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Crystal Blade (Paladins of Crystal #2)

Nicola M. Cameron

10.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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“You are the heir to the Garin royal family. And you should be the next Empress of Sideros.” ...

Fantasy Romance Reverse Harem

jmercado (1 KP) rated The Jewel (The Lone City, #1) in Books

Jan 15, 2018

The Jewel (The Lone City, #1)

Amy Ewing | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.9

(10 Ratings)

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My goodness. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book and I struggled through the 1st have but that ending!!! Holy mangos was that good!

Royalty comes with its perks in the Jewel but it also comes with its flaws.
Royalty cannot bear their own children (well they can but they come out deformed and pass away).
So they seek and purchase Surrogates. Once a female who has hit puberty test positive to be a Surrogate they are taken and kept at a facility to be auctioned off to these Royals.

We follow the story of Violet and her journey after being sold.

This story does have a romance but the story is more politically driven.

There were some faults that made this book a 4 instead of a 5.

Firstly the beginning just exploded with information and didn't really easy you into the plot. There were multiple times I had to reread the sections to understand what was going on or who certain people were.

Secondly the romance in this didn't give us much build up. I mean I do like the couple but there was not much to go progression wise.

Other than that this book was beautifully written and once I pushed through the 1st half I could not put it down.

Can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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ArecRain (8 KP) rated How to Ruin Your Reputation in Ten Days (Ladies of Passion #2) in Books

Jan 18, 2018

A friends to lovers historical romance that is as cute as it is frustrating.

Friends to lovers is one of my favorite subgenres and it was clear from the beginning that Francine and Julian were meant for each other. Sometimes you can just tell that two souls are two halves of a whole.

While the romance is both heartwarming and almost painfully cute, it was the characters that enraptured me. Francine is an absolute doll and Julian is everything the hero should be. In truth, it is the collective of characters that make this story, not just the leads. Francines friends are a force to behold, her mother surprisingly insightful, and the ton as transparent as they ought to be.

The author has a talent for pulling emotions from the reader. With every mishap, misunderstanding, and discovery, I found myself holding my breathing and worrying right along with the heroine. AT some points I had to place the book down because I was either so frustrated I couldnt deal or so shocked I needed to process.

I feel in the end, we got the end we wanted. But I was left wanting, mainly for Marys story. As one of Francines closest friends, I felt that Mary stole the show for me and I am very much looking forward to her own story.

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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated Teleport in Books

Jan 23, 2020

<b><i>I received this book for free from Kindle Scout in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.</i></b>
I've never actually read a book based solely on making a teleportation device as the main plot, so this was a ride inside a new experience. But there are huge loads of information that I personally felt were information dumps, and it went all over my head every time a character explained what was going on to another character. Nearly half the book is focused on creating the teleportation device or testing (and more testing) - those looking for a fast-paced book will find Teleport to be slow at first, but things do pick up later on as the book progresses.

Sometimes I come across books that have unnecessary romance (a lot of them have it as a nice touch), but Teleport felt really unnecessary and forced. I felt like Berry was trying to get a romance angle into the story when the story was doing fine without that angle.

Teleport was interesting and all, but there were some things that just didn't work out.

<a href="https://bookwyrmingthoughts.com/the-flooding-by-sean-hancock-and-teleport-kevin-berry/"; target="_blank">This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts</a>