Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Book: Dark Hearts by Micalea Smeltzer

Dark Hearts by Micalea Smeltzer is my third ARK from this author and my second Release Blitz event! I was super excited to read this book after reading Ray of Sunshine for FREE, the first book in Smelter's 'The Light in The Dark' series, and When Stars Collide

Rae of Sunshine, Cade and Rae's story, is where we first meet Nova and Jace, the main characters in Dark Hears. While they are present in Ray of Sunshine and When Stars Collide they are only secondary characters. Each of these books can be read as a stand alone.

 I was really excited to read Nova and Jace's story because they seemed to be the dark edgy friends of the group. I wish more of their "edginess' came through in their story. However, on the flip side, you really do get to see these characters share the vulnerabilities they hide from the other people in their life.

Dark Hearts fit very well in this series of books. While I felt that it wasn't one of Smeltzers best novels, I was happy to finally get Nova and Jace's story. This book is a bit more steamy than the others in the series, so if you're not someone who enjoys that pick up one of the other books in the series first.

The Blurb

I’ve learned that not everything is what it seems. If you start to look too close, you uncover things people don’t want you to see. It’s why I hide. It’s why no one knows the real me. But he sees me. He sees the darkness in my heart but he’s not afraid, because he’s like me. They say opposites attract, but we’re proof that like-and-like are a far more potent combination. 

Novalee Clarke is hiding from a past she wants to leave behind, and Jacen Kensington is running from his.

The thing about hiding and running is eventually the thing you’re trying to escape catches up to you.

And when it does?

It changes everything.


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Saturday, January 21, 2017

My Favorite Reads of 2016 - My Adult Heart Edition

I read so many books in 2016 that I didn't take a breath to tell you about them all individually, so I thought I would do a recap of my favorites. Also, so that I'm not posting a million books in one post I broke them up into categories: My Teenage Heart, My Young Adult Heart, and My Adult Heart.

Here is my list of My Adult Heart favorited from 2016...






















What were some of your favorite adult books of 2016? Let me know in the comment section below!

My Favorite Reads of 2016 - My Young Adult Heart Edition

I read so many books in 2016 that I didn't take a breath to tell you about them all individually, so I thought I would do a recap of my favorites. Also, so that I'm not posting a million books in one post I broke them up into categories: My Teenage Heart, My Young Adult Heart, and My Adult Heart.

Here is my list of My Young Adult Heart favorited from 2016...








What were some of your favorite young adult books of 2016? Let me know in the comment section below!



My Favorite Reads of 2016 - My Teenage Heart Edition

I read so many books in 2016 that I didn't take a breath to tell you about them all individually, so I thought I would do a recap of my favorites. Also, so that I'm not posting a million books in one post I broke them up into categories: My Teenage Heart, My Young Adult Heart, and My Adult Heart.

Here is my list of My Teenage Heart favorited from 2016...








What were some of your favorite teen books from 2016? Let me know in the comment section below!