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I think out of all the books including Iron kissed this is the first in this universe to give me a wake up in tears crying nightmare. That in of it's self should tell you how good this book is. As always the Alpha and Omega series does something that the Mercy Thompson series doesn't get into as much: background detail. The deeper inner workings of humans vs Other kind, a more in depth look of Dominance and submission etc.

Anna and Charles you two are the greatest example of a positive relationship I've seen in an adult book (not that I read many adult books). Take away the magic, the werewolves, and the extream cases and you have a young wife married to an older man who due to his job is drifting away from his wife. He is only trying to protect her but instead makes her feel less then and neglected. I feel that any 20 something in a relationship can relate to this stuck knowing that no he isn't cheating on you thats not the cause for the distance yet he's also not letting you help either. Another thing that Fair game (as the other books did) does well is show the very real Dominate/submissive dynamics both in every day life as well as a relationship. I feel many people are not aware of the dynamic meeting ones eyes, body language, etc all things that play out in day to day life as well.

Beyond the more realistic aspects of your fair game the supernatural and paranormal mixed with a touch of murder mystery made fair game a compelling read that once you start the only reason to stop or go slow is to savior it it was only the last two chapters that were almost to hard to get though more due to content then pacing ( the character in question is talking about raping said people but they have to be human this kind of talk goes on for about eight or so pages but it feels longer). I think the one thing that can be taken away from this amazing work of fiction is that the scariest monsters aren't always the other kind. That the justice system is flawed and that no one questions they only praise or fear or hate. But that one should rise above that.

I think dear Fair game if I were to praise you it would be on your characters Anna and Charles,the growth of their relationship and as individuals, your fast yet slow burning mystery of fast page turning action and above all the world building and glimpses into Dominant and Submissive behaviors

Dearly yours

Purplewolf

My rating: 4 out of 5. I took a star for the subject matter of Rape and well just the mer fact that this book gave me a nightmare where they were after me as anna and I ended up waking up crying. In short a star taken for scary matters and nothing with plot or character or even pacing. I should mention I'm also listening to another book with much more brutal and grisly details but this is the book to give me a nightmare. Kudos. As always I loved this book but can't really say much since it is a tantalizing mystery. I loved it plain and simple.

Dear Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Raven boys review

Audio: This is a book that if you can't get into it though normal reading would have to be a must listen to as a second try. Even if your not normally an audio book fan the narration Will Patton will suck you in. First off his voice in of it's self is hypnotizing with a light drawl that makes the story at once feel cozy yet mystical. Second he then does the voices of each character (even the women) distinctively when he is Adam you know he is reading adam, No one could be ronan other then that voice he puts in. Each voice fits the characters, these fictional people. Even during the first few chapters where the story slightly drags there's still something in his voice where you don't mind listening. A

Characters & Story : Lively. As always the characters are realistic every single one of them even background characters have a feel of realism to them. Gandsy smooth talker, the kind of boy who leaves an impression on someones. Blue the sensible girl who decorates her room and dresses as a way to say “hey I'm unique” and she is. Ronan violent explosive the kind of boy moms never want their child dating for fear that he will do something a lot worse then just bed them. But he also has a caring side although its hard to see it unless it has to do with taking care of a someone. Adam the poor boy at a rich school making his way as best he can with the hand he's being given. Noah the boy who blends into the background and is just as quite. Those are only the main five characters with in the book we have six others who are also just as vibe-rent and get just as much screen time. Wielk the teacher at aglenby who hates his life and his job. Blue's family, Adams family, even gandsy and ronan's familys are all colorful, different, and alert.

The story it's self is one over arching plot (the search for glindower), mixed with five interweaving plots, With one boy as the central plot (has a begging, middle, and conclusion to which said point won't be brought up to such a degree in other books). This is not a book you can just sit and automatically get into this story will take some time to get into but once it does you'll fall hard and fast for the characters as this is character driven that is the main hook. Plot wise this is a story about five teens looking for magic, as well as a mysteries woven in. To say anything more would spoil this story however this is very much an adventure, action, well balanced with romance and a character study kind of story. A

Cover: A raven. Of course but its more then that Adam S Doyal's work of swirls and paint edges make it look mystical some how. He is also the cover artist for the paperback of the Scorpio races. His artwork of blues, blacks and one pop of red really makes the cover stand out and fits everything about the story. A+

Rating: YA

Company: Scholastic

My rating : 4 of 5. This isn't the first time I've listened to an audio book but it is the first time I've excitedly wanted to ride in the car for hours just to listen to more. The raven boys is one of Maggie's best. I loved it once I really got into it and I'm so so so happy I gave it another try. I'm now eagerly awaiting “Dream thieves” on audio so I can continue fallowing these amazing characters.

Will patton's voice is now one of my favorites I love how he did Ronan's voice and I love when he had to do two voices at the same time it was brilliantly done. If you love anything written by Maggie you have to give this one at least two tries you won't be disappointed

So now all the deadly sin's have been shown. If you are familiar with the anime only or only knew this series and its characters from the anime only it will come as a shock when wrath, pride and sloth are revealed. Pride in the anime is king bradley whom isn't pride in the manga for example.

This is why I love this series the humor is still good the characters are amazing, in vol 19 you have one page of back and forth text between roy and hawkeye it seems like a meaningless filler conversation but at this point in the game the reader should know better, turns out to be a code to roy about another one of the deadly sins. In book 20 again a similar thing happens character to character in a chain tell each other the life or death information the other's need to know. The awnser to who “father” and the elrics real father are is also come to light, what and who they are. Even the characterization with greed is fleshed out, he might be on the bad side but he is no villein.

The ending is something else, while I won't spoil it everything about it is perfect the ending and the characters its the end of a era in the book and this series is one that can't be reviewed in all honesty it has to be read or watched but hopefully both

It was a fun crazy ride and I'm happy I stuck with it as I have and now that its over its sobering thats all that can really be said

Fullmetal alchemist is the Harry potter of manga. Little things come back in a big way, people, towns even conversations you think are trivial in fact come back in a way you don't expect. This series has many different twists and turns and revelations.

Colonial mustang and hawk eye, as well as Edward elric are my favorite

I like envy's ability

I think the big bad making the anti-heros of the seven deadly sins is Ed and Al's father but that could be speculation

The fights are brilliant and really well done

The civil war and the ishbalan's could be seen as any of the wars with the Native Americans way back when, or the war in iran the parallels are stunning

Voulme 15 is one big flash back volume but it is very much needed and so so heart breaking. It shows the sickness in war, the sickness in king Bradly, The motivation of the characters is amazing and fleshed out so well. This volume will almost make you cry. Its sick and hunting

At this point plots are in motion, Al and Ed still have to get their bodies back and this war is far from over. The question now is if that guy who looks exactly like their father isn't their father then who is he?

I enjoyed these books very much although it is getting to be a bit complex and wordy with a dash more politics it's still intriguing none the less

I guess I should warn you now to be able to review the rest of these properly there is going to be spoilers  

Characters &Story: This series just keeps getting better. As always with PB's books there are characters to keep in order which can be tricky more then once its easy to get two of the A name characters confused. The story it's self as with the first book felt lacking for the first twelve pages but then found its groove and pacing. Anna has grown she is a capable woman, omega, wife, mate, she really shows her own. Her relationship with Charles really expands in this one and is shown and explained from both angles. Charles is also shown from both angles as his assassin side comes out his killer side for his father as well as his protectiveness over anna and his deep deep

love and devotion for her.

The plot it's self is rift with mystery that keeps one turning pages, but slowly. Unlike its previous book there's nothing really that makes this book lag or slow in a boredom way quite the opposite. If one reads this slowly its for the rich writing and characters its so everything can be absorbed and gushed over and looked into on a deep level.

The third person writing gives a better overview of the world that is the Mercy Thompson universe it gives better working into the politics, the creatures, and the system of the world as well as a better insight into anna and charles from their view of each other which makes one fall for the characters all the more so. The mystery is slow cooking and works great with the backdrop of a political battle B+

Cover: Dan Dos Santos artworkhowever there is a issue. While it is beautiful and stunning with charles as wolf looking at the reader and anna holding/hugging him a wold bracelet on her wrist and her hair color the way it should. The one catch is her eyes while charles is glowing his wolf gold hers is reflective of that. If she's human here (might be) then there is no real issue but if she is mentally shifted into her wolf then her eyes should be ice blue in color. But that is a very small nitpick to this amazing artwork. B+

Rating: Adult

Company: ACE Fantasy

My rating : 4 of 5 I love this series almost as much as the Mercy tompson series it is just that good. I already explained the time line stuff in its own post so no need to bring it up here. I love the slow burning yet not boring books like this its truly something and engaging. And this time around the sex scene/s didn't throw me off like they did in book one.  

Under normal circumstances I'd leave this blog as a review site only, But I see opportunity and want to make the most of it this will be the only time I do this as well using this blog and site for non bookish things but 

OPENING ART COMMISSIONS 

Hello All I'm opening up art commissions I will post samples of my work coming up. but here is the information 
ARTWORK 
I can do traditional or digital artwork, my style is anime-esq but I've been Experimenting with new styles 
I have trouble drawing cars, machines, animals or anything realistic 

Traditional (pencil, ink, colored pencil, crayons) = $10.00
Digital (pencil, traditional ink, digital coloring) = $15.00
Digital (pencil, computer inked and colored) = $20.00 

Please give photo/picture reference of the person, place, or character you want me to draw
As well as which digital fully or with traditional ink 
Also any character after the first three (for example if you wanted you, your mom, dad and sister) is $5.00 but the first three characters come with the base price

Finished art will be EMAILED To the commissioner I will be keeping all hard copies 

PAYMENT

Cash only, I'll give you my address if you need it, The best way to send cash in the mail is in a card (like with holidays, but in this case nothing is written in it) I will post a picture of what my one friend did for reference on how this could work


OPENING ART COMMISSIONS 

Hello All I'm opening up art commissions I will post samples of my work coming up. but here is the information 
ARTWORK 
I can do traditional or digital artwork, my style is anime-esq but I've been Experimenting with new styles 
I have trouble drawing cars, machines, animals or anything realistic 

Traditional (pencil, ink, colored pencil, crayons) = $10.00
Digital (pencil, traditional ink, digital coloring) = $15.00
Digital (pencil, computer inked and colored) = $20.00 

Please give photo/picture reference of the person, place, or character you want me to draw
As well as which digital fully or with traditional ink 
Also any character after the first three (for example if you wanted you, your mom, dad and sister) is $5.00 but the first three characters come with the base price

Finished art will be EMAILED To the commissioner I will be keeping all hard copies 

PAYMENT

Cash only, I'll give you my address if you need it, The best way to send cash in the mail is in a card (like with holidays, but in this case nothing is written in it) I will post a picture of what my one friend did for reference on how this could work



http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/Funny-hats-Commission-392988877
Fully digital $20.00

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/MU-Fan-character-Maree-392795428
http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/Purple-wolf-389554178
Style change 
My attempt at diffrent style changes 

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/Old-chars-return-remake-364209626
Traditional coloring $10.00

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/DnD-Finn-349571877
Digital (traditional ink) $15.00 


Please email me at animegirl77@hvc.rr.com with your request title the email something like "Art commission reply" it will take me a week or two for the finished product I will email and notfiy you for sketch, and base color, and then will wait for payment before sending 


Read more: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=426700.0#ixzz2cAyqNaCB
Fully digital $20.00

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/MU-Fan-character-Maree-392795428
http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/Purple-wolf-389554178
Style change 
My attempt at diffrent style changes 

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/Old-chars-return-remake-364209626
Traditional coloring $10.00

http://animegirl4ever09189.deviantart.com/art/DnD-Finn-349571877
Digital (traditional ink) $15.00 


Please email me at animegirl77@hvc.rr.com with your request title the email something like "Art commission reply" it will take me a week or two for the finished product I will email and notfiy you for sketch, and base color, and then will wait for payment before sending 

 Bone crossed review

Characters & Story: As always there are more characters then one can count, yet they are not over whelming and each is memorable. Stefen is one character that despite being a major player is only seen a handful of times, He's been beaten, tortured, and sent adrift. He is a vampire calculating, loyal to the upmost, funny, and kind even if he doesn't think so being so guilt ridden. With this much to build up on he should have been present a bit more then he was. However for what is lacking is made up for with great character moments between him and mercy as well as great pop culture references. Despite the lack of Stefan there is enough vampire and vampire politics to keep anyone enthralled. Marsilia and the seethe are back, something within the seethe has changes but marsilia has not cold, cruel, calculating, but not with out reason, showing a side that -like Stefan- could be used against her someday. Although this is a Vampire based book that hardly means Adam and the pack are left out. Alpha Adam, the businessmen man, negotiate, top dog, and lover. He shows many sides depending who he's with as always fighting with Mercy but also giving time to understand her situation, The pack like wise either finds reason to hate her or understand and like her as much as normally they would. Lastly Mercy who has been though trauma, is now having panic attacks at the closeness of Adam and...is handling it in stride. While she is still making mistakes this time around its not just foolishness on her part, while she is still scared she still fights back. What happened in the last book isn't brushed aside and she's all smiles or she is a trembling mess every hour it's a nice blend. She is still tough car fixing, shapeshifting Mercy but dealing with things new to her such as a panic attack. As most of the Mercy Thompson books this is a character driven or plot driven story depending on what is going on.

There are five different plot points in this book woven together some points are clearly character driven, Mercy Getting over what happened to her in the last book is clearly character driven, as is Adam's choice, Both these parts of the story felt removed from the over all plot having a different flow then the over arching plot it's self, It never took away from the story however merely adding to it but it was visible that the flow was different here. The last three points of the plot differ the flow is clearly different but its more then that Arguably Stefan's part in the story could be seen as character driven as it has the same pull as the character driven parts, however it can also be seen as plot driven as well. The Plot driven part's are fast pasted and suspense or action filled although there is some slight bumps and lags here or there but what book doesn't have that. While the book will keep you flipping pages (even against your will when your tiered after reading a lot) about half way though the plot seems formalistic to that of the second book, Stefan in hot water, a crazed vampire, Stefan appearing for reasonable chunks and being missing for just as much, Mercy getting caught up in crazy. While like book two it makes a great read it also feels lacking in spots this however does not damper on the stories awesome ways. Book four is exactly the kind of story that was needed after book three and to see where it goes from here is half the fun. B+

Cover: Dan Dos Santos artwork is some of the best of course. Mercy with a crowbar standing in the rain, the blue shiny background as always nicely done. B

Rating: Adult

Company: ACE fantasy

My rating : 4 of 5. Of course it is. I enjoyed this one so much and it has been quite a while since I read a good good “don't want to put it down” book, I love stefen so much “evil” or no I adore him. Warren as well of course, and the rest of the pack and such. I loved this story Stefen in a suit is funny. The ending I loved the ending and although I hated one part of it but it was probably for the best I can't wait to see what happened next. I also changed the format of the review slightly seeing as this kind of book the characters and plot intertwine and by this point I'd end up rehashing my same old lines over and over I think I'll keep it this way for some books 

The sea of monsters review

Characters: Percy, annabeth, grover, and new characters. Percy is still percy he hasn't really changed much since the last book still makes stupid moves and mistakes but at the same time is coming to terms with who his father is and what that really means. Annabeth is still as smart as ever this time around we learn more about her past and her flaws she seems more well alive and human and you feel for her. Grover was a side character but also a major player you feel for him and feel scared for him and percy. We get introduced to some new characters one of which is tyson. Tyson is like the lenny of this story though much smarter then that in some ways it's kind of hard to feel anything towerds him because he seemes like a throwaway character so you expect that to happen any time during the story. Another character is introduced but that would be spoliers to anyone who hasn't read the book series yet B

Story: Unique and predictably unpredictable Percy and annabeth are back with a new friend tyson. This is a action adventure story with dislikeable jerks, friends, surprises, and twists and turns that you don't see coming. This is a fast past can't put it down story but it felt lacking in some ways you are promised an adventure to save the camp and grover and you get that but in someways it lingered on some sceans that didn't really need to be as long and could have been cut shorter. Some things were introduced which hopefully get explained more as the books go on because they sadly didn't get explained here. The use of the Odyssey story woven in was brilliant and exciting for any of you who have had to have read that in 9^thgrade. You also get myths that you may not know of making you want to go and read them just to get a clue of what they are referring too. Nothing more can be said other then this was a fast pase story and a great sequle to the series and makes you want more B+

Cover: very orange and detailed most likely you've seen this (and the other books of this series) cover so many times your sick of it but if you look closer that is a BIG eye looking at grover, percy and annabeth crossing a bridge it is very highly detailed and eye catching (no pun intended..ok maybe a little) B-

Rating: MG

Company: Disney Hyperion books for children

My rating : 4 of 5 Rick riordan is officially one of my favorite authors ever. Just when you think you know where the story is heading just when you think it is same old and predicable it throws all the predictability out the window and hits it with lighting XD I had a blast reading this and couldn't put it down for a second I am warning you all ...NOW: My review of book three on word WILL have spoilers at least for the characters so if you don't want to well be spoiled do not read my book three review till you have read books 1 and 2 (this should be obvius but you would be surprised how many people -myself included- read reviews for every book in a trilogy or series and end up spoiling/ruining it for themselves. Just thought I gave you a warning and I'll give you another one before book three.

The story was action packed and the ending... what twist I did a stupid thing of A. looking at fan art when I wasn't even done with book one and B. reading the first sentence of book three two things that kinda ruined the surprise but made it even better. I'm not going to say why but omgosh it is going to be so HARD to make an original Goth character now and I think I might now have a new fave character though I think I should change my Fave character post list thing to include girls too now because it's so hard to not post some characters (like katniss).

PS. I'm sorry this isn't a long detailed review but really this book isn't a sit down and think about the deeper meaning kind of book this is a quick read book a beach read kind of deal. Nevermore, Shiver, The ghost of ashbury high, and Angel star were all long gush fests because they envoked emotion in me THAT is why this normally isn't the case with 4 star books