I'm going to jump into this one tonight, I know authors hate it when we ask them to write faster, but if you see this author out of her writing cave, I'm going to jump into this one tonight, I know authors hate it when we ask them to write faster, but if you see this author out of her writing cave, please for the love of god shove her back in lol I've only just discovered her this year and I have literally binged all her words.
Bugger me, I was meant to start this in bed tonight, but I couldn’t wait, adulting was ignored for the day and I literally just read this in one sitting. And to know that this series isn’t finished is the best feeling in the world. Happy dance..
I love these characters and the little children that fast became theirs.
The cult that’s hunting them has me anticipating that next book like my life depends on it. ...more
Being that this is the last book in the series I wasn’t too sure how the author was going to wrap it up, never expecting that one of our much loved chBeing that this is the last book in the series I wasn’t too sure how the author was going to wrap it up, never expecting that one of our much loved characters was going to die had tears pouring down my face. It felt like I was grieving a family member.
I really enjoyed this series and am forever thankful to the person who recommended it. I loved how we learnt how the virus came about, and where it originated from, most zombie stories don’t delve into that, and still we don’t know if Charlie was any closer to finding a curer. But I’m glad their journey led them back to the compound.
I also loved how each sibling was dedicated their own book, I loved each of them equally, and Storm the husky which became a big part of this story.
After reading and inhaling all 6 books I’m keen to jump into others this author has written....more
That was then: So I'll be popping that cherry, new to me genre, love this author, soooo here goes, I'm tip toeing in..if I hate it, I hate
That was then: So I'll be popping that cherry, new to me genre, love this author, soooo here goes, I'm tip toeing in..if I hate it, I hate it, but I'll never know if I don't try it. Who knows I could end up adding a completely new genre to my collection.
WHISPERS IN THE DARK Is the first book in the Echoes of the Flare series within the Ravaged Skies shared world where 14 authors have banded together. WHISPERS IN THE DARK Is the first book in the Echoes of the Flare series within the Ravaged Skies shared world where 14 authors have banded together.
I’d only just read this authors sundown series, so she was a new to me author at that stage, inhaled that series which kind of left me in limbo until I’d seen that this one had just been released, jumped in yesterday and the rest is history, I inhaled this one, loved the characters, the chaos, their strength and struggles, the never ending fear, this author threw everything at me and I lapped it up like I was dying of thirst.
Marlowe was sitting on jury duty which should've been a cut and dry case, pointing towards guilty, all agreed on the verdict other than one man Don, making the day drag on longer than was necessary. That was the least of Marlowes worries though because her mother is at her latest cancer treatment after beating it once before, when all of a sudden the power goes out, and a plane literally fell out of the sky into the building erupting into flames and chaos as everyone tried to flee the scene in one piece. As she's fleeing down a staircase with other like minded people trying to get out of the building to safety, she's shoved from behind and would've been trampled if not for strong arms catching her.
That man was Cristian, a Washington County Sheriff's Deputy who was awaiting his time on the stand to testify when shit hit the fan and mayhem ensued. Due to it nearing dark he makes it his mission to get Marlowe, Don, and another to safety whilst they are still able, because outside the world was on fire he suggested they trek to the safety of his house which was over twenty miles away, a two day walk in the best of times, but this wasn't one of those times.
I can’t wait to dive back into these characters world again.....more
I can’t believe I’ve finished this series, all seven books, inhaled, think these books as a whole took me over a week to read, once started I couldn’tI can’t believe I’ve finished this series, all seven books, inhaled, think these books as a whole took me over a week to read, once started I couldn’t put them down, I was invested until the very end. And I’m so glad I stumbled across this new to me author because I’m definitely adding her other books to my apocalyptic reads.
This series ticked so many boxes, giving me that adrenaline rush as it went to places I wasn’t expecting to go, from kidnapping to mass murder these characters faced every unthinkable challenge thrown at them in this changed new world.
I grew to love and care about these characters as though they were family and it was hard closing that last page. I felt their losses as though it were my own.
So many losses as greed overcame humanity..
Just a heads up, there is zilch sex in this book, these two characters only share one kiss, I thought I'd be more bothered by this fact than I am, but in reality she had to work on herself due to all her years living in captivity and Liam used all his energy just to keep everyone within their community safe, barely sleeping, never able to let his defences down, every which way you looked at it they were always forever under attack. ...more
I’m powering through this series as though my life depended on it and I’m so glad I stumbled across this author and took the plunge to purchase and juI’m powering through this series as though my life depended on it and I’m so glad I stumbled across this author and took the plunge to purchase and jump right in. ...more
Holy crap this book went where I thought it would never go, it's dark, it's gritty, it's unputdownable.
The day the world as we knew it ended was the Holy crap this book went where I thought it would never go, it's dark, it's gritty, it's unputdownable.
The day the world as we knew it ended was the day Hannah was free..When the power went out the door to her prison opened allowing her to escape..But she didn't escape alone, she also freed her captors dog which she aptly named Ghost. He became her silent protector where he slowly overcame his mistrust of people.
It's been 5 years since Hannah was taken leaving behind a husband and small child. She doesn't know if they still live in the house or township they resided in but that's her destination and she will fight tooth and nail to get there.
Her journey wasn't an easy one, you see that guy she escaped is tracking her, he wants her back, and he's very good at getting what he wants.
These books have become my kryptonite, I love the survival aspect of these stories, the terrors which face them, the suspense which keeps me on my toes, the characters which imbed themselves within our very souls as we root for them to reach their safe haven. And this book embodies that perfectly. This ticked all my boxes and then some, exceeding all my expectations.
This series grabbed my heart from the very beginning and has ahold of it still years later.
I was going to leave this and start
This series grabbed my heart from the very beginning and has ahold of it still years later.
I was going to leave this and start it on the weekend but I couldn’t help myself, so on Friday the 13th there I sat, coffee in hand and tears on my face. This wrung so many emotions out of me, I felt like I was on a high one minute then the next minute to be plummeted into a low as some characters in this book battled through their emotional struggles, with me battling them also right alongside them.
But even through their struggles this tight knit group of friends uplifted them and surrounded them with love.
Even though this was a short novella it packed a big punch of feels, I giggled, I cried and I swooned as mayhem and chaos walked hand in hand delivering an unputdownable story....more
Another one inhaled in no time at all, this was the perfect ending to an unputdownable series. From start to finish I was hooked, sad that this is theAnother one inhaled in no time at all, this was the perfect ending to an unputdownable series. From start to finish I was hooked, sad that this is the end and I have to say goodbye to these characters.
The author came out guns blazing with the last book, more angst, more heartbreak, more heat.
I loved this trilogy and will be one I’d definitely reread again. Highly recommend this series.....more
’THE SUN & HIS HOPE� is the third book in Pepper Winters ‘The Ribbon Duet' series. It picks up where the s’THE SUN & HIS HOPE� is the third book in Pepper Winters ‘The Ribbon Duet' series. It picks up where the second book left off.
5 GUT-WRENCHING 'WILD ONE & LITTLE LACE' STARS
MY REVIEW: can also be found on my blog:
Jacob's downfall started occurring when his parents life was made into a movie, seeing it on the big screen of the premiere and re-living the last moments of his father's life had an ever lasting effect on fourteen year old Jacob. It was during opening night that he also met a ten year old Hope, her father had played Ren. He didn't know it at that stage that she would be the bane of his existence. Just like him she'd lost a parent, she had an unhealthy fascination with death and the afterlife, all she wanted in the whole wide world was a friend and she was hoping above all else that Jacob would become her person.
But as the years sped by and she came and stayed on the Wild's farm to find herself and to decide what she wanted in life, she found it odd that she was more at home there with dirt under her nails instead of walking the red carpet, and the the one true thing that never changed and remained the same year after year was the boy who was forever cruel to her, always cold hearted, always closed off, always short tempered, always and forever pushing her away, always running away. Always breaking little pieces of her heart each and every-time. A boy who had become hardened by death.
Love for me? It was a drug I was addicted to. I'd grown up drunk on it with parents I adored. But the blind belief that my world would always be perfect was chipped away piece by piece every time Dad coughed until all that remained was a bleeding heart and the stark understanding that it was simply better not to care. Saner not to bother. Less agonising not to fall.
I feel so freaking drained, I feel like I've been pulled through a hedge backwards, then run over by a mactruck, the many many many hours I spent reading this, and the hours I spent with my heart in tatters over a boy who couldn't love, my heart was broken more times than I could count. My nerves were raw, Beaten, Bruised. Destroyed. This book to put it mildly simply gutted me.
Caskets, cremations, and crying littered my mind, trapping my feelings, caging my love, preventing me from breaking the chains I'd lived within since childhood.
All the feels in the world, the angst, the angst just about killed me, the tears that I kept holding at bay, the constant anger and never ending whip-lash with the too-ing and fro-ing, like a yoyo loving Jacob one minute annoyed at him the next and his one true constant was Hope. The gut wrenching heartache that wanted to claim me, but then above all was the all consuming love I had for this author's words. Hope was just perfect for Jacob one of the strongest, most annoying heroine I've come across, but god I loved her resilience.
She was so free, he was tethered to promises. These characters will forever own a piece of my heart.
A deeply compelling family saga, a truly beautifully written story of love, loss and second chances.
A boy so closed off, afraid to love, Love...that was the most dangerous thing a person could do. to touch, to feel, to lose someone he loves again would destroy him completely, where a cough sends him in a frenzy, thinking death has that person in its clutches. His emotions are on lock down, only one person has the key, and she annoys the sh#t out of him. A battle of tug of war, he pushes, she moves closer, he hates, she loves, these two were utter perfection. A battle of wills ensued from their very first meet.
Best song to listen to whilst reading this!! Love Someone by Lukas Graham � There are days I wake up and I pinch myself You're with me, not someone else And I am scared, yeah, I'm still scared That it's all a dream 'Cause you still look perfect as days go by Even the worst ones, you make me smile I'd stop the world if it gave us time 'Cause when you love someone You open up your heart When you love someone You make room If you love someone And you're not afraid to lose 'em You'll probably never love someone like I do You'll probably never love someone like I do When you say You love the way I make you feel Everything becomes so real Don't be scared, no, don't be scared 'Cause you're all I need And you still look perfect as days go by Even the worst ones, you make me smile I'd stop the world if it gave us time 'Cause when…♫
FINE....
* Teasers used are off the authors facebook page *
’THE SUN & HIS HOPE� is the third book in Pepper Winters ‘The Ribbon Duet' series. It picks up where the second book left off.
5 GUT-WRENCHING 'WILD ONE & LITTLE LACE' STARS
MY REVIEW: can also be found on my blog:
Jacob's downfall started occurring when his parents life was made into a movie, seeing it on the big screen of the premiere and re-living the last moments of his father's life had an ever lasting effect on fourteen year old Jacob. It was during opening night that he also met a ten year old Hope, her father had played Ren. He didn't know it at that stage that she would be the bane of his existence. Just like him she'd lost a parent, she had an unhealthy fascination with death and the afterlife, all she wanted in the whole wide world was a friend and she was hoping above all else that Jacob would become her person.
But as the years sped by and she came and stayed on the Wild's farm to find herself and to decide what she wanted in life, she found it odd that she was more at home there with dirt under her nails instead of walking the red carpet, and the the one true thing that never changed and remained the same year after year was the boy who was forever cruel to her, always cold hearted, always closed off, always short tempered, always and forever pushing her away, always running away. Always breaking little pieces of her heart each and every-time. A boy who had become hardened by death.
Love for me? It was a drug I was addicted to. I'd grown up drunk on it with parents I adored. But the blind belief that my world would always be perfect was chipped away piece by piece every time Dad coughed until all that remained was a bleeding heart and the stark understanding that it was simply better not to care. Saner not to bother. Less agonising not to fall.
I feel so freaking drained, I feel like I've been pulled through a hedge backwards, then run over by a mactruck, the many many many hours I spent reading this, and the hours I spent with my heart in tatters over a boy who couldn't love, my heart was broken more times than I could count. My nerves were raw, Beaten, Bruised. Destroyed. This book to put it mildly simply gutted me.
Caskets, cremations, and crying littered my mind, trapping my feelings, caging my love, preventing me from breaking the chains I'd lived within since childhood.
All the feels in the world, the angst, the angst just about killed me, the tears that I kept holding at bay, the constant anger and never ending whip-lash with the too-ing and fro-ing, like a yoyo loving Jacob one minute annoyed at him the next and his one true constant was Hope. The gut wrenching heartache that wanted to claim me, but then above all was the all consuming love I had for this author's words. Hope was just perfect for Jacob one of the strongest, most annoying heroine I've come across, but god I loved her resilience.
She was so free, he was tethered to promises. These characters will forever own a piece of my heart.
A deeply compelling family saga, a truly beautifully written story of love, loss and second chances.
A boy so closed off, afraid to love, Love...that was the most dangerous thing a person could do. to touch, to feel, to lose someone he loves again would destroy him completely, where a cough sends him in a frenzy, thinking death has that person in its clutches. His emotions are on lock down, only one person has the key, and she annoys the sh#t out of him. A battle of tug of war, he pushes, she moves closer, he hates, she loves, these two were utter perfection. A battle of wills ensued from their very first meet.
Best song to listen to whilst reading this!! Love Someone by Lukas Graham � There are days I wake up and I pinch myself You're with me, not someone else And I am scared, yeah, I'm still scared That it's all a dream 'Cause you still look perfect as days go by Even the worst ones, you make me smile I'd stop the world if it gave us time 'Cause when you love someone You open up your heart When you love someone You make room If you love someone And you're not afraid to lose 'em You'll probably never love someone like I do You'll probably never love someone like I do When you say You love the way I make you feel Everything becomes so real Don't be scared, no, don't be scared 'Cause you're all I need And you still look perfect as days go by Even the worst ones, you make me smile I'd stop the world if it gave us time 'Cause when…♫
FINE....
* Teasers used are off the authors facebook page *
Oh god I inhaled this, Saturday came and Saturday went in a flash of an eye, I was so absorbed in this I didn’t even notice.
Once started I couldn’t putOh god I inhaled this, Saturday came and Saturday went in a flash of an eye, I was so absorbed in this I didn’t even notice.
Once started I couldn’t put it down..
This has definitely made me want to go back and read the hollow boys all over again.....more
I can’t believe I’ve read all this authors books and have loved them all, when it comes to this genre no one does it better, and if you love big booksI can’t believe I’ve read all this authors books and have loved them all, when it comes to this genre no one does it better, and if you love big books let me tell you, she doesn’t disappoint. This took me a few days to read..
I grew to love these characters like they were family, I felt the losses like they were my own, I love how this author focuses on the characters themselves and not making the zombies the focal point, just gives you such a strong connection with the characters and their struggles, their losses, their bonds to non blood people.
Now what to read next, the struggle is real, because even though this author has pulled me out of bookfunks she’s also the cause of a few when nobody else compares to her writing.
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