ARC Review: King of Spades by Alta Hensley

King of Spades by Alta Hensley
My rating: 🍁🍁🍁🍁.5 /🌶

Are you ready to enter the Wonderland? If so, do you have your nice dress and invitation on you? Or you don’t! Well, don’t worry about it, because everyone is invited provided that you can keep up!

Are you ready to meet Nick and Lyriope? Are you ready to fall in love with this two amazing characters? Because I was, as soon as I read the prequel I knew that I wanted to read this book. However, I forgot that this is part of the series there for the cliffhanger.

I both loved and hated Nick. He was the epitome of an a**hole, overbearing Alfahole, and just the perfect new addiction. Because let’s be honest I have an unhealthy obsession with tattooed fictional mafia man, who have control issues!

The relationship between Nick and Lyriope progressing, was great, and my favourite scene was the pool scene, I think I have went back to it so many times!

Now speaking about Lyriope. She’s one damaged character, that I wished I could hug and tell her that eventually everything will work out! And let’s be honest, currently no one, neither her parents, nor Morelli’s and not even Nick deserve her!

I’m so waiting for the second book, because I just know, she will be the Queen that she is meant to be!

Oh, last thing, this series is part of the Midnight Dynasty collection, so if you have yet to read it. Know that you have a whole new amazing world waiting to be explored!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus #3)

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert
My rating: 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁.5 /🌶 🌶

Katee Robert did this again!!! She wrote a book that I fell in love with, and now I need so much more!

Let's just say that I have always loved the movie and the story of Troy. And this retelling was absolutely fantastic. I mean who else was never a fan of Paris (his only redeeming quality in the move was that he was played by Orlando Bloom):



So this retelling was everything that I craved. Achilles and Patroclus, are a dream couple both in the book and not (I've read too much fan-fic about them...) and when you add Helen in that mix!!!! It's just explosive!

I can't even say who my favourite character was. I think Helen and Patroclus are in the 1st place and then Achilles. Helen was everything! She was the queen, and every time she had self-doubt moments, I just wanted to enter the book, slap her and tell her not to forget that she's the best! You understand her reason for competing to be Ares, she needs to be remembered as herself, not Helen, daughter of Zeus, or sister of Zeus or sister of Aphrodite. Whether she gets it or not, that's a different story, and you'd need to read the book!

Spice... Spice was soooo good. I mean it's Katee Robert book. To be honest, I got into her books when I read Neon Gods, and let's just say that Eros and Psyche's book was my least favourite so far. So when Wicked Beauty arrived into my inbox I didn't know what to expect exactly. And well, I wasn't disappointed!

Are you ready to get to know Helen, Achilles and Patroclus? Let the tournament to determine new Ares begin!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: Stroke of Midnight by K.Webster

Stroke of Midnight by K. Webster
My rating: 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁 🍁/🌶 🌶 .5

Umm… I literally can’t find words right now for this review! I had conflicting thoughts on whether or not to start this book. Why? That’s because I read Deception Duet by K. Webster where my lovely Terror Triplets are the main characters and Winston is painted as a Villain, however, in this book, Terror Triplets are the villains (and not the kind you’d want to love), hence I wasn’t sure if I would like it.

The first page in, and I effing love Winston! He’s that Villain, that you fall head over heels with and just can’t stop obsessing over! The way I described Winston to my fiancé was: SOOOO Daddy! Yes, not such a daddy, but exactly SOOOOO Daddy1 He’s the ultimate daddy material, and now I don’t think I can find anyone like him )for the time being).

I have yet to decide whether I like Ash or not, she’s this character that you sympathise with, and I get why Terror Triplets have that nickname, and you know what, I can understand why Winston did what he did to them (based on my knowledge from Deception Duet.

This book was epic, let’s just say that sexy time (in its normal form) doesn’t come anytime soon, but the foreplay that was the whole book was AMAZING! I was so invested that I read the book in one go as it is said, and I just couldn’t get enough. Usually, I would have downloaded the second and third books straight away, but this time, I knew that if I did that I wouldn’t have been able to write anything about this one.

And trust me you’ll for sure find one or two new kinks after finishing this book. (I for sure did), even if I never would have pegged myself for humiliation play.

The book is a modern retelling of Cinderella with such an amazing twist that you fall in love with every character and every moment! I’m ready to know more on how Ash’s and Winston’s story continues, and I do whole you as well! Because I am ready to put my glass slippers on and fall into the world of Constantine’s and Morellis.

XOXO

Katie


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ARC Review: Deceive Me by Vi Carter (Broken People Duet #1)

 

Deceive Me by Vi Carter
My rating: 2.5 of 5 leaves

I received the ARC of this book in light of the release of the second book in exchange for an honest review.

My actual rating is 2.5 leaves. It would probably go up to 3 leaves, but then I just wasn't sure if I can give it full 3 leaves. I will read the second book because I need to know how it all ends, plus I kind of want to know how Layla and Jared's story.

Well then let's dig in!

The book started soo good, but then the logic of Jared's hatred towards Layla flew out of the window and I was way too pissed and not truly involved. Plus Layla was pissing me off a tad bit way too much. I don't mind a bully romance, sometimes I even like it, but come on we get 2 POV's but don't get the whole understanding of why Jared hates her so much!

But let's take everything one-by-one. So first of all, Layla - she was an interesting character, that I just couldn't like. The author did a good job of describing her trauma, but then again, I thought it was missing something. I mean 7 years of therapy should have given her a bit of a backbone? But no.... She was a dumb scared girl who was seeking to reconcile her love.

Jared - now he was a character that drove me nuts. (Don't get me wrong, I love some good angst), but hell if I wanted to read more about his turmoil. Actually, we didn't get much turmoil at all, which again, I hope is rectified in the second book.

One last thing before I finish off, is it me or am I getting really weird vibes from Evelyn? She's creeping me out a lot. Well then, I'm off to read the second book (I received an ARC for it after all, and I do want to know how it all ends, plus the writing is pretty good (plot pacing is another thing)). Oh, and can my Irish friends tell me do you really have lockers in your colleges? Because that college reminded me more of a high school rather than a college.

So if you are a fan of bully college romance, then check it out!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Blood and Ash #1)

 

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 leaves

And I fell back into my Jennifer L. Armentrout phase once again!

It's always tough going back to your TBR after 3 years of not being able to read, not because you didn't have time, but because you were so tired of studying that just picking up a book and getting invested meant that you just couldn't trust yourself with your self-control to stop reading. Yes, I'm an obsessed book reader like all of us here, that once I start reading, I can't stop.

But with the 4th book in the series coming out in 2 weeks, I thought it was finally time to go and read this series. And oh boy! I was not disappointed. (I actually had to stop reading the second book, just so I could write this review and wouldn't forget what I wanted to say.

So let's start with Poppy, I did like her, but I also kind of hated her every now and then. I liked that she was brave, and fearless, and she wanted to do things that she was restricted to. The only thing that I never liked about her, was that she was way too naive. I mean, she's smart, she could have put two and two together and knew the truth, but she was not outspoken enough. And trust me, she's an amazing character, but that part of her just drove me nuts every now and then.

Somewhere around 100th page, my Sarah J Mass induced paranoia started. You know what I mean, I wanted to be sure I was getting attached to the correct male lead. But god, Hawke is .... I fell in love with him, he did piss me off at end of the book, so I brought my conflicting thoughts about him to my partner, and let's just say, that I wasn't sure what he did was a definition of consent, but that's a different story, and probably I'm not expressing myself good enough.

Let's just say, that my Sarah J Mass induced paranoia went on to at least the middle of the book, where I just went and guessed who was who, and what's going on. and yes, I knew from booktok who's the male lead of the book, but even if I didn't know, the clues and hints were a bit too obvious not to guess!

Overall, I liked the book, so I'm off to the second one. Trying to read another 3 books before the 4th one hits my kindle ^_^.

XOXO

Katie

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ARC Review: Eternally Damned by January Rayne (Shallow Cove Dimensions #1)

 

Eternally Damned by January Rayne
My rating: 3.5 of 5 leaves

I received the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The actual rating is 3.5 leaves (yes my blog uses leaves as the rating system). and the reason, 1.5 leaves were not added is due to several reasons that I'll discuss below.

So let's start that I read the book together with the prequel which I loved immensely! Meeting Severide, Esmeralda, Alexander and Atreyu. And the world that was built was amazing! Honestly, I advise everyone to read the prequel - Eternally Hers: The Introduction Novella to Shallow Cove™ Dimensions before you start this book because you need to know what happens before the start of this one. And it would shed so much light on what's going on with Alexander and Maven.

Now, let me be honest and don't get me wrong! This book is "trashy" in all the good ways! And maybe you won't agree with my definition of trashy, but for me, it's those books and TV shows that suck you in immediately and you just love it, but you also see some absurdity of the whole situation, but you still effing love it! Because sometimes you just need a book that has so much sexy action that you think it's not possible, but hell you just love reading it and can't put it down.

This is one of those books where the main characters are attracted immediately and there's the whole fate and mate, etc. So if this is not your cup of tea, I doubt you'll love it, but if you need a light read with tons of d!ck action ( A LOT OF D!CK ACTION), then this should be your next read!

Meet Maven, who I liked as a character for the first half of the book, then she pissed me off somewhere in the middle, but I came back to loving her again by the end of the book! The only thing that I would have wanted to see more was the whole transition of her accepting being a witch. The whole transition was so rushed, hence why I can it is "trashy". Everything was going sooo fast. And don't get me wrong I liked how fast everything was going, but I did want a bit more world-building.

I'm still concerned with the whole Brenden thing, I really need to know more about his reasons and the whole war, and I hope like hell we'll get more answers in the next books because while reading about sexy time is great, reading about the world is always so interesting.

And last but not least, Alexander. Now I liked the guy in the first few chapters, then he royally pissed me off, okay maybe not pissed me off but rather his moping and the alpha male just wasn't getting me. I mean, let's be honest, why's he the master of the coven? why not Maven? I mean she's the one because of whom everything is being rebuilt, but no, the male swoops in and "saves" the day and gets all credit. (I think my feminism was a tad bit wonder with too much Alexander as an alpha hole).

Oh, and the last thing before I finish off my rambling thoughts. Where do I petition to make this into a reverse harem? Like honestly, I was way too pumped for Maven being the beloved to both Alexander and Atreyu, but noo.... I get just a normal couple. But I wasn't complaining, so all's good (okay I'm lying I was complaining just a bit).

So, if you're on a bit of a reading slump, and need some fun vampire spicy book, grab your copy of the prequel and grab your copy once it's live on the 5th of April!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: Triple Threat by K. Webster (Deception Duet #1)

 

Triple Threat by K. Webster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I finished this book I was sure of one thing, I would never be able to explain what I just read to my boyfriend. But I did, and his expression was so worth it. But let's start from the beginning because I had to share my thoughts because I devoured the book overnight, and now I'm just there waiting for the second one to come out.

Let's just say, that I usually go for the psychos in the RH but this time, Scout was a second runner up. I was way too in love with Sparrow (and that's before the Sully or Scout were introduced together with Landry). His interactions with Landry are everything to die for! The sass, the innuendos and the action! Hell! I was swooning and fangirling so much!

Landry is a great character. The old tortured soul in the body of an 18-year-old, with so many responsibilities and so little freedom. She's a character that you just can't not love. And her personality changes, her fear of her father it's so amazingly written that you get transported there in the room with her!

In the beginning, I wasn't sure whether I would be okay with an idea of 3 brothers and one girl, now I am just waiting for the full-on action! Because hell if I'll be satisfied with Landry choosing only one of the triplets!

So I'm off to the wait for the second book because that cliffhanger is utterly inappropriate!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (The Blood of Eden #1)

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Yes, you might be wondering if I’m once again in my vampire fan stage, but to answer your and even my parents’ question, no, I’m not. I have read too many vampire books in those days and really thought that nothing would impress m anymore. Basically, I just wanted to read something bloody and what s better than a pure vampire book that has been on my to-read list for nearly 3 years. I gave it a try…

It’s a really nice book if you’re new to vampires, however, if you’re a near expert as I am, it might not give you anything new. what I was enjoying in the book was the idea of the Virus. yes it’s pretty cliche, but come on, who doesn’t like the whole apocalyptical world? Theme? I can say, that I truly enjoy it. it’s leek a guide of what to do and don’t’s. The character that I loved the most was Kanin. True, he didn’t appear much and mostly he was silent, but he kind of reminded me of raise from noblesse. true, he’s not as all-powerful and hot, but his “love” for humans was what made me think of Rai. (For those who have no idea what Noblesse is, it’s a Korean webtoon, you should really read it, it’s awesome!). Okay, back to the review. Allie is a great character and you’ll love her lots. You’ll question her choice of becoming a vampire, but only in the first second, afterwards, you’ll just try to understand all her choice.

One thing that I really liked and enjoyed in the book was the description of the vampires. In short Kanin’s definition of war was happening to Allie. Who I really wanted to smack and kill was Stick, he frustrated and annoyed me too much. You’ll know why when you read the book, but the way he relayed Allie was too cowardly. To m disappointment, there were no vivid bloodshed. there’s some drama, but nothing too shocking, well, for me that is. Are you ready to set on the journey to become a vampire and look for a mystical place called - Eden? Are you up for a small dosage of vampire x human romance? I’m still rooting for Karin, I really want to know how the romance plot will go in that direction and will it ever? If Allie stays with Zeke it will surely be too cliche, but we’ll see what’s going to happen in the next books. Enjoy it to your fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don’t miss your next favourite book or manga! Happy reading!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Hourglass #1)

 

Hourglass by Myra McEntire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I haven’t had a time travel book in ages. I believe the last one was by Helen Douglas, I was anticipating pretty much everything except what I got. the idea of seeing the past and future was a really great idea. In the very beginning, I really thought that the book was about ghosts rather than a time travelling one.

To say the truth I wanted to write quite a number of things, but now, that I finally got to my notepad I can’t put them on paper. The is quite frustrating, But let me still try. I liked the book quite a lot. It was unique in its own way and I really want to know what is going to happen next. Are you up to meet fantastic characters such as Emerson and Michael? Trust me, you’ll love Rm, she’s one of those female characters that have a knack for being an awesome lead. Her sarcastic nature, her jokes and the best part is when she wants to seduce Michael and puts on full make up and armour. It's too fun, but also entertaining.

What shocked me the most were the revelations at the end of the book. Trust me you’ll be as shocked as I was. Are you ready to change the past? No worries, the future will not be affected a lot… To know how’s that possible, you’ll have to read the book very, very carefully! There are lots of physics teams, so don’t be lost! Get to know Em and Michael and many other fantastic characters. Enjoy it to its fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don’t miss your next favourite book or mag! Happy reading! I’m off to read the second book!

XOXO

Katie

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Book Review: First Comes Blood by Lilith Vincent (Promised in Blood #1)

 

First Comes Blood by Lilith Vincent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What do you usually need to get into a book? Most probably a good cover (always helps, even if they say Never Judge a Book by its cover), and of course a recommendation. For me it was actually a random tiktok on my for you page with a description of the scene, which hooked me faster than anything possible. And if you ask what scene it was, it was actually from the third book.

I literally devoured this book in a day, actually not even one day, but rather about 3 hours maybe even less. Why? Because it was that good. In the beginning, I was confused, a bit disoriented, but hell, 3 chapters in and I was so into the book.

Let's just say that I thought I knew what I was getting into when I started the book. I've been reading mafia romance back during my blogging age, but I never thought that the dark mafia would have evolved like that in the 3 years that I missed doing anything for my blog. Dark romance became even darker, and hell if I'm not in love with it!

Chiara is absolutely amazing character. Yes, she does have some flaws (which get straightened out in the next books), but honestly though I was enamoured with her. She, a 17-year old that has to open up her eyes on her birthday to the world that she actually lives in, and not in a good way. But what happened to her on her birthday just made her stronger, and that journey to become the strong queen that she was meant to be is absolutely fantastic!

But shall we talk about the 4 men that are there to make Chiara's life hell in the beginning, but they are also the ones that you just know you will love! Each of them has a different personality, and in the beginning, you probably will hate all of them, or at least you'll definitely hate Lorenzo (but trust me he'll become your favourite!) In the first book, we get to know more about Salvatore, and truthfully he wasn't my favourite, even after knowing everything.

So even with all his psychotic nature, Lorenzo is still my favourite, why? Because he knows what he wants and he is there to get it!

The first book takes us on a whirlwind of a journey, it foreshadows the mystery that has yet to be unveiled, and the promise of fantastic sex scenes to come. with All of the guys! Because Lilith Vincent is there to make our life sooo good! She's there to introduce to us the characters that are broken, but that will be there to heal each other. It just takes time, and you just want to be part of that journey!

The description of the scenes, the characters and the pacing. you get hooked as soon as Salvatore kisses Chiara on her birthday and Lorenzo does a bit more on her birthday! So are you ready for the ride of your life? Because you definitely need to buckle up, as the ride is to be bumpy!

XOXO

Katie



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Book Review: Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare (The Dark Artifices #2)

Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you are one of my blog's loyal readers then you know how I found myself reading the Dark Artifices Series. And like the first book, the second one was also purchased just before the holiday and read during my stay in Germany with my family. You could have even seen pictures of me with the book or just the book on my Instagram and blog's facebook page.

Anyway, like always my little brother was doubtful i could finish the book until our 10-day trip was over, much less way before it, which was what happened and I have stuck once again with finding what to read, but like usual I did find something amazing, and you'll soon know about it! However, let me return back to today's pick!

Did I like it? Hell yes! Was it better than the first book! Look at the rating! It was! I was enjoying the development with Mark, Christina and Kieran! Yes, I'm sorry, I'm spoiling this part, but that threesome is what was so interesting to read about! Plus there's another mild threesome coming up, but i won't be telling you about that, without spoiling something absolutely major! What about Emma and Julian? Yeah, they were also good, better than in the first book, but still not there. And btw, I mean that as a couple. Julian as a single character, holy sh*t!!! I had goosebumps every time he talked or I understood that he plots something! He was that ruthless and at the same time fantastic at it!

Oh, and one more character that started making sense was Diana! Yup, you'll be shocked to see the development her character takes, but at the same time it would be like it was meant to be like that. Are you ready to go into Faerie once again? But this time it will be a far more dangerous quest. And just in case i miss saying this, but will we get to know what the hell is going on with Clary and Jace? I mean, if I don't get my happy ending for their story, I'm going to throw a tantrum!

What else did I want to say... Just in case you've read the book and want to know my thoughts on Annabel, I knew she would do something idiotic, and she actually did it! Same with Perfect Diego. And while I'm on that topic, I totally want to confirm my suspicions about that boy Dru met in the Faerie. But as you could have seen, we need to wait until 2019 for that. And while the review might go out closer to that date, while I'm writing it it's summer of 2017, meaning 2 agonizing years of waiting...

I'll go cry some more as I have just reminded myself of that and then maybe write some other reviews! Until then, enjoy today's feature and don't forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos! Don't miss your next favourite book or manga! Happy reading!

XOXO

KATIE

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Book Review: A Court of Silver and Flames by Sarah J Maas

A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 leaves

Honestly, I got into the series, around 3 years ago, when I was travelling and reading the first book while stopping at different book shops, but then I got all 3 books (actually 3.5 including the Novella), and 2 days later, I was finished, only to realise that I had to wait for 2 years (which later became 3) for the 4th book.

When I got to know that the book will be about Nesta, I had mixed feelings, hence I took my sweet time actually considering whether I wanted the book or not. Let's be honest, no one liked Nesta in the first 3 books (I'm pretty sure, some still don't like her after reading this book either!). But. anyway, September rolled in, and I got the book as a present, and started reading it straight away!

[BOOK TOUR] Death of a Kootch Show Girl by Corey Recko

 Title: Death of a Kootch Show Girl 

Author: Corey Recko 

Release Date: 25 February 2017

Summary:

It’s Halloween night 1953, the last night of the carnival in rural Ohio, and a stripper turns up dead. Tom Davis, the chief of police, orders the carnies to stay in town while he investigates, but there are no leads to Mary’s killer—no fingerprints on the murder weapon, no blood but Mary’s at the scene, no foreign hairs or fibers—no clues of any kind. Brian Stockton, a reporter for the local paper, hopes this will be his break into the big time, so he begins to investigate as well. But, alas, the killer’s identity eludes him, too. As tensions build, the carnies become paranoid, pointing fingers at each other. Could it be the owner, Bill Harris, the one who discovered the body? Or was it perhaps Gino Guglielmo, the man who runs the kootch show and has a nasty temper? Was it the eccentric clown, Otto Radowski, a man with dark secrets in his past and who just happens to have Mary’s cat? And how did the killer manage to commit such a violent act without leaving a single speck of evidence? Mary certainly wasn’t killed by a ghost…or was she?

Book Review: Accordance by Shelly Crane (Significance #2)

Title: Accordance

Author: Shelly Crane

Series: Significance #2

Publication Date: 15 September 2011

Publisher: Kiss me Publication LLC

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Book Review: My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent (Soul Screamers #3)

Title: My Soul to Keep

Author: Rachel Vincent

Series: Soul Screamers #3

Publication Date: 1 June 2010

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

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Book Review: Hell on Heels by Robyn Peterman (Hot Damned #3)

Title: Hell on Heels

Author: Robyn Peterman

Series: Hot Damned #3

Publication Date: 15 September 2014

Publisher: Smashwords

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Book Review: Lover Reveal by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #4)

Title: Lover Revealed

Author: J.R. Ward

Series: The Black Dagger Brotherhood #4

Publication Date: 6 March 2017

Publisher: Onyx

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Book Review: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (The Dark Artifices #1)

Title: Lady Midnight

Author: Cassandra Clare

Series: The Dark Artifices #1

Publication Date: 8 March 2016

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

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[Book Blitz] 3 Sprites and a Bed by Sandra C Addis

Title: 3 Sprites and a Bed

Author: Sandra C Addis

Release Date: 22 May 2015

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Book Review: Nevermore by Kelly Creagh (Nevermore #1)

Title: Nevermore

Author: Kelly Creagh

Series: Nevermore #1

Publication Date: 31 August 2010

Publisher: Atheneum Books

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