REVIEW: Stay (Bleeding Stars, #5) by A.L. Jackson

About this book:

 From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson comes the next sexy, gripping Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel…

I’m Ash Evans.

The life of the party.

Hot. Rich. Charismatic.

A tattooed rock star with the world at my feet.

I burn through women faster than the strike of a match.

I’ve embraced my lifestyle and live it to the fullest.

Until the day my lifestyle caught up to me.

Willow Langston found me at my lowest.

Literally.

Facedown in a puddle of my own blood.

I owe her my life and I have three months to repay that debt.

What I never should have done was touch her. Kiss her. Take her to my bed.

Love wasn’t supposed to be a part of the equation.

I gave up that nasty complication a long damned time ago.

Now I want her more than my next breath.

But she doesn’t know what I know.

Do I leave to protect her? Or can I face my demons and ask her to Stay?

5 out of 5 the most beautiful and the most loving Golden Stars!

This book had me twisted in knots but at the same time filled with love and hope!

I have no clue where and how to start this review. This book came at me out of nowhere. I haven’t even read the books that go before this one in the series! And I never do that! I’m so anal about rules and this is usually my rule. To never start in the middle of a series. But here we are.

So let’s start from the beginning. When I started reading I didn’t know what to expect. I kind of liked the idea of the summary and thought it would be an easy, fast-paced love story. Basically I didn’t want anything too serious, some romance, some steam, but that’s it. And of course it all started kinda cheesy. I was rolling my eyes more than once, especially when the male hero kept spouting clichés non-stop.

But then the miracle happened! The book picked up speed and I just couldn’t stop reading. This girl, the heroine of this book… Oh my god, it hurts how genuinely sweet she is and how much she feels! Somehow I could relate to her… And this boy...This boy… *le sigh* He’s a walking breathing contradiction and you can’t help but love him. But especially you can’t help but love them together!

Anyway, I’m in love with this book. It made me feel so much. I don’t want to spoil it for you, however. I highly recommend this book and I think it can be read as a stand-alone. Of course it probably is best to read them in succession. But like I said I understood pretty much everything quite alright.

Peace,

A.

P.S. And that cover is love <3

More about this author:

A. L. Jackson Website

A.L. Jackson on Goodreads

A. L. Jackson on Twitter

REVIEW: The Turn (The Hollows #0.1) by Kim Harrison

About this book: Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce fans and readers to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan's world as they've never seen it before!

Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kalamack, have the same goal: save their species from extinction.

Death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government's new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of transport. Plague takes the world, giving the paranormal species an uncomfortable choice to stay hidden and allow humanity to die, or to show themselves in a bid to save them.

Under accusations of scientific misconduct, Trisk and Kal flee across a plague torn United States to convince leaders of the major paranormal species to save their supposedly weaker kin, but not everyone thinks humanity should be saved.

Kal surreptitiously works against her as Trisk fights the prejudices of two societies to prove that not only does humanity have something to offer, but that long-accepted beliefs against women, dark magic, and humanity itself can turn to understanding; that when people are at their worst that the best show their true strength, and that love can hold the world together as a new balance is found.

5 out of 5 beautiful golden starts!!!

Oh yes! Oh My Gawd, yes please! This book was exactly what I needed! Something new created from something old!

Let me say that at first I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy reading the beginning of it all. Of course when I saw it fist that dear Harrison is releasing another book for her “The Hollows” series I was thrilled!!! But then I saw it was a prequel… suddenly I wasn’t so sure at all. Y’all probably are wondering why? It’s simple, really. I have read and re-read this whole series more than once, 3 or maybe 4 times. I know and love and hate the characters, some I’ve learned to love. I KNOW THEM. And it was over, although I was really, really sad when the series ended. I’m still missing Rachel and her crew. In my opinion this is one of the best series ever written, hands down. The world building, plots, everything is perfect. It reflects the author’s creativity and just leaves you in awe. And after missing these books for a long time I almost came to terms with the idea that it’s over.

But yes, I gave it a shot and I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC to give my honest review.

And I couldn’t be more honest than to say that I LOVE IT! It’s perfect! This book gives us an insight of what was happening before the turn. How ‘the turn’ even happened, and why. Another thing that I loved was recognizing the key players that will appear in the series as it progresses. SPOILER ALERT! ----à it was so nice seeing Al! loool

Another thing I would recommend is that if you only now joining us, the die hard “The Hollows” fans, this book should not be read as a first in the series. Maybe the author won’t agree, but in my humble opinion, this book explains a lot that you only learn while reading the series. And I think you should not know some stuff before you know it, if that makes sense! J

It will be more fun to learn it as you go, I promise.

            So get your copy of this book and start reading!

Peace,

A.

If you want to learn more about this author, here are few links below:

Kim Harrison website

Kim Harrison on Twitter

Kim Harrison on Goodreads