Serie Sick Boys di Lucy Smoke | Recensione della trilogia

Buon venerdì booklovers!

No, non è un miraggio amici, questa settimana c'è davvero una doppia recensione! Oggi infatti vi parlo di una serie per ora inedita in Italia: la serie dark new adult Sick Boys di Lucy Smoke e in particolare vi parlo dei primi tre libri che compongono la trilogia riguardante Ava e Dean...

PRETTY LITTLE SAVAGE

LUCY SMOKE

Editore: Autoconclusivo

Pagine: 410
Genere: New Adult, Bully Romance, Dark
Serie: Sick Boys #1, #2, #3

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Rule No. 1: Don’t piss off the Sick Boys

They’re cruel. Reckless. Impossibly fucked up.

The Sick Boys feed on the order they create. They rule Eastpoint University just as their families have for decades. But their power doesn’t stop there. The three of them are heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the world, and behind that kind of wealth lies an underworld of corruption.

On the surface, they’re perfect princes and he is their King. But underneath it all, they’re filled with blood, lies, and secrets. With all of their connections, they have the power to crush anyone who gets in their way. But just because they’re as warped as I am doesn’t mean I’m going to give them a free pass.

Because I, Avalon Manning, bow to no one, and I live to break the fucking rules.

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Into the Dark di Dana Isaly | Recensione

Buon lunedi booklovers!

Oggi recensione fresca fresca perchè ho finito il libro in questione giusto ieri. Si tratta dell'inedito Into the Dark di Dana Isaly, un dark romance abbastanza pesantino.

Nel frattempo io già inizio a disperarmi perchè fine mese significa presenze e cedolini e preferirei uccidermi grazie...

INTO THE DARK

DANA ISALY

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 225

Genere: Dark Romance

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Him

I am the monster that lurks in your nightmares.

Evil incarnate. A sociopath. A murderer.

I kill women who are guilty of nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Women like Lyra.

Her yellow raincoat flapped in the cool breeze when she walked by, that blonde hair making her look like a drowned rat as she stopped to taste the rain.

She wasn’t like the others, but my demon wanted her.

We followed her. Watched her. Obsessed over her.

She is ours. Of that I’m certain.

We will pull her into the depths of our darkness and keep her imprisoned there.

Until we meet our end.

Lyra

I am ordinary in every way.

Average looks. Mundane job. Boring life.

But when he looks at me, I become something else entirely.

His gaze stalks and tracks me like a game of cat and mouse, his eyes licking fire over my skin every time they glance in my direction.

My thoughts are consumed by him every moment he’s out of sight.

He is my obsession. I can’t let him go.

And once he shows me his true form, I know I’ve captured him forever.

He is mine. Of that I’m certain.

I will follow him to the depths of darkness and happily submit to his madness.

Until we meet our end.

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Do No Evil di Ivy Fox | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Ho programmato questo post mercoledi e come sempre sono contenta che sia venerdi perchè almeno la settimana lavorativa è finita! Nel frattempo vi lascio la recensione della mia ultima lettura: Do No Evil, volume conclusivo della serie inedita The Society di Ivy Fox.

DO NO EVIL

IVY FOX

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 572

Genere: New Adult

Serie: The Society #4

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The time for games is over.

For the day of reckoning has finally arrived.

There is no atonement for sinners.

Only death.

Lincoln

I’m in love with a beautiful monster,

a vengeful soul who hides in plain sight.

But now it’s too late for redemption.

The Society demands their pound of flesh.

And she’s come to give it to them.

Kennedy

All evil men must perish.

The heart has no say on the matter.

It never did.

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Throne of Power di Rina Kent | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers! 

Come sarà questo venerdì al lavoro? Probabilmente un macello come sempre, e oggi per non farci proprio mancare nulla chiudiamo la settimana con una recensione negativa. Si tratta dell'inedito Throne of Power di Rina Kent, l'ennesimo dark romance che non ce l'ha fatta con la sottoscritta.

THRONE OF POWER

RINA KENT

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 316

Genere: Dark Romance, Mafia Romance

Serie: Throne Duet #1

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When powers clash...

In the mafia world, women don’t reign.

I’m the exception of that rule.

I didn’t choose this life, it chose me.

I have a legacy to protect, a power to snatch, and no one will stop me.

If an arranged marriage is what it’ll take to lead, then so be it.

What I don’t count on is that my chosen husband is a ghost from my past.

Kyle Hunter.

He was once my guard, my protector. Now, he’s after my kingdom.

The road to the throne is paved with thorns, blood, and casualties.

To win, I’ll risk it all.

My heart included.

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Speak No Evil di Ivy Fox | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Oggi vi porto la recensione di una lettura fatta in estate, si tratta dell'inedito Speak No Evil, terzo libro della serie The Society di Ivy Fox. Recensione non a caso eh perchè a fine mese esce il volume che chiude la serie quindi mi dovevo rinfrescare la memoria... Tra l'altro questa è l'ultima recensione arretrata che avevo quindi adesso non ho più recensioni pronte, bene ma non benissimo...

SPEAK NO EVIL

IVY FOX

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 479

Genere: New Adult

Serie: The Society #3

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Colt

I knew sooner or later the Society would come knocking on my door.  

It was only a question of time.

But like all things in my wretched life, they had to single me out and make their treacherous demands that more inconvenient for me. 

They want me to expose some unknown dark family secret.

I’m a f*cking Richfield—secrets are part of my damn birthright.

But that’s alright. I’ll play along.

They might think they hold all the cards in this twisted game of theirs, but little do they know, I’ve got an ace up my sleeve.

Dressed in pencil skirts, f*ck-me heels, and cat-frame glasses, Emma Harper is about to hand-deliver the Society to me on a silver platter.

They think they’re coming for me and mine?

Not going to happen.

I’m the one coming for them.

Emma

Colt Turner.

Egotistically vain.

Unapologetically arrogant.

Self-centered and morally bankrupt—all the traits I despise in a man.

Yet, for all his faults, he could be the key to solving the enigma that has baffled me for years.

The Society has eluded me for the last time, and surprisingly enough, Colt is the only one who can help me unmask them once and for all.

I’ve been waiting my entire life for this moment. I can’t turn back now.

No matter who gets hurt in the process.

Even if that person is me. 

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Break You di M.V. Ellis | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Mentre la settimana lavorativa si avvicina alla fine (grazie a dio) io vi parlo dell'inedito Break You di M.V. Ellis che ho letto il mese scorso e che forse è anche una delle letture più decenti dell'ultimo periodo...

BREAK YOU

M.V. ELLIS

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 284

Genere: New Adult, Bully Romance

Serie: Boys of Trinity Hall #1

    

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Xavier

This is not a love story.

I hate you not for who you are, but what you represent.

I’m the whispers in the darkness you can’t quite hear.

I’m the unease that can’t be explained, but won’t go away.

I’m your worst nightmare come to life.

I’m the filthy rich guy who’s coming for revenge.

Everything you’ve ever had.

Everything you hold dear.

I won’t stop until I break you.

Rocky

You were once my savior.

Now you’re my bully.

I’m the girl from the wrong side of the wrong side of the tracks.

No match for your money, your might, or your wrath.

But I’m not going down without a fight.

When I go, I’ll take you with me.

Because we’re more alike than you want to admit.

And more connected than you know.

This is not a love story.

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Sunkissed di Kasie West | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Per me giugno è sempre sinonimi di "è arrivata l'estate" perciò oggi vi parlo dell'inedito Sunkissed di Kasie West, un romanzo perfetto per questa stagione!

SUNKISSED

KASIE WEST

Editore: Delacorte Press

Pagine: 320

Genere: Young Adult

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After being betrayed by her best friend, Avery is hoping for a picture-perfect summer. Too bad her parents have dragged her and her sister to a remote family camp for the entire summer. And that’s not even the worst part. Avery also has to deal with no internet, a cute but off-limits staff member, and an always-in-her-face sister. But what starts as a disaster turns into a whirlwind summer romance as Avery embarks on an unexpected journey to figure out what she truly wants and who she wants to be.

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Take Me With You di Nina G. Jones | Recensione

Buon lunedì booklovers!

Il weekend è stato di completo relax, sono andata a Venezia per il compleanno di una mia amica e ieri invece ho registrato dei video per ig ma oggi è una nuova settimana e finalmente dopo quasi un mese torno con una recensione nuova e vi parlo di una delle mie ultime letture: l'inedito Take Me With You di Nina G. Jones, dark romance che mi ha tenuto compagnia mentre affrontavo un'altra lettura (se mi seguite su ig già sapete 😁).

TAKE ME WITH YOU

NINA G. JONES

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 378

Genere: Dark Romance

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I watch.

I study.

I prowl.

I hunt.

I always go in with a plan. A set of rules for myself. I don’t take unnecessary risks. That’s how I’ve been able to evade capture all these years.

But there’s something about this girl that is different than the others. When I finally meet her, the rules become a blur. And I break the most important one of all—I take her with me.

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It’s just my imagination—that feeling of being watched. That those icy eyes— a vivid turquoise with a distinct golden fleck—aren’t watching me.

It’s just stress. I am the person everyone relies on. Maybe that’s why I haven’t been feeling so content with my life lately. Why I dream those eyes belong to someone who can tear me away from all of my responsibilities.

But these are just shameful fantasies, never meant to breach reality.

Then one night, the dream comes true, only it’s a horrific nightmare.

Now, I only have one task: survival.

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The Way I Used to Be di Amber Smith | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Nel weekend ho recuperato la serie tv tratta dai romanzi di Leigh Bardugo, voi l'avete vista? Probabilmente se capisco come mettere giù quello che penso ci faccio un post per questa settimana! Oggi invece vi parlo dell'inedito The Way I Used to Be di Amber Smith, un romanzo dal tema per niente facile.

THE WAY I USED TO BE

AMBER SMITH

Editore: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pagine: 367

Genere: Young Adult

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Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart. 

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Rule of Wolves di Leigh Bardugo | Recensione

Buon lunedì booklovers!

E' finalmente arrivato il momento di parlarvi di Rule of Wolves della mia amata Bardugo, per ora inedito in Italia ma visto la popolarità che l'autrice sta acquistando nel nostro paese sono sicura che questa serie verrà tradotta. Era una delle uscite che più aspettavo quest'anno e se la settimana scorsa avete visto le story che ho fatto su ig sapete già che, purtroppo, mi ha un po' deluso. Ve ne parlo senza spoiler quindi potete andare sul sicuro.

RULE OF WOLVES

LEIGH BARDUGO

Editore: Imprint

Pagine:  608

Genere: Fantasy

Serie: Nikolai Duology #2

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The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible.

The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.

King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall. 

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Hear No Evil di Ivy Fox | Recensione

Buon lunedì booklovers!

Come avete passato il weekend? Io oltre a leggere sono riuscita finalmente a girare dei vieo per instagram così per un paio di settimane dovrei essere sistemata. Ah e venerdì ho tagliato i capelli, ancora più corti dell'ultima volta, tant'è che sembro un po' willy wonka ma vabbeh, mi piacciono, spero solo di riuscire a piastrarli decentemente quando ne avrò bisogno. Comunque oggi vi parlo del secondo volume della serie serie inedita The Society di Ivy Fox ossia Hear No Evil.

HEAR NO EVIL

IVY FOX

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 459

Genere: New Adult

Serie: The Society #2

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Evil cannot take hold of an unconsenting soul.

Do not be amazed that hell is empty, since all the devils live here.

One by one, they will meet their hellish fate.

One down…

Three to go.

Easton

A tyrannous society has discovered our most atrocious secret and decided to wage war on us.

They’ve had their fun with Finn, and now it’s my turn to be their little puppet.

Someone should have warned them that I don’t play well with others.

If they think I’m going to bend over and let them screw with my life sans lube, they are sorely mistaken.

I’m no man’s pawn.

At least that’s what I told myself right up to the day I received a little black envelope that mercilessly sealed my fate—they’ve gone after the one person I would sacrifice anything for.

My friends.

Myself.

Even her.

Scarlett

They call him the dark prince of Asheville, a silvered eyed rebel without just cause for his defiance.

But to me, Easton Price is so much more than the mischievous persona he openly flaunts.

He’s the beautiful nightmare I desperately try to resist with clenched teeth and scarred heart.

As the pastor’s niece, I’m considered the epitome of good, while he’s the embodiment of sin.

There’s just one thing wrong with that assumption—I’m not that good.

And Easton is going out of his way to prove it.

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Just One Year di Penelope Ward | Recensione

Buongiorno booklovers!

Al momento sto entrando un attimo in crisi con i post perchè la mia lettura e anche la prossima sono partecipazioni a eventi di cui usciranno le recensioni a fine mese perciò adesso mi trovo senza recensioni da pubblicare e pochissime idee per le rubriche. La recensione di oggi in realtà la tenevo da parte per una probabile pubblicazione italiana visto che l'autrice è edita ma piuttosto di lasciare il buco ho deciso di pubblicarla e basta. Si tratta di Just One Year di Penelope Ward, lettura che risale ad aprile dell'anno scorso..

JUST ONE YEAR

PENELOPE WARD

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 321

Genere: New Adult

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The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.
On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.
(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)
I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.
So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.
And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?
The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.
Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.
He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.
That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.
So frustrating.
And…
Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.
And hot.
He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.
Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.
I definitely couldn't fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.

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See No Evil di Ivy Fox | Recensione

Buon lunedì booklovers!

Anche questo weekend è stato pieno, sabato ho fatto un giro al mare con gli amici per goderci un po' questi giorni di libertà perchè ho idea che a breve anche la mia regione cambierà colore. Ieri invece ho registrato dei nuovi reels! E oggi invece vi parlo di una delle mie ultime letture che mi ha positivamente sorpresa e sto parlando dell'inedito See No Evil di Ivy Fox, il primo libro della serie The Society.

SEE NO EVIL

IVY FOX

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 487

Genere: New Adult

Serie: The Society #1

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They thought they could get away with it, but they are sorely mistaken. They have been judged. They have been sentenced. All that remains is their execution. No one goes unpunished. We’ll make sure of it. We are The Society and all who dare cross us will find their miserable end by our hand. Don’t be fooled. This is not their story. It’s ours.

Finn

As long as I can remember, I’ve played by the rules. On and off the football field, I’ve done everything that has been expected of me. Until that fatal night. Now my life and the lives of my best friends hang in the balance, hung there by a sadistic sinister shadow forcing us to do their will. And it’s just my damn luck that I’m the first to be put on their butcher’s block. I must prove my worth by eradicating a certain pebble in their shoe. The order is simple. To save ourselves, I must ruin another—a life for a life. Meaning Stone Bennett’s life is about to be forfeited in exchange for my own. The poor girl never stood a chance.

Stone

He’s all American perfection. I’m the poster child for this country’s rejects. He’s old Asheville money and privilege. I’m the Southie eyesore people stay clear from. He’s caviar dreams and champagne wishes. I’m the trailer trash his momma probably warned him about. I doubt it can get any further away from the elitist’s social spectrum than the two of us. So why the hell is Finn Walker, Richfield’s football god, suddenly all in my face wanting my attention? Nothing good can come from this. I can feel it.

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Distorted Love di T.L. Smith | Recensione

Buon lunedì booklovers!

Finalmente qua siamo passati alla zona gialla 😍 cioè a momenti non mi ricordo neanche più cosa c'è al di fuori del mio comune! Prima cosa da fare andare a mangiarmi un paninazzo!

Passando ai libri invece, oggi vi porto la recensione di Distorted Love di T.L. Smith, un libro inedito che ho letto l'estate scorsa ma di cui non vi ho mai parlato perchè mi tenevo la recensione in scorta per momenti di crisi sul blog...

DISTORTED LOVE

T.L. SMITH 

Editore: Autopubblicato

Pagine: 309

Genere: F

Serie: Dark Intentions Duet #1

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I loved him from the age of sixteen.

Hated him from the age of eighteen.

He disappeared at the age of nineteen.

We started off as enemies, then fast became lovers.

But our story isn’t a happily ever after.

It was a story of a king and a peasant. Can you guess which I was?

I knew we weren’t meant to be.

You see, he fell in love with her first. He loved me last.

I'm not someone's second choice.

Not even for the boy who stole my heart.

I'm someone's first.

Now, I just have to remember that.

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