Review: The Bro Code

The Bro Code by Barney Stinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Are you a fan of barney Stinson them you should definitely read the bro code. This was just funny and hilarious about the Do's and Don'ts of bro.

As the book started with the Bible and Troy I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Bro's before ho's.


It was just legendary. I am a big fan of HIMYM series and still have the full sets of seasons on my pc. But reading the entire set of bro code which we heard in bits and pieces on the TV show was just awesome.

Thanks barney for making us laugh after a stressful day.

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Review: Nocte

Nocte by Courtney Cole
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow it was just a big wow. The author has done a amazing work.


Just like the plot description says "You will never know what hit you" it just did that. I didnt expect that final twist at all. It really explained everything which was actually taking place. Till the ending it was more like a mess. When we reached the ending it was just amazing. I dont know if i am ready for the next part right away because the story is just too dark and after the final suspense the book 2 & 3 just seems unncessary according to me. It would have been better if the book was a standalone instead of a triology.


Recommended to everyone who like romance and plot twists.

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Review: The Burning Sky

The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I guess i am in my lucky week with 4th continuous read getting a 4+ star rating.

Rating this book was hardest thing to do for me. I wanted to rate it a 5 star because i really enjoyed it but i guess just enjoying the book doesnt matter. The only reason i am not rating it 5 star bcs of few things which wasnt explained very much properly and i might even add them as a Book sins.

I never understood the "Inquisters " other than that they are people of Atlantis but they are likely controlling even the kingdom of domain but at various locations it was more or less told to us that domain may declar war against atlantis which likely brings up a lots of question. If domain is under Atlantis supression then how can it be a separate kingdom and if it is separate kingdom them how come the agency of other kingdoms torches the king of domain.

The political aspect of the book was very much unclear and hopefully it will be more likely explained in the next book. I would have rated this book 5 star if the political setting and foregin policy of the kingdom was more properly explained like the army/inquestor and its minions roaming in the domain when they actually belong to Atlantis.

I am expecting more explanations regarding the political setting in the future books and hopefully it will be more clearer.

The romance part of the book was not expectional but it wasnt bad either there were many areas where it was good . The relationship was not properly explained in the current book but hopefully more explanations will come in the future..

I am very much worried after the end of the first book that there will be too many "BOOK SINS" in the series which i hate a lot. So hopefully it will be all well explained.

Final Remarks: A good plot setting but requires lot of explanation to the Political aspect.

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Review: The Marriage Alliance

The Marriage Alliance by Mageela Troche
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is recommended to only people above the Age of 18 years since it contains two graphic sex scenes.

I always wanted to read a book based on Political Marriage but the most of the books are rated below 3.5 Stars . This one does a proper justice to the Situation. A Small book of 120 some pages shows the situation and explains the characters very well.

I would have liked it if the book was even more lengthier. The author hasn't wasted time on describing how the city looks or how the area looks. There are no description related to clan wars. It considers only the point of view of romance.

Alisa Cameron : A gentle soul who was considered as invaluable and was married to Ducan for a political alliance. The character is very extraordinary who is very strong and determined. She is very girly at times and mature at others. The book has a lot of humar especially bcs of Alisa Cameron

Ducan: A feirce warrior but a gentleman. He considered dominating Alisa but little did he know that he will end up in love.

The book is told from the pov of both Alisa and Ducan and sometimes from a 3rd person.

The Author has just magic in her hands. In one chapter she makes us laugh but the next one she takes us to the edge of crying.

I might have cried reading few areas if i wasnt reading it at my workplace and couldnt even laugh aloud ended up smiling for most of the middle part of the book.

Recommended to everyone who likes a cheesy romance.

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Review: Sword and Verse

Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am having a hard time writing a review for this book.. The internal conflict for me is very high for whether i should give it a 3 star or 4 star.

This book is definitely not a 5 star for me reason being the book had missed the biggest part i.e the court. The author never brought anything about court except a few things which were important in the plot. We weren't told about the setting of the empire.

Why you should read: The plot is interesting. The author deleberately reaveals the biggest secret and makes us wait for the character to identify it. But the heart verse was just awesome. I never expected what it was so that was a good thing..

The short description about the story of gods was also good.

The author kept us engaged in the story by different means. The main plot of this book is romance and the author had done a great job in that area and its only because of that had i enjoyed this book a lot.

Some basic sins: The Learned ones used to live on a island. When there are watch towers it is easy to see the enemy ship approaching so i dont understand how they weren't able to prepare themselves for the attack. We weren't told anything about the time frame between when the learned ones left and current time which is a big draw back. Espically if i consider them to be living there for 500 -600 years it would be easy for them to sneak in the empire and start teaching the language, The rebels would have farmed within 20-30 years. So i would have liked if the author had brought in some time frame.

Last Verdict: I enjoyed reading this book. It was worth the time i spent on it. Would be liked by those who love romance book and not by the Fantasy-War readers. If you are new to reading then you should definitely read.

21st Jan 16
Loved this book. Full review tomorrow.

11th Jan 2015
Loving the person against whom you are going to rebel? Bloody awesome.. I am ready for a roller coaster ride for the emotions because it will definitely be a betrayal and i cant wait to see how the author handles it between the characters..which i think will be the crucial part of the book.

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Review: Becoming Alpha

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars

Becoming Alpha is about a teenage girl who has lived her entire life cast out from everyone and when her parents decide to move out she is excited to start a new life with a hope that she won't have to be the freak anymore but only if she can control her visions but we don't get what we always expect and sometimes the things which happen are for our own good.

Considering that this book is Debut book the author has done a great job, I usually don't like reading all the werewolf and vampire books but i thought of giving it a try and i am glad that i did it because i think i will like to read many more books on werewolf's. It can be read as a standalone there is no cliffhanger and the author also has set a good plot for the future books in the series.

I may have liked this book because it was totally new stuff for me and i have nothing to compare it with. The things i liked the most was the alpha dominant nature over their mate, Tessa hate over the word mate and there quite a few jokes on about the whole mate thing.

After all the praises now its time for the criticism. The most important thing in the books of paranormal is that they should be a hidden society among the the humans and the werewolf's believe themselves to be hidden but the author wasn't able to make it perfect in that way because the new town where Tessa moved to felt like everyone know about the wolves and if was the case then how come it never made it to media? The few scenes which make me say that are 1) Party 2) Pizza Delivery 3) Mall.

At all those locations it felt to me that the humans of that particular town already know about the wolves or atleast that something is wrong with people of St.Alibe. There are few other mistakes but i think those can be ignoerd.

Characters

Tessa: Since the entire book was written from her point of view we were able to understand her well enough. Her character changes a bit after she becomes a wolf and i must say she only get better.

Dastien: Tessa's mate, Nearly half of the book Tessa was mad at him and it was bound to happen because she was new to the life of alpha. I liked him but since there was not a single chapter from his POV we can only determine his character from all the things Tessa told to us but its not much to determine the character in full.

Last Verdict: Recommended to those who like to read Paranornal - Romance.

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Review: Master of Crows

Master of Crows by Grace Draven
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The only reason i started reading this book was because of the author's another book " The Wraith Kings". Even though it can be read as standalone it is always better to know the world well about which you are going to read.

I am glad that i did that bcs this book turned out to be good one too. Maybe not the best but good enough to made me read the part 2. I usually dont like reading the 3rd person's POV books but the author kept me hooked up with it which in itself was more than enough for me. The book was steady paced but what i missed in it was that it didn't bring me to my edge of seat. It was more like romance among the Mages. The author didn't keep the Mystery of Spy and the Black Mage much, I was fairly certain that both won't speak a word against each other and we can predict it off early in the book itself.

Last verdict: Can be read by Fantasy - Romance lovers but dont expect the book to bring you to the edge of your seat but there are few good twists in it though which will keep the steady pace of the book.

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Review: Radiance

Radiance by Grace Draven
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Radiance is a book about evolving relationship between two persons from different race altogether. One is a ancient Fading race of Kai and another is new young race of humans.

The book doesn't have much of action packed. There is no drama but it is about a couple where they get to know each other. I have read many Fantasy romance but i have never seen any relationship evolving like it did in this one. Most authors waste time on Misunderstandings or love triangle but Grace Draven has her own touch. This is the 3rd book i am reading written by her and i must say she is the best relationship describer i ever read.

The book's magic is the relationship, the author doesn't waste time on Magic lessons but simply tell us the relationship part of the two people.

This book is not for the Epic Fantasy readers who want lots of Action. Politics, Drama but it is for the romance readers who like to read the evolution of a relationship over the course of the marriage.

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Review: The Forbidden Wish

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After a long wait i was finally able to check this book from my "Unpublished list".

The story of Aladdin. I haven't read the book but i have seen a lot of movies on this one and this is the first retelling i have read about one my favorite childhood faerie tale and the author has a done a incredible job.

Till the last 50 pages i wasn't sure that the author would be able to finish this book but the author did and thats the reason i was disappointed in this book not because of the ending of course but because this is a standalone. I would have liked it very much if it was a more of a trilogy rather than a standalone.

Recommended to everyone who wants to read a good romance story with no cheesy lines.

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Review: The Scourge of Muirwood

The Scourge of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The ending of the book was just it has to be. The ending leaves a lot of opening for a spin over series and i hope the author will write a spin over to this series.

There are lot of questions i have which the author has not explained and yet i can assume what the author's answers will be afterall now they have explained everything about the books.

My fav scene was the serpent chamber. You guys will know about it when you will read it.

I am gonna miss this series... This is a book where i fell in love with the world rather than the characters. I fell in love with the thoughts of the author.

One thought, a whisper in your mind can change lives. I hope this last line can whisper a thought in your mind to read this one..

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Review: The Forgetting

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finished this book at 3:45AM in the morning... what can i say it was worth a sleepy office day..

i had thought i will read till 12 in the night and then suddenly i see its 2 in the night and yet seeing just a few more chapters left i went in to finish this.

The forgetting is a kind of book which you will not forget easily, the way the author went on keeping the suspense was awesome. The favorite part of my book was the climax, it was amazingly well written and the way the characters started exploring truth was also very well written.

I never guessed how the forgetting takes place how only one person remembers.. I kept trying but i was not able to predict what the author had in the mind at all.

I will recommend this book if you like Mystery..

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