Absolutely shocked in a good way Penelope you rock
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Absolutely shocked me I was expecting to be able to tolerate Cane but I actually felt for him I thought he was human truth be told I was still mad for what he did to Pearl ,But I can't wait for the next book I'm so hooked on everything Penelope writes and I will be buying the rest of the books for this series and all of Scotch King great job again and I'll see you next book take care...
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I know a lot of people shy away from indie authors and don't really branch out. Well I'm here to tell you this is one of the best books I have read in a while and thats saying somethIng. Since I devour at least eight or more books a week.  I received this copy free from Goodreads Giveaways. I had to buy the first book in order this read the second and I'm glad I did. I don't know how she has done it because her characters are so vivid and remarkable. I laughed so many times and got frustrated right along with the characters. I had several people look strangely at me because I bursted out laughing. I didn't even realize I was making noises until someone shushed me. Lol. It goes to show how deep I was in this book. In both books really. I love the fact it touches on some key concerns with today's society with technology. I would recommend this book to anyone and I'm excited and twisting my thumbs about a third book in this series. I can't wait to read what she has in store next!
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Omg. I loved this book so much. To say I was shocked and surprised by people's actions is an understatement. This book had me in my feelings and at times I had to put the book down or loose my mind. This is the first novel where I see the maturity in these characters. Especially Ayanna and Diablo. He genuinely makes her happy. Omg is all I can say about my boy El. Now that was surprising. But I did like the changes I saw in the characters over the book. I was on pins and needles for the ending and it was worth it. This is definitely a banger and I would read it again.
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In all seriousness, Penelope never ceases to amaze me. She has a vivid imagination and the uncanny ability to write such beautiful and meaningful dialogue between her characters that elicits visceral emotions from her readers. This book was no exception. Elec and Greta had a rather complicated story....one that withstood the test of time and a lot of obstacles. I loved the book within the book! This was a creative way to introduce Elec's point of view (without us having to read a separate
book----thank you very much) and was crucial to the story. Yes, so Elec's reveal was something you'd expect to see on the Jerry Springer Show....but it was oh so good! One-click this now! You'll love Elec and this roller coaster romance!
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I have received an ARC copy of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review.

Firstly, I want to thank Alyssa for letting me be a part of this amazing surprise to all her fans. I felt honoured and SO happy!

When she told me about the book I literally screamed from excitement. My husband is still thinking about committing me to a special hospital *wink wink*.

Holly smokes! This book took me by surprise! It's so amazing!

In here we meet, James from the Afterglow Trilogy about Energo, a bad boy, with complicated life and even more complicated past. But here he is all grown up. No longer a boy, but a man with a past that he is trying to forget. Trying to redeem.

At home, everyone sees him through the actions of his father. Only handful of his friends know him, the real him. One night when he decides to get drunk in a place where no one knows him, or rather remembers him, he ends up in his friends old house. That's how Ainsley finds him. And instead of screaming for help, she feels connection. both of them feel it. There is instant attraction, sparks, lust. James has no idea why he feels so many emotions towards Ainsley. And even though he knows he can't make her his due to different world they are living and also the darkness that is buried deep in him, he will do anything to keep her safe and close.

Forged in Stone in so different than the rest of the Chronicles. You don't have shifters here, society, king, but you have the same level of excitement. There is danger, action, mystery and so many emotions.

You all might wonder if you need to read the rest of the Chronicles or Afterglow Trilogy and I can wholeheartedly say: No, you don't have to. Without reading Afterglow you can go on a journey with Ainsley: not knowing anything. Of course, it's nice to know about past James as he was one cocky teenager, but he is so HOT here <3 And besides the trilogy is amazing, so why not read it also? :)

5 Amazing stars!
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Well what an unbelievable surprise this was! I love finding the little gems that turn out to blow your freaking mind, and Roxy Sloane, did just that.

WARNING** You will not want to read this series without wearing your Sham-Wow panties. Oh my Vaughn, was one of the filthiest, arrogant alphas and I couldn't get enough of him. This series will have you panting and throbbing right from the very first book and there is also a great little story with a twist that will have you craving for books 2, 3 & 4.

All I can say is tell your girlfriends because this series is melting all Kindles, iPads and Nooks. They will thank you!! Please don't forget to leave a review on Goodreads and wherever your purchased your book. Sharing is caring.

I am so excited about this new author Roxy Sloane! I can't wait to see what else she has up her sleeve and look forward to reading more of her stories in the future.

Thank you Roxy!!
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Omg!  This book was a complete shock.  When I began I almost quit because I thought oh no not another depressing woo is me story... I pushed on (after chp 2 it wasn't so hard) and this book is somewhat predictable in places but the story has so much  real life to it and so many lessons it takes a lifetime to learn it was an amazing surprise and I enjoyed every minute .... so much so that even the cheesy magical parts swept me away

DEFINITELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
HIGHLY UPBEAT!
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5 Stars

One of the things I love most about Penelope Ward books is the fact that they're always so unique. Penelope always thinks outside the box and brings us scenarios we couldn't have predicted. She has become an author that I absolutely love and I admire her so much.

After losing contact with the boy next door thirteen years ago Rana gets drunk one night and drunk dials him. She spews everything she has held against him for so long! I have to admit this part of the story was both funny and heartbreaking.

Landon has to be my favourite tatted up hottie of Penelope's. While he had some demons and skeletons in his past it didn't take anything away from his appeal for me. The fact that he was such a loveable guy won my heart instantly and I am sad to have finished this story!

There were so many times in this book that had me laughing too, the humour was a major draw to me! Landon's "Tell me something funny" really brightened things up and kept me laughing when I thought back to some of the silly and funny things that Rana came up with.

My heart literally ached for some of the things that Rana had to deal with. I think the fact that she was so unhappy with her outward appearance will relate to a lot of us women and make us fall in love with her character. I know that's what happened with me in this story.

I always feel like I say the same thing when I read a new Penelope Ward book. This has been my favourite book of hers and every time I think she can't write anything better she just has to go and prove me wrong. The fact that I get so absorbed in her characters and their stories shows what an extremely talented author she is. I'm excited to get my hands on her next collaboration with Vi Keeland!
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WHAT. EVEN. WAS. THIS. BOOK????

I am taken aback by how much I loved it. During this Gallagher Girls binge reading I have been updating some of my friends in group texts and I didn't have any time to update them during this book, because I was too busy crying over EVERYTHING.

The friendships, plot, characters, family dynamics--everything gets bigger and better and I JUST COULDN'T GET ENOUGH. It was amazing and I am very eager to get to the final book.

I did guess some things beforehand though [i.e. that the necklace was the key, that this song was maybe used for a hypnosis (especially after Catherine started humming it in the caves); I had guessed earlier in book 2 that Dr. Steve was the bad guy and lmao he truly showed his colours in this book. I MEAN??? NO ONE WHO LETS AND WANTS THEMSELVES TO BE CALLED DR. STEVE CAN BE DECENT, RIGHT? Also, I guessed about Preston's dad, because it was just to "convenient"] but idk all of these things didn't take away from the book, it was actually hella lot fun to get confirmation about some of my theories.

One more thing: WHY HAVEN'T THESE BOOKS BEEN MADE INTO MOVIES YET??????
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I don't know what to say about this book without giving anything away but Ill try my best. Here it goes.

This book shook me to my core, as dramatic as that sounds, it really did. I dove into this adventure not thinking Id love it, Im a contemporary romance sucker and those books are the ones that steal my heart most of the time, so from this book I expected: a lot of mystery, drama, something like Pretty Little Liars, which Im not really into, but I was also really excited to branch out from my usual romance route. And oh boy was it worth it.

Pretty Dead Girls is all about a series of murders that take place in a very small town, its narrated from Penelopes and the murderers points of view and its really freaking amazing! I truly couldn't put it down, I had to know who was the murderer and it just sucked me right in. My favorite character was, by far, Cass, hes just so sweet, caring and protective, you can tell he really wants Penelope to be okay and I just loved that.

I did find Penelope a little difficult sometimes, but thats kind of the thing with the Larks, so it wasn't too bad. I still loved the book, its filled with murders, candlelight vigils and very cute romance. I will admit, at the very very beginning, I did get confused with the povs since one is the murderers and the other one is Penelopes but it wasn't hard to get into the rhythm of things soon after.

All thats left for me to say about this book is read it, its great and I highly recommend it to anyone.
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This book as such a nice surprise and totally not what I was expecting. How come I am just finding out about this book?! It was so entertaining and fast paced. A surprisingly fast read. By looking at the cover, the title, and the blurb you know that you are about to read about book about Fae and runaway kids in the woods, but never did I imagine that it would be so hard to put down. At this point I am just itching to read the second book.

The story is told from the main characters's perspective, Jayne. Being in Jane's head was so much fun. Her inner dialogue was hilarious, not to mention the stuff that came out of her mouth. She has a potty mouth and is tough as nails. Jane tends to say whatever she is thinking, without considering the consequences, a fact that has alienated her from the kids at her school and has labeled her as a troublemaker. Jayne only has one friend, Tony, the nerdy kid at her school who she practically annoyed relentlessly until he finally agreed to hang out with her. Jayne and Tony are tight, best friends, in a completely non-romantic way. Jayne also has a serious problem at home. Her divorced mother has a live-in boyfriend that likes Jayne a little too much, to the extreme that he has attempted molesting her, forcing Jayne to take matters into her own hands and regularly find ways to defend herself from him. Her best friend Tony has gotten wind of what is happening with Jayne and, being unhappy at home himself, he proposes running away to Jane, assuring her that if they don't run away together he won't be able to control himself and have to put himself and a gun between Jayne and her step-father. To avoid complications that could send her loyal best friend to jail, Jayne agrees to tun away with Tony to Miami.

Once in Miami, Jayne and Tony find themselves homeless and quickly run out of money. Circumstances lead them to Jared, who finds them a place to stay in an abandoned warehouse where a group of 5 other runaways are already settled, under the Jared's leadership. Doubtful but without any other choice, Jayne and Tony agree to stay with Jared and their group, under the agreement that it was to be temporarily. A hard to resist offer, by way of a flyer, finds their way to the group of runaways, a $500 fitness trial compensation to anyone who completes the test. The group, seeing this as a chance to get more money for food and shelter, agree to subject themselves to this trial, not expecting what will happen next. Jayne, Tony, and the group of runaways, find themselves in an unknown location, in the woods, where they realize that in order to make it out they have to defeat many obstacles, all of which are magical and/or supernatural, and in the process realize that they each have abilities they never knew they had.

Elle Casey's ability to tell a highly entertaining story with a combination of supernatural, fantasy, and contemporary elements took me for a ride. I saw this story as a combination of Karen Marie Moning's Fever series' Fae lore and The Hunger Games' big-time action, all the while keeping it unique and remarkable. All the characters have distinct personalities traits that make it easy for you as the reader to identify with them, yet you still had that sense of doubt that at least one of them wasn't as or who they seemed to be. I am very glad I was able to take part in this book's blog tour, otherwise I might have missed the chance to have this series on my radar and my e-reader. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about the Fae, or just plain loves action and a good laugh. There is some strong language in this book as the main character doesn't seem to have a filter, but then again, that's what made her all the more entertaining. I give this book 5 stars. Excellent, excellent, read.
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the hype for castle of water made me incredibly nervous, as I can often fall into an aesthetic trap, and be disappointed. however, this book was fantastic. I thought, probably mid way through, that I knew where it was going, and then WHAM! smacked back into reality with a swift palm of emotion filled shock & surprise.

**mild spoiler**

"It started like this: Sophie was resting her head on Barry's panting chest, stroking his arm, when she mentioned, all rather casually, that she wished they could have met each other like normal people. Somewhere else, someplace far away."

5/5 , no questions asked. A huge thanks to @huckelbridge for sharing this copy with me. tait absolument fantastique!
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I didn't know about Amanda or anything about the Trylle Trilogy-- I was looking for books with high ratings for cheap to fill my kindle. I bought all 3 of the series, just because they were so low in price. To my utter astonishment.... these books stole my heart! Her writing is so well versed and so concentrated. I fell in love with every character and bonded with them. I am so glad I bought all 3 at one time, so as soon as one ended, I didn't have to stop what I was doing and locate it and take that 1 minute to download it. I have not put my Kindle down. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy... and this is not your vampire, werewolf, whatever-- this is entirely new. It is amazing, thats what it is. Just read it, I wouldn't lie to you. But, if you love love, like I do, your heart will break at least 50 times... but in that way that makes you love love more. Boy, I sound crazy.
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Queen in lingerie was so good I cant believe it done I want more of this story it captivated me in so many levels , it spoke to my soul and make me so happy. In this book we could see a goal different side of Con because he shows his love for Muse  the was he old her in his arm and kissed her and make love to her was breathtaking. I could not  put the book down even when at was at school,I couldn't concentrate on anything else. Muse also show a different side of her more soft and relaxed ,more in love that ever. We can also see Vanessa a little in this book and Im looking forward to her store. Penelope you outdone yourself with this series. I cant. Get enough of this family Im looking forward for more ,thanks for you job.
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Started a new series this evening and I've got to say I was unbelievably blown away by it it's got It's got characteristic of fears joy's and sadness is just one that you can't put down. I've got a commanding author on talented blending them altogether and making one story that you find yourself a manager of your seat cheering for them just to make it until the very end and crying laughing with them all along the way. I highly recommend reading definitely a author to keep an eye on.
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When your adored favorite author gives birth to a wonderful series full of fantastic characters with equally adorable and compelling story lines, you really cannot ask for anything more.  But then Ms. Penny Reid delivers something extraordinary and marvelous and you have now fallen into an abysmal pit of I-don't-want-this-book-to-be-over then whiplashes you back to I-want-these-two-to-have their-HEA-now! Dating-ish was a surprise, a great surprise, a stupendous story line and I'm now running out of words to describe my complete joy in reading this book! Matt and Marie who knew you were going to run a close second to my all time favorite couple Janie and Quinn.  But you did and now I am at a lost, completely grinning like a fool and weeping like there was no tomorrow.  You have basically destroyed my world and made it rain sunshine at the same time.  And for those readers glancing at this demented review please note to truly appreciate what this reader has gone through please start reading Dating-ish now.  Reading the first book in the series is optional but highly recommend.  Thank you!
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Holy man I didn't think the story would get better and better but it just rattled my mind with how wonderfully amazing it is. I'm really glad that I was able to get more of Hope and Rock, also was able to get more of there relationship as a couple vs. just about Hope overcoming grief. Both the characters really grew with each other right before your eyes and that was fanfreakingtastic to read. I was able to read this story in a short amount of time it's an attention grabber not letting go for anything. Which is ok by me now I was left on a small cliffhanger in which I can't wait for more.

***I received this story for free in exchange for an honest review, see more of my review @ http://jmhoward2007.blogspot.com ***