MEH, NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITES!
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Shadow (New Species #9) by Laurann Dohner

Shadow & Beauty

Well, I'm not sure what to say.  I didn't hate this one, but I didn't like it all that much and I don't like reviewing books I don't like, so bare with me.

I guess after 9 books in a series, it's difficult to find new stuff to write about, but this one just seemed rushed and unfinished for me.  I have to admit, I had to push myself to finish this one, when at 50% I wanted to give up and throw my Kindle against the wall.  Now, the beginning of this series was anything but.  I loved the early books and have re-read some of them a few times!

There are plenty of dark subjects that Shadow and Beauty are dealing with, but the way they came together and the way it was portrayed just felt forced.  I've loved Shadow from the beginning of this series and always hoped he's get his own book, but now that I'm done with it and feeling unsatisfied, I just want to erase it from my mind and move on to the next.  That's right, there's a 10th book in the series.  I'm waiting a while to read it as I don't think my heart can take another one like this!

I did love Shadow as a leading character until he got his ass beat by another species and ended up in the hospital.  REALLY!  Beauty actually did more fighting than him and thank God for the strong little "gift!"  Glad there were cameos from past characters or I'm not sure I would have been able to finish it.

It was 274 (kindle pages) long and it took me over two weeks to get through.  I'm sorry Laurann, but this one just isn't one of your better ones... hopefully #10 is better!

2 Stars!
1776006
Didn't care for this at all.  I didn't know it was a romance disguised as suspense, neither of which was all that well done.  Not my best pick for my free book of the month.
4669609
I love to read, and I read all genres. This is the first book that I've read in a long time that I really just didn't enjoy. I'm not sure what all the hype is about!

I found the writing style oppressive for such
 a light read. And while the concept was interesting, and the plot at times surprising and even a bit scary, I found myself bored throughout.

Oh, well! Better luck next time!
1318363
This book was my least favorite so far in the Breakneck
Series. I am just not into the pain for pleasure. I think for that reason it lost most of the appeal for me.
3642492
I'm a fan of Cork O'conner.....This was not one of my favorite books.
3000442
I'm an avid HP fan but this last one...well, let's just say it's not my favorite. The previous 5 got increasingly better, number 5 being my favorite, so I was expecting an AWESOME book in the Half-Blood Prince. I bought it at midnight the day it came out but I just couldn't devour it like I did the others.  This book just doesn't have too many redeeming qualities about it. Not a bad book by any stretch but not a great one either, like the other ones are.  I will still read number 7 I'm sure.  But I don't have such great expectations anymore....hopefully, this is not the shape of things to come...I guess we'll find out soon enough!
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I have mixed feelings about this book. I didn't love it but nor did I hate it.

This author is new to me, so I don't know if this is her usual writing style or just a fluke. But this story just did not hold my attention. It wasn't bad and the writing was ok - but I found it very easy to put it down and the story just seemed to drag.

I did not find Emmaline/Anne to be a very believable character. That is not to say I didn't find her likable because she was - for the most part. But her revenge seemed very short sighted and as it had been building for eleven years, you would think that she would have figured that out.

Nicholas was entirely likable and was the saving grace of this book. He tried very hard to save Emmaline from herself and then finally supported her the best he could and came up with his own plan to rescue her.

I didn't really care for the end of the book, I don't understand why the author felt the need to throw in a misunderstanding that late in the book. It was unexpected and unnecessary.

I will read the next book in the series before I decide if I will continue with this author or not. The book definitely had a lot of potential - but in my opinion just didn't hit the mark.
4844507
Did not enjoy this book at all! Not that it wasn't fairly well written & riveting at times but I'm not into that kind of story line. Suspected the outcome but was hoping for something different. Others might like it but it was definitely not my cup of tea!
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I have read all of this series and of all the books, this was my least favorite. Although the storyline was clever, the conclusion was just too neat and, without giving away any info, there were definitely loose ends or non disclosure with Brandy, the head of the team.
 I didn't get a child-like vibe from Amy in the previous books when she was involved. Also, and this is just a personal preference, the use of the term Daddy was not comfortable for me, even if the character was nurturing and protective. Amy does not have a particularly good relationship with her parents and they are part of the book, so I would say that it just was not my taste.
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Did not enjoy this one as much as I had hoped in the first few chapters.  Too much discussion of the heroine's libido and the story line seemed like it took forever to get going.  Loved the ghost-in-law aspect, very creative and fun, but the heroine is so sassy and independent the reader just doesn't like her very much.  Not a waste of time, but I won't be reading more of them.
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Not my favorite Catherine Anderson. The tone was much too preachy for me, and I myself am religious. I also felt that the characters were not as developed. The plot kept moving along, but I never got truly invested or even started cheering for the love story. The two main characters acted as though they were super chaste and would NEVER sleep together outside of marriage. Next thing you know, they are just doing it. It really made no sense and I didn't feel connected to them at all. This is the author who made me feel like the people in 'Comanche Heart' and 'Sweet Nothings' were people that I actually knew and could relate with. I do enjoy her use of supernatural elements, but it doesn't make up for the rest of the mess. I give it 3-stars only because 'Perfect Timing' is an amazing book later in this series and it has these two characters in it. I liked getting their backstory from this book, as it made reading 'Perfect Timing' more interesting. This book is simply not her best work and I won't make time to reread it like I do with most other Catherine Anderson books.
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This wasn't my "cup of tea" ... a bit to pedestrian for my liking.
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I love reading anything paranormal so I jumped at the chance to read Extinguish by J.M. Darhower but the more I read I couldn't really connect with this book. Don't get me wrong, there was some parts I liked but for the most part this book didn't do it for me, I tried but there was to much switching in past and present and not to mention people's point of views. It was an okay read but it just didn't grab my attention, now just because it wasn't my cup of tea doesn't mean it's not yours, everyone has different opinions and this was just mine. I'm still a huge fan of J.M. Darhower and I'm still looking forward to her future books.
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I guess I'm in the minority, but I just did could not connect with the characters in this story. Savannah became more and more unlikeable as the story went on ("my boyfriend this, my boyfriend that....").  The girl had her head in the sand about way too many things (Ciro's super obvious job, her mom). I didn't feel any actual chemistry between them (it just seemed to me she was young and easily manipulated, and Ciro wanted a girlfriend- clearly as Savannah was trial girlfriend number 52!!!!).  By the end I was just skimming to finish it.
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Its Ok. Not one of my favorites from the author. Very hard for me to get through for some reason.
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This book was NOT one of my favorites...I'll just highlight the main issues I had:
1. Writing style - Lack of contractions was distracting and made all dialogue and narrative seem forced and unrealistic
2. The connection between the H & h - I usually don't have a problem with "insta-love" but this was even too much for me. I never really felt the connection. It was literally like they met & 5 mins later had this deep once-in-a-lifetime love.
3. The h was weak and didn't deserve to have not one but 2 decent guys madly in love with her. She annoyed me with how she could go from being madly in love with one guy and start sleeping with another. And the excuse that she was afraid of being hurt??? I just didn't buy that as a legitimate reason to start sleeping with somebody else.
4. Too many cliches- from the sex scenes to various incidents that occurred along the way, it was one cliche after another. I found myself frequently rolling my eyes.

Overall, I did not enjoy this book and won't be reading it again.
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2.5 - 3 stars
I had a soft spot for Dani and was looking forward to her story. Without Barrons and Mac though, this just didn't feel the same. Not that I didn't like it it, it was more I didn't love it. Where as all the other books were page turners, this became a chore to finish. Can't wait to start Burned, but think I'll take a breather inbetween.