Ghost Light ( Ivy Granger 2) by EJ Stevens

Hello to all!!!

                        I'm late to post a review this week but it wasn't because i didn't want to i simply had no time at all for me. Wednesday was my birthday and i didn't even got a few minutes to read or nap or even unwrap gift(s) that gives you an idea of how busy this week was.
Honestly if it wasn't for some blogger friends that took the time to write me or send me a little something it would have been a day like any other, nothing special so thank you once again to everyone who thought of me!


What did i decide to give you my opinion on today?  I wanted to focus on two challenges the take control of TBR pile and the read sequel one for that reason and because i enjoyed book 1 i jumped into Ivy Granger book 2....if i had to start again i would do things differently. First, i would like the novella taking place after book 1 and before book 2 " Blood and Mistletoe" ( worse is that i do have it on hand -_-) then i would have left months between reading both books to avoid being bothered by too many repetition.
It's one of the reason i don't reread a book soon, i can wait years without difficulties because if i read it when it's still too fresh in mind it annoys me to no end as it's too repetitive so i tend to skip pages etc. Well better to wait longer and savor the story.

So let see that in more detail with my opinion on Ghost Light by E J. Stevens.

Happy reading

Publisher: Sacred Oaks Press

Publication: 2013

ISBN:  0984247599

Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal
Violence: mild
Language: normal
sex: mild
Public: 18+

Source: won

Description from goodreads :

 Ivy Granger, psychic detective, thought she'd seen it all...until now.

With a vengeful lamia that only she can see on the city streets, reports of specters walking Harborsmouth cemeteries, and an angry mob of faerie clients at her office door, it's bound to be a long night. Add in an offense against the faerie courts and a few foolish bargains and one thing is clear—Ivy Granger is in some seriously deep trouble.

Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?

If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.

GHOST LIGHT is the second novel in the bestselling Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens.

My opinion:

          For this series i'm thinking that i will appreciate more if i don't read the books back to back, don't take me wrong the main story line, the universe and the separate investigation are good or perhaps even better than that but i have a problem with repetition.

In this book, the author made the story accessible even for those who haven't read the beginning yet  for that reason, i'm guessing, a lot of repetitions were used..not exactly repetition in this book but several whole passage were copied from book 1 either to introduce the universe or explaining the reasoning of Ivy...for me it cut my interest in the book at several occasion as simply it was still too fresh in my mind from book 1...after 2 thirds of the story though those "repetitions" disappear and i was again completely immersed and enjoying the story a lot. However, for those who have read the first instalment "Shadow Sight" first , i think you would do well to read the novella "Blood and Mistletoe" as well before starting this one. Now i haven't read it yet even if own it so i can't be sure it will fill the blank but for example Ivy speak a lot about Jenna and how she helped and trained her etc and that isn't explained in book  1. I'm hoping reading the novella will fill the blank and clear the confusion i felt sometimes.

That being said when the investigation really starts it's really an interesting one and we can see how the path Ivy is taking will be difficult. We learn more about her father and she is starting to remember her past with him better as well , she also dares to look into it. I really appreciated how she was maturing and trying to protect her friends and her lover ( that part was quite sweet)...now it ends with a cliffhanger not hard but still it angered me a little. So this is a good series i plan to continue but not in the near future either.

Score: 3,5/5

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and no compensation was received in exchange for this review

Challenges:

Do you have some series you prefer not to read back to back?

March Take Control of your TBR pile Challenge 2016 sign up

Hello to all,


                  For a few hours we are still in February and i'm glad for that since i'm not looking forward March this year. I'm super busy lately ( though most of the remodeling has been done) and my mood isn't at its best so i've been tempted to just hide and wait until bad times are behind me.

However, that's not a good idea so i've been looking for some motivations and i remembered this Challenge hosted by  Kimberly from the Caffeinated Book Reviewer....i do hope it will give me the needed motivation to at least reach my goal for 2016 of 4 books per month , with my place to read during the day lost i really need to push myself.

What books i will read? i have no idea just thet they have been  in my pile before march 2016 ^^;; for teh rest i try to avoid putting more pressure and stress that i'm already under so we will see. Minimum to reach: 4, more that would be great^^

You can check  the rules in detail and you can join us Here

*Rules*

• *Link-up! This is open to everyone. If you do not have a blog then link your Goodreads account. It is a good idea to friend me if your shelves are private.
• *Create a Goals/Updates/Results post (can be combined) It can also be a shelf on Goodreads. Be sure to friend me, so I can see it. Friend me: Kimberly
• *Begins midnight March 1st, 2016 and ends March 31, 2016 at midnight.
• *Read/listen to books from your TBR pile .
• ALL books/audios must have been published before March 1,  2016. I don’t care where you got them, so old ARCS count too.
• *Post a review to Goodreads, or your blog then link it to the Rafflecopter for an entry. ( these can be mini review)
• *You can combine events, challenges etc.
• *No novellas for this one peeps
• *The rafflecopter will only allow you to enter up to two books daily, so update as soon as you finish a book.
• *Earn an extra entry for adding Take Control Button to your blog, or facebook (with link-back)
• Use hashtag #TakeControlTBR
• *Earn extra entry for participating in Twitter PartyWednesday March 16th and 7pm (EST) (There will be mini-prizes)
• *Earn extra entry for participating in the 24 hour TBR read-a-thon  Saturday March 12th. (sign-up will post in February)
• Rafflecopter will close on April 2, 2016 at midnight and a winner will be chosen within 72 hours. Open internationally as long as Book Depository or Barnes and Noble ship to you. Prize: New 2016 release valued at up to 20 US dollars. I will do pre-orders as well. (may request eBook copy from Amazon or B&N)
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I will make a update/result post later to keep up but also a shelf on my goodread account i think.

Do you want to join us?

2016 Reading Challenge part 3: The novelties

Hello to all!

 When i was looking for new Challenge to motivate me a little when i need it i came across one challenge that  i glimpsed last year but didn't dare to try: The prequel and sequel reading challenge.

 How often we have series in our TBR pile and somehow delay reading teh next one in favor of trying a new one? i admit it happen to me regulary so  i think this challenge is simply perfect for 2016.

I won't set myself a specific list of titles for this challenge since it's not required ( *ouf* ) but i will do my best to get up to date in the series i've started while still discovering new ones.

This challenge works following a score of points for example a prequel or sequel novella is worth one point, a full book is worth 2 points etc....so can see all the rules here

2016 Prequel & Sequel Challenge

hosted by Jessi from  Novel Heartbeat and Melissa from Writer Grrl Reads

Since i'm not too sure of the number of sequels ( and prequel) i have in my TBR pile at this time and being cautious after the year 2015 i had i prefer to start at the first level especially since it's possible to move up of level if needed ( and the name of that level is perfect in my case too^^)

so at this time i'm aiming for level 1: 10-25 points Newbie

i will post my progress on the 2016 Challenges page.

 Have you already tried this challenge? interested to?

2016 Reading Challenge(s) part 2: the one(s) i'm trying again

 Hello again,

 As i told you before, this year i will try to do some challenge that i did in the past and wasn't that happy with perhaps or simply that i had no more books to qualify for the next edition... so those i've entered in the past but only once or twice and not regulary.

This is the case of the Witches and Witchcraft reading Challenge hosted by Melissa from Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf which i had entered in 2014 and i've giving another try this year.

2016 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge

i'm aiming for level 1 as well: Initiate so it means between 1 and 5 books with a witch as main character.


 You can sign up and read all the rules here!




 i will update my progress on the 2016 Challenges page but feel free to give me suggestions here, which books would you choose for this challenge?

2016 Reading Challenge part 1 ( the usual ones)

Hello to all,


 First Sunday of 2016 so time for me to think a little more about which challenge i will undertake...a lot of those i did in teh past were cancelled by their host so i have been loking in some i took in the past but not each year and some news

 To start the annual ones which i do every year so far:

 goodreads, the most common one that you can see on my profile

and

TBR Pile reading Challenge hosted by Evie from Bookish Lifestyle

This one is simple you have to read books that are in your TBR pile from several months and that were released in 2015 or earlier.

You can sign up and check all the rules Here  i will put my progress on the 2016 challenges page

As always i prefer to start low so i'm aiming to level 1 1-10 A Firm Handshake


Are there some challenge that you participate in each year? Which ones and for how long?

Tackle Your TBR Read-a-Thon Update week 1

Hello to all!

As i told you before i have joined Tressa Read-a-Thon which started last Monday and will continue this week ( you can still join)... i have for goal to read 4 books.

 So this sunday isn't finished and i do hope to be able to read a little so this update is for Monday to Saturday of the past week... i'm a little ashamed because i've read even less than usual between the pain growing and several medical appointment and life events my free time was near to nothing.


What did i do so far? I've finished one book! Which i will present you tomorrow as i do want to give you the opportunity to preorder it as it's worth it. Dark Secrets anthology with Suzanne Johnson and others.
pre order on amazon here

So roughly 444 pages... really  i should have done better but i'm not giving up and i do hope this second week will be better and that i will complete all my goals.

 So far i participated in one challenge like i planned and i commented on severals other participants posts but i didn't count how many. Only the books reading goals ( the main one ^^;;) still need to be worked on.

 Are you participating? How are you doing at the middle of the read- a thon?

March 2014 Take Control of your TBR Pile: goals and updates

Hi!

       Oki a new challenge, like i said before this one is lasting one month only and it's also my birthday month so i'm not sure how much time i will have to participate but i definitively want to try. If you want more info check Caffeinated book Reviewer post here

I won't start with  huge goals because i prefer to keep time in case something happens...i want to read at least 4 books for this challenge so one per week, if i can do more that's great but it's the minimum i must do as for which one i really can't decide a definitive list so i will post a potential one and adapt it along the way

Goals: read 4books minimum

1 of those must be in french

Books list:
Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter
Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells
Divines Vices ( review pile)
Coveted
Bloodstone
Deadshifted
Charley davidson book 3
Nalini Singh guild hunter1
Storm Warrior by Dani Hunter
The goblin King by Shona Husk


book in french:
Minuit 9
clan des nocturnes tome 2
PsiChangeling 4, 5

This list is only one of possibilities and i'm sure i will change several of them and such because this month i want to read by pleasure so i will see what i decide to read or what i want to move up in the pile

Updates:

 Books read:

Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter
Clan des nocturnes 2: Gideon par Jacquelyn Frank
The goblin King by Shona Husk
Storm Warrior by Dani Harper
Bloodstone by Nancy holzner
Dirty Magic
PsiChangeling 4 par Nalini Singh
Angel's blood by Nalini Singh

Books reviewed:

Raven Cursed (Jane Yellowrock 4) by Faith Hunter
Clan des Nocturnes 2: Gideon par Jacquelyn Frank
The Goblin King ( Shadowlands 1) by Shona Husk
Storm Warrior ( Grim1) by Dani Harper
Bloodstone ( Deadtown 3) by Nancy Holzner
Dirty Magic ( The Prospero 's War1) by Jaye Wells
PsiChangeling tome4 : Mienne pour Toujours par Nalini Singh
Angel's Blood ( Guild Hunter 1) by Nalini Singh

Are you participating? Don't hesitate to share your goal or link to your post in the comments so we can encourage each others.
You can see the rules and sign up here

 good luck and Happy March to all

March 2014 Take Control of your TBR Pile sign up post

Hello to all!

              Spring is at our doors and for a lot of people it means cleaning time....i must say i'm not particulary fond of this tradition but i do hope i will advance in my  listing of books... one way to work on it is to read a little from my to be read pile....i don't know for your but my TBR pile has been growing since i started my blog.... a little overboard even ;) ( still the wishlist grows faster).

When i was thinking of checking which book i put aside for too long i came accross this challenge hosted by Caffeinated book Reviewer and i decided to join^^, i'm sure it will be the motivation i need and since it can be combined with my other challenges it's even better. It last all this month and you can still join so don't hésitate as long as it'sa  book released before march 2014 and not a novella it counts^^


 Here is a recap of the rules so you can see how easy it is.

• Link-up! This is open to everyone. If you do not have a blog then link your Facebook or Goodreads account.
• Make a Goals/updates/Results post (can be combined)
• Beginning March 1st, 2014 and ending March 31, 2014 at midnight read books from your TBR pile ALL books must have been published before March 2014.
• Post a review to Goodreads, your blog or Facebook then link it to the Rafflecopter for an entry. (review only needs to be a short one)
• You can combine events, challenges etc.
• No novellas for this one peeps
• The rafflecopter will allow you to enter up to two books daily, so update as soon as you finish a book.
• Earn an extra entry for adding Take Control Button to your blog, or facebook (with link-back)
• Use hashtag #TakeControlTBR
• Rafflecopter will close on April 2, 2014 at midnight and a winner will be chosen. Open internationally as long as Book Depository or Barnes and Noble ship to you. Prize: New 2013 release. I will do pre-orders as well. (may request eBook copy)

 I will create a goals/updates post to keep track of my progress.

So do you want to participate? you can sign up here

2014 Challenge sign up post part 2

Hi!,
         
oki after thinking a lot about it i decided to join some new challenges hosted by bloggers i trust, i think i will have a part 3 if not a 4th one because i tend to join many challenge but i decided this year to take it easy so i start at the lowest level possible and move up if necessary and i do select some where  a review can be used in different challenge  it will help my motivation without adding too much pressure( and if i do win something it would be a great bonus).

Here are those i join today, both are all year long to avoid the stress of a short time limitation

First :the 2014 Fur & Fangs reading Challenge

 For this one you set your own goals which is fabulous, so many book with a vampires or a werewolves ( or fur shifters) do i plan to read....at least a global of 15 books but how many vampires ones and how many werewolves ones i really can't said. They are often included in my main favourites genre so it should be possible and if i do read more, even better

you can suscribe Here  on Phantasmic Reads and here is a small part of the rules to motivate you to join too

• This challenge will run from January 1st, 2014, until December 31st, 2014.
• Books must be started on or after January 1st, 2014 to count.
• Books can be any publication date and any genre, as long as at least the subject or one of the main characters is a vampire or werewolf.
• Any other shifter with fur can also count. (i.e. cats, tigers, bears).
• Sign ups will be open until December 1st, 2014

Next, because after vampires and werevolves i could need to change my mind a little let see about... the witches!

2014 Witches & Witchcrafts reading Challenge

The level to start is also low which is great so i will try for  the level 1: initiate that means reading at least 1 book ( and up to 5) however i really can't tell which one as of yet.

You can sign up Here on Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

As for  the rules here there are.

Challenge Rules:

• This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014. I will be posting a place to link up a sign-up post (below), reviews and a wrap-up post. (Note: You do not have to review the books to participate, but only those who link up reviews will be entered for the prize)
• Grab the reading challenge button (code & button below) and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate- you could track your progress and post reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, etc.
• Any full length book that includes a witch as a main character or includes major witchcraft elements counts. They may be fiction or non-fiction. However, they should not be reference books which are not read cover to cover-I will leave this to your discretion.
• Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
• When you sign up in the linky put the direct link to your post about joining the 2014 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge, not just a link to your blog.
• You can move up levels, but no moving down.
• Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2014, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
• Have some Witchy Good Fun !!!

 So, quite easy for these ones don't you think? interested to join?

 I will keep my progress updated on the special page for 2014 Challenges so don't hesitate to have a look from time to time or to give recommendations if you have any.

Winter Challenge

Hello to all!

                      As you could have seen the blog has been quite silent lately due to health problem...that affected my reading a lot more that i would have liked and i fell behind in my challenge objctive.
The situation is far forsettled but it's slowly improving ( except my hand) so when i saw Stephanie from Cover2Cover offering us some motivation to try to reach our challenge goal for 2013 i couldn't miss this opportunity and i joined the Winter Challenge

I'm trying not to overdo it because i still have a lot of Christmas preparation to do and i have some rest long overdue but i want to try to finish what i can ( i hate failing!) . So for stephanie we only have to read not to review which will help my goodreads challenge but i will try to review those entering other challenges.

i don't have any specific titles in mind but i want to read 6 books and/or novellas if possible and i need to review 3 sports romances as well as at least one paranormal one so that's what i will set as my goal and if achieve that i will be really happy^^

i will perhaps update this post as i advance in the challenge so don't hesitate to participate or to encourage me a little^^ i'm sure i will need it

Update: goals reached 5/6

22th: Unicorn Keep read, reviewed

25th: Offside : read- reviewed

26th: josey's Christmas Cookie: read- reviewed

27th: Buying Trouble: read - reviewed

29th Backfield in Motion: read and reviewed

31th: Lucky Charm: read ( reviewed on goodread)

Happy Holidays!

update 31th december 2013: Challenge completed! Meaning that a few hours only before we reach 2014 i completed my challenge goals! i don't think i would have managed without this little push so a big thank you to all participants!

2013 challenge part 4: Paranormal reading challenge sign up

 Hi!

 If you are a follower of my blog, you must have learned a long time ago that urban fantasy and paranormal, paranormal romance are my favorite genres. However, i've discovered that in matter of different paranormal creatures i'm nearly nowhere... since i mostly read  book about vampire or werewolf. To change that a little and perhaps find new favorite, i've decided to enter another challenge  the " 2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge" co hosted by Megan from Megan Likes Books and Jessi from Auntie Spinelli Reads .

The goal here is to diversify the kind of creature we encounter in our paranormal readings. So we have to read a least one book ( it's the minimum, you can read as many as you want) for all creatures in the list , we can read whenever we want but each month will have a topic and if we read the month's creature it will give more entries in the giveaway. I don't think i will manage to stick to each month creature becauese for some it could take me time to find the book that qualify so my goal is to read at least one book for each creature but without taking care of the month when i read it.

The list of creatures isn't too long and if some could be easy to come across, others will necessity a bit of work for me.

• Vampires
• Werewolves/Shifters
• Fey
• Angels/Nephilim
• Mermaids
• Dragons
• Zombies
• Demons
• Witches/Wizards
• Ghosts
• Aliens
• Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

 To have more info and to sign up go here

Do you want to join too?

September Wrap Up

Hello to all ,

                    today i'm exhausted  but also stressed so i decided to try to make a short wrap up for the month since it's also the end of the trimester and simply because i have something to add to this post ^^;;

 Books received:

 For reviews: 
received 1 arc of Absolution by Susannah Sandlin - watch for the review really soon. I absolutely love this author and her books so i'm really honored to review this one too.

Won: Entwined from  Nova at My Seryniti . It was the prize of the mini challenge she hosted for the Read- a thon Bout of Books. Thank you a lot once again

Gifted:
an arc of Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater  Becky from Becky's Barmy Book Blog ;Thank you dear you really made me smile don't worry.

Reviews done and posted on the blog

This month, my goal was to discover the subgenre of historical romance and i can say it was a success, i 've read 10books mostly in french though but my health being not well it was the best solution if i wanted to complete my goal. It's not my favorite genre but i found some great authors and series i want to follow.
I also did as small exception and read one steampunk romance to change my mind.

Reviews in english:
Romancing the Countess ( Romancing 1) by Ashley March
Grey's Lady (Carte Blanche1) by Natasha Backthorne
The Rogue Pirate's Bride ( Sons of the Revolution3) by Shana Galen
Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the right ( Impossibles Bachelors 2) by Kieran Kramer

The Janus Affair ( Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences2) by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris

Reviews in French:
L'Insoumise et L'Irlandais ( MacEgan5) by Michelle Willingham
Une rose pour un Chevalier par Elizabeth Lowther
Azalea de Brenda Hiatt
 Un Délicieux Compromis ( Soeurs Shelley2) par Louise Allen
 La maîtresse du barbare par Polly Forrester
 Un scandaleux héritage par Ann Lethbridge

Challenges:

Now as for the challenge i've entered:

For the  Reading romances challenge september month:  i've entered 4books

For the 2012 TBR Challenge i've exceeded my goals since i'm now at 61books

For the Romance and me September month: 10books entered

For the goodread reading challenge: 84% done ( 104 books on 120)

and i decided to enter a new challenge

The 2012 Spooktacular  paranormal reading challenge by Mary from Ramblings of a daydreamer . It was the first challenge i entered last year as a new blogger so i'm really happy to participate once again.

Like always for those challenges you can see my progress on the challenge 2012 page

Rak: you can see that on the specific Wrap up post for RAk but i did send 7 handmade gifts this month.


 I hope September was a good month for you and october will be even better for all of us ( better health, more books etc).
Following my challenges, october will be more urban fantasy than any other and since it's a genre i love i hope to read a lot and to have fun.

Happy October to all of you.

Magic Hands by Jennifer Laurens

Hello to all,

                    after my first day back at studying, not easy, i 've decided to post the review of Magic Hands by jennifer Laurens.

Enjoy!

Editor : Grove Creek Publishing LLC

Publication : 2011

ISBN:  1933963972

Genre: contemporary romance
Violence: none
Langage: normal
sex: none
Public: 16+

Source: book won at Romance book junkie Halloween event

Short description from goodread :

 Cort, the high school senior jock seems to have it all -- except a summer job. When he lands one doing women's nails, his eyes are opened to the catty, back-stabbing world of females. Girls he thought he knew and trusted turn out to shock and use him. He gets to know Rachel, an elusive girl the others gossip about, a girl with secrets. From her he learns there is more to life than weekend partying and social status, and one of the secrets she shares with him will change his life forever.

My opinion:

          After my first bad experience with contemporary romance, i was a bit afraid to start this book. However it was better that was I expected, not necessary I book I would have bought but I enjoyed reading it.

The characters are realistic and we find ourselves immersed in a college that we wish to leave immediately, at least me I do. The superficiality of a large part of these adolescents is well shown and with it it’s dangers.  Rachel is a young girl with her hearth where it should be and a good levelled head on her shoulders. Now let’s be honest, acting like her even with the rumours and such is far from easy. Also she is lucky to have friends to help her and that’s not a guaranty in our world. She is a great character and I hope some will see her as a model but it will be difficult.

Cort is a boy very patient. Yes he has matured and we see it in the way he thought and put himself in perspective. He is also courageous. He wants to work and he take the job even if its’ a bad one for his reputation, health and quite a slave job with his boss. He does it and he continues even when it’s becoming difficult. I admire him for that. Even better, he stays true to his decision and with a girl like Bree that’s quite a miracle to succeed like him. Also, even if he doesn’t realize it, he is quite an attentive brother and he didn’t hesitated to be honest about himself when it was necessary to protect her.

Bree is the typical nowadays girl, sad to says but so true, beautiful in the outside and all poison inside. I hate girls like her, perhaps because I was more a victim for the ones like her. I was so frustrated by the way she acted and how she tried to humiliate everyone and after acting like if nothing happened. She is proud to fool around…she should be disgusted because she has no respect for herself at all…

To recommend to the ones who are different in a good way and should see that it’s a force and not something to be frown upon and to the youngs who should learn patience and that it’s best to wait for something very worth it more than just want to be like everyone else (or how we think they are)

Score:  4/5

Challenges:

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge

Book read for the 2012 TBR reading Challenge

 

First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

Hello to all,

                   I know i've wrote a lot in French this month and i didn't want my English Readers to feel left out, i wasn't well at all and when i'm ill it's more easy for me to write in my native language. But today i'm so happy that i didn't want to make you wait longer. ^^;; I'm sure i could have wrote this better and i will try to do better anyway here it's the review of First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost.

It's the first book from the Night Huntress world ( published also in French in 2011 by Milady) so it's kind of a spin off but for me it's really part of the Night Huntress serie. The events if this book take place after book 4 Destined for an Early Grave and before Eternal kiss of Darkness.

Enjoy!

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Spin off from the Night Huntress Serie/ Night huntress world’s novel
Editor: Avon ( published 2010)
Langage:mild
Sex: mild
Violence: mild
How i got this book: bought

Summary/ description from bookdepository.com  :

       The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows--her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield--and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family's past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness--and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her. He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human--even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together . . . Because once the first crimson drop falls, they will both be lost.

Story:

       Denise is traumatized by the event taking place at the new eve when she lost her husband because of that she decided to break contact with Cat and Bones and the vampires’ world. After all these months she is starting to have less episodes even if she can’t forget. When several members of her family died from heart attack in a short time, she want to think it’s just bad luck…until her cousin is attacked in front of her by a man who resist pepper spray and silver. For the police, it’s a heart attack and nobody saw anything. Now she know she is confronted to something paranormal but when she wants to call her friend Cat  to help her, she doesn’t have her actual number. The only one she has it’s the one from a Vampire friend of Cat: Spade.

Spade has been attracted to Denise since the first time he lays his eyes on her, but Crispin was clear: she is off the limit. He has only two kind of use for human women: feeding and casual sex and Cat’s friend is too good for that. However, when Denise calls him he fells he has an obligation to check her story. A demon against Denise, that’s a big problem and the said demon branded her and threatened her: either she deliver him one of her ancestor that made a pact with him or all family members die. Together, they decide to find the man to save her without endangering Cat and Bones so in disguise of a couple they search the vampire world. Not as easy at it seems when anger make her transform or when her blood is an illegal drug so that everything must be kept a secret.

Style:

          Jeaniene Frost give to her readers a Spin off that is a part of the Night Huntress even indirectly. Without the knowledge from the 4 first books of the serie, it would be perhaps difficult to understand all the implications in the story. For her fans, that’s a parfait parenthesis while waiting for the night Huntress serie, we find Ian, Mencheres, Cat and Bones and Fabian.  Romance, psychological aspect of the past traumatisms and action, all is there.

My opinion:

     A good read but I won’t recommend it to the ones who haven’t read the books1-4 of the Night Huntress serie. It’s A spin off yes but not as independent as some other quite moiré like a long novella^^;; ( a 4.5 if we want). We discover the past of Spade that we learned about before but only in glimpses and see the consequences of the new Eve events.  I enjoyed it yes but not as much as I hoped, the humour that is included in the night huntress serie is missing and it’s also darker. And there are some things that’s bother me…how can Spade be happy when theoricaly Denise is illegal and must be put to death. Also it said that marriage is only recognize/ legal when between vampires but Bones used that to save Cat and she was still an hybrid at the time so it shouldn’t have worked…so just some contradictions nothing too serious but some fans could ask themselves some questions.

Score : 4/5

Challenges:

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge

Ce livre s'intègre dans le challenge de Natasia

Book read for the 2012 TBR reading Challenge

book read for Tales from the Crypt Vampire Challenge.

Psi Changeling tome1 : Esclave des sens de Nalini Singh

Bonjour à tous,

                        je profite que je suis complètement KO pour vous présenter un livre que j'ai beaucoup aimé.

Illustration : renzo/iStockphoto ; Anne Claire Payet

Editeur VF: Milady 2011

N° ISBN : 9782811206260

Série en cours
Titre original: Slave to sensation ( published 2006)
Genre: paranormal romance
Violence: moyen
Langage: normal
sexe: moyen
Public: +16ans

Prix : 8euro
Obtenu par achat

Quatrième de couverture de l'éditeur Milady:

 Ennemis mortels. Amants pour l’éternité.

Lucas Hunter est en chasse. Une de ses compagnes de meute a été assassinée et l’homme panthère ne reculera devant rien pour capturer son meurtrier, même s’il doit séduire Sascha Duncan, la froide Psi. Pourtant, l’homme comme sa bête ne peuvent s’empêcher d’être immédiatement fascinés par la jeune femme.

Une terrible guerre est sur le point d’éclater, mais c’est la bataille qui fait rage dans le coeur de Sascha qui pourrait tout changer. Les siens ont éradiqué leurs émotions depuis des générations. Sascha, elle, est différente.

Et le tourbillon de sensations qui l’emporte quand elle est en compagnie de cet inquiétant prédateur pourrait bien précipiter sa chute.

Leur cœur l’emporteront-ils sur leur raison ?

La nouvelle étoile de la bit-lit au succès phénoménal !

Histoire: 

      Le monde est littéralement divisé en deux groupes principaux et complètement opposés. Les Psi, individus possédant des capacités mentales  diverses et ayant été élevés afin de ne connaître et ressentir aucune émotion quelle qu’elle soit afin de créer une socité é parfaite sans la moindre violence. Ils vivent selon la logique et la raison et on tendance à se croire supérieur aux non Psi.

Le total opposé des Psi prend la forme des Changelings. Individus pouvant prendre une forme animale et qui vivent selon leur instinct et leurs émotions. Ils vivent en respectant la nature et en formant des clans.

Le troisième groupe est constitué des humains dits normaux.

Sascha est une Psi, fille d’un haut dignitaire, différente des siens. Malgré toute son éducation elle éprouve des émotions et doit donc se cacher et redoubler de prudence car chez les psis un tel défaut est synonyme d’un sort pire que la mort. Envoyée en tant qu’émissaire et superviseur de projet auprès d’un groupe de changelings, elle se trouve attirée par ce monde si différent et plein de sensations et d’émotions et lutte pour garder une  apparence de normalité (normalité psi cela s’entend). Confrontée à ses nouvelles découvertes et aux soupçons des changelings, elle commence petit à petit à faire l’impensable : s’interroger sur sa société et les siens

Lucas est le chef de son clan et afin de mettre la main sur un terrible assassin en série il accepte de faire affaire une société Psi, chose jamais entreprise avec succès auparavant, dans l’espoir de les infiltrer et d’en  apprendre plus sur eux. Pourtant dès qu’il aperçoit Sascha, sa bête et lui sont fascinés, intrigués. Elle ne réagit pas comme les autres Psi et dès qu’elle parait le réaliser, le masque retombe.  La situation empire et Lucas en tant que chef se doit de protéger son clan pour cela, il se doit de la faire parler mais est-il prêt vraiment à tout ?

Style: 

     Nalini Singh signe ici un excellent ouvrage de romance paranormale. Le monde qu’elle décrit est parfaitement réaliste et accessible même lorsque l’on ne dispose pas encore de toutes les cartes entre les mains. Les détails de l’une et l’autre facette de ce monde sont distillés au fur et à mesure que la confiance s’installe entre les protagonistes et qu’ils s’ouvrent sur leur fonctionnement.

L’écriture est simple et pourtant elle entraîne le lecteur dans ce nouvel univers coupé en deux où la moindre différence pourrait être fatale. L’intrigue est bien présente et assez savamment présentée. La romance est bien sure capitale sans toutefois négliger humour et action.

Avis:

      Un vrai plaisir, je suis vraiment contente de m’être décidée à essayer encore un nouvel auteur  car je n’ai vraiment pas été déçue. L’écriture est excellente, l’univers bien construit et présenté, les personnages sont attachants et plein de profondeur. On suit le récit sans vouloir le lâcher, même si pour les plus perspicaces  le coupable apparaît assez vite, tellement on vibre avec Lucas et Sascha.

A conseiller aux amateurs de romances qui en ont un peu assez des vampires et recherchent  quelque chose de frais et différent.

Score: 5/5

Ce billet entre dans le cadre du Challenge paranormale romance organisé par Nastasia.

Review for the Tales' from the Crypt Challenge: Romance paranormal