Til Death Do Us Part!!! (3.5 Stars)
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Upon catching her husband in bed with another woman Justine Crandall is traumatized and drives off with tears flooding her vision.  But even through teary eyes Justine was able to maneuver the windy roads from their cabin.  Her husband, Andrew who was in hot pursuit of his wife after being busted wasn't so lucky.  Swerving to miss a deer Andrew careens off the road.  Justine pulls over and frees Andrew from his S.U.V before it explodes.  Her heroic gesture garners media attention especially since Andrew is a prominent figure in Charleston, South Carolina.

But Justine doesn't want the media attention all she wants is a divorce.  But how can she abandon a husband on life support?  Especially when her mother-in-law has been holding 12 hour vigils by Andrew's bedside but since Justine is the next of kin she has to make the difficult decision as to removing Andrew off of life support.  Justine keeps up appearances playing the role of the dutiful wife but how long can she keep up the charade?  Is her desire to pull the plug on Andrew based on anger at his betrayal?

The re-appearance of Justine's High School sweetheart Dalton Ramsey provides a chance to rekindle a lost love.  But how can Justine get a second chance at love when she's still viewed by the public as Andrew's loving wife.  Or with her mother-in-law Beverly demanding that she spend every waking moment at the hospital with Andrew.  Will Justine honor her marriage vows or will she literally pull the plug and move on with her life?

Author Francis Ray does an excellent job creating a story where readers will feel the plight of a character struggling with a very difficult decision.  In Another Man's Bed asks the question what would you do.  While letting you know the answer isn't as easy as you thought.

Reviewed by Delonya Conyers
C&B Reviewer
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This is my song review one by one  just in my own opinion. Buy the album and check em' out.

Fast In My Car: 7/10

Now: 8/10 This reminds of me their old stuff, it brings back memories but also with something new in it.

Grow Up: 7/10 Upbeat song, its cute

Daydreaming: 8/10 Its a really catchy song, Not my favorite on the album but i always find myself singing it out loud.

Interlude: Moving On: 10/10 I love all the interludes, they're great and wish they could all be longer.

Ain't it fun: 9/10 Great song to just dance in your room to

Part II: 10/10 My opinion, best song on the album. Its just beautiful and lovely hearing the contrast between Let The Flames Begin on the Riot album and Part II of the song which is this one.

Last Hope: 10/10 Slow song, but awesome lyrics and really nice to listen to

Still into you: 10/10 First song i heard from the album, and i loved how Paramore-y it sounded and how different it sounded at the same time. SUPER upbeat, and such a change but i loved it.

Anklebiters: 8/10 Not bad, catchy again but not my favorite

Interlude:Holiday 10/10 Love the interludes.

Proof: 8/10 Pretty soft rock, not much to say about this one

Hate to see your heart break: 8/10 One of those soft songs, its nice and sweet and sad. i like her voice in this one

Interlude: I'm not angry anymore: 10/10 INTERLUDE!

Be alone: 9/10 love to sing to this song!

Future: 10/10 One of my favorite songs. Its long but its beautiful. its a lot of instrumental, but worth it. its soft and melodic, the sound it just so great!

The album is definitely worth it. GO AND BUY IT! :)
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Life isn't a bad song, but it is very simple compared to the others here, such as my favorite songs on the album, "In Repair" and "All my Friends". The "R.K." tracks are interesting and I think are a good transition between songs, especially "R.K. on Death" is a little freaky. "The Wonderful Future" is indeed a wonderful ending song to the album (I love the main riff) with a strage but interesting "hidden track" at the end.
However, the instruments on here are mostly unimpressive. If you listen carefully the songs are mostly concentrated on Raine Maida's vocals, usually you won't even notice the guitar riffs, except in "All my friends" and "The wonderful Future "which have very catchy riffs. But it still was a good release and I'm looking forward to their next cd "Gravity" which will be released June 18, 2002.
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I got this album from my cousin a couple months ago, and to be  honest, as a gift from him in memory there are some disadvantages.

Intro- 3 Stars, just an intro, nothing special.
Hot Dog- 3 stars, comical, because he says F... 48 times, but he is also making fun of NIN
My Generation- 5 stars, one of my favorites,very melodic and real metal!
Full Nelson- 4 stars, great anger song, but all that swearing and screaming wasn't needed.
My Way- 5 stars, very meaningful, and nice!
Rollin {Air Raid Vehicle} - 5 stars, has a beat, tempo, and makes you move! Thats Metal!
Livin It Up- 4 stars- The ''Life In The Fastlane'' thing was pointless, and weird lyrics, but good music!
The One- 4 stars, has a meaning and slow beat, but kinda soft, until the end.
Getcha Groove On- 2 stars, I'm not a big fan of Rap.
Take A Look Around- 5 stars, a classic, another favorite of mine!
It'll Be Ok- 5 stars, it has a meaning, beat, and really it should have been on their Greatest Hitz!
Boiler- 4 stars, describes my life, and the composition, at the start to middle is great, but horrible ending!
Hold On- 5 stars, beautiful, even with Scott Weiland, they made a nice song!
Rollin {Urban Assualt Vehicle}- 1 star, just a long, weird remix, to the original Rollin'.
Outro- 1 star, Garbage, has a sample of Intro and then nothing but 8 minutes of Fred & Ben laughing, for no reason!

I think this album had too many Interludes, and the lyrics to the songs were dealing with different topics, and had made a weird mix!
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Okay, this album is definitely not the greatest and most amazing album I have ever heard, but it's not entirely bad...there are bad, awful songs, like Falling Away, In This World, Secrets, and a few others, but there are also good, and great songs; you've all heard "I Just Wanna Live", "We Believe" and "Predictable", those are very good songs, but there are other great songs, that weren't released as singles, like "Walk Away", "S.O.S.", "The World Is Black", "Ghost Of You", "It Wasn't Enough", etcetera...

I think this album is not as good as to be rated with 5 stars, but it isn't as as bad as to be rated with 1 star, I think 3 stars is the option, in the middle, plus, as my review's title says, IT IS NOT BAD, IT IS NOT GOOD, IT JUST IS, but, if you're planning on buying it, seriously, don't. Thank God I didn't buy it, I borrowed it from a friend, and I really think I would have regretted if I would have bought it.
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Kool Keith as Dr. Octagon is a dope mc but when he's thrown in with numerous fake thugs and ordinary east coast west coast mc's KK loses his voice and is left with little time to make the album a creative force like the first album.  The production is one of those group things but is overall good. Understand this is not a KK solo album but rather a decent part indie part industry collab album feat. Kool Keith as Dr. Octagon. Where's dan?
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3.5 STARS

Heavens, Id do all things immoral for brilliant endings! I love that heart pounding feeling when you're nearing the last few pages and then you finally read the infamous final words. All you can do is stare into emptiness and think about the lurking possibilities!

When I found out that this ended with a shock value, add that this is an enemies to lovers story, I immediately decided to read the ARC generously provided by the author. From the start Ive been forming all conceivable endings but none of them materialized! I went absolutely nuts when I read the last sentence of this book! Kudos to Kennedy Fox, that was phenomenal! While the ending was sumptuous for my taste, truth be told there were still factors that made me restless.

Viola Fisher is a strong, independent woman. Her love for literature proved to be a star quality, too. She is smart but can be hilariously foul mouthed at the expense of Travis King. But heres the thing: her devastation and hatred towards the man was rooted from something that I found to be under developed. I think they could have avoided all the drama if it was delved into earlier on. Ten years of ignoring, bashing, judging each other was too long for me if I were being realistic. Travis King is a hero that I likedalpha male, sexy as sin, quick-witted and hardworking. Had the authors added more sweetness to his personality, I would have swooned over like a true fan-girl. I wished they magnified the affection thats always been there between the major characters by extending the back stories. Their past definitely gave me that twisting and tingling sensation. Even though I had some issues with the characters individually, it didn't escape me that their chemistry when they're locked up together was monumental. Sorry for the bluntness coming your way but the hate-banging was unbelievable! So worthy of re-reads that I might have done it above and beyond whats legal. Blistering, filthy hot, well-paced and satisfying!

This was a quick read for me, ironically I think should be shorter yet packed. MCs dialogues and thoughts eventually became repetitive and hazy. Aside from chapter after chapter of animosity, banters, and sexual innuendos; more deeply rooted conflicts, clearly visualized setting, and more diverse voices surely may have helped in keeping up with my needy appetite for an engaging story. I know Kennedy Fox was banking on the cliffhanger and yes, it was one of the best what-the-freak moments! I know, too, that this is a duet, but truthfully this could have been more of a hit if it was just one full-length novel. On a more positive note, I can assure the readers that even if this was a collaboration of two different authors, the chapters and the dual point of views were cohesive.

Im still very much curious as to how the stars will line up for Travis and Viola. The ending was that juicy and by the looks of it, the exciting turn of events are just the beginning! If Checkmate: This is War is just an icing then possibly This is Love will be one promising sequel!
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*Genre* YA Paranormal
*Rating* 3.0

*My Thoughts*

*I received this book free from NetGalley/Entangled Teen in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.*

Til Death is the first installment in the Kate Evangelista's Fractured Souls series. Apparently, After Death (Fractured Souls #2) will be released a year from now, March 3, 2015 by Entangled Teen. Till Death mixes POV's between 16-year old Selena Fallon and 17-year old Dillan Sloan, alternating each chapter. Til Death is a mixture of paranormal aspects, romance, suspense, mystery, and has an interesting supporting cast and setting that is far from boring.

Selena has been having dreams of future events ever since her parents left her with her grandparents, or so she has been told. The dreams pretty much mimic what happens in real life. Her best friends Kyle Hilliard, and Penny Collins both know about her secret, but Selena believes they haven't spoken to anyone about it. What Selena doesn't understand, is that EVERYONE, including her best friend Kyle, her grandparents, and her ex-boyfriend Bowen, all have SECRETS that have been kept from Selena her entire life. Selena's abilities make her valuable, vulnerable, powerful, and open to anyone with nefarious plans to take advantage of. Serena is a character you almost have to respect because of her situation and the fact that everyone treats her with kid gloves even when she refuses to turn away and run when danger approaches. She becomes aware of a world she had no clue existed until she is exposed by accident and then meets Dillan who changes her entire outlook on life.

Dillan is a troubled character who is angry, arrogant, brooding, extremely rude, destructive, and doesn't really give a fig about the organization that he works for since they've turned their backs on him. Because of a small tactical error on his part during a mission, he's been banished, demoted, and sent to live with his famous uncle Rainer Sloan along with his partner in crime Sebastian. When Dillan first meets and touches Selena, there is definitely something electric between the two of them which neither can explain. Although there is a whole lot of animosity between the characters at first, the thaw in Dillan's character slowly makes him realize that Selena is someone who is to be protected at all costs and the fact that Selena doesn't exactly take crap from anyone, makes it easier to deal with.

Add Kate Evangelista to the new author to me list. Even though I do have other stories of hers on my Kindle, I haven't found the time to fit them into my busy review/reading schedule that has become almost laughable these days. Her writing style is different from what I am used to, and in this particular copy of Til Death, there were instances of garble that I couldn't read, or understand. I didn't exactly mind having two different POV's over the course of this story. I think that it actually brought more levity to the story than just one POV. I think we could have also used a POV from Kyle since he plays such an important role in this story.

As with most first novels in a story, there are a bunch of loose ends that need to be tied up. Til Death ends on a whopper of a cliffhanger, and I am seriously unnerved by the fact that we have to wait a full year before the next book comes out! I need to know about the surprise guest who appears, as well as Selena's grandparents and their past with the secret organization.

*Recvd 02/10/2014 via NetGalley & Entangled* *Published*: March 4th 2014 by Entangled: Teen
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"Nonphenomenal Lineage" (3/5): A decent opener.
"A.M. 180" (5/5): This song is simply amazing.
"Collective Dreamwish Of Upper Class Elegance" (3/5): A nice laid-back tune.
"Summer Here Kids" (4/5): This song boasts an awesome chorus.
"Laughing Stock" (4/5): Jason's vocal talents are shown here.
"Under The Western Freeway" (2/5): The first song that i just flat out don't like.
"Everything Beautiful Is Far Away" (3/5): Not a bad song, just not great.
"Poisoned At Hartsy Thai Food" (2/5): Another song that just doesn't float my boat.
"Go Progress Chrome" (3/5): An average song.
"Why Took Your Advice" (3/5): This song's not bad, but again, nothing memorable.
"Lawn And So On" (3/5): Not a horrible closer, but could have been better.
Grandaddy is a good band. Unfortunately, i don't really think this is a great album. I've seen them put on a great show and several great records. This one just doesn't really float my boat. I have to give it three stars, however, because it contains the song "A.M. 180" and that happens to be one of my favorites. Definately check out this band, but try "Sumday" or "The Sophtware Slump" first.
Rating: Three stars.
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Book 1: Death by Didgeridoo:

"Moving on to cause of death, the victim, Spike, who doesn't seem to have a last name, was killed by a blow to the head. The murder weapon was a didgeridoo, which was found at the scene." What the hell is a did-ger-i-doo?" "I had to look it up. According to Wikipedia, it's an Australian Aboriginal wind instrument."........

Jamie Quinn is a lawyer in Hollywood Florida. The kind of person everyone wants advice from, but one that doesn't have a whole lot of experience, except with family law. Family turns to her when her autistic cousin, Adam, is accused of murdering a rock star. Even if he didn't do it, he admitted to it. Can Jamie help him? Mom just passed away and things are hard on Jamie.

Adam was taking music lessons from Spike. He's found standing over his body. Is it as open and shut as it appears? Spike has a long list of those who won't miss him, but Adam will. They had a special connection. Maybe Adam can help figure out what happened to his friend, that's if he's not charged with his friends murder.

We meet Jamie's friends and family in this first book. Helping Adam and her aunt may be what Jamie needs to pull her out of her grief and back into life. This is the first book in the three book box series of "Jamie Quinn Mystery Collection."
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Book 2: The Case of the Killer Divorce:

In this book Jamie is back on her feet and practicing family law again. Becca and Joe are in the middle of a divorce. Becca and Joe can't seem to agree on much of anything. Jamie seeing the struggle over the children,  reminds her of her own father that she never met. With the help of her friend, Duke, perhaps she can have the private investigator track him down for her.

Her friends Grace and Susan, along with her aunt are always there for her and ready to help with both personal and business things.

Tragedy strikes and Becca finds herself in a bad position. Was it murder or an accident? Can Jamie help Becca now? Can Jamie find her long lost dad? He was last seen being deported to another country. You'll have to read these stories and find out! What a great ending! I loved this story. My favorite of the three in this collection.
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Book 3: Peril in the Park:

Jamie returns this time with a new love in her life. Kip is the director of the local parks, and an old high school flame rekindled. Kip is having some work issues with some disgruntled employees and vandalism. Kip disappears at the same time a body is discovered in the park. Is it Kip? Duke, her private investigator and friend is on the case to help her. Can they find him or is it already too late?

What is the current status on Jamie's dad? Has contact been made?

This was a fun read, and it was nice to have all 3 books to read at once. I like a good series. The characters were fun and entertaining. The story lines were equally interesting and quirky. Some days its good to read something with enough substance to interest you but not so dark that it drags you down. This is the kind of read you can get comfortable and enjoy.

There is also a preview of the next Jamie Quinn Mystery, "Engaged in Danger." I'm looking forward to continuing this series.
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I am starting this review kind of conflicted. There are parts of DEADSHIFTED that I really enjoyed, there were parts of the book that were ok and there were parts of the book (like the ending) that I was left wondering 'what the hell, did that seriously just happen after all of that?'. Sigh...

Book 4 ends up being pretty grim for the most part. There are a lot of dark times and death involved. I enjoyed meeting some of the new characters that are present for most of the book and hope to see them again in future books. Edie as always is headstrong and caring. There is a pretty big medical crisis going on and although she's worried about herself she worries a lot more about others. I didn't always agree with how she handled things and I cringed many times when she put others before herself considering what she was going through. Asher has started to grow on me. He still isn't my favorite person but considering what Edie has dated in the past he is a step up and he seems to treat her well.

The setting was interesting. The whole book takes place on a cruise ship. It does NOT go well. There is some pretty big news revealed in the beginning and it makes the story that much more stressful to witness. Fair warning, the author describes things in great detain and again there is a LOT of death. She really did a good job making you feel you were right there.

When the last chapter ended I was left rather disappointed that things took the turn they did. I don't want to ruin the ending so I will just say I really hope the vibe I am getting is wrong and the next book things won't be as bad as I am picturing. =/

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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I don't have Unbreakable but This is Us was a real disappointment.
Aside from some autotuning/electronic-type sounds in the music (seriously, artists need to stop doing this crap it's annoying) for In a World Like This, the album was definitely better than TiU. I want to give it 3.5 stars. I'm rounding it to 4 because I like it enough to keep listening to it. It doesn't give me a headache like TiU.

1. In a World Like This: I loved this when I first heard it a few weeks ago, and I still love it. It's clean, it's what I'd expect from adult BSB.

2. Permanent Stain: Some of the parts are a bit awkward. In the beginning; the words don't match the lyrics very well.

3. Breathe: The very beginning of this song sounded odd. I thought I'd hate it. But it's a very sweet melody and I truly enjoyed it.

4. Madeleine: I hate songs of people's names. But the tune made this catchy, and island-like. I'm not too sure how I feel about it but I don't hate it.

5 Show 'Em (What You're Made of): This sounds like a slower tune of "My Confession" on Nick's solo album. It's not the best, but I think it's one of the better ones.

6. Make Believe: The lyrics aren't bad but the music has too much tinkering done to it. I feel "meh" about it.

7. Try: Unlike a previous reviewer, I didn't like this! From the start I was thinking "what the heck is this?!" And then it sounded like NYSNC. Bah!

8. Trust Me: This is the opposite - the music is catchy but I feel like the lyrics and the song in general is 'just okay.'

9. Love Somebody: I like the song, but I'm not feeling the techno/autotune stuff.

10. One Phone Call: This didn't impress me at all. It started out bad, the music wasn't great and the lyrics were only so-so.

11. Feels Like Home: Again, aside from some of the music, I enjoyed this! I couldn't stop laughing.

12. Soldier: If this song was facebook, I'd "like" it. This is what I'd consider "real" BSB. The lyrics and the music drew me in.
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3.5 stars actually, but I gave this 3 stars vs 4 (for some balance- too many gushing 5 star reviews here).

This is a decent follow-up to Funeral.  I loved Funeral the first time I heard it, but Neon Bible took several listens to grow on me...but let's not kid ourselves, it's no Funeral.

I took off 1 star because the album isn't as good as Funeral, and also because the production isn't too good (I know they recorded it in a church).  Also, I'm taking off 0.5 stars because of the totally unnecessary paper wrap for the cd jewel case.  Funeral came in a paper cd case, so I thought they were being very environmentally conscious or their label was cheap.  So I guess they're going to the other extreme now.
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I liked the book, I liked it a lot, mainly because I've just recently found Scudder and I'm working my way through all of the novels.  But I get the feeling that this one is a bit of an interlude before jumping into the soul-changing character development you find in eight million ways to die.  That's just my character feel.

The plot, on the other hand, is good, and the ending has a twist that's just believable (and a bit) sad enough to make it a really great storyline.

All in all, I was thinking about giving this one a 3, but only because of what I mentioned in the first paragraph.  The general story idea is fresh and good.  Not just your average "body appears, let's go look for who put the body there" line.
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3 - "It'll get better." Stars!

Just a Girl isn't my first read by Ellie Cahill, and although I enjoyed it more than her previous Loveswept offering; Call Me Maybe I was still left with the feeling that something was missing from the overall story.

I think the main problem I have is that nothing and no-one really stood out for me, the story between Presley and Paul had a really good base, but I just don't think the author really offered enough expansion on anything. The first 90% was very Shades of Grey a little monotonous and lacking in any real depth of emotion from either of them really, being such a short read it wasn't a struggle in that I got to that point in relative quick time, but I would attribute to that the fact that a large part of the book also takes place in the form of texts and tweets, so the page turnover was pretty quick.

"If you can get on that stage, so can I."

Presley is kicked out of her up and coming band; Luminous 6 basically because they think she gets too much attention and they would be better off without her, which is even more of a kick in the teeth, when you take into account her on-again, off-again boyfriend is still very much a part of the group. This compels her to return home from the bright lights of LA, and move back in with her parents as well as start back to work in their music shop The Continental. Apart from the obvious peeve at being dumped by her band so unceremoniously, I had to question her actions because it was mentioned more than once that she had been offered several solo deals, in my head I am asking 'why not take one up' seeing as she didn't particularly want to be back home either.

"Dont you hate it when that happens?"

My other gripe is her whole relationship with Paul, they literally seem to fall on each other like a couple of rabid dogs without any time taken to get to know the other. The efforts throughout the book to get to know them further as individuals were pretty slim as well over and above the issues Paul have with performance anxiety (playing guitar, and not sexy times wise) and Presley pretty much dry humping him like a dog when they aren't actually humping. You are given very little depth or emotional attachment between them until it all falls apart in the latter stages.

"Im not just here for you to snap your fingers and decide its okay now."

As I said Just a Girl wasn't a struggle, but I know it won't be one I remember too clearly a few months down the road. This author has skill and can put a decent story together, with this one I think more development and added page count into this couple actually getting to know each other rather than all the drama that surrounds them from the off would have helped.

"I choose you."

ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
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3 1/2 stars.
I LOVE ETHAN BLACKSTONE!
Regardless of his obsessiveness, his filthy mouth( my personal fav!) and his PTSD...this character flips my triggers!
I have been hanging for this book for what feels like FOREVER. And I am sorry to say it doesn't hit the mark of the first two!
Dont get me wrong, it is still a good book and I still enjoyed it. BUT! There are components to this book that dragged and there were other parts to this story that felt rushed and pushed into the frame.
This disappointed me as I know from Raines' previous writings ( I have read all her work and I enjoyed each of them) she can do better.
Buy this book and read it as it completes Brynnes' dramas.
I look forward to book 4 as I hope it give Ethan the peace from his PSTD that he deserves.
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This is the sequel to The Secrets of Life and Death, which I read last year. I thought since I liked the first one so much that this would be amazing and I would have all my questions from the first ending answered but that didn't happen. I didn't really care for this book as much as the first and to be honest found myself quite confused at times.

Jackdaw (Jack) Hammond is a borrowed-timer, meaning she was supposed to die but because of magic she is still alive. For most of her life she felt like she was only half alive and that maybe she should have just died on that day but now she feels almost normal. After taking Felix's blood to save Sadie's life, Jack is changing but no one knows what the side effects are for taking blood. Felix worries she's changing for the worse and is trying to find out all there is to know about the procedure. Jack thinks she's changing for the better and wants to live and have fun. Sadie keeps going into remission and it's not looking good for the teenager, who is also a borrowed-timer. Jack wants to give her blood but Felix thinks its too dangerous. Will they be able to find out what they need to about blood taking before Jack does something she'll regret? Can they figure out away to save Sadie?

Once again I did not like the constant back in time thing that was going on. The every other chapter being in the past thing got old quick and I honestly liked it better when I skipped over those chapters because I only really cared about the present times anyway. I know Edward Kelley's parts are important to the story but I hate that every other chapter is about him especially when something good is going on with Jack.

I like all the characters, even though Jack could get annoying at times I still liked her. Jack is a very complex person and I think the author did a good job differentiating her from the thing that is almost possessing her. I could tell when Jack was no longer Jack, if that makes sense.  I also really like Sadie because even though she is only fourteen she is very mature. She was forced to grow up when she became a borrowed-timer and she didn't let it get her down. Felix, um well he's okay. He got on my nerves a couples of times but he's an okay guy. I didn't like that he slept with Gina but I guess he and Jack were not together at that time so it wasn't so bad.

The magic in this book is the coolest thing! Jack and her abilities with animals is so freaking cool and I am so jealous because who doesn't want to join a wolf pack? I sure as hell would, that could just be me though. Sadie and her magic with plants would be pretty cool too especially since I kill most things that I plant. Maggie is just awesome with all of her magic-ness.

It's been a while since I read the first book so I forgot a lot of what happened and it took me a few chapters before things started to come back to me. I think this book could survive as a standalone but I think it would make a hell of a lot more sense if you read the first one. I mean I was confused enough and I did read the first one so I couldn't imagine how it would would have been if I didn't.