I'm spoiled now, I could never go back.
358093
I've been using it every day for the last month and a half. Haven't regretted it for a moment. This is the real deal, exactly what I was hoping for. None of that plastic/rubber/foam feeling you get from those overpriced synthetic materials, those will peel, flake, get holes and become threadbare in no time if you use them daily. This pad feels great. It is REAL leather. Beware of other brands on here, if you read carefully they will say "genuine vegan leather" there is no such thing, that means made of chemicals or "PU leather" also fake, make sure you get the real thing, there is no substitute for leather. The pad came in perfect condition. Hasn't shown any signs of wear so far. If I ever need another mousepad I'll purchase this again. But I have a feeling that I won't need a new one for  a long time. So if you can do me a favor and order one to keep RED SPIDER in business until I need another one I would appreciate it.
110831
I have read every book and every story in an anthology that Cathy Lamb has written.  When this book was released, I ran to the store the minute I got off work just to have it in my hands.  It was so exciting...until I opened the cover and began reading--UNBELIEVABLE how fast I was drawn into Grenadine's story.  I want to talk with the Wood Gals, Billy Squared, and KADE.  I wish I could treat my customers like she does.  I want to buy her artwork and Kade's woodwork.  I want to live in the farmhouse and soak my bones in that tub.  Cathy's descriptions has carried me away, I was lost in her story and did not want to return to reality.
4697096
i found it very hard to won't to go back and read on as i got into it .this made it borring
63702
I decided after seeing "12 Years a Slave", I would have to stay away from anything depicting the struggles of my ancestors. The graphic scenes and violence was just too much for me. I broke that promise to myself when I saw Amazon's page highlighting Barry Davis and his book "A Strange and Bitter Fruit". I was impressed how Mr. Davis was self published and gaining readers from his kindle edition and I wanted to know myself what made him so special. I am an avid reader but this book beats out everything I have read in making me feel a very personal connection to the characters. From his descriptive writing, I could truly envision every scene and hope this can one day be brought to screen. The violence was extremely disheartening but I don't regret one second my decision to read this and break my promise.
4473649
Seriously, that was beyond repulsive. This novella fits the profile of being overly disgusting and at the same time, very descriptive in nature, which only added to the depravity. This type of story really deserves a warning on the cover, on the inside, and a pop up box that appears when you open it for the first time, yelling at you in caps, "WARNING! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IF YOU ENJOY THIS, YOU ARE A FREAK!" I'm not even sure how something like this is even allowed by Amazon standards. I felt sick after I finished reading it....

And yet I read it all in one sitting. I devoured these Razorblade Candies and let them slice through my gums and throat on the way down. The first few pages of chapter one contain masterful prose in the details of the setting. Within those few pages, Kyle took me from my couch and transported me into a hellish nightmare of blood and gore. A destroyed, mutilated body and a man in despair; it's a simple concept, but Kyle pushed the level of his writing and brought the scene to life. It was poetry. I was hooked. That was the Before.

In the After, we find Paul at his love's funeral. The rain is ever constant in this story and you get a real sense for the visual as mourners throw clumps of dirt onto the grave, just to have them turn to mud and wash away. Paul is a broken man. His Love Lies Dead, but he has a plan to make everything right again.

Holy Hell, this story went in a different direction than I thought it would. There was twists and turns. There are some of the sickest scenes I've ever read in this story. I'd like to think I've read some pretty gross stuff, but this was on a whole different level. Again, the concept might not have been totally new, but Kyle's description and wordplay is what really brought bile up from my stomach. I'd like to shake Kyle's hand, but I think I'd have to take a shower right after.

There's just two questions left:
Will I be back for Book Two in the Razorblade Candies Series? As long as I have a bottle of Pepto Bismol nearby, you can count on it.

And what the hell is wrong with Kyle M. Scott? He's a horror writer, and a damn good one. It's an occupational hazard that he's a tad on the morbid side. I wouldn't want him any other way.
4710759
I was so excited to find that I could impulsively eat rice anytime at a whim without planning ahead to steam it or pack it in an airtight container for later. Maybe they boiled this stuff with sewer water because it was nasty. I used to think theres no way to mess up rice, but once again Im proven wrong.
166017
I wasn't really expecting this kind of story to unfold. I'm a psychology major, I've always loved reading things that are different and taboo to try to understand more about the human psyche. I got a lot more than I bargained for with this book. I love this book, but hate it at the same time. With this forbidden love that they have, I should be against it; but I'm not. In the end I'm left in tears along with Maya, as her love has ended. I shouldn't have wanted this relationship to happen as much as I did, but I can't help how this book made me feel. This is just an amazing book.
453248
But I could not stand the way she was treated. I could not stand the poverty and danger that these folks lived in. I hated the drinking and the trash. But I liked the child's hopeful spirit!
2070569
I have never finished a book I didn't like, until now. The only reason I stuck with it was because I was certain that something good, or positive, or uplifting was going to happen. I was sure that this girl was going to  "rise from the ashes". Instead she stuck to a miserable life of  uncertainty and poverty. I don't think she is a survivor. Instead she is  just surviving.
869975
I really shouldn't be reviewing now because I just finished this so I can't be objective. Also, I'm teary-eyed and wounded.
3449158
I purchased this coffee with full understanding that it would not have a good outcome. I wasn't far off, but the outcome was worse than anything I ever could have imagined.

My wife and I both love coffee, but I've always had a passion for WHOLE BEAN COFFEE. And when I saw this amazing deal on Amazon, I nearly passed out. I was so excited! I promptly ordered this ginormous bag of coffee beans. Little did I know, this coffee would be my downfall.

When it arrived in the mail, I didn't expect it to be so heavy. I don't know what I expected, but it certainly wasn't that. I opened the box before I even got into my house, and it smelled like heaven. I immediately started my coffee machine, and my wife began to pester me about her getting a mug of coffee as well. But I didn't want to share. It was my coffee, after all! I spent my money on it! It wasn't hers to drink. It was mine- ALL MINE.

So I told her no, and I kept on telling her no on the days she would ask. She would beg for coffee. Sometimes I would find her in the kitchen at 2:00 AM, trying to steal my coffee. I knew then that coffee was coming between me and my wife, and I accepted it. I let it happen.

Eventually, me and my wife separated because of "complications". She didn't say it, but I knew it was the coffee. I knew it. I tried to throw away the coffee, but I couldn't. It was like a magnetic force that just kept pulling me back. I started to hate the coffee. I hated the taste, the smell, the coffee-stained mugs. But I couldn't stop. I couldn't stop drinking this coffee. I went to therapy, but they couldn't fix my obsession with Blackbeard's Revenge.

To this day, I am crying over coffee. Thanks to this coffee, I now hate WHOLE BEAN COFFEE and PIRATES.
296438
I read books quickly. I don't review on many of the books that I read because if I reviewed even a quarter of them I would be glued to reviews and have no time to read. That being said I could not allow myself to NOT review this book. Rarely have I enjoyed a novella as much as I have this one and NEVER have I enjoyed a free novella as much as this one. I started this novella because it was FREE and couldn't possibly be interesting enough to keep my from my homework for very long, 3 hours later I emerged with the realization that not only did it keep me from my homework but I had devoured it with a voracity I have not felt for a book in a while. I had almost given up being transported so thoroughly by a book again. I find my faith once again restored in today's authors from one short and sweet novella. It was astonishing. I laughed so hard I woke my husband up, I teared up, I made friends with the edge of my seat... and it wasn't even a full length book. I offer the highest praise. I don't even normally like first person stories... I may have even changed my mind about not liking them. I can say for certain that come payday (or maybe the end of the semester as I may not be able to tear myself away) I fully intend to find as many Colleen Hoover books as I can and devour them.

If I could give it more than five stars I would.
3953201
Words can't even describe the let down with this situation
4020745
This one completely messed with my mind. I am suffering a book hangover and really need to know where this story is going to go. Plus I think I need to read something light and fluffy now to take away some of the darkness. I was totally sucked in from the first chapter.

Ever wonder what happens to a child who has everything ripped away? One who is thrown into a delapitated system of child protection, protection is a joke. Elizabeth has a good life and a great dad, in her eyes. No parent is perfect and her father was ripped away at the age of 5 and she was tossed into the broken system of foster care. Beaten, abused and raped she developed a relationship with Pike. Years after there escape from their torment they have one thing on their mind, REVENGE. Elizabeth want vigilante justice for the life that was ripped away from her. She is performing the perfect con to get what she wants.

Looking for a "patsy" she meets Declan. However, Declan becomes so much more than a scapegoat for her crimes. But as she has always known, life is never a fairytale. What will happen if it all comes crumbling down?

I was sickened by the life Elizabeth was forced to live. I felt her need for justice, I felt her pain. The author did a great job of keeping me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. I can not wait to see where this story is going to go. This book was gifted to me by a friend and I would have never found it on my own. Now I am completley immersed in the life of Elizabeth. I despise cliffhangers but every once in a while there is one that makes it worth the wait. I just can not see how Elizabeth will ever get her HEA.

Wonderful, just cliffhanging Wonderful!
3074593
I didn't want the book to end.  But by the time I got to the end I was so drained, emotionally and physically (pacing around reading) I collapsed in a heap.

First of all is a change in Rose.  Not only does she view her relationship with Lissa differently, she starts to question her purpose in life and the choices that have been thrust upon her.  The life of a dhampir is one of duty and hardship.  She'd always thought the only other choice was to be be a blood whore, so of course, being a guardian for her best friend, the Dragomir Princess was a better life.

But all that is turned on it's head when she discovers the true meaning of what it means to be Shadow Kissed.  That it wasn't just a name given to St. Vladimir's friend and help mate, Shadow Kissed Anna, there was a more relevant meaning behind it.

With this knowledge and the disturbing presence of a lost friend, her life is in turmoil when it should have been smooth sailing with Victor Dashkov in prison and the trials going swimmingly for her.

Then comes tragedy.  I can't write about it.  I don't want to spoil the book for anyone, I will say this though, I spent over half the book cringing at each page I turned, hoping that I was wrong, that Ms. Mead wouldn't do what I was terrified she would do in the end.  So by the time it happened I was a mess; weepy and depressed.

I hate and love this book.

I can't wait for the next one, so addicted.
3446857
Wish I never tried this stuff.
Because, now I'm spoiled and don't want to drink the run of the mill Green Teas that I've drunk for years.
4573556
at times I thought i was on the verge of seeing something special and i kept being let down.