Review: Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff

Earl of Darkness
Author: Alix Rickloff
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Publisher: Pocket
Heirs of Kilronan Book #1
ISBN:  1439170363
ISBN13: 9781439170366
Genre: Paranormal/Historical Romance
Review Source Copy: Publisher

The magic she tries to hide . . . 

Born a lady, but reduced to surviving in the slums of Dublin, Catriona O’Connell has been hired to steal a mysterious book from Aidan Douglas, Earl of Kilronan. But Cat is secretly Other, an age-old mixture of Fey and human—something Aidan recognizes immediately when he surprises the lovely young burglar in his library, about to steal a magical diary.

. . . is the magic he desperately wants. 

From the moment Aidan sees her, Cat’s spirited beauty enchants him, but her uncanny abilities are what he truly needs, for Cat can understand the mystical language in the diary he inherited from his murdered father. So Aidan makes an offer: translate the book or be thrown in prison as a thief. And as Cat slowly deciphers each page, she and Aidan are drawn together by passion . . . and into the violence of the Other world that is the Kilronan legacy. Can they defeat those who seek the book, or are their lives in even greater danger than their hearts?

I think any fan of Paranormal/Historical Romance will enjoy EARL OF DARKNESS. It is packed with Romance, chemistry, magical powers and paranormal elements. The main characters are strong and well developed as well as the secondary characters and I hope to see more of them in the next two books. I had a bit of a hard time following along with people, places and powers in the beginning but it gets more defined as the story goes on.

I gave it a 4/5 stars

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Official blurb:

YOU WANT MY SOUL AND MY BOYFRIEND?

Trying to work things out with
Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just
pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their
relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to
take Nash back.

See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary girl. She’s a mara,
the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people’s fears—and craft
them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she
survives.

And Sabine isn’t above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to
death to get whatever—and whoever—she wants.

I DON'T THINK SO.

New Release's Dec 27- Jan 2

Tuesday 12/28

Arcane Circle: Persephone Alcmede #4 by Linda Robertson 

Ascension by Caris Roane

Bloody Valentine: Blue Bloods Novella by Melissa De La Cruz

Captive Soul: Dark Crescent Sisterhood #6 by Anna Windsor Crimson Wind: Horngate Witches #2 by Diana Pharaoh Francis
 Dark Waters: Lady of the Lakes #2 by Alex Prentiss
Deadly Little Games: Touch #3 by Laurie Faria Stolarz 
Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
 Eternal Prey: Gods of the Night #3 by Nina Bangs
 Fallen Angel by Heather Terrell

Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls: Ghost Hunter Mysteries #5 by Victoria Laurie
Hellforged: Deadtown #2 by Nancy Holzner

 Killing Rocks: The Bloodhound Files #3 by DD Barant

The Lost Saint: Dark Divine #2 by Bree Despain

My Fair Succubi: The Succubus Diaries #3 by Jill Myles
 Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber
Ruthless Game: Ghostwalker #9 by Christine Feehan 

Soul Hunt: Evie Scelan #3 by Margaret Ronald 

 Vampire Crush by A. M. Robinson


Saturday 1/1

My Soul to Steal: Soul Screamers #4 by Rachel Vincent
Tempest's Legacy: Jane True #3 by Nicole Peeler

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Review: Matched by Ally Condie

Matched
Author: Ally Condie
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Matched Book #1
ISBN:  0525423648
ISBN13: 9780525423645
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian

 Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.



I originally won MATCHED from Librarything.com Early review program but unfortunately it got lost in the mail so I never received it, I still wanted to read it so I borrowed it from the library as soon as it came in. I enjoyed the storyline. The pacing was world building were kinda slow. The Characters were strong and written well. I cared about the characters and wanted to know what happened to them throughout the entire book. The Narrative was kinda flat, super strait to the point words and sentences which isn't always bad but most of the book is like that. There is a slow building romance. I'm honestly am having a really hard time pinning down exactly how I feel about this book as a whole. I didn't hate the book but I didn't love it as much as I wanted to. The ending kinda sucked for me, I was waiting to find out what happened with certain things and it just ended. Because I must know what happens I will be reading future books in the series. You will either be blown away, absolutely hate it or have NO clue what you feel about this book, and since i fall into the last group I'm of no help to you :)


I gave it 3/5 stars

Week in Review 12/19-12/25

Books Ive Bought/received
Nothing received or bought this week :)

Books I read
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Matched by Ally Condie
Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
Confessions of a Demon by S.L. Wright

Other reviews posted


Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
Firespell by Chloe Neill
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
Hexbound by Chloe Neill
Right Hand Magic by Nancy A. Collins


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I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Christmas. We usually head home to Chicago (we are now in NC) but we aren't able to make it this year so my family and I are just staying home, letting the kids open presents and eating a fabulous dinner. What are your plans for the holiday?