Location: Canada
Member Since: Dec. 30, 2010
Laura kyahgirl
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Barbara Samuel
Latest book: Summer's Freedom. Published on December 14, 2011.
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Kristen Ashley
Latest book: Motorcycle Man. Published on May 22, 2012.
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Smashwords book reviews by Laura kyahgirl
- A Feral Darkness
on Feb. 03, 2011
I think this was the first Doranna Durgin book I ever read and I got the title from a list of 'best Fantasy' ever from a forum I came across. I loved this story. The dogs/dog behaviour and human/dog interactions were realistic and engaging. The characters were well drawn and the mystery and magic were believable. The development of the story was really well paced. All in all, a great read.
- Sweet Dreams
on Dec. 20, 2011
This author was new to me and a complete surprise. What an awesome, engaging, well paced story. The editing was a bit rough but the quality of the characters and story made me overlook that.
- Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
on Feb. 22, 2012
4.5/5; 5 stars; A I thought this was a really good book. A lot of reviewers mention reading it in one sitting or not being able to put it down. I had the opposite problem. The author did such an amazing job of describing the vile racism and cruelty of some of the characters that I had to take a break fairly often. It took me a few days to read this book with a generous sprinkling of lighter books intermingled with this one. Don't let these comments deter you from reading this book. It is a beautiful love story and the characters are well defined. My only quibble with Cord's character was his perpetual doubting of Anne's commitment but he sure came through in the end. His brothers were complete emotional retards. I don't know if its possible for anyone to be that stupid but, in the context of the times, the author made me believe it was so. Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold featured lots of animals, another big plus from my perspective. I really enjoyed the horse training and care that was woven into the story.
- Destiny For Three
on April 29, 2012
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From Goodreads review: 4/5; 4 stars; A- This book surprised me in a pleasant way and I'm glad I got it after reading Bookie Nookie's rave review. The characters were interesting and fleshed out enough to be believable. The time travel aspect was handled in a low key way that didn't jar me. The story is a historical romance with a strong erotica underpinnings yet there was a lot of story to go along with the numerous and well done sex scenes.
- Sweet Dreams
on April 29, 2012
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4.5/5; 5 stars; A Wow, this was a really enjoyable book. I've never read anything by this author and was completely surprised. I would have taken off a whole star for the poor editing but the story was so strong it compensated for it. This book had enough length to develop a lot of characters and relationships, incorporate a mystery, and show a realistic time line for all the events to unfold. I found the story a bit confusing sometimes when it jumped around in time by a few days here and there and I got really, really impatient the overuse of 'um' but it wasn't enough to make me change my mind about the overall rating. The character Tate was an utter jerk for parts of the book and he made an awful lot of mistakes in fits of temper but he was so dogged in his determination to hang on to what he wanted and fix up his life that it was easy to get past the jerkishness. Lauren was also a character with flaws but she was completely likeable, strong and compassionate. I kind of liked that Tate and Lauren had a lot of arguments and disagreements because they worked it out, shouted about it, went crazy for a bit but didn't do the 'walk away wounded' thing. I don't like it when an author creates tension by having two people who can't or won't talk about things and the book is full of misunderstandings. There is something about this book that reminds me of some of the really good Nora Roberts stand-alone books from years ago, like Northern Lights, Blue Smoke, etc.
- The Touchstone Trilogy
on April 29, 2012
This was such a great trilogy. I think it must be quite a challenge to write several books all from the POV of a person writing about their experiences in their diary. The author created an interesting world with compelling characters and a complex mystery as well as exciting action. I loved the main character Cassandra. She was so young yet so courageous, inventive, intelligent and good natured. This is a sci-fi/fantasy story that could be enjoyed by adults and young adults alike.
- Lady Luck
on April 29, 2012
From the reviews I read I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. Kristen Ashley has an amazing gift for creating characters who have had a really tough time but don't end up as whiny or obnoxious victims. Both Ty and Lexie were awesome protagonists for this book. They had both dragged themselves out of really crappy circumstances and became strong, ethical, and courageous adults. Ty's problems made him inclined to be distrustful and therefore say really cruel things when backed into a corner. That part of the book was heartbreaking. I loved Lexie's 'sass' and she had some really great rants. I especially enjoyed her tearing a strip off Ty's parents. That was priceless. This book led to the resolution of the corruption problems in Carnal's police department. It was a great conclusion.