Book Review: Evermine by Hailey Edwards (+18)

Author: Hailey Edwards
Series: Daughters of Askara #2
My Rating: 5 cups
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publication Date: February 21st 2012
Blurb (from Goodreads):

He can be a slave to his past…or allow her love to free him.

There’s such a thing as too much change. Emma’s sister is mated. Revolution is brewing in her home realm. The last straw: her would-be mate is back from the dead and back under her skin—yet when it comes to the last five years, he’s not talking.

Desperate for a chance to start her own life, she answers the queen’s call to ensure equality for all of Askara’s newly freed slaves. It’s the perfect opportunity to escape a heartbreak in the making named Harper.

Harper loses a piece of his fractured soul when Emma walks away. His lies were meant to protect her from torturous years that drove him to the point of madness. Instead, when he comes to her a year later to help avert a crisis in a freed-slave community, the wedge those lies drove between them is firmly in place.

As their new lives collide with old wounds, they race to stop a threat that could not only destroy the queen, but send Harper back to the hell he escaped. Emma must decide if the man she still loves deserves equal rights to her heart.

Warning: This title contains torn pants, ripped gowns, and sand in uncomfortable places. It also includes one overcompensating villain, one gnarly priest, and two battered hearts willing to give this thing called love one last chance.

When I finished reading this book I had an "awwww" moment. I mean, the whole story is just so sweet! I loved it. This just proves that I am in fact a sucker for second chances stories.

You get to see Emma from a very different perspective. If in Everlong she was the tough sister, you find out in this second book that she has a softer, vulnerable side. And I think it's a very unique thing, because I'm sure you won't get to see that side of Emma in the other stories. I have a feeling very few people know about this side of hers. It was great to see Emma face her past though and make some changes for herself. Also, I can so understand her coffee addiction. Seriously, the literary world needs more coffee addicts out there :D

I have to be honest about Harper. He surprised me. In a very good way. In the beginning of Everlong I was completely sure he was in love with Maddie. I didn't see it coming, the fact that he was actually in love with Emma. So I didn't know what to expect. But the way this world is built and the way the story is told, it totally makes sense the need to make everyone believe he was in love with the other sister.

I loved the fact that the guy I though as the bad guy turned out to be completely innocent. So it was unpredictable and I loved that. Oh, and let's not forget the sweet moments. There was one in particular (no spoilers, promise) that was sweet and hot at the same time, I just loved it.

Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most

Hmmm. I'm thinking part of me is suspiciously similar to Emma from Sophie Kinsella's Can You Keep A Secret? I mean, I have secrets *gasps* And I have to be honest, with the way my life looks right at this moment, it feels like I'm having a new career choice every few months/years. (Though I do hope that mess ends soon)

What about you? Who do you relate to the most?

Wicked Wildfire Read-A-Thon

After looking over my goals for this year and at the stats for each of the reading challenges I entered, I think it was necessary for me to enter a few read-a-thons. The first one is Wicked Wildfire and it's hosted by Rebecca @ Kindle Fever, April @ My Shelf Confessions. I don't know yet what I'm going to read, I haven't made up my mind yet. There are so many books on my insanely huge TBR pile, I don't even know where to start. I will post my list on 20th, when the read-a-thon starts.

If you want info on the read-a-thon or see who's participating or to sign up yourself, go on this page. You'll find everything you want to know there.

Can't wait to start and to help my shelf "loose weight" so to speak ;)

Cover Love (19)

This feature is hosted by Carmel @ Rabid Reads. The rules are very simple. Choose a cover (or two, or three), preferably new-ish, and share what you like about it. Grab the graphic or don't just so long as you link back.


My pick this week:

Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

I looooove that dress! It's amazing. And the fact that she keeps her hands hidden behind it makes me think she's planning something. Also, the tree branches are creepy.

What's your pick this week?

Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read

Whenever I read a book that I consider to be awesome, bestseller material, I start talking about it and basically do some "book pimpage" to all my dear friends and even my family. So I would say that every book I love needs to be read by a lot of people. I don't really have an answer besides that. There are too many books I feel readers need to learn about, but it also depends on your own tastes and likes and dislikes. So whatever floats your boat. As long as you read and you enjoy the experience, I don't think it really matters how much exposure/fan base a book has or hasn't.

What about you?

Dirty Little Secret (12)

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by Under The Covers.

The rules are simple:

1. Be a follower of Under the Covers.
2. Create a post in your blog taking the meme image and copy instructions.
3. Answer the weekly question.

For more information and for signing up, go to the Under The Covers blog.


With the upcoming release of MAGIC MIKE where some of the hottest guys strip nekkid and shake their ummmm assets, we want to know YOUR fantasy cast!
If you could choose six of the hottest stars to shake their moneymakers for you, which guys would it be?



Oooooh, that's a great question. I must think a little though. Hmmmm.... Alex Skarsgaard is a no brainer, then there's Brad Pitt (yes, I still have a major crush on him - especially when he is Achilles or Death), Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Reynolds and Ian Somerhalder (what can I say, he did look hot covered in soap bubbles LOL). And let's not forget the two hotter-than-sin pirates Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Oh, and Dwayne Johnson.

Now, of course, if we're talking fictional hot guys (that are the stars of many fantasies *blush*) I'd say Acheron (Sherrilyn Kenyon), Vishous (J.R Ward), all of Cherise Sinclair's Masters, Wraith (Larissa Ione), Adam Montague (Kallypso Masters) and Clayton (Hailey Edwards). Of course, If I pick Acheron, I feel I must mention Savitar.

So anyway, there you have it. The hottest men/males I'd pick for a striptease show. (It would be a private show too. Sorry girls, I don't share *wink*wink*)

What about you? Who would you pick?