Hidden Magic (Dragon's Gift: The Huntress #0)…✎…Linsey Hall

Hidden Magic by Linsey Hall

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✩ ✩

(Source: I received an ARC of this book for free. Thanks to Linsey Hall.)

We’d never had friends before. Or a place of our own. Or freedom.
Now, we had all three. And I couldn’t wait to see what we’d do with it.

It was a short, fun read, where after showed us how they got to do their business, how they came to it, how they started it, where the idea came from. How they met their friends and how they started their lives in their current city.
It was an interesting and a nerve-wracking read, as always, but still I enjoyed it very much.

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Playing the Player…✎…Lisa Brown Roberts

Playing the Player by Lisa Brown Roberts

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✩ ✩

(Source: I received an ARC of this book for free. Thanks to NetGalley, Entangled Publishing, LLC, Entangled: Crush and Lisa Brown Roberts.)

Spontaneity isn’t bad. It might even be…epic.

I am disappointed, this book didn't come even close to my expectations, I liked it, but not very much.

It was unnecessarily stretched, half of it could have been edited out. BUT I seriously cried once or twice for her, cause author did an amazing job expressing and presenting the events and emotions of the characters.

He chuckled next to me. 

“Watch it, BB. Don’t forget we’re going to Jungle Fever next time. You’d better be nice to me so I’ll catch you if you fall.”

Too late, I wanted to say. I’ve already fallen.

Overall, it was fun, and I liked it, but again, I was expecting for more.

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Breathless & Bloodstained (The Chicago War #4)…✎…Bethany-Kris

Breathless & Bloodstained by Bethany-Kris

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✩ ✩ ✩

This man made her breathless.
They were damn dirty, bloodstained by his own hands, and by hers.
Perfection was a myth.
Beauty was in the flaws.

I was expecting so much more, actually the most from these two, from this book, from their story, and what I did get? NOTHING!!!

Where was my funny Tommaso? Where was his easygoing character, I understand that there was so much on his shoulders, but he was molded into any other average mafioso character. No, that man wasn't introduced to me like that in the previous books, even when the situation got the best of him.

“My fascination got worse, but you got so much better. Worship is not a good enough word for what I felt.”
“Like a religion.”
Abriella’s tongue peeked out to sweep her bottom lip. “Yeah. Just like that.”
“Do you still feel like that about me?”
“Everyday.”

Same foes for Abriella, where was that carefree girl? Where was the girl that risked everything for her life, for her happiness, who was this shallow woman in this book? This wasn't her. Even when they got back together that wasn't her, that wasn't them.

We never actually saw them together-together, but we heard that no one gets them, no one knows what they have. I don't really get what was that? I didn't understand the whole concept, the meaning behind this words. I didn't see anything except the fuck. So, she liked to be called slut, but she hated to be compared to her mom. I really don't get it. So what? She wanted to be like her mom so she acted like her behind the doors? Or she hated it, but she got off of it? I didn't get it really. Author wanted to tell us something, but apparently I didn't get the message. All I got is that she had a mommy issues.

“But I don’t ever want you to stop making promises,” Abriella added after a quiet moment. “Because you always keep them, and you’re the one thing in my life that I can count on for that.”

Pressure much? He already was the core character of the book, but putting him under so much...
Whatever, I was disappointed, since this book should have been the most exciting one, not the most annoying. After all, we waited since the first book to finally see the couple that we heard so much about.

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Scarless & Sacred (The Chicago War #3)…✎…Bethany-Kris

Scarless & Sacred by Bethany-Kris

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✩

He was the guy who used her to get what he wanted. She was the girl who let him do it to get what she wanted.

I was waiting to read about this couple. In the first book when Theo said that he had his eyes on someone, and then the date was cancelled, and after some hints from Eve, I knew that the date was her. And I am glad that in this book we got to see how that episode actually happened.

“You don’t even notice the taste anymore because you learn to like the bite it leaves behind and how it wakes you up.”

Never a conversation about coffee left me so breathless for the characters, there was a huge sexual frustration between these two, that I have never ever seen between any other characters, in any other books. I just loved Eve, since the first book, she was the link between the girls. and Theo, I really was mad at him and Lily, and still am, but I liked him, however I certainly didn't know how dark he actually was. Behind his easy going character, which was missing in this book unfortunately but understandably, was hidden an angry man who was ready to avenge his brother.

“Go on and come at me on the streets like any good made man would do to defend his territory, Joel. Put that mouth of yours to action and actually do something instead of talking about it. Give me a reason to put you down. I dare you. Come at me.”

Being used, and used by none other than his brother's death really made him to push everything and everything aside and start to do the right thing. In some way I think it was also his way to say sorry to Dino, for hearing but not listening to him, however I don't believe in apologies when the person is dead, so yeah, it was late, but I was glad that he was doing whatever he thought was right, for Dino.
Even giving up Eve.

I started to like and respect Tommas more, for the choices that he had to make and that he made. However, fighting for all other's benefit, he lost the one thing that was meant everything to him, that he was actually fighting for. I loved that twist in this book.

I really loved their story, especially since there was lots of reminiscing of Dino.

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Reckless & Ruined (The Chicago War #2)…✎…Bethany-Kris

Reckless & Ruined by Bethany-Kris

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✩ ✩

“I didn’t think …”
“That I would come?” Adriano asked.
“Yeah.”
“Well, I did.”
Alessa laughed, but even the sound was sad. “You always do, right?”
“Run after you while you push me away and leave me behind? Yeah.”
“Ouch, Adriano.”
Adriano shrugged. “It is what it is, Lissa.”

I was looking forward to reading next books in the series, since all were about my favorite characters. I enjoyed this book, it was a nice read about true love. I honestly never suspected that anything was happening or had happened between these characters, but they suited each other.
Alessa, was a totally new character here, not like in the first book. And Adriano, he was troubled, between protecting his sister, staying loyal to his father, fighting for his lover and going against his morals, he stood strong, really strong.

“Just remember, the worst gift might be exactly what you wish for, my boy.”

I didn't like Riley much, in the first book I really believed that he loved his wife, but apparently all this was for the show, for the power, for the throne, which wasn't his. He would have been an amazing boss I would give it to him, but he was too selfish.

“Fear and respect walked hand in hand.
This was the mafia way.”

I liked the story, the characters, I kind of felt sorry at the end for them, but still their love story was an interesting one to read.

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Falling for the Girl Next Door (Creative HeArts #5)…✎…Tera Lynn Childs

Falling for the Girl Next Door by Tera Lynn Childs

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮

(Source: I received an ARC of this book for free. Thanks to NetGalley, Entangled Publishing, LLC, Entangled: Crush and Tera Lynn Childs.)

Home isn’t a place or a house or even a familiar city. Home is wherever Tru lives.

I just can't help but love the Creative HeArts series, maybe the fact that I am an artist myself affects it, but still I love it.

At first, I should admit that I was scared that there is going to be a love triangle, which luckily didn't happen, but when I saw that the third boy was Finn I was shocked but actually intrigued, cause I love him the most, and I want him to reach his dreams and goals.

This feeling, he thought, is better than any high I’ve ever felt.

The book had a deep and serious meaning, it was about families' disorders, and about obsessive addictions. I hope that many teenagers read and see how to overcome these kind of problems. I was glad to see how True took the wheel and decided to make it right, how he faced his problems, and wanted to become a better person for himself, and the people that he loves.

I LOVED it!

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Taming Chloe Summers (Grover Beach Team #7)…✎…Anna Katmore

Taming Chloe Summers by Anna Katmore

My rating: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✩

“You’ve got your plans. Get on that plane, do your year abroad, live your life, and enjoy every minute of it.” He pauses. “I only ask for one thing.”
“What’s that?”
“Let’s keep in touch. Email, WhatsApp, texts, whatever you want. And when you come back next summer”—his hands moves up to my cheeks once more, and his thumb skims over my bottom lip—“go for coffee with me.”

I think this couple was my favorite one, or their story maybe.
I can't say how much I liked Justin, we saw glimpses of him since the first book, we saw how amazing as a friend he was, but here he showed how amazing boy and asa person he really is. When he told her not to give up on her dreams ad follow them, and just be with him after, I melted and fell for him myself.


Chloe was a character that again was introduced in the first book of the series, she was into a villain, into a victim, and finally to the heroine, and survivor. I am glad that she got back to her feet and showed that she was strong and she was not done, even though life wasn't the best for her. I don't know what went south in her life to make her make the decisions that she made in the high school but I am glad that this time, when she was couple of years older she made the right ons.

Hopefully, author won't ruin this amazing story by writing one of her her usual second books.
Since, I really, really loved it!

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