Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

Hey folks! How have your summer's been? Mines been okay. I'm trying to be a better blogger for book reviews and get more viewers. The new school year is about to start so we will see. Anyway enough about me let's get to the book. I recently went to the library and got a total of 16 books. I'm going to try to review and read them all before the school year. I'm going to be a junior next year with AP classes.It's going to be a lot of work with little free time but I'm ready.

SPELLCASTER, what can I say about this book. Well, first off it wasn't the greatest witch book I ever read. Claudia Gray is also the other of a series called Evernight. That series was okay. I didn't finish it through-got bored. This book had a good plot and the characters were good. I just don't think the delivery of the story was the best it could be. I got bored with some parts and couldn't really understand how Nadia's- the main character- powers worked. That was my main problem with this book. I finished the book. I loved the love part of the book and the villain was AWESOME and truly evil. I don't want to name the character s because names are a major part of unravelling the story.

There are some funny parts if the story. Nadia's story was very well developed. I was able to really connect with her character. The story is told in a couple different points of view. In Nadia, Mateo, Nadia's dad, Verlaine, and Elizabeth.

As a witch, Nadia, has to follow certain rules called the First Laws. I like the background of this witch story. No men know of the craft. Good witches are called witches and those who follow The One Beneath are called something different. Like all stories there are character's that will never be liked whether it's the jerk of a best friend or the villain. I didn't like a mute stranger who went by the name Ginger. When you read about her tell me what you think. Don't get me wrong what she did may have been justified but it was not right in any way.

There was a good number of spells in this book. The set up off the spells however left me very confused and I still am. I'd tell you why but it's something you have to learn on your own.

Mateo and Nadia were in her attic ALONE one day after Mateo got a messed up hair cut that left his head lop sided. Nadia decided to cut it.
" He said only, "You've cut hair before, right?"
"Sure. Plenty of times." No need to tell him that the hair she'd cut belonged to her old Barbie dolls, which all look demented afterward."
Funny and cute. Their love story was cute and sometimes annoying. Their I love you's sucked raw eggs but throughout the story you could feel them falling in love as you fell in love with them.Before I go I would like everyone to take notice that Nadia's mom is a grade a b****.

That's all we have time for folks. Join me next time when I review Crash Into You by Katie McGarry. The author of Pushing the Limit, Crossing the Line, and Dare You To. I've read both Pushing the Limit and Dare You To. I loved them both and I'm looking forward to this book

TTYL readers
BTW: I rate this book 3 stars

Dwellers of Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown

Review for DWELLERS OF DARKNESS by STACEY MARIE BROWN

 

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I received this book for free for an honest review { Lop}

Review may contain spoilers

DWELLERS OF DARKNESS (book 3 of DARKNESS series)

Book is for mature audience. Rated: New Adult – graphic language, adventure, sexual situations

SUMMARY: Some days feel like years, but in Ember Brycin’s case just the opposite is true. She had only been in the Otherworld for a day or two when she returned back to the Earth's realm. But it is three years later on Earth. Em is now 22. It would matter if she was human, but she’s not. She is a Dae, part Demon and part Fay, with a little Dark Dweller thrown in to make her even more of a freak.

 

Seeing Seattle rebuilt only confirms she has been gone three years. For her it was not long ago that the Seattle area was just rubble of concrete and death. All done by her hand.

 

One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is her undeniable connection to Eli Dragen, who is sexy, gorgeous, and even more volatile and frustrating. But her problems go way past him. The Seelie Queen of the Otherworld still holds Mark, Em’s father, and her friends, Ryan, and Josh as hostages. Em needs to rescue them without, once again, getting caught and being used as a pawn to help the Queen regain possession of Earth. At the same time Ember is in hot water with Lars, the Unseelie King, after breaking her contract with him.

 

As some secrets have come to light others seem to become even more enigmatic. The only truth Ember knows is, everyone is harboring secrets. As Eli’s past is revealed, Em understands more clearly why he acts the way he does and how much their lives are intertwined. But she also knows Eli is holding something back, something that could change their relationship forever.

 

Em herself continues to wrestle with her feelings toward Torin and her own secret she’s withholding from Kennedy. As the tension for war mounts between the Seelie and Unseelie (Light and Dark), the tension at the Dark Dweller’s compound mounts even more as they prepare to obtain the sword no matter what the price. But is Ember the answer to the location of the sword? Is she the one to fulfill the prophecy? As usual nothing is ever what it seems.

 

OMG it's 3 years later. The last book ended on an epic cliff-hanger. We just learned that Eli may or may not be the ultimate traitor. Then the first person we see again- back on Earth-... Eli. We get back home to everyone and find out that Eli went off the deep end. Then we see meet Evil Brother again-- he doesn't deserve his name to be mentioned. Sadly I have to give the boy one thing, he can make a good plan go so wrong. Teaming up with Sam was the start of his downfall now someone just needs to push him over the edge. Eli and Ember are back at their love/hate relationship. Got to love them and that ;). BTW what the heck is up with Torin. I hate the guy. I really do. I can't seem to remember why. Oh yeah, he got in between Eli and Ember. BOY GOT ME TWISTED. No one gets between the couples I ship and I ship Eli and Ember HARD. Be gone Torin- no one needs you. I take it back. We do need you but I don't have to like it.

Can we take a moment and figure out what the heck of a game Eli was playing at first. Talk about hot and cold. But that boy takes hot alpha male to his own level. If you catch my drift ;D.

Now Ember I'm so glad she has some of her powers under control. You know except when she gets really EMOTIONAL.

I've decided that Stacy is just trying to mess with my head. Eli and Ember make up then break up, like Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”. Just so we are all aware Torin and Ember DO NOT belong together .Just because the idiot Fey put a bond on them that didn't work like it's supposed to doesn’t mean Torin has to pull the “We we’re meant to be” card. P-LEASE! Let that ship sink faster than the Titanic.

The Sword of Light is interesting. Only one girl can find it and there is only one sword. I love it when writers give characters one secret weapon to defeat the bad guys. Live or die. Makes it more worth reading. Don't you think?

Now what as an attitude Ember has. I get she has a hero complex. Yea, for her but she doesn't have to take it out on everyone else. Eli needs to calm her down [ may be like she calmed him. If you read the book you know what I mean]. Things are always better when they make up.

Okay so Eli and Ember as a couple and all is still not well. West is dying. [Ryan can't leave the land of the Fey.]

[I think Josh was the one who set the trap for the pixies.]

CHARACTER DOWNLOAD {CONTAINS SPOILERS}

Did I mention that Lars is back. [There are hints of a deeper relationship between him and Lily.] We also found out a major secret or three or twenty.

Lily, Em’s mom- who isn’t dead- is a hot mess who needs to go get herself straight.[ Giving teens/ young adults fey wine].

Those pixies- Cal and Simmons- are hilarious. [That trick they played on Eli. YES!!!!!].

On the other hand, Torin. is scaring me. He’s getting real angry and push-like-shovy with Ember. I think he needs to go. Right now he is just adding wood to my fire. Stacey- the wonderful writer that you are- if you could just fry Torin like left-on-the-stove chicken. That would be great.

Anyway Lars takes the crew on an epic adventure.

Cooper is renamed “the Dog” but I love him

Kennedy and Jared 4ever and are here-by-named CUTEST COUPLE.

Eli and Ember’s “eye-talk” is still as hot as ever

Josh is a little to sneaky [Josh is a traitor. I knew it! Ahh! Hate him so much. All the clues are there. The sneaking around, being extra nosey. A traitor who was too naïve for his own good and living his famtasy. Josh I hope you die… I THINK] pay extra attention to this little human.

 

I really love to hate cliff-hangers or even unsolved problems. Don't you? I'm not sure I can call the end of this a cliffhanger but it was just NOT COOL. Especially the scenes before. Just wrong people bit like I said LOVE TO HATE. This book was Amazing and I can't wait for the fourth one. Tell me what you think.

 

TTYL readers and try not to kill anyone after you read this. Yes, there will be an Urge