You never know, what waits for you. Jaya Patel and Sebastian Beaumont definitely got a surprise when they became a trending couple because of an accident. Jaya was too busy with her work as an at-risk youth consuelor and Sebastian focused at his career as a rising hockey star. Until one fateful night. Now everybody thinks that they are dating. Both of them would ignore this misunderstanding, however an important fundraising depends on them. For the success, Jaya and Sebastian agree to play the happy couple. But will it stay fake, or it will become something real? And are they going to be able to stay together, or this love campain will need a miracle?

When I had read Passion's Players, one of my favourite characters was Sebastian, so I was very excited to read Love Campaign. The plot was interesting, I liked that it is entertaining, but also touches serious, problematic topics too. The characters were also good, Sebastian showed us an even sweet, vulnerable side of him and he and Jaya were a great fit. Even that I guessed what will happen, the book could surprise me and it was a very entertaining read, I enjoyed every page of Love Campaign.

Shortly, I liked Laura Marquez Diamond's Love Campaign very much. It was an interesting, entertaining book, which I recommend to everyone, who likes romance, or just a good read. However I would add that, since the book has mature content, I do not recommend it under 16 years. 

You can find Love Campaign and Laura Marquez Diamond's other books here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09KQ3MQ6D/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b09kq3mq6d

https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Marquez-Diamond/e/B093JBH99W%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Arcana Of The Crimson Era: Red Moon is the first novel of Sein Ares and the first book in the series 'Red Moon'.  Sein Ares introduces a fascinating, but dangerous world in this fantasy novel. 

The story starts with a simple mission, but as always, nothing is as easy, as it seems. Soon our heroes facing new dangers and enemies. As the tale moves, we meet with lots of unique and interesting characters, some good, some evil. 

I really liked this novel, Sein Ares created a unique world, full with mysteries. His magic system made me wonder, what would I be in this universe, with what kind of abilities. I found the characters good, you were cheering for them through the book. As a first part of a series, the story left us with a lots of questions, wanting more. I have to say a warning here, that even that Red Moon is a good book, if you are sensitive, maybe it is not for you. It  is rated R18 for adult situations, graphic violence, harem relationships and mentions of rape.

Shortly, Arcana Of The Crimson Era: Red Moon by Sein Ares was a good and interesting read, with unique world, fun characters, twists and mysteries. A fantasy book,which I can recommend to every fantasy fan, who would read a darker story.

https://www.amazon.com/Sein-Ares/e/B07NC4VGX8%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51141918-red-moon#

The story of Sunny and Jo continues, where it stopped in the end of Crown Of Sunlight.



The second book of the Corvinus Chronicles gives us the same amount of adventure, romance and surprise, like the Crown Of Sunlight.
After an interesting, new information at the start, before we jump back and see the fate of our heroines. Sunny and Jo try to survive in the palace, meantime they plan to escape. They have to act fast, because the Dark King also has his plans with the sisters. Meantime this, Seren Reed, a Watcher, informs his friends about a possible future he saw and that they have to save Sunny and Jo. They go to the infamous Wastes, the land of criminals. Now the fate of Writhia is in the hands of the group, who has to fight with monsters and new enemies to protect everyone.

The second book of a series often became a disappointment to me, it could not keep me the same curious and the story could become too easily predictable. Payton Taylor's Palace Of Moonlight was definitely not like this. The new adventure was interesting and I loved to learn more about Writhia. The Wastes was a mysterious, dark place, which fit really well to the mood of the book and to the story.
I learned more about the characters curiously and their relationships, how they changed through the book. Now knowing more about Leo Cassavant, officially he is my favourite, I can't wait to see, what happens to him in the third novel of the series.
The story had more surprises and twist, which you would not guess and I really liked the ending. It gave answers to more of my questions, but meantime created new questions.

Shortly, the second book of The Corvinus Chronicles is the same gripping, like the first part of the story, Crown Of Sunlight. It keeps you wanting to know more and more. It is a great read, and a must, if you have read the first book.



If you want to know more, you can find Payton Taylor and The Corvinus Chronicles here:

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46654508-palace-of-moonlight

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Elloren Gardner maybe looks like her grandmother, Carnissa Garner, hero for the Gardnerians, but not just that she doesn't have any magical power, but she wants a peaceful life. Her dream is to became apothecary and she is happy, when she can attend the famous Verpax University, like her brothers. Shock follows shock for Elloren, who lived in a sheltered life in her uncle's house and she has to realise, that she knows very little from the real world. To make things more difficult, the other races does not love Carnissa Garner, as the Garnerians and they are not too welcoming about someone, who is like her. Soon Elloren is surrounded with elves and others, who despise her and to make things worse, she makes an enemy from the possible next Black Witch. Will she be able to survive in this world, where maybe everything she was taught is a lie?

Most of the negative reviews I've read, complained about the racism, and other sensitive topics in The Black Witch. Actually for me, it is not just that not disturbed me, but I found it good, that we can think about serious questions too. Until everything is balanced and well, interestingly written, putting sensitive topics too to a novel is totally ok for me. Not to mention that, that racism for example can be find even in Harry Potter, just think at the purebloods-mudbloods, and I don't remember seeing anybody complain about it. But back to The Black Witch, first I really disliked Elloren. She was everything I despise in a person, whiny and weak, someone, who doesn't even try to stand up for herself, but always runs to others to help her. Next to these, she was selfish and immediately judged others, usually negatively. Luckily after a time she started to change and I could fully enjoy the book, which was good, even that quite predictable sometimes. It even made me cry, which is rare from a novel.The story was interesting, I hope, in the next part we will get know more about the world and its history.

To sum it, I really enjoyed reading The Black Witch and I wait for the continuation of the novel. Even that first the main character was annoying and some of the events are quite predictable, it was a fun book, which I can recommend. The story is good, if you have a long weekend, when you just want to rest and read a book.

Willow Walsh is not just beautiful, but ambitious too. Born in a small city, she lives now in Chicago, with two of her close friends. When Willow is called back to a third interview to the famous Racer Journal and she gets the position the private assistant of Ella Racer, the owner, a dream comes true for the young woman. After telling the great news to the other girls, they decide, that such a thing is definitely needs to be celebrated. They go out and enjoy they night, which could not be luckier for Willow, when a handsome stranger steps into the bar and seems to be interested in her. The girl is wasting no time and sits to the mysterious man. The result surprises even her, when they end up in the apartment of Harry, the handsome stranger. The next day Willow is embarrassed and tries to forgot, what happened last night, but Harry just doesn't want to vanish from her thoughts. When she starts searching the man, it turns out, that nor Harry could forget Willow. The young woman could be perfectly happy. She has the job of her dreams and loves the most gorgeous guy she ever met. Until all of this not becomes a nightmare, when one day her boss, Ella introduces her husband. Harry. Harry Racer. The upset Willow tries to get out from the situation, which can ruin not just her life, but her carrier, but her feelings for Harry are stronger. Can Willow break out from the devilish circle of lies and secrets before they ruin her life and break her heart?

Usually I don't read romance, so Clandestine Affaire was an interesting peek into a genre, which I know less. The story made me curious and I wanted to know what happens next. What I really liked in it, that we could see another side of an affair, with the eyes of the 'other woman'. Usually the lover is, who we dislike, but in this novel, even that I also loathe cheating, we sympathise with Willow, who is also a victim. It was interesting to see all the characters and how their relationship to each other changes through the story. Another good side of the book was, that we could see the inner fight of Willow, who also suffered, because she wanted to be happy, but also, she doesn't wanted to hurt another woman.

Shorty, Clandestine Affaire was an interesting and entertaining reading. The characters are good and you stay curious at the story until the end. I can recommend it to romance fans, but also to those, who want to try out a new genre, romance.

ISBN number:
1985652668

The author's website:
https://francespaul.com/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1985652668/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1985652668

Be careful what you wish for!

Josephina Espinosa is a hacker, who lives in the Lone Star Republic, which is a remnant of the fractured USA. One day, she and her friend are working on a difficult job, when a government raid finds and attacks them. Meantime she gets shot, Jo remembers an old tale from her grandmother, about summoning a wish-granter and she tries it with her last breath. To save her friend's life. The result is shocking. When she wakes up, Jo is in an unfamiliar room, in a strange house. Soon it turns out, that she is not alone, when a boy approaches. Wayne explains the girl, that she is now in a different reality and became a wish-granter, thanks to her wish. Because everything has a price, and in Jo's case, it was her existence. Wayne tells her about the Society of Wishes and introduces Jo to the seven other members. The mansion of the Society is beautiful, full with everything the inhabitants need, but Jo is missing freedom and it is not that easy for her to get use suddenly being erased from her world.  Things get just worse after she realizes, that her friend, who she saved, is just going down the same path, making Jo's sacrifice useless. Meantime the others are working on granting a new wish, Jo decides to protect her friend again, however she forgets, that everything she does have consequences.

The main plot made me curious, it was unique and interesting. At first sight I thought, this book has a really good potential. But sadly it just could not deliver it for me. I felt the characters stereotypical and their relationships to each other were also quite predictable. As I said, even that I really liked the main story idea of The Society Of Wishes, but the more and more further I got in the book, it just became bland and boring, also a little slow.

Shortly, Elise Kova's Society of Wishes' basic concept is very interesting for me and unique, but the book itself just could not became that good. The characters are stereorypical and the story is slow and became boring after a time. There are surely people, who will love Society Of Wishes, but I lost interest in it after reading it once.



ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781619848849
ISBN-10: 1619848848

A reform school for magical beings.

Sophie Mercer is sixteen and a witch. When she sees a girl crying, because of having no date for prom, she wants to help her. However Sophie forgets that she has problem with controlling her powers and she is exposed as a witch. Since this was not the first time, that such accident happened, the Council sends her away to a special school, for cases like her. Hecate Hall, or Hex Hall, as the students nicknamed it, is to reform wayward supernatural beings. After her arrival, Sophie immediately gets into trouble and she knows, that her life will not be boring in her new school. She starts developing a crush on Archer Cross, who is not just handsome, but Elodie, one of the black witches from the coven Sophie not joined,  already claimed him. And her new roommate is the outcast of the school, Jenna. The girl is the only vampire in Hex Hall and soon they became friends. Meantime this, someone attacks a student, who's wounds are like a vampire bite. Of course, this makes Jenna the prime suspect, what Sophie just can't believe. But if it was not Jenna, who was it?

A school for magical beings. Maybe the idea is already often used, but I can never get bored on it. Hex Hall also made me curious because of this. I really like the atmosphere of the book, a transfer student in a new school, where mysterious things start to happen. Magic, secrets and witches. The characters are also good, Jenna and Sophie are my favourites. The story kept me wanting to read more and more and the twists were also surprising. Even that the book has its cliches, it is fun to read and I am curious at the continuation.

To sum it, I really enjoyed Hex Hall. An interesting plot with a boarding school for magical beings, adventure and a little mystery, it is a great mix for me. I can recommend the novel to everyone, who likes young adult books.


ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781423121305
ISBN-10: 1423121309

Kristen, Abbey's best friend vanished. Even after the funeral, Abbey just can't accept the death of the other girl. There are so many unanswered questions and whys. Her life feels to collapse, and school makes it harder, with the students' fake sympathy and gossip. Abbey used to spend a lot of time in Sleep Hollow Cemetery, but this increases now. One day she meets with a mysterious and handsome boy. Little by little, it seems, that Abbey's life will go back to normal, even she starts to like Caspian more and more. But she still doesn't understand what happened to Kristen and one day, she finds a clue. A secret, which makes her question her whole  friendsip with Kristen. And Abbey starts to investigate again. But does she really want to know the truth? The answers she uncovers frighten and shock her, however she can not go back, she has to keep searching.

Maybe I was not in the right mood, when I read this trilogy, but for me, it was like sitting on the rollercoaster. And sadly in a bad way. No matter how interesting the main plot was, the books proceeded too slowly for me and like this, they became boring after a time. Every time the story was interesting and I became curious, it quickly slipped back to another, boring scene. Also, for me, there were too many parts, which not felt that important and just put me back to the bored-mood, if instead of these there would have been more about Kristen, or Caspian's secret, it would have been better. The things I liked, the way the Sleepy Hollow legend is put into the novels and how everything connects. Also, the ending was good, I not guessed it.

Shortly, The Hollow trilogy is definitely not for me. Even that the basic plot is good, and the novels have interesting parts and surprises, things happened too slow and the story wandered away too often to less important scenes, just when you became curious.


ISBN number:
The Hollow:
ISBN-13: 9781416978947
ISBN-10: 1416978941
The Haunted:
ISBN-13: 9781416978961
ISBN-10: 1416978968
The Hidden:
ISBN-13: 9781416978985
ISBN-10: 1416978984

A young countess runs away from home, to discover a new life and the New World.

Being a countess is awesome. The glamorous life of the rich and blue-blooded, being surrounded with servants, who just wait you to tell what you wish. On surface. Our heroine knows this well, because her family, having no money, wants to arrange a marriage for her. She is just trying to figure out something, when her maid tells her an interesting story. The girl, Adelaide, was chosen to attend a special school, which will change her life fully. The Glittering Court is a mix of school and business. It collects impoverished girls, to transform them to upper-class ladies. After finishing the course, the new ladies go to the New World, where the rich pioneers choose a wife from them. It is good for everybody, the wealthy men of the New World, the owners of Glittering Court and a big luck for the poor girls. But Adelaide seems to be scared and have doubts. The young countess decides fast and uses the opportunity. Soon, a cart is on the way to the Glittering Court, with Adelaide. Or better to say, the new Adelaide, who is the young countess... Only Cedric, the son of the school's headmaster, knows the secret about the girl's real identity, but he promises to not tell it to anybody. Soon Adelaide can have a fully new life in the New World and her family can not force her to marry.

When I first read the main plot of the book, it made me curious and after actually starting the story, I was not disappointed. It is entertaining, with good characters. Even that more things were easy to guess, the novel was not boring, but it kept you wanting to know more. I especially liked Adelaide's character, who was strong and fearless in my eyes, to change her well-known world to a fully new an unknown one and yet she never hesitated nor for a second. Her friends, like Mira, also kept me curious, what are their secrets. I hope, in the next book we will know more about them.

Shortly, The Glittering Court was a good novel, which I enjoyed to read. The story was entertaining and balanced, the  romance and adventure was just the right amount, without becoming boring. For a peaceful and quiet weekend, it is a great choice to read.


ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781595148421
ISBN-10: 1595148426

A town with secrets, a house filled with mirrors, and a girl, who just moved there.

Gemma and her family just moved to Learmouth, into the house on the hill. The old style building has a strange atmosphere and to make it creepier, it is full with mirrors. The girl hates it at first sight. But not she is the only one. Her mother's partner, Jules, also feels the same, and Gemma's younger brother, Danny too. However Heather, Danny's twin sister is happy, she even has a new friend, Elsa, and she always tries to talk over Danny to play with the two of them. Meantime Hearher loves their new home, Danny not just finds it creepy, but strange and scary things happen to him sometimes and he doesn't trust nor his twin's mysterious friend. Even after she makes new friends, the strange atmosphere of the house still chills Gemma. What she doesn't know, soon she will learn the secrets of her new home.

Hawthorn really surprised me, and in a good way. When I read the main plot, I became curious, but I had my doubts, since so many books have good plot, and when you start reading them, they just disappoint you. Well, this novel is definitely not one of those. The characters are good and the story is interesting, you can not put down the book. And the atmosphere! Last time I was afraid on a book, when I read The Shining in high school, but I did not dare to read Hawthorn during night and looked much less into mirrors. The novel is a great mix of mystery and horror for me, adding always the perfect amount of tension and creepiness to the story. It just makes it better, that it uses different POVs, it is interesting to see with things from not just one character's viewpoint and it boosts the reading experience.

Shortly, I really loved the book and I recommend it to everyone, mostly to young adult and horror fans. The story and characters are interesting and the novel has a creepy and mysterious atmosphere, which makes sure, that even at the scary parts, you just have to keep reading it. I hope that Hawthorn will have a continuation.

ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781511411257
ISBN-10: 1511411252

But who will save Prince Charming? Join Paul, a cursed prince, a singing sword and their other teammates, to save the world. And of course the princess.

Paul is not your tipical Prince Charming. Thanks to his father, king Hofnar, he is cursed, with insecurity. And with quite a lot from it. After he is dragged to the tournament, where the future heroes hope to get a chance for a happily ever after, at his unluck, he gets The  Quest. A quest, which is the dream of all of the princes. The daughter of the emperor, who is the most beautiful princess, and the most feared shadow wizard, who kidnapped her. Definitely a real nightmare to prince Paul, mostly after his father makes a bet about him successfully rescuing Princess Luscious. Now the timid and insecure prince must do the quest, because his own kingdom is also on the stake, not just his happily ever after. But who will save Paul?

I found Happily Ever Awkward a really interesting and entertaining book. The story is a little like parody or comedy version of the typical classic fairy tales for me, which I enjoyed very much, mostly that it was funny, but without being forced. The characters were also good, my personal favourites are Princess Luscious and the shadow wizard. The book-narrator was also a nice idea, however sometimes his talking was a little long, it would have been better shorter narrations.

Shortly, I really enjoyed the novel and I can recommend it to everyone, who wants to read something light and entertaining. The plot was good and funny, with great characters. If this novel will have a continuation, I will surely read it.


ISBN number:

Author's website:
https://tlcallies.com/

The City of a Thousand Dolls, full of talented girls and secrets. And then one girl is killed.

The City of a Thousand Dolls is a place, where people can leave their infant baby girls. These children will be raised by the City, to be anything from musicians, to wives or mistresses, healers, even a wife for a prince. Or an assassin. At least rumor says that. Nisha is one of the girls, who were abandoned here. However, since she was left in an older age than the other children, it was too late to train her to specialize in one thing. Like this, she became an exception, who can learn more different things, meantime she has a special task. Nisha is the errand girl and the eye of the head Matron of the City. Her life is peaceful, until one of the girls dies. Nobody knows, who killed the victim and that who will be the next. Everybody is afraid and to make things more difficult, soon the annual Redeeming is also here. The head Matron tells Nisha to investigate the murder. With the help of her friends, the cats, the girl starts searching answers and try to stop the killer, before they take the life of another victim. But with this, Nisha is also in danger.

One of my favourite thing in this novel is, that it put together two of the genres I love the most, fantasy and crime. During the whole story, the balance between the murder mystery and fantasy is perfect. We just get the right amount of everything, from romance, to the secrets of the City. The characters are also interesting, and you wonder together with Nisha, who is the murderer and why do they kill, meantime we get know also the City more. The book keeps you curious from the start, until the end, without getting boring.

Shortly, I found City of a Thousand Dolls a great book, which worths to read more. The story was interesting and the balance between the fantasy and murder mystery was perfect. It is a novel, which you just can not put down, I can recommend it to everyone, who is searching a good book.


ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9780062121325
ISBN-10: 0062121324

The fairy tale of Agnieszka and the magical forest.

The village of Dvernik is bordered with an enchanted and deadly forest, the Wood. They give a teenage girl in every ten years to the local wizard, the Dragon, as a payment, to protect the valley. Nobody knows, how he chooses, but the girls are always changed after coming back from the white tower and eventually they leave Dvernik forever. Kasia is beautiful and talented, everybody is sure, that she will be the next one to take and she is groomed at this since her childhood. However when the time comes, the Dragon chooses Agnieszka, Kasia's friend. The clumsy girl is shocked, since always the best and brightest one  was taken. Soon the reason of Dragon's surprising decision is explained, he is choosing those, who have magic. And Agnieszka definitely has. The girl starts her time in the white tower, the wizard's home, as his apprentice. A fully new world opens for her with this, but she has to remember that her old one also might needs her and her new found magic.

I loved every page of Uprooted, it was like a classic, old style fairy tale. The deadly, magical forest spiced the story with a mysterious and dark atmosphere, which made it more interesting for me. Agnieszka and Kasia were my favourites characters. The twists of the story were also good and some of them surprised me. Another thing I liked in the novel, that it was so well-balanced, there was just the right amount from the Wood and the white tower too. At the end of the story, I got answers at all of my questions, which I had during reading Uprooted. Even that it was a single book, if there would be any continuation, I would definitely read it.

To sum everything, Naomi Novik's Uprooted was a great read and I can recommend it to everyone, mostly those, who like fantasy and young adult. A dark, captivating story with good characters, like a long, classic fairy tale. A novel, which I will surely read again.


ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9780804179058
ISBN-10: 0804179050

Welcome to the hotel of secrets.

Everybody deals differently with a death of a loved one. Since her mother suddenly  passed away, the seventeen-year-old Audrey Casella has troublesome behaviors, meantime Daniel, her older brother, is in denial and their father seems, as someone, who stopped living. After the girl makes a raucous party at home, her father decides to send Audrey and Daniel to their grandmother's house for the summer. On their way to Elko, the girl's father decides to stop in a huge and beautuful place, called Hotel Ruby. After arriving, Kenneth, the concierge, gives rooms to Daniel and Audrey's father on the sixth floor, however he says, the girl will stay on thirteenth floor. Since it seems, she can not have another room, Audrey accepts it, and even that she feels the atmosphere of her floor strange, her doubts fade after seeing her room. Later she joins the party in the ballroom, where she meets Elias Lange and the cynical and beautiful Catherine. When Kenneth notices Audrey, he tells her to leave the party, because she has no invitation. The girl doesn't understand, why only she got none, when both Daniel and her father are invited to the ball. More and more strange things happen, the faint background music in Audrey's room, the creepy empty rooms of the thirtheenth floor and scary visions, not to mention the sudden change in her father's behavior. And after her father tells, that they will spend two more days there, Audrey decides it's time to start searching answers at the secrets of Hotel Ruby.

I liked the book very much. Even that I guessed the ending, but I am a notorious bookmaniac since I remember, so it is a little hard to surprise me, I enjoyed every page of the novel. The plot was interesting, with good characters and I really liked the dark, mysterious atmosphere of the story. Sometimes it reminded me at Stephen King's The Shining, as it would be a teen version of it.

Shorly, I recommend the book to everyone,  Hotel Ruby has an interesting plot with good charactets and a mysterious atmosphere. I will definitely reread it later.


ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781481423007
ISBN-10: 1481423002

Roman Chainani invites us to an adventure into a magical world, where everyone has their own fairy tale and it is already decided if someone is good or evil.

Sophie is like a real princess, beautiful and devoted to do as many good deeds, as possible. She is waiting the day since her childhood, when she also becomes one of those children, who were chose to attend the School for Good and Evil and have their own fairy tale. But Sophie's best friend, Agatha, is quite the opposite of the blond girl. With her grumpiness and black hair she would be perfect for a villain, she has even a black cat. However when the two girls get chosen to attend the famous school, they see shocked, that they were delivered to the wrong place. Agatha is in School for Good and Sophie is in School for Evil... But is it really a mistake, or everybody is in the right place?

I like all the books very much, and finished them really quickly, because it is just impossible to put them down. Even that the story is the quite often used magic school, it is still fresh and original. The characters are also very good, my personal favorite is Sophie. Another thing I like in the series, that it was not just very entertaining to read, but it was often thought-provoking. For example, that what is a truly good deed. I have to admit, I even cried on some parts of the novels.

So shorty, I like The School for Good and Evil very much. It is original, fresh and fun to read more times too. I can recommend it to everybody, it is interesting and entertaining for younger readers and for adults too.

ISBN number:
The School for Good and Evil Series Paperback Box Set: Books 1-3:
ISBN-13: 9780062456243
ISBN-10: 0062456245

Website:
https://schoolforgoodandevil.com/the-series/

The magical retelling of Brigadoon, or two girls with the destiny, to walk into a fairytale.

Veronica Welling always loved the story about Doon, a beautiful land with a real prince. She even keeps seeing a handsome, blond stranger, which is maybe not a too good sign about her sanity. But who would blame her? Her boyfriend is more into her competition and the girl catches him cheating on her, and even her own mother just treats her, as if she would be only a meal ticket. After these, Vee is more than happy, to be able to have a summer vacation in Scotland with Mackenna Reid,  her best friend. In their temporary home, there are strange clues left by Kenna's aunt, for the two friends. Vee is excited, Kenna is quite disbelieving. Both of them are surprised, when they successfully walk through the bridge into the enchanted kingdom of Doon. This could be, like a dream come true for Vee, the place, she longed for and even the handsome, mysterious stranger is there. He is Jamie MacCrae, the future king of Doon and he tries to imprison the two witches, who just arrived to his land. It is only because of Duncan, the younger prince, that Kenna and Vee not end in prison, but Jamie still looks at them with suspicion. Soon the girls get know, no wonder that they were thought to be witches, because their presence could break the enchantment that protects the realm. Vee is ready fight for her dreams and win the trust of Jamie, but Kenna is worried. She doesn't plan to spend her life in an enchanted kingdom, even that Duncan is obviously interested in her. The girls have to save Doon and risk everything, or this land from tales will vanish forever.

I really like the series and one of the reasons of this is, its message. At least I think, it has one, to follow your dreams, don't give up and ignore it, if others think they are silly, fight for them. The main concept of the story is interesting and fun, I like as we get know better and better the magical realm of Doon. It is like a place, where I would also want to go from the modern world. The characters were also good, Kenna with her doubts balanced Vee, who believed from the start that the fairytale about a kingdom on the other side of the bridge is true.

To sum everything, I really enjoyed reading the Doon series and I can recommend it to everyone, who likes fantasy and yound adult books. It is an enchanting story about dreams, with a lot of adventures.



ISBN number:
Doon:
ISBN-13: 9780310742395
ISBN-10: 0310742390

Destined for Doon:
ISBN-13: 9780310742401
ISBN-10: 0310742404

Shades of Doon:
ISBN-13: 9780310742418
ISBN-10: 0310742412

Forever Doon:
ISBN-13: 9780310742371
ISBN-10: 0310742374

Website:
www.doonseries.com

Mariko got one of the most precious present, freedom, from someone, who was hired to kill her. Now she is ready to investigate it, who and why wanted her dead.

Mariko was born into a world, where she has no chance to decide her future. She knows, that she can do nothing against it, that she is just a tool, which helps to elevate her family's standing. However when her convoy, which brings her to be the wife of the emperor's son, Minamoto Raiden, is ambushed by the imfamous Black Clan, first in her life Mariko has the decision about her future in her hands. Go back home, or try to learn the truth, who and why wanted to kill her... And the girl decides. As she tries to infiltrate the ranks of Black Clan, dressed as a peasant boy, she sees a fully new world, which is not just dangerous, but has many secrets and surprises. But not this is the only problem. The more she gets know the members of the enemy, the more questions and doubts Mariko has. Which is worse, she starts seeing also her own life in a fully differen light.

Flame in the Mist is just a great mixture of adventure, romance and magic for me. What I really like, that these things in the story are balanced, there is just the right amount from all of it. The characters are also interesting, and I really liked Mariko.

To sum it, Flame in the Mist was a really good book and I can't wait to read the continuation. Interesting story, good characters, samurais and mystery. For me, an awesome mix, I can just recommend it to anyone, who wants to read an entertaining book.

Have you ever wondering, how the story of Harry Potter continues?

Harry Potter's oldest son, James Sirius Potter starts his first year now in Hogwarts and it seems, nor his life will be boring in the famous wizard school. James makes friends with Ralf Deedle and the American exchange student, Zane Walker, on the train and later we meet with the others too from the new generation. There is  Rose Weasley, Albus and Lily Potter, and Scorpius Malfoy, because the story would not be full without a Malfoy. The kids have as many adventures, as many their parents had and we get know the wizarding world outside Hogwarts more. There are new secrets, new enemies and dangers. But of course James and his friends are ready to go after the mysteries.

I found the books really good and I agree with those, who say, the series is like as Rowling's original work. If I would not know it is a fanonical continuation, I would think, this is an official sequel. The style is like Harry Potter and it is very interesting to get know the other wizarding schools and the world after Voldemort. What I really like in these novels (and actually miss from the originals very much), that it is less predictable and it feels neutral about Slytherin, just because someone is there, it does not mean automatically, that they are dumb, ugly or just generally evil, like in Harry Potter. Sadly the series has only five books, not seven, but it is still awesome, that we got a sequel.

To sum it, I found James Potter a great series, which is fun to reread again and again. G. Norman Lippert did an awesome work with it, and the new adventures and characters are really entertaining. I would say, for Harry Potter fans, James Potter is a must-read, but I can recommend it to anybody, who likes fantasy.



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https://www.jamespotterseries.com

A world with magic, and a girl, who's ability can change everything.

Welcome to an alternate Victorian England, where magic is normal, moreover your social prestige also depends on it. Anna Arden was born to a good family, the only problem is, she is Barren, has no magical abilities. Even that she would do anything, to fit to the society, after she ruins her sister's debutante spells, she has to leave the country. She is exiled to Hungary, accompanied with her grandmother, who was born there. Anna feels that her life is over, but in her new home many surprises are waiting for her. She sees a wholly new world and realises, maybe she is not barren, just has a strange and dangerous magical ability. Something, what can fully change everything. Soon Anna finds herself in a middle of a dilemma, and has to decide, what will  she do. Keep chasing a dream to be accepted in a society, which would kill her because of her special magic, or become a key part of a revolution, which want to change her whole world?

I really liked the setting and the ancient creatures. It was interesting in the book, that it used the Hungarian legends for the beasts.  However next to these, there are not that many good things I found in the story. It had too many cliches and was too easily predictable. Anna's character was also quite cliche, her hidden, but very special ability, her personality. The basic plot of the novel was good, but it became too predictable after a time.

To sum it, Blood Rose Rebellion had interesting parts, and the main plot was also good, but the main character was too stereotypical and the novel itself too predictable. For once it was ok, but it is not the type of book I want to read a second time.

ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781101935996

New life, new start, and a school full of mysteries.

We can say, that Avaline Hall's life wasn't easy. At the age of seventeen, she already buried her mother, took care of herself and survived a factory fire, saved by a mysterious boy, and not to mention, that after these she escaped from an asylum. However now everything started to change, when a few things turned out from her mother and Ava was accepted to an elite boarding school, the Blythewood Academy. The girl is happy, but also afraid, that her new classmates will not accept her because of her past. And why her mother never mentioned this school, moreover, why was she expelled from it? So many questions and even more secrets. But Ava feels, thar she will find the answers in Blyhtewood. What she doesn't know, that her new school also has its secrets. To make things more complicated, a sinister man, who breathes smoke, seems to pursue her... And Ava starts searching for answers, no matter how dangerous it is.

 A boarding school full of secrets, in a mysterious forest. And of course magic. I really loved the main plot, and after reading it, I could not wait to start the first novel of the series. Definitely book one was my favorite. I liked the mood of it, and as earlier said, the setting with the school in the forest. However the first part of the story, before attending Blythewood Academy, it was a little boring after a time and Avaline, the main character, was annoying. She constantly felt sorry for herself that, how hard her life was and how different she is from her schoolmates, instead of just being happy and grateful that things changed for the better. But anyway I enjoyed reading the books, even that there were things, I not liked, they were still interesting.

Shortly, even that the first part of the first book was a little boring and Avaline, the main character could be annoying, I really enjoyed reading Carol Goodman's Blyhtewood series. I liked also the main plot and the mood of the novels, I will reread them again later. Blythewood is a good series, which I can recommend, mostly if someone likes fantasy.

ISBN number:
Blythewood:
ISBN-13: 9780142422519
ISBN-10: 0142422517

Ravencliffe:
ISBN-13: 9780142422526
ISBN-10: 0142422525

Hawthorn:
ISBN-13: 9780670784783
ISBN-10: 0670784788