This was a fantastic story! I downloaded it and started reading
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This was a fantastic story! I downloaded it and started reading, and before I finished the first page I was sucked in and had to know more. I couldn't stop reading! That doesn't happen for me unless the characters, and especially the narrator, is someone I connect with. The author did such a great job on this. I loved every second of it.
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This story was fantastic from beginning to end. It is a fun fantasy many women will enjoy! I'll definitely check out this author's next book.
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Fantastic story! Fantastic author! Her writing style is spot on and I really enjoyed this one!

I love romantic suspense stories but Ive read many where the romance gets a little lost in the midst of the suspense. Definitely not the case with this one! We get a really good feel for Callum and Lucias relationship as the first half of the book concentrates on just them, as individuals and a couple. I loved both of them! They balance each other out and it doesnt take long for Callum to realize he needs Lucia in his life.

Callum is a well-known architect and is constantly in the media spotlight. Because of this, he keeps a mask in place so that he can maintain a positive image, something thats very important since it reflects back onto his architectural firm. This mask also hides the fact that he has a dark cravingone that he actually fears but is having difficulty fighting.

When Callum and Lucia meet, they are instantly drawn to each other. His mask starts to falter as he starts to let Lucia in and its an adjustment for him, one that makes him nervous and a little vulnerable. Someone starts to take advantage of this vulnerability and is threatening to ruin everything he has worked for. But why? Who?

This is a very easy read and I will definitely be recommending it to my reader friends!
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This was a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, the characters and the writing style. My favorite book I've downloaded in a while.
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Fast-paced and engaging from the very first!

A fantastic beginning to what I know will be an amazing series! There were so many things to love about The New Recruit, full of diverse characters to fit every personality, it would be hard not to find at least one characters to identify with. For me as a homeschooler, I really liked how the homeschoolers were well represented by Beth and Isaac!

I loved how engaged I was from the very start, and that Spencer and his friends' senses of humor kept me smiling throughout. There was plenty of action too, but I think one of my favorite things was being able to see the beginning of Spencer's journey towards faith, which I think was well done and very realistic.

The members of The Mission League were all so different, but I really liked how they interacted and became closer through their mission.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. I loved the mystery of it all, and how Spencer kind of was thrust into a surreal situation and how he had to adjust and find his place on the team. This book is one that can totally be enjoyed by a vast range of ages by both boys and girls, and adults alike! (I even saw my brother giving it more than a few glances!) Jill Williamson hits all the right notes, taking Spencer on a physical, emotional, and spiritual journey, that I will not be forgetting an time soon, especially while eagerly awaiting the next book in the series! A book I highly recommend to practically anyone!

I received this book from Jill Williamson in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
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I downloaded, started reading, and couldn't put it down until I was finished. Thank you so much for telling your story!
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I was so excited when I first heard about this book, I was counting down the months until it was released. I was not disappointed! This is a fantastic read, great characters, lots of fun! I look forward to the next in the series.
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This story was absolutely fantastic - my new favorite book!  It is so well written and I could not put it down.  Dr. Gibson's character was so refreshing and I was so happy to see her get her own story.  I also wish I had a character like Ethan in my life!  All in all, another wonderful story by Lisa Kleypas!
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Wow! What a fantastic debut! Joelle Anthony's Restoring Harmony was a riveting and eye opening read. The society she created was, unfortunately, believable and made me wonder- is this what our future has in store for us? A lack of oil is real possibility, so I read into the story even more, trying to figure out what my life would be like in Anthony's 2041. It's scary when you think of it, but Molly's family was full of hope and initiative. They were a lot better off on their island in Canada then the struggling and over-controlled Americans.

This brings me to one of the highlights if the novel- the characters. There were A LOT of characters, but Anthony made it work. They were all unique and well developed. Molly, the main character, was smart, thoughtful, creative, and knew how to think ahead. She had a very take charge attitude that probably saved not only her life, but quite a few others. She added a lot to the novel, and she was someone I would like to know in real life. The whole cast of characters was fantastic, there wasn't one character that didn't need to be there and didn't add something to the story. Molly's family- her parents and siblings were great even though they didn't play a big role.

When Molly left her home in Canada to bring her grandparents back from America, it was an exhilarating, dangerous, and emotional journey. I was on the edge of my seat in quite a few instances and was always anxious to find out what was going to happen next. The mystery involving the Boss and the Organization was original and unpredicted, and I really liked how everything played out. Molly's journey never really ended even once she arrived at her grandparents house. Upon her arrival, Molly really had to take action by helping not only her grandparents, but their neighbors, too.

I want to learn how to play the fiddle now!! Molly's prize possession, Jewels, was a great addition to the novel. I loved all the songs she played and how, at times, the fiddle really ended up saving their lives. The fiddle was not the only thing that ended up saving Molly and her family- Spill did, too. I <3>Restoring Harmony was sweet and Spill was a great guy for Molly. He was a unique character and their relationship was definitely different than most YA romances I've read lately.

In the end, Joelle Anthony crafted a poignant and extremely enjoyable novel in Restoring Harmony. I loved all the characters and the plot was extremely well orchestrated. I can't wait to read her next book!

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I downloaded this book for free and i was NOT dissapointed. I was quickly drawn into the story and loved every page of it. I highly recommend this book and i look forward to reading more work by this author!
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What a fantastic story!! Fresh concept with wonderful writing. The characters were engaging and it was easy to follow the change of POV.

It is always interesting to see how two sisters, twins no less, can be so vastly different! It is very much good twin, bad twin. Sadly the good twin is the one who died and has to share the body of her bad twin to find a way back to the living!

The romance angle was great. Sigh...new book crush Raj!

I really loved the plot and thought the pace was nicely done. It kept my attention the whole time.

I can not wait for the next book in this trilogy! It is sure to be a great one especially with the way this book ends!

Cover Art - Awesome!! This would definitely catch my eye on a shelf!! It can easily compete with many of the other great covers in the YA market!

*ARC courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
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Fantastic story! The author, Ina, takes you on an incredible journey as she  recounts some key moments of her childhood that will make you think back to when you may have thought someone was a little different but you never thought to ask yourself why? This is a great first novel and  hopefully more will follow. The way she writes seems to pull you into the story and you find yourself shaking as you go down the stairs with her down into the basement mortuary. What secrets are behind the the door with the crystal door knob? Read it and see! You will  be glad you did!<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/If-These-Walls-Could-Speak-The-Undertaker-s-Daughter-Volume-1/dp/061539437X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">If These Walls Could Speak, The Undertaker's Daughter (Volume 1)</a>
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Fantastic !  GREAT story and GREAT suspense, and GREAT characters !!
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Review 6******

Wow! This is a fantastic start to an amazing trilogy! I LOVED IT!

Never Ross is a character I would actually like to meet! She is abrasive and comes off as standoffish, but as the story unfolds, I found myself actually admiring her. She is a difficult character to pigeon-hole, as there are many facets and layers to her. At first, I thought she was a bit shallow, looking for attention from any guy she could find. And, to a point, I was right, but as the story unfolded, I realised that she was looking for love in the wrong place.

Ty McCabe *Swoon!* is also a fantastic character. He has his own issues to deal with. However, I found him to be a stable and calming influence on Never. They say that opposites attract, but these two are just as similar, as they are different.

This is a romance story that is EPIC! I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this story, but once I started it, I couldn't put it down! This book is addictive! I found myself gripping onto my Kindle and going through a rollercoaster ride of emotions! I loved the way the hate-love relationship between these two characters developed. The story is extremely fast paced, and I was completely thrown when I came to the end - I didn't want it to finish! Luckily, the second story, Finding Never is out now. I will be reading it as soon as I can!

C.M. Stunich has written an amazing New Adult novel that sent butterflies chasing in my stomach with excitement! I think she is definitely going on my "Favourite Authors" list!
This book does mention sexual situations (although not too explicit) and contains bad language. Therefore, I do not recommend it for younger readers. However, I do highly recommend this book if you love intense romances! - Lynn Worton
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Oh my, this was an excellent story! I loved it! First of all, I loved the writing style, it was flowing and just really intriguing. I liked how there was a narrator telling the whole story, but here and there, we get exact thoughts from the minds of the different characters, and it just worked really well. There are chilling, horrific and suspenseful scenes written, some romantic ones, and there is some humor, so there is a great blend to this urban fantasy.

Now the story is inspired by the famous Stevenson Novel: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I have never read the story, but have heard of it, so I went into reading Hyde with an open mind. This is set in the present, in Florida. We meet the two main characters, Mitch and Eden, in the first chapter, and well they are in bed together, but Eden has no idea, no memory of ever meeting Mitch, so they part ways awkwardly. Eden seems like a good character. She has had a tough early life, her Mom died when she was a young; she was put in foster care but did not have a good experience in the different homes she went to, and by age 18, she was on her own, with her trusted friend, Carter. They have been together ever since, and she has tried to establish herself with getting a good education in college, but the summer brings a lot of challenges, including her bad sleepwalking habit, but it's worse this time, because whenever she wakes up, she is not in her own bed, in her own apartment; she sometimes wakes up at the front door of uncaring and mean Mitch, the guy she had a one night stand with, but she believes there's something else to her sleepwalking, and thinks Mitch can help her. Now, Mitch knows what he is; he is human, but a monster comes out of him, Hyde comes out of him, and that secludes him in a cage every five weeks or so, so when he re meets Eden, he may have an idea and tests a theory that concludes a shocking and twisted discovery that Eden might be like him, a monster, but with a different...kinky element. Let's just say, this other person, is not at all like Eden. There's now more at stake, with Mitch and Eden learning about each other, because there is a big secret, that these two are unaware of, but two people they know are in something, that was definitely intriguing, and you get little hints in some of the chapters, of which people are in 'control' of Hyde and...Chastity (Eden's other person!).

There is a romance here and I was definitely rooting for Mitch and Eden, but of course they have their doubts of having a real possible relationship. Their 'passionate' scenes were well written, and I definitely saw a different side of Mitch, a side you never see, because he puts on a mask really well, of hiding feelings, he has never felt before, so I really liked reading and definitely can see the change Mitch was facing, but it's not good for Hyde. Now I don't want to say too much more, but the ending, to me, was not that predictable, which I enjoyed, and all I'm going write is...I CANT WAIT FOR BOOK 2!! I definitely saw that this story is not over, and I can feel there is going to be a lot of suspense and new understandings in the next book, so I look forward to it!! :)
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This was the first fantasy I've ever finished - and what a fantastic introduction to the genre! A really original story that kept me guessing and on my toes until the very last pages. The unexpected ending had me thinking about this book for days after finishing.

Themes of life, death, love, and purpose were wound together beautifully and told through diverse characterisation. It was refreshing to read characters who were not written uniformly as white and heterosexual, where this diversity was also not focal point - these characters simply existed as themselves and the story carried on strongly regardless. The author also did a great job of writing both male and female identifying characters without relying on gendered stereotypes to inform "how" those characters should behave - all characters were unique and demonstrated various combinations of strength, vulnerability, love, and mourning.

The book's pace is good, and the overlapping of time and events between chapters/different characters' points of view created a structure with much depth. I felt like I knew so much of what was happening, but also so little given each plot twist that I hadn't seen coming! A fun and highly recommended read!
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This story was outstanding!  I'm really looking forward to the next story in the series!