#WaitingOnWednesday: Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly

Seriously Wicked

Author: Tine Connolly

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Publication Date: May 5, 2015

Synopsis: The only thing worse than being a witch is living with one.

Camellia’s adopted mother wants Cam to grow up to be just like her. Problem is, Mom’s a seriously wicked witch.

Cam’s used to stopping the witch’s crazy schemes for world domination. But when the witch summons a demon, he gets loose—and into Devon, the cute new boy at school.

Now Cam’s suddenly got bigger problems than passing Algebra. Her friends are getting zombiefied. Their dragon is tired of hiding in the RV garage. For being a shy boy-band boy, Devon is sure kissing a bunch of girls. And a phoenix hidden in the school is going to explode on the night of the Halloween Dance.

To stop the demon before he destroys Devon’s soul, Cam might have to try a spell of her own. But if she’s willing to work spells like the witch...will that mean she’s wicked too?

OUR THOUGHTS: We are already TOTES giddy for the book and it's not even out yet! Witches. Magic. Dragons locked inside an RV. A crush being possessed by a demon. WE'RE IN! This book sounds just nerdy enough and hilariously fun to win over our nerd loving hearts. We also love that Cam's crush--Devon--is an adorable, shy boy who plays in a band!! Eeeeep! What girl doesn't fantasize about meeting a GOOD GUY who plays in a band *hehe* Add to the mix that Cam's adopted mom is determined to take over the world and we're pretty sure this family takes dysfunctional to a whole another fun-filled, cray cray level! We can't wait to read how Cam discovers her magic and stops her adopted Mom and the Halloween Dance from turning to disaster! Marking our calendars! 

Teaser Thursday: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Falling Kingdoms

Author: Morgan Rhodes

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Synopsis: In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power—brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:

Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.

Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished—and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword. . . .

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

Sneak Peek

They turned to see in the gathering light a tall, dairk-haired boy moving towards them along the road. Cleo froze in place as he swiftly caught up to them. Her breath caught as she realized it was the very same boy who haunts her dreams.

Jonas Agallon.

"What are you--" she began.

He gave her an unfriendly grin. "Morning, princess. Such an honor to see you again."

And then he slammed his fist into Nic's face, dropping the boy to the ground. Nic scrambled back to his feet immediately, his nose gushing blood.

Cleo screamed. "What are you doing?"

"Relieving you of your protection." Jonas swung Nic around until he faced Cleo and pressed a dagger--the very same jeweled dagger that Aron used to kill Thomas!--to Nic's throat.

"Don't!" she shrieked. "Please, no! Don't hurt him!"

This was all happening too fast. How did he even know she was here?

"Don't hurt him?" Jonas eyed her. Nic fought against him, but Jonas was much taller and more muscular. He was able to keep the skinny boy easily under control. "Are you saying that you care for him? That his death might cause you pain?"

"Let him go right now!"

"Why should I?" his dark eyes swept over her. She shivered under the coldness of his glare.

"Run, Cleo!" Nic shouted.

But she didn’t run. She would never abandon him like this.

"What do you want from me?" she demanded.

"That’s a dangerous question. I want lots of things, none of which would set your pretty mind at ease. For now, I want to kill your friend and watch you grieve his loss."

"No, please!" she staggered forward with an immediate urge to grab his arm and wrench the knife away from Nic's throat. But she knew she wasn’t nearly powerful enough to do that. This was a very strong boy, one who hated her for what happened to his brother. One who had threatened in public to kill her. She had to think. She had to remain calm so she could negotiate with this heathen.

"I can give you plenty of money if you spare his life."

His expression turned to ice. "Money? How about fourteen Auranian centimos for each case of wine? Sounds fair doesn't it?"

Cleo swallowed and tried not to sound as if she was begging. "Don’t kill him. I know you hate me for what Aron did--"

His eyes flashed. "Hate is such a small word for what I feel for you."

"Your gripe is with me, then. Not with Nic. Let him go!"

"Sorry. I don’t follow orders very well."

"You mean to kill me to avenge your brother's death." Her throat thick with fear.

His expression tightened. "No. My goal today doesn't include such a pleasure as that. Your friend here, on the other hand, might find that today is his last."

"Cleo, are you deaf?" Nic snarled. "I told you to run!"

"I'm not leaving you!" her voice broke and tears burned her eyes.

Jonas frowned at her. "Isn't that sweet? You should do as your friend suggests and try to run. You wont get far, but you can try. It would be a moment of bravery for such a cowardly girl."

She glared at him. "If you think I'm cowardly, you know nothing about me."

"I know enough." (Pgs 250-252)

Book Review: Bewitching by Alex Flinn

Bewitching

Author: Alex Flinn

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Synopsis: Bewitching can be a beast. . . .

Once, I put a curse on a beastly and arrogant high school boy. That one turned out all right. Others didn't.

I go to a new school now--one where no one knows that I should have graduated long ago. I'm not still here because I'm stupid; I just don't age.

You see, I'm immortal. And I pretty much know everything after hundreds of years--except for when to take my powers and butt out.

I want to help, but things just go awry in ways I could never predict. Like when I tried to free some children from a gingerbread house and ended up being hanged. After I came back from the dead (immortal, remember?), I tried to play matchmaker for a French prince and ended up banished from France forever. And that little mermaid I found in the "Titanic" lifeboat? I don't even want to think about it.

Now a girl named Emma needs me. I probably shouldn't get involved, but her gorgeous stepsister is conniving to the core. I think I have just the thing to fix that girl--and it isn't an enchanted pumpkin. Although you never know what will happen when I start . . . bewitching.

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Review: In Beastly Kendra was one of my favorite characters. I was looking forward to getting a chance to read Bewitching and discovering more about Kendra’s story and how she came to be witch. While there were certain aspects of the book that were interesting and entertaining, the book fell short of actually delivering to the same height of enjoyment as Beastly.

I had thought Bewitching would solely focus on Kendra’s backstory and how she manages to keep to getting herself involved in other people’s lives and what happens when she does. The first third of the book does deal with Kendra specifically. Kendra is left an orphan in her small village, her family having all died of the black plague except for her younger brother Charlie, and she is desperately seeking for a way to help her brother survive since he has become sick as well. She discovers her dormant powers one evening and knows she cannot stay within the village. Even before the plague, the village was keeping a close eye on everyone and casting claims of witchcraft on anyone who did anything remotely suspicious so Kendra packs up her brother and heads out of town. Except soon she is entangled in mess involving a gingerbread house, a wicked witch who likes to eat children and learns she is more powerful then she realized.

At the beginning of the first third of the book, I was invested into Kendra’s story. The pain and loneliness she was endearing from losing her family. The tragedy of her world falling apart and the desperation she feels to save the only remaining family member she has left. Right from the start the reader is rooting for Kendra to find love and a happy ending from the heartbreak she has had to go through so early in her life. But then Kendra’s story turns rather boring. She loses the intimacy she shares with the reader and starts to go through the motion of repetitively describing what’s going on until she finally manages to become free of the evil witch.

Then the book fast forwards to the present but doesn’t focus on Kendra. The story turns to Emma and Lisette. A modern take on the story of Cinderella, a bad take at that. It takes the span of the entire novel before the story reveals HOW and WHY Kendra decided to involve herself in Emma’s world. Emma’s mother got remarried and her father discovers he had a daughter, Lisette, and moves her into their home after Lisette’s mother dies. Emma thinks it’s her chance to finally get the sister she’s always wanted but things don’t go according to plan. Emma is the definition of a weak female lead. She is one of the WORSE I have ever read. She is dull, boring, lacks both courage and self-esteem, and let’s everyone treat her life crap. She never stands up for herself and thinks the only way she’ll be complete is if the popular girls like her and if Lisette approves of her finally. Emma spends the entire novel moping about how unfair her life is and never made any actual effort to reclaim her relationship with her father, her friends, her boyfriend. She just let’s Lisette take everything from her and only groans about it until Kendra decides to step in to help her. Even when Kendra does, there’s isn’t even much magic performed. The story lacked depth and that bang factor.

Lisette was supposed to be portrayed as the evil stepsister who comes in and destroys Emma’s life and how poor Emma has no control over it. The problem was that Lisette wasn’t really so much evil as she was pathetic. She only gets away with making Emma’s life so miserable because Emma let’s her. Emma could have told her father the truth and her boyfriend but let’s herself be intimated by Lisette. Emma is constantly reminding the reader that she allows Lisette to slide because they are “sisters” and she finally has the sister she’s always wanted. Lisette is bitter, angry, petty, and shallow. She blames Emma for the life she had but really it was her mother’s fault.

Then there’s the romance within the story. I did like the way Emma’s relationship with her crush Warner developed. They started off as friends which was cute and they develop a close relationship. The problem was there were holes within their relationship and what ends up happening between Lisette, Warner and Emma was BEYOND ridiculous! Warner ends up being used as a puppet within the plot. He doesn’t possess his own thoughts and is easily manipulated. He was just as pathetic as Lisette and Emma. Whatever sweetness Warner possessed was quickly thrown out the window and his personality turned one dimensional. The romance in the book was shallow and had no real life lesson. Okay, well, that’s not true: the lesson was that a girl will discover how beautiful she is and how amazing she is when a hot, rich guy walks into her life and tells her she is. *rolls her eyes*

There are retellings of the Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea in-between Emma and Lisette’s story. But both retellings are lackluster at best and boring at worse. The retelling of the Little Mermaid was probably the worse retelling of the two. I can’t even remember what the girl’s name was who played the mermaid. She has no common sense and is so gullible. She also falls in love at first sight and is willing to give up her entire life to be with a human she doesn’t even know much about. Then what happens when she finally finds the guy was just so stupid I couldn’t take it. The retelling of the Princes and the Pea was just boring and the prince lacked any spine I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to be with him. I didn’t really understand the need to place both those retellings within the book. Kendra was barely present and when she showed her so called magic there wasn’t much of it.

I did like Kendra though. She was sarcastic and amusing. But so much of the book covered retellings and Emma and Lisette’s stories that after the first third of the story there isn’t much else to discover about Kendra. It was disappointing not to get to see her powers and the depth she could really go with them. Or to discover where exactly her powers came from and whatever happened to her brother after she helped him survive. Kendra isn’t as much of a mystery but there still isn’t known too much about her character other than the fact that she gets involved in people’s lives even though it doesn’t always go well. Other than that Kendra isn’t seen or heard from much throughout the book.

Bewitching had moments were it did deliver. The writing was well done in certain parts and the romance between Warner and Emma started off in a really cute and sweet way. Kendra’s short chapters were pretty entertaining and amusing. But there was nothing really memorable about the book (other than how boring it was). There was too much repetition in Emma and Lisette’s story which made a barely existing plot and there were no likeable characters outside of Kendra. The pacing was choppy, starting off well then progressing excruciatingly slow. The characterization had no real build up since every character came off without depth or dimension. The various scenarios within each of the retellings as well as Emma and Lisette story didn’t always work because there wasn’t enough build up.

Bewitching could have been good if the story would have shown more of what Kendra could do and how she managed to find the people whose lives she gets involved with but it wasn’t able to meet expectations.

About the Author: Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor’s Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens! She also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty, and Cloaked, a humorous fairy tale mash-up, as well as Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. Alex lives in Miami with her family.

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Beautiful Creatures Panel: Miami Book Fair International

**Originally posted November 17, 2012**

The Miami Book Fair International takes place every year from the second Sunday of the month to the third Sunday. This year is began NOV 11 and ends tomorrow (Nov 18, 2012). It's a week long affair that celebrates a specific theme, a different theme chosen every year. This year at the book fair, the celebration centered around writing from Paraguay.  But authors from all over come out along with booksellers, retailers, publishing houses and tons of fans! 

This year I discovered two of my FAVORITE authors were going to stop by the Miami Book Fair International: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the authors of the Caster Chronicles Series. Since I am an OBSESSED fan of the series (along with Bridget), I was SUPER excited they were coming to town! Not only were they signing books but they were doing a panel with two of the actors from the upcoming Beautiful Creatures film, Alden Ehrenreich (who plays Ethan Wate) and Zoey Deutch (who plays Emily Asher). They were also going to show clips from the film so I was definitely DETERMINED to go!

Here are the highlights from the Beautiful Creatures Panel that was held today at the fair (where I got to be in the front row *hehe*).

Behind the Scenes of Writing Beautiful Creatures

*Kami Garcia and Margret Stohl hadn’t planned on actually publishing the first book to the Caster Chronicles, Beautiful Creatures. They had written the book after a challenge Margaret received from her daughter. Kami, at the time, had been the teacher to Margret’s daughter so when Margaret had disclosed to her daughter they were teaming up to write a book together, Margaret’s daughter scoffed and didn’t take it seriously since her mom never finished anything. Margaret told her she’d take her challenge and set out to finish writing the book.

*Kami and Margret wrote the book for their children and their kids friends. They were actually planning on creating a website and publishing the entire book Beautiful Creatures for free on the site. Before they got the chance to though, a friend of Margaret’s who was a published author, gave their finished book to his publisher without them knowing and the rest progressed from there.

*When they were working on Beautiful Creatures, they would ask their kids and their kids friends what they would want to see in the book. The kids gave them four stipulations: 1) No vampires 2) No werewolves (they were tired of books with both those paranormal creatures) 3) Tell the story from the male point of view because they were tired of the guys always being jerks 4) Have the girl be the one with powers because they were tired of the girls always being the weak ones and guys getting to have all the powers. Kami and Margaret agreed.

*Link and Ridley didn’t originally play big roles in the books until Kami and Margaret’s kids along with their friends demanded to know what was going on with Link and Ridley so they added more scenes to their characters.

*When writing the book together, they approached it with complete openness. They would split sections of each chapter between each other, write their part up, and then switch with each other. They would edit what each other wrote without asking for permission and then move on to the next chapter. The idea was to always move forward until they were done writing the book and by the time they got down, only what really mattered to the story stayed.

*Margaret and Kami have a great sense of humor. Kami is also really sweet and Margaret is down to earth. She kept the crowd pretty entertained. They have a really great bond together.

Movie Scoop

*Alden Ehrenreich took on the role of Ethan because he liked the way the director, who also wrote the screenplay, placed in humor into the movie. He liked the way the movie shows what boys really go through when they’re trying to court a girl.

*Zoey Deutch who plays Emily Asher in the movie, was very quiet and shy. She didn’t speak much during the panel. But she did tell us she was able to work with Viola Davis and hang out with her in between scenes. She said Viola was such a sweet person and was open to helping all of the actors settle in. She is also really funny. Viola started her career as a stand-up comedian before turning to acting.

*Margaret said one of the things she loved about what Director Ricahrd LaGravenese did with the movie was the fact that he had every actor have a different Southern accent that matched where the characters came from in South Carolina. Both Kami and Margaret were amazed at how much the actors sounded like the characters from the book. They were particularly amazed with Alden as Ethan because he fit Ethan’s character so well (Margaret turned to Alden as she explained and told him he really is a good boy. But she sure he doesn't want her telling people that since it would ruin his reputation). The first time they stepped foot on the movie set, they got to watch Alden do a scene with Jeremy Irons (who plays Racon) and felt it was such a surreal experience since they looked and sounded so much like the characters in their heads. They were also taken away by the set because it reflected Ravenwood so well.

*We were able to see a special featurette of the film where we got to watch the scene of Ridley changing into a Dark Caster and an extended version of the trailer as well as the new movie trailer. As soon as Ridley is changed, she sees three books walking past her and uses her Siren powers of persuasion to have him walk toward her. He stops in the middle of the train tracks and just stares back at Ridley like a zombie. Ridley just watches him as the train slams into him. 

Meet and Greet

Chesszing it (and looking like a total nerd) with Authors Margaret Stohl (right) and Kami Garcia (left).

Signing my books & movie poster. Kami commented how impressed she was how well I took care of my books ;)

Zoey and Ethan signing the copies of my books. They were also laughing because when Kami passed on my copy of Beautiful Creatures to Alden to sign, she pointed out to him the library binding on my book and how well I took care of it. Alden laughed and asked if I stole the book from the library. I explained I hadn't, I just take very good care of my books. He smiled broadly and agreed that was a good thing =)

Chesszing it with Alden and Zoey. They were both very nice. Alden also confessed he hadn't read Beautiful Redemption as of yet after seeing my copy of it.

Beautiful movie poster which they each signed.

Kami was the one who drew the heart. Margaret signed it with "Annabell is a  . . ." leading into the title Beautiful Creatures.

Book Review: The Book of Lost Souls (Ivy MacTavish Series, #1) by Michelle Muto

The Book of Lost Souls (Ivy MacTavish Series #1)

Author: Michelle Muto

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Synopsis: When teen witch Ivy MacTavish changes a lizard into her date for a Halloween dance, everything turns to chaos. And when no one is powerful enough to transform him back except Ivy, it sparks the rumor: Like father, like daughter. Ivy has heard it all before - that her father, who left when she was seven - was involved with the darkest of magic.

Making the rumors worse, someone uses an evil spell book to bring back two of history's most nefarious killers. Ivy's got a simple plan to set things right: find the real dark spell caster, steal the book, and reverse the spell. No problem! But she'll have to deal with something more dangerous than murderous spirits that want her and her friends dead: the school's resident bad boy and hotter-than-brimstone demon, Nick Marcelli. Nick's offering Ivy more than his help with recovering the missing book - he's offering her a way to ditch her scaly reputation as a lizard-lover. Demons are about as hard to handle as black magic, and as Ivy soon discovers, it's going to take more than a lot of luck and a little charm if she wants to survive long enough to clear her status as a dark witch, get a warm-blooded boyfriend, and have her former date back to eating meal worms before the week's end. 

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Review: From the moment I started reading The Book of Lost Souls I was instantly hooked! The story begins with such wonderful hilarity and proceeds into a dark and sinister plot.

Ivy MacTavish is a young, feisty and a super talented and powerful witch. On the evening of the big Halloween dance, Ivy is all dolled up and ready for her big moment to swoon her crush off of his feet, Dean . . .except Dean is going to the dance with his on and off again girlfriend, Tara, so Ivy decides the only way to impress Dean is to go to the dance with a super-hot looking model who is older in the hopes to spark jealousy in Dean. Ivy can’t just make a whole human being from thin air, magic has its limitations after all, so she transforms Spike, Raven’s brother’s pet lizard, to look like a model from a magazine Ivy has. She manages to turn Spike but he doesn’t exactly come out as a fully functioning human. Things only manage to get more hilarious once Ivy goes to the dance with her makeshift date. But soon the humor and embarrassment of the evening fades away after a gruesome murder happens in the small town of Northwick. Ivy’s world is turned upside as she discovers a magical book, The Rise of the Dark Curse, a book containing spells of black magic. She quickly learns about its twin which can resurrect souls entitled, The Book of Lost Souls and someone in the town of Northwick plans on using both the books to bring back the dead and control them. Ivy sets out with her friends to find out who has The Book of Lost Souls and stop them before anymore murders occur.

The Book of Lost Souls was narrated from Ivy’s perspective through third person and it was a lot of fun reading the story through her eyes. She is feisty, strong and smart. She’s also impulsive and naïve which led her into making some rather stupid decisions. I appreciated Ivy being flawed though and understood her issues with trusting the opposite sex since her father disappeared from her life when she was young without explanation. I also liked her close bond with her best friends.

Raven, Shayde, Gareth, and Bane are Ivy’s best friends and they are all equally entertaining. Raven is a vampire and her brother is Gareth. Raven is sassy, mischievous, beautiful and bold. She doesn’t shy away easily and doesn’t mind putting someone in their place. Gareth is the nerd of the bunch. Even as a vampire he’s cute, nerdy, and loves reptiles. Shayde and Bane are twins and they also happen to be powerful werewolves. Shayde is the straight line one, she doesn’t like breaking the rules and is the one everyone can always depend on to be there for them. She is responsible, caring and honest. Bane is the all- star jock but doesn’t have a gross cocky attitude about it. He’s laid back and has a sweet charm about him.

Then there’s Nick Marcelli. The name alone says it all. He is hawt, sarcastic, arrogant and suave. Nick totally has the bad boy vibe down and the fact that he’s a demon doesn’t help his reputation. But Nick isn’t what everyone thinks he is. He’s straight forward with how he feels and what he thinks. He truly cares for the people that matter to him in his life and is loyal. He also has a wicked sense of humor! He cracked me up throughout the book.

The romance between Ivy and Nick I actually enjoyed, for the most part. Ivy has her mind set on Dean since he represents the all American popular jock but Nick is determined to show her she’s wrong and he has more to offer her. What I liked about the way Muto approached the romance was the fact that she gave the illusion of a love triangle but one didn’t actually exist. Dean only pays attention to Ivy since she starts getting attention because of her powers and her battles with Tara. Nick keeps trying to find ways to get Ivy to see the real him and open her up to trusting him. Nick is far more patient and understanding with Ivy than I would have been if I were him. He really puts his heart on the line and Ivy keeps stepping on it because she’s afraid of trusting him. I like how Nick’s bad boy reputation wasn’t the real him (at least not completely) and that the book started off showing that Ivy and Nick had a history with each other already.

I also liked the Lord of the Rings feel with the book The Rise of the Dark Curse with it speaking to Ivy and trying to tempt her to give into the darkness: “‘Rejoice! She’s back. Little one loves us.’ The voices murmur. ‘Little one is starting to see, just like her father.’”

There are a few noticeable issues with the book though. The book has moments where the fluidity drags due to the overabundance of unnecessary description. There were just a lot of details that weren’t needed to help the story move forward in any real way and some of the details could have been connected together to keep the story from feeling too heavy at times. I also didn’t like the “absentee parent” route the author chose to take in the book. I didn’t mind the fact that Ivy’s father had left them without giving an explanation but I didn’t like the way Ivy was with her mother or the way Ivy’s mother was portrayed. Ivy didn’t seem to have much respect for her mother. Ivy’s mother came off ditzy, mopey, and lacking common sense. She seemed to never know what Ivy was up to or when Ivy was sneaking out and I just didn’t buy it, especially given the fact that Ivy’s mother has powers as well and they live in a town with both humans and paranormal creatures.

I also would have liked more details as to how the town of Northwick managed to merge the human world with the paranormal/supernatural world (also known as Kindreds in the book). All the humans or Regulars as they are known in the book, are aware that wizards, witches, vampires and werewolves exist and live within their town. The high school Ivy attends is run by many of them but there isn’t much explanation as to how a small town filled with paranormal/supernatural creatures escaped notice from the media or outsiders.

The story was also pretty predictable, especially the ending, I would have liked to have read a bit more variety but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the world or characters Muto had created. Even though I did understand why Ivy made some of the decisions she made, she was too reckless and too stupid about some of them. I didn’t understand why she chose not to tell her mother. She kept saying she wanted to protect her mother’s feelings because she thought the book was connected to her father but that was a stupid reason not to ask her mother for help, especially since people were being killed.

Putting the flaws to the story aside, The Book of Lost Souls was still a really fun read. There is such great humor throughout the book, prankster and dark magic, loveable and relatable characters, and a sweet romance.

I look forward to reading the sequel!

FAVORITE NICK QUOTES

“Hmmm. No. What happened? Someone deflate her boobs, or her ego?” He tapped his forehead. “I forgot. They’re one and the same.”

“Are you jealous? Even a little? I mean, some of the guys think Phoebe is pretty hot. At least before you made her look like a Chia Pet. Nice. I like a girl who isn’t afraid of a little mischief.”

“Okay ladies,” Nick said to Shayde and Ivy as everyone’s attention returned to Spike. “Wipe the drool off your chins and take a last look at Prince Charming before we turn him back into a toad.”

“I know more than you, lizard lover. If you can handle it, maybe I’ll tell you.” (Nick to Ivy)

“What do you want, Nick? (Ivy)

The corner of Nick’s mouth eased into a grin that made Ivy’s insides somersault unexpectedly. “You,’ he said without breaking eye contact.”

“I had fun tonight,” Nick said, “Well, except for the whole impaling thing of course."

“‘Look, Ivy. I may not be who you end up with. 
I’m not even who you think you want.
But, Ives,’ he said softly, 
‘We both know that right now, I’m just what you need.’” 

Other Fun Quotes

“Hmmm. You’d think with her prestigious witch and wizard bloodlines, she could manage a simple Repelling spell. Still, not a bad left hook to the jaw, wouldn’t you say?” ~Raven

“The Regulars hunted down Kindreds in an attempt to exterminate anyone supernatural. We fought back. Long story short, there was a treaty. We protect them, they keep us a secret.” ~Bane

“Like out of character weird?” Gareth snickered. “Besides Ivy? Oh, Spike? Where for art thou, Spike?”

“That’s almost funny, coming from a vampire who drinks blood from cadavers,” Ivy retorted. “I think you forgot to check for formaldehyde.” ~Ivy and Gareth

“Returning to the scene, Ivy? Looking for another suitable date? Dig anything up?”

 “Just your gravesite, Tara. Nice and shallow, just like you,” Ivy retaliated. ~Tara and Ivy

About the Author: Writer of urban fantasy, the paranormal, and all things eerie and curious. Lover of scary books and funny movies, sports cars, chocolate, and changes of season. Owned by two incredible dogs and an iMac. Author, wife, sister, freelance tech writer, and IT geek.

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