The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker

Adulting sucks. That is all. This is the first book in The Ghost Files trilogy. It is a young adult novel but Baker does have some adult books. I got this book for free from Amazon, I have provided a link below to where you can see it on there and get if you want. It is the first book that I have read by Baker and I am undecided if I will read anything else.



Being a foster kid is hard enough. Being bounced from house to house gets old. You learn to toughen up or keep getting hurt, and fosters have to look out for one another. No one gets what you are going through but the other fosters. Now add being a teenager on top, and seeing ghosts, you have a recipe for wonderful things to happen. Mattie is dealing with all above and some more.

I very much enjoyed that I was sucked in from the first page. I really liked the flow of Bakers writing at the beginning. Mattie was a tough girl with problems but most of the time she kept things in check. She is easily someone that a young adult could find something to connect with. The build up of suspense was very good in this book. I wanted to find things out, and I didn't see a lot coming this time around. The romance that Mattie was experiencing wasn't the main point and I was very happy about that. Sometimes you just need a book with less of the romance and more of the ass kicking. I did laugh when Mattie and Dan started to get comfortable around each other. The ending I love to hate, it made me stop and go "whaaaaaaaa!?!?!".

It was also a dreaded CLIFFHANGER!! I have a few bones to pick with this book so pardon me. I don't care how tough a foster kid is (I know foster kids are tough, you have to be tough to make it through life for some in that situation), however it did not need to be brought up every other page. Along with "you strike first then ask questions as a foster kid". You were not allowed to forget for a second that Mattie was a foster, not like you would seeing as that is a main characteristic for Mattie. The other characters felt flat to me. If they weren't there to build or break Mattie they weren't really needed. The Ghost Files was not scary, but then again very few books are "scary" to me anymore. And for someone who "doesn't cry" Mattie really did cry. I knew right away who Mirror Boy was once one little memory was shared. I could hit a few more things but I think people get the gist.

For a book marked "horror" it really wasn't that scary. I did enjoy reading this book, but I do not see myself bothering to reread it. I can handle having it as a ebook and not a paperback. Despite everything I didn't like, I would recommend this to a younger audience, there are a few kissy scenes but nothing I am sure the kid isn't seeing in school. If I have as much issues with other books of Bakers, I really don't want to go through the trouble of reading them. I won't hate on those that like or love this book, it just wasn't for me. I want to read the second book but at the same time I really don't.

One more thing, this book was published in 2013, on GoodReads it says "soon to be a major motion picture"......when? Or did that stop?

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Page Count: Kindle app says 277 pages.

Price: Free on Amazon

Next Book: Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks

Thank you so much for reading this, I really do appreciate it :) I hope to have a YouTube video up eventually since I got something new!
~Jade

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Defying Destiny by Kylie Price

WHY IN THE WORLD DID I LET MYSELF TAKE SO LONG TO READ THIS BOOK?? I don't know but hey, I read it now! This is the second book in the Trinity series by Price, I do have the first book reviewed and I will be reviewing the third book. Price has an adult genre book out as well if the YA book isn't your cup of tea. I do have to thank Price, she gave the ebook to me for free, a long time ago. Thank you so much Kylie, you're seriously the best <3 And I suck and take forever to put up reviews. I need to get back in the swing of things.



Everything is changing. Some things really quickly and others not quick enough. Limits are pushed and bonds are formed or broken. Doubt can be poisonous and Trinity is slowly being infected from it. If she can get over the doubt and trust herself, she might be able to see things clearly. She can either defy what fate is trying to push her towards or continue. Which will it be?

I like that this second book picked up almost right after the first. Seeing as it's been a while since I read the first there wasn't much recap, which was good and bad. Good, because it was like picking up a new book and jumping into something awesome. Bad, because it took me a little longer to piece things together but I really didn't mind it. I laughed quite a few times and I think my favorite part was when Trinity got all excited to be able to buy her own underwear. I get excited for new underwear too!! I know I was looking for a breakdown from Trinity, as I explain in the first book review. Well she did have that breakdown but got back up for the most part. I also liked that there was more of Garth, I don't know why but I really connected with him in the first book, and I did see the surprise with him coming. I liked the ebook format because it was easy to pull up the Kindle app on my phone and read. That's all I liked about the ebook format.

Lets just get the ebook dislikes out of the way. I didn't like that I didn't have a physical book to read but I will buy one eventually. I was reading off of a tiny screen and had to frequently stop because my eyes started to hurt. Even with reading books on a computer screen I still have to stop. I couldn't tell how far along I was because half of the time when I tried to get the page count to come up it didn't. Now things I didn't like about the book, it went by really quickly. I feel like I could have finished it in about a day if I really was able to sit down and read it. There was only a few spots that I felt like they dragged on but really it wasn't much.

I'd love to have this book in print and eventually I will buy it. I'm not a fan of ebooks but I do like the format. I don't ever see myself fully committing to them because I love my print books. I do see myself rereading Defying Destiny, I will read the next book, and I'm not saying that because Kylie gave me both books. I'd love to read anything from Kylie and I know I would have still if I never entered the Goodreads giveaway. I recommend her books to everyone.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Page Count: 240 pages Kindle edition

Price: Free from the author but Amazon $2.99

Next Book: The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker

I'm sorry, I'm going to try and get back into things but sometimes adulting takes over ones life.
~Jade

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Hellraisers by Alexander Gordon Smith

Sweet hallelujah! Hellraisers is the first book in The Devil's Engine series, there is a second book planned. Smith has lots of other books out, I do recommend his Escape From Furnace series, I have read the books but I do not have reviews up for them. I do, however, have The Fury by Smith reviewed. Warning: theory rant coming....  Here's the video for it too!



Making any wish you have come true sounds amazing. It is until the machine granting you the wishes, tries to kill you eventually. The Devil's Engine is a contraption that will grant any wish you have, you just put your life in its hold for the time being. Marlow Green is in the middle of a fight with monsters from nightmares. To top it all off, he's asthmatic. Stumbling upon a secret group that combats them, he ends up joining in on the fight. Now it's a matter of staying alive and fighting those monsters. Here's to hoping you don't die and end up in Hell for eternity!

Whelp. I loved Hellraisers. There was lots of action, it started with a bang and kept going. I really like the back story to the Engine and what it takes to get a wish to come true. However I don't like the time that is given to the person. I did like the characters Marlow was really likeable, along with Pan-for me. Though I really want more about her, I don't think everything was revealed about her. Smith's descriptions are very good. There are few authors that can make me visualize what I am reading, and Smith is one of them. I laughed a lot too, the airplane bathroom scene had me rolling in the breakroom of my work.

THEORY TIME. So I follow Smith on social media, and he is a huge fan of Darren Shan's. I have read Shan since elementary school starting with the Cirque du Freak series. In Shan's Cirque series there are two best friends: Darren and Steve. In Smith's book there are two best friends: Marlow and Charlie. If you have read Shan's series and Smith's book you may see where I am going with this. I feel like there is going to be more parallels between the books because there where a few spots in Smith's book that where similar to Shan's. I really, really can't wait to see where it goes!! Any other fans of the two feel the same or different?

There is only one dislike I would like to bring up. Cliffhanger. Give me the second book already! This is why I don't read recently published books. I want to read the series completely and not have to wait. Honestly, that is my only complaint.

Hellraisers was not what I expected and I wasn't disappointed. Smith definitely has me hooked and I can only hope the rest of the series is just as good. I do recommend this book to everyone even though it is a YA book. I do want to own this book, and I can see myself rereading it.Though I really want to know if anyone has the same theory as I after reading this book.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Page count: 342 pages (hardcover)

Price: $17.99

Next: Defying Destiny by Kylie Price

Thank you for reading!
~Jade



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Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks

Way to go me! This review was supposed to post a while ago but it never did. This is the third book in the Sweet series by Banks and I do have the second book reviewed. I have finally found the first book! I got it from my local used book store and snatched it up, so when I can I will be reading and reviewing that. Will I be reading the rest of the series? I don't know yet. I'll get into that later. I do have a video review coming soon so watch out for that link. Here's the video!



Julie had eyes for one guy but it seemed like he was more infatuated with ignoring her. She loved the fact that she was able to get paid for oiling him up and rubbing him down. When you are a salon owner there are some perks. Giving Nathan his last rub down with a little extra thrown in, she plans to move on. Thing is Nathan wasn't oblivious to Julie, it was the exact opposite. When he finds out she is going to let someone else to fulfil her fantasies, he decides to put a stop to that and nail her down. Now there is just trying to figure out how to do that.

Here is yet another book that made me laugh, I am not complaining either. I really needed the laughs. I got a sneak peak at what the first book held, and some of the things that went down. Though very little is recapped and little is spoiled. So a person could read the books by themselves and be fine. Julie made me laugh the most, while Faith and Nathan are tied for second. I did very much like the hints as to the next book. The three main girls are done now and it has to continue with someone and Banks was sure to shed some light on who it is. The ending didn't annoy me but I did have a problem with it.

I didn't like that it was "guy gets the girl, the end." I am extremely happy that they didn't break up and then get back together like I ranted in Sweet Persuasion. Still, guy gets the girl, done. This book wasn't anything crazy special. I liked it because it made me laugh, but I don't see myself wanting to reread it over and over. There were a few parts I wanted to skip because it was a bit dull but the whole book can't be crazy from start to finish, right? I don't know if I want to continue the series because it seems that it's the same story, just different characters and change a few things. That doesn't keep me interested.

This is not something I would recommend for a younger audience. There is sex from beginning to end, it is intertwined in the story. If that upsets you, this isn't for you. It is by no means a bad book I did enjoy it quite a bit, but like I said before, I don't see that I will be reaching for it anytime in the future. As for owning it, I know where I can get it for a steal of a price I might get it the next time I am there.

Rating: Eh, 3 out of 5.

Page Count: 297 pages (paperback)

Price: $16

Next Book: Hellraisers by Alexander Gordon Smith

Thank you for reading, I'm sorry I didn't notice that it wasn't posted sooner!
~Jade

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The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Kaite Alender

This is not the first book for Alender, she has a decent amount of books published and more on the way. As far as I know this is a stand alone. There hasn't been any talk of another book. I do have a Youtube video up as well!



Delia just got bequeathed a "house". It's more like a mansion, though, that was a correction facility for women a long time ago. Her so-many-great-grandpa used to run the place but it was shut down once the women that were sent there quit getting better, and deaths started to occur. The correction facility was more like an asylum, none of the girls left once placed into its care. The house wants to keep the troubled in even after it was shut down. Delia gets trapped, and that's when she learns that the house is still very much alive. Ghosts are all over the place but you can't see them until something happens, and none of the ghosts can leave or move on. Nothing like spending eternity in a asylum, huh?

There was ghostly action! This is what I was looking for with Diary of a Haunting, but I know that these are two separate books. Hysteria starts off with a bang and I was wondering if things would continue to be good through the rest of the book. It was for the most part. I like that time moves differently when you are not human. Again, I love that the point of sibling love was made. You don't know how long you are going to have with your family or anyone and you shouldn't take things for granted. I was kept interested for the most part. I did like the ending, it felt right.

It took Delia half of the book to piece everything together though, but I almost knew right away how things were going to end up. This was the biggest thing that bugged me too. Things got a little dull because she couldn't see what was right in front of her face. Granted most people don't. It didn't really make me want to stop reading but I did want to skip ahead. I did see the end coming, Florence didn't trick me one bit! I would have been more surprised if it was someone else.

Overall I really did like this book, I didn't love it though. It isn't scary, so if that's what you are looking for you will have to look somewhere else. I do think everyone could like this book definitely young adults. Alender did a very good job and I would like to read more from her. I don't think another book will be coming out because of how the book ended but you never know. I don't exactly want to own this book, I know I could live without it.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Page Count: 329 pages (hardcover)

Price: $18.99

Next Book: Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks

Thank you for reading!
~Jade

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The Coldest Girl In Coldtown by Holly Black

This is (possibly for now) a stand alone by Black. If anyone remembers the review of the short story I did called The Eternal Kiss-13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire there was a story that left me in awe. It is what I like to think of as the prelude to this book also called The Coldest Girl In Coldtown. Black has quite a number of books out and I definitely plan to read some of them. I also have a video up on Youtube if you want to check that out.



Tana wakes up from a party, she and two other people are the only ones left alive. They barely make it out unscathed and from there it is one hell of a ride. In a Coldtown things are made to seem like it's one big party. It's not. If you don't want to be there you can't get out unless you have a marker. Tana is hoping to get through the next few weeks with no problems but things never go as planned.

What I liked: EVERYTHING. Pretty much though...I loved Tana and Gavriel. I absolutely loved to hate Midnight, I didn't feel sorry for her at all. I was completely taken with this book from beginning to end. I did not want to stop reading. I was left wanting more in a very good way, I do hope there is something more even if it is someone else's POV. I liked very much the differences between being Cold or Infected vs. being an actual vampire. Any differences from the run of the mill vampire tale is definitely worth looking into for me. I also liked that almost every other chapter wasn't in Tana's POV. It was in someone else's or in a different time period, a memory, it was something or another. It kept my interest very much. Along with the fact that there are quotes dealing with death at the beginning of every chapter. My absolute favorite was from Chapter 22; "One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive." Friedrich Nietzsche.

There was only two things that I didn't like, the first one is that this is quite possibly a stand alone. Black has said that she has ideas for another book but her agent is the one who gets to say yes or no. The second thing is that the ending, where as it tied up almost everything it left a few things up to the imagination. Don't get me wrong I loved the ending, I JUST WANT MORE!

Do I need to say I recommend this to everyone? 'Cause I do, young and old, just read the book! I want to own this book and I am currently looking for it. I do see myself rereading this book a number of times before I decide not to. I seriously hope there is another book. This makes the list of "Books that were awesome" for me. If you read it and don't like it that's okay! Not every book is going to agree with everyone, that's be beauty of life.

Rating: 5 out of 5!

Page Count: 419 pages (hardcover)

Price: $19

Next Book: The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender

Thank you so much for reading! I would love to hear your thoughts on the book as well
~Jade

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