Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #5

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.

This week I am reading Duty & Desire by Anju Gattani, Wake by Abria Mattina and Heaven Should Fall by Rebecca Coleman. I know, I know. So many books at once lol. Bare with me :p

Duty & Desire: I am currently 42% done with this book. Gosh *gathers thoughts* I didn't think I was going to like this book and don't ask me why, cause I have no idea lol. Maybe it's the title.. or maybe it's the cover -___- I received this book for review from Holly over @ FMB Blog Tours. So far, I like it. It's about a girl, Sheetal, who was set up to marry a man she didn't want to marry by her parents. So, she left the guy she did love to marry this douche bag (seriously, he's a douche...so far, anyway), just to please her parents. Sheetal is now living with said douche and his weird family and is pretty much forced to abide by their rules and do what they say at all times. How F****'d up is that? It's both frustrating and understandable at the same time. I want Sheetal to rebel and leave his sorry-sack-of-shit ass, but on another level, I totally get that the decisions you make don't only stem from what you want, but what you believe is right based on how you were raised and the cultural background you come from. And I can totally relate to that.
 

Heaven Should Fall: I am currently 37% into this book. I was given this book for review by Alissa Letkowski over @ BookTrib. Again, I'm not too big a fan of the cover, though the little girl is adorable. I just think the cover could have been a lot better. Anywho, I really like this book. It's pretty much realistic fiction. So far, from what I can gather, it's about three different people, Jill, Cade and Elias. Jill is Cade's fiance and is pregnant. Jill dropped out of college and moved into her fiance's family's home (which is total chaos) and sacrificing her education to to go through this pregnancy. While Jill is pregnant, she is also trying to reach out to Cade's brother, Elias, who returned home from the war 3 years ago and is a total monotone state. I can't say too much on that because the story's just now getting deeper into that but, I can tell you that it's good. I can't help but wait to see what Elias is going to do, is he going to snap? What? The only person he's opened up to is Jill. So I'm looking forward to seeing how everything plays out.

Wake: I am currently 10% into this book. This book is about 650+ pages long. I thought I read so much more then 10% lol. >.< I received this book from Holly over @ FMB Blog Tours for review. This book is really good. Seriously, I loved it when I stopped at 2% xD It's about about a boy named Jem who is in remission from cancer (though, he wont say what kind of cancer he has) and a girl named *checks book* ahh, her name is Willa. Geez, you would think I could remember everyone's name if I like it so much >.< Anywho, Willa is a bit of a mystery still. Shes pretty much the only person who talks to Jem like he's a normal person and doesn't look away from him or avoid eye contact with him. Her story still isn't clear, but I gather she's trying to change or running from her past? I honestly don't know at this point. This book has plenty of  banter to go around and it just has me laughing my ass off. 

Well, that's what I'm currently reading :) What are you reading? Do you love it/hate it?

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #4

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.

Okay, I figured since I'm up early, I'll post my Random Ramblings: Currently Reading post before I head off to school. Laaawd knows it's been a few weeks since I've posted one of these.

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I am currently reading The Last Degree by Dina Rae. I received this book to review through Holly over at Full Moon Bites Book Tours. I am currently 12% into the book. I can't say that I like it, but I can't say that I hate it either. It is interesting, I'll give you that. So far, I gather it's about conspiracy theories. You know, Masonry, Illuminati and the likes.

Now, why I don't think I'll like it: Because, I could give two shits about conspiracy theories. That's just me >.<

Why I'm still reading it: because regardless of what I may think, this book has captured my eye and even though I'm not big on conspiracy theories and would rather not buy into that crock-of-shit, I gotta keep in mind that this is, just a book.

 

 

So, that's what I'm reading this week. What are you reading? 

 

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #3

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.

I'm currently reading One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf

One Breath Away: I am about 45% through this book and I absolutely love it. To be completely honest, I loved this book right from the start! The very first chapter. *sigh* Unfortunately, I'm not able to finish this book all in one sitting. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book & I highly recommend it, but it's so sad. I can't help but get goosebumps or start tearing up every other chapter. Which then causes me to sit the book down and pick up another so that I'm not in total meltdown mode just crying my eyes out. Seriously.. this is me every other chapter ....

                       
Too, too, too, TOO much... Which is why I have been reading this book for over a week now. I'll finish it eventually. Just at a really slow pace.

Okay, I know this isn't part of this post... but I just had to share it with you! Any Pushing the Limits fans out there? Come on.. I know you are!! Soooo.. I was on Twitter (yeah.. big whoop, I'm always on Twitter) and guess who was tweeting away?? Have you guessed? Do you give up? Okay.. okay.. here's who was tweeting away!!

Tell me you're fangirling? cause I know I am ^_^ I will unravel him.... very slowly ;)

haha.. I just had to throw this tweet up there too.. xD

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #2

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.

I am currently reading Dirty Secrets by Lonaire Drummond and The Darkest Night (Book #1 in the Lords of the Underworld series) by Gena Showalter

The Darkest Night: I am currently 21% into The Darkest Night & I'm already in love with this book and it's characters. This is the first book in the Lords of the Underworld series (recommended to me by Ning & Neyra... who told me to hurry up and read it!... patience, ladies, is a VIRTUE!! lol)  So, anyway, back to the book at hand. So far, so damned GOOD! hehe. I already love all the Lords. Maddox is growing on me still but I do love Ashlyn's character. She's a fighter for sure. While I was reading I kept going back to page 15 to see which Lord held which Demon inside himself. I think I've got it down... 

Maddox = Violence

Lucien = Pain

Aeron = OMG... Wait, Wrath??

Torin = Disease 

Paris = Promiscuity

Reyes = Death 

                                               Okay.. I might have cheated a little bit ;)

Dirty Secrets: I am currently 50% through this book. Dirty Secrets is a contemporary romance that I received for review from Jannelle Drummond. So far, I like it. It's not making me scream up and down with joy shouting to the world "READ THIS BOOK! READ IT NOW!!" but, it's kept my interest. I'm not too big a fan of Adele's character. She's too... I can't even pick a word for it xD But, her best friend Robynne's character is fun and interesting. One thing I gotta say is that I do NOT speak french! aside from moi and voila I am a complete doorknob when it comes to anything other than that. I actually pulled up Google Translate to help me better understand what was said between the characters. *sigh* 

 "Can we get out of this pool? My vagina broke the fall."

The sex... well, it's hawt. I mean if you have sex on a swing over a pool and end up breaking said swing... well... damn.. xD I chuckled at this... The banter between the characters is funny and cute.

 “Do you always have to have the last word.” “Not when I hear words like faster, don’t stop or more. Those words require action,” he said.

What are you currently reading? Do you like it?

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #1

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.

 I am currently reading Marked (Book #1 in the Eternal Guardians series) by Elisabeth Naughton & Guilty Pleasures (Book #1 in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series) by Laurell K. Hamilton

Marked: So far I am 43% through this book & I gotta say I liked it from the very first page. Marked definitely falls into the paranormal romance category and is pretty much waist deep in the erotica genre as well. It's pretty fast paced, which I like. Casey is a girl who has the mark of the prophesy where her death is the only salvation for Theron's people. I don't want to go into too much detail here, as that would just spoil the whole book for you. But IMO it's a great book & I would def recommend it.  I received this book along with others from Cimmaron & Braine over at Talk Supe as a gift. 

 

Guilty Pleasures:  I am 61% through this book. I picked this book up because I've heard so many great things about it and decided "What the hell, give it shot." And a shot I did. Maybe I shoulda took a shot before reading this book. >.< I felt like the book was dragging in the beginning, but because it's the first book in the series, (I mighty huge series might I add) I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt & continue to read. And I'm glad I did. For me, this book started to pick up it's pace close the middle and that's where I noticed I stopped forcing myself to keep reading and was actually reading it because I was caught up in the story.  

That's what I'm reading this week, what are you reading?