospitality and generosity of King of Sparta, Menelaus, seduced and stole his wife and went back home like it is not a big deal.
Because of his stupid actions and Menelaus’ broken ego, the Greeks found the opportunity to attack Troy (Troy was before that moment an untouchable ally) and they basically ruined the whole city, killed almost everybody and managed to rule the coast of Troy for many many years.
Moreover because of his stupid actions and decisions, three of my favourite heroes died, i.e. Patroclus, Hector and later on Achilles; while my all time favourite hero, Odysseus, had to travel and suffer for 20 years before he went back to his wife.
Thus, sorry but I do not like Paris at all.
I can even accept Menelaus’ actions to be honest. He was nothing more than a betrayed man whose superficial and bimbo wife left him for a better looking guy.
So, you need to understand that while I was reading the book, I was actually cheering for Menelaus. In this book, he is a true demon and treat his wife badly, but I was thinking that maybe in the end he will get the girl. It would not have been the first time that in Celia's books a guy treats his woman badly and then changes completely and worships her. I even liked his stalking at the beginning .
Alas...Vampire Prince Paris had to have Helen and he had to be the good guy who saves Helen by brutal Menelaus.
As you have realised, I am sorry, but I could not really connect to the characters of this book....more
Very impressive first book by a new author. I am not sure whether I should put it in the Epic Fantasy book category or the Epic Sci-Fi book category. Very impressive first book by a new author. I am not sure whether I should put it in the Epic Fantasy book category or the Epic Sci-Fi book category. The author has used elements from ancient Greece and she managed to create a unique, definitely brand new and very imaginative world. To be honest world building and word building do not allow much room to the story in this first book of the series. And consequently made my reading progress very slow. Sometimes the descriptions made me wanna skip pages, but when I did that then I was lost. Then I had to go back and reread. Overall it is a very complex, compact, tight book that will need your full attention. Needless to say all the details are important. The Glossary that it is included in the end of the book is a very important feature of the book. I went back and forth to it several times in order to keep up with the story. The maps of the Cosmos are also interesting and helpful, while the Genealogical charts are far too complicated and maybe they will be interesting only to the hard-core fans of this universe. The title and the stellar book cover are totally connected to the story. “Hydranos" is a stone, one of the five primordial Stones. It is affiliated to the Water, the Feelings and the Virtues of the Heart. When it takes flight, the cosmic balance will be out of control and Drynoe and her friends will have their adventure. With one word, I could characterize this work: ORIGINAL. It is undoubtedly worthy of your attention.
(I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review)...more
In Greek mythology, the 12 Olympian Gods never hesitated sleeping with insignificant mortals. Sometimes in the process, children were produced and theIn Greek mythology, the 12 Olympian Gods never hesitated sleeping with insignificant mortals. Sometimes in the process, children were produced and these children were half Gods, demigods.
Zeus especially used to be extra bad. A player. Taking advantage of his powers and his position as the boss of all Gods, he loved seducing young virgins. Usually he took different forms for the seduction and he definitely preferred taking the form of an animal. So, you can read stories about him who seduces a girl transformed into: -Rain -Lighting bolt -Bull -Ant -Satyros -Husband -Bear -Dove
The result was normally a illegitimate child who was god or half god and moreover Hera would be totally hysterical.
“Oh. My. God.” “Just call me Zeus.”
This particular story is nothing more than a naughty fantasy. Zeus will appear as a bull and he will seduce a shy, workaholic veterinarian in Texas (not sure about the area) at the present time.
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