Halfway to the Grave  by  Jeaniene Frost   

A very nice beginning to the series, lots of action, very fast and funny dialogue. Cat is Hilarious, Sarcastic and tough and Bones is drool worthy  love the interaction between them, i like the plot and i think i will keep reading to see how it progresses.

One Foot to the Grave by  Jeaniene Frost 

Really loved this one.

Now i'm off to read At Grave's End 

Halfway to the Grave  by  Jeaniene Frost   

A very nice beginning to the series, lots of action, very fast and funny dialogue. Cat is Hilarious, Sarcastic and tough and Bones is drool worthy  love the interaction between them, i like the plot and i think i will keep reading to see how it progresses.

One Foot to the Grave by  Jeaniene Frost 

Really loved this one.

Now i'm off to read At Grave's End 

absolutely LOVED that series!

absolutely LOVED that series!

Me too! 

Down London Road by Samantha Young

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Then, they both ditched their boyfriend/girlfriend and here comes the succession of dramas:

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*rolls eyes*

Also, in my humble opinion, the mother’s situation could have been better exploited, here it felt more like a drama alibi than anything else.

And the bimbo gold digger who can’t help but fall in love with a man out of job, cliché much? *rolls eyes*

A thing that never fails to annoy the hell out of me while reading a series is when you have a given character that suddenly has a totally new personality. What happened to Joss? I’m sorry but for the life of me I couldn’t reconcile her character in this book from the one in her book. And in my opinion, the explanations for her change of personality are just lame.

The things I liked in this book are Cole and Hanna characters as well as some comebacks, unfortunately their were too few.[/spoiler]

Really!!! ONE STAR! HUH I waited to read first one because of 2nd book coming out. Maybe I will skip it all together.

Carved in Darkness by Maegan Beaumont  and a half star 

3.5 Stars leaning to a 4 I think, lol

I don't read a lot of mystery/thrillers. Mainly because I usually figure it all out before the end of the 2nd chapter and end up bored with the story. Although I did figure this one out it took a bit longer and had a lot of interesting twists and turns that had me second guessing myself a few times. I enjoyed the search and the journey to find this despicable mad man. That part of the story I enjoyed very much.

Had the character betrayals been as promising as the twist and turns this would have been a hands down 5 stars! Unfortunately that wasn't the case. In my opinion Ms. Beaumont needed to delve a bit deeper into the characters to make me feel something for them. I had no insight to Melissa/Sabrina other than the horrible tragedy she suffered and the fact that now she is a feeling-less cop. The same goes for Micheal. I get he was suppose to be a cold heartless killer but these two main characters just felt flat for me. Not to mention that the Sabrina hasn't let herself feel anything in 15 years now she suddenly (with out any explanation or growth between the two) she is in love with Micheal within a weeks time. That just annoyed me.

There are a few things that also bothered me with the set up of Melissa/Sabrina's character. I know the attack happened when she was a minor and the files sealed and what not. This woman who is now a Homicide investigator would have had to have had a physical exam and a psych test done before ever even becoming a cop to begin with. Which brings me to my problem. She has screws and plates in her face which would have had to be explained to a doctor and proof of said injuries would have been investigated. Not to mention the scar carved into her stomach reading MINE. Not only would a doctor be seeing some red flags so would a psychiatrist. So how does nobody know what happened to her. A police department doesn't just say "Oh you changed your name. That's alright, no big deal." They are going to look into it. Again someone would know and it would be in her file.

Believe it or not I still enjoyed the book and would recommend it to someone who is easily able to overlook the flaws and still see the basic structure of a good story.

Nora Roberts - Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1)


*Review without spoilers*

““Don’t mix up who I am and what I am,” she told him quietly. “You have to be honest with me, or the rest of it means nothing.””

“He was on his knees on the platform as he spoke, using his hands to show her. And still leaving her in the dark.
But it didn’t matter whether she understood the technique he described or not. She understood him. He might not realize it yet, but he had fallen in love with this place, and with the work he would do here.”

This was at least my fourth read and I still absolutely LOVE this book.

The Chesapeake Bay saga is one of the best series written by Nora Roberts and is definitely one of my favorite. Each book has one love story but the general arc of the series revolve around ten years old Seth and the Quinn brothers relationship.

“Three men, three brothers, three reactions. Phillip’s polished welcome, Ethan’s vaguely embarrassed nod, and Cam’s irritated scowl.
And there was no doubt each and every one of them looked outrageously male and appealing in sweat and tool belts.”

““Makes sense”, Phillip agreed and, feeling better, he grinned at Cam. “You’re Mommy.”
“Fuck you.”
“That’s no way for Mommy to talk.””

Cameron Quinn is a successful champion boats racer, basking in the afterglow of his last win when he is called home to his dying father’s bed. Once there, dying Ray Quinn asks him and his two brothers to take care of Seth, the last damaged boy he was in the process of adopting.

““I’m counting on each of you. Ethan takes things as they come and makes the best of them. Phillip wraps his mind around details and ties them up. You push at everything until it works your way. The boy needs all three of you. Seth’s what’s important. You’re all what’s important.””

Once, all of them also were abused and troubled young boys, then Stella and Ray Quinn stepped into their lives and claimed them as their own. Not only they gave them a safe arbor but love, a family and, most of all, a life.

Cam is a rough-edged adrenaline addict, always on the go and even if it costs him a lot he’s determined to hold the promise he gave his father and give Seth a home. But quickly they realize that keeping Seth's guardianship is not the only battle they have to fight.

““I’m selfish, impatient. I go for the thrills because that’s what suits me. Paying your debts doesn’t have anything to do with having a good heart. I’m a son of a bitch, and I like it that way.””

Seth broke my heart but it was so beautiful to see him opens up to his new guardians/brothers and I loved his relationship with Cam.

““The kid's driving me bat-shit," Cam complained as he stalked into the kitchen. "You can't say boo to him without him squaring up for a fight."
"Mm-hmm."
"Argumentative, smart-mouthed, troublemaker."
"Must be like looking in a mirror."
"Like hell."
"Don't know what I was thinking of. You're such a peaceable soul.””

““You don’t want to get in the habit of overusing the word “fuck” as an adjective. You’ll miss the vast variety of its uses.””

Then there is Anna. She’s the social worker in charge of Seth's pending adoption. After Ray’s death she goes to meet with the Quinn brothers to evaluate the situation. She is a no-bullshit but warm, loving and passionate woman who takes her job seriously.

““You said you survived, Anna, but you didn’t. You triumphed. Everything about you is a testament to courage and strength.””

“He could have denied it, could have taken the I-don’t-know-what-you’re-talking-about approach and done an expert job of it. But her eyes had the same effect on him as they’d had on Seth. They wouldn’t let his tongue wrap itself around a decent lie.”

Their relationship was hot and fun and the scene where they declared their love to each other: one of the best and funiest ever

“Phillip could only close his eyes. “For God’s sake, you’re hitting on the social worker.”
“She’s hitting on me, too.” Cam flashed a grin. “I like it.””

“Sometimes, she thought, you had to go with your instincts, with your cravings. At that moment hers, all of hers, centered on him.”

“The wanting was huge, ruthlessly keen, recklessly primitive. And for now, for both of them, it was all that mattered.”

[/spoiler]wow what a review!

It seems long but there is a lot of quotes 

that's what I meant you were like so into it you had quotes!

 

First Drop of Crimson  by  Jeaniene Frost i didn't like all the "he likes me, he doesn't like me" "she feels the same way? She doesn't feel the same way"

Seriously....I'm Kidding  by Ellen DeGeneres I love Ellen, she is so sweet and fuuny and fresh, the book is a mix of random thoughts, stories, well short stories  it was an enjoyable book to read it made me smile and laugh out loud at parts.

Eternal Kiss Of Darkness  by  Jeaniene Frost  it was good better than First Drop of Crimson, i loved Kira, how stong and independent and straight forward she was, Mencheres was alright as a leading hero but, there was nothing new in the book to talk about.

This Side of the Grave  by  Jeaniene Frost 

This book was okay, but, the thing is i feel like the series maybe should have ended with book 4 and not dragged on with rest of the books and the spinoff series that u have to read in order with this series so u can get the whole picture, like i said it is okay and Bones and Cat have chemistry and are amazing and funny together but how much can anyone take of the same thing, i lost my enthusiasm for it and now i'm just reading to get it over with.