Charan
I read about 5 stories and I realized that without knowing about the world, I was confused about the story. It is a short story in a series and if you don't know anything about the series, it is very confusing. Each story ended abruptly without any conclusion and I didn't like that. And for this reason, I quit reading it.
Wow. A brilliant ending to this trilogy. But it was a little bit too long and that might be because of the explanation of some customs in hindu culture. I liked that shiva is portrayed as a man and had some tragedies in his life. Overall i do like it. Maybe it should have a happy ending then my “happily ever after” mind would have given 5 stars.
The first time I heard about this author is from a friend of mine and I also watched his lecture in TED about Mythology and he impressed me a lot. So I decided to get couple of books by this author. The reason I got this book is to know our Gods. I wanted answers so that I could tell my non-hindu friends about our Gods. And this book pretty much tells you all about Vishnu. I did find it a little bit too philosophical but I loved the pictures with the meaning for each of them. Some of the stuffs went over my head but all I wanted was the basic knowledge of Vishnu and it pretty much tells you about it. Each chapter talks about his avatar and why he was born. All I remember from childhood is the basic stories but this book showed me Why it is like that. Thought it took me nearly 6 days to finish this, I loved this book.
I love this series. Its about a Vampire and Human, the forbidden attraction. Dante is a guardian to Chalice for more than 300 years and when the owner, who is a witch, is killed the Chalice is transferred to Abby who is a human. The attraction between Dante and Abby is not difficult to miss. The whole books is about how Abby gets control of her power and how she gets mated to Dante. Abby who was abused when she was small, is strong enough to face the demons from hell. She gets stronger every day facing wizards, magic, witches, demons, etc. In the end, she fights the evil witch and saves the world along with her mate Dante.
I have been wanting to read this book for a long time ever since I saw lot of good reviews. The book is almost believable. Everybody had faults and nobody's perfect. Tessa who manages the brewery along with her 2 brothers (Jamie & Eric), falls in lust with Luke who is a friend of Jamie. There is lot of family drama going on and she is trying to keep the family together. Luke who is a cop, has problem of his own, divorced and his partner is pregnant and everybody thinks that its his.
Robbery at the brewery brings Tessa and Luke together. You realize the tension between Eric and Jamie is because Jamie feels he is under-appreciated and his opinion is not worth much, whereas Eric has always been the big brother and didn't think he needs to consult with his brother and sister about the business. Tessa feels the need to keep the family together because she is afraid that they might just leave her.
Too much drama in everyone's life and maybe that is why its an interesting book. Moving on to the funny times in the book, I loved it when Eric blushed when Tessa talks about sex because he still thinks of her as little sister and that she is a virgin. Loved the fact that all you have to say is female problems to brothers and they just disappear.
Moving on to the mystery of who is responsible for the robbery, you do kinda of know who did it by half way through the book. Overall, I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Jamie's book, here I come.
Totally loved this book from page 1.
Revenge. Is it sweet or is it a dish best served cold? I loved the smart witty comments and humor in this book. I had a smile most of the time I was reading this book.
I totally understand the motive behind Christina and I wondered if I would do the same. She had a opportunity to humiliate Bill who humiliated her in high school. But by second chapter you began to sympathize with Bill. William is a overbearing father where as Bill is a ex-drunk who lives to spend his father's money.
This books has sex, lies, secrets and love. What else do you need? I loved all the characters but by the end of the story you remember the quote “Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves”. Christina falls in love with Bill and forgives him for her humiliation but is afraid to reveal the truth. Bill realized that he loves Christiana and wants to marry her. But when the truth is revealed, you realize that love just doesn't conquer all. But with the happy ending you were looking forward to, this book was a total romance lovers haven.
Definitely a 4.5 stars for me. A Witch + normal guy + cats, whats not to like. A witch who made a mistake of turning a guy into a cat and trying to find a way to get him back to normal. A guy who is I first thought was jerk, turned his life around with the help of a witch. The chemistry between them was right but he still was a jerk. I really liked how the story goes and how the story ends. This books made me want to read the Book 2 of this series.