KIM'S REVIEW~CARTER REED 2 by Tijan

Tijan has written another great book.  This lady is one talented author.  The way she captivates you from beginning to end is pure talent.  I was truly blown away after reading CR2 and the book flowed flawlessly.

Once I started reading CR2, I was completely hooked!! The story picks up right where CR1 left off but with a lot of twists and turns. Right when you think Carter is done with the mafia, he is getting lured right back in. When Emma's life is threatened, nothing will stop Carter from protecting her. NOTHING!!

"Why is it that your presence can calm me? Your touch can make me alive, and one little sigh from you makes me want to sleep for days in your embrace?"

Carter Reed is one of those characters that draws you in and holds you captive. He's addictive and you crave him.  He makes your heart race while at the same time he is melting your heart. His love for Emma is so deep and you feel it!!  He would move heaven and earth to protect her...He was given the name THE COLD KILLER  for a reason.

I love Emma's character as well. She is one strong heroine and I love that about her.  She is badass and she doesn't care who knows it.  She loves her man and she would give her life to protect him.  She protects what's hers and what she loves...including her family and friends.  She's not going down without a fight. 

'She was a fighter, my fighter.'

 You will think of Carter for days to come and you can bank on that!!  He is just one of those characters that's special. I can't really explain it...just read it and then you'll know what I'm talking about.  The way Tijan pulls you in and makes you fall for a freaking mob boss (The Cold Killer)...that's just truly amazing to me.   

You will also love the secondary characters...the bodyguards as well as Emma and Carter's friends. 

I'm serious when I say this...You are missing out if you don't read these 2 books.  Read them now...you will be so thankful you did. 

I give Carter Reed2 5 Crazie Stars ~ Kim

KIM'S REVIEW~JADEN by Tijan

Tijan is freaking amazing. That's the only way I know how to start this review. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning finishing this series. I'm still sorta numb.  I'm not sure how Tijan does what she does. She draws you in and keeps you held captive. You're like her freaking slave. Your mind is constantly on the characters. They're all you think about.

When I started reading this series, I didn't know what to expect.  I should have, but I didn't, because Tijan only puts out great reads. I know that!! She hasn't disappointed me yet.  I never dreamed that the Fabulous Threesome, which consists of Bryce (Team Bryce), Sheldon and Corrigan (loved him too) would capture my heart like they did.  For the past couple of days, they are all I've thought about. Still thinking about.

"I shouldn't have to try to force myself to feel a certain way, and right now, I want to be with him."

It's hard to put into words what I'm feeling about this series because of my emotions right now.  I don't want to give anything away.  I read a review that had given Sheldon's choice in the end away and I was like "what the heck!"  That didn't keep me from reading Jaden though.  Even though I knew who Sheldon chose in the end, the book still took my emotions  on a roller coaster ride from hell.  I fell for both of those boys...hard!!! My heart hurts so much for the one she didn't choose.  

I cried...

I ugly cried...

My heart still hurts but I'm also happy at the same time. Yes, Tijan has gutted me, but how she pulled the series together has me just stunned.  How in the heck can she make you love all her characters like she does? It's a freaking love triangle.  I always have my choice and I root hard for that choice...but this triangle was different for me. I had my choice, don't get me wrong, but I was fine with the fact that if my choice wasn't who Sheldon chose in the end, I knew I would be okay with her decision. My heart was going to hurt for whoever she didn't choose. I knew that was a given. 

"Whoever she chooses is the one she can't be without, but she loves both of us." 

"My fairytale was the neglected princess who fought for her own survival."

If you crave angst, suspense, love, betrayal, and lasting friendships, then this series is for you.  It's my kind of series... I crave it all when I read and this series was exactly what I needed. My book slump is no more!!!   My emotions are running high right now because I'm still on my book high.

Kudos to you, Tijan. You are the Queen and I salute you! Well done!!! 

I give Jaden 5 Crazie Stars!!! ~Kim 

CAMI'S REVIEW~FALLING AWAY by Penelope Douglas

★★★★★!! 

"Every whisper, every breath, every kiss, and every word came from my gut. This is the book I'm most proud of." ~Penelope Douglas on Falling Away

As you very well should be Ms. Douglas! Simply said......Falling Away is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!!! 

Your readers wanted darker, you gave it. Your readers wanted more steam, you definitely gave that! Your readers also wanted Jax to find the one girl that could help erase his awful past....mission accomplished! 

This is not a story of darkness meets light. Both Jax and KC have pasts filled with secrets and deeper undertones than anyone realizes. The saying 'be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about' is so fitting for this story. 

There is so much more to KC than anyone realized when we met her in Bully. Gone is the perfect, somewhat self absorbed best friend of Tate. KC is now trying to navigate her future while being back in the small town she grew up in. All the while staying next door to the one guy she knows she shouldn't be around. 

Jax. Silently brooding, sweet, sexy Jax. On the outside he seems to have it all together, but beneath the surface he is anything but perfect. His pursuit and resistance of KC, the push and the pull, is exactly why I love him! 

There is such a true understanding of likeness between these two, that the 'meant to be' fits this couple perfectly! 

I so badly want to go in depth with the storyline but until the book is released I will refrain. 

I will say that the way this story is woven completely SHOCKED and impressed me so much!! If you are a huge fan of Bully like I am, you are going to LOVE and fall in love with this book! The progression of KC's character is amazing throughout. For an author to take a character that is not the most liked and transform her into one you're whole heartedly cheering for in the end is true talent and also one of the reasons she will always be one of my favorites! 

 

5+++ 'Crazie' good Stars!! ~Cami

CAMI'S REVIEW ~ DUSTY DELINQUENTS by Mary Elizabeth and Sarah Elizabeth

Dusty Delinquents is just as impressive as Dusty Innocents was for me! This is not a hearts and rainbows story, this is a story of two kids falling hopelessly in love while addiction and dependence turn their love into crazy love. 

While I rooted for them as a couple I still wanted Bliss to gain control and either help Dusty get his habit under control or show him how strong she was and leave him. Yes I know I'm contradicting myself but that's what this book does to you! 

A little FYI.... I read this while in Vegas for the book signing and even though there were entertainers and slot machines galore, I couldn't wait to get back and read more each evening, In fact I didn't even care about the gambling or shows. This was my show!!!

Your heart will bleed right along with Bliss as she maneuvers her way through Dusty's addiction and their dependence on one another. 

Not sure how I felt about the ending. Even though I needed that happy ending, I still felt that their ending is yours to conclude, which I also enjoyed. With that being said I would still like to see
more from this couple....(hint hint). ;) 

Their train wreck of a relationship and connection is so entrancing to read about and quite simply, a match made in Heaven.

5 'Crazie' good Stars and one of my favorite stories! ~Cami

KIM'S REVIEW ~ FALLEN FOURTH DOWN by Tijan

OH.MY.GAWD!!! I am at a loss for words. I have been anxiously awaiting the release of this book and let me just say that Tijan has done it again!! She has knocked my socks off with this one.  I can't imagine how there can  only be one more book left...NOOOO!  One more book will not do it for me.  There is so much more to tell...OMG...so much more.

  I'm sitting here the day after I finished reading Fallen Fourth Down, and am like what the hell?  What did I just read? I can't imagine this series ending.  There is so much more story there.  I love the new characters that have been introduced...well not all of them :/  Please Tijan, we need more books.  I need to see where the future takes these characters.  I have to know. MORE! MORE!...PLEASE!!!

Fallen Fourth Down starts off with the big secret that Sam is carrying around.  Does he or doesn't he???... Is the big question!!! OH SHIT!!!  I am a basket case right now!!!

"It's a cancer, building in me, wondering if I might lose you one day." 

~Mason

"No matter what path I'm on, all roads lead to him. They always will."

~Sam

Mason is away at Cain University making new friends and missing Sam like crazy while Sam and Logan are still at Fallen Crest finishing up their Senior year of high school and missing Mason like crazy. Mason and Sam's separation was killer for me.  I wanted them together.  I was like get high school over with for Sam and Logan already and get them to Cain University to be with Mason. Like pronto!!!

"No matter what's going on inside you, I'm here. I always will be. I love you." 

~ Mason

Mason, as well as us, are introduced to new characters. Some you'll love and some you'll not so love. And ughh, did I mention that Marissa is attending Cain University...hmmm coincidence!!! Yeah right!!! I don't even want to get started on her...psycho bitty!! I can not stand her!! That's all she is getting from me.!! YEP, PSYCHO BITTY!!! 

Oh and Nate...let's just say he was on my bad side for the biggest majority of the book. It's gonna take some sucking up on his part to get back into my good graces. And, oh how I loved him in the last three books...but, NOT so much now!  I'm sure I may love him again, but he's got some major sucking up to do...just sayin'!!! 

Matteo has won my heart. I love his character.  He and Mason had immediate chemistry.  I liked him from his very first introduction.  I definitely can't wait to get to know him better.  Love him!!!   I love that Mason has him as a friend. He will be loyal no doubt there!!!

Fallen Fourth Down is full of drama, angst and suspense...I was on pins and needles the entire time. I did not want to put it down.  The angst...off the charts, the suspense...off the charts...the chemistry between  Mason, Sam and Logan...off the freaking charts!! The only way Tijan does it...she reels you in...then you are hooked, line and sinker!!!  

He was my life. He was my heart. I couldn't lose my heart.  ~Sam

I fell in love with Mason and Logan from the very first book and with each book, I fall more and more for them.  Mason and Logan are EPIC characters. No other characters will EVER come close to these two brothers.  They have so much chemistry and the love they have for one another is off the freaking charts!!  How can this series not be a movie?  How can this series not be a television series?  Without a doubt, the best series out there!!

"You, Sam. I love you. Only you. When I'm not with you, I survive. When I'm with you, I live." ~Mason

Kudos to my friend, Tijan. You have yourself another 5 Star book..The only way you know how to do it!!!

CAMI'S REVIEW~FALLEN FOURTH DOWN by Tijan

Hold onto your shorts kids because $#!+ just got real! This next installment in the Fallen Crest series is EXPLOSIVE! The angst, the drama, the fighting, the parties and the relationships new and old. It's all so exciting!! 

Things around Fallen Crest have changed drastically since Mason left for college. Sam is having a hard time trying to deal with life now that she knows how Logan feels about her. Not to mention the pressure of standing on her own at school and trying to figure out how to move forward while missing Mason. 

Mason is also finding it difficult being away from Sam. Dealing with college, a new roommate and team to get used to, and also the fact that Marissa has worked her way into his inner circle which he knows is going to complicate his life where Sam is concerned. Yes I said Marissa. Ugh! 

Take my word when I tell you to allow yourself plenty of uninterrupted time to read because each chapter ends with you HAVING to turn the page! There are so many surprises that I never saw coming but I can't reveal or spoil them. It's so good you'll need to experience them for yourself, especially if you are a big FC lover like myself!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is by far my favorite series! 

P.S.....The ending is in no way a cliffhanger but definitely leaves you wanting more! Enjoy!!!


5++++ "Crazie good' Stars!!! ~Cami

CAMI'S REVIEW~DOUBLE BLIND by Vanessa Waltz

I'll admit, while I was super excited for this sequel to Adriana and Vince's story, I did have some trepidation going into it. Like most sequels, Im always hoping they will continue to wield that magical power and keep me as intrigued as I was with the first book. I'm happy to say that Ms. Waltz did not disappoint! I was along for the intriguing thrill ride all the way to the end! 

Adriana thinks she and Vince have cleared the way and only have the future to look forward to now. But Vince knows differently. He knows the war with the rival family, the Rizzos can't carry on and they need to find a way to make peace. Only he doesn't realize it may cost him his future. 

When Adriana is approached by the Rizzos she has a choice to make. Work for them or risk both her mother and Vince's mother being killed. Oh and one other small detail.....break off the engagement with Vince and break his heart first. Yikes!! 

This is one of the best mafia romance stories I've read in a long time. 

It definitely left all the 'cheesiness' and stereotypes at the door. Even though it can be dark and sometimes disturbing, it has great angst, drama, romance, murder, lies and deceit. Everything you'd imagine a good mafia story to have. 

If you're a fan of dark romantic mafia stories this book is calling your name! Highly recommend!

5 "Crazie good" Stars! ~Cami