Review: Into the Darkest Corner

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Let me tell you, I was a nervous wreck reading this book. My neck and shoulders were tense, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I don't like sitting by myself crying, or worse, looking like a crazy person when I bust out laughing, but those are always the best books. If the author is able to instill the same emotion in the reader, that the main character is feeling, those are five-star books.
Catherine is a normal 20 something, having fun with friends, drinking too much, and staying out too late. When she meets Lee, she is impressed with his looks, as well as his charm. Her friends are equally taken by him, and Catherine feels lucky to have met him. That is until the controlling behavior, and abuse starts. Catherine feels alone in her feelings because everyone thinks he is the greatest. I wanted to cry for Catherine, and her situation, it was so heartbreaking! Into the Darkest Corner was a great read, and I will definitely be looking for Haynes other books.

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Review: Whore

Whore by Willow Aster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Happiness is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen on you,”
"Trust is a necessary medication: hard to give and hard to take."
"Nothing highlights unworthiness more than kindness."
"Dignity cannot be stolen; it can only be given away."

Why, why, why did I wait so long to read this? I have been in such a reading funk lately and I just haven't felt the usual desire to read. All you really need to get out of that bad juju is a good book. Willow Aster is my absolute favorite author, and she never fails to disappoint. Everything she writes is gold, and I love her for it.

Lilith is a whore, she was born and raised knowing exactly what her life would be. It's not as if anyone gave her a choice, and she's doing what she was born to do. That is until she meets Soti Christos, the very best kind of man. He wants Lili to have the kind of life she didn't even know she was allowed to hope for, a life she doesn't think someone like her deserves. Nico Santelli is used to having what he wants, and what he wants is Lilith. Not because he loves her, but because she is a means to an end, and the end is all he cares about. He's brutal, evil, and relentless and though he needs Lilith too, he'll make sure she knows her existence, and how she lives it is up to him. A story or redemption, and unconditional love is the perfect description for Whore.

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Review: Blackbird

Blackbird by Molly McAdams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Because he is the darkness

He is the devil….
…and I love him”

"Blackbird fly, blackbird fly. Into the light of the dark black night."

How can you possibly be jealous of a girl who has been kidnapped and taken from her home, and all of the people she loves? It's fantasy, it's unrealistic, but that's exactly how I found myself feeling. Every time I would think that it would be followed by "seriously, stop.. you're crazy". It was a weird feeling, and one I wasn't completely comfortable with; but that's one of the joys of reading, gaining the ability to step outside your comfort zone and experience things in a new way.

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Review: Until It Fades

Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

“Life is too short to do what other people think you should do.”
― K.A. Tucker, Until It Fades

I usually like K.A. Tucker, and this was no exception, even though the theme of the poor girl being swept away by the rich sports star is completely unoriginal. For that reason, I almost didn't read it, but I still enjoyed it because Catherine was a very relatable character. Both she and Brett were humble which made the whole thing more tolerable. If you're looking for your next favorite book, this probably isn't it, but if you're looking for an easy, interesting read; Until It Fades will do nicely.

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Review: Pretending to Be Erica

Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud
My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Blah.. I picked this book up because I needed something to read while on vacation. It had been sitting on a shelf for a while, so I decided to give it a try. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't great. The ending was a bit anticlimactic after the build up that led us there. Violet was adopted by a con man for the sole purpose of pulling off the ultimate heist. She was raised knowing that one day she would become Erica, the missing girl whose parents owned an extremely valuable painting. In a way, I felt a little sorry for her because she came to love the "mother" and friends she made while pretending to be Erica. She'd been raised as a tool and lacked that familial bond she was desperate for. On the other hand, not one character in the entire book made a lasting impression. For that reason, the best I can do is 2 stars.

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