Claimed by Bella Night (Book Review)

Claimed By Bella Night

Crescent City Wolves

A Werewolf Shifter Romance

     About the Book:

She’s his mate and he will risk everything to protect her. 

The death of his brother forces Greyson West to take his rightful spot in a pack of outlaw wolf shifters. He accepts his fate in order to protect his family, but when a dangerous encounter brings him face-to-face with his mate, he finds himself risking everything for love. The only problem. . . she’s human. 

Etti Blackwell is a smart-mouthed tattoo artist with a fierce independent streak. So when a sexy wolf shifter turns her world upside down, she doesn’t take kindly to it. Greyson may have rescued her, but she doesn’t trust him. It’s his fault she’s on the run from werewolves!

As the pack’s savage Alpha closes in, Grey does the unthinkable to keep Etti safe, triggering a curse so powerful it may just cost them both their lives. Unless . . . Can Grey win Etti’s heart and prove he’s her mate before the next hunter’s moon? 

Crescent City Wolves will transport fans of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and The Originals to a world unlike any other...

     My Review:

This book gave me what I've been craving without me even knowing I was craving it.

     Oh. My. Gosh. I've been in a reading slump since reading a not-so-good book back in September, but, Bella Night pulled me right out of it with her first werewolf shifter romance. I was jaw-dropped at so many points in this book, fangirling and swooning even. There was even once or twice I was so annoyed with one or two characters with good reason. Mrs. Night pulled me into her story so fast and I couldn't let go of it after being sucked in. 

    This book gave me so many feels so fast that it reminded me of why I love books and why I write books myself. Like, my words cannot do this book any justice. It deserves to be hyped. It deserves to be read by every fan of Vampire Diaries and every shifter lover. 

    And Greyson... *happy sigh* Gray is the kinda fictional character that will definitely make your knees weak. He always said the right things at the right times and I loved it. He immediately knew what he wanted and didn't waste any time to make sure he protected it. And don't even get me started on the other guys, especially, West. *sigh again* I loved him. 

    But my final overall thoughts are, I love this book and more people need to read it. I recommend this to 18+ just simply for the content because there is cussing, sex, and sexual references. However, the sex isn't detailed but is just enough to warm you up. I love this book and do recommend to lovers of Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, Wolf Blood, or any other show like that. Please do yourself a favor and pick it up. *wink wink*

I'm also going to be reading the other books in the series (started the second one this morning) and I'll be having reviews go up for them as well! Stay tuned. You can check out the rest of the books below.

Interview with Lynn Zubernis (There'll Be Peace When You Are Done)

Thank you so much Lynn for this interview! 

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Quarantined with Audiobooks

Quarantined with Audiobooks

I'm going to be honest, quarantine has been getting to me. Everyday I wake up I feel different; going from sad, to happy, to angry and back again. But, this is normal. The world is going through a lot, it's okay to not be okay. Unfortunately though, I have a habit of beating myself up when I feel I haven't done "good enough" for that day. It's honestly so annoying, but it happens to us all. 

Remember, you are good enough and always keep fighting!

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Supernatural Origins Graphic Novel Prequel Review

Supernatural Origins (A Graphic Novel Prequel)
by Peter Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith

This graphic novel prequel to the hit CW television show written by series Executive Producer, Peter Johnson, gives readers an incredible never-before-seen look into the mythos of the series. After witnessing the murder of his wife at the hands of a demon, patriarch John Winchester begins a journey into the dark world of the supernatural, seeking a way to hunt down and kill the creature that took his wife. Can a newly widowed father balance fighting evil with raising his children? Discover what becomes of his two young sons, Dean and Sam, and how these formative events from their childhood will forever alter their destiny.

My Review:

I'm gonna start off by saying this is my first graphic novel. I tried one a couple months ago and didn't enjoy it so I thought graphic novels weren't for me. However, as soon as I found out from my friend, Steph, that Supernatural graphic novel were a thing, I knew I had to have it.

After starting it and seeing how the graphic novel went more in-depth to John Winchester's backstory, I knew I was going to fall in love. And honestly, I did. 

There are a few things that were a little off though. In the show we learn John is a ex-marine, so he is already tough from being in the military. However, I felt John had more of an innocent approach to everything that happened to him throughout the graphic novel.

This novel times place right after Mary dies, (don't worry, this isn't a spoiler if you haven't yet watched Supernatural.) so we are immediately thrown into the world of John wanting to figure out what happened to his wife and who killed her.

I relate to what a couple other people said of John's personality being a little off. But, I also understand they wanted to portray how the supernatural world was something John didn't know anything about, however, I felt they just made him seem a little too lighthearted and innocent. 

I also noticed someone else point this out, but there was a part when Dean was going to run away and leave Sam which is a WAY off Dean's character. Even as a child. 

Don't take what I'm saying wrong though, I really enjoyed this graphic novel, I'm just saying how there's parts that aren't accurate to what we've learned from the show. 

The only other thing that I was confused with was the short story in the back, but that has nothing to do with the overall graphic novel.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. I think the artwork was beautiful and matched the show very accurately without being overpowering either. 

I give this book four stars out of five. 

I am saddened that the other graphic novels don't seem to be available anymore, but I'm glad to have gotten my hands on this one.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and recommend it.

As for content, there are some gory scenes/images, and possibly a couple crude references and cuss words if I remember correctly. 

I was not given a copy of this book. I purchased it with my own money. 
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My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak

My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak

I love supporting indie authors and Wattpad writers, along with the traditional authors, so when I stumbled upon this audiobook I couldn't help myself. 

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I really liked this book. I went into it not fully knowing what to expect besides a lot of boys in one household. The story takes place on a farm, that our main character moves to after losing her parents and sister in a car accident. Sad right? She doesn't adjust right away. She wonders which of the Walters can be trusted. While some many it obvious they dislike her, others are harder to pinpoint. Overtime, she becomes close to Alex. But, Cole isn't letting it slide too easily.

The overall book was cute and hilarious at times. I recommend it for older teens versus younger. Also a slight warning that the ending will have you wanting a sequel!

Content: 

(I unfortunately don't have a complete list of content, however I will list as much as I recall.)

This book contains no actual/physical sex but doesn't contain a couple mentions regarding it. Some language such as shit-head, asshole, damn, and so on. I cannot recall any F-bombs but there might have possibly been one or two. There are some scenes with drinking and one when the main character gets drunk. Also a game of spin-the-bottle.

This book was NOT given to me by the author, but was listened to on Audible.