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Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated Awaken in Books

Jan 25, 2019  
Awaken
Awaken
K.S. Marsden | 2018 | Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Awaken
Awaken is book 2 from the Northern Witch Series. Read my review for Winter Trials, book one in the series.

I have enjoyed reading the first book, and I was so eager to get to the second one. This is a story about a young boy Mark and his grandma, who is a witch. This is also a story about Damien, a new guy in town, in which Mark falls in love with.

The second book starts where the first book left off. Mark and Damien have feelings for each other, but Damien is a danger to himself and others, and grandma will try to fix this with her power.

The book is a short and fast read. It is fast-paced, and I kept spinning the pages intensely. It brings you the feelings of home, and winter times, and family moments, and high-school memories. It has all the good vibes put together neatly.

The high-school romance was an addition to the book, and it was a pleasure to read. I enjoyed it a lot, even though we didn’t see as much romance in this book as we do in book one.

And then, there is the word ‘’Dunno.’’ A word that I don’t really mind, unless it’s used too often. And it bothered me, I will admit it.

But then, there was Nanna – a character full of light and power that pierces through. A character full of wittiness, giving life to each scene unlike any character can. A woman I so greatly admire, for her love and dedication to the family, and unconditional love and teaching towards her grandchild.

I read about magic, and high-school, more about high-school than magic. I wish there were more romance scenes, and was terrified when the book finished the way it did. I was afraid, and happy, and excited and sad, and not to forget, annoyed, but this book gave me all the right feels at times, and all the wrong ones too.

It has never been harder to judge a book in-between this space of annoyance and love, and I am struggling. But I love Nanna too much.

I would recommend you to read this (or the first book in the series, if you haven’t yet). If you enjoy LGBT high-school romance and witchcraft adventures, this one will be a pleasurable read for you.

Thank you to the author, K.S. Marsden, for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
  
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RachelReads (74 KP) rated A Court of Thorns and Roses in Books

May 24, 2017  
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.7 (108 Ratings)
Book Rating
Amazing protagonist (2 more)
Action packed
It's a page turner - you will not want to put the book down!
World building got confusing (0 more)
Great Start to the Series
A Court of Thorns and Roses was just a sea of feels. It took me a while to pick this up, because I'm in love with Sarah J Maas' other series, Throne of Glass, and was scared I was going to be disappointed. I was wrong. This book is a story retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but SJM just takes it to a whole other level. This book will keep you on the end of your seat, as you fall in love with the characters and the world. This is such a fantastic first book to this series, and it honestly just gets better from here on out! Definitely pick up this book if you haven't already!
  
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Dara Miller (0 KP) rated Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1) in Books

Apr 29, 2018  
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Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1)
Pepper Winters | 2013
9
9.0 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great storyline Hot characters Wonderful writing technique (0 more)
I may or may not get back to you on that, since I haven't found a single con yet (0 more)
Absolutely LOVE Pepper Winters!
I was first introduced to Tess through Pepper's other series, "Pennies", which I read through in only 4 days (which is no easy feat when you're a mom to 4 littles!). When I read a series that I love, I've never actually gone on to read the stories of other characters introduced along the storyline but after reading review after review I knew I had to at least TRY it. Tears of Tess sucked me in just like the Pennies series did. Not only is Pepper Winters my new favorite author, but her storylines and Characters have stuck with me and may even, dare I say, earned themselves a second read through by me (which literally NEVER happens!)
  
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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Love the One You're With in Books

May 10, 2018  
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Love the One You're With
Emily Giffin | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
6
7.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Ellen and Andy have been married for exactly 100 days when she sees, for the first time in 8 years, her ex-boyfriend Leo. She agrees to meet him at a nearby cafe and the emotions that start to resurface...
Shortly after this chance encounter, Leo contacts Ellen to do the photos for an article about singer Drake Winters. Unbeknownst to Ellen, Leo is the one who is writing this article and happens to be at the shoot. Will this chance encounter lead to something new? Will she finally get the closure she has been looking for? Being married for less than a year, will she give it all up to discover what might have been?

Emily Giffin gives another tale of complicated love. Should you seek out "the one that got away" to get closure or find your happily ever after? Or do you just Love the One You're With?