Amazing Read- The story continues with Greer now
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In this book you get to read now about Creighton's younger sister Greer and I must say I love this girl. She reminds me so much of me but when she gets drunk and upset about the guy she was seeing she places an add out that sure calls attention to her. Her ex-boyfriend, Cav Westman. who lives in California and works as a new up and coming actor sees her ad comes right back to apply in person and old sparks ignite.
This story is amazing and hot and you can feel the connection both Greer and Cav have for one and other. Sometimes there is one person who just gets you and you never in your life loose the connection you had for one and other and Greer and Cav are that way. But they haven't shared everything with one and other....will the secrets cause them to be fully done with one and other? or will their love prove to be stronger?

If you read the Dirty Billionaire series you'll be happy to know all the old character especially Holly and Creighton you still get to hear about. They may not be in the book much but it still leaves you feeling like you've never missed a thing.
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Loved this story of the continuation of the Alfonzo saga. I just wish the book was longer. S.W. has a beautiful of telling the Alfonzo stories in how she describes the scenes. I feel like I know the characters, feel what they feel and can imagine each scene vividly. This series is like crack. I can't get enough and can't wait for #18. Thanks S.W. for a wonderful series.
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This second book in the series was a nail biter.  I had to grip the steering wheel very firmly as I listened to Jack read the words in very distinctive voices.  He did such a wonderful job narrating the characters I was able to follow the story effortlessly.  I do know that there would not have been much to follow had the author not written an incredible story.  It is a bit difficult for me to start a book knowing that the time has moved ahead by 100 years or more.  The development of characters was a very detailed, and complex story I loved how James was tied in from the first book, and he was a trusted comrade of Vydor.  Patti is a little feisty spit fire of a red headed spirit, and you can just see and feel her deep inside.  I loved this book and cannot wait to read the next.  I have listened to both through Audible, and as the third is not available I will be spending more time on my kindle!
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After finishing Reflections, book one in this series, I was so looking forward to the follow up. Neil Cladingboel has not disappointed me with The Anvil Amulet. In fact, this new adventure is a real page turner with a well paced story that makes me anticipate the long-awaited conclusion later in the year!
This new story continues the Erebus adventure with so many twist and turns that in parts, it left me breathless, yet longing for more! I'd love to be able to read the whole trilogy in one volume. Why? Well, I guess I just can't get enough of Erebus and its wonderful characters!
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Part two! Yay!!! These two are great. Dirty, wicked and loving. I can't get over how much I love Greer and Cav. There were such interesting plot points and twists, we were always kept interested and hooked on every page. I LOVE Ms. March's writing - keep going girl!
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Verionica Rossi continues her story of Dweller meets Savage in this excellent follow up to Under The Never Sky. This is one of those rare moments when I actually like a sequel better than the first book.

  In our story, our main characters, Aria and Perry, have their own unique challenges to conquer. Aria must fulfill a promise to help find the Still Blue and save her friends. Perry has to learn to lead his people and grown into the person they need him to be. And another sub-plot with Roar off to find and rescue Liv.

  I don't want to give anything away in this book so I will keep my review very basic....

  There is so much character growth in this book. I found myself liking Aria much more and feeling more of a connection between Aria and Perry than I did in the first book. I also found myself much more invested in each character's separate story. At the same time I found the story as a whole growing more interesting. I had a very hard time putting this one down.

  I highly recommend this book to those who read Under the Never Sky, even if they didn't find it exceptional. I think they might find this story a little more compelling. I would give this book a strong 4.5 stars.

  For those who have not read Under the Never Sky, I would highly recommend starting with that book first.  It is a fascinating world with interesting people ... like Marron. I can't get enough of that one! I'm very much looking forward to the final book due to release next spring!
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this book continues the amazingness of book 1, while it goes through its own story.
loving the character growth
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Tor and Cora are a whole new couple in this parallel universe who have the steam, character strengths, and story to love in this book. The series continues strongly and the world building was wonderful. I'm into the fourth book and am wishing this series never ends. I want these characters and their adventures to continue.
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Great, great read. Once I jumped in, I simply could not put this one down. The pacing of the book is very addicting. The way it jumps from character to character and the scope and scale of the story/universe builds over time gets you wanting to swing from one page to the next to see how the piece is going to unfold. There are little folded corners of each character that you catch a glimpse of that adds to their canvas, not only to place archetypes in a sandbox and watch them interact. Everything felt tangible. The description of some of the horror to be found within felt beyond visual representation. Things you can only paint with words. Excellent book all the way through. And the fact that this is a series has me stoked. For an opening book like this to deliver on so many levels is incredible.
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Sarra Cannon has done it again.  She has weaved an amazing story filling us in on how Jackson got on his mission to find his brother.  The story was amazing and so enlightening causing these characters to become even more sold and relateable.  I can't wait for the next installment.  I highly recommend this novella, but not before the reader has read the Demon High series.
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So, full disclosure, I loved this series going into book three.

And it didn't disappoint! Where book two, Seven Surrenders, felt very much like a sequel necessary to complete the story of book one, TWTB is a new chapter; while it follows the same story and characters, it strides confidently into new settings and conflicts. The series continues to succeed where it has done well before, with Mycrofts tricky narration supplying more intriguing - and alarming - deception as we finally see his growing instability unedited. Palmer methodically lays out the new starting grounds for who are all facing the fallout from public reveals of two separate nests of collusion while they struggle to ready their unprepared world for war and theological unrest.

Some of my favorite moments are first steps into new settings. The world is bigger and more wondrous as it provides glimpses of technology and history unseen in previous installments - and more legal minutiae than any book has a right to make so compelling! A simple walk through a Utopian neighborhood was so delightful that I re-read it half a dozen times before moving on. Several chapter-long courtroom dramas are as engrossing and dramatic as attempted murder, and Im sure many die-hard fans (myself included) will be poring over those chapters for much longer looking for clues about the world.

The character work is strong, too. Im impressed by how thoroughly and efficiently Palmer handles the large cast, although there are a few characters who are noticeably absent from all or most of this chapter (I suspect thats a deliberate choice intended to make us think about what those characters are doing until we do meet them). There are beautiful moments of utter catharsis - a passage where a character chooses to finally live their dream had me weeping with the joyful possibility that there is always a way forward into the life you want. Even J.E.D.D. Mason, who is arguably the central character in this drama but is not high on my list of favorite characters in the series, now has goals (and some fascinating scenes with religious figures - a rare instance in a world with a religion taboo) that make him more exciting.

My only complaint would be that, after three books, it feels like we may be just at the beginning of the physical action, but at no point did I feel the story was slow, and I may just be trying to get more books out of the series. The book is called The Will to Battle, after all, and an interjection by Thomas Hobbes (yes, THE Thomas Hobbes) points out that the Will to Battle is not yet Battle itself, but it just as important. And for all the build-up surrounding Achilless importance to prepare for this battle, he felt underused. Hopefully well see more of him in book four.
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Tradecraft, book number two, in the series Back to Normal has surpassed the first book in so many ways.  The plot is deeper and continues to develop with more twists and turns being revealed with every chapter.  The book is so well crafted.  I especially enjoyed the way Randy developed the character of the mysterious KGB agent.  One might believe it impossible to care for a murderous assassin, however, McWilson masterfully humanizes her so that one cannot help but have feelings of sympathy and caring for her.  The author continues to surprise this reader and has snagged my interest for the next book in the series.  I give this book my full endorsement and would encourage anyone who loves historical fiction/science fiction to pick it up because you won't want to put it down.
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This sequel to Death's Hand did not disappoint.  Reine's writing style continues to grip me and not let go until the last page is read.  Like the first book, it's hard to give any sort of substantive summary without giving things away. The gradual unfolding of the story is fantastic - really, the intrigue is a huge part of what kept me reading.

The whole atmosphere of the book is just so intense.  The flashbacks are effective in building up to the climax, and for me, it worked well with the pacing of the story.

Things I loved:  Elise's eerie relationship with the angels.  The introduction of Thom (who/what IS he??) The relationship between James and Elise (strained now, but still intense).  And finally -finally!- we get a real glimpse of Him (the descriptions in that chapter were absolutely amazing).

Definitely do not read this without reading book 1.  It won't make any sense, and you'll lose a lot of character background.

In order:
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Death-s-Hand-The-Descent-Series/dp/B005WZKJN6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Death's Hand (The Descent Series)</a>&nbsp;(book 1)
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Death-s-Avatar-The-Descent-Series/dp/B006R9J2OS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Death's Avatar (The Descent Series)</a>&nbsp;(short story - reveals events that were alluded to in book 1. Actually, I'm not sure if you're supposed to read this before or after book 1.  Maybe before.  But I read it after and I kinda liked learning about this full story after the fact.)
Darkest Gate (book 2)
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Dark-Union-The-Descent-Series/dp/B008NXLRQW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Dark Union (The Descent Series)</a>&nbsp;(another short story)
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Like all other books in this series, Michael Hicks has written a tightly woven tale that is near impossible to put down. The writing quality is superb and the story itself is so vivid and real you want it to be true. The frustration I speak of is that, like the preceding novel, the tale ends on, not a cliff-hanger exactly, but a kind of tipping point that leaves you desperately wanting to go on. This feeling was so strong I subscribed to the author's website to keep tabs on the next installment; something I never do. My advice? Start this series immediately and keep re-reading so you don't suffer withdrawal!
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Sometimes, it is difficult to see good from evil. In Garcias previous novel, The House of Bloodstein, Lord Kabyl and his family and friends travel to Lady Chrysanias house to help her with her Perlamum game. Tasked to find pieces of this game from all across their universe, they genuinely want to help Lady Chrysania. After hearing about her past, they decide that she needs help against the evil that she facesthe evil that has taken her face and body parts and left her with no will to live other than her desire for justice. Garcias second installment in this series continues after Kay and everyone arrive back at Castle Blanchefort to find that it is swarming with enemy Hospitalers.

Magistrate Kilos, Ne-Countess Sammidoran, and Sarah are taken from their castle by Hoban Hospitalers, protecting them from a much bigger entity who has stolen their body parts. Lord Kabyl is sentenced to death, but a Haitathe warrior by the name of Laika, saves him on behalf of her mother Roethalba of George. While Kay is taken to Hoban to catch up on the takeover of Castle Blancheforte, it is here that he meets up with Roethalba of George and discovers a machine called the Mentralysis. The Mentralysis device allows the sleeping self to become the dominant personality while the waking self sleeps. Confusing at best, Kay doesnt quite understand what he is being told, but he is tasked with a mission to save his family and friends from death. This entity of Roethalba of George was described as an evil being, someone who was against Lady Chrysania in the previous installment, but now she wants to help him and his family. He learns of a new evil by the name of Queen Ghome and everything that Lord Kabyl and his family and friends have been fighting for has been all for naught. The good that they thought they knew has been flipped upside down and deceit is ever present. How ever will Lord Kabyl fight this goddess-like entity without the help of his Ne-Countess and friends?

Garcia has a superb story-line and complex characters that are unbelievably creative and strong. The content is truly amazing by the sheer originality and descriptiveness, while the pace is fast and easy to read. There are a few spelling errors throughout the read. Since this is an advanced reader copy, these may have been cleaned up upon further proofreading, but if not, this should not hinder enjoyment of the novel at all. If you are a reader of fantasy and science fiction, this may be perfect for you. It is strongly advised that since this is classified as dark fantasy, it is not recommended for children or teens due to content.

A copy of this book was provided to Turning Another Page by Loving the Book, but this is no way affects our honest opinion of the book or the review that has been written. We provide a five-star rating for House of Bloodstein: Mentralysis by Ren Garcia.
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I was so happy to read a continuation of the 'Saga of the Seven Suns'. I was amazed that I managed to remember all the characters' storylines after a few years away.  I think that is testimony to the great worlds creation by Mr. Anderson.  This new novel does not disappoint.  Loved it and waiting for more!  Thank you KJA.
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I couldn't put this book down! Great continuation of the story