Arc Review: Reylor’s Lament

February 5, 2019 Latteandbookz1 Comment

Title: Reylor’s Lament

Author: M. Dalto

Page count: 111

Published: February 5, 2019

Publisher: The Parliament House

Genre: Contemporary / Fantasy

Received: From the Publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 3/5

Summary:

After being banished for questioning his own Fate, Reylor spent his years alone beyond the Borderlands, biding his time and honing his skills until the perfect moment to reclaim what he believed was his – the Empress. Through treachery and deceit, he clawed his way back into the Prophecy that all but abandoned him… but he didn’t achieve it alone. With the help of allies new and known, the former Lord Steward will stop at nothing to see to it that both the Empress, and the Empire, remain by his side once and for all

My Thoughts:

I haven’t read Two Thousand Years yet. Shame I know!

I did how ever enjoy this novella and I will be adding Two Thousand Years to my TBR so that I can’t get to know Reylor more and after finishing this I have a lot of questions. I think the only way to get the answers is to read the first book.

When I do finish Two Thousand Years. I will come and give this a proper review, because then I will know the boys better.

February 2019 TBR

February 3, 2019February 2, 2019 LatteandbookzLeave a comment

I have some ARC’s that I’m going to be reading this month but also plan on reading some others as well, there are 2 books that I’m wanting to read that arn’t ARCs I will be adding those. There are some other ones that I want to read but in case I don’t get to them I’m not going to add them. If i do then I will be adding them to my February Wrap up.

41725669 — The music plays on…

It’s official – Micah Jacobs and Charlie Blake are dating. Now they’re learning how to be an ordinary high school couple, navigating things like PDA and saying the “L” word. With the holiday season approaching, Micah and Charlie are swept up in the most magical time of year.

But when an unexpected tragedy strikes her family, Charlie is left devastated. Isolating herself from her new boyfriend and the rest of the world, not even the music she and Micah once shared is enough to heal her shattered heart. In this emotional continuation of The Songs in Our Hearts, will Micah’s songs be enough to remind Charlie of their love – and of all that is worth remembering?

41950628 — After securing her first few cases with her new business, Soul Seekers, Peyton decides she needs a mini-break. Bringing her best friend, Olivia, on for a murder mystery tour on a moving train, she thinks she’s found a way to relax. Yet it doesn’t seem like relaxing was meant to be. As she finds herself trying to figure out how the woman in the compartment met her end in a grisly twist of events as well as battling for her life, her only salvation may be in the shape of a blast from the past…

36511805 — After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately.

Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel.

In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotel’s charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where she waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and he’s stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—might be secretly meeting someone at the hotel.

To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell…discovering that most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel.

40771283 — Truly Us Book #2 (a companion novella that can be read as a stand-alone)

Kayla
From the outside I was balanced. On time, en pointe, always perfect.
But everyone has secrets, and mine kept me alone, guarded and hiding. Safe.
I rarely left my guard down, until I met Enzo.
Hot drummer, good guy with big dreams and patient to a fault, it was no wonder he made my perfect walls crumble

Enzo
I had the world in the palm of my hands until I met her. She made me lose my breath, my head, my rhythm.
It was always one step forward, two steps back with her. We were supposed to be friends with benefits, but I wanted more.
Problem was, I carried a secret of my own. Would it make her run?

When do secrets become too much to handle?

This book’s characters deal with a sensitive topic. The author is focused on the healing, but please proceed with caution.

42442413 — Treyan lived his life bound by duty and honor, believing his future as told by the Prophecy of Fire and Light. Even after he found his Empress, he felt he was doing as he was foretold and in the best interest for the Empire. But when his own brother threatens to ruin all he holds dear, Treyan discovers it’s love, and not duty or honor, that drives him to question everything he once knew.

43190887 — Delaney Mills is haunted by darkness. Not of a spiritual kind, but a terrible past that all the rum in the world cannot chase away. Enter Valentine King, a sexy and irresistible man with connections to the world of Voodoo—a world that Delaney is desperately trying to break into.

Chicago-native Delaney follows her dissertation research all the way to the streets of New Orleans. With King’s help, she uncovers a covert group called the Bondye Saints. The group wants to remain a secret and will do whatever it takes to keep the two quiet. But threats and attacks on her life don’t deter Delaney’s desire to expose the Saints’ sins.

While she’s willing to risk her own life, Delaney hates that the one man who can chase away her darkness is put in danger. But Valentine King refuses to let her go. Because in his world built on faith, Delaney Mills is the one thing he believes in.

42950066 — A year ago, she begged me to stay.
A year later, it’s my turn to beg her not to go.
My obsession. My downfall.
I tried to resist, to keep her at a distance.
I tried to save myself.
But no one will be saved here, not even a selfish bastard like me.
My life has always been about sport and family, including my stupid brothers. Until that night, the night I made the worst decision of my life. And I’m still paying the price for it.
We both are.
But the time has come to take back control of the situation, to risk it all, to convince her to let me in because she can’t be anything other than mine.

I am Ian O’Connor, and I’m about to accept this challenge: try to hold onto the only woman I’ll ever be able to love.
And even if I already know how this badly written romance is going to end, I won’t back away. This time, I’m going all the way. Because I only want her.
And I have no intention of losing her.

I’m an O’Connor, the O’Connors never lose

Do you plan on reading any of these? If so let me know in the comments.

Arc Review: Broken Glass

February 1, 2019July 22, 2023 Latteandbookz1 Comment

Title: Broken Glass

Author: Pavan Kaur

Page count: 313

Published: January 29, 2019

Publisher: TheNextStepPr

Genre: New Adult

Received: From the Publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

Lies. Betrayal. Two hearts broken. One on the path of revenge. The other finding their way.
HOPE
Make it out alive.
That was my only goal.
I succeeded.
But that doesn’t mean I’m ready to face the world.
Until Leo…
He’s shown me there is hope.
I can find happiness again.
There is a way.
LEO
They thought they broke me.
All they did was create a monster.
One who now has all the power.
Revenge is sweet, but it’s even better when it’s sought justly.
When all is said and done, they will answer for what they did to me, and to Hope.

Can two broken and battered hearts find refuge in each other, or are some wounds too deep to heal?

My Thoughts:

Pavan Kaur is a new author to me, and this book was amazing.

I was completely drawn into the book from the very beginning with how raw this book was. Leo and Hope are amazing together. They have been through so much an it’s crazy. To see them grow because of the things that have happened and come out the other side was wonderful. Fate is what brings them together.

Hope and Leo’s story broke my heart, I couldn’t imagine going through the things that they went through. I’m glad that she had Leo. The fact they went through similar things is truly heart breaking. The only thing that’s different is that Leo had Jackson. Hope was all alone.

After reading this book I had no words, I was speechless, I still kind of am even writing my review. There is so much that I want to say about this but then again I don’t because I don’t want to give away any spoilers because of how fantastic this is.

Arc Book Review: Badd Medicine

January 31, 2019July 22, 2023 Latteandbookz2 Comments

Title: Badd medicine

Author: Jasinda Wilder

Page count: 300

Published: January 25^th, 2019

Publisher: Jasinda Wilder

Genre: New adult

Received: From the Author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

Summary:

Ramsey Badd, last of the triplets— the wild man. An explorer, hunter, outdoorsman, and avowed, die-hard bachelor, Ramsey has watched his brothers fall one by one for Alaskan beauties. He’s determined to resist. So is she—and she’s even wilder than he is.

My Thoughts:

I can’t believe that this is the last book in the series. I’m sad to see it end, I’ve loved every Badd brothers book. If you want to read this book you can, there all standalone books so you don’t have to read all the previous ones.

Ramsey and Izzy are the last couple that we get to meet I was a little hesitant on reading this because I don’t want this amazing series to end. When they first saw one another in the previous book it was a good hello, even though they both agreed to pretend that it never happened. They can’t deny there attraction to one another. They knew it was bound to happen. Since then Ramsey can’t keep his eyes off of her and there’s only time before she gives in.

Ramsey aka Ram is one of the Badd cousins and part of the triplets he loves to be outside he loved his job as a fire jumper. He loves to push Izzy’s buttons, I laughed a lot when he did.

Izzy works at a high end fashion store and also has her own fashion blog. The last thing she wants to do is go on a hike/camping with Ram for 3 days. She does it because she wants to prove a point.

The fact they were both stuck hiking where they had no where to run made this even better imo.

Arc Review: Gorgeous

January 28, 2019July 22, 2023 LatteandbookzLeave a comment

Title: Gorgeous

Author: Kristy Marie

Page count: 312

Published: September 17, 2018

Publisher: WordSmithPublicity

Genre: Coming of Age

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

Breck:
My name is Brecklyn Brannon, and I’m not who I claim to be.
A year ago, I packed up my promising life in the city for a man I saw only once.
Accepting a temporary job with Cade and four blazing hot veterans should have been my way in.
Except, Cade acts like he would rather be tortured than speak to me.
He can resist all he wants, but I made a promise that I intend to keep.
Even if it costs me everything.

Cade:
I’ve watched her for over a year.
There’s something about her that seems familiar… but now that she’s living here for two weeks, I could care less what it is.
I just want her gone.
Breck is temptation personified, and some lines can’t be crossed.
I’m Major Cade Jameson, and I made a promise, too.
One that I can’t break.
No matter how hard IT gets.

My Thoughts:

Oh my gosh! My emotions are all over the place right now. I hope that I’m able to make coherent review because I just finished this fantastic book.

I loved reading this book. I finished in one sitting because it was that good. I don’t want to give away to much because I think you should check this out for yourself.

Cade and Breck’s relationship is anything but ordinary. They meet while Breck is on a Skype call with her brother while he is in the military. It’s not the meeting she was hoping to get. Years later when they meet they both have secrets that they need to share with one another. I loved there relationship I don’t think it could have been anymore perfect than it already was. Yes they both had a rough past but I think that’s what made there relationship more real.

I loved seeing Theo and his bromance with Cade. I smiled like a fool with the all things he said. Theo still has my heart but Cade as made is way in there to. I love the guy even more now.

Seeing all the boys back in this book was truly heart warming. An to see Vic open up to Breck was amazing.

I can’t wait to see what happens In the next book.