Aira Cabrera Books: January 2014

Review: Until November (Until #1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

6:07 PM

The Ballad of Aramei (The Darkwoods Trilogy #3) by J.A. Redmerski

7:25 PM

SYNOPSIS

Everything about Adria Dawson’s life has changed in unimaginable ways: the shattering betrayal of her mother, the fight for her life and sanity…the loss of her humanity. But now Adria must face the ultimate challenge and risk not only her life, but the lives of everyone she loves at the wrathful hands of Isaac Mayfair’s father.

Determined to help unravel a mysterious message deeply rooted in an unhinged mind, Adria becomes obsessed with traveling into Aramei’s turbulent past to see the truth of how the relationships and betrayals between the Mayfair and Vargas bloodlines were formed.

Meanwhile, Adria and the Mayfairs are doing everything they can to smoke out and trap the Praverian traitor. A trip to Providence uncovers not only an old family line who are enemies of the Praverians, but also raises questions about the Praverian’s true agenda.

But the traitor will be caught. People will die. And Adria’s destiny to be the cause of a war will come to pass. But what could a kind and simple girl like Adria Dawson ever do that could be considered an act of war? The landscape of the werewolf world will be forever changed in the climactic conclusion to The Darkwoods Trilogy.

This song was in my head while reading this.

REVIEW

WHOA. That's how you end a trilogy! This book was freakin UNBELIEVABLE. This series is definitely one of my favorites! I'm sad that it's over, but I'm satisfied with the ending.

The story picks up where Kindred left off. Adria is now facing new challenges. Isaac's father wants her to communicate with Aramei and find out what she wants to tell them. Adria is so brave and she doesn't let Trajan boss her around without having something to say about it.

Now another problem that they have is the Praverian traitor living among them. The praverian traitor is someone close to them and he/she hates Adria and wants to kill her. I'd like to say I was surprised who the traitor was, but I'm not. A lot would not see it coming, but I did because I never liked that character.

The lengths that the people in Isaac and Adria's life do in order to help them are heartwarming. They have each other's backs and you can feel the love and dedication they have for one another. Isaac's love for Adria is so great that I could feel it while reading the book.

I love having a look at Aramei's past. It makes everything clear and it was very well written.

Trajan's love for Aramei is limitless. He loves her so much and I would have swooned over him, but he has a lot of issues. First, he loves Aramei, ONLY Aramei. Second, he'd risk his children's life and his kind's life just so Aramei could live. Third, he feels nothing for anyone EXCEPT Aramei. I love his devotion to her, but if you can't show compassion to others, it ruins the whole thing.

A truly wonderful and fantastic series! I'll miss all the characters!

5 STARS!!

GOODREADS AMAZON

4stars

Review: Rising Fang by Anfal Khaliq

11:40 PM

SYNOPSIS

Fourteen-year-old Ellie Paige dealt with monsters like most high school losers: she pretended they didn't exist—from the prettier, slimmer girls who wrote nasty things about her on the bathroom walls to the boys who taped dirty drawings to her locker door.

But some monsters couldn't be ignored, and there are worse things in the world than high school; a lesson Ellie learnt when she was savaged one night by a terrifying creature in the woods behind the school, turning her into a creature she had feared all her life ...

Now, a sinister transformation had begun in Ellie, and dark dreams were calling her into the mountains west of town, where her life as she had always known it would almost certainly come to an end, her fate forever changed by the light of a full moon ...

REVIEW

I read this book with my sister. She bought hers on Amazon and I received this book from the author.

The first chapter is very fast-paced. I cannot give a detailed review because I don't want to give anything away.

Ellie gets turned into a werewolf by a werewolf who had no choice but to turn her in order to save her life. Ellie gets turned into a werewolf on the prologue, so this isn't really a spoiler. It's peculiar how Ellie wasn't the least bit weirded out that she was now a werewolf. She acted so chill about it. Other than that, the book was highly entertaining.

Ellie has two best friends in school: Kate and Jack. They are very different from each other, but they fit.

After a long night that changed Ellie's life, she goes to school and meets a new student named Connor.Ellie immediately notices that there's something unusual about Connor. Her first words to him were "You smell like me.", that had me laughing out loud.

This story is for those who are looking for an easy and adventurous read. It is well-written and the illustrations in the book were beautiful! Thank you Anfal Khaliq for this book!

My Rating: 4 stars
My Sister's Rating: 5 stars

GOODREADS AMAZON

5stars

Review: Kindred (The Darkwoods Trilogy #2) by J.A. Redmerski

8:05 PM

SYNOPSIS

Isaac Mayfair is hiding a dark secret. And just when Adria Dawson thinks the worst of her life among the werewolf world is over, she learns the secret that can rip her and Isaac’s love apart. Adria must come to terms with what the truth means for her. What it means for her life and how much time she has left to live it. She must choose between two different fates, neither of which can offer life as a certainty.

As if Isaac’s betrayal isn’t enough, Adria learns that there are things out there older and more powerful than werewolves could ever be. An archaic entity known only to few as the Praverian, unlike anything Adria has ever known or heard of.

As Adria struggles with her own fateful dilemmas, she must also try to find out why the Praverian is so interested in her and do everything in her power to stay out of its way.

REVIEW

This book was better than the first. It was more action packed and it had me on the edge of my seat while reading it. I was so keen on figuring out what was wrong with Adria and what was bugging Isaac.

There were a lot of Isaac and Adria moments, but they both have their own secrets so it’s hard for them to really be together by keeping major secrets from each other.

I love the twists! I never saw them coming. (Well except Isaac’s secret. I accidentally clicked on the page where he confesses and I read his secret. I hate when that happens!)

Adria is a likable heroine. She’s not whiny and she thinks things through before doing them. She’s also not a drama queen. Good thing she was only mad at Isaac for one chapter. The secrets and revelations surrounding this girl are insane and I wish her the best of luck in the third book.

Isaac has all these responsibilities that would make a weaker person crumble. He has to take care of his family, pack, and most importantly Adria. You could really feel his love for Adria. The choices that he made were all for her.

For some reason, I don't like Zia all that much. I know that a lot would disagree with me, but she just annoys the hell out of me.

I'm excited to start reading book 3!

5 STARS!

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Rising Fang by Anfal Khaliq

8:22 PM

5stars

Review: King Hall (Forever Evermore #1) by Scarlett Dawn

12:34 AM

4stars

Review: Divided by Livia Jamerlan

4:42 PM

SYNOPSIS

Alani LaBelle has it all. A great job, amazing friends, and a loving fiancé. Traveling to Las Vegas for her bachelorette party, she never expects to come across someone who rocks her world the way Ryan Kraft does. Though they only share a few hours together, the connection she feels with him is undeniable. Thinking that her feelings for him may be cold feet she brushes it off and attempts to focus on her fiancé and their impending nuptials.

Heartbroken by her fiancé only days before their wedding, she finds herself needing to escape, needing to hide from reality. Though Alani knows that Ryan lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, she never thought their paths would cross again while she is there.

Their friendship changes to something more with a good night kiss. Needing to be with Ryan, she leaves her old life in New Jersey behind and moves halfway across the country. As they journey together in a new relationship Alani has to adapt to life in a new city, new job, as well as dealing with Ryan's ex-girlfriend Stephanie, who is waiting for the perfect moment to get Ryan back.

But will her fiancé let Alani walk away from him without a fight? Will Alani's love for Ryan be enough for her to stay with him through turmoil? Or will Stephanie’s secret tear them apart?

REVIEW

Alani is two weeks away from marrying her boyfriend of 5 years. She and her friends went off to Las Vegas to celebrate her bachelorette party. On their last night there, Alani meets Ryan. They have a connection that she has never felt before. Alani did not cheat, but they did flirt and dance a lot.

Alani and her friends return to New York, but Ryan was still a constant thought in her head.
She finds her fiancé cheating on her with his secretary two days before their wedding. Alani goes to North Dakota to escape everything, and hopefully find someone.

Ryan and Alani's romance was too cute and adorable. Everything was working out really well until the twist. I was so shocked and I really didn't see it coming.

If you're looking for a sweet and romantic easy read with a huge twist, this one is for you!

FAVORITE QUOTES

“It was my absolute pleasure to meet you Alani LaBelle. I’ll always remember you and I wish you nothing but happiness. I do hope your future husband makes you happy and gives you the world. It’s what you deserve.”