I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells

 

3.5 out of 5 Stars!

 

Fear is about things that you can't control. The future or the dark, or someone trying to kill you. You don't get scared of yourself because you always know what you're going to do.

 

So I needed a break from all the New Adult books and what better way to do that then by reading I Am Not A Serial Killer. As soon as I read what this book was about it had me interested and I couldn't wait to get a look inside the mind of John Wayne Cleaver. What a twisted and fascinating mind John had. This book had me from the start and I can't even put into words what I was thinking and feeling while reading this. I know quite a bit about serial killers so the interesting little bits of information that were thrown into the book kinda felt like home to me. I normally like a bit of paranormal reading but I don't know I think this story would have worked a lot better without the whole demonic monster thing.

John Wayne Cleaver is not your normal 15 year old. He is a mortician and he has also been clinically diagnosed with sociopathy. John has an interesting hobby, he lives and breathes death, he is fascinated by it and is doing everything he can to stop himself from becoming a serial killer. Then a murdered body is found behind the laundromat with it's innards ripped out and chucked to the side. This murder is only the beginning of a killing spree where many people are killed and not all are found. John witnesses one of the murders first hand and what he discovers shocks him. With all the murders going on John is also finding it more and more difficult to keep to the rules that he has set in place to stop himself from becoming what he fears is destined. John has all the knowledge and attributes to be a terrifying and formidable serial killer, the big question being is that what he will become.

 

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Wait For You by J Lynn

3.5 out of 5 Stars!

My brain was telling me this was a bad idea and I told my brain to shut the fuck up, because it rarely told me anything helpful. 

J Lynn/Jennifer L Armentrout is one of those author's where I must have the book as soon as it is released. Her writing is incredible and she is the master of creating very likable and amazingly hot characters. From the very first few pages J Lynn once again sucks you in and makes it so that you don't want to put the book down. In no time at all I found myself playing the good old one more chapter game, I just couldn't get enough of this book and the characters. It's so great when the heroine has some great sidekicks and Jacob and Brittany were definitely great sidekicks. Although this book wasn't at the "Lux Series" level of awesomeness it was still a fantastic book that kept you interested until the very end.

Five years ago something happened that changed Avery Morgansten's life dramatically. She has moved thousands of miles away to a college where she can get a fresh start at life and move on from the demons of her past. Someone doesn't want her to move on though and she is continuously getting hurtful and threatening messages and emails. Her first day at college she runs head on into the hottest guy she has ever seen and to make matters more embarrassing she then runs away from him at full speed. Avery needs to get a grip and stop letting her past frighten her but that is easier said then done especially with those message's constantly coming through. 

Luckily she finds some great friends in Jacob and Brittany and then there is Cameron Hamilton. Cam is that oh so hot, big bad boy that we all know and love and want for ourselves. Cam is very interested in getting to know Avery better and although she is not immune to his incredible hotness she can't bring herself to trust someone like him. Cam reminds her way too much of someone from her past and before she can truly give Cam a go she will need to learn to deal with what happened five years ago. This is ok for Cam though because he knows what he wants and he isn't giving up without a fight, he has all the time in the world to wait for Avery.

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Never Too Far by Abbi Glines

3 out of 5 Stars!

If you try to go anywhere I will chase you down. I will become your shadow. 

Ok so where should we start with this. My reaction before reading this was me dancing around the lounge room doing my happy, happy dance. My reaction after reading this was shocked, disappointed and just a general meh feeling. This is an Abbi Glines book so of course it was great but there were some major problems with this one. The first being that I nearly broke my tablet a couple of times, thankfully I settled for slamming it on the lounge and walking away time and time again. Blaire was annoying as all hell and I was continuously rolling my eyes while also getting ready to throw punches. This book was saved by Woods and Grant and I would love to read a book about either of those two.

Blaire is still trying to piece together her shattered heart after she found out the secret about her family and the fact that Rush knew all along. The worst is still to come though when Blaire finds out that she is pregnant with Rush's baby. Blaire doesn't know what to do when Bethy visits her asking her to come back to Rosemary and move in with her. Blaire resists at first but a late night misunderstanding see's Blaire back in Rosemary with Bethy and the next morning Bethy figures out that Blaire is pregnant. Blaire will stay with Bethy in Rosemary for now until she figures out what she is going to do next. The one thing she does know though is that she won't be going back to Sumit and she won't be staying in Rosemary permanently either. 

Rush is also shattered, he would give anything to have Blaire back but know's that this isn't going to happen. There have been no parties since Blaire left, Rush isn't talking to his mum and he is barely tolerating Nan. The only person he has had around him is Grant and even he is starting to get a little annoying. Then he gets a text message from Bethy late one night and everything changes. Blaire is back in Rosemary and will be staying for a few months. Rush see's this as his big opportunity to win Blaire back and get her to stay in Rosemary with him forever.

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One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy

5 out of 5 Stars!

Honestly, I don't quite know how we got to this point. I hated him on sight. I did this only for the money. I thought he was a fucked up mess. I still think he's a fucked up mess. But so am I. 

I have to admit I had been undecided on this book for ages but when Amazon dropped the price to 99 cents I thought sure why not I may as well give it a go. This was a very short book and it surprised me, I wasn't expecting it to be so good. The characters were very likable and had this amazing realness to them and the story flowed nicely. It was very obvious from the start what Drew's big secret was but that didn't take away from the story at all. His struggle with dealing with his past and Fable dealing with her issues constantly had me in tears. I went into this not knowing who Monica Murphy was but I can guarantee I will now be keeping an eye out for her other books. Seriously, if you haven't read this yet it is so cheap on Amazon and definitely worth having a look at.

Fable hasn't had the easiest of lives, her mum is a drunk that likes to sleep around and her younger brother needing some authority in his life has started getting into trouble. Fable is trying to do the best that she can but definitely needs some help. Money is very scarce around their household and when hottie Drew Callahan comes to her needing a favour she tells hims where to go, until he mentions the $3,000 payment to be had. Drew can't believe the favour that he is asking Fable Maguire for but it needs to be done and he knew that the money would secure it. Drew is having to go home for thanksgiving for one week. His mum and sister died when he was younger and so now its just his dad and his stepmum who has been around since Drew was 2. Drew does not want to go home for the week, he definitely can't go back alone and that is why he has to take Fable. Something bad happened at that house and nobody can ever know and as long as Drew has Fable there for the week then he should be able to handle everything ok...... or not.

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My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

3 out of 5 Stars!

Why do all the hot girls want the jocks and the good boys? We losers are the ones that need you. 

After finishing Take This Regret I needed a story that was going to be cute and fun and this book definitely fit in with that. After the first few chapters the Garrett family had me captivated and laughing. Where was a family like that when I was younger. Samantha and Jase were both very refreshing character's, I loved their attitude's and loved reading about them. I have to admit that some of the attitudes that other people showed towards Jase and his whole family were quite horrible but I guess that we just live in a world where many people are very judgmental. I will admit that the things that happened in the last 30% annoyed me quite a bit and I did find myself not enjoying the book as much as I had been but overall it was an enjoyable read.

From the moment the Garrett's moved in next door Samantha's mum didn't like them and she told Samantha to stay far away from them. She believed them to be a messy noisy bunch that would lower the house values in the neighborhood definitely not the kind of people that Samantha should be mixing with. The Garrett's are a large family, consisting of the parents and 8 children. It is a lot different to Samantha's house where she lives with just her mum and her older sister Tracy. It has been 10 years now that the Garrett's have lived next door and it has been 10 years that Samantha has secretly watched them, fascinated by the way that they live. One moment, one hot summer night changes everything and Samantha soon finds herself secretly spending more and more time with the Garrett's. She has to keep her relationship with Jase a secret from so many but with her spending so much time with him the secret is becoming harder and harder to keep.

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Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson

4.5 out of 5 Stars!

Once again, I found myself on the edge looking down, wondering when I’d get so close that I’d fall. Or maybe I’d just jump. 

I loved Christian and Elizabeth's story in Lost To You so I was very keen to see what the hell Christian did to go and screw it all up and oh boy did he screw up. If you have read Lost to You then you know all the drama those two went through just to be together and then he did that, the horror! The desperation in this story from both sides was heartbreaking. I was nearly having panic attacks from about 35% onwards because I know every book about 75-80% in the bad boy does something wrong and I didn't want either of them to go through any more drama. I didn't want to continue reading on but I couldn't put the book down. This was one of the most emotional stories I have ever read and the only reason it wasn't a solid 5 stars was because the story dragged on just a little bit too long.

Christian finally has his girl but the happiness and relationship comes to an end after 4 years when Elizabeth drops the pregnancy bombshell. Christian tells Elizabeth she has to choose the baby or him and Elizabeth chooses the baby. It isn't long before the guilt and disgust creeps into Christian but by the time he realises what a mistake he made it is too late. Five years later and Christian is still living with the regret and disgust of what he did to Elizabeth. He keeps waiting to hear from her but he never does. Christian has just moved to continue his career in law, he knows that this is where Elizabeth's family live and some part of him wants to see her again. Then he spots a young girl at the grocery store and he feels a connection, he feels like he knows her and he wonders is this his daughter. 

Elizabeth has been doing fine the last 5 years. After a difficult pregnancy she has her little girl Lizzie and she has been able to provide her with a nice house. She works during the day at the bank to provide them with the money that they need and she always has Natalie and Matthew nearby when she needs someone. When Natalie tells her about a mysterious man at the shops that was chatting to Lizzie and then stalked them through the shops and car park, Elizabeth realises that it was Christian. If there is one thing that she is 100% certain about it is that Christian will not be getting anywhere near her or her little Lizzie.

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Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

4 out of 5 Stars!

 Everyone always said that love was enough. It wasn't. Not when your soul was shattered.

Oh how I enjoy reading Abbi Glines books, you know before even picking them up that the characters are going to be fantastic and that by the end of the book you would have fallen in love with them. Blaire and Rush were no exception. I loved Blair from the second she pulled that gun out and although I wanted to kick Rush in the balls a few times I did end out loving him. I also really liked Grant and normally I am all for the bad boy but in this case I have to admit I preferred Grant over Rush. That ending, my goodness! I stayed up late last night just because I had to see the book through til the end and when I finished it I couldn't sleep because I was still thinking about what happened.

Blaire is being forced to move to her dad's house after her mum lost her 3 year fight with cancer. Blaire can't stand her father but she doesn't have anywhere else to go and he is family so she has to make do. Blaire has only seen her father twice in over five years and when she get's to his house she discovers that him and her new stepmum have jetted off to Paris leaving Blaire to live with her new stepbrother Rush. Rush is not impressed that Blaire has just turned up but agrees that she can stay there, in the maid's room, in the pantry, under the stairs. Within a couple of days of living there Blaire see's Rush countless times wearing minimal clothing and also witnesses him with various women. Blaire has to admit that she is falling for Rush and Rush might just feel the same way. One small problem though, there is this huge secret between Rush and his sister Nan that everyone in the small rich community seems to know about, everyone but Blaire.

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