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My full review for the Summer Lovin' anthology can be found here - http://bookh00rder.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-summer-lovin-anthology-summer.html Sway was part of that limited edition collection.

"Followed by Sway by Nicki Elson and Rose, who starts to get serenaded by someone outside her bedroom window. Hmm. Intrigued, aren't you?? The songs he sings to her bring back memories of Rose's love. They even seem to give her some hope and happiness. She has been alone for some time, with only the company of her two sisters, who visit her each week. The eldest sister is snarky and, well, not nice. At all. Hmph. I did some eye squinting at her because it seems if she's miserable, she wants to make everyone else so too.

The sisters notice Rose's peculiar behavior. Her day dreaming smiles and the way she sort of rushes them away each time they visit. She's in a hurry to get to her room, to sit by the window and wait for her serenade. Being the suspicious type, the elder sister decides to stick around one night, to wait and see what's going on. Does Rose have a new man in her life?? Surely not! Hee.

They speculate on who it could be. The gardener, perhaps?? When the two find out about the nightly singing and then discover who it is, they are flabbergasted. I love that a dash of mythical was sprinkled in with what I thought was starting out as a 'normal' story. The elder sister tries to trap the crooner but Daisy, the middle sister jumps to his defense. Iris, the eldest, is determined to make a fool of Rose - to break her heart. I grew to dislike her even more. Why can't just just let Rose be happy in her old age?

Hate and jealousy festered in Iris for decades and she wants revenge! It's so sad that people can't be happy for others, let them live their lives and leave them alone. Iris definitely can't do that and it's kind of sad, for her at least. When Daisy stood up to Iris I did a happy dance for her. It was about time someone bucked her off her high horse.

I certainly didn't expect the story to end the way it did but I loved it all the same. Nicki Elson took something simple and turned it into something extraordinary. Kudos to her!"

This review is part of my Summer Lovin' anthology review, located here -
http://bookh00rder.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-summer-lovin-anthology-heat-wave.html Concessions was part of that limited edition collection.


"Concessions by Robin DeJarnett Oh oh oh! I so loved this one! It's a different twist on vampires, all taking place in a movie theater. Who knew vamps loved to go to the movies?? Lindsey works at the concession stand and is intrigued by a patron she sees daily. It's kind of weird that all of the movie viewers that come in are gothic but she just goes with it. Devon's mind powers are amazing and fascinating. So much so that I'd like to see some more of him!

Concessions is a little magical, a little exciting and mysterious... and lots of awesome."

There have been a lot of reviews about Zoey not being able to choose between her guys. I can honestly say that I get where her confusion is coming from. I can understand her conflicting feelings about Erik (with his mood swings and anger), Stark (with the uncertainty of his loyalties) and Kalona (with his hypnotic mojo). Zoey's abilities pull in the good and the evil, it's only logical that someone like Kalona would try to use lust and emotions to bring her over to his side, knowing she could defeat him if he didn't. Add to that, his belief that she is A-ya and he is determined to seduce her.

Zoey is confused about Erik, I believe, mostly because of his change in behavior. Maybe she goes back to him because she feels like it'll ease the guilt over hurting him after being with Loren, maybe she feels that he is the safe choice, the familiar choice. Who knows. She's a teenager, even though she is a powerful high priestess and is entitled to confusion and mistakes.

I think Stark stirs something in her that no one else has. But that scares her since she doesn't know if she can trust him or if she should. I'm glad that things turn out well for him in the end.

As for Heath, I believe she wants to cling to him so hard because of her fear of moving on from her old life. There is nothing written anywhere saying that she can't be friends with him but for him to have a relationship beyond that would be difficult, as has been proven many times. He could very easily be put into danger over and over.

I can't wait to read the next book to see what follows.

Randomly remembered these books today. Absolutely adored them.

When Omnific announced their newest title, I knew I had to read it. I snagged it and put it on my to-be-read list. I was excited to finally get around to it in my 'queue'.

Ms. Sanchez does such a wonderful job of getting you hooked on this tale right away. There are twists and turns, plenty of UST and great chemistry between Quinn and Ryann. I started swooning over Quinn and rooting for the pair right from the start.

Without saying too much to spoil anyone... I love how there is mythology intertwined throughout the story. It gives it so much depth. It's fun to read a book that gives me a little bit of everything I love in a book (a little mystery, strong emotions, a solid story, chemistry between the main characters - I could go on). I couldn't have loved it more.

I've got my fingers crossed that there will be a sequel! I'll definitely put that one on my pre-order list.