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Divinicus Nex Chronicles #3
Demons in Disguise
It's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where...
Nex, Thugs, and Dead Souls Roll!…
It's murder and mayhem when Aurora risks it all to uncover the DEMONS IN DISGUISE!
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Survival. Time to make it their problem.
With dead bodies piling up on this side of the Waiting World and the Mandatum closing in, Aurora is so over being prey. So the hunted becomes the hunter. Targeting the dangerous traitor who wants her dead catapults Aurora out of Gossamer Falls and way past her comfort zone.
But the master of deception won’t go down easy, armed with a diabolical plan and a legion of evil to take down anyone who gets in their way…including the Hex Boys. Aurora and her six Hexy Knights dive into the belly of the Mandatum beast and wade through murky moral waters where trusting the wrong people is the only way to make things right.
What could possibly go wrong?
In Aurora’s case…everything.
Nex, Thugs, and Dead Souls Roll!…
It's murder and mayhem when Aurora risks it all to uncover the DEMONS IN DISGUISE!
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Survival. Time to make it their problem.
With dead bodies piling up on this side of the Waiting World and the Mandatum closing in, Aurora is so over being prey. So the hunted becomes the hunter. Targeting the dangerous traitor who wants her dead catapults Aurora out of Gossamer Falls and way past her comfort zone.
But the master of deception won’t go down easy, armed with a diabolical plan and a legion of evil to take down anyone who gets in their way…including the Hex Boys. Aurora and her six Hexy Knights dive into the belly of the Mandatum beast and wade through murky moral waters where trusting the wrong people is the only way to make things right.
What could possibly go wrong?
In Aurora’s case…everything.
627 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 16, 2015
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April 21, 2016
Here's the synopsis as promised! And now complete with title and cover!
We're planning for a release in time for the 2015 holiday season. A Hex Boy Holiday? Yummy!
Thanks for all the love and support from our amazing fans! And thanks for your patience! So looking forward to getting in your hands!
We're planning for a release in time for the 2015 holiday season. A Hex Boy Holiday? Yummy!
Thanks for all the love and support from our amazing fans! And thanks for your patience! So looking forward to getting in your hands!
July 22, 2016
More smoochy woochy and sexual innuendos than I prefer, less Hex Boys scenes resulting to less fun, less swoons and less stars! :(
All because a hot Italiano barged in and dominatrixed most of the story's pages which I wouldn't have minded had Aurora (our main gal) put a stronger defense wall or even just a weak one against Cristiano's outstanding seduction and flirting skills. Sadly, Aurora stayed consistently the clumsy, hormonal heroine that she is who couldn't stop gawking at other guys' chest and muscles and I was greatly disappointed in her lack of character growth and her lack of loyalty and faithfulness to Ayden, my Ayden who deserves so much better. I would have volunteered to be his most faithful and committed gal, unfortunately for Ayden, I'm already taken.^^
*What I want to see in the next book is another awesome gal who will seriously challenge Aurora before the heroes' eyes and heart because she is overly surrounded by too many awesome guys making her less appreciative of her great fortune.^^
Strengths of the book which prevented me from giving this two stars.
1. Blake (the huge Hex boy with the sweetest heart)
2. Selena
3.The plot which now has more meat and direction
4. Short action packed chapters
5. The authors' writing style
May 11, 2017
"Apparently, you didn’t get the memo, mates," Matthias growled at the fallen assassins. "I'm first in line to shoot her."
Love it! Though I was a bit disappointed that my Hex boys wasn't that much in it :/ And to be honest, I wished this series was more New Adult, or mature Young Adult, because I want more 'sexy' scenes... Like Ayden naked..doesn't have to be in a bed. <--See I don't ask much!
"Should I add you to the protection list?"
"Obviously. But down—"
"Below everyone else."
"That’s really annoying."
"To list yourself below everyone else? I would agree."
"No. To have you—"
"Finishing your sentences. Yes. I see how it might be."
I scowled. "Cut it—"
"Out."
But we got lots of Cristiano! I'm afraid I must admit that I love Cristiano Cacciatori. L O V E him! His accent, his way with words, and lets not forget his dangerous vibe! He a warrior, and a bloody mystery. I want to know more about him and I'm now pretty sure he's .. He must be. Right? Right.
"Don't be so surprised." Blake tapped an index finger to his head. "I have a mind like a steel sieve."
"You mean trap."
"Nuh-uh." Blake shook his head. "Nothing gets trapped in my brain."
No one argued.
I'm afraid though, that there will be a love triangle coming and I'm scared of who she will choose. I LOVE Ayden, but damn I love Cristiano as well :O
Ayden saw me and his body slumped. "Oh, thank God."
"Please," Matthias said. "I told you she’s too hard to kill."
"Aww," I said. "Thank you."
Matthias offered me a sweet smile. "Just like a cockroach."
All the Hex boys' past is still a damn mystery and I want to know them more!! Hopefully we get more answers in next book, which I btw, need NOW!
Rate: 3.5-3/4 stars.
Old review:
I really need this one, like right now!
Did you guys hear it? We are getting 6 books in this series! HELL YEAH!
Expected publication:
NEW RELEASE DAY!!! December 18th!! <--- EARLY Christmas present! YAAY!
May 26, 2017
it's over? But why is it over? I love these books. I love the characters, and the adventures. I love pretty much everything about it.
Each book, so far, has been quite different from the last. Usually, that actually, really pisses me off. It works here though, not sure how, or why, but it does. I was sad that we had less Hex Boy time, and that a very fun creature we met in book two wasn't in this one, but I love Aurora, and it was really fun getting to know a certain...hot but crazy Italian. The fact that these books have been so different, only makes me even more excited to see how his series will conclude. LUCKILY, there's still a few more books before that happens.
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SEPTEMBER 17: THERE IS A FREAKING COVER NOW!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK AT IT, ITS AWESOME!!!!! NEED.THIS.BOOK.RIGHT.NOW!!!!!!!
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SEPTEMBER 4: THERES A TITLE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!
AND NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats not tooooooooooooo far away. I can do this :)
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AUGUST 25: FOR ALL MY HEX BOY LOVING FRIENDS, BOOK THREE IS NOW UP ON THE SITE, MAKE SURE YOU GO ADD IT!!! AND FOR ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THE HEX BOYS, YOU REALLY NEED TO READ BOOK ONE!!!!
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Each book, so far, has been quite different from the last. Usually, that actually, really pisses me off. It works here though, not sure how, or why, but it does. I was sad that we had less Hex Boy time, and that a very fun creature we met in book two wasn't in this one, but I love Aurora, and it was really fun getting to know a certain...hot but crazy Italian. The fact that these books have been so different, only makes me even more excited to see how his series will conclude. LUCKILY, there's still a few more books before that happens.
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SEPTEMBER 17: THERE IS A FREAKING COVER NOW!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK AT IT, ITS AWESOME!!!!! NEED.THIS.BOOK.RIGHT.NOW!!!!!!!
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SEPTEMBER 4: THERES A TITLE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!
AND NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats not tooooooooooooo far away. I can do this :)
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AUGUST 25: FOR ALL MY HEX BOY LOVING FRIENDS, BOOK THREE IS NOW UP ON THE SITE, MAKE SURE YOU GO ADD IT!!! AND FOR ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THE HEX BOYS, YOU REALLY NEED TO READ BOOK ONE!!!!
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April 20, 2016
“What’s The Gathering?” I asked. “At first I thought the sheriff said, ‘the gathering,’ but then I realized he said, ‘The Gathering.’”
“Sorry, babe, but you just said the same thing twice.”
“No. I said it with capitals and without.”
I ENJOYED THIS BOOK SO MUCH! It was totally worth waiting and obsessively checking for publication date everyday. It was worth not sleeping the whole night! I couldn't put it down. Literally. I was like glued to my smartphone.
Demons in Disguise is more serious than previous books in The Divinicus Nex Chronicles. By serious I mean that there is less funny moments than before, but it's still funny as hell overall.
This 'review' is going to be a mess because my mind is a mess and I don't know where to start so deal with me rambling.
Demons in Disguise is magnificent! It's very intense and action-packed, sometimes suspensful and diverse, and sometimes very overwhelming. I liked everything about this book, I almost cried when I turned a page and came to "Acknowledgments".
Things we got in this book:
We got introduced to the scary and almighty Sicarius, two of them to be exact. Cristiano and Horus.
“The rules still stand,” Cristiano said, letting me lead the way. “Even more so now that I have given my word to the Hex Boys. Do we need to review?”
“Oh, yes, let’s!” I said with bright enthusiasm, then lowered my voice and put on a haughty Italian accent. “Time is blah-blah short. If I say go, you must do as I say or I will conk you over the head and drag you out of here like the shirtless blahbity-blah-blah caveman you know I am capable of being.” I smiled sweetly and returned my voice to normal. “Did I get that about right?”
“Close enough,” he said pleasantly.
I didn't like Cristiano in the beginning. Since the Drop Dead Demons I was wondering if he's Bellator (I'm still not sure but I hope he's not) and sometimes when he got close to Aurora I was quite irritated. I hope there wouldn't be any love triangle in next books (because Sicarius or not, I'll strangle you in your sleep if you dare to ruin my Ayden/Aurora best OTP ever). Well, he grew on me by the end of the book but still remained mysterious. What are his powers? Was he really reading Aurora's mind and what does he know? Who's Fiamma and why Aurora resembles her, why he's so obsesed with her? What is the deal with umbra-stone? Grr...new questions are driving me mad. Still, I hope we'll see him again.
Horus. HORUS. Oh my god I LOVED Horus. He's just a beautiful cinnamon roll (not to good for this world) (and obviously not too pure) BUT STILL. I needed more Horus, more screentime (booktime? pagetime? whatever) for Horus, #justiceforHorus !!
We finally learned who the traitor is. I can tell you that it was pretty unexpectable for me.
We got a lot of new questions. Who is that Jane girl? What's with umbra stone? What happens next? e.t.c, e.t.c. There is more unanswered question than before (since we got only few of them answered). Can't wait for next books!
As always there are six gorgeous Hex Boys in all their glory.
He grimaced. “I don’t think I have enough to go around you. Have your boo—has your…chest area always been this big?”
“Man up, dude,”Blake said. “They’re called boobs, and yes, babe has always been that voluptuous.”
Cristiano snorted, then coughed and tried to hide a smile. Ayden swacked the big guy’s arm. “Stop checking out my girlfriend’s,”he shifted uncomfortably, “…you know.”
“Mammilla? Bosom?” Jayden said helpfully. “Or we could go with the array of urban slang I’ve been attempting to amalgamate into my knowledge base to further improve my acclimation into conventional culture. Alphabetically, the first that spring to mind are bazookas, bazooms, cans, headlights, hooters, speaking of which I found that a thriving entrepreneur has created an entire chain of restaurants based on the waitresses' generous size of said hooters, and based on my research, Aurora, you would not meet the requirements for employment. No offense.”
I lifted my arms to accommodate Tristan’s ministering. “None, uh, taken?” Even I had to admit, Blake’s term of “voluptuous” was a bit of a stretch.
“As there shouldn’t be,” Jayden said. “Your body proportions are quite adequate for the size of your breasts, or as we return to my terminology list, knockers, melons—”
“Jayden, stop!” Ayden ordered. I tried not to laugh. Ayden rubbed his face with his palms. “Let’s just say anatomical assets, and Blake, quit checking them out.”
“I can’t help it.”Blake grinned unashamed. “I love boobs!”
They are the best. Can I have them all pleeeeeaaaase.
I loved that we get to know more things about Tristan. He was so amazing when he was all slaying-demons-and-blowing-their-heads!
Also, there is a lot of naked torsos (Ayden, Blake, Matthias, Jayden, Cristian) and I. am. not. complaining. Yay for striptease! Where can I sign up for Aurora's powers since she gets all the hot guys around her to take off their shirts. (I liked Ayden's way especially, YAY, ripping off a shirt is HOT).
Oops, sorry, I got carried away.
Moreover, there are Aurora's brilliant plans which are always tend to fail. She is such a winner, isn't she?
“What’s with the alarms? Did the demons start a fire?”
“We think so,” he said. “Dumped a pitcher of some flammable liquid in the trashcan in the lobby that set it on fire. Ayden took care of it. Nothing serious. Probably a distraction technique.”
Fantastic. “No, that was me.”
She's so amazing! You can't dislike Aurora. She kicks asses, kicks asses annnd kicks asses. She's brave, strong and smart (let's not talk about her grades, she hates it), she's one of the best female characters in YA series!
“It’s all right there,” he said impatiently, then resumed typing.
I smoothed out the document and studied it closely. It was a mish-mash grid of rows and columns filled in with numbers and letters, but no real words. “Oh, I see,” I said sweetly. “It says, Blabity-blah-blah. And over here, there’s some ba-blabity in addition to the blabity-blah-blah. Of course. It all makes sense.”
And Aurora's relationships with Matthias always give me LIFE.
Ayden saw me and his body slumped. “Oh, thank God.”
“Please,” Matthias said. “I told you she’s too hard to kill.”
“Aww,” I said. “Thank you.”
Matthias offered me a sweet smile. “Just like a cockroach.”
“Apparently, you didn’t get the memo, mates,” Matthias growled at the fallen assassins. “I’m first in line to shoot her.”
All in all, Demons in Disguise is fascinating! It's brilliantly thought out and written. You can totally trust A&E Kirk's books! I'm giving it 11 stars out of 10.
(Also I'd like to thank them for Doctor Who reference, because nothing is more exciting, than getting yours the most favorite tv show of all times getting mentioned in one of the best ya series you've ever read)
Blake caught his wrist, and without opening his eyes, said in a groggy slur, “Babe, I know you’ve been dying for an excuse, being in the throes of battle and all, so go ahead. You can give me mouth-to-mouth now.” He puckered his lips.
Cristiano smiled. “I do not believe I am the ‘babe’ you are wishing to provide that no-doubt pleasurable as well as lifesaving feat.”
Blake smiled wistfully. “Cristiano, that you?”
“Yes, my brave friend, it is I.”
“Honestly, dude, you are so pretty, I don’t think I’d mind.”
You can find this review here in my blog
February 8, 2016
Bleh. Christiano here, Christiano there...Oh, look at his hot body, oh look how close his lips are, I really need to be careful here blah blah blah. I’m so sick of it!
Tell you what, Aurora, when you’ve made up your stupid mind about whether you want to keep lusting after that Italian psycho or if you’re actually going to appreciate the super adorable and hot boyfriend you already have, let me know and I might continue reading your story.
I’ve been through this stupid love triangle shit one too many times so I will not do this again. No, nope, just no.
A&E Kirk promised their readers that Aurora wouldn’t be an idiot but it doesn’t look like they’re intending to keep that promise. I’ve also asked the authors a while ago about a potential love triangle and this was part of their reply to me:
"We know you trust us to take care of the characters, and we love them dearly, so only want the best for them!"
Well, I did trust them, really, but after this book and how Aurora slobbered all over Christiano I must say I’m not really sure if I still can. ;-(
You know, the magic of this series was the Hex Boys, their friendship with Aurora and her relationship with Ayden, all of which had to take the backseat in Demons in Disguise to some hot Italian stud who showed up and monopolized screen time and Aurora’s attention.
"His touch triggered that warm feeling, sliding over my skin. Comforting. And actually easing my aches and pains. I looked into his eyes....And now he was staring back into my eyes, his own darkening, not with supernatural powers, but with an intense emotion that caused me to blush."
"He moved in to kiss my cheek. It was a chaste touch of his lips that felt way more good than it should." Ugh, gag me!
"Ayden smiled. Eager to get out of here for our date?
Actually, I was eager to go through Christiano's sketch book more thoroughly, but a date sounded even better. I kissed his cheek to cover up my hesitation."
So while Ayden’s looking forward to spending time with Aurora, she’s obsessing over Christiano again. What the actual fuck?
Can someone please tell me why authors always do that? Are there actually people who enjoy love triangles? I have to be fair, in Demons in Disguise the actual love triangle is not quite there yet but all signs are pointing towards it and I just can’t deal with it. JLA and Rachel Vincent left me scarred and traumatized so love triangles have been a deal breaker for me ever since. And who needs them anyway? 99% of my favorite series have no love triangles in them and that worked out perfectly fine. In one of the reviews I read, a girl said that this whole Christiano thing wouldn't have been such an issue if Aurora had been fighting the attraction to Christiano at least a little bit but she just ogled and swooned away without wasting one single thought on poor Ayden. I totally agree with her, it made Aurora look like a cheat and the way Christiano's character was portrayed made him look like a man and Ayden like a little boy and I hated what they did to this adorable character I loved so much!
I’ll wait for some more books to come out and if the love triangle becomes a non-issue, I’ll be happy to continue with this series but for now, I’m done. I just don’t want to get attached, or well, any more attached than I already am if everything’s going to be fucked up in the end anyway. Thanks for ruining my mood for today. Really, thank you very much. Freaking book even gave me nightmares, can you believe it?
Sorry, I know this is more of a rant than a review but right now I’m just in no mood to look at this objectively. I guess the writing style has improved compared to the first two books and some of the Hex Boys are – even though mostly absent – still as adorable as ever but I’m literally seeing red. This was supposed to be a fun read. This was supposed to make me laugh and swoon. Instead it made me feel bad. The charm of the first two books was somehow missing here and the entire time while I was reading this I just felt off. I was so excited for this and now I’m so disappointed I could cry :-(
This was my old review:
If this ends in a love triangle I'm gonna be seriously ticked. I love these characters (except for Matthias) and I absolutely adore Aurora and Ayden but if this becomes a problem I'll kick this series to the curb. Please, for the love of God, NO love triangle :-(
So now that I can see where this is going I'll go through with what I said last year: screw this! *walks away while grumbling* stinking love triangles...unfaithful little wrench... ugh! >8(
Tell you what, Aurora, when you’ve made up your stupid mind about whether you want to keep lusting after that Italian psycho or if you’re actually going to appreciate the super adorable and hot boyfriend you already have, let me know and I might continue reading your story.
I’ve been through this stupid love triangle shit one too many times so I will not do this again. No, nope, just no.
A&E Kirk promised their readers that Aurora wouldn’t be an idiot but it doesn’t look like they’re intending to keep that promise. I’ve also asked the authors a while ago about a potential love triangle and this was part of their reply to me:
"We know you trust us to take care of the characters, and we love them dearly, so only want the best for them!"
Well, I did trust them, really, but after this book and how Aurora slobbered all over Christiano I must say I’m not really sure if I still can. ;-(
You know, the magic of this series was the Hex Boys, their friendship with Aurora and her relationship with Ayden, all of which had to take the backseat in Demons in Disguise to some hot Italian stud who showed up and monopolized screen time and Aurora’s attention.
"His touch triggered that warm feeling, sliding over my skin. Comforting. And actually easing my aches and pains. I looked into his eyes....And now he was staring back into my eyes, his own darkening, not with supernatural powers, but with an intense emotion that caused me to blush."
"He moved in to kiss my cheek. It was a chaste touch of his lips that felt way more good than it should." Ugh, gag me!
"Ayden smiled. Eager to get out of here for our date?
Actually, I was eager to go through Christiano's sketch book more thoroughly, but a date sounded even better. I kissed his cheek to cover up my hesitation."
So while Ayden’s looking forward to spending time with Aurora, she’s obsessing over Christiano again. What the actual fuck?
Can someone please tell me why authors always do that? Are there actually people who enjoy love triangles? I have to be fair, in Demons in Disguise the actual love triangle is not quite there yet but all signs are pointing towards it and I just can’t deal with it. JLA and Rachel Vincent left me scarred and traumatized so love triangles have been a deal breaker for me ever since. And who needs them anyway? 99% of my favorite series have no love triangles in them and that worked out perfectly fine. In one of the reviews I read, a girl said that this whole Christiano thing wouldn't have been such an issue if Aurora had been fighting the attraction to Christiano at least a little bit but she just ogled and swooned away without wasting one single thought on poor Ayden. I totally agree with her, it made Aurora look like a cheat and the way Christiano's character was portrayed made him look like a man and Ayden like a little boy and I hated what they did to this adorable character I loved so much!
I’ll wait for some more books to come out and if the love triangle becomes a non-issue, I’ll be happy to continue with this series but for now, I’m done. I just don’t want to get attached, or well, any more attached than I already am if everything’s going to be fucked up in the end anyway. Thanks for ruining my mood for today. Really, thank you very much. Freaking book even gave me nightmares, can you believe it?
Sorry, I know this is more of a rant than a review but right now I’m just in no mood to look at this objectively. I guess the writing style has improved compared to the first two books and some of the Hex Boys are – even though mostly absent – still as adorable as ever but I’m literally seeing red. This was supposed to be a fun read. This was supposed to make me laugh and swoon. Instead it made me feel bad. The charm of the first two books was somehow missing here and the entire time while I was reading this I just felt off. I was so excited for this and now I’m so disappointed I could cry :-(
This was my old review:
If this ends in a love triangle I'm gonna be seriously ticked. I love these characters (except for Matthias) and I absolutely adore Aurora and Ayden but if this becomes a problem I'll kick this series to the curb. Please, for the love of God, NO love triangle :-(
So now that I can see where this is going I'll go through with what I said last year: screw this! *walks away while grumbling* stinking love triangles...unfaithful little wrench... ugh! >8(
December 18, 2015
Review full of spoilers, you've been warned!
Alright, so I've just finished reading Demons in Disguise and I feel ... sad.
Kind of the same as parting with a good friend after years of easy going camaderie. Gosh, I really liked the first two books of this series - I would even go as far as to say that I loved it. Aurora was your typical teenage character, the special snow flake that would save the world and need to be protected by a group of hot guys but hey, it worked, you know. The authors had managed to make her funny, sarcastic, and she knew her limits. No TSTL heroine here. The bunch of hotties was not made up of the stereotypical handsome boys who were just there to look pretty and melt panties. I got really attached to them all - don't get me started on Jayden and his hilarious vocabulary. Yep, it was all full of cliches but it worked for me and it made me smile and laugh and race through the books.
And then comes along Demons in Disguise and I'm so disappointed.
I'll first start with the good points. The humor was still there, Aurora still cracked some pretty funny one liners and her frienship with her boys continued to be adorable. We still had got disgusting demons, some great kick-ass scenes, and Eros's sassy attitude. Sure, there were some details that ticked me off, but nothing I couldn't handle. So far, so good. I could even overlook the absence of the Hex boys for about half of the book. I didn't like it, but if it pulled the plot forward, well ok, I was willing to go along with it.
But then Cristiano barged in and I started to feel like crying.
In a twisted, highly instable psychotic way, this character had so much potential. He could have been another friend, an awesome rival, heck I don't know, a badass bad guy who hunted down our heroine all over the world.
But no. The authors had to go and turn it all into a love freaking triangle.
Yes, here it strikes again. The Dreaded Love Triangle.
At first, I didn't want to believe it. Cristiano's another pretty hot guy, right? It's normal for Aurora to notice that, right? But then she started harping on about his sexy smell, his sexy look, his smoldering eyes, how his proximity made her dizzy, and so on and so forth, and I felt my faith in the authors melting like hot butter under the sun. By the end of the book, even though nothing has really happened between them, it's clear the authors are setting us up for some emotional drama in their following books. Ayden took the back seat for most of the last couple of chapters, and it's Cristiano who was always there to save Aurora from opening doors, whizzing bullets or drooling demons. You know you've got problems in your lovey-dovey world when it's another guy who's storming the castle and rescuing the princess. Aurora even squirrelled away Cristiano's drawing book full of sketches he made of her because it basically gave her the fuzzies (even though Ayden was right there next to her talking about their date. Poor guy.)
So yep. Cristiano's all over Aurora who spends an awful lot of time blushing and fainting all over our new Italian meat to end up waking up plastered all over his rock-hard chest. He calms her fear, soothes her nerves and helps with her pain. Yeah, we can see this Bellator business approching as subtly as an enraged bull in a China shop.
It's a shame, really, cuz Aurora was my kind of heroine up until this book. So yeah, I feel sad and very disappointed.
Love triangles are a deal breaker for me. They usually indicate a shift in the heroine's perspective. I don't want to see Aurora more worried about what guy she's going to pick and less about vital things like, you know... saving the world or trying to stay alive? I really can't deal with the amount of angsting that comes with those freaking love triangles.
I feel even more angry because this situation is happening in the third book of the series. I've just had the time to settle in comfortably in the Divinicus Nex world, and then Bam! I'm blindsided by this.
I honestly don't know if I'll read the next book, which is a shame because Aurora and the boys were great characters.
Alright, so I've just finished reading Demons in Disguise and I feel ... sad.
Kind of the same as parting with a good friend after years of easy going camaderie. Gosh, I really liked the first two books of this series - I would even go as far as to say that I loved it. Aurora was your typical teenage character, the special snow flake that would save the world and need to be protected by a group of hot guys but hey, it worked, you know. The authors had managed to make her funny, sarcastic, and she knew her limits. No TSTL heroine here. The bunch of hotties was not made up of the stereotypical handsome boys who were just there to look pretty and melt panties. I got really attached to them all - don't get me started on Jayden and his hilarious vocabulary. Yep, it was all full of cliches but it worked for me and it made me smile and laugh and race through the books.
And then comes along Demons in Disguise and I'm so disappointed.
I'll first start with the good points. The humor was still there, Aurora still cracked some pretty funny one liners and her frienship with her boys continued to be adorable. We still had got disgusting demons, some great kick-ass scenes, and Eros's sassy attitude. Sure, there were some details that ticked me off, but nothing I couldn't handle. So far, so good. I could even overlook the absence of the Hex boys for about half of the book. I didn't like it, but if it pulled the plot forward, well ok, I was willing to go along with it.
But then Cristiano barged in and I started to feel like crying.
In a twisted, highly instable psychotic way, this character had so much potential. He could have been another friend, an awesome rival, heck I don't know, a badass bad guy who hunted down our heroine all over the world.
But no. The authors had to go and turn it all into a love freaking triangle.
Yes, here it strikes again. The Dreaded Love Triangle.
At first, I didn't want to believe it. Cristiano's another pretty hot guy, right? It's normal for Aurora to notice that, right? But then she started harping on about his sexy smell, his sexy look, his smoldering eyes, how his proximity made her dizzy, and so on and so forth, and I felt my faith in the authors melting like hot butter under the sun. By the end of the book, even though nothing has really happened between them, it's clear the authors are setting us up for some emotional drama in their following books. Ayden took the back seat for most of the last couple of chapters, and it's Cristiano who was always there to save Aurora from opening doors, whizzing bullets or drooling demons. You know you've got problems in your lovey-dovey world when it's another guy who's storming the castle and rescuing the princess. Aurora even squirrelled away Cristiano's drawing book full of sketches he made of her because it basically gave her the fuzzies (even though Ayden was right there next to her talking about their date. Poor guy.)
So yep. Cristiano's all over Aurora who spends an awful lot of time blushing and fainting all over our new Italian meat to end up waking up plastered all over his rock-hard chest. He calms her fear, soothes her nerves and helps with her pain. Yeah, we can see this Bellator business approching as subtly as an enraged bull in a China shop.
It's a shame, really, cuz Aurora was my kind of heroine up until this book. So yeah, I feel sad and very disappointed.
Love triangles are a deal breaker for me. They usually indicate a shift in the heroine's perspective. I don't want to see Aurora more worried about what guy she's going to pick and less about vital things like, you know... saving the world or trying to stay alive? I really can't deal with the amount of angsting that comes with those freaking love triangles.
I feel even more angry because this situation is happening in the third book of the series. I've just had the time to settle in comfortably in the Divinicus Nex world, and then Bam! I'm blindsided by this.
I honestly don't know if I'll read the next book, which is a shame because Aurora and the boys were great characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 25, 2016
“But I must say,” Jayden smiled wistfully, “when I was a child, I had a giant stuffed whale which I slept with every night. Very soft and squishy, and Aurora, instituting the connection of our bodies last night, which I believe constitutes the term snuggling, provided the same comforting sensation as slumbering with the whale. Most enjoyable. I forgot how much I missed it.”
“Giant whale.” Luna snorted a laugh. “He just called you fat.”
Demons in Disguise was sadly the weakest book from the series so far. It stared out great as always with the Hex Boys and Aurora witty banter. And majority of the first half was amazingly fun as the two previous books, but the second one went rather downhill from that and ended up pretty disappointing me. The second half, Alias - the part with Cristiano: the perfect 'runway Armani model' . The second part where Hex Boys weren't almost at all.
“I threw my arms around Ayden and nestled my face in the crook of his neck. “I missed you so much.”
He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed gently. “Me too.”
“Me three.” Blake pressed against my back, arms around us both, and rested his chin on my head.
“Blake.” Ayden gritted his teeth. “Why are you not wearing a shirt?”
What I liked:
- The Hex Boys, duh! (When they were there). Especially Blake, Jayden, Ayden and Logan. Tristan is also very sweet guy.
“Another compliment? Wow, aren't you dishing them out like candy, you sugar puff. And all because of my bra.”
Even in the dark I could see his cheeks redden. “Shut up.”
Heh, heh, heh.
“What’s the big deal? You’ve had your hands in my underwear drawer before, Aussie man, touching my undergarments, which if I remember correctly, included one of my bras. I wonder if I’m wearing the same one now."
“I think I might hurl.”
He looked like he wasn't kidding…so I continued. "Want me to check?”
“You should check yourself into an insane asylum.”
I even warmed up to Matthias a bit, though I don't know what's the matter with his constant hatred of Aurora.
- Great writing style.
- Fun, fast-paced read.
- Aurora's youngest sister Selena.
- And Mrs. Grant, Tristan's grandmother was so awesome!
“Mrs. Grant snorted. “For heaven’s sake, Ayden, I heard she held her own tonight. Not surprising since your mom’s been helping train her. If that doesn’t give her some skill, nothing will. Trial by fire, I always say. Coddling only breeds weakness.”
Ayden began, “Yeah, but—”
“No buts,” Mrs. Grant cut in. “You either trust her to handle it or you don’t.”
What I didn't like:
-Cristiano (Alias: Armani, the guru of seduction).
- And Aurora's constant flirtation with him, as if she didn't have perfect boyfriend already.
“Blake caught his wrist, and without opening his eyes, said in a groggy slur, “Babe, I know you’ve been dying for an excuse, being in the throes of battle and all, so go ahead. You can give me mouth-to-mouth now.” He puckered his lips.
Cristiano smiled. “I do not believe I am the ‘babe’ you are wishing to provide that no-doubt pleasurable as well as lifesaving feat.”
Blake smiled wistfully. “Cristiano, that you?”
“Yes, my brave friend, it is I.”
“Honestly, dude, you are so pretty, I don’t think I’d mind.”
Everything I didn't like about this book somehow always connected to Cristiano. Sorry guys, but I was just so annoyed by him. He appeared in Aurora's life in rather cliched way with his perfect looks I didn't care about, his uptight, stuffy personality and vocabulary. His constant flirtation with Aurora, who appeared to entirely forget about sweet Ayden, was very annoying. So another series which develops a love-triangle it seems.. (But I hope not)..
Maybe it's just me, but when the heroine is in love and dating someone, than it's more than frustrating and annoying when she starts flirting and ogling someone else. And nearly kisses him a few times, because that's not cheating at all..
Don't get me wrong, I really like Aurora and her spunk, but sometimes she's so hormonal, boy crazy and not thinking straight when a hot guy is concerned.
One Ayden is more than enough. Besides, aside from Ayden, she has another five absolutely amazing guys. And Armani is not that great anyway.
“I opened the door. Jumpsuits stared, blocking the path.
“Out of my way,” I ordered with more than a dash of hostility. “Or incur my wrath.”
Okay, that last part might have been overly dramatic, but I was doing my best. Worst part was the jumpsuits didn’t move. They just stared blankly. Probably couldn’t handle my awesome vocabulary skills. Well, if at first you don’t succeed…
“Move!” I spat while leveling my most ferocious glare. “Now!”
Single syllables. That was the trick. They moved. Even jumped a bit before doing so.
Hah. Don’t mess with Sicarius.
As I left, I heard Blake say, “Why didn’t you guys wake me up when babe went all dominatrix again? You know there’s nothing hotter.”
That made me smile.”
So all in all, fast paced, light and sometimes fun read with unfortunately a lot less Hex Boys - But when they were on the scene, it was still so much fun, full of witty banter and personality. Way too much protective Armani, way too much Aurora's hormonal ogling and salivating over said Armani. And me pitying Ayden.
That's not to say this book was bad. Yes, it was disappointing after the awesomeness of the second book, but every longer series does have some better and some worse books and I really hope the next one will be better. I still think that fans of this series will certainly enjoy it. If for nothing, than to relax, laugh and swoon over the Hex Boys!
“You knew he was here?” I said.
“Sure,” Matthias said. “One of the times I checked on you during the night, he was in your bed. Thought it was Ayden at first, but who am I to judge? Except for their poor choice in women.”
Hmmm. Several things disturbing about that statement. “And you didn’t think to send him back over to Tristan’s?”
“You two looked so cozy.”
Jayden grinned. “We were.”
“No,” I sighed. “We weren’t.”
“Coulda fooled me,” Matthias said. “Jayden, tell me what you found, then get dressed. We’re in a hurry.”
Dad walked by my room and reeled back for a better look at Jayden on my bed. “What is going on?”
“Early morning tutoring session, Dad.”
He didn’t look appeased, but before he could say anything, Mom glanced in.
“It’s just Jayden,” she said and kept walking down the hall.
“In our daughter’s bed? Half-naked!”
“But it’s Jayden,” Mom said. “It doesn’t count.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Lahey,” Jayden said. “I appreciate your vote of confidence in my lack of coitus with your daughter.”
Dad’s face went slack. “Oh. My. God.”
Jayden smiled. “And, Mr. Lahey, I am also appreciative of your confidence in my virility of carnal pursuits with your daughter. Wrong as your conclusion may be, your accusations provide an illogical yet robust appeal to my masculine ego.”
Dad blinked. Then huffed with irritation. “Oh, for heaven’s sake, Jayden, get a shirt on. And Gemma, how can you be so cavalier about…” His voice faded as he followed Mom down the hall.”
“Giant whale.” Luna snorted a laugh. “He just called you fat.”
Demons in Disguise was sadly the weakest book from the series so far. It stared out great as always with the Hex Boys and Aurora witty banter. And majority of the first half was amazingly fun as the two previous books, but the second one went rather downhill from that and ended up pretty disappointing me. The second half, Alias - the part with Cristiano: the perfect 'runway Armani model' . The second part where Hex Boys weren't almost at all.
“I threw my arms around Ayden and nestled my face in the crook of his neck. “I missed you so much.”
He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed gently. “Me too.”
“Me three.” Blake pressed against my back, arms around us both, and rested his chin on my head.
“Blake.” Ayden gritted his teeth. “Why are you not wearing a shirt?”
What I liked:
- The Hex Boys, duh! (When they were there). Especially Blake, Jayden, Ayden and Logan. Tristan is also very sweet guy.
“Another compliment? Wow, aren't you dishing them out like candy, you sugar puff. And all because of my bra.”
Even in the dark I could see his cheeks redden. “Shut up.”
Heh, heh, heh.
“What’s the big deal? You’ve had your hands in my underwear drawer before, Aussie man, touching my undergarments, which if I remember correctly, included one of my bras. I wonder if I’m wearing the same one now."
“I think I might hurl.”
He looked like he wasn't kidding…so I continued. "Want me to check?”
“You should check yourself into an insane asylum.”
I even warmed up to Matthias a bit, though I don't know what's the matter with his constant hatred of Aurora.
- Great writing style.
- Fun, fast-paced read.
- Aurora's youngest sister Selena.
- And Mrs. Grant, Tristan's grandmother was so awesome!
“Mrs. Grant snorted. “For heaven’s sake, Ayden, I heard she held her own tonight. Not surprising since your mom’s been helping train her. If that doesn’t give her some skill, nothing will. Trial by fire, I always say. Coddling only breeds weakness.”
Ayden began, “Yeah, but—”
“No buts,” Mrs. Grant cut in. “You either trust her to handle it or you don’t.”
What I didn't like:
-Cristiano (Alias: Armani, the guru of seduction).
- And Aurora's constant flirtation with him, as if she didn't have perfect boyfriend already.
“Blake caught his wrist, and without opening his eyes, said in a groggy slur, “Babe, I know you’ve been dying for an excuse, being in the throes of battle and all, so go ahead. You can give me mouth-to-mouth now.” He puckered his lips.
Cristiano smiled. “I do not believe I am the ‘babe’ you are wishing to provide that no-doubt pleasurable as well as lifesaving feat.”
Blake smiled wistfully. “Cristiano, that you?”
“Yes, my brave friend, it is I.”
“Honestly, dude, you are so pretty, I don’t think I’d mind.”
Everything I didn't like about this book somehow always connected to Cristiano. Sorry guys, but I was just so annoyed by him. He appeared in Aurora's life in rather cliched way with his perfect looks I didn't care about, his uptight, stuffy personality and vocabulary. His constant flirtation with Aurora, who appeared to entirely forget about sweet Ayden, was very annoying. So another series which develops a love-triangle it seems.. (But I hope not)..
Maybe it's just me, but when the heroine is in love and dating someone, than it's more than frustrating and annoying when she starts flirting and ogling someone else. And nearly kisses him a few times, because that's not cheating at all..
Don't get me wrong, I really like Aurora and her spunk, but sometimes she's so hormonal, boy crazy and not thinking straight when a hot guy is concerned.
One Ayden is more than enough. Besides, aside from Ayden, she has another five absolutely amazing guys. And Armani is not that great anyway.
“I opened the door. Jumpsuits stared, blocking the path.
“Out of my way,” I ordered with more than a dash of hostility. “Or incur my wrath.”
Okay, that last part might have been overly dramatic, but I was doing my best. Worst part was the jumpsuits didn’t move. They just stared blankly. Probably couldn’t handle my awesome vocabulary skills. Well, if at first you don’t succeed…
“Move!” I spat while leveling my most ferocious glare. “Now!”
Single syllables. That was the trick. They moved. Even jumped a bit before doing so.
Hah. Don’t mess with Sicarius.
As I left, I heard Blake say, “Why didn’t you guys wake me up when babe went all dominatrix again? You know there’s nothing hotter.”
That made me smile.”
So all in all, fast paced, light and sometimes fun read with unfortunately a lot less Hex Boys - But when they were on the scene, it was still so much fun, full of witty banter and personality. Way too much protective Armani, way too much Aurora's hormonal ogling and salivating over said Armani. And me pitying Ayden.
That's not to say this book was bad. Yes, it was disappointing after the awesomeness of the second book, but every longer series does have some better and some worse books and I really hope the next one will be better. I still think that fans of this series will certainly enjoy it. If for nothing, than to relax, laugh and swoon over the Hex Boys!
“You knew he was here?” I said.
“Sure,” Matthias said. “One of the times I checked on you during the night, he was in your bed. Thought it was Ayden at first, but who am I to judge? Except for their poor choice in women.”
Hmmm. Several things disturbing about that statement. “And you didn’t think to send him back over to Tristan’s?”
“You two looked so cozy.”
Jayden grinned. “We were.”
“No,” I sighed. “We weren’t.”
“Coulda fooled me,” Matthias said. “Jayden, tell me what you found, then get dressed. We’re in a hurry.”
Dad walked by my room and reeled back for a better look at Jayden on my bed. “What is going on?”
“Early morning tutoring session, Dad.”
He didn’t look appeased, but before he could say anything, Mom glanced in.
“It’s just Jayden,” she said and kept walking down the hall.
“In our daughter’s bed? Half-naked!”
“But it’s Jayden,” Mom said. “It doesn’t count.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Lahey,” Jayden said. “I appreciate your vote of confidence in my lack of coitus with your daughter.”
Dad’s face went slack. “Oh. My. God.”
Jayden smiled. “And, Mr. Lahey, I am also appreciative of your confidence in my virility of carnal pursuits with your daughter. Wrong as your conclusion may be, your accusations provide an illogical yet robust appeal to my masculine ego.”
Dad blinked. Then huffed with irritation. “Oh, for heaven’s sake, Jayden, get a shirt on. And Gemma, how can you be so cavalier about…” His voice faded as he followed Mom down the hall.”
December 28, 2015
This review will inevitably contain spoilers for book 1 and 2 in this series. If you haven't read them but are planning on it, stop right now!
I so wish I could rate this book higher because I loved, loved, loved its two predecessors. Sadly, the two elements that had made the Divinicus Nex series so unique and enjoyable so far - namely the Hex Boys and the hilarity of Aurora's inner monologue - were painfully missing in this one.
Initially, I'd settled on 3.5 stars which I could have rounded up to a 4 star rating, but the more I think about all the things I didn't enjoy in this book, the less I think it deserves more than 3 stars.
But let's start with the plot.
After having survived the attack of a bunch of Gods-slash-über demons-slash-fallen angels and their minions, Aurora and her Hex Boys know it's only a matter of time before shit will go down again. After all, now there's not only one but two Cacciatori family members on the hunt for her, as well as an unknown Mandatum traitor who will stop at nothing in order to see her dead. Aurora must learn to defend herself and to develop her human and non-human fighting skills. But when her protectors, aka the Hex Boys and their families, are sent away 'on duty', Aurora yet again finds herself surrounded by a new set of allies and enemies.
Demons in Disguise was just as rich in action, mystery and unexpected twists as its prequels, and there wasn't one dull moment. Due to her training and her growing control over her powers, Aurora becomes an awesomely bad ass heroine. Though she has never been a typical damsel in distress character (anything but, actually), I love how she's finally able to stand her own against demons and boys alike.
As mentioned earlier in this review, though, Aurora has sadly lost a lot of her wit. While the dialogues and interactions with secondary characters were still hilarious, her inner thoughts have become a lot more... sober. I thoroughly missed her sarcasm and dry humor that had me cracking up countless times in the previous books, and that's why Aurora has lost quite a bit of appeal to me - not to mention her annoying, OTT clumsiness.
As for the other characters... Aurora's family and the Hex Boys were as crazy as ever, and even Matthias kind of grew on me. I'm still completely infatuated with Jayden...
... and Blake...
Too bad they weren't an active part of the story for a good half of the book.
There are quite a few new characters, some more intriguing than the others. I really liked Horus - surprise, surprise, he's one of those morally ambiguous characters I love so much.
Cristiano, though... meh. Not so sure yet.
Also, I'm honestly a little worried as to how the authors are going to handle the entire Bellator-boyfriend-love triangle stuff in the future books. I'm not necessarily against love triangles, but I've had two books to get used to Aurora and Ayden together, and to root for them. And then suddenly, in comes another hot guy destined to be with Aurora, soothing her pains, making her drool and saving the day while Ayden is imprisoned. Me no likey.
All in all, this was still a enjoyable, action-packed and fun read, just not as amazing as the prequels. How the hell am I going to survive the next year waiting for book 4? How?!
I so wish I could rate this book higher because I loved, loved, loved its two predecessors. Sadly, the two elements that had made the Divinicus Nex series so unique and enjoyable so far - namely the Hex Boys and the hilarity of Aurora's inner monologue - were painfully missing in this one.
Initially, I'd settled on 3.5 stars which I could have rounded up to a 4 star rating, but the more I think about all the things I didn't enjoy in this book, the less I think it deserves more than 3 stars.
But let's start with the plot.
After having survived the attack of a bunch of Gods-slash-über demons-slash-fallen angels and their minions, Aurora and her Hex Boys know it's only a matter of time before shit will go down again. After all, now there's not only one but two Cacciatori family members on the hunt for her, as well as an unknown Mandatum traitor who will stop at nothing in order to see her dead. Aurora must learn to defend herself and to develop her human and non-human fighting skills. But when her protectors, aka the Hex Boys and their families, are sent away 'on duty', Aurora yet again finds herself surrounded by a new set of allies and enemies.
Demons in Disguise was just as rich in action, mystery and unexpected twists as its prequels, and there wasn't one dull moment. Due to her training and her growing control over her powers, Aurora becomes an awesomely bad ass heroine. Though she has never been a typical damsel in distress character (anything but, actually), I love how she's finally able to stand her own against demons and boys alike.
As mentioned earlier in this review, though, Aurora has sadly lost a lot of her wit. While the dialogues and interactions with secondary characters were still hilarious, her inner thoughts have become a lot more... sober. I thoroughly missed her sarcasm and dry humor that had me cracking up countless times in the previous books, and that's why Aurora has lost quite a bit of appeal to me - not to mention her annoying, OTT clumsiness.
As for the other characters... Aurora's family and the Hex Boys were as crazy as ever, and even Matthias kind of grew on me. I'm still completely infatuated with Jayden...
"But I must say," Jayden smiled wistfully, "when I was a child, I had a giant stuffed whale which I slept with every night. Very soft and squishy, and Aurora, instituting the connection of our bodies last night, which I believe constitutes the term snuggling, provided the same comforting sensation as slumbering with the whale. Most enjoyable, I forgot how much I missed it."
"Giant whale," Luna snorted a laugh. "He just called you fat."
... and Blake...
"Don't be so surprised." Blake tapped an index finger to his head. "I have a mind like a steel sieve."
"You mean trap."
"Nuh-uh." Blake shook his head. "Nothing gets trapped in my brain."
No one argued.
Too bad they weren't an active part of the story for a good half of the book.
There are quite a few new characters, some more intriguing than the others. I really liked Horus - surprise, surprise, he's one of those morally ambiguous characters I love so much.
Cristiano, though... meh. Not so sure yet.
Also, I'm honestly a little worried as to how the authors are going to handle the entire Bellator-boyfriend-love triangle stuff in the future books. I'm not necessarily against love triangles, but I've had two books to get used to Aurora and Ayden together, and to root for them. And then suddenly, in comes another hot guy destined to be with Aurora, soothing her pains, making her drool and saving the day while Ayden is imprisoned. Me no likey.
All in all, this was still a enjoyable, action-packed and fun read, just not as amazing as the prequels. How the hell am I going to survive the next year waiting for book 4? How?!
May 11, 2016
FANGIRL MODE ACTIVATED
Seriously can't wait to see what happens to Aurora and her (well, mainly my) Hex boys! So excited!!!
Until then...
Seriously can't wait to see what happens to Aurora and her (well, mainly my) Hex boys! So excited!!!
Until then...
April 10, 2017
Nex, Thugs, and Dead Souls Roll
I see what you did there...
4.5 stars
I loved the new characters. Horus was a hilarious addition and Cristiano was quite yummy. Ayden better watch out because I sense some competitive vibes coming from Armani. Shoot me, but I think Cristiano is way more badass, sexy, and mysterious (it must be the assassin thing).
I still wish we would have gotten a few questions answered! Where was Gloria this whole book? Who the hell is the Bellator?! I have some thoughts... Hopefully we find out the approximate time book 4 comes out because I need answers and more Cristiano! <3
P.S. I finally decided my favorite Hex Boys are Jayden and Blake! It will probably change again though lol
I see what you did there...
4.5 stars
I loved the new characters. Horus was a hilarious addition and Cristiano was quite yummy. Ayden better watch out because I sense some competitive vibes coming from Armani. Shoot me, but I think Cristiano is way more badass, sexy, and mysterious (it must be the assassin thing).
"Romeo and Juliet?"Cristiano frowned. "Not one of my favorites."
"That's surprising." I gave him a mocking glance. "Considering it's an Italian story and sell of lies, betrayal, murder, and mayhem, I would've though it was right up your alley."
I still wish we would have gotten a few questions answered! Where was Gloria this whole book? Who the hell is the Bellator?! I have some thoughts... Hopefully we find out the approximate time book 4 comes out because I need answers and more Cristiano! <3
P.S. I finally decided my favorite Hex Boys are Jayden and Blake! It will probably change again though lol
"It's just Jayden," she said and kept walking down the hall.
"In our daughter's bed? Half-naked!"
"But it's just Jayden," Mom said. "It doesn't count."
"Thank you, Mrs. Lahey," Jayden said. "I appreciate your vote of confidence in my lack of coitus with your daughter."
Dad's face went slack. "Oh. My. God."
Jayden smiled. "And Mr Lahey, I am also appreciative of your confidence my virility of carnal pursuits with your daughter. Wrong as your conclusion may be, your accusations provide an illogical yet robust appeal to my masculine ego."
December 20, 2015
Biggest disappointment ever... This review will contain spoilers, so you might not want to read it if you haven't finished or read the book yet.
I waited for this book for over a year, only to end up more disappointed than I've ever been with a book. I missed the fun which made me love this series so much...
Let's start with... Aurora.
Aurora's clumsiness annoyed me so much in this book, it may have been funny and entertaining in the first two books, but now you just wanna shake her and tell her to watch her feet, it's impossible to be that clumsy, it wasn't funny anymore, in some scenarios she even came across as "stupid".
Furthermore, she comes across as confused and not in love with Ayden, she always seems distracted when she's with him especially after spending all that time with Cristiano, which made me furious.
I was looking forward to reading more Aurora & Ayden scenes and what did I get? An almost-kiss between Cristiano and Aurora (sorry but in my opinion Cristiano is a man, Aurora is an immature girl and I can't imagine for a second that he would be interested in her) which made me want to scream at her. I still think he is her Bellator, but that doesn't justify her thoughts about him. She almost let him kiss her although she has a boyfriend... she checks him out every chance she gets and at the end she keeps thinking about him and doesn't want to leave him behind..
Sorry, but if I had known that this fun, awesome series was going to turn into a love triangle, I would have never read the books. I am sick of love triangles everywhere, I start to dislike the girl SO much.
Aurora has Ayden, he protects her at all costs and he constantly searches for a way to make time for her and go out on a date with her. But Aurora doesn't seem like she's into the relationship as much as he is, so after all these annoying Cristiano and Aurora scenes, I came to the conclusion that Ayden deserves better than her. He deserves someone who appreciates his protective, romantic side and doesn't get distracted by other men.
I didn't feel the connection or romance between Aurora and Ayden one bit in this book - all I "felt" was Ayden's affection towards her - though there weren't any scenes in which they have a proper or cute conversation, if they ever talked, there was only heavy kissing until someone interrupted them of course.
The relationship between A&A didn't even have a real chance before another guy came between them, I hate it... I hope Ayden will find a nice, faithful girl he can spoil and shower with love and who will make him feel loved just as much in return.
Rambling about this disappointing turn of events, I can only say that I dislike Cristiano very strongly. It feels like 90% of the book is full of scenes in which he stars, he annoys me. He doesn't come across as romantic or likeable, he seems weird and scary and has a stalker tendency, oh and let's not forget his want to kill people.
There was wayy too much action in this book, sometimes I just wanted a break - a pause between all those action-filled scenes. It was too much, you could never take a breath and just enjoy some Hex Boys fun or Lahey family fun. While I laughed so many times whilst reading book no.1 and 2 , I only found myself laughing once whilst reading book no. 3 which I find sad.
I didn't enjoy this book one bit... Most of the characters seemed changed - I loved Logan a lot, but all of a sudden he has this rude conversation with Aurora and I find myself asking who this guy is.
Blake, Tristan and Jayden stayed true to themselves, but Ayden seemed fixated on kissing and sometimes he came across as overprotective, but if he is that interested in getting intimate with Aurora, he should be able to say a word like boobs. That was immature too.
There should have been more fun Hex Boys scenes, but they were absent most of the time and I was left behind with Cristiano and Aurora who I don't like anymore...
Geez, I don't know what to say anymore... this book has been such a big disappointment to me, those weren't the characters & this wasn't the story I fell so deeply in love with.
And admittedly, I won't be reading book 4-6, I don't want to read about Cristiano and Aurora anymore, I will miss Logan, Tristan, Blake, Ayden and Jayden, Selena and Mom & Dad Lahey, but apart from that I don't think I would enjoy the future books in this series.
This awesome series ended for me with book no 2, when I still loved all of the characters.
Sorry, but I never thought I would end this series before it's actually finished. I put my Kindle away way too many times because I couldn't take any more of Aurora & her new beau... it still makes me so mad, but also sad. I thought there was a lot in store for Ayden & Aurora as a couple, but I don't even like her anymore, let her run off with or fool around with Cristiano, Ayden deserves better...
Wishing all those other Hex Boys and people I will miss all the best, I will say Goodbye to this series with this review.
It's been a fun ride.
I waited for this book for over a year, only to end up more disappointed than I've ever been with a book. I missed the fun which made me love this series so much...
Let's start with... Aurora.
Aurora's clumsiness annoyed me so much in this book, it may have been funny and entertaining in the first two books, but now you just wanna shake her and tell her to watch her feet, it's impossible to be that clumsy, it wasn't funny anymore, in some scenarios she even came across as "stupid".
Furthermore, she comes across as confused and not in love with Ayden, she always seems distracted when she's with him especially after spending all that time with Cristiano, which made me furious.
I was looking forward to reading more Aurora & Ayden scenes and what did I get? An almost-kiss between Cristiano and Aurora (sorry but in my opinion Cristiano is a man, Aurora is an immature girl and I can't imagine for a second that he would be interested in her) which made me want to scream at her. I still think he is her Bellator, but that doesn't justify her thoughts about him. She almost let him kiss her although she has a boyfriend... she checks him out every chance she gets and at the end she keeps thinking about him and doesn't want to leave him behind..
Sorry, but if I had known that this fun, awesome series was going to turn into a love triangle, I would have never read the books. I am sick of love triangles everywhere, I start to dislike the girl SO much.
Aurora has Ayden, he protects her at all costs and he constantly searches for a way to make time for her and go out on a date with her. But Aurora doesn't seem like she's into the relationship as much as he is, so after all these annoying Cristiano and Aurora scenes, I came to the conclusion that Ayden deserves better than her. He deserves someone who appreciates his protective, romantic side and doesn't get distracted by other men.
I didn't feel the connection or romance between Aurora and Ayden one bit in this book - all I "felt" was Ayden's affection towards her - though there weren't any scenes in which they have a proper or cute conversation, if they ever talked, there was only heavy kissing until someone interrupted them of course.
The relationship between A&A didn't even have a real chance before another guy came between them, I hate it... I hope Ayden will find a nice, faithful girl he can spoil and shower with love and who will make him feel loved just as much in return.
Rambling about this disappointing turn of events, I can only say that I dislike Cristiano very strongly. It feels like 90% of the book is full of scenes in which he stars, he annoys me. He doesn't come across as romantic or likeable, he seems weird and scary and has a stalker tendency, oh and let's not forget his want to kill people.
There was wayy too much action in this book, sometimes I just wanted a break - a pause between all those action-filled scenes. It was too much, you could never take a breath and just enjoy some Hex Boys fun or Lahey family fun. While I laughed so many times whilst reading book no.1 and 2 , I only found myself laughing once whilst reading book no. 3 which I find sad.
I didn't enjoy this book one bit... Most of the characters seemed changed - I loved Logan a lot, but all of a sudden he has this rude conversation with Aurora and I find myself asking who this guy is.
Blake, Tristan and Jayden stayed true to themselves, but Ayden seemed fixated on kissing and sometimes he came across as overprotective, but if he is that interested in getting intimate with Aurora, he should be able to say a word like boobs. That was immature too.
There should have been more fun Hex Boys scenes, but they were absent most of the time and I was left behind with Cristiano and Aurora who I don't like anymore...
Geez, I don't know what to say anymore... this book has been such a big disappointment to me, those weren't the characters & this wasn't the story I fell so deeply in love with.
And admittedly, I won't be reading book 4-6, I don't want to read about Cristiano and Aurora anymore, I will miss Logan, Tristan, Blake, Ayden and Jayden, Selena and Mom & Dad Lahey, but apart from that I don't think I would enjoy the future books in this series.
This awesome series ended for me with book no 2, when I still loved all of the characters.
Sorry, but I never thought I would end this series before it's actually finished. I put my Kindle away way too many times because I couldn't take any more of Aurora & her new beau... it still makes me so mad, but also sad. I thought there was a lot in store for Ayden & Aurora as a couple, but I don't even like her anymore, let her run off with or fool around with Cristiano, Ayden deserves better...
Wishing all those other Hex Boys and people I will miss all the best, I will say Goodbye to this series with this review.
It's been a fun ride.
December 20, 2015
Noo!!! I did it again. I was so thouroghly engrossed in Aurora's story and BAM!!! THE END. I read it in one day. Ignored my house cleaning, bribed my children with sweets and chips to leave mommy alone, ignored my phone.
It was so worth it.
The book was amazing. Action packed, humorous, and just so well written you can't help but love all the characters. I enjoyed it immensely. I was also giddy for the introduction of Cristiano because I love a good love triangle. And I was not disappointed with him.
Ladies, I applaud you. You have a dedicated fan in me and I anxiously await the next book.
Shelved as 'not-now-but-will'
December 16, 2015It's coming out on this Friday, guys!!!!!
April 21, 2016
I have so much to say about this but I need another day to gather my thoughts because..wow. Mind: blown. What is going on what just happened, I don't know, I need sleep and time to process all this amazingness.
Merged review:
I have so much to say about this but I need another day to gather my thoughts because..wow. Mind: blown. What is going on what just happened, I don't know, I need sleep and time to process all this amazingness.
the book trailer is out I REPEAT THE BOOK TRAILER IS OUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCl5r...
I already know this is going to be awesome, but I WANT TO READ IT RIGHT NOW I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE!!
Merged review:
I have so much to say about this but I need another day to gather my thoughts because..wow. Mind: blown. What is going on what just happened, I don't know, I need sleep and time to process all this amazingness.
the book trailer is out I REPEAT THE BOOK TRAILER IS OUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCl5r...
I already know this is going to be awesome, but I WANT TO READ IT RIGHT NOW I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE!!
January 6, 2016
Sad Face... Disappointing
Entire book was Aurora and Mr. Siccarius Bad Boy
And why do authors try to shove 25-year-olds into characters labeled 17? I don't get it. This guy is clearly older than her (though he never actually admitted to being 17). And I'm not sure what high school all of you went to, but mine didn't have guys sporting a "5-o'clock shadow". Peach fuzz, yes.
Please PLEASE PLEASE do NOT make this a love triangle.
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OH MY GAWWWRRD!
YAY!
...Okay, so am I the only one checking every day to see if it's been released? No? Okay, good ...
Entire book was Aurora and Mr. Siccarius Bad Boy
And why do authors try to shove 25-year-olds into characters labeled 17? I don't get it. This guy is clearly older than her (though he never actually admitted to being 17). And I'm not sure what high school all of you went to, but mine didn't have guys sporting a "5-o'clock shadow". Peach fuzz, yes.
Please PLEASE PLEASE do NOT make this a love triangle.
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OH MY GAWWWRRD!
YAY!
...Okay, so am I the only one checking every day to see if it's been released? No? Okay, good ...
April 21, 2016
Finally. I was waiting so long for this.And I'm loving that cover
March 11, 2018
is it bad that I want Aurora to break up with Ayden and be with Christiano? Also, what’s up with the mutual mind reading thingy??
“His fist tightened around my belt, and he yanked me close.
“Relax,” he said. “I need this.”
Off of my belt, his other hand unpinned the round metal brooch, the one Jumpsuit had called a medallion. Cristiano paused, his face so close I could see bronze flecks in his eyes.
He flashed me a wry grin. “You are very jumpy.”
“Because I think you are very handsy,” I huffed.
He laughed. “If I am ever…handsy?…with you, you will not think, you will know.”
“His fist tightened around my belt, and he yanked me close.
“Relax,” he said. “I need this.”
Off of my belt, his other hand unpinned the round metal brooch, the one Jumpsuit had called a medallion. Cristiano paused, his face so close I could see bronze flecks in his eyes.
He flashed me a wry grin. “You are very jumpy.”
“Because I think you are very handsy,” I huffed.
He laughed. “If I am ever…handsy?…with you, you will not think, you will know.”
May 8, 2016
Woho! Alyssa and Eileen did it again!
I need to process it all because, too many feelings and too many questions.
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Demons in Disguise is the third book in the Divinicus Nex Cronicles series so I can't tell much than in this book we get to see a great character developement from every character we've known since the first book and we get to see new character and if you've read DDD and want to know what and how Novo is... You'll have to read this book.
Things I liked the most:
—Aurora: Aurora is such a strong female character, she's sassy and funny and I just loved how much she cares for her family.
Matthias was missing, of course, but that was a good thing. He would've ruined my appetite.
—The Hex Boys: of course, they are my reason of living, #justkidding. But seriously this guys made all just so wonderfull. Their diverse personalities, how much they've been through and what we learn about them in this book is worth of reading.
I loved Ayden's sweet and protective side with Aurora.
I liked Matthias in the previous books but in this he really grew up on me. And his love for Aurora, well, you'll see.
"Apparently, you didn't get the memo, mates," Matthias growled at the fallen assassins. "I'm first in line to shoot her."
I little bit of Blake's past is revealed in this one and that part just broke my heart.
We get to see a sassy Logan. More fierce and nothing like the quiet and calm Logan we've known.
Jayden, oh boy, he made me laugh so much with his strange words and his way to explain things.
And, of course, there is Tristan who shows everyone not to mess with his family. Fighting
defensivily? Where? Lol.
—I also liked the way things developed. Calm but quickly. There is no more nor less. We had answers but with those came lots of new questions.
It was a selfie of Horus... giving Matthias bunny ears as Matthias slept in the rocking chair in his own bethroom. It was disturbing on so many levels, I could't even bring myself to make fun of the Aussie.
—Luna and Lucian: This guys are the best siblings I've read ever.
"Ugh!" Luna's head fell back. "You two are pathetic. Aurora, you just got more tongue from a dog than from your boyfriend."
Thins I didn't like
—I'm totally Team Ayden when it cames about Aurora. So, the fact that the Bellator it's possibly doesn't make me happy. But we'll see what happens...
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So, you guys, if you have not read this series. Do it. Go. What are you waiting for?
You may like it or you may not but you won't find out if you don't read it ;)
I need to process it all because, too many feelings and too many questions.
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Demons in Disguise is the third book in the Divinicus Nex Cronicles series so I can't tell much than in this book we get to see a great character developement from every character we've known since the first book and we get to see new character and if you've read DDD and want to know what and how Novo is... You'll have to read this book.
Things I liked the most:
—Aurora: Aurora is such a strong female character, she's sassy and funny and I just loved how much she cares for her family.
Matthias was missing, of course, but that was a good thing. He would've ruined my appetite.
—The Hex Boys: of course, they are my reason of living, #justkidding. But seriously this guys made all just so wonderfull. Their diverse personalities, how much they've been through and what we learn about them in this book is worth of reading.
I loved Ayden's sweet and protective side with Aurora.
I liked Matthias in the previous books but in this he really grew up on me. And his love for Aurora, well, you'll see.
"Apparently, you didn't get the memo, mates," Matthias growled at the fallen assassins. "I'm first in line to shoot her."
I little bit of Blake's past is revealed in this one and that part just broke my heart.
We get to see a sassy Logan. More fierce and nothing like the quiet and calm Logan we've known.
Jayden, oh boy, he made me laugh so much with his strange words and his way to explain things.
And, of course, there is Tristan who shows everyone not to mess with his family. Fighting
defensivily? Where? Lol.
—I also liked the way things developed. Calm but quickly. There is no more nor less. We had answers but with those came lots of new questions.
It was a selfie of Horus... giving Matthias bunny ears as Matthias slept in the rocking chair in his own bethroom. It was disturbing on so many levels, I could't even bring myself to make fun of the Aussie.
—Luna and Lucian: This guys are the best siblings I've read ever.
"Ugh!" Luna's head fell back. "You two are pathetic. Aurora, you just got more tongue from a dog than from your boyfriend."
Thins I didn't like
—I'm totally Team Ayden when it cames about Aurora. So, the fact that the Bellator it's possibly doesn't make me happy. But we'll see what happens...
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So, you guys, if you have not read this series. Do it. Go. What are you waiting for?
You may like it or you may not but you won't find out if you don't read it ;)
June 28, 2016
I don't even know what to say ! This was my favourite series.... I agree with maximum reviews about the series going downhill from this book because of introduction of love triangle between two teenagers and a man! It is well known fact that most girls like to experience romance with man when a teen and hence Aurora is understandably smitten by Cristiano, without him being her Bellator! I just hope now this series won't fall victim to the showing bad traits of either Cristiano or Ayden to facilitate Aurora in her choice.
Weird... She should be scared he knew about her so much as disclosed in end. The end was not satisfactory for me...
Some questions are answered like who traitor is... I really wanted to know what Aurora would find in Lizzy's library but I was disappointed that there was nothing of it in this book! It can clearly help her in her quests.
I totally loved Eros and Psyche and their involvement in this book! Also felt the high school hottie asking for girls' she'll in school angle really like a movie ... But fun!
There are more questions raised! I didn't find Aurora and her internal monologues funny but sarcastic. I missed my Hex Boys... I loved the Characters of Cristiano and Horus. Both are unique in their own ways, Horus is particularly adorable! I can't help but feel something off about Cristiano and that he has some hidden agenda. I accept that he has seemed completely loyal to Aurora and I find it suspicious that he is very accepting of her relationship with Ayden. I assume there would be some jealousy issues in next books of the series where he holds unfair advantage over Ayden. I am curious about his episodes and I feel aurora should get to see them and then she would understand that men are more complicated than boys... Duh!
Cristiano has mental link with Aurora with has been established throughout the book so it's no doubt he is the Bellator. Poor Ayden was already insecure about it.
I didn't see some twists coming and am happy that at least Ayden got to take Aurora on a date, though she turned into a hormonal machine in this book. Bitch don't dare break Ayden's heart... #TeamAyden!
I will read the next books because even though I don't mind the hotness named Cristiano I genuinely think that Aurora and Ayden should end up together.
Weird... She should be scared he knew about her so much as disclosed in end. The end was not satisfactory for me...
Some questions are answered like who traitor is... I really wanted to know what Aurora would find in Lizzy's library but I was disappointed that there was nothing of it in this book! It can clearly help her in her quests.
I totally loved Eros and Psyche and their involvement in this book! Also felt the high school hottie asking for girls' she'll in school angle really like a movie ... But fun!
There are more questions raised! I didn't find Aurora and her internal monologues funny but sarcastic. I missed my Hex Boys... I loved the Characters of Cristiano and Horus. Both are unique in their own ways, Horus is particularly adorable! I can't help but feel something off about Cristiano and that he has some hidden agenda. I accept that he has seemed completely loyal to Aurora and I find it suspicious that he is very accepting of her relationship with Ayden. I assume there would be some jealousy issues in next books of the series where he holds unfair advantage over Ayden. I am curious about his episodes and I feel aurora should get to see them and then she would understand that men are more complicated than boys... Duh!
Cristiano has mental link with Aurora with has been established throughout the book so it's no doubt he is the Bellator. Poor Ayden was already insecure about it.
I didn't see some twists coming and am happy that at least Ayden got to take Aurora on a date, though she turned into a hormonal machine in this book. Bitch don't dare break Ayden's heart... #TeamAyden!
I will read the next books because even though I don't mind the hotness named Cristiano I genuinely think that Aurora and Ayden should end up together.
February 7, 2017
****Updated Review: Re-read #2
Ummmm yeah, I still can't figure out why I only gave this book 4 stars the first time around.... I think I said something goofy about not enough hex boys, but whatever. I actually found that I enjoyed the book even more so reading it the second time around without as much hex Boy action. I'm sorry, I know I'm going to be hated against for the rest of my Pep Boy reading days, but I just can't stand Aurora with Ayden. It's time for Aiden to move over and hello Cristiano. I love this book even more then the first time and I will definitely be changing my review to reflect five stars rather than 4.
End Update****
Title: Demons in Disguise
Author: A&E Kirk
Series: Divinicus Nex Chronicles #3
Publication Date: December 2015
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Young Adult
My Rating: 4 Stars
My Review:
Okay. Here it is. The review of the book that I have been waiting to read all year. I just could not, could not find it in my entire being to give this book five stars all because of one reason....
...... Where the HECK did my Hex boys go? Its like, they were background noise in this book. It was utterly depressing.... But....
But....
Hello Cristiano.... Please come seduce me any day of the week Mr. Seduction Guru. I mean, wowzers! I think I need a fire hose to put the flames out. Fer realz. Goodbye Ayden. I'm sorry, you lose. At least in my perfect world you do. Let's face it though, we all know he is the Nex's Bellator and my, what a fine Bellator he is.
*Sigh*
Moving on... The Kirk's of course deliver another spectacular installment in one of my very favorite series. My biggest complaint is that they don't write the books fast enough for me! I need them now. All of them.
The writing is of course filled with witty humor and an insane amount of non-stop plot twist after plot twist. I loved every minute of it and I cant wait to reread it just so I can enjoy it all again!
Ummmm yeah, I still can't figure out why I only gave this book 4 stars the first time around.... I think I said something goofy about not enough hex boys, but whatever. I actually found that I enjoyed the book even more so reading it the second time around without as much hex Boy action. I'm sorry, I know I'm going to be hated against for the rest of my Pep Boy reading days, but I just can't stand Aurora with Ayden. It's time for Aiden to move over and hello Cristiano. I love this book even more then the first time and I will definitely be changing my review to reflect five stars rather than 4.
End Update****
Title: Demons in Disguise
Author: A&E Kirk
Series: Divinicus Nex Chronicles #3
Publication Date: December 2015
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Young Adult
My Rating: 4 Stars
My Review:
Okay. Here it is. The review of the book that I have been waiting to read all year. I just could not, could not find it in my entire being to give this book five stars all because of one reason....
...... Where the HECK did my Hex boys go? Its like, they were background noise in this book. It was utterly depressing.... But....
But....
Hello Cristiano.... Please come seduce me any day of the week Mr. Seduction Guru. I mean, wowzers! I think I need a fire hose to put the flames out. Fer realz. Goodbye Ayden. I'm sorry, you lose. At least in my perfect world you do. Let's face it though, we all know he is the Nex's Bellator and my, what a fine Bellator he is.
*Sigh*
Moving on... The Kirk's of course deliver another spectacular installment in one of my very favorite series. My biggest complaint is that they don't write the books fast enough for me! I need them now. All of them.
The writing is of course filled with witty humor and an insane amount of non-stop plot twist after plot twist. I loved every minute of it and I cant wait to reread it just so I can enjoy it all again!
December 21, 2015
I love this series, but I've gotta say this book disappointed me. I really didn't like Cristiano, he was just plain annoying and unfortunately in most of the book. The Hex boys (especially Ayden) were pushed to the side so that Cristiano could play a major role so this book missed the great chemistry the other 2 had. And don't get me started on the 'love triangle'. Aurora and Ayden have already established a relationship, you don't just bring in another guy for her to swoon over, because then she just looks like a cheat. The new love interest aspect just wrecked this book for me and I'm crushed, I waited a long time for this book just to be left unhappy.
June 3, 2016
Oh Wow!
This book was worth the wait! I tried to read it slowly, I even forced myself not to start reading it right away; but damn it I just couldn't. This book, this series, is just too good.
Right out of the gate we're trusted into madness as our fearless clumsily hero, Aurora, scrambles about trying to fight off killer demon's, that she can only see, while trying to salvage the date her and Aden are on. There is fast solid action, gun fire, explosions and just play old crazy. The kicker, this all happens in the first few chapters. Talk about an entrance. It was glorious!
We're also introduced to some new characters, well one character in perceptual, dreamy Christiano. In truth I wasn't to keen on him at first, but damn it was hard not to get distracted by his hotness and his slurry ways. I have a new crush, Team Christiano, don't worry Jayden I have room in my heart for a multitude of fiction male characters.
But, my real enjoyment is the interactions between the Hex boys. Growing up with brothers, crazy cousins, a metal family, and now in the Military working mostly with men, it's a warm fuzzy to read such real interactions and witty banter. It brings back memories and gets me laughing like a crazy person (my dad has given me few WTF looks while reading this wonder). Not only the banter, but the writing flows in this off-rhythm smoothness that isn't like anything I have ever read before. I don't believe I have witness a story, either written or in media (movies. TYV) where there's no plot holes. This is dedication to the craft and a love of writing that shows through, in this work of crazy art.
Then there is Aurora, oh Aurora, how do you managed to tie your shoes and come out unscaved? You are the most luckily and unluckiest person that ever walked the face of the earth, and will, hell. A cockroach got nothing on you my dear. Besides her weird ability to test the bodies limited on thriving to survive, Aurora's mind is on another plain. I love it! You know what else I love? She always gives her unknown assailants nicknames. Razor Rick, Armani, ha! Spectacular!
Besides her being bluntly awesome, she is, to me, real. She isn't perfect, she gets afraid and she doesn't always win. There's a scene where her PTSD is triggered and how she reacted, the flashbacks, and fear that surged through her all at once, had me catching my own breath and wishing I could help. These are the moments that makes the story more then just a story. It brings the reader there, with our hero, connecting our hearts and feeling their pain. It is this ability that makes a story remarkable, and unforgettable. Rather then another okay read that we stocked in the back, and is soon forgotten from our short attention span minds.
Now I would like to touch on the principal, Angie Clarke. She wasn't a big character and didn't have a lot of screen time. But she was a character I named because I was lucky enough to win a giveaway that was host last year, through the blog tour of Drop Dead Demons. I'm please (giggly really) with this character and happy to see my friend's name forever immortalized in the written word. Sadly Angie passed away six years ago of heart failure. She was 19, sick most of her life, but lived like most of us don't. I never knew a girl more alive, bright and kind. She would've loved the character A&E Kirk conjured up. Thank you, she's alive again, living in your wonderful, crazy world, where anything can and will mostly likely happen.
I highly recommend this book, this series. There isn't anything out there like it, and believe me I know, I've make it my mission to search for these hidden original gems that get lost among the cookie cutter clutter that is YA. You will get hooked on this series, and you will never find another book like it.
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
This book was worth the wait! I tried to read it slowly, I even forced myself not to start reading it right away; but damn it I just couldn't. This book, this series, is just too good.
Right out of the gate we're trusted into madness as our fearless clumsily hero, Aurora, scrambles about trying to fight off killer demon's, that she can only see, while trying to salvage the date her and Aden are on. There is fast solid action, gun fire, explosions and just play old crazy. The kicker, this all happens in the first few chapters. Talk about an entrance. It was glorious!
We're also introduced to some new characters, well one character in perceptual, dreamy Christiano. In truth I wasn't to keen on him at first, but damn it was hard not to get distracted by his hotness and his slurry ways. I have a new crush, Team Christiano, don't worry Jayden I have room in my heart for a multitude of fiction male characters.
But, my real enjoyment is the interactions between the Hex boys. Growing up with brothers, crazy cousins, a metal family, and now in the Military working mostly with men, it's a warm fuzzy to read such real interactions and witty banter. It brings back memories and gets me laughing like a crazy person (my dad has given me few WTF looks while reading this wonder). Not only the banter, but the writing flows in this off-rhythm smoothness that isn't like anything I have ever read before. I don't believe I have witness a story, either written or in media (movies. TYV) where there's no plot holes. This is dedication to the craft and a love of writing that shows through, in this work of crazy art.
Then there is Aurora, oh Aurora, how do you managed to tie your shoes and come out unscaved? You are the most luckily and unluckiest person that ever walked the face of the earth, and will, hell. A cockroach got nothing on you my dear. Besides her weird ability to test the bodies limited on thriving to survive, Aurora's mind is on another plain. I love it! You know what else I love? She always gives her unknown assailants nicknames. Razor Rick, Armani, ha! Spectacular!
Besides her being bluntly awesome, she is, to me, real. She isn't perfect, she gets afraid and she doesn't always win. There's a scene where her PTSD is triggered and how she reacted, the flashbacks, and fear that surged through her all at once, had me catching my own breath and wishing I could help. These are the moments that makes the story more then just a story. It brings the reader there, with our hero, connecting our hearts and feeling their pain. It is this ability that makes a story remarkable, and unforgettable. Rather then another okay read that we stocked in the back, and is soon forgotten from our short attention span minds.
Now I would like to touch on the principal, Angie Clarke. She wasn't a big character and didn't have a lot of screen time. But she was a character I named because I was lucky enough to win a giveaway that was host last year, through the blog tour of Drop Dead Demons. I'm please (giggly really) with this character and happy to see my friend's name forever immortalized in the written word. Sadly Angie passed away six years ago of heart failure. She was 19, sick most of her life, but lived like most of us don't. I never knew a girl more alive, bright and kind. She would've loved the character A&E Kirk conjured up. Thank you, she's alive again, living in your wonderful, crazy world, where anything can and will mostly likely happen.
I highly recommend this book, this series. There isn't anything out there like it, and believe me I know, I've make it my mission to search for these hidden original gems that get lost among the cookie cutter clutter that is YA. You will get hooked on this series, and you will never find another book like it.
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
March 11, 2017
***spoiler free***
I finally finished reading the book. I have to admit I LOVED it. This book is nonstop action from the very beginning. The book starts off with Aurora waiting for Ayden at a restaurant cuz she's on a date and well, what's a date without some demons, eh? And so it begins... :)
Lots of ups and downs. There are some new characters added namely, Cristiano and Horus. I loved them both. Horus does not have much screen time in the book but whatever little there is he is just hilarious. His character is done well and I hope we get to see a lot of him in the next book. He is a straightforward, emotionally and socially awkward person but his heart is in the right place. At the end, we find out more about what Horus was up to while he was living in Gossamer falls....it was too funny. Sorry, cannot tell you guys as it will be a spoiler.
Cristiano, hmmm...one word - Ahhmazing. I enjoyed reading about him a LOT. Not to mention, I really liked his and Aurora's chemistry together. It is on a different level than Aurora and Ayden. Don't worry Ayden fans....there was no love stolen or love anything. It is how I felt whenever Aurora and Cristiano interacted with each other. I felt they truly had a good rapport together even though Aurora didn't trust him completely in the beginning. We're still not sure about Cristiano's reason for helping Aurora (although one can make guesses). But, he is always there to help her and support her. I felt he actually brought out the best in Aurora throughout this book. On top of it all he's a Sicarius which means he's deadly and intense (and HOT). I definitely want to know MOAR about Cristiano (what his powers are?) and about his deep desire to keepFiamma Aurora safe ;)
"By the way." Logan put out his hand to Cristiano. "Thank you for getting him out of there. And, uh, sorry for trying to kill you."
Cristiano gave Logan's hand a firm shake. "It was my utmost pleasure. And that would include the attempted assassination. You are the nicest of individuals to ever try."
This made me chuckle. The entire book actually had me laughing at various points.
Traitor, we finally find out WHO the traitor(s) is and how they orchestrated the whole thing. It was sort of a surprise to be honest when I found out who all was involved.
The best part - Aurora's stupid-O-meter seemed to have toned down a LOT from book 2. She either did not have a lot of time to make stupid decisions (like she did in book 2) or she finally grew up/realized that there are smarter ways of doing things. You can decide ;)
Just to warn that the Hex boys are MIA in part of the book. There's a reason for that. Yes, I did miss them but I felt the story was nicely written (and evolved) even with the Hexy knights missing in part. No worries though, they do return with a bang! I felt it was a nice brief break in a way cuz while they are amazing sometimes all the bickering between the boys takes away from the gravity of the entire scene/story.
Looking forward to Book 4 now. #teamCristiano (and #teamAyden)
I finally finished reading the book. I have to admit I LOVED it. This book is nonstop action from the very beginning. The book starts off with Aurora waiting for Ayden at a restaurant cuz she's on a date and well, what's a date without some demons, eh? And so it begins... :)
Lots of ups and downs. There are some new characters added namely, Cristiano and Horus. I loved them both. Horus does not have much screen time in the book but whatever little there is he is just hilarious. His character is done well and I hope we get to see a lot of him in the next book. He is a straightforward, emotionally and socially awkward person but his heart is in the right place. At the end, we find out more about what Horus was up to while he was living in Gossamer falls....it was too funny. Sorry, cannot tell you guys as it will be a spoiler.
Cristiano, hmmm...one word - Ahhmazing. I enjoyed reading about him a LOT. Not to mention, I really liked his and Aurora's chemistry together. It is on a different level than Aurora and Ayden. Don't worry Ayden fans....there was no love stolen or love anything. It is how I felt whenever Aurora and Cristiano interacted with each other. I felt they truly had a good rapport together even though Aurora didn't trust him completely in the beginning. We're still not sure about Cristiano's reason for helping Aurora (although one can make guesses). But, he is always there to help her and support her. I felt he actually brought out the best in Aurora throughout this book. On top of it all he's a Sicarius which means he's deadly and intense (and HOT). I definitely want to know MOAR about Cristiano (what his powers are?) and about his deep desire to keep
"By the way." Logan put out his hand to Cristiano. "Thank you for getting him out of there. And, uh, sorry for trying to kill you."
Cristiano gave Logan's hand a firm shake. "It was my utmost pleasure. And that would include the attempted assassination. You are the nicest of individuals to ever try."
This made me chuckle. The entire book actually had me laughing at various points.
Traitor, we finally find out WHO the traitor(s) is and how they orchestrated the whole thing. It was sort of a surprise to be honest when I found out who all was involved.
The best part - Aurora's stupid-O-meter seemed to have toned down a LOT from book 2. She either did not have a lot of time to make stupid decisions (like she did in book 2) or she finally grew up/realized that there are smarter ways of doing things. You can decide ;)
Just to warn that the Hex boys are MIA in part of the book. There's a reason for that. Yes, I did miss them but I felt the story was nicely written (and evolved) even with the Hexy knights missing in part. No worries though, they do return with a bang! I felt it was a nice brief break in a way cuz while they are amazing sometimes all the bickering between the boys takes away from the gravity of the entire scene/story.
Looking forward to Book 4 now. #teamCristiano (and #teamAyden)
January 5, 2016
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WHAT THE FRIG IS UP WITH THAT DATE! WHY IS CHRISTMAS SO FAR AWAY! WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME! NOW I'M WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS EVEN MORE IF THAT IS EVEN FRIGGIN POSSIBLE!!!
I FEEL LIKE THIS DUDE!!!!!
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Dear, Divinicus Nex Chronicles,
So please please please please please please please please can this book just appear on my kindle AND END THIS TORTURE!?
WHAT THE FRIG IS UP WITH THAT DATE! WHY IS CHRISTMAS SO FAR AWAY! WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME! NOW I'M WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS EVEN MORE IF THAT IS EVEN FRIGGIN POSSIBLE!!!
I FEEL LIKE THIS DUDE!!!!!
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Dear, Divinicus Nex Chronicles,
So please please please please please please please please can this book just appear on my kindle AND END THIS TORTURE!?
June 22, 2016
I've been waiting so long for this, I had a hard time calming down when I actually got it. And I need more so much right now DX
DID was a fun read and I LOVED seeing the Hex Boys and Aurora again. But despite the wait, I didn't get as much as I'd hoped. Because instead of six Hexy guys that I've come to love so much, I got introduced to another character: Cristiano Cacciatori. I must admit I didn't like him at all because he was taking me and Aurora away from my guys, but immediately after some... circumstances ... things changed in ways I don't feel comfortable admitting as a fangirl. (Love you Matthias)
The story was great, but felt more like a transition to something amazing (meaning it's in the next installment lol). Doesn't mean this was a filler, as we find out a whole other layer as to what happpened to Aurora before she came back to Gossamer Falls. There was a lot of action, 'romance' and romance, and with Aurora, nothing is boring. However, compared to the other two books, there wasn't an exact goal in the plot so much as Aurora finding out small things that lead to bigger plot twists without them actually showing up. If anything, the plot was more in hiding until... BAM.
I loved how the boys did show a little more of their vulnerable sides. It made me sad in some parts. Other characters could use a good strangling. And I couldn't. Stop. Laughing.
Aurora's a girl who couldn't sit down even if she tried, and I love it. Her lifestyle is as disastrous as her grades, and although I wanted to pin her down somewhere, I'm glad she never stood still. Nothing is better than a girl who takes charge (just ask Blake).
I definitely can't wait for the next one. Until then, I'll be rereading the books, fantasizing, attempting to answer all the questions I got teased with. -_- And where's Gloria, man?? Yup, definite recommend. Six hot guys with the cutest, (sometimes) most immature spiels, secret organizations that just want to kill you, a hundred plus year supply of Mandatum dirty laundry, and a hunky Italian psychopath that just makes things a little more... enticing. *shivers*
DID was a fun read and I LOVED seeing the Hex Boys and Aurora again. But despite the wait, I didn't get as much as I'd hoped. Because instead of six Hexy guys that I've come to love so much, I got introduced to another character: Cristiano Cacciatori. I must admit I didn't like him at all because he was taking me and Aurora away from my guys, but immediately after some... circumstances ... things changed in ways I don't feel comfortable admitting as a fangirl. (Love you Matthias)
The story was great, but felt more like a transition to something amazing (meaning it's in the next installment lol). Doesn't mean this was a filler, as we find out a whole other layer as to what happpened to Aurora before she came back to Gossamer Falls. There was a lot of action, 'romance' and romance, and with Aurora, nothing is boring. However, compared to the other two books, there wasn't an exact goal in the plot so much as Aurora finding out small things that lead to bigger plot twists without them actually showing up. If anything, the plot was more in hiding until... BAM.
I loved how the boys did show a little more of their vulnerable sides. It made me sad in some parts. Other characters could use a good strangling. And I couldn't. Stop. Laughing.
Aurora's a girl who couldn't sit down even if she tried, and I love it. Her lifestyle is as disastrous as her grades, and although I wanted to pin her down somewhere, I'm glad she never stood still. Nothing is better than a girl who takes charge (just ask Blake).
I definitely can't wait for the next one. Until then, I'll be rereading the books, fantasizing, attempting to answer all the questions I got teased with. -_- And where's Gloria, man?? Yup, definite recommend. Six hot guys with the cutest, (sometimes) most immature spiels, secret organizations that just want to kill you, a hundred plus year supply of Mandatum dirty laundry, and a hunky Italian psychopath that just makes things a little more... enticing. *shivers*
February 17, 2017
4.5 Stars to this beautiful piece of work. I laughed, I screamed, I *almost* teared up, and I was on the edge of my seat so many times! I thought I knew who the bad guy was, then I thought it was someone else and someone else, etc. I loved that plot twist because I truly never saw it coming. * Actually I loved all the plot twists cause they kept me on my toes*
I couldn't give this book 5 stars because I ran into a handful of typos and Ayden lost his usual cockiness and became very.. insecure? jealous? whiny? all of the above. & maybe it's because I was reading at very late hours but I'm starting to hate that Blake calls Aurora 'babe' literally every. single. time. he sees her. Get a new word!! you've officially used 'babe' too fucking often.
Aurora's cat Van Helsing is such a bad ass I love him, my cats are entitled brats but hey, everything is cooler in books right?
I couldn't give this book 5 stars because I ran into a handful of typos and Ayden lost his usual cockiness and became very.. insecure? jealous? whiny? all of the above. & maybe it's because I was reading at very late hours but I'm starting to hate that Blake calls Aurora 'babe' literally every. single. time. he sees her. Get a new word!! you've officially used 'babe' too fucking often.
Aurora's cat Van Helsing is such a bad ass I love him, my cats are entitled brats but hey, everything is cooler in books right?
December 10, 2017
These books just really hit a great girly giggly spot in me. The 3rd installment brings more of A.E. Kirk's dry humor and hilarity. Aurora literally cannot go anywhere without Demons finding her. How's a girl supposed to have any sort of dating life?
The Hex boys are back and as adorable and great as ever. Though, unfortunately, they make less of an appearance in Demons in Disguise than the prior two books. *sobs*. While I missed them, we do get something in return, and that is Cristiano. Let me set the record here. I WANTED to dislike him. How can he just barge into Aurora's life and create a love triangle when we already have Ayden but 5 other amazing guys. Rude.
Okay, so I couldn't hate Cristiano. He's just too great and got his own problems. He genuinely does want to help Aurora (hmm I wonder why...), and they do actually get along well. If they were chemistry partners, they'd ace that class, you know what I mean?
We also get a slightly more plot heavy book, rather than hex boys banter (not that I don't love that) It shows that A.E. Kirk have both grown as writers and it makes me so happy because this series seems to be going in a direction where the plot will only get more complicated
Never fear though! We still get cute romantic moments with Ayden and Aurora. And if you're not a fan of love-triangles...seriously this works/don't worry about it/ just read the book!!
Edit: December 2017 and we still don't have book 4 :(
The Hex boys are back and as adorable and great as ever. Though, unfortunately, they make less of an appearance in Demons in Disguise than the prior two books. *sobs*. While I missed them, we do get something in return, and that is Cristiano. Let me set the record here. I WANTED to dislike him. How can he just barge into Aurora's life and create a love triangle when we already have Ayden but 5 other amazing guys. Rude.
Okay, so I couldn't hate Cristiano. He's just too great and got his own problems. He genuinely does want to help Aurora (hmm I wonder why...), and they do actually get along well. If they were chemistry partners, they'd ace that class, you know what I mean?
We also get a slightly more plot heavy book, rather than hex boys banter (not that I don't love that) It shows that A.E. Kirk have both grown as writers and it makes me so happy because this series seems to be going in a direction where the plot will only get more complicated
Never fear though! We still get cute romantic moments with Ayden and Aurora. And if you're not a fan of love-triangles...seriously this works/don't worry about it/ just read the book!!
Edit: December 2017 and we still don't have book 4 :(
January 8, 2016
3,5 stars.
While I loved the first book and liked the second, this one took some time to warm up to. Maybe it was the long wait and that I had forgotten what has happened in book 2 or that this one was so damn long. I don't mind long books if they dont drag. And while this one didn't, I do think the overall story didn't move along as much.
I also missed the Hex boys. Christiano was great, but Aurora and the boys is what makes the books so entertaining. Plus I don't like where the plot is going when it comes to Christiano and Aurora. I really really hope I'm wrong on that one. I will be so mad if we end up with yet another useless love triangle. I thought this series would be different. So once again, I hope I'm wrong.
Basically, I enjoyed the book, plus all the action and snarky dialogues, but the magic from the other books wasn't there. I still want to read about Aurora and the gang but now I don't feel like I need the next book this minute. I do love that feeling of not being able to breath until you get the next book. Maybe the next one will bring it back! ;)
While I loved the first book and liked the second, this one took some time to warm up to. Maybe it was the long wait and that I had forgotten what has happened in book 2 or that this one was so damn long. I don't mind long books if they dont drag. And while this one didn't, I do think the overall story didn't move along as much.
I also missed the Hex boys. Christiano was great, but Aurora and the boys is what makes the books so entertaining. Plus I don't like where the plot is going when it comes to Christiano and Aurora. I really really hope I'm wrong on that one. I will be so mad if we end up with yet another useless love triangle. I thought this series would be different. So once again, I hope I'm wrong.
Basically, I enjoyed the book, plus all the action and snarky dialogues, but the magic from the other books wasn't there. I still want to read about Aurora and the gang but now I don't feel like I need the next book this minute. I do love that feeling of not being able to breath until you get the next book. Maybe the next one will bring it back! ;)
May 7, 2016
OMFGLKSDJLKALSKDASD
I NEED THE NEXT BOOK…LIKE YESTERDAY!
This book was full of everything I love about this series: constant action, steamy romance, and hilarious banter of the Hex Boys! Although a lot of people are saying that they didn’t like this book because the hex boys were missing throughout most of it, I thought the book had a nice balance between introducing new characters and including the old ones we love so much.
While visiting his father at NOVO, Tristan gets into a scuffle and is detained at the resort. The Hex Boys try to go save him, and through some events, they end up being locked up there as well. So the Hex Boys are “detained” from roughly 30%-75% of the book. But they are not completely MIA…in fact, Aurora makes a trip (or two) to Novo, and we get some Hex boy action! So I guess my advice prior to reading the book is this: do not expect this book to be like the previous two books, where there is only Aurora and her boys. We get new characters, and trust me when I say this, you will be FAR from bored :)
That being said..now let’s get to the juicy parts!
#1: We get more steamy scenes with Ayden:
I liked my lips and took a raspy breath. “If your powers don’t work, you can’t light me on fire.”
His face lifted, eyes smoldering with ember flecks, his roguish smile full of promise. “In one sense, that’s true.” He raised one brow. “But in another, I intend to try very, very hard.”
#2: HELLO CRISTIANO CACCIATORI
We finally get to meet the infamous Cristiano, the sexy-Italian-assassin-hunter who Aurora believes is trying to kill her. I am going to come out and say this: I LOVE CRISTIANO! I guess that’s why I did not mind his large role in this book. I find him so mysterious, yet captivating at the same time…and sexy! Did I say sexy yet??? Well he is HOT.
“…because I can assure you that if I am in Aurora’s bed, there will be plenty of, as you say, action taking place.”
Cristiano shows up to Aurora’s school, and through some strings he pulls, he manages to ensure his role as Aurora’s tutor, to help her suffering grades. At first, all we know about Cristiano, is that he has these “episodes”, which his hot-shot mother has to hide from the rest of the Mandatum. Whatever the episodes are, they must be MUCH more than a little hissy-fit in order for Cristiano’s mother to go to such lengths to try to keep them hidden. So you expect to see all these anamalistic features of Cristiano, and for him to be a dick, like Mattias, but we get much more than just the warrior-Cristiano.
When Aurora is captured at Novo, she is being interrogated by a man in a jumpsuit, and he viciously stabs a knife through Aurora’s hand, imbedding the tip in the table, while the tilt of the blade is protruding from her palm. When things are about to get worse, Cristiano appears in the interrogation room, looking all kinds of furious. At this point, Aurora thinks Cristiano is out to murder her, and thinks this is the end for her. But then we get our first glimpse into the tender side of Cristiano:
Leaning over the table, the Sicarious assasin took my face in both his hands. No doubt about to snap my neck, and there was nothing I could do to stop him.
At least the pain would be gone.
I waited, but he just held my face. I realized his hands were shaking. I looked into his eyes and figured I must be truly in shock because the emotion I recognized gathering in those glittering eyes looked a lot like…
Fear.
This is such a beautiful moment for Cristiano's character development. Not only does he save Aurora from being further tortured, we see how much Aurora’s distress hurts Cristiano, a soul-wrenching pain. *Cue the tears*
In fact, I live for the tender moments between Aurora and Cristiano:
What goes up, must come down, and now I was dropping fast.
I winced, closed my eyes for impact, but my shoulders hit something soft, and a moment later, instead of being a brainy mess on the ground, I was safely cradled in someone’s arms.
Cristiano smiled down. “Do not go off without me again.”
AWWWW!!! This was so adorable! Since Aurora is the Divinicus Nex, it makes sense that she needs someone who parallels her in power to protect her. And Aurora is such a magnet for disaster, it is nice to finally have someone, who I feel, is powerful enough to protect her. And since it is pretty obvious that Cristiano is Aurora’s Bellator, I SHIP THEM SO HARD! I know, I know, Ayden is such a sweetheart, and an amazing boyfriend. But in this book, we see that Ayden is incapable of protecting Aurora in a lot of situations, whereas Cristiano has more connections, and is the superior fighter. I do not like love triangles, but this is definitely a case where the situation is interesting enough that I am truly intrigued. Will Aurora chose the boy who came into her life first, who is sweet, dependable, and charming? Or will her connection to her new acquaintance trump her first-puppy-love, and allow her to have a deeper relationship, one which binds souls and transcends logic? Ayden or Cristiano? GAH! I am most excited to learn about how being far away from Cristiano will affect Aurora. We already noticed that every since she left Paris (and thus Cristiano), Aurora has been having headaches. And there is something about how his touch soothes her pain, and comforts her. Gosh, there is SO much potential in this relationship!
#3: MY HEX BOYS
He turned his attention to the Hex Boys and asked, “where are your weapons?”
Logan looked at the fallen Ted, then back to Cristiano. “We are our weapons”
HOW BADASS WAS THAT?!?!?!
Oh, and how can I forget Blake?! He is one of my favorite characters ever written! Everything he says, has me laughing out loud!
“Blake, seriously, let us have our moment.” Ayden let go of me to shove at the mammoth.
“You are intruding on our moment, so you can just bite me. Or actually, I’d rather have Aurora do the honors. How about it babe?” Blake pressed.
After a reading slump, I am so happy that this book brought much needed joy and excitement to my life. It has been a long time since I loved a series this much! To say I am excited for the next book, is the most understated thing I have said all week. I NEED IT. NOW. :)
I NEED THE NEXT BOOK…LIKE YESTERDAY!
This book was full of everything I love about this series: constant action, steamy romance, and hilarious banter of the Hex Boys! Although a lot of people are saying that they didn’t like this book because the hex boys were missing throughout most of it, I thought the book had a nice balance between introducing new characters and including the old ones we love so much.
While visiting his father at NOVO, Tristan gets into a scuffle and is detained at the resort. The Hex Boys try to go save him, and through some events, they end up being locked up there as well. So the Hex Boys are “detained” from roughly 30%-75% of the book. But they are not completely MIA…in fact, Aurora makes a trip (or two) to Novo, and we get some Hex boy action! So I guess my advice prior to reading the book is this: do not expect this book to be like the previous two books, where there is only Aurora and her boys. We get new characters, and trust me when I say this, you will be FAR from bored :)
That being said..now let’s get to the juicy parts!
#1: We get more steamy scenes with Ayden:
I liked my lips and took a raspy breath. “If your powers don’t work, you can’t light me on fire.”
His face lifted, eyes smoldering with ember flecks, his roguish smile full of promise. “In one sense, that’s true.” He raised one brow. “But in another, I intend to try very, very hard.”
#2: HELLO CRISTIANO CACCIATORI
We finally get to meet the infamous Cristiano, the sexy-Italian-assassin-hunter who Aurora believes is trying to kill her. I am going to come out and say this: I LOVE CRISTIANO! I guess that’s why I did not mind his large role in this book. I find him so mysterious, yet captivating at the same time…and sexy! Did I say sexy yet??? Well he is HOT.
“…because I can assure you that if I am in Aurora’s bed, there will be plenty of, as you say, action taking place.”
Cristiano shows up to Aurora’s school, and through some strings he pulls, he manages to ensure his role as Aurora’s tutor, to help her suffering grades. At first, all we know about Cristiano, is that he has these “episodes”, which his hot-shot mother has to hide from the rest of the Mandatum. Whatever the episodes are, they must be MUCH more than a little hissy-fit in order for Cristiano’s mother to go to such lengths to try to keep them hidden. So you expect to see all these anamalistic features of Cristiano, and for him to be a dick, like Mattias, but we get much more than just the warrior-Cristiano.
When Aurora is captured at Novo, she is being interrogated by a man in a jumpsuit, and he viciously stabs a knife through Aurora’s hand, imbedding the tip in the table, while the tilt of the blade is protruding from her palm. When things are about to get worse, Cristiano appears in the interrogation room, looking all kinds of furious. At this point, Aurora thinks Cristiano is out to murder her, and thinks this is the end for her. But then we get our first glimpse into the tender side of Cristiano:
Leaning over the table, the Sicarious assasin took my face in both his hands. No doubt about to snap my neck, and there was nothing I could do to stop him.
At least the pain would be gone.
I waited, but he just held my face. I realized his hands were shaking. I looked into his eyes and figured I must be truly in shock because the emotion I recognized gathering in those glittering eyes looked a lot like…
Fear.
This is such a beautiful moment for Cristiano's character development. Not only does he save Aurora from being further tortured, we see how much Aurora’s distress hurts Cristiano, a soul-wrenching pain. *Cue the tears*
In fact, I live for the tender moments between Aurora and Cristiano:
What goes up, must come down, and now I was dropping fast.
I winced, closed my eyes for impact, but my shoulders hit something soft, and a moment later, instead of being a brainy mess on the ground, I was safely cradled in someone’s arms.
Cristiano smiled down. “Do not go off without me again.”
AWWWW!!! This was so adorable! Since Aurora is the Divinicus Nex, it makes sense that she needs someone who parallels her in power to protect her. And Aurora is such a magnet for disaster, it is nice to finally have someone, who I feel, is powerful enough to protect her. And since it is pretty obvious that Cristiano is Aurora’s Bellator, I SHIP THEM SO HARD! I know, I know, Ayden is such a sweetheart, and an amazing boyfriend. But in this book, we see that Ayden is incapable of protecting Aurora in a lot of situations, whereas Cristiano has more connections, and is the superior fighter. I do not like love triangles, but this is definitely a case where the situation is interesting enough that I am truly intrigued. Will Aurora chose the boy who came into her life first, who is sweet, dependable, and charming? Or will her connection to her new acquaintance trump her first-puppy-love, and allow her to have a deeper relationship, one which binds souls and transcends logic? Ayden or Cristiano? GAH! I am most excited to learn about how being far away from Cristiano will affect Aurora. We already noticed that every since she left Paris (and thus Cristiano), Aurora has been having headaches. And there is something about how his touch soothes her pain, and comforts her. Gosh, there is SO much potential in this relationship!
#3: MY HEX BOYS
He turned his attention to the Hex Boys and asked, “where are your weapons?”
Logan looked at the fallen Ted, then back to Cristiano. “We are our weapons”
HOW BADASS WAS THAT?!?!?!
Oh, and how can I forget Blake?! He is one of my favorite characters ever written! Everything he says, has me laughing out loud!
“Blake, seriously, let us have our moment.” Ayden let go of me to shove at the mammoth.
“You are intruding on our moment, so you can just bite me. Or actually, I’d rather have Aurora do the honors. How about it babe?” Blake pressed.
After a reading slump, I am so happy that this book brought much needed joy and excitement to my life. It has been a long time since I loved a series this much! To say I am excited for the next book, is the most understated thing I have said all week. I NEED IT. NOW. :)
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