Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse Book 3)- Charlaine Harris

This book was actually a little slower than the others so it took me longer to read. It almost felt like the author was trying to draw out the story a little bit. Don't get me wrong, it was still a good story. But it definitely had those times where I almost wanted to skip through some of the more descriptive parts to get to something a little more exciting. 

When Bill goes missing, Eric sends her to Jackson in order to find out what happened to him since she had the gift of Telepathy. She is paired up with a Werewolf named Alcide (one of the characters from the show actually) and together they discover what happened to Bill and then plan an elaborate rescue. 

After everything is said and done, Sookie has pretty much had enough with the supernatural world and wants to live a normal life. As much as she can with what she can do, even going as far as rescinding the invitation into her home that she had given Bill and Eric. 

This story had it's ups and downs. It had those really exciting times were I was sitting at the edge of my seat and focused solely on what was being read. But then it also had those moments that I continued to look at the page number or my watch to see just how long it was going to take to get more interesting. This is probably the slowest story out of the three I have read so far. 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars 

FaeTAL (FaeTAL Series Book 2)- Becca Moree

Becca Moree has done it again. Another book that made me want to skirt my adult responsibilities and climb into my reading area and shut the world out! In fact, that's exactly what I did (Except for shutting the world out, I have kids, I can't do that.)

At first, we kind of pick up where we left off in book 1, but then just when you think you are about to get some answers, BAM, we are in someone else's point of view and it leaves you sitting there stupidly with your mouth open wondering what the hell happened to these Characters you have grown to love in book one. Because that's the main reason you picked up the second book in this series, right? Now, I have said in previous reviews that I HATE it when the point of view keeps changing because that makes it hard to keep up with the story-line. I must admit that I spoke to soon. That or I hadn't found an author that knew how to do it smoothly. Until Now. 

Another confession, when I first started this series and when I first met the author, I was apprehensive about the writing style. I am very picky with the books I read and the writing style has to be just perfect for me to get into them and previous authors that I have discovered through FB groups were not exactly my style. Let me just say this; Becca Moree knows her shit. She knows how to keep you wanting more. She knows how to write. And she knows how to tell a DAMN good story. She has quickly become one of my favorite authors! It also helps that she is a DAMN good person too! 

I will admit that this book is different from the first. Not so much horror and gore as explaining what the Fae are as well as the bonds they share with there mates. Of course, we do still see the carnival of darkness and the asshole that is Fred (I WISH HE WOULD JUST DIE ALREADY! A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE DEATH). But it is not the center of the story anymore which I found refreshing! But that does not mean that ANYTHING was taken away from this series because it wasn't. It was still just as good of a story and just as well written as Carnival of Darkness was. 

The ONLY complaint I have about this book/series, is that the next one isn't out yet. I am completely hooked on these characters and am in love with the story! Another one to add to my favorites! 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars! 

Carnival of Darkness (FaeTAL Series Book 1)- Becca Moree

Okay. So this book was actually gifted to me by the author when I joined her group on FB. I had heard about it in another group and thought the plot sounded like something I would be interested in. Her group on FB actually got me more and more interested as time went on and after watching her live feed and hearing her read the first two chapters, I just had to stop reading the Sookie Stackhouse series long enough to read this. Needless to say, I'm moving on to the second book in this series right away as I am hooked. 

I absolutely love horror, thriller and suspense along with a little romance. This book had absolutely all of that and then some. From the first line, I was hooked and couldn't put it down. I finished this book (though just a little over a hundred pages) in about an hour and actually screamed at the cliffhanger ending! No book has ever had me screaming at the end. None. Laughing out loud, maybe crying, yes, but not screaming. I needed more! I need to know what happens next! 

This book is definitely not for the feint of heart. There is very strong language and graphic content. I know, I know, how can a book be so bad? Trust me, it's gory. It was so well worded and so perfectly described (But not in that overly boring way that makes you want to move on to something more entertaining), that it literally felt like I was right there, in the middle of the COD, which is definitely NOT a place anyone should want to visit. Just when I thought I had seen/heard it all, Mrs. Moree takes it to a whole new level. There were times I was actually grossed out! Something else that a book has never been able to do. Until now. 

The writing in this book is so real. And I'm not talking about the fact that it exists. It's deeply real. The characters are so easy to relate to and they speak like actual normal people. Maybe it's because I, myself, sometimes find that I have a dark and twisted mind, but I found this to be such a, not really an easy read (because some of these descriptions will have you cringing in horror), but an enjoyable one? That doesn't really sound right either because now it sounds like I enjoy people getting maimed. I guess I'm not really sure how to describe it so that everyone else can understand. But it's definitely an amazing book.  

This book has surpassed my expectations far beyond anything else. I was expecting a cool, fun, good read. I had absolutely no idea that I would become so hooked in just 104 pages. There are not a lot of books that I go back to over time, but I just know that I will go back to this series time and time again. Especially when I feel a little dark and twisty. If I could give this book higher than a 5 star rating I most certainly would, but ratings are always out of 5 stars. 

Definitely a must read if you are into horror/suspense thrillers with a touch of romance thrown in! LOVED IT! 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars :) 

A bit about Me!

Hey all! I figured I should write a little bit about me so you can get to know me a bit. 

First off, I'm a 29 year old Marine Wife. Been married for almost 8 years now and we have two beautiful children, a boy, age 3, and a girl, age 6. We were both born and raised in sunny, Southern California but now reside in North Carolina because this was where the Marines brought us. We ended up liking it here so much that we actually bought our first house a few months ago and I couldn't be happier. 

I am a stay at home mom. I care for my kids, take care of the house and all the bills, etc. and I also babysit for another Marine in my husband's unit who is a single mother. So basically, I have 3 kids nearly every day of the week from 5am until about 6pm, but I love it as I have always loved kids. I was pretty much ready to be a mother by the age of 16 and was even helping my sisters raise their kids. 

Despite having such a busy life, I manage to find the time to do the things I love to do. Mostly reading or writing. I write my own Fanfiction, though not the way most people think of when they hear the term Fanfiction. I don't do slash fic nor do I change the story line too much. I mostly remove the characters that I feel don't have much purpose or that I don't like and add some of my own. It's my own little creative outlet, I guess and I really get a kick out of it. It helps me to de-stress a lot. 

Reading wise, my tastes vary depending on my mood. I like horror, YA, fantasy, paranormal and even some romance. But I will also read a good crime novel if I'm in the mood for it and I will always do my best to finish a book if I start it. Though sometimes that's not always the case. In my entire life, there have only been 3 books that I haven't been able to finish and I hope that I won't need to add too many more to that number. Then again, my to-read list is close to 2,000 books so you never know. 

I do have a tendency to read a lot of books about vampires. I am not sure why, that just seems to appeal to me the most, but I have read all kinds of books. Though I just recently started keeping this blog with my reviews and I hope to keep it going in hopes that I can help other people find some good books to read that they might not have heard about anywhere else. :) 

Happy Reading! 

Living Dead In Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2)- Charlaine Harris

This is the second installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. 

It was in this book that I really started seeing the differences between the books and the TV Series, True Blood, and I'm not exactly sure how I feel about them. To me, the TV series seemed to flow a lot better. Things fit together easier. This book, while still really good, seemed a bit off to me. Maybe, again, it's because I am partial to the TV show. But this book didn't have the same relationships that they did in TV show and that really threw me. Some of my beloved TV show characters were either not in the book at all or killed off in a paragraph, destroying the relationship I had already felt towards them due to the show. 

But none of that, in no way, means that this book was not enjoyable. It was. It's very well written and still has a very good story line. I just don't want you to believe that the show is EXACTLY like the book series. Because it's not. While the show does follow the main points of the book, some of the characters and relationships you built with them, are not the same in the slightest. 

We start this book back up with Sookie and Vampire Bill. Eric has asked them to go to Dallas, as a favor, so that Sookie can use her telepathic abilities to help locate a Vampire that has gone missing. Trouble ensues and Sookie finds herself being held captive by the Fellowship of the Sun, religious fanatics whose motto is to take the UN out of UNDEAD. 

Once she finally gets back in Bon Temps in Bon Temps, Sookie still has to worry about identifying a murderer and dealing with a Meanad (not sure if I spelled that right.) Her life sure was a lot easier when the supernatural wasn't involved.  

Again, another really good read. Still recommend it, even if I am slightly disappointed that I watched the TV series first. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1)- Charlaine Harris

I actually started reading this series because I loved the TV show and my library actually had them. I live in a small town where the library isn't that big. 

The story takes place in Bon Temps, Louisiana where we meet Sookie Stackhouse. She's a perky waitress who has the abilities to meet minds, something she found to be a huge burden. As she was working one day, a vampire finally walks into the bar and it was like the best day of her life. She had been wanting to meet one since the day they had "come out of the coffin" so to speak. But she had no idea that her growing relationship with Vampire Bill was going to turn her entire life completely upside down. She was thrust into the world of the supernatural and as if that wasn't bad enough, several girls around town (who were also intimate with vampires) started getting murdered and her brother was the main suspect. Now Sookie must try to deal with everything that was being thrown at her and prove her brother's innocence before it was too late. 

As I said, the TV show is actually the main reason I started reading this book and I am glad I did. Seeing the similarities was so exhilarating for me. When the show ended it broke my heart because I had felt like I had a relationship with those characters and this series started bringing all that back.

I might be a little biased on my rating since I have watched the TV show first. But, as of right now, I actually like the TV show a little bit more than the book series. Don't get me wrong, the book was awesome, but it just wasn't the show. So, I am actually going to give this book 4 stars instead of 5. 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars