ARC provided for honest review
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I have to be honest it wasn't the best read. There were moments that made me think it was going to be an epic read and then it just fell flat. Still a good read, just nothing spectacular.
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Love that cover !! So I am going with a 3.5-4ish star rating here for a few reasons. I love this story line , I love the characters , the angst , the struggle , the bonds and the potential for more stories in the series about the other characters BUT I was slightly concerned with the execution of it all. I am no author or editor so I tend to stay away from pointing things out but I am just saying in maybe a warning or a disclaimer that I read an ARC so possibly things have been clarified more ?? There were times I was confused because things seemed jumbled and although the chapters were clearly marked I felt some ended or began in weird moments. Anyways before I butcher this review with my bad explanations of my star rating let's move on !!

Regardless I did enjoy this story. I loved the setting being different , the language and the descriptions of the beauty of both Spain and Scotland. Dana's story was heartbreaking yet she had really attempted to move on and find happiness with Logan. I feel poor Logan got the crap end of the deal and yet he still hung on for dear life and was able to finally claim the family he had been fighting for. Ian was a low life and obviously had some serious issues. Sadly this is not far off from some peoples reality and that makes you feel so much more for these characters. Dana was frustrating at times , sometimes I wanted to shake her , others I could understand her trying to keep Logan and his family safe by being away. I loved Dana's friends at the refugee , I actually adored the idea of that. Woman and children being protected and cherished while attempting to live life and get back on their feet. There was some edge of your seat moments and some moments that I had had enough and just wanted to throw in the towel with Dana. Ian was an exhausting human being and despite going through a relationship like that in my younger years I have no clue how an adult with kids can pick up the pieces and move on. I was ready to crawl in a hole for Dana. Anyhow... There is more stories for the other characters I hope and with that I am hoping we get updates on Logan , Dana and their girls.
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***Note: Book provided by Author, in exchange I am providing an honest review***

OK this has been by far the darkest of the seven forbidden Series. The book has several triggers so if you are uncomfortable with some abusive sex scenes and womanizing I would suggest you tread carefully.

The book can definitely be read as a stand alone even though it is the 5th book in the Seven Forbidden Arts series.

In this book we are introduced to two completely new characters, Sean and Asia. Sean is a Geomancist  (he can manipulate the earth) and Asia is pretty much his love interest although at first it does not look like that may be the case.

The book starts with Sean and Asia competing to buy a piece of property in Cartagena. The completion is driven by very different reasons. Sean wants to open a bar to somewhat overcome the guilt he feels towards the death of his twin sister and Asia wants to open a SPA to provide for a better life for her brother. Neither one has enough money to actually seal the deal so they need to come up with a way to obtain enough capital to buy the property.

Cain figures out that Sean is in need of the money and uses that leverage to make him a proposal he cant refuse. Sean is to work as a bartender at a Drug Lords (Juan) birthday party in order to obtain information that would help Cain bring down Godfrey.

The proposal puts Sean and Asia at the drug lords island for a week and this is were all hell breaks loose.

I must admit that some of the sex scenes were a bit crazy for me and I really felt bad for Asia who really was just a pawn in the whole deal.

I think Cain took this to a whole new level. It made me really mad that he didn't care about who was dragged through the mud just so long as he got what he wanted.

Unfortunately Asia was  the one who had to take the brunt of everything and I really think it was unfair how much she had to go through.

I can understand Cains lack of compassion but I couldn't understand the rest of the teams considering how much they had all gone through for their significant others.

So even though I liked the book I didn't think I appreciated the turn of events.

Regardless I love Charmaines writing and if she was able to make me feel absolutely disgusted with some of her characters then I think she got the result she wanted!!!!

So pick up your book today and experience the wonderful writing of Charmaine Pauls. I am sure you will not be disappointed!

Thanks Charmaine and keep up the great work cant wait for your next book!!!
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ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Part 1 of The Door is a 3.5 star read for me. It took me a little time to get into it because I found Gianna to be slightly bratty and the Caretaker to be unnecessarily mean. As we learned more about the Inn that the Caretaker was running, the different tribes, and Teyan, the book became much more interesting. The set up for the next installment has me anxious to see how Gianna's actions have affected the people and places around her. Can't wait to read more!
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I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Grace Hall is a desperate daughter working two jobs to support and provide care for her ailing mother. Grace works for the Intergalactic Mating Agency and is a nurse. Upon arrival to her nursing job an accident comes in with 5 injured Preor males, no one is sure how to treat the Preor, but Grace refuses to just stand around and do nothing. She is suddenly gifted with the knowledge of the internal structure of the Preor and has her team jump into action to treat the injured males. As soon as the chaos ends, Grace ends up in a hospital bed suffering from what is thought to be exhaustion, but sometime while treating the males she was gifted with the Knowing-meaning one of the injured males is her mate. Her mate Kozav awakens on the Preor ship with the Knowing flow into him and realizes her met his mate while injured and that he has been separated from her, he goes back to the hospital in search of her and discovers Grace. This is where the story gets real interesting, Grace awakens on the Preor ship and immediately panics at having left her mother unattended she demands Kozav take her to get her mother, along the way Grace makes an enemy of a spiteful Preor male, she and Kozav have a rocky start, but some advice from Grace's mom helps get them back on track.
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How to begin... I'm not sure if I can find the words on how I feel about this series. To say I loved it would be understating things a bit. I won't give any details on these books just know from the first page it felt as if I was transported into the story. It made me feel like I was watching a movie instead of reading a book. I normally wouldn't go for this kind of story but I'm glad I did. Helena Newbury really out did herself with this series and I am pleased. She truly earned 5 stars from me.

I received this book as ARC in return for writing an honest review.
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Short but good!!  The characters chemistry lives and breathes. There seems to more to Scar and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series and getting to know him better. I was not expecting the cliff hanger but I'm hooked and I cannot wait to see what happens!!
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Grateful can't  wait  for  the  next  book. I am voluntarily reviewing an ARC of this book gifted to me by the author with no obligation
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have never read any other books by this author but I will certainly be remedying that after reading Meant to Be. I enjoyed the build up and the flow of the story. I had mixed feelings through a good deal of the book because the main characters are married to other people. I kept thinking How would I feel if this were my spouse in this relationship. The other half of the time I was wishing they would each just end their marriages and get together already!! I will definitely read the next installment of their love story.
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Love the whole series of Cole and Mya. this one had a few surprises and you need to get the first one to understand how things are. This was an intense read. Loved it
You get to book 4 after the seelies have attacked the camp and because there was a death there is a seat open in the court. Liam suggested that Drake take it . Cole cant and won't like it because he thinks Drake is after Mya. Drake is accepted at the court seat.
Cole and Drake become Mya bodyguard at the castle and Cole hates hates it. Drake likes to throw his weight around. Up until this point in the series I liked Drake but in this one he was an Assw...hole .
Wont get into the story to much , You need to read it and people at 99cents you cant go wrong. let me just say that Mya develops Wings. The castle is rising from the ocean.  Mya goes and finds it and the King and Queen of the fai play a game with both her and Cole. Cole goes down to the castle and he sees that the Queen and King have picked out a husband for Mya and they are putting her through torture. There is a happy ending . get it to find out what torture and why the King and Queen were playing games. Find out who they had picked for Mya husband and were they serious (less)
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Thank you to the author and her PA for the ARC of this book to review.

I have not read the first book although now it will be in my TBR list! This book is really well written and kept me on the edge of my seat. I am looking forward to the next installment!!!!!
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This is a ok book but some stuff didn't make sense I received a Arc of this book I voluntarily read this book for an honest review
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This book is a great addition to the series.  I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.
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My favorite part about this book was Sky's journey. That really had me in my feelings and it somewhat feels like a message was being delivered to me. Well done on Sky's part. Now for the rest of them, Ru and Tan I'm glad they had it together for the most part Ru pretty much learned his lesson in book 1 so he stayed steady throughout the series after him and Tan finally got it together. Prince was bae throughout the entire series his only slip up was that ATL stripper but after that he has been teem Bree from the jump. Bree I was so mad at her because he clearly told her before he left to stay away from Rico and Carlos and even though she didn't technically cheat she did. She claims she was lonely but what she failed to realize was that he was going through the same thing on the inside and she should have did a better job of holding him down while he was gone. I was really loving her character up until that point then she made me mad. Jae she was pathetic. Okay Mike lied about her cousin being dead but other than that he never cheated on her and he took care of his family she was foul all the way around leaving her husband and kids and I so wish he would have never given her another chance to be in his life or his kids. Rico was a good dude he just fell for the wrong girl. Keyshia and Cash they were both rachet and deserved each other. I've never seen to characters who claim they are soulmates and in love with each other do the things they did to each other.

I felt bad for Orlando he loved Jayce's lying azz to a fault I hope he finds someone worthy, Renee she was sweet but number one rule is never fall for a patient and Tamera I liked her somewhat but when she tried to let them kill Mike I was done with her.  Kendall one word....CRAZY.

Overall I liked the series i just have to go back and read A Jersey Love Saga to figure out Jux and Lani. The one thing that threw me about this story is it feels incomplete.  They killed Carlos and said Rico is next meaning they've started a war with the Columbians how can this be the Finale with that hanging out there. If Cash is still after Rico how can Rico and Renee even have a story. The beef should have been left alone and they walked away when they went legit because with that being out there either Rico is going to die or someone in the crew is going to die because Jego, Mu and Rico aren't going to just let that go. Also how is Bree and Prince expecting a baby boy in 8 months???? She's only 1 month pregnant she can't possibly know what she's having hell you barely know you're pregnant at 1 month so that was confusing as well. Just seems the ending and epilogue was a little off with how it all ended.
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I did enjoy this book but did feel that it was missing something, what that something is I cant tell you. Ill be honest I couldn't write a book to save my life so admire all those that can and do. I just felt that maybe it was emotion that was missing, just not sure. The start had me very intrigued and then in the middle things started to pan out but by the end I felt it was rushed. Darcy & Elizabeth did act out of what we would think to be their normal character although I think that might be what was grabbing me, it was unlike what I had already read. I really think you need to try this book for yourself, as I said, I did enjoy it and read it in only a few days.
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I was lucky enough to be one of the people who received this ARC.I enjoyed this book and did enjoy the cliffhanger. To be totally honest before receiving my request I thought this would be the full book. That was a mistake on my part so did not reflect in rating. Overall enjoyed.
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ARC generously provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Shield begins after a short time period where Rook left off. We catch up with the Bridge, Allie, while she is trying to adjust to her new position. She is now a leader to her people and worshipped by most of them. She is married to Revik yet she hasn't really had much time to spend with him and is unsure where their relationship lies. She has Cass and Jon and she is trying to adjust.

Then her husband comes back and they must find out what they are to each other. They both love each other but Revik is afraid that Allie only loves him because she feels she has no other choice. He refuses to consummate the marriage until Allie has time to be sure. This sets of a series of events that are shocking and you can't put down to find out what happens.

The question remains can Allie and Rook be each others mates and can Allie really be the leader of the Seers.

Okay I will admit that I don't really understand everything in this series, when it starts talking about the Barrier and lights I get a little lost. I am starting to catch on more but I do find myself having to just accept some things and move on or I will drive myself nuts.

That being said, I really enjoy this story. Allie is a strong leader but she is also a woman in love and caught in a culture she doesn't understand or know all the rules. She is also surrounded by people who don't feel the need to fill her in on all the rules.

There is a scene after Revik asks her to wait to consummate the marriage involving Maygar that shocked me. I couldn't believe what he did when I thought he was a good guy. Then revelations later in the book really make things click into place.

I love Revik and Allie together, even if a lot of their issues would be resolved if they would just talk. Even though Revik puts Allie off he does love her and he makes it so they have time to get to know one another. I really enjoyed the section about them making their marriage legit. Then Allie is taken my their enemy right from Reviks arms and it completely changes him. (Side note: the part about Nenzi had me a little lost and was a bit hard to follow but once again I let it go and just accepted it and it made it much easier on me) Revik will do anything and become anything in order to save her, even if it means losing himself.

I look forward to finding out what happens with Allie, Revik, Cass, Jon, and Balidor. Yes there were several times where I doubted my intelligence while reading because some of JC's concepts are just hard to grasp and understand but still they are entertaining. There are a few parts of the book where a chapter will leave off with a situation hanging and then later it is just somehow resolved and we are never really sure how that happened but once again I found myself having to let that go and then I enjoyed the ride.