Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie...and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.''

Um, wow. Just wow.

This book is so much more than I expected. It's the sequel to Throne of Glass, and even though there were a lot of fanatics out there, I wasn't as much of a fan. Sure, it was a good book, but not that good. But Crown of Midnight? Holy macaroni. The feels just about destroyed me. 

Eveything was better. The romance, the suspence, even the plot. And ohmigosh, there were some plot twists that hit me right in the gut. They came out of freaking nowhere, and caught me by surprise. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THOSE PLOT TWISTS, OKAY? 

One thing that I still didn't like, was our protagonist, Celaena. Or should I call her Lillian? Whatever. Point is, she was selfish, and cowardly. Honestly though, the only thing I liked about her were her sassiness, and her badassness. Okay, so she wasn't that bad. Still. Not the best main character I have encountered. 

My favourite part was the romance. We were kind of in a triangle, but I have to say, I shipped Chaol and Celaena, so, so hard. I mean, who wouldn't? Chaol is perfect, absolutely awesome. A handsome, strong, noble knight? Sign me up for that. Okay, so maybe the reason I hated Celaena was because she had Chaol #sorrynotsorry. But then, then- IT WAS RUINED. Why Sarah J. Maas, why? She just had to destroy them, because, God forbid, they were happy for a few weeks. The ending gave me hope though. Please, please, please give me more Chalaena in the next book.

Well, bye bye, I'm off to read Heir of Fire, the next thrilling book in this series!

Meet Lovestruck, where the possibility of love in unexpected places abounds

Okay, so apparently, Entangled has a new category of romance imprint. YAY! I am a huge fan of Entangled, so I'm very excited about it. And, of course, it has to start with a bang, two awesome brand new releases!

Meeting his match (Match Me #1) by Katee Robert

A satisfying category romance from Entangled's brand new Lovestruck imprint…

When New York matchmaker Addison St. Claire is tasked with matching her best friend's new brother-in-law, she almost refuses. But the sexy southern CEO turns out to be a challenge she can't resist, because if anyone needs to meet his soul mate, it's this man. And if matching him with someone else removes the temptation of being near him? Even better.

The last thing Caine McNeill needs is a matchmaker—especially a gorgeous redhead who spouts nonsense about soul mates, critiques what he drives and how he dresses, buys him a dog, and pesters him about a million little things he couldn't care less about. It's a crying shame he has to keep his hands off because chemistry like what's flaring between them ought to be explored. Thoroughly.

And so the battle begins. Addison is determined to stick to her plan of setting him up on dates with other women, and Caine is equally determined to ignore these women and seduce her.

Fiancee for Hire (Front and Center #1) by Tawna Fenske

A satisfying category romance from Entangled's brand new Lovestruck imprint…

Former Marine MacArthur Patton has made a small fortune on top-secret government contracts and black-ops missions, but his new assignment involves something more dangerous—marriage.

Well, fake marriage anyway.

To keep weapons out of the hands of terrorists, Mac has to secure a fiancée. A sweet, demure, compliant fiancée to serve as his arm candy for a few weeks while he completes the covert arms deal in Mexico. His sister claims to know just the woman, and sends her best friend to play the role.

"Sweet" and "demure" aren't in Kelli Landers's repertoire. A badass veterinarian who neuters big dogs and bigger men on a regular basis, she can't wait to bring Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Detached to his knees. Her longtime crush on the commitment-phobe makes her plan to seduce him even sweeter.

Love wasn't part of the plan, but the deeper Mac and Kelli fall into their ruse, the more danger they attract, until more than just their hearts are on the line…

The goodread links: Meeting His Match and Fiancee For Hire

I know I am going to read these books as soon as possible. They sound perfect, a little bit romance, a little bit of snark, and a lot of cute! 

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

It's about a girl, sweet sixteen and yet to be kissed, who loves a boy. But he's not just a boy. He's her brother, older by thirteen months. 

Oh. My. Gosh.

This book completely destroyed me. It was amazing, flabbergasting, shocking, deep, marvelous, unbelievable and wonderful.

I'll try to explain my feelings without spoiling. Tabitha Suzuma is one heck of a genius. I went into this book, knowing that it was about incest, but also full with da feels. However, I didn't expect this. When I began, I had my doubts about how I would feel about it. I mean, it is about incest, and that's not nothing.

But as I said, Tabitha Suzuma is one heck of a genius. We have the two main protagonists, Maya and Lochan, who take care of their little siblings. They have a pretty shitty situation, with a runaway dad, and a mom that doesn't care about them more than she does about her shoes. Scratch that, she probably cares more about her shoes than them. That means that they are pretty much the only parents their difficult teenage brother Kit, turbulent little brother Tiffin, and sweet five year-old sister Willa have. Add that to the social anxiety Lochan has, and you have a horrible life. In the beginning, I had to put this book down a few times, because I just couldn't handle the darkness. But their relationship, it was just. I can't even. Their relationship was perfect, if only they weren't brother and sister. Honestly though, reading this book, I was almost convinced that what they were doing wasn't wrong.

''At the end of the day it's about how much you can bear, how much you can endure. Being together, we harm nobody; being apart, we extinguish ourselves.”

My poor heart broke into a million pieces, because I just couldn't bear reading about their doomed relationships. What I liked most about this book, is that it was just so honest. Maya and Lochan both knew what they were doing was wrong, according to the law anyway. And they tried to resist it, if not because of the wrongness, because of the kids.

“But then why is it so terrible for me to be with the girl I love? Everyone one is permitted to have what they want, express their love as they please, without fear of harassment, ostracism, persecution, or even the law. Even emotionally abusive, adulterous relationships are often tolerated, despite the harm they cause others. In our progressive, permissive society, all these harmful, unhealthy types of "love" are allowed--but not ours.”

In the end, they just had to give in, they were too unhappy. And really, every minute of their struggle hurt me so much, because I can't even begin to fathom that kind of love, or pain. I loved these characters. They were all, one by one, so very real. If there is one thing I can say about this book, is that it was real.

And then it came. The ending. OH MY FREAKING GOD. HOLY MACARONI. PLEASE, LET ME DIE. It just- I have a love/hate relationships with endings. And honestly, I can't even decide if I hate this, or absolutely love it. I guess in a way, I had to expect it. But still. IT HURT.

One last thing before I end this review. This book, it's not for everyone. It's really dark, and when I mean dark, I mean Pepper Winters dark (if you don't know who Pepper Winters is, SHAME ON YOU!). So you really have to decide for yourself if you can handle this kind of book.

So, that was it y'all! Happy readings!

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