Lady D's Ramblings

Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning My rating: 3 of 5 stars Ok, so, I was reading this book, and I just kind of got bored. The overall storyline of the series is great, but this book kind of seemed like a filler to me. In this book, Mac is continuing her search for the Sinsar Dubh, with Barrons' help, but the book just kind of seems all over the place to me. It doesn't really have a solid plot line, which kind of turned me off of the book. I did end up finishing it, and towards the end, I really started to get into it. In this book we learn a little more about several of the characters that had been presented in the last book, including Jericho Barrons. We also learn a bit more about Rowena, and get to meet a new character named Dani. We see whether or not Malluce is really dead, and the Lord Master makes another appearance, so does V'lane. So, it's continuing the story, but it's just kind of filling the gap. Now, as I mentioned there are some tasty tidbits that hap...

Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dragon Actually is the story of Annwyl the Bloody, and Fearghus the Destroyer. Annwyl is my type of heroine. She's a kick-butt, take no-nonsense battle lord, who is fighting to kill her brother, Lorcan, the ruler of Garbhan Isle. But when Annwyl meets Fearghus, she thinks she's about to die, from an attack of some of Lorcan's men. Fearghus, who normally wants nothing of humans but a late night snack surprises even himself by saving Annwyl. Annwyl awakes in Fearghus' cave, and learns to care for her dragon. But the dragon has a trick up his sleeve. He has decided to help Annwyl learn to fight so that she can take on her brother without dying. So he shifts into his human form to teach her how to fight. But, before he can explain to Annwyl that he and the dragon are one in the same, she decides she wants to know nothing about the knight who helps train her. Will Fearghus be able to explain to Annwyl who he is, and wi...

Sorry that I'm a bit late on the update for this month guys, I kind of forgot about it. *grins sheepishly* Anyways, without further ado, here it is! Category 1: Vampires: 1. Twilight-Stephenie Meyer (reread) 2. Once Burned- Jeaniene Frost 3. Hunted- Evangeline Anderson 4. Lover Reborn- J.R. Ward 5. Lothaire- Kresley Cole Category 2: Angels and Demons: 1. Envy- J.R. Ward 2. Mark of the Demon- Diana Rowland 3. Crave- J.R. Ward 4. Fallen- Lauren Kate 5. Speak of the Devil- Jenna Black Category 3: Fae: 1. Bound by Darkness- Alexandra Ivy 2. Bloodfever- Karen Marie Moning 3. Night Seeker- Yasmine Galenorn 4. Grave Witch- Kalayna Price 5. Faefever- Karen Marie Moning Category 4: Shifters and Werewolves: 1. Fair Game- Patricia Briggs 2. Gunmetal Magic- Ilona Andrews 3. Magic Slays- Ilona Andrews (reread) 4. Under Her Skin- Jeaniene Frost, Meljean Brooks, Ilona Andrews 5. The Dragon Who Loved Me- G.A. Aiken ~♥~ Lady D

The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is Rhona and Vigholf's book. Rhona is a Cadwaldr female dragon, which means she fights, she is far from lady-like, and she doesn't let anyone stand in her way. Vigholf is a lightning dragon from the North, which means when he sees a female, he thinks she should be as far from danger as possible, since female dragons are so scarce in the North. Rhona and Vigholf get sent on a mission to find Annwyl, the missing Mad Queen of Garbhan Isle. Annwyl has apparently gone off into the heart of the enemies her country is fighting, in hopes of finding a rebel King to help them defeat the evil dragons of the Provinces and end the five years' war they've been in the middle of. This book was better than the last book, which I had a hard time getting through, but it still wasn't the caliber of the first three books. G.A. Aiken writes steamy scenes, but her books aren't only about sex. They're gritty semi...

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I'm not going to lie... I cried. This is the toughest and most gritty of the books. Mockingjay starts out where Catching Fire left off; Katniss is in District 13 with Gale and Haymitch. The rebels were unable to retrieve Peeta from the games. Katniss is learning to deal with her new life, and her new role as the Mockingjay. She aches for Peeta, and what he must be going through in the hands of the Capitol, but there's nothing she can do. The war is raging, and the rebels seem to be holding their own. But who will win this war? And when they win, what will be left? This book completely and utterly tore me apart. Suzanne Collins completely and utterly has a way with words. This book is truly about rebellion, and the struggles and pain of war, and death. Katniss is left with almost nothing but her family, and she needs to learn to deal with it. Honestly, she doesn't do a very good job at first, but she ends up managing a...