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Denice Cordero
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- Believe
on May 23, 2012
First I want to thank We ♥ YA Books! and the author for a copy of this book... When I was reading the first chapters of this book, I thought it was simple and straight forward... Then as the story goes on, I can't help but think that there are some similarities between this book and Twilight... Like the Brennens only drink animal blood, they also have supernatural powers and some more... But the huge difference of the two books is that Believe's protagonist is a Crusnik or vampire hunter... Another huge difference is that Believe includes mythology... I did love reading this book, though I was bored at the first chapters but as I read it, it became more interesting... And why did it have to end that way?! What a revelation! It really left me hanging for the next book... When is the release of the next book anyway? And the spelling errors... is it really like that?
- Leopard Moon (Book 1 of the Moon series)
on June 03, 2012
First, I would like to thank Ms. Jeanette Battista and We ♥ YA Books! for a copy of this book... Honestly, I really don't know what I will say about this book... It was not boring but it was not that interesting... I mean the book is good but for me the story did not catch my attention... Though Ms. Jeanette wrote the story in a nice manner, there were some parts where I got bored... And I think all will say that the cover looks like Fallen by Lauren Kate but still there were some differences... Finally, I can't really say that I will recommend this book to others...
- Elemental: The First
on Feb. 04, 2013
Cover: It's alright... I like her hair by the way... =) Rose: The only thing I can say about her is that I pity her... I pity her because her life has been a lie from the start... I pity her because she really do not know what or who she is... Aiden: I don't think being alone or just because your uncle said so you will do bad things... I think Aiden could have lived a better life if his attitude was different from the start... But I guess I really have to look into the fact that he was waiting for her... Story: The story was okay... I did finish the book in a day so that's quite an achievement... But I can't help but say that there was a time when I got so bored that I jumped that chapter... I guess, it was alright because the chapter was not that really important... But I do like the idea of the story... Halíka Dacomé was really intriguing me to no end... I was always asking "Who could she really be?"... I wanted to know more about her but it seems that the book was not really telling much... Except that she had acquaintances when they were sent here on earth... I would also like to know more about her history with Aiden... What would their story be? Will it be tragic or what? Recommended? I would recommend it if you want something unique...
- Lancaster House
on Feb. 21, 2013
Thank you to Prism Book Tours and the author for providing an e-copy of this book… Cover: I admit, that if I have discovered the book by myself I might not have been interested in reading the book… As some know, I firstly judge a book by its cover… But this is one of the books that made me think that judging them by the cover is not enough… The cover is actually unique… It reminds me of abstract paintings… Zoe: She’s a very determined person… She was very intent on restoring Lancaster House to its former glory… She was also a very strong woman… She doesn’t let her mistakes ruin her life… For me, she actually uses her bad experiences to learn… She was also a very logical woman at first, because she was always thinking possible scenarios to explain strange events… Things I like in the story: The story actually was making me guess almost all the time… I didn’t know what to expect (except maybe for Wade’s reactions =) )… I also liked the writing style… It’s not every day that you read a story that is a story told by the protagonists… It was actually kinda cute… And throughout the story I can’t help but feel that there will be twists in the story… Maybe one of the twists in the story is the addition of another paranormal creature… I really thought it was only about ghosts, but *******s? It actually made my eyebrows rise and be skeptic… But in the end it all worked out… Things I didn’t like in the story: Actually there is only one thing that I didn’t like in the story… And that is the giving of too much details… I know it might not be a problem to most of you but for me I find it annoying… It’s because I don’t really have a good imagination when it comes to details… Give me a few and it will be alright for me… Anyways, the details were only provided during the first chapters when Zoe was still new to the house…
- The Middle Aisle
on Feb. 21, 2013
Thank you to Prism Book Tours and the author for providing an e-copy of this book… Title: At first I was wondering why the book was entitled “The Middle Aisle” but when I reached the part of the book where Andre was explaining what this means, I actually find it fitting… Cover: It still reminds me of abstract paintings… Story: The first thing I like in the story is Wade’s (Dr. Channing’s POV)… It gave me a few ideas what was really going on with him… Is he really obsessed with Zoe? Or he’s just really concerned for her? Or perhaps he was falling in love with her? Sometimes I thought that maybe if Wade’s job was different he might have believed Zoe earlier… The second thing I like is that this was better than the first book… I really can’t explain it but the story was really better than the predecessor… Third is that I liked how Zoe and Andre seemed to be attuned to each other’s emotions… When they were deceiving Adelle (Andre's first wife), Zoe knew that Andre was actually acting… That’s why Zoe jumped in and pretended too… Fourth, is the twist in the ending… I knew there was a very interesting twist in the story!!! I could never have imagined that… HE was actually (not going to say it!!!)… I would have never guessed that… But in short it really added a very interesting twist… And lastly and the thing that made me love this book is the epilogue… Zoe and Andre had a happy life together… But the epilogue also made me sad, especially for their son… His memories about his father was foggy making him doubt if he ever really saw him, but in the end everything worked out the for best… Though I really wish that their son accepted it earlier… I won't discuss the thing I don't like about the book, cause Adelle's not worth the time... But to be fair, Adelle is evil... =)
- The Athena Effect
on March 04, 2013
Thank you Never Too Old for Y.A. Books and the author for providing an ecopy of this book... Cover: I love her eyes... Title: At first, I was curious why the title like that, and as the story goes on, I discovered why it's named that way... Caledonia: Love her name... What I like about her is that she knew how to protect herself despite her fragile appearance... She was very smart and she loves nature... She was cautious on how to act with other people, well her gifts made her a walking lie detector that's why she knows immediately what people are feeling... I think this is one of those rare times when I don't have any complaint about a particular character... She was very easy to like, with her seemingly naive attitude people will surely like her... Calvin: He was a lovable character... He looks after Caledonia even if it's clear who the stronger character was... He was trying to make Caledonia's life easier through many ways... He makes her happy and of course makes her laugh... And he also made Caledonia feel love... Story: Did you know that the 2 main characters are individually known as Cal? Because of this, Calvin decided to call Caledonia, Cali so that they won't be confused who is who... So cute... The story was really interesting... I thought that it was a paranormal story at first but when I reached around 60% of the story it became clear that it was not, it was actually a sci-fi... And let me tell you, I'm not a big fan of sci-fi but this story made me think twice... It was really good... And the ending!!! I guess karma's a reall b***h, isn't it? Take that you Professor Meanie!!! Happy Reading!!! Thank you!!!