Etoile (Mannequin, #1)

by Olivia Best

*I was given a free a copy of this book for a fair and honest review.*

I will start this review by saying that this isn't a genre that I read very often, but I thought I would give it a chance. I really couldn't get into this book. The characters were flat to me and the story and sex scenes were just not that interesting to me.

I liked the opening with Etolie and her being found and whatnot but it just went downhill from there and the stereotypes grew to the point of being annoying. I finished reading it, but I had to put it down about 16 times just to get it done.

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Judge Dredd: Year One

by Matt Smith, Simon Coleby

* I won a copy of this on netgalley.com in exchange for an unbiased review*

I don’t really know a lot about this comic series and I loved this. It was beautifully drawn and the story was amazing. It was a little hard to read on my computer in the format they provided it in, so it too several days to read it which made me sad. Overall I just loved it.

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Theocracide

by James Wymore

*I was given a free copy of this book from netgalley.com for a fair and unbiased review*

I am not really sure what to say about this one. It was great, but I was rushed in reading it and feel that meant I did not get to enjoy it as much as I otherwise would have. It was fairly simple to read and I enjoyed it a lot, but I wish I didn’t have to read it in a rush. I would recommend it to those who love stories in this genre.

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Fat Girl

by Carlos Batts

* I won a copy of this on netgalley.com in exchange for an unbiased review*

I will start by saying that this book was not what I expected it to be. I expected it to be a celebration of being a bigger woman. What I got was pornography and snippets into the life of one April Flores. Not that I am complaining, and some of the photos were nice, but it wasn’t my cup of tea. You’ve got to love the devotion of a man to his woman though.

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The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story

by Vivek Tiwary & Others

* I won a copy of this on netgalley.com in exchange for an unbiased review*

I really love this graphic novel. It was beautifully done and the story was one that I am better for knowing. I knew about Brian Epstein, but didn’t know that much about his personal life and this made me feel like I could understand him and some of the life of the band members and the band a lot better. He was an amazing man and The Beatles were lucky to have him in their corner.

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The Salinger Contract

by Adam Langer

*I was given a free copy of this book on Netgalley.com for an unbiased review*

I wasn't sure what to think of this book at first. It was told in an interesting way, but the story was actually really well thought out and I loved it. The concept of writing a story that only one or two people at the maximum would ever read and then what the client does with those stories and how the authors react is a unique and I loved reading it.

It makes me wonder as an aspiring writer if I was ever offered the chance that Connor is given, would I go for it? If I did would I be able to deal with the consequences? Would I have the same type of consequences? I just don't know.

It was an easy read and a fast one as well. I read it one evening while sitting on a couch watching after my mom who had just had surgery. I found it pretty easy to pick up and put down.

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Unexpected Hiatus...

I was on a short unexpected hiatus from my blog for personal reasons but I am back now. I have a ton of reviews to post and many more that I am working on. Life can throw the unexpected at you, but you have to pick yourself up and keep moving.

And to quote one of my favorite lines from a book: “Once again...welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.” 
― Bram Stoker, Dracula