Alright Addicts, time for another review, this one is for S.M. Reine's CAST IN ANGELFIRE! Read on to see where this one fell on my Addiction Scale :)

Cast in Angelfire (Mage Craft #1)
Eighteen-year-old Marion can’t remember anything before waking up in the hospital. All she knows that a lot of people want to kill her. And her would-be assassins are not human…
Vampires are real. So are faeries and angels.
They all want Marion dead.
Surrounded by enemies, Marion turns to Lucas Flynn: a mysterious doctor who seems to know more than he’s letting on. He’s as good with a gun as he is with a scalpel. He fights like a demon but claims that he’s human. And he’s hellbent on protecting Marion.
Lucas claims that Marion is a mage: half-witch, half-angel with terrifying powers that could crack the world. But Marion can’t remember how to cast magic any more than she can remember where she comes from.
Marion must find her identity and her power…before the forgotten sins of her past catch up with her


MY REVIEW:
Thanks to the author and publisher for gifting me a copy of CAST IN ANGELFIRE through Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
And my honest opinion is.........mehh, okay.
Let me start by saying I have never read anything by S.M. Reine before, and had I realized that this book was the start of another series in an already well established world, I probably wouldn't have requested it. But that's only because I felt, through the whole book, that there were just so many things missing or that didn't make sense to me, little things, that I realized at the end came from her previous books.
This is not to say I didn't enjoy the story, I did--for being a post-apocalyptic universe, which all of my Addicts know I'm not a fan of.
Marion was my biggest problem with this book, outside of the small detail that went over my head. I didn't ever connect with her and she was so freaking arrogant and entitled for a girl that didn't have any memories. I give S.M. full credit for changing up the missing memories trope and making it her own, not an easy thing to do, but I would have liked that aspect, and her getting those memories back, to have been a little more fleshed out.
Lucas was a cool hero/doctor, I liked him alot and I felt he was a much better character than Marion.
For as much as I didn't get it all, I do think S.M. did a great job in building this universe, that is clearly very popular, and I love how creative she was with her vampires, witches, faeries, angels and werewolves. Clearly this author has a great and very unique imagination that the brings to life very well.
I might go and pick up one of the first books in this series, to see if I can understand the world a little more.
Overall a good read and I would recommend it to paranormal fans, with the caveat of making sure they read at least part of the series that set up this universe.
-DynoMoon

The reviews just keep on coming and I've got my review for the third and final book in Jennifer Estep's Black Blade series: BRIGHT BLAZE OF MAGIC. Read on to see if this final book was as great as the first two!

Bright Blaze of Magic (Black Blade #3)

MY REVIEW:
BRIGHT BLAZE OF MAGIC was gifted to me in exchange for my honest opinion...and that opinion is WOW!
This was a thrilling ending to a great series that I wish we could get A LOT more stories out of. Lila and Devon are easily one of my favorite YA couples to date, just as Lila is one of my top 5 heroines!
She's tough, smart, human, witty, brave and so damn loyal its inspiring.
I love her and Devon together because while they both have great chemistry and are always looking out for the other, they trust each other to get things done without the other needing to be there. It's a rare thing in YA romances. I think that's why their relationship feels so real and just sucks me in so deeply!

Clearly, since this story does center around magic mobs, family is a HUGE factor, but the fast paced, thrilling plot for BRIGHT BLAZE OF MAGIC goes much deeper that that. As much as these characters are defined by their magic, they are more defined by their families, those they consider family, and how those relationships shape them. Deah, daughter of the bad guy family, is the perfect example of just how much family matters and what that bond can make you do. And it was perfect that Felix got his happy ending along with Lila and Devon!
This book was a rollercoaster ride of action, all the feels, romance and all out mob war that I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and glued to every word.
This is the second YA series I've read and LOVED by Jennifer Estep. I totally appreciate her gift for leaving her readers feeling giddy and satisfied at the end of her series, even though it breaks my book nerd heart to see it come to a close.
I highly recommend the entire BLACK BLADE series to all YA fans!
-DynoMoon-

Hey Addicts, check out this blitz for Jess Haines SMOKE AND MIRRORS :)


Smoke and Mirrors
Jess Haines
(Blackhollow Academy #1)
Publication date: May 1st 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

A girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thi
A dragon who sees through her lies.
Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both.
Kimberly may wield ultimate cosmic power, but even a mage has to pay the rent. No one will hire her for her magic talents until she’s got the credentials, so she’s stuck in a crappy rent controlled apartment with her mother, yearning for treats she can’t afford at her part time job in a café, counting down the days until she graduates the secret Blackhollow Academy school for magi. Only then will she have the certificate she needs to land her dream job in a coven.
The problem? She needs a familiar to graduate.
As an illusionist, she doesn’t have the ability to summon or create a familiar of her own. Her only option is to convince a supernatural creature to let her bind it instead. Since having a powerful Other at her beck and call would guarantee her a place in a coven after she graduates—and legendary treasure hoards are an added bonus—she thinks binding a dragon as her familiar will solve all her problems…
Because sometimes a girl needs a dragon, not a knight.

Viper made a soft hissing sound of irritation between his teeth, pulling back from her. “Cormac has no vision. I know what I want and I’m prepared to offer anything to get it. You have but to ask.”
Well. There was one thing. Her cheeks flared crimson and she squirmed a bit before stuttering out another question, swallowing back her embarrassment.
“You keep a hoard like a dragon, right? I don’t suppose you would consider loaning me a little? I swear I’d pay it back.”
His head tipped to one side, and he looked her up and down anew. She suspected he was just noticing her frayed cuffs and cheap shoes. He’d been so intent on getting whatever it was he wanted out of her that he hadn’t paid attention to the package it came in until now. When she caught the very slight curl of his lip, there and gone in a flash, embarrassed heat filled her cheeks.
Feeling both dirty and humiliated, she ducked her head. “Never mind. I shouldn’t have asked. I’m sorry, I don’t think I can do this.”
“Come now, I’m sure it’s not that hard. All it takes is a yes.”
“No,” she said, this time with a bit more vehemence. Cormac was right. There was something off about Viper, and never mind what a perfect ass she’d just made of herself. Worst of all, that flash of disgust showed he obviously had no respect for her. At least Cormac never made her feel tolerated. “Thank you for the offer, but I’ll find some other way of getting what I need.”
He slowly rose to stand, heaving a sigh as he settled back on his heels.
“That’s unfortunate. This would have been much easier if you had agreed.”
Kimberly would have asked what he meant by that, but the look in his eyes froze her in place.
His eyes burned a molten gold as he spread his arms, which were expanding and shifting at an alarming rate. Faster than she might have thought possible, he was growing, his clothing melting and skin disappearing under a layer of metallic scales. Nearby, people were noticing, shouting and screaming in fear as they stampeded in every direction to escape the shapechanging Other in their midst.
When he ceased growing, from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, he was over thirty feet long, with a wingspan half again that size.
Kimberly sat immobile, unable to so much as squeak in terror as the beast before her lurched back to arch its neck and spread its wings, barbed tail lashing as it growled at her. One thick, talon-tipped paw lashed out, flattening her on the grass and squeezing the air out of her lungs. It gave an awkward, one-legged hop forward to catch its balance before clenching its claws to dig deep furrows in the grass and close around her waist and legs, pinning her.
Then those wide, ribbed wings began to flap, the sun playing off the tones of brass and copper and gold. The ground fell away, people scattering before the airborne monster.
And Kimberly could do nothing but pray, staring up at this great beast that had her in its claws.
She’d gotten what she’d asked for. Now she would have to pay the price.

Author Bio:
I'm a displaced New Yorker with a penchant for the silly, the obscure, and the fantastical. Tampa, Florida is home for the time being. I'm currently working on the H&W Investigations urban fantasy series and the Blackhollow Academy young adult contemporary fantasy series. Find out more about my books, drop me a line, or join my mailing list at www.jesshaines.com!

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It's Tuesday in my week of reviews, Addicts and today I've got a review of a book I picked up from NetGalley. It's called SILVER IN THE BLOOD by Jessica Day George.
Yes, it's historical, I think a first (or maybe second) on my blog, but I promise this is one you'll want to read about. Read on my book Addicts!




SILVER IN THE BLOOD by Jessica Day George had many things all rolled up into one very exciting package: two dynamic heroines, wonderful and yummy romance, action, intrigue, secrets, and a detailed world building that could possibly rival some of the more popular fantasy books in YA with more development and time.
The cover of this book was the first thing that caught my attention. I knew as soon as I saw it, this would be a werewolf book. And then I read the blurb and saw that the setting was 19th-century Romania and I knew right away that there would also be vampireness to go along with the mix. While I'm not normally a fan of historical books this one promised so many great things that I knew I just had to try and get a copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Major thanks to them and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC.
SILVER IN THE BLOOD is told from two points of views. Dacia and Lou, cousins from New York City who find themselves transported to Romania along with their families so that they can learn the family secret. This is where the I am the CLAW the WING an the SMOKE bit comes into play.
The book starts with a letter from Dacia to her cousin Lou talking about an "incident" that happened while she was in London; an incident that spurned her mother and grandmother and aunt to send her to the family home in Romania. Throughout the book there are lots of these little letters all from our heroines, our heroes, their allies, and while they were all very intriguing (some of them lent itself more to the plot than others) I would've been happy if they had cut them all together and found another way to work the information into the storyline.
There were three things that really stood out about this book for me; the first and the greatest was the the bond--the more than sisterly friendship-- between Dacia and Lou. They are cousins, they are family, but it goes beyond that---they are each other's best friends and greatest support. The dynamic was so exciting because they were exact opposite of each other. Lou was quiet and reserved and would do what was asked of her. Dacia was outgoing, spunky and a bit of a rebel. As the story went on, they pushed each other, forced themselves to grow up and finally become more comfortable in their skin. By the end of the book they both had developed into more mature versions of themselves and that's something that's not often accomplished in YA, and especially not in the first book.
But the girls family is more dangerous than they realized. After they find out that Lou is able to turn into smoke and Dacia is able to shift into a wolf, their own families try to keep them prisoner within their own home. Dun Dun Dun...in the spirit of twister historical and paranormal YA books, the girls realize their grandmother, mother and aunt and very naughty schemers trying to gain power! Dacia and Lou know they've got to get out and get away from their family before things get really bad.
 Time for the second thing that made this book so great. Lord Johnny and Theo are our heroes, and the girl's love interests. They don't show up until about half way through, after the girls have learned what they can do because of their family's blood and are trying to high tail it out of the country; and once they do make their entrance we find out that they are both members of a group called the Archangels.
The Archangels are a group that fight against Prince Mihai (the "vampire" and by vampire I mean Vlad the Impeller version, not Bram Stroker) and his evil plans to over throw a king!
Both boys are great in their own way, and are perfectly matched to the cousins! I loved the build up (though I really wanted a little more) between Theo and Lou, especially the misunderstanding that started them off on the wrong foot. And Dacia and Lord Johnny.....the banter and chemistry were amazing from the start and all the way through to the end. I really would have liked MORE romance, but considering I think this is intended to fall at the younger end of the YA spectrum, I can understand why it didn't pack as much punch as other YA books do in the romance department.
The third part that made this so amazing for me was the action and the epicness of it all. Plus, while I suspected there would be werewolves, the plot took twists and turns that I hadn't expected. Always a big plus.
The only thing that made this book so hard for me to get through, at least at the beginning, was the vey slow pacing. I loved the attention to detail and the world building that came from the slower pace. Compared to the last half of the book, the first half was seriously lacking. Maybe that was because the boys appearing made things so much more fun and intriguing.
Not that the whole family mystery, pulse pounding action and fight scenes weren't great---they were-- but I am such a sucker for the tension that romance always brings to a story.
The way SILVER IN THE BLOOD wraps up makes me strongly believe that this is only the first book in a series, just maybe that the publisher wasn't sure if it would be a success and wanted to make it able to be a standalone just in case it doesn't get very popular. A problem I am fairly certain they don't need to worry about. If there is a second book you can bet I''ll be picking it up as soon as possible! Overall I highly recommend this book to paranormal, historical, fantasy, action and YA fans.

Here's the reminder: I am hosting a special giveaway for the week. I've got three amazing books up for grabs so don't be shy about entering! Now is your time to enter to win! I will announce the winner here on the blog on Monday the 27th! Once the winner is announced they will have 7 days to get in contact and claim their prize, or I will choose another winner. So don't forget to check back :)
~Dynomoon



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Hey Addicts!!! Long time no review :) It's been a summer and there's still more book greatness to come. Because of my summer hiatus I have decided to do a week of reviews, covering several of the books I've read in the last month or two. All the books reviewed are ones I've greatly enjoyed and think you all will enjoy as well.
I was crazy excited when a friend of mine came back from a big book conference with a bag full of books and ARCs for me! I literally did a crazy happy dance :) I was even more thrilled when I saw that one of those books was an ARC of Colleen Houck's REAWAKENED! I have been itching to bet my greedy book paws on this little beauty.
Now that I have read it, it's time for a review before the book gets released to the general public. Read on Addicts.



I have been dying to get my hands on this book since I heard about it. Major thanks to my friend for snagging me an ARC at the book conference she went to. I've wanted this so bad, not only because I'm a fan of Colleen Houck--her great world building and characters---but because of her writing style and attention to detail. When I finally got to sit down with REAWAKENED I devoured this amazing treat in one night.
The basic story deal: Lily--a very sheltered, slightly spoiled rich girl accidentally awakes an Egyptian mummy. But this dude is no mummy from the Mummy Movie franchise--No No!
This mummy, Amon, is a hot Egyptian prince who, along with his two "brother" princes are to awaken every 1000 years to complete a ritual that keeps Seth (bad Egyptian dude God) from getting a foot hold in the real world and unleashing his own kind of armageddon on us unsuspecting mortals. Of course, like all good fantasy books, $hi+'s gotta go wrong!
My absolute favorite things about this book:

1. The magic--especially the "sandblasting" way of travel
2. Ahmose-- one of Amon's brother princes (I am kinda leading towards him being my fav of the three princes)
3. Anubis-- Egyptian god and totally a character I hope to see more of!
4. Amon-- the hero and as much like Ren (from Colleen's TIGER'S CURSE series) as he is different from Ren. If that makes sense. I like him a lot.
5. The action-- much like TIGERS CURSE this book was filled with temples, tombs, booby traps, epic battle scenes and some scary, bada$$ monsters. I LOVED it. It's what kept me up to finish the book all in one night.
6. The relationship between the three brother princes-- LOVED IT. I wanted a lot more of it though. 

There are plenty of other great/cool things about REAWAKENED that I like: Lily and Amon's romance, the history and the creative way Colleen made the stories and histories her own so that they fit into the amazing world she has built. There's also the world building, the pacing, the myth behind the gods, and the unique way Lily and the Doc work together to help Amon and his brothers save the world. I won't say any more so I won't spoil the ending, but I gotta say, pretty cool.
There were a few things I wasn't 100% down with:

1. The time it took Amon to awaken his brothers.- As said above, I love the dynamic between the three boys Amon-Asten-Ahmose, but Asten and Ahmose get awakened so late in the book that we don't get a lot of chance to see all three of them them all together and at their best. I give full credit to Colleen, despite their small amount of page time, for building Asten and Ahmose so well that I instantly loved them both and just have to have more! I am hoping we get A LOT more of them as the series continues
2. The bad guy (outside the evil god Seth) I knew right away who the bad guy was going to be, so that didn't really shock me. What didn't sit well with me was how how sudden he's BAAM-crazy bad dude without a lot of lead up or good explanation. I think this part needed to be more polished.
3. I wanted more from Amon. I think this is why he's not really my favorite of the heroes. Yes, REAWAKENED is told from Lily's POV but in Tigers Curse it was the same way, but we still got a really good read and feel for what Ren and the other characters were feeling and experiencing. That aspect felt lacking with Amon. If there had been a little more of his feelings Amon would hands down be my favorite. I also think it would have helped made Lily and Amon's relationship a lot stronger.
4. My last, and biggest issue: Lily's absentee parents. Yes, right from the start it's set up that Lily is often left alone by her high powered , obsessive, and controlling parents but when she disappears to Egypt with Amon without any kind of excuse or word to them I'm like huh.....yeah, you can get away with it for a day maybe two, but over a week missing and her controlling parents aren't going bat $hi+ crazy?????? It's not believable. If there had been a few scenes where she had to duck phone calls or emails or texts or her parents trying to contact her or Lily having Amon whammy them so they don't freak out, then I would be good. But right now, not so much.

Considering the absentee parents was my biggest problem, REAWAKENED was still a great read and a nice start to a new series. My thought in a nutshell: GREAT world building and creative imagination. I loved the princes and the gods (Anubis ;P) I enjoyed Lily- though I hope we get to see more life and personality and character growth out of her as the series continues. The action and LACK of a love triangle.
Overall I totally recommend REAWAKENED to all 12+ year old fans of adventure, romance, fantasy and Egyptian myth.
Now I've got to control my itching fingers for book 2 of the series!

You've seen the books pictured above, now is your time to enter to win! I will announce the winner here on the blog on Monday the 27th! Once the winner is announced they will have 7 days to get in contact and claim their prize, or I will choose another winner. So don't forget to check back :)
~Dynomoon

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