DARKNESS Series..... (C.Contreras)

I don't really know what to say about this series. They were supper good and supper quick, but I felt like it was mostly fluff and confusing family connections. 

I absolutely loved the love story. Their history was amazing and the plot was so original. I was so excited to read the second one as soon as I had finished the first one. The thing I loved the most was that, no matter what happened, nothing teared them apart. It was so amazing to experience the love between this characters. It was strong. Real. Normal. 

Ok, so maybe not normal. But it was solid. They went through so much, together. That connection between Nathan and Cole was so life-changing for both of them and I think that made them even stronger. Because now, they didn't had to hide. Or I guess she didn't had to hide it. Because now, both of them had gone through the same nightmare. 

Also, their families were so freaking weird. There was so many connections there was one point I couldn't keep up. It was weird. There was Alex, Mark, Benny, Brian, Cory, Dean, Connor, and others. It was so freaking strange. 

Cole developed into this person who was just confused and so stressed with the worry that he wouldn't go home to find his girlfriend kidnapped and i felt so bad for him.

It was an epic series, though. It had so many good qualities. I loved in the first book how it went back and forth between their relationship, and it made me shred tears in their "brake up" Then effing Sasha is in the picture and I want to smack her and Cole. 

I don't know, I guess I'll give it a 4.0. Just because it didn't had much developing. 

I love books and I hope you do to! 

FR

Dare you to *Spoilers*

Since its been a long time since I read a young adult romance novel, the story came of as... innocent. SO GOOD THOUGH!


When I read "Crash into you", the book that came after this one, I hadn't had the knowledge of this book, so I judge Beth harsher than she deserved. I thought she wasn't truly in love with Brian based on that little seen with her and Isaiah in the hospital. But I was wrong. Once I finished this amazing book, everything just... clicked. It became amazing how important reading them in order truly was. She just wanted her Best friend back. And she wanted him and Ryan, but couldn't get both. Its really sad to see their story fall apart in this book, because in "Pushing the Limits" Isaiah and Beth were super tight and then when she tells him she doesn't share Isaiah's love and they fall apart, its sad how much he truly cared for her. But then Rachel come in and we all know how that turns out. 

Beth is just a girl, really. Hiding behind bitterness and anger, she thinks she is the shell of the person who used to be her. Elisabeth "Beth" Risk has to go through so much to understand that person she thinks is gone is still there, just waiting to be awakened. I loved her development of how she was a though bad girl and then she starts to meet Ryan and Lacey and you can tell she is nervous about going back to her old life, the life where everything was taken away from he. She turns softer, but she still was the same person she was before. She starts to realize that maybe loving Ryan wouldn't be the worst thing the world and that a girl like her was capable of having a happily ever after. But she thinks she has to take care of her mother, because that is what she have know all her life, but at the end realized that she wanted to have a life away from drugs, when all they had brought into her life was pain. Trent selling drugs and beating her mother, her dad leaving her because of selling heroin and her calling 911, her mother almost dying. It was enough. But then Trent beats her up along with Ryan and that is when is really scary.

I truly adored Ryan. I just thought he was a perfect gentleman, if you overlook the dare. He didn't knew what to do with his life because he didn't knew what to do. His life was basically mapped out for him by his parents and when he wakes up and realized this, he was lost. He discovered that he wanted to go to college and write. Become an author and go pro in baseball. He wanted to be with his brother, but since his brain was programmed to obey his parents, he never had the balls to do it,until Beth tells him to grow a pair and to talk to Mark. The reason he didn't saw Mark was because he was gay and his father kicked him out and told Ryan to not contact him. But it was like Beth dumped water on him to wake him up from the perfect illusion his father was creating. But the best thing ever was that he was a virgin. That was epic. No! The part I truly felt bad for him was this one:

"Did it hurt?"

"No, it wasn't like you were that...."

But she didn't had to say it. It wasn't like i was that long. 

I felt so bad for him but laughed so much. 

I truly loved this book and I hope you read it!

I love books and I hope you do to!

FR

Ten Tiny Breaths *Spoilers*

A story about letting go of the past, and look into what's left to come....

I liked this story. It was nice and funny but had a darkish side to it. Like any other Atria book, it left me feeling happy. A smile on my face the whole time. 

It was heart braking and at the same time, you just knew something good would happen. 

Four years ago, Kacey was in an awful car accident, where she lost her boyfriend, both of her parents, and her best friend. She changed after that. Kacey doesn't remember who she is, or what she is supposed to do. She was grieving and all those years after, she wasted them away. Now she and her sister moved to Miami and there her life changes forever. She realized that maybe she doesn't need to be closed up. She has this rage towards Cole Reynolds, the guy who gave the keys to the drunk driver that crashed the car. But she starts to let herself feel things, and she is scared those feelings would go away. She meets Trent, and she is instantly enchanted. She falls for him and then she learns the most unimaginable thing that changed their lives. Kacey had lived through so much, but she wasn't considering that she wasn't the only one hurting. 

She always felt like she was drowning, unable to draw breath from the surface. 
"Ten tiny breaths. Feel them, Seize them. Love them"

This book was so awesome.... I love atria books, they never disappoint. They haven't yet. 

So, I do realize its so short, but I have said everything that needed to be said. The book was a peice of art and I loved it. It was so original. 

I love books and i hope you do too!
FR

Find you in the Dark *Spoilers*

This is a book that will make you cry, will make you smile, and will make you re-think every single decision in your life. 

I liked the book because it had a special dark mood. It was emotional, intense and really...... dark, I guess. It really expresses the significance of this guy. Bipolar disorder is not something you can brush off, but if your boyfriend has this issue, or your best friend, of course you think twice before telling someone. You get scared they will take him/her away from you, and treat them like crazy people. But if you know someone who has this problem, tell someone the moment you learn this. You will help them. 

This isn't your typical perfect guy who everyone loves. This story goes deeper into the issue than all others I've read. Clayton Reed is different from everyone else. He's quiet, closed off, angry all the time. He snaps at everyone. He's a jerk. He doesn't speak to anyone in the school..... except Maggie. 

Maggie is your typical small town girl, with the perfect friends, perfect family, and perfect life. But according to Maggie, its too perfect. When she meets Clay, she instantly thinks he is a jerk. He is nothing but a self centered prick. But she has this connection with him, she wants to know him. To get past his barriers.So she does everything she can to be his friend. When they finally are friends, for a long time, everything is perfect. Peaceful, quiet and nice. But then, they go to this party, her knowing he had a bad experience with alcohol and drugs. (IKR!) But she is sure there will be no problem, because there never is. But, of course, the host's parents were out of town and the alcohol flowed. There is a point were Clay was really drunk and did something that almost costs his life. Thankfully, nothing happened, but this event let questions inside her head that were unavoidable. When he told her what was going on, she thinks she was going to be able to save him. Instead, this secret, because that's what it was, destroyed everything. It led them to something neither of them was ready for. 

Clay had deep anger issues, random mood changes, and violent outbursts. It led to the point were no one thought Maggie was safe with him. But stubbornly, she denied it. She was in the dark, and couldn't get out. Even though Clay wasn't hurting her, she was hurting herself. She was in this dark place she bearly got out of. Got to a point where she had to watch what she said to not make him angry. Sigh. 

In all honesty, it was a good book. Darker than what I'm used to, but good. I think it teached me something. 

I give it a 4.5 stars. :)

I love books and I hope you do too!

FR 

Pay for a Kiss! (Its so cute)

I LOVE THEIR LOVE..... <3

The best thing about Mason and Reese is the tension they have for each other. They want each other, they just don't allow themselves to admit it.

I just absolutely loved their chemistry and friendship, because we get to experience them transitioning from complete moody weird acquaintance, to friends, to the cutest best friends ever!!!!! Their connection was just incredible, and not to leave out that Mason was such a sweet heart. He was so sweet and caring about his little sister, and how much he loved her. It was so cute. 

You might be thinking..... This guy is perfect..... Think again when I tell you that this guy.....IS A FREAKING GIGOLO. 

His career was bad, but I understood why he did it. I felt bad for him, though, considering the humiliation you go through. How just sitting with him at lunch raised questions on weather or not you slept  with them. But I loved how in the end he over came them. YOU GO MASON!!!!

It was sad, really, seeing how much chemistry they had and they couldn't do anything about it. They were like freaking Romeo and Juliet, take away that their families hate each other and the suicide. 

Reese had a lot of issues with her passed, but I loved how strong she is. How she stares at the problems instead of avoiding them..... (Now, if your psycho ex is threatening to kill you, you run. You did good Reese. Smart decision)

Sara helped a lot. I honestly feel that if Sara hadn't happened, they wouldn't have happened. It was the final strike and push towards each other. No, but her meeting with Sarah was epic. I loved Sarah in every possible way. She was strong, but also vulnerable. She was so confident and sassy even with her disability in the way. I learned to love and understand Sarah, and even felt really bad for her. I know how bad middle school is. 

Now, onto the land lady. What was the deal with that woman? She gave me the creeps. The prologue with her seducing Mason was unbelievable. I was open-mouthed the whole freaking time. Seriously. There is something wrong with that woman. Go buy a dictionary and search up "rejection"!

NO COMMENTS ON EVA OTHER THAN SHE WAS A TOTAL BITCH. 

In other thoughts, I enjoyed the book, made me smile a whole lot. I loved it!!

I love books and I hope you do too!!!

FR *.*

Mixed Feelings... (Impassion by B.C Burgess)

This book disappointed me, mostly because the first was was so good and then this one was.... not. I don't know what to say about the book itself, but Layla disappointed me in ways I didn't expected :( 

I really had a hard time with this one.... It wasn't that it wasn't good, I swear it was! The problem was Layla. I don't know what my problem was with her. Maybe the fact that she was so winy, or that she cries the whole freaking time, but I had a problem with her. Every time I tried to read the damn book, she was crying! Crying, crying, crying! The whole time! I was like this the whole time....

And- Ok, it's fine to be a crier, but the way she made everything such a big deal pissed me off! I don't know, I guess she just was really emotional. But my real problem with her was that she blushed all the freaking time, and was embarrassed about everything. I don't know, i guess her brain was always like...

I specially loved Quinn. He never disappoints. Even with his history, he was always such a gentleman! I loved his personality and the way he makes Layla feel so special. Their relationship reminds me of many books, where the insecure girl doesn't know just how much her BF loves her. I have a suspicion with one of the characters though.  I love Skylla and Brietta and how much they love Layla! I love her grandparents, all of them. They play such a grand role in her life. 

I kind of feel that Layla grew up as the book passed. She grew up and matured throughout the whole book. She passed from these girl who didn't knew what she wanted, a girl who was scared of even her own shadow, a girl who didn't realized all the people she had, to a strong person, who finally realized the kind of danger she was in. The girl underestimated Agro, that is not smart. Facing death in the face made her realize that Agro was not playing o r bluffing and that she was in actually death danger. That, and her family helped her grow up. 

I think that development in Layla's character was what made me continue the book. 

I like the change in point of view to the Villain, so we can see how much time they have, and what they are planning. At first I thought that mysterious creepy guy was Finley, but then when the book ended, I finally realized who he was! And it was not good, that I can tell you. Finley I bet is the guy who is giving the information on Layla to Agro. That bull story about how they are made for each other is a complete lie.

GoodReads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17714035-impassion?ac=1

Descension review:http://fantabks.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-must-read.html

I have mixed feelings about this book. But I know I'm reading the next one

I love books and I hope you do too!

FR 

I'm so happy!

Are you having a good 2014? I am! This year I' hoping to be  able to stretch my blog posts, and be able to announce more. I'm so excited about this year, i get to be in 10th grade and will experience my first year in high school. This year also I'm finally turning 15!!!! For my family, that is a really big deal, so yeah, I'm excited about that. I know this blog hasn't been up really long, but I'm so glad you guys stay with me. 

Thank you for your efforts, and i cant tell you how much i appreciate you taking your time to read this. Thank you so much. 

This year, hopefully, I'm getting new people to join! Hopefully, but i haven't seen Katherine in a long time, and I'm hoping to see them this weekend! Well, happy 2014, and remember to be happy, Always. 

Also, Yesterday night they released  a new clip on twitter. It was actually on MTV but then MTV twitted the clip! It was so flipping amazing, and I will put it here for you! 
I will put the rest later!

READ READ READ!!!!

I love books and I hope you do too! 
FR