Into the Dreaming Review

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Title:  Into the Dreaming

Author:  Karen Marie Moning

Published:  April 24, 2012 by Delacorte Press

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

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I just finished the rerelease of Karen Marie Moning’s Into the Dreaming last night.  Not only do you get that story, which is about a hundred pages long , Ms. Moning also includes some work of hers that was never published, an inspirational and informational note about how you should always follow your gut, and a sneak peak at some of the pages from the graphic novel coming out, Fever Moon!

Into the Dreaming reminded me of Ms. Moning’s  Highlander series.   She mentions in the book that this story was the start to the fever world and you can definitely see it.  The heroine, Jane Sillee, has been dreaming of a man for years.  Turns out that the man she’s been dreaming of, Aedan MacKinnon, is a real person, and they really have been meeting in the dreaming.   Unfortunately for Aedan, he was tricked by the Unseelie King to protect his clan.  He has been held prisoner for so long that he doesn’t remember who he is.  It’s up to Jane to help him remember and break the curse.

All and all a good read.  Whenever I read anything by Ms. Moning it’s so easy to delve right into the story.  She makes her characters come alive like no one else.  If you’re a fan of Ms. Moning, or even if you’re not, then you should definitely pick up this book.

My Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

Happy Reading!

~Pam

 

The Unidentified Redhead Review

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Title:  The Unidentified Redhead

Author:  Alice Clayton

Published:  February 16, 2010 by Omnific Publishing

Genre:  Adult Fiction, Contemporary Romance

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Usually when I see a book on Goodreads that has more than 4 stars I go for it and know it’s probably going to be good.  Sadly, that wasn’t the case with this book.

This story features Grace Sheridan, an aspiring actress who lives with her best friend Holly.  Holly happens to have her own managing company and is an agent for Jack Hamilton.  Jack is about to be a huge hit; he’s in a highly anticipated movie (think Twilight, Hunger Games, etc.) and already gets gawked at by the ladies wherever he goes.   Holly has a party in which Jack takes notice of Grace (who is 9 years his senior ;)) and their romance begins.

I usually read a book in a few days; this one took me about a week.  I just thought it was boring and couldn’t wait for it to be over.  Another thing that bothered me was the humor.  Grace is thirty three but she has the humor of a teenage boy.  It just didn’t do it for me.

Also, things were a little too easy for Jack and Grace.  Yeah, Holly didn’t want them to show too much affection in view of the paparazzi with Jack’s career taking off and all, but that wasn’t even a huge issue.  You know when you’re reading a romance and the two main characters have a fight and you’re just like, nooooo can’t you see he didn’t mean it?   You know what I mean?  You don’t want the characters to go through that, but that fight is what makes the story better.  What kind of story is there without conflict?  Unfortunately a boring one.

While this wasn’t a book for me, for all those who think they may be interested, the second book in the series already looks to be better just from what happens at the end.  Sorry to leave you hanging, but I don’t want to give anything away for future readers.

My Rating:  2 out of 5 stars

Happy reading everyone!