Moon Spell - Samantha Young

I love my vampires.
Yes, I know you know that.
But, seriously,
I love my vampires.
To the point,
that I often snubbed my nose at werewolves.
Then I found some books on the lycans,
and,
apparently,
I'm hooked.

Moon Spell is one of those books I came across.
The werewolves here,
have orgins linked to the Greek Gods.
Being a mythology buff,
I was hooked at once.

Caia was seperated from her pack at a young age.
For 10 years,
she lived under their protection,
but hidden away.
But now she's back.
Some pack members blame her for the deaths of their loved ones.
Others seem to fear her.
They know something she doesn't.
And I love how the book keeps you guessing.
There's a secret,
and unlike many books where the reader knows the secret,
here, you're as clueless as Caia is.
And there's a shocking surprise.
Now, I'm usually good at predicting the surprise.
Oh no! Not here.

Of course,
it wouldn't be a true YA novel
without a little love.
And you get it here.
Or rather you would if that darn Lucien
would admit his true feelings!

Did I mention that I love Spring Break?
Because now I can read the next book on my list
and still have time to pick up the second book
in this trilogy!

52 Weeks of Happiness - Week 5

The best part of living in Africa,

is the ability to go on safari

and see animals.

This Easter weekend,

that's just what we did.

We went on our first game park

in Zambia.

Mfuwe was great.

We saw tons of our favourite animals.

But my favourite part,

after 10 years in Tanzania,

and a few dozen safaris,

she has always eluded me,

until now...

Happiness is FINALLY getting to see a leopard.

Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood

I have to say, 

the best part of Spring break

is the ability to just read.

Do nothing but read.

And reading is what I have been doing.

Born Wicked is the first in The Cahill Witch Chronicles.

I originally came across the book

when I joined

The Story Siren's

YA Debut Author Challenge. 

Born Wicked is set in a late 19th Century New England. 

But it has an alternate history.

Here, witches are still persecuted

and society is ruled by the fearsome Brotherhood.

Women are repressed,

forbidden to educate themselves

and forced into marriage

or into the Sisterhood.

Cate Cahill

and her sisters are witches.

Their mother has died

and made Cate promise to protect her sisters.

Cate fears magic.

She soon learns of a prophecy 

that involves she and her sisters.

She's also falling in love

(in a sad attempt at a love triangle).

Cate soon learns

that in order to protect her sisters

she must sacrifice her own happiness.

Covet - JR Ward

Being a huge fan of the WARDen,

you know there's no way I could resist her

Fallen Angels series.

And as the series title implies,

this one is not about vampires,

but angels.

Covet introduces us to Jim Heron.

He has been recruited by both Heaven and Hell.

His job is to guide seven souls.

If they choose the right path,

Heaven wins.

If they choose to stick with evil,

Hell will win.

Jim's first assignment is Vin DiPietro,

a man who has everything

(or does he?).

Can Jim save him and help him find love with Marie-Terese?

For those BDB fans,

we're reacquainted with the Iron Mask and Tez.

Gotta love that.

For those not into vampires,

how does angels strike you?

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This week, 

Ethan and I went on vacation.

Just him and I.

We had fun.

We visited old mates.

We drank coffee.

We saw the ocean.

We acted silly.

We made ducky faces!

Larkstorm - Dawn Rae Miller

I really need to stop reading books that are part of a trilogy or series,

unless the whole set is published.

Otherwise,

I get myself wrapped into the lives of these characters,

and forced to wait

before getting the HEA.

I'm all about books where the author's voice is terrific.
I love books with, not just strong characters,
but characters you actually care about.
I found that here,
in Larkstorm.

In my world of vampires,
I shifted to a dystopian world
with light and dark witches.

Lark Green has grown up in a world where she believes everything the State tells her.
She's a rule follower.
She knows she'll be bound to Beck.
She knows the State will choose her career.
She trusts them when they tell her the Sensitives are evil.
That is,
until Beck is accused of being one.

Determined to prove his innocence,
or at least learn the truth,
Lark embarks on a quest
where she learns that Sensitives means witches,
and she's one.
A powerful Dark one.
And her beloved Beck,
a powerful Light one.

Odds are,
they are destined to kill each other.
They were never meant to fall in love.

Lark must sacrifice being with the one she loves,
to keep him alive.

And I must wait,
who-knows-how-long
for them to reunite!






 

52 Weeks of Happiness - Week 4

Ethan and I are on Spring Break.

Woohoo!

For two whole weeks.

Woohoo!

We've broken our break up into 3 parts.

Part one,

a trip to Dar,

which is where we are now.

Every morning

we wake up to a gorgeous view of the Indian Ocean.

We've had some great visits with mates.

Catching up on what's been going on.

(I keep forgetting  to take pictures)

I even went to get a new hair colour.

And while I sat there,

getting my hair dyed red,

I had an amazing view of the ocean.

Happiness is being by the beach after months of living inland.

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