Once Burned Review

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Title:  Once Burned

Author:  Jeaniene Frost

Published:  June 2012 by Avon

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

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Leila tries to hide her powers by traveling with the circus.  She had an accident when she was younger which gave her some unique psychic abilities, along with an electrical current that runs through her body and shocks those that touch her.  Leila figures that the safest place for her is the circus; her fellow performers accept her, and if any circus patron ever gets suspicious, the circus is always on the move.

Leila is practicing her circus routine when she gets ambushed and kidnapped by a few vampires.  They force her to use her psychic powers to locate the vampire named, Vlad.  Something different happens when she locates Vlad however; he can see her, and he’s not too happy about being spied on….

I love Jeaniene Frost’s Cat and Bones series, especially the first few books.  Ms. Frost also wrote a few books with the secondary characters from that series, but this one is much better.  I’ve always been interested in Vlad, especially because he is the original Dracula.  I loved the fast pace of the book, it flowed beautifully and I never got bored.  I wish there was a little more leading to Vlad and Leila getting together, but that’s my only complaint.

So if you enjoy the Cat and Bone’s series then definitely pick this up.  If you’ve never read the other series, you can still read this one first; it’s the first book in a new series.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

 

 

My Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

 

Happy reading!

 

~Pam

Cover Reveal: The Violet Fox & Giveaway

Teaser blurb:

Run. That’s what instinct tells me. But in order to save the secrets of my people and to protect my brother I have to become the enemy.

 

Title:  The Violet Fox

Author: Clare C. Marshall

Publisher: Faery Ink Press

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Release date: October 13, 2012

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Long blurb:

 

There are two kinds of people in the land of Marlenia. The Marlenians, who live on the surface, and the Freetors, who are forced to live underground. The war between them ended two hundred years ago, but the Freetors still fight for the right to live under the sun. Fifteen-year-old Kiera Driscoll embodies the Freetors’ hopes as the Violet Fox. In a violet cape and mask, she sneaks around Marlenia City stealing food and freeing her people from slavery. Then the Elders task her with a secret mission: retrieve a stolen tome that contains the secrets of Freetor magic, something the Marlenians both fear and covet. Kiera must disguise herself as a noblewoman and infiltrate the Marlenian castle. Before the Freetor-hating Advisor finds out her real identity. Before her brother is imprisoned because of the secrets he hides. And before she falls any more in love with the prince she’s supposed to hate. More is happening in the castle than she realizes, and Kiera is faced with a difficult choice. Will she be loyal to her people and their fight for freedom, or will she be loyal to her heart?

 

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Point of Retreat Review

 

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Title:  Point of Retreat (Slammed #2)

Author:  Colleen Hoover

Published:  2012 by Colleen Hoover

Genre:  Young Adult, Romance

 

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This is the second book in the Slammed series.  Will and Layken are living life as best they can, being young caretakers for both their brothers and they are doing a pretty good job.   Although life is really busy caring for their brothers, Will and Layken are still making time to go to college.  They are happy in their relationship, and things are going pretty well.  At least until Will finds out his ex-girlfriend is in one of his classes.  Will he find himself having feelings for her again, or will he remain loyal to Layken?

If I had known that this book was written in Will’s point of view, I probably wouldn’t have read it.  I know that’s kind of narrow-minded of me, but I like to read what I enjoy, and what I enjoy is generally a females POV.  That being said, I’m glad I did read it because it was pretty good.

There is one conflict in the book with Will’s ex-girlfriend that I could definitely see coming, but then there is another one that comes out of the blue and completely caught me off guard.  I definitely didn’t like this book as much as Slammed, but it was still an enjoyable, fast read.  There is supposed to be a third book in this series, but I think I’m going to stop after this one.  I don’t regret reading this book at all; I am just losing a bit of interest.

 

My Rating:  3 ½ out of 5 stars

 

Happy reading!

 

~Pam