miércoles, 9 de marzo de 2016

Reseña: Unappreciated Gifts (Alpha y Omega #3.5)

Este comentario es de Unappreciated Gifts (Alpha y Omega #3.5) de Patricia Briggs contenido en este volumen.


A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of StoriesA Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories
by
 Kevin J. Anderson

Published October 9th 2014 by Smashwords Edition (first published July 28th 2014) 
 
ISBN13 9781614752011


4 silly wolfy stars.


Unappreciated Gifts by Patricia Briggs
 Some members of Adam's pack think Asil should get out more, so they've challenged him to accept a series of blind dates . . .
  (uno tan sólo se pregunta quién es capaz de querer embromar al temible Moor...)

Todo comienza con un e-mail, y puede decirse que con un reto a enfrentar 5 citas a ciegas (hechas en sitios de citas en linea) con unas pequeñas especificaciones.

A successful date is one in which a) neither party runs screaming into the night b) there are no dead bodies at the end of it and c) lasts longer than two hours—at least an hour and a half of which is spent with your date—which is an hour and fifty minutes longer than we expect any date of yours to last.

life ruff dog 48


lunes, 7 de marzo de 2016

Reseña: Billy Elliot

Billy ElliotBilly Elliot 

 by  

Melvin Burgess

160 pages

Published September 5th 2013 by Chicken House Ltd (first published March 26th 2001)


ISBN 1909489182 (ISBN13: 9781909489189)
Edition Language English
 
 
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My bookshelves: contemporary-fiction, dancer, vi-primero-la-pelicula, movie-novelization, children-protagonist, classical-dancer

(Reto Popsugar #14: Libro que puedes terminar en un día)

You can’t give up being just yourself


Con el escenario de fondo de una de las mayores huelgas de mineros en Inglaterra en los años 80's tenemos esta historia acerca de un niño y su familia persiguiendo sus sueños: unos por conseguir mejores condiciones de vida para los mineros del carbón, y el otro descubriendo dentro de él una habilidad que le puede llevar muy lejos , viviendo una vida totalmente diferente. 




Reseña: Chapter Five and the Axe-Wielding Maniac (Joshua Franklin Hill #1)

Historia corta o novelette.

Chapter Five and the Axe-Wielding ManiacChapter Five and the Axe-Wielding Maniac (Joshua Franklin Hill #1)

by  

Marie Sexton

44 pages
Published December 15th 2014 by Smashwords Edition (first published January 27th 2012)

ISBN13 9780991415380
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

bookshelves:  m-m, contemporary-fiction, w_writer, novelette-short, mxm-erotica-romance

Sweet and fun.


     “I thought you wanted to dig up my floor!” As soon as I said it, I realized I sounded defensive. I also began to wonder if “dig up my floor” sounded like a euphemism for something else entirely, and I felt myself blushing again.
     “Did you change your mind about letting me?”
     “No.”
     “Did you change your mind about the sex?”
     “No!”
     “Well then, not much reason to stay.” He turned to leave, but stopped in my door and glanced at me over his shoulder.  “Give me a call if you change your mind.”
     It wasn’t until after he left that I stopped to wonder if he was talking about the floor or the sex.

Reseña: Dark Currents (Agent of Hel #1)



Dark Currents (Agent of Hel, #1)Dark Currents (Agent of Hel #1)

 by 

Jacqueline Carey

399 pages

Published October 1st 2013 by Roc (first published October 2nd 2012)


ISBN 0451414837 (ISBN13: 9780451414830)
Edition Language English
 

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


bookshelves: fantasia-urbana, not-sure-but-not-human, dioses-y-semidioses, demons, fae-or-fey-or-faery, werewolf-hombrelobo-lycans,  norse-mythology, love-triangle-or-maybe-quartet, ondines, demon-spawn

If you’re vacationing in Pemkowet, or anywhere on the planet with a functioning underworld, do not mess around with a Ouija board. The spirit you summon might just pay a visit. Mom learned that the hard way, and I’m living proof of it.
Daisy Johanssen, reluctant hell-spawn. That’s me






Le iba a poner 3,5 estrellas, pero considerando el buen rato que pasé leyendolo, lo dejo así.


domingo, 6 de marzo de 2016

Reseña: Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy #2)

Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy, #2)Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy #2)

by

 Danielle L. Jensen

464 pages

Published June 2nd 2015 by Angry Robot


ISBN 0857664727 (ISBN13: 9780857664723)
Edition Language English
 
 
My rating: 3,5 estrellas de 5

bookshelves: magia, trolls, fantasy, singer, witches-wizards, princess-and-or-prince, nobility, reyes-y-reinas, fae-or-fey-or-faery, teen-protagonist, w_opera-singer

El receso pareció servir, porque terminó gustandome despues de un par de meses. Aunque debo decir que ya veia hace rato por donde iba el famoso 'misterio', se veia a leguas.
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The action continue after Cecile is out of Trollus and performing at the opera.

jueves, 3 de marzo de 2016

Reseña: Red River (Pack #2)

Este libro lo gané en un giveaway organizado aqui: http://heartsonfirereviews.com/

Es el primer libro que leo de este autor, y sentía curiosidad por conocer su trabajo.

Red River (Pack, #2)Red River 

by  

Cardeno C.

 122 páginas aprox.

Published January 19th 2016 by The Romance Authors, LLC

ISBN139781942184522
Edition LanguageEnglish
 
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

bookshelves: m-m, shapeshifters, werewolf-hombrelobo-lycans,  mxm-romance-paranormal

I'm a bit lost about set a warning in here because after reading tons of M/M material (coffanfictioncof) I know that this particular issue put off many people. Alas Spoiler: -------> after Harry Potter's fanfic explanations of magical wombs and potions, and c-sections, though this was a new one, it was really weird and gross :P <.------------------

I didn't read the first novel of the serie, but I think that can be read as stand alone.
It's a short novel, but I think that the trope of 'misunderstanding' that maybe could works in some comedies, is not working here because is center to the comprehension between the couple. Jobe took a LOT for granted. Not cool. What happen with talk the things in detail to get to know each other instead of "oh, I thought you knew" after all the business is done?

And the sex, sorry but not steamy either.

So. Nope.

(I won this ebook in a giveaway. Thanks guys)

viernes, 26 de febrero de 2016

Reseña: Mind Magic (World of the Lupi, #12)

Mind Magic (World of the Lupi, #12)Mind Magic 

by  

Eileen Wilks

404 pages

Published November 3rd 2015 by Berkley Sensation 

 

ISBN 0425263878 (ISBN13: 9780425263877)
Edition Language English
 
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasia-urbana, werewolf-hombrelobo-lycans, w_police-detective, magia, hic-sunt-dracones, sorcerer, brownies

A page turner.

'Mindspeak' is related to dragons, so nobody can help Lily when she is having hallucinations after her training with Sam, the black dragon. Thus she takes a health leave from work meanwhile her brain 'adapts' to that.
But , of course, then Sam wants Lily in Ohio. And Rule in Washington with Ruben. Not good.

Murder follow the couple. Conflict between agencies (all the time in the serie), conspiracies and false charges.

And Demi. Strange, but get to know Demi help me to understand better Lily.

(Demi) Most of the time she liked herself the way she was, Asperger’s and all. [...] She’d make a terrible FBI agent. She always thought people were telling the truth. She knew that wasn’t so, but she had no idea how to apply that knowledge to individual people. FBI agents needed to be able to tell when people lied to them. So she’d never be like Lily Yu, not really, except maybe in some ways . . . she was brave sometimes. She hadn’t panicked today. She’d used her lists to get her mind working instead of bumblebee-ing around, and she’d been able to reason her way through.

I'd always find annoying Lily 's adherence to police rules, even above some others more important things. Now I seeing with other eyes (though still as annoying )

Love the interaction of Demi and the wolves , and maybe (spoiler)------> some love interest with Mike ? ('couse he allowed by his side when wounded' <----------------

Btw : The brownies rules!

A couple of things are left the air as the other gifted children, and Cullen's fate.

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Tengo una relación singular con la pareja principal de esta historia, nunca ha conseguido caerme bien Lily, y Rule más bien me es indiferente. Mis favoritos siempre han sido Cullen (insertar suspiro) y Nathan. Pero supongo que esto hace que sea más especial que continue leyendo esta serie a pesar de esos cof pequeños inconvenientes.

En todo caso, me gustó mucho esta entrega.

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jueves, 25 de febrero de 2016

Reseña: The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire #1)

The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)The Cold Dish 

by  

Craig Johnson

354 pages
Published 2012 by Penguin (first published December 29th 2004)

ISBN0143123173 (ISBN13: 9780143123170)
Edition Language English
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

bookshelves: w_sheriff, contemporary-fiction, mystery-murder, mystery-policial,  vi-primero-la-tv-serie, w_soldier-or-ex-military

Un homicio ¿retardado? es el inicio de esta historia con el marco de Wyoming , sus montañas y su historia fuertemente marcada por la batalla de Little Big Horn.


El leit motiv más obvio pareciera ser la venganza (el plato frio) porque el muerto fue participe en una violación grupal hace un par de años atrás de una jovencita india, que además sufre del sindrome alcoholico fetal; asi que por muchos ratos hasta me esperaba algo a lo Fuente Ovejuna, porque todo el mundo es sospechoso/son parientes/tienen el motivo/y los medios.


jueves, 18 de febrero de 2016

Reseña: Hemovore

HemovoreHemovore

 by

 Jordan Castillo Price

 183 pages

Published 2009 by Samhain Publishing
Original Title Hemovore
ISBN 1605046345 (ISBN13: 9781605046341)
Edition Language English

 

bookshelves: m-m, thriller, vampiros, w_painter-artist, alternate-reality

My rating: 3, 5 estrellas de 5.

Después de un inicio bastante árido, la historia me terminó enganchando. Hemovore es una enfermedad altamente contagiosa con una tasa de mortalidad del 85% (si los lazos con el HIV aparecen a montones, y también se menciona); la diferencia es que los escasos sobrevivientos solamente pueden consumir agua, aceite vegetal y sangre.

Reseña: Delenda Est de Poul Anderson

 bookshelves: time-travel, ciencia-ficcion, adventure, short-story

Solamente lei de este volumen DELENDA EST en mi bússqueda de cosas relacionadas con viajes en el tiempo, y cambios que ocasionan. El título viene supuestamente de la frase en latin: Carthago delenda est ("Carthage debe ser destruido") durante la Tercera Guerra Punica.¿Qué pasa si cambias el evento de una batalla en digamos 218 AdC?



-Delenda Est by Poul Anderson Pubicado por primera vez en 1955

-OK. read.(2 stars)