The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Children of the Lamp, #2) by P. B. Kerr‏

Description:

John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who have recently discovered themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn and in possession of magical powers, continue on their extraordinary adventures in this sequel to THE AKHENATEN ADVENTURE. When a powerful book of djinn magic goes missing, John and Philippa are called upon to retrieve it. Only, the book isn't really missing. The trap was set and Philippa is abducted by the Blue Djinn. In this latest installment of the twins' magical adventures, John and his uncle Nimrod must find Philippa before it's too late (Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

The Blue Djinn of Babylon is book two in the Children of the Lamp Series, and I have to say I enjoyed this book very much. John and Phillipa venture on yet another adventure; they have to find the book of magic that has gone missing from Blue djinns safe. Blue Djinn, is the most powerful Djinn, and she is beyond good and evil. She is the judge and jury of Djinn in a way. So you do not want to get on her bad side. In this book, John and Philippa get separated, and the book is mostly from John point of view. But the author does take his time to tell us what is going on with Phillipa and Nimrod as well. 

I really cannot say which book I liked the best, I think they are both equally good. I hope that rest of the books continue being this good. This book had a lot of world build up and character growth and development. Both John and Philippa have grown as characters comparing to the first book, they are more mature. I guess mature as a child can be mature. They are smart and resourceful,, they care about one another even though they are very different, regardless the fact that they are twins. I still liked their uncle Nimrod, I kept picturing him in that red suit of his. Mr. Groanin, is still the same, does not like anything different or foreign which I kind of find funny. Mr. Groanin is so set on disliking everything that is different that he misses all the beauty of being different.

Overall this was a very entertaining and fun read, it was full of adventure and humour and I had a hard time putting it down. I will have to put book three, The Cobra King of Kathmandu, on hold at the local library. I think that this book would be liked by a lot of Harry Potter readers out there. There are some similarities, but that is about it. I personally think that this series so far can hold its own against HP. Anyways, if you are looking for something new to read, similar to HP, than you might try and give this book a try. I give this book 5/5 STARS and Happy Reading everyone. 

Children of the Lamp series:

1. The Akhenaten Adventure

2. The Blue Djinn of Babylon

3. The Cobra King of Kathmandu

4. The Way of the Djinn Warriors

5. The Eye of the Forest

6. The Five Fakirs of Faizbad

7. The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan

The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry

Description:

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back (Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

This another book that I had on my TBR pile for some time now.  I have seen lots of reviews about this book and lot of people liked it.  I have to say that I kind of on the fence with this book, it was an OK read for me but I did not love it.  It was not the best dysptopian book that I have read but it is not the worst either. 

Story line was very interesting and makes you think about all the personal freedoms that we might take for granted.  Book is told from Jonas's point of view  and we see the life of his society through his eyes.  It is a very ridged and controlled society, people living by very well defined rules.  Everything has a rule, nothing is your choice, all is chosen for you.  They have birthmother, women who give birth to children in Jonas's society and than these children are adopted in the society.  So no one knows who their real parents are, actually I am not even sure if they have concept of what parents are.  This society is so ridged and controlling that it actually has a age when a child receives a front buttoned jacked, or when they receive a bike and so on. 

Jonas's is an interesting character, but as a reader I feel that I did not get to know Jonas's that much.  Personally I think that this book was to short, it should have been longer, I kind of feel that everything was rushed and that I as reader did not get enough information about this society that Jonas lived at.  I wish that there was some mantion of the outside world, world beyond the community.  The subject matter that the author attempted is very simplified, and that was the downfall for me for this book.  There are few authors who can writte a very good book in hundred and seventy pages.  You have to be good, but for Lowry this did not work.  She oversimplified the story line and it did not work.   There was not enought substance to it.  I do not know why she did that, maybe because author thought since this was intended for teen audiance that simplifing the story was her best bet.  Because I did notice that rest of her books in the same series are approximatly same in length. 

Overall this was an  OK read for me, like I already said nothing mindblowing.  I have to say from all the reviews that I have read about this book, I expected it to be much better.  But it was not.  I am not sure if I will read next book in The Giver series, we will see.  But this book did have some good points and in instances it did make me think about the society that I live in and what it be like to have no personal freedon.  Overall this was an OK read, and I give this book 2/5 STARS.

The Giver series:

1. The Giver
2. Gathering Blue
3. Messenger
4. Untitled - coming 2012

Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson‏

Description:

The vast Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, its subject states bled dry by interminable warfare and clashes with Anomander Rake, Lord of Moon’s Spawn, and the mysterious Tiste Andii. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet the Empress’ rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.

For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his cynical squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to heal the still living and mourn the many
dead. The Empress has other ideas. However, it would appear the Empire is not the only player in this great game. A more sinister, shadowbound force is poised to make its first move.

Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement — a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storytelling to resounding effect. (Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

This is the second time I have read this book. First time I’ve read it was three year ago, I think. I do not know why I did not continue reading the series, but I’ve always had the intention of reading this series. Now that all the book are out in stores, it’s even better there is no waiting period for the next book in the series.

It took me around week and half to read this book, it is massive, but I have enjoyed every page of it. This is a high fantasy stuff, and if you do not like reading high fantasy than obviously this is not a book for you. The world building in this book, series, is big and its taken a lot of effort and that effort can be seen when you read the book(s). There are lot of different races, powers, and characters. The character building and development alone is enormous. There are so many characters mentioned that it is hard to keep track of them, if they are not one of the main characters. But they are good to keep in mind because they will pop up later on in the book or series. There is sorcery, gods meddling in people’s lives, and man/woman meddling in gods business, struggle for power, and lot more. It is really hard to write a review for this book, it is so big that I do not know where to start, but I also do not want to give anything away because I want rest of the readers enjoy it as much as I have. 

Overall this was a great book, and I have already started to read book two in the series. If you like George R. R. Martin, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, and few other authors that I cannot think of right now. But if you like book that similar to the ones written by these authors than you will like this series as well. It was extremely well written, well developed characters, there are lot of plot twists, more than one plot line actually several plot lies but I think that they are all going towards the same reaching point. I give this book 5/5 STARS; happy reading everyone.

The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series:

1. Gardens of the Moon

2. Deadhouse Gates

3. Memories of Ice

4. House of Chains

5. Midnight Tides

6. The Bonehunters

7. Reaper's Gale

8. Toll the Hounds

9. Dust of Dreams

10. The Crippled God

The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp0 by P. B. Kerr

Description:

John and Philippa Gaunt, two twelve-year-old not-very-identical twins, live a privileged life on the Upper East of Manhattan with their wealthy parents and two curiously-mannered Rottweilers named Alan and Neil. The twins realize there's something amiss with their world when a string of strange things begin to happen after their wisdom teeth are extracted--they dream the same dreams, become stronger, their zits clear up, and wishes wished in their presence inexplicably come true. And, when their estranged Uncle Nimrod asks them to come to England for the summer during one such shared dream, the discovery of their destiny is set in motion.

John and Phillippa discover that they are descended from a long line of Djinn, have great inherent powers. They must call on these powers a lot sooner than they anticipated, though, because the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten is not as dead as history has so far declared and his legion of seventy magical djinn could tip the balance of power in the magical realm and affect the whole world order.  (Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

I came across this book accidentally, I was searching my local library catalog on the computer for another book when this book came up.  I've never hear of this book (or this series) before; it looked very interesting and something I would be interested in.  Anyways, I got the book from the local library and started reading it right away.  I was sucked into the story from page one, I think I read almost half the book in one sitting it was so good. 

John and Philippa Gaunt, are twins and they live in New York, they are not your everyday kids as they are to discover.  They are Djinn, like they mother who is also djinn.  However their mother swore to not use her djinn powers, since she is married to a non-djinn.  Story starts of with the twins going of to London, where they meet their uncle Nimrod who is also a djinn.  In turn it is actually their uncle Nimrod who tells them about them being djinn.  Once in London this is very the adventure begins.

I really liked John and Phillipa, they are very much alike, but there are also a different in number of ways.  They are close and they get along together, well for the most part.  As characters, both John and Phillipa develop and grow throughout the book; even though they have all these powers and they are eager to learn they are still behaving like children.  They are brave, smart, kind,  funny and adventurous.  I also liked their uncle Nimrod, he was funny, entertaining and interesting person and I can see why John and Phillipa like him so much.  Also few other characters that I really liked, Mr. Groanin, one armed man who dislikes everything that is different.  Mr. Rakshasas was another djinn that I liked and hope to see more in next book in the series. 

Overall this was a very good book, it was entertaining, funny, interesting and full of adventure.  Book was very well written and there was no awkward parts.  Story line was well though out and executed; there was character growth and development.  I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series which is titled The Blue Djinn of Babylon.  I give this book 5/5 STARS.  Happy Reading. 

Children of the Lamp Series:

1.  The Akhenaten Advanture
2. The Blue Djinn of Babylon
3. The Cobra King of Kathmandu
4. The Day of the Djinn Warriors
5. The Eye of the Forest
6. The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
7. The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan

Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps by Linda Chapman & Stephen Cole‏

Description:

When new step-siblings Milly, Michael, Jason, and Jess move to a town in the middle of nowhere, the last thing they expect is to find a magic book. But when they stumble upon The Genie-s Handbook, their lives are changed forever. Each chapter in The Genie Handbook contains one of six stages of training to be mastered, and the kids are thrilled at the prospect of becoming genies. Then they discover Skribble, the crotchety, magical bookworm who lives inside the book. Unfortunately, he-s eaten a lot of the important bits, and seems to have a secret agenda of his own. Both helped and hindered by the bookworm, the four kids attempt to train to be genies-with results both comic and chaotic. Will it take a near-disaster for the family to realize that you have to be very careful what you wish for? (Goodreads).

My Thoughts:

Another library book, I am so proud of myself lately. I have been using my local library a lot rather than going out and buying books. Let me tell you it is a lot cheaper; not that I have stopped buying books all together. I was walking through he book stacks when I noticed this book, it was just lying there out of place. Actually someone left it in the adult fiction section. I liked the title, I thought that it sounded fun and interesting. I finished reading t his book a week ago or so, and it was pure fun.

Four step-brother s and sisters, Jess, Jason, Milly and Michael, just moved to new town, with their newly moved in together parents. They no longer live in London, but rather in some smaller town. I really loved the dynamic of this family, we have new step-siblings living together, but they are unhappy that they no longer live in London. They all want to go back to London to be with their friends and pursue their interests there. What I liked about this book is that the new siblings did not hate each other, but rather they got along. There was no evil step- sibling or step-parents. Usually every time I read a book about step-siblings or step-parents, they always hate each other, they are always mean. I know that that can happen, but also there are step-families who are happy together. Even though kids do no t hate each other they all want to go back to London , their old life. And they might get that chance when they find a book with a actual real bookworm inside. This book will show them how to be a Genie, if they pass six steps.

I really enjoyed reading this book, it was fun, entertaining, humorous at times, and family oriented. Each step brings them close to becoming genies but it also takes them on an adventure. Story is filled with adventure, action, magic , fast paced plot and talking bookworm. Overall this was a very good and fun read, and I enjoyed every step of it.  I give this book 4/5 STARS.

The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) by Carolyn Keene‏

Description:

In seeking to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion, Nancy uses her courage and powers of deduction and tackles a situation that would have appalled a far older person (from GoodReads)


My Thoughts:

So I picked book two in Nancy Drew mystery series, I think that I read the first book in the series back at the beginning of the year. I liked the book and I did enjoy reading the book, but there were few things that bothered me reading it as an adult. I have to say that I liked boon two, The Hidden Staircase, better than the first book. It was much better, plot and writing wise. 

In this book Nancy helps solve the mystery of the old house which is believed to be haunted; also mystery behind her father’s disappearance. In this book Nancy stays with her friend Helen and two other older woman in the house that is haunted. However Nancy does not believe that the house is haunted but rather someone is playing tricks on the older ladies. She becomes even more convinced that there is something strange going on with the house especially when she discovers who is trying to buy the house from the older lady (I forgot her name now). there were several twist and turns in the book but it was not hard to figure out who the bad guy is. however I do think that the ending was kind of anticlimactic; it was too easy and everyone is so nice. Even the criminals, at the end of the book were nice and confessed very quickly. Which was kind of weird and too easy in retrospect.

Overall this was good read, entertaining, and fun. I can see why this series appealed to so many readers out there when they were kids. I have already mention this in my review of the first book that I have never read Nancy Drew book as kids, I just never got around to it I guess and also mystery was never my favourite genre. But I will continue reading Nancy Drew books, my goal is to read the whole series . I give this book 4/5 STARS.

Nancy Drew series:

1. The Secret of the Old Clock

2. The Hidden Staircase

Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman

Review:

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.

Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other.

Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance (from Goodreads).

My Thoughts:

When I first read If I Stay (click HERE to read the review), Right after I discovered that there was a sequel, book two titled Where She Went.  I was reluctant to read it, because personally I think that the author should have left the way it ended in If I Stay.  However when I saw that my local library had this book in their collection, I thought to myself, what the hell? I'll read it.  I did read several reviews on Where She Went thought the blog community (cannot remember where) and most people liked the book.  I actually read this book in one sitting,  and it was good actually.  Even though I liked the story, at the end of the book I still kind of wished that If I Stay was stand alone novel. 

Where She Went, was good and kept me entertained to the very end.  I wanted to know how it ended, even though I already knew how it was going to end.  Its not that I read the ending first, or anything like that, but rather I had a inkling if you will.  The plot line is somewhat predictable.  Anyway, I liked Adam and I liked Mia, they both seem more grown up, even though Adam is all messed up. Also this book is from Adams point of view and tells readers what he thinks and what he feels.  Book revolves around Adam's life and being a famouse musiacian. 

Ovearall this was a good read, entertainign and it was well written.  Now I am skeptical and I wonder if the author will turn this into a series (oh, wait it aslready is a series since there are two books).  Pretty much all the YA authors are doing series now, so I will not be suprised if book three comes out too.  However, I did enjoy this book and did not regret reading it.  So if you have not read Where She Went, you will not regret it, it is good and fun read.  I think that I was reluctant to read this book because it was yet another start of new series, than anything else.  I give this book 4/5 STARS.  Happy REading all. 

If I Stay Books:

1. If I Stay
2. Where She Went

Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor, Jim Di Bartolo (Illustrator)

Description:

Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers' souls:

Goblin Fruit: In Victorian times, goblin men had only to offer young girls sumptuous fruits to tempt them to sell their souls. But what does it take to tempt today's savvy girls?

Spicy Little Curses: A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a beautiful English girl in India. Matters become complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her curse.

Hatchling: Six days before Esme's fourteenth birthday, her left eye turns from brown to blue. She little suspects what the change heralds, but her small safe life begins to unravel at once. What does the beautiful, fanged man want with her, and how is her fate connected to a mysterious race of demons? (from GoodReads). 


My Thoughts:

I have been wanting to read this book for a while now; it sounded very interesting and I am on the look out for new books to read all the time.  When I discovered that my local library had this book in their collection, I was psyched and i put it on a hold right away. 

This book consists of three different stories, and each story was very good in its own right.  Personally I think that the last story, Hatchling, about Esme was the best.  I found it to be very creepy but yet I found myself sympathising with the mysterious race of demons.  Second story, Spicy Little Curses,  was my second favourite and first story, Goblin Fruit was my third and least favourite.  I think for Goblin Fruit I kind of wish that the story was longer, it was over too soon for me.  All three stories were good in their own right; I do not want to go into details about eacg story since I do not want to give any spoilers. 

This book was very well written, there was character growth and development.  Even though these were three short stories and with each story I was able to vividly picture each world from each story.  Author does very good job with  world build up in a short story, which hard to do, because time is an issue.  Overall this was a very good and entertaining book, and if you like light fantasy or urban fantasy type stories than this might interest you, if you have not read yet.  This was my first book by this author and I will have to check out on some of her other works.  I give this book 5/5 STARS. 

The Fire Within (The Last Dragon Chronicles #1) by Chris d'Lacey‏

Description:

When David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home. The story has an unhappy ending, and when David realizes the consequences of it he is angry. Then David finds Gadzooks crying and near death, and he discovers that these special dragons die when they are not loved. Soon David is forced to save his friend and unlock the powers of the fire within (from GoodReads). 


My Thoughts:

I got this book from the library, I’ve wanted to read this series and now seems like a perfect time. I was not sure what to expect from this book but as I started reading it I discovered that I liked it. But I do have to say that it was not what I expected it to be. I expected the dragons to be different than they are in the book but that did not diminish my liking of the book. In fact once I got over what I thought book would be about and what the book was about, I was enjoying it very much. 

Book is about this guy named David, who is a university student, I think he is around twenty years of age. Anyway he rents a room from this family, mother and daughter, and this is where the story begins. Liz and Lucy are very interesting characters, very entertaining and humours. Lucy was my favourite, she was bit melodramatic but I think that’s what made me like her so much. I liked David, but as I was reading the book I would have never thought that he was a twenty year old university student. He does not behave or speak like a twenty year old. Actually I thought that he was a child, maybe twelve or thirteen, but then I thought that is weird why would a thirteen year old be renting a room from this family. Anyways, until it was mentioned that he was a university student and that made more sense. Liz, Lucy’s mother, makes clay dragon for David; David is very intrigued by Liz and Lucy and how they talk about the clay dragons like they are real. Another part of the story I really enjoyed was about the squirrel, that was very funny and entertaining. 

Overall this was a enjoyable read, entertaining, funny and adventurous. I looking forward reading book two in the series which is titled I believe Icefire. If you like children book and enjoy good stories about dragons, or any kind of magic than you will probably enjoy this book. It is a light and quick read. I give this book 3/5 Stars. It is good read, but I do not think it deserves more than 3 stars. 

The Last Dragon Chronicles series:

1. The Fire Within

2. Icefire

3. Fire Star

4. The Fire Eternal

5. Dark Fire

6. Fire World

7. The Fire Ascending - Coming April 2012

The Faerie Door by B. E. Maxwell

Description:

Long ago the Faerie Queen created portals between our world and hers, so that children could summon help from faeries whenever the need arose. But a wicked entity called the Shadow Knight is endeavoring to control the doors between the two worlds, and only evil can get through. It falls to two imaginative eleven-year-olds—Victoria Deveny, from 1890 Britain, and Elliot Good, from 1966 America—to thwart his plan.

The Faerie Queen dispatches the youths on separate quests to retrieve orbs of power that will ultimately defeat the Shadow Knight. Their bravery and friendship are tested as the children travel to fantastic realms and face life-threatening dangers—from dragons to flying pirate ships to a wicked sorceress queen—before they're reunited to confront the dreaded Shadow Knight (from GoodReads).

My Thoughts:

This another one of my library finds, I was browsing through children's section when I found this.  I love books about faeries and this book sounded good and something along the lines I would be interested in.  Also I really like the book cover, it is very beautiful and very engaging. 

I started to read this book as soon as I got home and read one quarter of it.  I was so amerced into the story that I had a hard time putting it down and going to bed and sleep.  This story revolves around two eleven year old children, boy and a girl.  They are from different times but through the power of magic (or faerie) rings Victoria Deveny is brought to 1966 America where Elliot Good lives.  From here  the two children embark on the adventure into faerie world; and as you can already predict they need to save the world and from dark and evil forces. 

I really enjoyed reading this story, it was fast paced and entertaining.  There was a lot of character development and world build up.  Elliot was my favourite, he was such a interesting character, smart, caring, brave, and funny.  Victoria also had all these characteristics, but she was also snobby and thought that she was better because of her "class" standing from Victorian England.  She was quick to judge and somewhat spoiled; but she was still a good person.  There is not a lot of interaction between Elliot and Victoria, well there is in the first hundred pages, they are separated by going on separate adventures.  Each of them learned different lessons from their adventure, especially Victoria. 

Overall this was a very good enjoyable and entertaining read; it is full of adventure, villains, magic and friendship.  Author does very good job with the character development, you can actually see Victoria and Elliot grow as characters throughout the book.  Also the book ended in a way that there will be a sequel for sure and I can not wait for it.  I did go to author's webpage but there is no date posted when the sequel can be expected.  If you like faeries and children books than you might like this book.  I give this book 5/5 STARS and can not wait for sequel. 

The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3) by Rick Riordan

Description:

This terrific YA series by mystery writer Rick Riordan revamps Greek mythology in a fun, fresh way kids find absolutely enthralling. Percy Jackson is a trouble-prone teenager with attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. He's also the half-blood son of Poseidon (yes, that Poseidon!), one of 12 Olympian gods making mischief right here in 21st-century America. Riordan ratchets up the action in this third rip-roaring installment, as Percy and his demigod pals set out to find the vanished goddess Artemis -- and to foil a treacherous plot cooked up by the titan lord Kronos. Fast-paced, funny, and filled with super-cool fantasy elements perfectly suited to 'tween sensibilities, this new adventure is an irresistible treat for the 9-12 set (from GoodReads). 

My Thoughts:

So I’ve finished reading the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and I loved it. I really can not remember why stopped reading this series after book two, I think I just got distracted with all the other series and the books that I am reading or want to read. So I simply forgot about it.

In book three adventure continues and we meet few more new characters. I think I liked this book the best out of the first three books. Percy and his demigod friends venture yet on another adventure and this time is to find goddess Artemis, who has disappeared. I do not want to go much into the book and what happens because I do not want to spoil it for those who have not read this series yet. But I have to say this book was very good, there was a lot of adventure, friendship developments, humour, twist and turns. There was a lot of character development; Percy as a character has grown so much in the last three books. The world building in this book is excellent and if you are know Greek mythology that its even easier to follow along.

Overall this was a very good read and I have to start reading book four soon. If you have not read this series yet but you are thinking about it than you should give it a try. This series has everything, mythology, adventure, friendship, humour, and excellent villains.

I give this book 5/5 STARS. Happy reading.


Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series: 

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5.The Last Olympian

The Reluctant Vampire (Argeneau # 15) by Lynsay Sands‏

Description:

Has this immortal finally met her match?

Rogue hunter Drina Argenis (from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family) has been many things in her years as an immortal, but bodyguard/babysitter to a teenage vampire is something new. There's an incentive, however: the other vampsitter, Harper Stoyan, may be Drina's life mate.

Trouble is, having just lost a life mate, Harper is resigned to being alone. He's completely unprepared when sexy and unpredictable Drina bursts into his life to reignite his passions. Can Drina, with a little matchmaking help from their teen charge, tempt this reluctant vampire to take a chance?

Or will a dangerous, unseen renegade kill Drina and Harper's one chance at happiness? (from GoodReads).

My Thoughts:

Another book in the Argeneau series, I believe it is book #15. I liked this book better than the book # 14 Hungry for you (you can read review for Hungry for you HERE) but not by much. The Reluctant Vampire revolves around two vampires who happen to belifemates, and the title states one of them is reluctant to acknowledge his lifemate. Drina and Harper were quite together, but the reluctance to acknowledge Drina as his lifemate was very poorly done. There were few scenes were we see Harper mildly fighting his attraction to Drina on the premises that she cannot possibly be his lifemate. There were several humorous scenes involving Harper, Drina and Stephanie. I really liked Stephanie and hope that Mrz. Sands writes a book about her.

Book was well written, there was nothing to go wow about. It is not the worst or the best writing I’ve seen in this genre. I think I have already mentioned in the review of Hungry for you that I am getting bored with this series and that is true. I think that books are very predictable and all the books in this series have the same story line and the only thing different are the characters. So you know after a while repetition gets boring. But I still keep reading them. Series could be spiced up with more action, more series action and more world and character building.

Overall this was an OK read, nothing to get excited about. I did enjoy it to some point but I think half way through the book I was getting bored because I realised that this book is no different than fourteen books before it. There was no exciting action and no anticipation of what is going to happen next. No anticipation because as a reader I already have the formula for this series. I think I keep reading this series because I loved it so much at the beginning of the series. I give this book 3/5 STARS, but I think it more like 2.5/5 STARS, but since GoodReads does not have 2.5 stars I am going with 3 stars.

Other books in Argeneau series that I have reviewed so far:

10. The Rogue Hunter
11. The Immortal Hunter
12. The Renegade Hunter
13. Born to Bite

14. Hungry for You

15. The Reluctant Vampire