Book Review: Heath - K Webster and Nikki Ash

Title: Heath
Author: K Webster and Nikki Ash
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 04, 2018



A modern telling of a classic tale...

This isn’t a typical love story. This is a story of what happens when love is so powerful and all-consuming that it has the ability to destroy everyone involved. It’s definitely not pretty and it’s certainly not a fairytale, but it’s their story and it couldn’t be told any other way.



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K Webster has always had a way with words that calls to you even when you don't want to. I've never been a fan of classics and never read Wuthering Heights, but with the way this is written, it made me want to read the original.

There may be some characters that seems to trigger me and characters I have detested. But it has to be written this way and as the synopsis says, it can't be told any other way.

I'd still give this a 3 out of five star just because it triggered something in me.

Book review: Last Straw - Ed Duncan

Title: Last Straw
Author: Ed Duncan
Genre: Thriller / Crime
Release date: November 25, 2017



It started with a run-of-the-mill carjacking.  An inner-city kid with no priors and no experience with a gun fumbled the ball, and the driver ended up dead.

A teenage girl witnessed the whole thing, and now a target has been placed on her back. The carjacker’s father, a notorious crime boss, is willing to move heaven and earth to prevent her from testifying, even if that means hiring a hitman to kill her.

Richard “Rico” Sanders, the best in the business, was his first choice for the job.  But there was a problem.  He was a “killer with a conscience” and a killer with a conscience doesn’t murder teenagers.  The crime boss reluctantly turns to someone who has no such qualms, John D’Angelo.  There was bad blood between him and Rico, so knowing that Rico had passed on the job, he eagerly accepted it.

Rico and the girls lawyer, Paul Elliott, form an uneasy alliance to try and protect her from the hitman. As the long-simmering feud between Rico and John D’Angelo reaches boiling point, bodies start to pile up in rapid succession… and old scores will be settled.



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I used to just accept book review offers without really considering the author. But I've been limiting book reviews lately to just those authors who I've already read and liked. But after reading the blurb from Ed Duncan's Last Straw, I reconsidered. So obviously, this is a first from him.

The story is promising if I actually understand what the author is getting into. In all honesty, the book was written somewhere between targeting kids with the way the story was narrated and intelligent people with the use of fancy words. I like the fact that it was written in the third person. Although I also enjoy reading single and dual POVs, third person narration has a special part in my book loving heart. But I find it challenging in the first few chapters to keep up with what scene there already is. The thriller/suspense part are good too. It makes me anxious with what will happen next. Although there are some predictable scenes/outcomes, I'm still intrigued on how it will all play out. Even if the story or the writing was not able to hold my interest for me to finish it in one sitting, it was still intriguing enough for me to actually finish it.

There were a number of major characters which is a little new to me since most novel nowadays only focuses on about 2 or 3 main characters and the rest would just be popping out here and there. Initially I found it hard to keep up with who was the characters and what scene was actually playing with the third person narration. The transition between one scene to another is not as seamless as it should be that I have to read back a few lines only to realize that they were already narrating a different scene. But given the plot line and the scenario they are in, the characters are pretty much relatable.

Overall, I'd give this a 3 out of 5 stars mainly because, despite all setbacks, it still piqued my interest enough for me to read it all thru out.

Book Review: When Forever Changes - Siobhan Davis

Title: When Forever Changes
Author: Siobhan Davis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 30, 2018




When Forever Changes, an all-new emotional, angsty, new adult romance from USA Today bestselling author Siobhan Davis is available NOW!

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Looking back, I should have seen the signs. Perhaps I did, but I subconsciously chose to ignore them.

From the time I was ten, when I first met Dylan, I knew he was my forever guy. Back then, I couldn’t put words to what I was feeling, but, as the years progressed, I came to recognize it for what it was—soul-deep love. The kind only very few people ever get to experience. Dylan was more than just my best friend, my childhood sweetheart, my lover.

He was my soulmate.

We were carved from the same whole—destined to be together forever.

Until he changed.

And I believed I was no longer good enough.

Until he shattered me so completely, it felt like I ceased to exist.

And I’d never experienced such heart-crushing pain.

Until he leveled me a second time, and I truly wanted to die.

But I had to stay strong because I wasn’t alone in this cruel twist of fate.

I look to the sky, pleading with the stars, begging someone to tell me what I should do because I don’t know how to deal with this. I don’t know how to cope when my forever has changed, and I can’t help wondering if I had seen the signs earlier, if I’d pushed him, would it have been enough to save us?


Or had fate already decided to alter our forever?



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I've seen Siobhan Davis books promoted here and there and I've seen good feedbacks. So when I saw an opportunity to review one of her upcoming release, I did not hesitate. When Forever Changes popped my Siobhan Davis cherry and I couldn't be more delighted.

I don't know how to describe the story plot. It's kind of cliche but then it's not. I had a hard time debating what I should feel. The way it's written gives me the feels of actually being there. Like I'm feeling the person's internal struggle. The story flow may be a little on the predictable side but it didn't make reading any less painful. I literally have to stop and sob. I can't remember when was the last time I actually felt this connected with a story. I also liked that the author seems to hate sexists. It's pretty evident on the lines and conversation her characters portray. It also opens a different possibility in love. And in a way,I did believe her. It feels good having to read a heart-wrenching story again.

Her characters are not any less effective. It's not usual for me to like a heroine specially with the circumstances they're in and I even shocked myself for actually liking Gabby. At an extent, I understood her decisions and actions. I liked how fearless she is in getting out of her comfort zone because it is already hurting her and destroying who she really is, regardless that she is clueless on what she needs to do. Slater on the other hand is another book boyfriend added on my never ending list. He's compassionate, sweet and dedicated. He's also as true as a man can be. Someone with a little self preservation and knows when to back down if needed. Then there's Dylan too. You just want to hate him but you can't. He's a douche, I'll give you that. And his attitude is inexcusable. But something in him, makes me want to believe him and give him chance to redeem himself. The family ties is one more reason to love in this story.

Overall, I'd give this 5 out of 5 stars. Haven't had this much angst in a while.