Can't Get Enough Of Books

Flutter by Olivia Evans My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is so good. It gave me so many feels. This is me reading this book. Now someone hold me because I am wrecked. This book is tragic. The author is really talented. There were times I was completely shocked by the event that was playing out. Dylan and Presley are a perfect match. What happened to Presley was terrible. Presley's father should rot in jail. I didn't feel any sympathy for Presley's mother either. Cody's story was kinda felt predictable, it was intriguing at the beginning but I kind of guessed what can happen later but still, I enjoyed it.  I wish there were more elaborated epilogue. Both Presley and Dylan love each other fiercely I felt I needed more of them, I am glad they both fought every obstacle and finally found happiness. It will be hard for Presley, she has to adjust with everything after what was done to her by her parents but Dylan will be with her and I kno

Angry God by L.J. Shen My rating: 1 of 5 stars I only read this book because of all the positive reviews. I did not finish the previous book in this series because that was really bad. Turns out this book is also the same. For some reason, I feel this series is overhyped.  Even though it's Vaughn's story I felt Vicious is the hero because towards the end Vicious is the one who killed the person who molested Vaughn. It should have done by Vaughn because it's his story. Vicious and Emilia barely had any scenes. It felt the author tried hard to make a bond between Vicious and Vaughn and she failed miserably. One thing bothered me a lot, the repetition of the same thing over the book. The author does the same thing for almost all her books. It wasn't intriguing, it felt more basic. I don't understand the point of Vaughn's bullying Lenora. It didn't make any sense and whats this blood-drinking crap? It was gross. I didn't f

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before reading Things Fall Apart, I never knew Africa has such great literature. Don't get me wrong. I knew nothing about Africa before. What I knew was what I saw in the media. Media stereotypes Africa as a way that we think they are dumb and need the help of other countries. But this book changed my thoughts of Africa. After reading this book I realized how delusional I had. I felt ashamed and realized the power the media have. I am a big fan of postcolonial literature, diasporic literature, mainly anything that deals with colonization. As a fellow Bangladeshi, I know the impact of colonization. Everything in Bangladesh screams the movements of colonization. Achebe's book "Things Fall Apart" is a remarkable tale that gives us a beautiful and unique culture Africa had and how it was ruined by the Europeans. This novel tells us about Okonkwo, an Igbo man from Umofia. The nov

Series: Hades Hangmen Author: Tillie Cole Genre: New Adult, Dark Romance Published:  April 26th, 2014   -   February 4th, 2020 Standalone any Books: No I finished the Hades hangmen series today and My Maddie's is the last book of it (for now). It took me almost a week to finish them and before starting the crap that "you have no life bullshit", I read a lot, and if I really like a series I can't focus on anything unless I finish it. Anyway, Hades Hangman is an emotional series to me. Tillie cole not only writes broken heroine, but she also did damn well with broken heroes too. There were many times I had to pause because it was so descriptive. I cried but also felt joy when the characters was able to find happiness. Sinning never felt so good… A fortuitous encounter. A meeting that should never have happened. Many years ago, two children from completely different worlds forged a connection, a fateful connection, an unbreakable bond that would change th

Title: Queen of the underworld Series: Tale of Olympus #3 Author: Lee Savino, Stacia Black Genre: Dark Romance, Erotica Published: June 1st, 2015 Standalone: No The King of the Underworld saved me from the streets, Treated me like a princess, And locked me in a tower. Then he turned into a beast. There's a darkness in him. I've seen it face to face. He says I'm his light. But if our love is going to last, I'm going to have to be more than his princess. I need to become a Queen. The final chapter in Marcus and Cora's story. This is the end of the trilogy of Cora and Marcus. I enjoyed the series, the ending was alright. However, it was surreal how Cora just changed suddenly. I know she needed to be strong, and it's fitting but I don't know, it just didn't felt right that she abruptly changed. Marcus is still the alpha male he was, but he became almost a lovesick puppy in this book. I understand the changes but it just felt something was

Title: The maddest obsession Series: Made#2 Author: Danielle Lori Genre: Romance, Contemporary Published: April 15th, 2019 Standalone: Yes (I recommend reading the first book) She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along. Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . . One winter night and

Title: Awakening Series: Dark Mafia Romance#2 Author: Lee Savino Released Date:  March 15th, 2015 Genre: Erotica, Romance Standalone: No When a rock god asks Cora to help find his missing fiance, she befriends both a stripper and a hacker genius to help her search the city of Olympus. But will they save the woman in time with the evil of the underworld standing in their way? Zeus is the mayor, Cora is Persephone and Hades is "business man" and mob boss Marcus Ubeli in this retelling of the Greek Myth "Orpheus and Eurydice." This is my favorite book in the trilogy. This is the second installment and it had more action. Cora was naive but she was fighting and Marcus was the perfect alpha male in this mafia world. The plot was good, I was always on the edge to see what happens.  It had action and filled with so many emotions. The book ends with a cliffhanger so I had to jump for the next book immediately to see what happened. That's how muc

Title: Enemies Author: Tijan Published: December 2nd, 2019 Genre: New Adult, Romance, Sports Standalone: Yes Stone Reeves was my neighbor, and I’ve hated him since sixth grade. Gorgeous and charismatic, he became the town’s football god, while I became the town’s invisible girl. He went to a Division 1 school for football, while my father was fired by his father. His team won the National Championship, while my mother died the same day. He was a first round pick for the NFL ... … while I made the worst decision in my life. Now I’m in Texas trying to pick up the pieces of my life. But, Stone is here. Stone is everywhere. It doesn’t matter that disaster has struck my life again. It doesn’t matter that he’s the one trying to console me. It doesn’t matter that he’s the nation’s newest football obsession. Because for me, he always has been and always will be my enemy. Enemies  is such a beautiful story. It's raw, emotional and angsty. Dusty was such a remarkably s

Title:  The Sweetest Oblivion Series:  Made #1 Author:   Danielle Lori Published June 20th, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance Standalone: Yes She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. They say first impressions are everything . . . In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands

Title: Dark Notes Author:   Pam Godwin Genre: Erotica, Adult Fiction, Romance Published April: 3rd 2016 Standalone: Yes  They call me a slut. Maybe I am. Sometimes I do things I despise. Sometimes men take without asking. But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan. With one obstacle. Emeric Marceaux doesn’t just take. He seizes my will power and bangs it like a dark note. When he commands me to play, I want to give him everything. I kneel for his punishments, tremble for his touch, and risk it all for our stolen moments. He’s my obsession, my master, my music. And my teacher. Dark Note is a forbidden student/ teacher romance. I didn't have many expectations from this book. I thought it would be another erotica about a forbidden relationship between an old teacher and his very young student. I read a few pages and already realized it's more than that. It's an emotional steamy novel with a very solid plot. Ivory didn't have a

Title: The Great Gatsby Author:  F. Scott Fitzgerald Genre: Historical Fiction, Literature, Classic Published: 1925 Standalone: Of Course The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story is of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature. This novel is tragic. I liked  F. Scott Fitzgerald writing style because it's very descriptive and helped me to understand the book. Gatsby's love for Dasy without a doubt was undeniable. However, I still wonder did Gatsby really loved Daisy or he just loved the i

Title: Twisted Pride Series: The Camorra Chronicles #3 Author: Cora Reilly Released:  April 12th 2019 Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Standalone: Yes, I would recommend reading the previous books. Remo Falcone is beyond redemption. As Capo of the Camorra he rules with a brutal hand over his territory – a territory the Chicago Outfit breached. Now Remo is out for retribution. A wedding is sacred, stealing a bride sacrilegious. Serafina is the niece of the Boss of the Outfit, and her hand has been promised in marriage for years, but kidnapped in her wedding dress on her way to church by Remo, Serafina quickly realizes that she can’t hope for saving. Yet, even in the hands of the cruelest man she knows, she is determined to cling to her pride, and Remo soon understands that the woman at his mercy might not be as easy to break as he thought. A ruthless man on a quest to destroy the Outfit by breaking someone they are supposed to protect. A woman intent on bringing a mo

Title:  Twisted Emotions Series:  The Camorra Chronicles #2 Author: Cora Reilly Published: January 8th, 2019 Standalone: Yes (I would recommend reading the previous books) Nino Falcone is genius and monster. As the right hand man and brother of the Capo of the Camorra, his lack of feelings is a blessing, not a curse – until his brother asks him to marry for the sake of the Camorra. Kiara Vitiello, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Nino Falcone to prevent war with the Camorra, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror. After her father betrayed his Capo and paid with his life, her family thinks marriage is her only chance to bring honor to her name; but only Kiara knows she’s a faulty prize given in return for peace. A man incapable of emotions and a woman scarred by the past – an arranged marriage with the potential to unite, or destroy… This is my most favorite book of Camorra series and they are my most favor

Title: The Professional Series:  The Game Maker #1 Author: Kresley Cole Published: May 6th, 2014 Genre: Erotica, Adult Fiction, Romance He makes the rules... Mafiya enforcer Aleksei “The Siberian” Sevastyan’s loyalty to his boss knows no bounds, until he meets the boss’s long-lost daughter, a curvy, feisty redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Aleksei will do anything to possess her as well—on his own wicked terms. Rules are made to be broken… Grad student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the dark and breathtaking Sevastyan before the professional enforcer whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. Every day under his protection leads her deeper under his masterful spell. Are you ready to play? Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy’s reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent play

Title: Bound By Love Series:  Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles #6 Author: Cora Reilly Published:  December 4th, 2018 Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Standalone: No Nobody expected them to fall in love. When Aria was given to Luca in marriage, people were sure he’d break her. Aria feared the worst from a man like him. A man without mercy. But somehow she gained his love. Love - a weakness a Capo like Luca shouldn’t risk. When Aria betrays Luca by going behind his back for her family, she realizes too late that she might have lost what she’s fought so hard to get in the first place: Luca’s trust. The trust of a man who never allowed himself to trust someone unconditionally before. Can their love survive in a world of betrayal and death? When I read Bound by honor I immediately loved the book. Since I've read the whole series. Bound by Love is the sixth installment of Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. This novel revolves around the couple from the first book, L