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Silent Warrior by Lindsey Piper


Dragon Kings, Book 0.5

Synopsis: A silent woman ashamed of her criminal background becomes a Cage warrior to seek redemption. An unrepentant fortune hunter chooses combat over death to appease a mafia family. Although rivals in battle, they find common ground when seeking their clan’s stolen idol, but for vastly different reasons. Neither one suspects that love will begin when he becomes the first man in five years to hear her speak.


Review: I didn’t know anything about this series, so when I found this prequel, I thought it might give me an idea of the story.
 
This is a short novella featuring twocharacters completely different. Harkis a noisy man, who loves to talkand does not think when he wants anything. Silence isthe opposite, a young woman who speakslittle or as we understand with her nickname, is calm and collected. Their meeting willimmediately spark, especially while Hark is determined to put her in his bed and force her to talk to him. And I must say that given the millword that is, it does not take him long to crack her.

It was pretty cute to see them both. They hide both many secrets but they complement each other perfectly.We discover throughout this story who our heroes are and we can learn a few elements about their past, allowing us to understand how they became what they are now.


This novel was a cute introduction and it is true that I have many questions about the world that the author has created. It can be quite interesting to read the first novel to have some answers.


Silent Warrior de Lindsey Piper (VO)


Dragon Kings, Tome 0.5

Résumé (traduction personnelle): Une femme silencieuse ayant honte de son passé criminel devient un guerrier Cage pour chercher la rédemption. Un chasseur impénitent de fortune choisit le combat de la mort pour apaiser une famille mafieuse. Bien que rivaux dans la bataille, ils trouvent un terrain d’entente lors de la recherche de l’idole volée à leur clan, mais pour des raisons très différentes. Aucun d’eux ne soupçonne que l’amour naîtra quand il devient le premier homme à qui elle parle depuis cinq ans.


Avis : Je ne connaissais pas du tout cette série, aussi quand j’ai trouvé ce préquel, je me suis dit qu’il pourrait me donner une idée de l’histoire.
C’est une petite histoire assez rapide qui met en scène deux personnages complètement différents. Hark est un homme bruyant, qui aime parler et ne prend pas des pincettes quand il veut quoi que ce soit. Silence est tout son inverse, une jeune femme qui ne parle pas ou très peu comme son surnom le montre et qui est calme et posée. Leur rencontre fera tout de suite des étincelles, surtout quand Hark est bien décidé à la mettre dans son lit et l’obliger à lui parler. Et il faut dire que vu le moulin à parole qu’il est, il ne lui faudra pas si longtemps pour la faire craquer.
C’était assez mignon de les voir tous les deux. Ils cachent tous les deux biens des secrets mais ils se complètent parfaitement. On découvrira au fil de cette petite histoire qui sont réellement nos deux héros et nous pourrons alors assister à quelques bribes de leur passé, nous permettant de comprendre comment ils sont devenus ce qu’ils sont à présent.
Ce roman était une mignonne introduction et c’est vrai que j’ai de nombreuses questions quant au monde que l’auteur a créé. Il peut être assez intéressant de lire le premier roman pour avoir quelques réponses.

 

Stacking the Shelves #46

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews

Giveaway – Concours

 
Lord Ned à Tout Prix (La Duchesse des Coeurs, 1) – Sally macKenzie

Bien déterminée à trouver un mari, Miss Eleanor Bowman compte sur le bal qu’organise la Duchesse de Greycliffe, entremetteuse reconnue, surnommée la Duchesse des coeurs. Mais Eleanor éconduit joliment les prétendants que son hôtesse a invités. Le seul homme qu’elle veut, c’est le fils de la duchesse, Lord Edward, jeune veuf séduisant qu’elle aime depuis toujours. Et la jeune femme est prête à tout pour conquérir son cœur.
 Caroline Bingley – Jennifer Becton

Dans Orgueil et Préjugés, Caroline Bingley n’a qu’une idée en tête : faire main basse sur le très convoité Mr Darcy. Peine perdue, ce dernier lui préfère la douce Elizabeth Bennet, celle-là même dont Caroline n’a de cesse de se moquer. Bannie de la maison de son frère, la voilà contrainte de retourner vivre chez ses parents. Quand ses rêves les plus fous- une lignée ancienne, un titre, un domaine- sont enfin à sa portée en la personne de William Charlton, Caroline sera-t-elle prête à y renoncer pour écouter son cœur ?

Scythe does Matter (the reluctant reaper, 2) – Gina X Grant

Kirsty’s afterlife gets even more Hellish in this second installment of The Reluctant Reaper series when her soul-stealing ex-boss targets her beloved aunt. Her only chance to stop him? Becoming a Reaper herself. Fortunately, her hunky new boyfriend, Italian-poet-turned-Reaper Dante Alighieri, is there to help. Still trapped in the bureaucratic inferno known as Hell, Kirsty d’Arc redoubles her efforts to escape back to the Mortal Coil when she learns Conrad is after the soul of her beloved aunt. To save Aunt Carey, Kirsty must enroll at the Reaper Academy and earn a scythe of her own. Studying topics like Exor-scything 101, Riding the Death Cycle, and Reincarnation for Dummies is strange. But then, so are her classmates: a fallen angel, the Death Valley girls, and Kali-the ancient god of death, destruction, and those little earring backs that always go missing.
Now time is running out thanks to a temporal crisis she may have accidentally created. Can she graduate, rescue her aunt, take down Conrad, and save Hell and every other dimension-before the clock stops ticking?
As the saying goes in Hell, “Be careful what you wish for; it just might get you!”

Wicked as she wants (Blud, 2) – Delilah S Dawson

The second book in the darkly tempting Blud series, featuring a vampire princess who embarks upon a dangerous journey to claim what is rightfully hers.

When Blud princess Ahnastasia wakes up, drained and starving in a suitcase, she’s not sure which calls to her more: the sound of music or the scent of blood. The source of both sensations is a handsome and mysterious man named Casper Sterling. Once the most celebrated musician in London, Sangland, he’s fallen on hard times. Now, much to Ahna’s frustration, the debauched and reckless human is her only ticket back home to the snow-rimmed and magical land of Freesia.

Together with Casper’s prickly charge, a scrappy orphan named Keen, they seek passage to Ahna’s homeland, where a power-hungry sorceress named Ravenna holds the royal family in thrall. Traveling from the back alleys of London to the sparkling minarets of Muscovy, Ahna discovers that Freesia holds new perils and dangerous foes. Back in her country, she is forced to choose between the heart she never knew she had and the land that she was born to rule. But with Casper’s help, Ahna may find a way to have it all…

 
Celebromancy (Ree Reyes, 2) – Michael R. Underwood

Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson


Jessica McClain, Book 2

Synopsis: It hasn’t been the best week for Jessica McClain.

Her mate has been kidnapped by a Goddess hell-bent on revenge — but Jessica is playing for keeps.

Because she’s the only female werewolf in town…it comes with its own set of rules…and powers.

Aided by two vamps, two loyal Pack members, and one very reluctant human, Jessica must rescue her man while coming to terms with what being a wolf really means.

All in a day’s work for a girl.

Review: Since the end of the first volume I was impatient to rediscover the Jessica McClain’s adventures. I must say that the first volume ended on a great event and I only wanted one thing after that: to continue the quest for our heroine to find her dear companion Rourke. This adventure will not be an easy one and it will lead us much further than she would have liked. But it is also a quest that will allow her to understand a part of herself and realize that she is much more different than what she thought.

Jessica is determined to find the man she is destined to, from the beginning of the book. However, she will learn a rather disconcerting news before leaving. Indeed, it seems that she is not only the center of the prophecy that has rocked her life but she is also in the center of another one much important, involving all the existing species. We can think that at least it would limit the negative image she has on the other wolves, if only she wasn’t now against all the creatures in the world. But this story doesn’t matter even if it puts her in an uncomfortable position. Her sole purpose is to find her soul mate. So she’ll travel across the country looking for him and face the goddess who has him to take him back with her. Jessica is also helped with the fun and flirty Danny, a werewolf of her pack; her brother Tyler; Ray, the policeman who especially dislikes our heroine and finally two vampires present to guide them through the land, right to their enemy. This mission will be filled with obstacles of all kinds, and it will force them to deal with multiple creatures they didn’t know anything about until now.

It was a great pleasure to meet all our heroes of the first volume and to see how they evolve in this book. Jessica will really change here and we have the opportunity to discover some new very intriguing powers. Of course, I’m sure this is far from being finished, but my curiosity is sharpened. She manages to do some pretty amazing and fascinating things and we wonder what her limit will be. I was so impatient for her to find Rourbe and therefore attend their reunion and I must that say I was not disappointed. Of course, we also expect a wonderful battle with our goddess and we definitely have it here for our greatest pleasure. Danny and Tyler are both always here for our heroine and they take their mission to protect her at heart. As for Ray, I must say that since the first book he was a character who irritated me and I was surprised to see a change in my feeling about him. He will have a lot of time to understand that what Jessica said, is not a lie, but he is incredibly useful for a human lost in the midst of creatures who surpasses him. It was pretty funny to see their verbal jousting, but also his determination and persistence even with the persons who could kill him in a flutter. Regarding our two vampires I really liked Naomi, but who coudn’t? However, for Eamon it is a different story. But back to our dear Naomi. It was very interesting to get to know her and understand who she really was. We do not expect to really enjoy her as much as she enters in the story, but she will prove herself loyal and attentive. She perfectly complements our small group and each of her revelations is very interesting. I really hope that we will be able to see her much in the next volume. I think the only thing I was a little disappointed about, was no being able to have the opportunity to see James but we understand that there is a purpose behind it and I can not wait to discover all that.

It was a very good second volume again and I must admit I really want to throw myself on the next one! The wait will be so long! I feel it! We find a mixture of action, adventure, battles, and of all kinds. You haven’t tried the series yet? You really need to! It’s a wonderful urban fantasy series.

 

Hot Blooded d’Amanda Carlson (VO)


Jessica McClain, Tome 2

Résumé (traduction personnelle) : Ça n’a pas été la meilleure semaine pour Jessica McClain.

Son compagnon a été enlevé par une déesse qui s’acharne à se venger — mais Jessicajoue pour de bon.

Parce qu’elle est la seule femme loup-garou en ville cela comporte ses propres règles… et pouvoirs.

Aidée par deux vampires, deux fidèles membres de la meute, et un homme très réticent, Jessicadoit sauver son homme tout en venant à mettre un terme avec tout ce qu’être loup puisse vouloir dire.

Tout ça en une journée.


Avis : J’étais impatiente depuis la fin du premier tome de pouvoir redécouvrir les aventures de Jessica McClain. Il faut dire que ce tome finissait sur un gros événement et on ne veut qu’une chose après cela : poursuivre la quête de notre héroïne pour trouver son cher compagnon Rourke. Une aventure d’ailleurs qui ne sera pas de tout repos et qui la mènera bien plus loin que ce qu’elle aurait souhaité. Mais c’est aussi une quête qui lui permettra de comprendre une part d’elle-même et de réaliser qu’elle est bien plus différente que ce qu’elle ne pensait.
Jessica est bien décidée à partir chercher l’homme qui lui est destiné dès le début du livre. Elle apprendra cependant une nouvelle assez déconcertante avant d’avoir l’occasion de partir. En effet, il semblerait qu’elle soit non seulement au centre de la prophétie qui l’a bercée toute sa vie mais aussi d’une autre bien plus importante impliquant toutes les espèces existantes. Vous vous direz qu’au moins cela limiterait la mauvaise image qu’elle a auprès des autres loups, si seulement ça ne mettait pas à dos toutes les autres espèces qui existent. Mais elle n’a que faire de toute cette histoire même si cela la met dans une position inconfortable. Son unique but est de retrouver son âme sœur. Elle part donc à travers le pays à sa recherche, pour affronter la déesse et récupérer celui qui est sien. Jessica sera d’ailleurs bien accompagnée avec Danny le drôle et dragueur loup-garou de sa meute, son frère Tyler, Ray, le policier qui en veut particulièrement à notre héroïne et enfin, deux vampires, présents pour la guider à travers les terres de leur ennemie. Cette mission sera remplie d’embûches de toute sortes, et les obligera à faire face à de multiples créatures dont ils ignoraient l’existence jusque là.
C’était un grand plaisir de retrouver tous nos héros du premier tome et de voir comment ils évoluaient dans ce livre. Jessica va vraiment changer ici et nous aurons l’occasion de découvrir de nouveaux pouvoirs très intrigants. Bien sûr, je suis sûre que tout cela est loin d’être fini, mais notre curiosité est aiguisée. Elle arrive à faire des choses assez étonnantes et époustouflantes et on se demande quelle sera sa limite. J’avais hâte qu’elle puisse enfin retrouver Rourke et ainsi d’assister à leurs retrouvailles et je dois dire que je n’ai pas été déçue. Bien sûr, on s’attend aussi à une bataille digne de ce nom avec notre déesse et nous l’avons définitivement ici pour notre plus grand plaisir. Danny et Tyler sont tous deux complètement aux petits soins pour notre héroïne et ils prennent leur mission de la protéger très à cœur. Quant à Ray, je dois dire que depuis le premier tome, c’était un personnage qui m’exaspérait assez et j’ai été surprise de voir mon sentiment changer à son sujet. Il lui faudra pas mal de temps avant de comprendre que ce que Jessica lui dit n’est pas que mensonge, mais il est incroyablement utile pour un humain perdu au milieu de créatures qui le dépassent. C’était assez drôle de voir leurs joutes verbales, mais aussi sa détermination et son obstination même face aux personnes qui pourraient le tuer en un battement d’ailes. Pour ce qui est de nos deux vampires j’ai eu un gros coup de cœur pour Naomi, mais qui n’en aurait pas ? Par contre pour ce qui est d’Eamon c’est une toute autre histoire. Mais revenons à notre chère Naomi. Il était très intéressant d’apprendre à la connaître et comprendre qui elle était vraiment. On ne s’attend pas vraiment à l’apprécier autant dès son entrée dans l’histoire mais elle se révélera loyale et attentive. Elle complète parfaitement notre petit groupe et chacune de ses révélations est très intéressante. J’espère vraiment que nous aurons l’occasion de la voir autant dans le prochain tome. Je crois que la seule chose qui m’a un peu déçue c’est de ne pas avoir eu l’occasion de voir James  mais l’on comprend qu’il y a un dessein derrière tout cela et j’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir tout cela.
C’était un nouveau très bon deuxième tome et j’avoue que la fin ne me donne qu’une envie : me jeter sur le prochain ! Comme  l’attente sera longue ! Je le sens ! On retrouve un mélange d’action, d’aventure, de bataille et de créatures de toutes sortes. N’hésitez pas à vous lancer dedans !

Edit: Le premier tome Sang Nouveau est sorti chez Livre de Poche. N’hésitez pas à participer au concours sur le blog pour le gagner. 

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Blood of Eden, Book 2

Synopsis: Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally.

Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike.


Review: Julie Kagawa never disappoints and I was really curious to finally read more of the adventures of Allison Sekemoto. I must say that the end was more than frustrating and I was curious to see her rescue for Kanin.

We thus find at the beginning of the novel our young heroine in search of her creator, reliving every night what he is enduring, strengthening each time a little more her determination to save him whatever the costs. What she does not expect is certainly to come to face with her “brother” Jackal who is waiting for her and kindly offers an interesting contract. It is a strange alliance, but he can help her to find Kanin if she also helps him to find the cure he seeks. But their quest will bring them back to the beginnings of the Allie’s former life and to the people from her past.

I was completely surprised by Jackal in this novel, I did not really expect such a turnaround. We had met him in the first volume and I admit that this is a character I immediately disliked. But my feeling has changed completely in this novel. Yes he is very frustrating and annoying especially in his dialogues and actions, but I think it’s just his way of being himself. However, he has other things for himself and despite his attitude, he knows what he has to do, he knows what is right. It was pretty amazing also. He tries to explain to Allie that vampires are monsters and by her conduct he thinks she is rather naive, but I think he understands her too. He has been my great surprise in this book. Of course we also have our dear Allie, who is obsessed with her quest. She only wants to find the one who had helped her, but she did not expect that this mission would lead her on such paths, including to a new kind of virus that could kill them all.

 
I will not reveal much, because it would be very easy to tell you everything there is to know but it was still a very good book and it was a pleasure to be able to follow such a new adventure. We have many revelations and I really enjoyed having Kanin again. I think I missed him in the first novel and it was nice to rediscover him here. It is a new book full of surprises, mysteries and alliances we don’t expect. And it is true that now that I’ve finished it I’m really curious to see what will happen in the third book!