November and December Book Haul

I hope you all had a very merry December, and happy holidays everyone. 2014 is literally about to be gone, and here is 2015. Wow. This year went by reallllly quickly. Well, in the new year I wish you all the very best. This is my December book haul, which has a few books from November. I got three books in November but two of them I didn't receive till late November and early December. Which doesn't bother me at all. One package had to come very far and I am just glad that everything and every book arrived safely. If you would like to see my last book haul, it was from September.

The first book that I got is Trust No One* by Jayne Ann Krentz. It's an uncorrected proof copy. As far as I can tell it is a standalone, but Krentz has lot and lots of books out. She has quite a few pseudonyms but the one that I always run into is Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle.

The second book I got is a signed copy of Barely Bewitched* by Kimberly Frost. It is the second book in the Southern Witch series. There are a few different mythical creatures besides witches in it and I can't wait to read this. Though I may go seek out the first book just to read in order.

The last book I got in November but didn't make it to me till December (it had a long way to go!) is Trinity The Prophecy* by Kylie Price. It is also a signed copy. I think there are other books to be added to this one, and it is the first book. How many are going to come I am not sure. There will be a review up of this book, it won't be the next one but it will be the one after that. So be sure to look for it. Price also has one other book out that looks really good.

The first book I got in December is Nocturne by Syrie James. I got it at the Dollar Tree for $1, it sounded good and I thought for $1 it wasn't going to kill me. It looks to be another standalone, but James has multiple other books published.

The second book is I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones. I paid $11.25 ($11.93 with tax) at my local Kroger store. It is the fifth book of the Inside Out series, and I do have If I Were You and Being Me reviewed, they are the first two books. I don't think a review for this book will be up any time soon. This is a series I want to read in order and I don't have two books that follow Being Me. I don't have a way to get them either which makes me very sad. But I will eventually get them and read!

The third and final book I got this month is a ebook of The Vampire Keeper by Sabrina Street. It is the only book out by Street thus far. As I have said before I don't really feel like ebooks are really books simply because, if the electrical device decides not to cooperate you can't read your books. For example I received two other ebooks from two different authors and for some reason I can't get them to open on my app. So I can't read them. I contacted my provider and they want me to call or get on chat. I don't have time, so those two go on a back burner until I can get to them.



I could have sworn I got more books in December but I guess not. I think I might start doing bi-monthly book hauls if I get enough books. If I haven't gotten any books there won't be any mention of a haul. I have really slowed down on buying books because I have a lot of them already. I have been on break so that's why there is a steady stream of reviews up. I am still going to college so there will be times where I am not able to get up a review as often. I'm sorry, but if you stick around there will be reviews!

Up next is Scarlet by Marissa Meyer.

Thank you for reading!
~Jade



*Note: I received these books through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but in no other way am I being sponsored to make a review on them or even talk about them. I may get to a review of them quickly, I may not. It all depends on what I feel like reading.

Command Me by Geneva Lee

Command Me is the first book in The Royals saga by Geneva Lee. I'm going to get this out of the way here and now. This is not a book for those under 18, if mature enough I would say 16 is the youngest. There are hot and heavy sex scenes and it is just going to continue from here in the books to come. If you do not like BDSM related sex, don't read. You've been warned. Also this book doesn't come with the usual summary for a book. So I will do what I don't like to and use what is given (but I do like what was given!). As another little note this book was once called For King and Country so if it sounds familiar it just may be.

When he kissed me, I was shocked. He was a stranger and still so familiar. It wasn't until I woke up to my picture splashed on the cover of tabloids that I realized I knew who he was. Prince Alexander of Cambridge. Royal bad boy. Exiled heir to the throne. He isn't Prince Charming. He's controlling. He's demanding. He's dangerous. And I can't say no to him. We both have secrets—secrets that could tear us apart or drive us closer together—and as the paparazzi exposes each one, I have to decide just how far I'm willing to go for King and Country.

I like this. I like this a lot. Alexander or X, is a very alluring character and I can see why. He's a bad boy and a girl goes through her streak of wanting to tame a bad boy or ride along with him. Only this bad boy is a royal. Clare is our other main character, and she's a very likeable but sometimes an annoying character. Then again so is X. Their relationship is one filled with bumps and trials. I think they could have worked through them a little better, but hey sex is sex and why fight it when it's good? I liked the aspect that everything wasn't great in their relationship. Sometimes I find it a little too good to be true when there is nothing wrong between two people. Especially two people like Clare and X. The story line kept me interested for the most part. X isn't a pampered prince, he has his own deeply scarring troubles. And Clare has her head on her shoulders (for the most part), she went to college and furthered herself. I won't lie, the chemistry between X and Clare is hot, and X is a hot man. As far as lesser but equally important characters, Edward was a doll and I can see a lot of readers liking him. I can also see people wanting to smack Pepper as I did, but every book has to have that one character who you love to hate.

I must say with as much as I did like this book, I did find quite a few things annoying. There where predictable points throughout the book. Clare fell into lusting after X very quickly. Don't get me wrong, lusting after someone is fine, but when they warn you that they only want sex and they don't want a relationship, Don't. Get. Attached. You were told sex only, no relationship. Why are you letting yourself get attached so you can get hurt later? *MINI-RANT* Second, he is a flippen' royal, she is a commoner. It. Isn't. Going. To. Work. It doesn't matter what sort of royal and what sort of commoner, it has never been allowed so why now? Especially when they haven't known each other for very long, and especially after Clare saw how everyone treated her. I would be asking myself if I really wanted to be with someone who was with me just to piss off their family and the person their family is expecting them to get married to. Yeah he doesn't like his betrothed but still, Clare is a commoner. A pompous king isn't going to let that happen.*MINI-RANT OVER* Also there is a cliffhanger ending which always drives me insane, even more so with this book because I really want to know how Lee is going to take this. I think I already know how things are going to end, but I don't want to spoil it.

I enjoyed this book more than I didn't, cliffhanger ending and all. I am really hoping that Lee doesn't take some of the more run of the mill paths when it comes to romance, bad boys and everything else. I recommend this book, but I do put a warning on it, which was mentioned in the very beginning of this review. I would also like to say that this isn't going to be everyone's ideal book. Some are going to think it is complete rubbish but we are all entitled to our opinions. I sort of own this book. I did get my copy for free from amazon, but I don't really count ebooks as "real" books. That's just me, I prefer a hard copy in my hands. The second book is out but that is not free. I will review it when ever I get it and read it.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Price: Free on Amazon

Next Book: Wake by Lisa McMann

Thanks for reading!
~Jade