Review by Addison at: ofspectaclesandbooks.com!
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Why I chose this book: I won't lie, when I picked up this book I was not expecting vampires. Paranormal? Yes. But the synopsis is a bit misleading, like the book itself, and lures you into a story of dark vampires with mediocre plot development. The only thing that kept me going was the delicious presentation of the audio storytelling. I listened to this book on my commute throughout the month of February, which ironically was the coldest month in my state. So while I endured the chilly drive to and from work, I loudly complained to myself about the characters, plot, and pacing. So if you saw me on the road talking to myself like a crazy person, I apologize.

Synopsis:
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtowns gates, you can never leave.

One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.

3 Things You Need to Know About This Book:

1. Vampire lore galore. One of the things I really liked about this book was the unique telling of vampire lore. Each book I pick up has a different take on the myth, and Blacks perspective is a dark and twisty one. These vampires are not cute and self-sacrificing a la Stephenie Meyer. They are evil, ancient, and unafraid to reach beyond the dark fringes of humanity. There were a few descriptive scenes that made my stomach churn, but over all I enjoyed the realm that Holly Black created.

2. Prose that makes my heart flutter. In the past I have not been a Holly Black fan, but with this novel I was pleasantly surprised. While the plot and character development trudged on painfully, it was executed in beautifully written prose. Black has the ability to evoke a range of emotions in several sentences, making you feel a whole gamut of emotions.

3. This book beat the metaphorical dead horse, then proceeded to kick it, stab it, and beat it again. This book took far too much time wrapping up loose ends. I found myself wishing I had a physical copy of the book so I could skim the last 100 pages. Alas, I was stuck in my car in rush hour traffic, cursing this book, my existence, and all the other cars that managed to piss me off along the way. Be warned my friends, make sure you are committed when you begin an audiobook.

Conclusion:

This book was overall enjoyable. It is one I would check out at your local library if you are looking for a dark, vampire read. I gave this book 3 stars on Goodreads.
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This wasn't a "can't put it down" book, but it was really good. Addison isn't perfect, and that's what makes him so likeable. As a character, anyway, not sure he'd make the best boyfriend, but Ellie will worry about that later.

I loved the supporting characters in this story, and I was sad that all of them didn't make it to the end of the book. I enjoyed the mystery as much as finding out what would happen with Addison, Ellie, and Rita. As a fan of well-written historical fiction, I'd definitely love to see more Addison Kane books.
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I seriously can not get enough of Addison's books and she hit it out of the park once again. Naughty by nature is exactly that naughty but it is also witty, sarcastic, and full of emotions. It follows the story of childhoods first love of Poppy and Jaxson. What they both want to believe is pulling a fast one on their oh so meddlesome mothers, ends up laying out and pulling up so much. With a history like theirs you can't help but cheer them on as they take a journey neither of them expect to ever happen. A must read for any tbr pile!
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Title: Soulless

Author: Gail Carriger

Genre: Steampunk, Supernatural, Victorian England, Action/Adventure, Romance,

Plot: In a steampunk world populated by fashionable people by day and werewolves, ghosts and vampires by night, one Alexia Tarabtti is about to make several waves in her little social circle. Born without a soul and with the unpopular tan complexion of her dead Italian father, Alexia was put on the shelf at fifteen and spent her youth reading the fascinating books in her father's library. Now twenty-six, Alexia is a force to be recounted with and proves it by single-handedly killing a strange vampire who was bent on attacking her - and without an introduction no less!

This incident thrusts Alexia in the path of Lord Maccon, a Scottish werewolf who rapidly rose to power in the London area and commands the London branch of BUR - Bureau of Unnatural Registry which is a division of the queen's Civil Service. Having known each other for a few years now, Alexia and Lord Maccon are none too pleased to be mixed up in each other's company for long and fiery arguments abound. But with danger lurking in the shadows and the full moon just around the corner, things might get more than just a little steamy.

Likes/Dislikes: This was my first official steam-punk novel. I've been nosing around the genre for awhile now and picked quite the book to dive into. I was a little worried it would be weird - vampires and werewolves aren't really my thing, though I would take a werewolf story over a vampire one if given the choice. But aside from some distracting references to the vampires being gay, it wasn't nearly as dark and weird as I thought it would be. Instead, I was treated to some delicious {and very distracting} steamy scenes between our hotheaded hero and heroine. Teenage me would've burned the book but being married and having had a hospital birth did wonders for me in that regard, *wink* I still didn't much like the gay vampires though or the lengthy science experiment by the bad guys. And the carriage scene at the end was sadly anti-climatic to me.

Rating: PG-18 and up, mainly for content {a grand total of four steamy scenes that progressively got steamier toward the end, interesting little tid-bits of innuendo, gay vampires running around and a bloody torture scene/end battle}. Recommended for mature readers only.

Date Review Written: October 27th 2015
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5 Holy Wowza Stars!!!!

Wow, what an emotional roller coaster!  Author Addison Jane has continued this series with yet another Grand Slam story for me:)  I literally read this with tears in my eyes the entire book, a huge lump in my throat and oh yeah, and a whole lot of feelings of wanting to punch Op in the head a few times, lol!!!!!  I LOVED Chelsea, I mean, I loved this girl...she was beautiful and smart and sassy and feisty and her back story was crushing and I just wanted for her to get exactly what she wanted and that was OP.  Ya, I get he thought what he was doing was the right thing but NOOOOOOOOO it was all WRONG!!!!!!!  Wrong for BOTH of them, hehehe!

This story was an emotional roller coaster of so many damn emotions from start until finish.  When I say until finish, OMG, I am dying here, I NEED to know WTH is going to happen with my beautiful Blizzard, lol!!!!

I don't want to give anything away BUT if you haven't started this series, please do, it's fantastic!!!!!!  This story was everything and more than I expected!!!!!

Congrats Addison Jane, you hit another one out of the park for me and I can't wait for what's next:)  A very big fan!!!!!
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Vampires are a huge favorite of mine and this series is FANG-TASTIC! This is book two in the Vampire Favors amazing series. This time around Addison finds herself deeper in debt to sexy hot Cannon Blackwood (I so love his name). When Cannon's bro Lachlan turns up missing, she goes out on a limb and asks for the master vamps help.

We introduce some new characters...Rat, who is a pusher and his tubby twin brother Twinkie, Evie, a bat-shit crazy witch and Merriam, a very old vampire....also nuttier than a fruitcake. Plus there are a couple baddies to add to the mix....a very scary decomposing creature with intense powers and someone mysterious known as, "the money man" among other things.

This book had all kinds of stuff going on that really makes the reader think. I love stories like this.....trying to figure out WTH is going on and who all the bad guys are. Our author has quite the sense of humor, so this book had me laughing a lot. Addison is forever forgetting to engage her filter and continuously blurts out things at the most inopportune times. I can't wait for the next book in this series....Fight or Flight!
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My Thoughts:I had been wanting to read this one for a while now, but I was putting it off because it looks amazing and I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my expectations. I'm glad I finally started reading it! I loved it! It was so much fun! We meet Jennifer and John who have been neighbors all their lives. At one point they were even best friends. High school happened and they just fell into different cliques and drifted apart. All the girls ha...more Taken from my blog: [...]

My Thoughts:I had been wanting to read this one for a while now, but I was putting it off because it looks amazing and I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my expectations. I'm glad I finally started reading it! I loved it! It was so much fun! We meet Jennifer and John who have been neighbors all their lives. At one point they were even best friends. High school happened and they just fell into different cliques and drifted apart. All the girls had the hots for John and Jennifer didn't seem too unpopular herself. They both get cast as Romeo and Juliet in a school play and they are required to spend more time together practicing. I really enjoyed this one a lot. When he kissed her the first time (for the play) it was so fun but when he really gave her the first kiss (when they weren't doing it for the play) it was even better and more romantic! I loved this story! Of course she's so stubborn at the beginning she tells people he's a bad kisser. But deep down, she loved that kiss! I loved this book! It was sweet and beautiful and I want my own John now!

Overall: Loved it! Read it now! Even if its your first Jennifer Laurens book, read it! Its a cute fun book to read when your in the mood for some romance.
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REVIEW: THE DEMON'S GRAVE by E. M. MacCallum

Oh, I LOVED this book! Thankfully there's a sequel to anticipate. <smile>  Imagine your every nightmare come to life, controlled by a demonic entity, every event and process just as real as possible, being in danger, your friends disappearing, other versions of yourself and friends appearing as if from the future--and all the time this smiling demon of perfection keeps downing on you. I don't think I breathed the entire time. What an adventure!

The author generously provided me with a digital copy for review purpose, without remuneration.
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Title: Ready to Were
Series: Shift Happens
Designation: Book One, Can be read as Standalone
Author: Robyn Peterman
My Rating: Five Deliciously Cute Stars*****
I love it! Ready to Were is a well crafted, well written, laugh-out-loud-funny romance with a delicious paranormal twist that is sure to delight and entertain you. The story is cute, imaginative, humorous, sexy and unique. The dialogue is smart, witty, sassy and flows effortlessly. The characters are fascinating, engaging, sexy, hilariously endearing and will steal your heart. This book was such a wonderful surprise! I was totally captivated from beginning to end. Robyn Peterman, you're a comedic genius and I'm a fan for life! No spoilers from me but I will say this.....Beautiful, brave, saucy wolf-shifter who works as a agent for the secret paranormal council-check! Handsome alpha wolf-shifter sheriff determined to claim his mate-check! A very fashionable and very powerful, gay vampire best friend-check! A cast of wonderful characters-check! A boat load of outrageous shenanigans and some very naughty dragon shifters-check! Danger, drama, suspense, a barrel of laughs, a liberal serving of agonizing angst and a healthy dose of fiery romance-you bet! That and a whole lot more! Deliciously Cute and Delightfully Entertaining!
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I am a big Addison Moore fan and I was so excited to see she decided to dabble in the mystery genre. She definitely did not disappoint with this book. There are so many twists and turns. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and interested til the very end! I could not put it down!!
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Hey Steve,  SkylarHearts here! Just wanted to tell you that this book is KA-RAY-ZEE awesome!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!

By the way,

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, OH YEAH, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
( actually, my birthday was 10 days ago, May 30, but WHO CARES!!!!!)
I TURNED 8!!!!!!!!
YAYYYYYYY MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
 IT'S SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!

Umm...
( sigh)
Sorry. MAJOR sugar rush there.

Yesterday at school, we had a graduation picnic. I ate 2 slices of pizza, one vanilla Oreo, one chocolate Oreo ( the chocolate tasted weird, I liked the vanilla better) one HUGE chocolate brownie ( MMMMMM, SOOOOO GOOOOOOD.) And at my friend's house, I ate a GIANT cookie shaped like a graduation hat.( And some pasta, but that's not important.)

EEEEEEENYWAYYYYYYY...

I was hoping that you would add me in the book. I want to be a new villager named Harper.  ( After all this time, my name was Harper. Don't ask me why it's SkylarHearts, I just like that name for no reason.) I want her to have a specialty with animals and archery. I also want her to study boss mobs and babysit Lucky when Steve isn't around. (I know It's a LOT to ask, I'm sorry.)

Oh! Almost forgot!!!
Maybe you should make a series about Lucky's point of view!
You could call it, " Diary Of A Lucky Wolf."

Anyway, that's all for now, see ya Steve!

Your # 1 fan ( I think),
SkylarHearts.
Or Harper!!!
P.S. Thanks for putting me on the awesome reviewers list!
P.P.S. You should add a new human named Lizzie. She is the best YouTuber EVER!
( Look up LDshadowlady.) But you don't have to if you don't want to.
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I liked the book but it was a little ridiculous for my taste.  I still love Addison and will continue to read whatever she writes.  Just happen to prefer her paranormal romance.
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Oh my goodness, where to begin with this amazing book!  First off I did not see that this was the second book in the series, that amazing cover and synopsis caught me off guard, and I knew I had to read this book.  Knowing this now, I am definitely going to go back and read the first book.  I do believe each book can be read as a stand alone, though.

The first chapter of the book had me hooked.  Addison and Roman meet through mutual friends and end up at the club with everyone, which turns into a very hot exchange between the two. Roman has a DO NOT mess with friends mentality, which Addison is not about. Addison and Roman end up playing a hot version of cat and mouse, until Addison (who is a lawyer) ends up working for Romans law firm.  At that point, the game is on and there is no holding back these two.

These characters were very well written and needless to say I fell hard and fast for Roman Ruthless. I failed to mention he is a very hot lawyer who is also a stripper with tats and piercings and has a very special kink.  I cannot possibly reveal what that entails, you will have to read to find out.  Now lets talk about Addison, she is the epitome of kick ass chicks! I knew I liked her from the get go, she does not take no for an answer and usually gets what she wants.  If you cant tell by now, I really enjoyed her character and I wish there were more ladies like Addison, in the books we read.

This quickly became one of my favorite books and I really got emotionally invested in these characters, which Im sure you will as well.  There were a few times I wanted to throw my kindle at the wall because of Addison and Roman not speaking their minds and letting each other know what they wanted out of the relationship.  This book had the perfect amount of angst, character development, love, and steamy scenes. You should check this book out as soon as possible and I hope you fall in love with it just as much as I did. Five stars all the way! I wish I could give it six.
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
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I got this book this afternoon and couldn't put it down until I finished it.  This was the perfect second book in the series.  I love the depth of character that Addison has in this book. I loved Addison and her powers in the first book, and she discovers more of them in this book.  I'm not usually one who loves paranormal books, but as I absolutely loved the first one in this series, I just had to read the second.  I think I loved this one even more.  Bradshaw wove a beautiful story with so much mystery and so much happening on each page.  Addison starts seeing visions of twin girls who have died and she is determined to figure out their story and what happened to them.  As she digs a little deeper, the small town she is living in is not happy with her for stirring up the past.  The characters in this book are so well described, I feel like they are people that I know.  Bradshaw is a vivid story teller, and has quickly worked her way up to the top of my list of favorite authors.  You will absolutely not be disappointed when you purchase this book.
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She (Addison) has admired Cai Hunter from when she first read about him, and he inspired her to get into the field she does, so she is wrapped to hear she has an internship at the CDC with Cai.  It doesn't quite start up the way she first envisions it, when a jealous co-worker, Pansy, puts her to work doing tasks for her instead of leading her to Cai, she is just lucky that she runs across Cai and it eventually gets sorted, and she actually starts working with Cai. They are both physically very aware of one another, and fight the attraction between them, due to the fact they work together, but what will happen when they can no longer fight it?  Will it destroy their chances for romance due the fact they work together?  Their work is dangerous at times, will this affect their chances? I loved this beautiful romance between two highly intelligent people, who are sometime a bit awkward, but have something to give each other (possibly evening them out).  Cai is hardworking, although he grew up in a pretty privileged household, and he wants to do good in the world, he has lots of love for those around him, although he sometimes can't really express it, and he protects those he loves.  Addison is intelligent, caring, determine and a beautiful match for Cai. Another great book for the Hunter Brother's series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book via Booksprout
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Originally Posted At: The Y.A. Bookworm Blogger

  Someone To Love was a quick, sexy, steamy read by author Addison Moore. When I saw this books on SupaGurl Tours I just couldn't stop myself from signing up, especially after readig the synopsis ! Please be aware that Someone To Love is a New Adult novel that I would not recommend  for young Y.A.  readers due to some mature content.

  I loved seeing the relationship between the innocent Kendall and not-so-innocent Garrison develop and evolve as the novel progressed. Both of their characters go through lots of growth that is definitely evident  by the end of the book. However, although I did see growth in the characters as both individuals and as a couple,  I've read Contemporary in the past and although there is sex (more so than a usual novel), there has always been something deeper to the story  and between the characters that make you really fall in love with the entire book. Someone To Love kinda, sorta lacked in developing a love story that I was able to really connect with. I didn't quite understand why Garrison thought Kendall was sooo different from the long list of girls he's been with in the past (there wasn't really any explanation there), and I sometimes felt Kendall was sometimes so naive that it was unrealistic-- I won't point out the specific scenes I'm talking about because they're a bit spoilery, but there were times I couldn't help myself from cringing at reading some of the things Kendall was oblivious to.

  I will point out that this book made me laugh quite a bit-- that's one of the reasons I love these types of novels so much because they really have a fun, light element to them that you can't help but enjoy reading. I also really appreciated seeing both Kendall and Garrison have close relationships with their friends. Seeing them talk about their problems with their closest buds was really relatable and made them seem like real people just trying to sort through their issues.

  The ending, although I guess a bit sweet, felt a little unresolved to me. There were certain things that I felt were just "swept under the rug" as a quick resolution that didn't seem realistic. Actually, if you can picture those minions from Despicable Me screeching ,"Whattttt?!"in your head, then you've got a pretty good visual on what my reaction was after finishing this book.

  Overall, I'd say that Someone To Love is a light, hot read that anyone looking for a quick contemporary novel will enjoy. Unfortunately I did not love it as much as some reviewers have, but I did enjoy reading it!