My Weekly Pull |18|

  My Weekly Pull is something I do every Wednesday to show which anime, manga, and comic I pull for myself for the week. My friend Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? hosts My Weekly Pull for comics that she has read or is reading, so make sure to check her out because it was such a cool and fun idea that I asked if I could do it for anime and manga as well as comics!


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Lastest Binging Updates ~

 I finished Special A! So you guys can expect an Anime Discussion for it soon, most likely next Wednesday. It was hilarious once you get farther into it and remember which characters are who, but it was a lot like Ouran High School Host Club! (Spoiler: but she's not in debt, and it's not all guys.)

My brother talked me into starting another anime with him- which was probably a bad idea, but it's hard for us to find an anime that neither of us has seen. Either he's already watched it or I have/am about to finish it. 😔  
Boogiepop and Others!

And then I also managed to squeeze in Code: Breaker 01 and 02~~

I'm so excited to finally get my hands on the manga of this series, the anime didn't explain as much as I wanted and since there won't be a second season... I'm jumping into this!



What's Up For This Week's Binge??? ~


My brother and I love to binge anime together so here's the list we put together!

We will be finishing Boogiepop and Others,
Next on our list after that will be Kaguya-sama: Love Is War! And then I got him to agree to try The Demonic King Chases His Wife.

I'll make sure to update you guys how our binging goes!! :D

Have you watched/read any of these?? What did you think???

What anime are you currently watching, or planning to watch next??


Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

Stephanie Garber's LEGENDARY Sequel

Title: Legendary

Author: Stephanie Garber

Series: Book 2 to Caraval

LINKS: Amazon

Published: May 29th, 2018


       Synopsis: A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice, but now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever...

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . the games have only just begun.

Okay, this is a LEGENDARY sequel...


*wink* Did you see what I did there?

Did you? Did you?



Alright fine, the actual review xD

Caraval was one of my favorite books I read in 2018, and I actually read it twice to get ready for Legendary! I know a good portion of readers didn't like Scarlet, or didn't like Caraval- but loved Tella and Legendary.

I loved both books equally, and rate them both 5 stars.


 Scarlet and Tella's relationship is shown more in this book, as we get to see them both together more than we did in Caraval but we also get to learn some other things that had been going on in the first book and we didn't even know it!
  I do not have a favorite between Scarlet and Tella, believe it or not, they both are so different but still put each other first and while one or the other will annoy me a little sometimes- they make up for it!


The plot in Legendary was very different from Caraval, and honestly brings up a lot of questions that I have now- such as does this mean Julian and Legend are step-brothers, or how does the relation work between them? Because that's honestly rather unclear to me...

The game was very much real this time for Tella, and I just loved the side characters and their attitudes (Dante and Julain mainly)!


The romance alone made me want to go re-read the book, which I'll probably do at some point, but I liked how we did get to see some of Scarlet and Julian's... progress on their relationship. Not going into detail on that!


Finale- book 3- comes out in 2019, and I hear it's from both Scarlet and Tella's pov. I was really hoping we'd get some of Legend's pov or even Julian's, but I guess not *sighs*.
Oh well, I'll take what I get!



[My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟]



Have any of you read Caraval or Legendary?? What did you think??


Thanks for reading & have a lovely day!!
~Books with Noel

My Blogger Friends + New Blogs! ~ 12

Blogger Friends + New Blogs! is something I do every Saturday to share and support my favorite blogs, new bloggers, authors, and friends. I do a handful in each post, and do not share any of my own posts- this is strictly for you guys!

Andrea's Bookish Thoughts

Avenger's Book Tag!



Cornerfolds

Tracy reviews one of my favorite books, The Coldest Girl In Coldtown by Holly black!



Diva Booknerd

Book review for Aurora Rising!!



Pages of Wonderland

Vivien tries French music for her Music Monday!!




Chuckles Book Cave

Top Ten Favorite Books to Movies #2



Bookiverse

Feed the TBR Beast!! June Releases~




Lotte Lauv

Author Diary #5 | Writing sixteen books in three years





Book'd Out

Book Review for Running Against The Tide by Amanda Ortlepp




Sophie's Corner

Celebrating 2 Years of Blogging | My Blogging Firsts

 Sorry, the list is shorter, I'm on a trip while I type up these blog posts for you guys!! <3 But I will definitely have a book review up for you guys on Monday!!



Go check out some awesome blog posts!!


Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

Manga Classics Reviews!! | Jane Eyre & Sense and Sensibility

*I received free copies of these books from the publishers on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review- my thoughts and opinions are strictly my own.*

Title: Manga Classics: Jane Eyre

Publisher: Udon Entertainment

Author(s): Stacy King (English Script), SunNeko Lee (Art by), Crystal S. Chan (story adaption), Charlotte Brontë

Genre: Manga / Graphic novels, classics, romance, historical fiction

Goodreads | Amazon | Netgalley



  Synopsis:  As an orphaned child, Jane Eyre is first cruelly abused by her aunt, then cast out and sent to a charity school. Though she meets with further abuse, she receives an education and eventually takes a job as a governess at the estate of Edward Rochester. Jane and Rochester begin to bond, but his dark moods trouble her. When Jane uncovers the terrible secret Rochester has been hiding, she flees and finds temporary refuge at the home of St. John Rivers.

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  I've loved Jane Eyre for years- the story and Jane's strong character throughout her life will always be memorable to me and one that I love. Though parts of the story can be dark, there's also humor throughout and romance.

  This manga did an amazing job at capturing everything, from Jane's mind to Mr. Rochester's adoring love for her, but not only that! This manga brought one of my favorite classics to life- honestly, this was so much better than any of the four movie versions I've watched in the past!

  The writing was right on point- never dragging, the characters were just like themselves and everything was expressed so well through the illustrations. Even the romance progressed very nicely! I was rooting for the end and then I wanted to start it all over again- just to experience it again.

If you love Jane Eyre or classics retold- definitely give this one a try!!
 My favorite part is probably that it shows the epilogue that was in the original book, every other version I've found skips over that beautiful part and ignores it!


[My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟]




Title: Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility

Publisher: Udon Entertainment

Genre: Manga, graphic novels, classics, romance, historical fiction

Author(s): Stacy King (story adaption & Goodreads author), Po Tse (art by), Jane Austen (original story)

Goodreads | Amazon | Netgalley


  Synopsis:  Impulsive Marianne Dashwood and cautious Elinor are as different as two sisters could be, yet both are shattered by their father's Sudden Death. Elinor's attachment to the reserved Edward Ferrars is torn asunder by family opposition and his own dark secret, while Marianne's brilliant romance with the dashing John Willoughby comes to a tumultuous end in a devastating public betrayal. Can the two sisters overcome these trials to find true, lasting happiness?

Jane Austen's beloved first novel, filled with romance, redemption and social critique, is brought to life for a modern audience in this gorgeous manga-style adaptation!



While I love almost everything Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility is actually the first of her works I found and got me started on her writing. Though I do have to admit that the story is much less humorous than her other works, it still is so original that I can't not love it!

 I honestly liked this manga quite a bit better than the original though, the book was very hard to get through- whereas the manga shows and describes things perfectly for us! (Another reason I usually watched the movie instead of rereading the book.)

 The drawing style made certain parts just the right amount of comical, others as touching and emotional as needed- and of course I just loved how Elinor and Marianne were drawn!

 I didn't think I'd find a version of Sense & Sensibility that I would want to reread again, but I found it! The emotional and harsher parts were expressed very well in this manga, without making if feel like too much or that anything was unnecessary.

I have to say there are two or three parts that were much better drawn and written in the manga than any other version I've read/watched. And they actually made me feel a lot better about some other things in the story, I was able to understand some of the side characters as well as Elinor and her sister!



[My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟] [3.5 stars!]

  I gushed about these manga to my brother just last night as I typed this up for you guys, and he was just confounded that I'd managed to find a manga of Jane Austen works of all things! It's not a secret in my house that I love Jane Austen works. 😂


Do any of you guys like to read other versions of classics like this? Have any of you read these?? What did you think, or what are your thoughts based on the cover and synopsis??



Thanks for reading loves & have a wonderfully awesome day!!
~Books with Noel

Keep It or Ditch It? | You Pick #2

Keep It or Ditch It? is a meme I do on the blog once a month, where I show some books that have been in my ''TBR Mountain''  for a while, and you guys decide if I should

a) Keep It

or

b) Ditch It

Last time you guys decided I should DITCH The Wrong Girl, so we've already downsized my TBR by one book!!

*cheers*


Now for the books for this month- yes, I'm going to do two this time!!



Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz

[About: High atop Hathorne Hill, near Boston, sits Danvers State Hospital. Built in 1878 and closed in 1992, this abandoned mental institution is rumored to be the birthplace of the lobotomy. On the eve of the hospital’s demolition, six teens break in to spend the night and film a movie about their experiences. For Derik, it’s an opportunity to win a filmmaking contest and save himself from a future of flipping burgers at his parents’ diner. For the others, it’s a chance to be on TV, or a night with no parents. But what starts as a dare quickly escalates into a nightmare. Behind the crumbling walls, down every dark passageway, and in each deserted room, they will unravel the mysteries of those who once lived there and the spirits who still might.]


Don't ask me why I have this book, it seemed interesting at the time and I really thought I was going to read it sooner... but apparently I forgot about it...

Hehe, whoops! 😅





The Poison Apples by Lily Archer

[About: We all know the stories of Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel. But have you ever heard of Alice Bingley-Beckerman, Reena Paruchuri, or Molly Miller? Of course you haven’t. Not yet. What these girls have in common with their fairy tale sisters is this: They are the stepdaughters of three very evil stepmothers. And they’re not happy about it. They think they are alone in their unhappiness until they arrive at Putnam Mount McKinsey, a posh boarding school located in lovely rural Massachusetts. Here is where they will plot their revenge. But first they have to meet.]

 I'm rather unsure if I should keep this one or not- on one hand I really am curious and it's right up my alley, on the other... I already have a huge TBR!




Should I KEEP or DITCH???


Please let me know what you think of the books! Thanks for reading and all your help!
~Books with Noel

LINKS: The Poison Apples, Project 17

My Blogger Friends + New Blogs! ~ 11

Blogger Friends + New Blogs! is something I do every Saturday to share and support my favorite blogs, new bloggers, authors, and friends. I do a handful in each post, and do not share any of my own posts- this is strictly for you guys!

Brooke's Reviews and Sweeps

Favorite Mothers in YA (Fangirling on Friday)



a GREAT read

The Wanderlust Book Tag!



Waves of Fiction

Her review of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren had me convinced to add yet another book to my TBR!


~~My Guilty Obsession~~

Blog Tour Review for The Great Pretenders by Laura Kapakian!



BiteIntoBooks

Esther joins the Sunday Post Meme! Her first post was in April, so this one is her third! The Sunday Post!



Book Haven

Greg shares another Book cover Spotlight! This one made me think of George of the Jungle! (Great movie!!)



Keep on Reading

Elle shares her thoughts on Sky In The Deep!!



Elle Mcfadzen

5 Ways Gaming Helps Writers

Hope you are all doing well!
 I'll have more links next week to share, but early Sunday morning I fly out to visit family for three weeks so this is rather rushed (it's already almost 1 am)!


Please go check out some awesome blogs and blog posts, or if you already follow the bloggers- then give them some more comment love! <3


Thanks for reading & I'll be up with another post on Monday!
~Books with Noel

My Weekly Pull |17|

  My Weekly Pull is something I do every Wednesday to show which anime, manga, and comic I pull for myself for the week. My friend Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? hosts My Weekly Pull for comics that she has read or is reading, so make sure to check her out because it was such a cool and fun idea that I asked if I could do it for anime and manga as well as comics!


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Updates from the last Binge!

Since last Wednesday, I've watched a few more episodes of Your Lie In April. I'm really enjoying it so far, though dreading the fact that that means my heart is going to implode. (I just know it.)
It's so beautiful though~~

I also am now halfway through Special A (top right) and really really love it so far!! At first, it was a bit strange and hard to get used to (for the first two episodes only though), but now it's like another version of Ouran High School Host Club! Comedy, romance, etc.

I- surprisingly- am really enjoying both these anime so far, which will, of course, mean some more Anime Discussions once I finish them up!!



This Week's Binge...


I'm going to be reading some manga while I wait to get my hands on more comics! I don't get to go to that comic shop where I buy them often, so I have to wait to get more *sighs*.

Code: Breaker 01 and Code: Breaker 02~

I'm absolutely ready to dive into the manga of this series, but I'm definitely skipping over a harsher part in the first book that was rather unnecessary!

And then, of course, I'll be finishing up Your Lie In April and Special A as well!!

LINKS

Code: Breaker 01
Code: Breaker 02



What anime/manga are you currently into?? Have you seen or read any of these? How's your comic reading so far??

Thanks for reading & visiting loves!
~Books with Noel

You Were Here by Cori McCarthy | Well, Color Me Surprised!

Title: You Were Here

Author: Cori McCarthy

Standalone

Published: March 1st, 2016

LINKS: AMAZON (affiliate link)


  Synopsis:  Jaycee is about to accomplish what her older brother Jake couldn't: live past graduation.

  Jaycee is dealing with her brother's death the only way she can – by re-creating Jake's daredevil stunts. The ones that got him killed. She's not crazy, okay? She just doesn't have a whole lot of respect for staying alive.
 Jaycee doesn't expect to have help on her insane quest to remember Jake. But she's joined by a group of unlikely friends – all with their own reasons for completing the dares and their own brand of dysfunction: the uptight, ex-best friend, the heartbroken poet, the slacker with Peter Pan syndrome, and... Mik. He doesn't talk, but somehow still challenges Jayce to do the unthinkable-reveal the parts of herself that she buried with her brother.
 Cori McCarthy's gripping narrative defies expectation, moving seamlessly from prose to graphic novel panels and word art poetry. From the petrifying ruins of an insane asylum to the skeletal remains of the world's largest amusement park, You Were Here takes you on an unforgettable journey of friendship, heartbreak, and inevitable change.

I was worried at first when I picked this book up, becuase I don't like to read about depression much- I am easily influenced and I know my limits is all I can say. And yes, this book did deal with the characers getting over their depressions, but it was also about a lot more than that when you actually read it.


  First, this book is definitely YA and older- there were just some things mentioned (nothing too bad though) and the stuff the characters were dealing with aren't things I would've been okay reading about when I was twelve. Teen years? Sure. Past my teen years? Sure.


I was not happy with the dual povs at first, I just wanted Jaycee as the protagonist. But after the first two chapters, I loved being able to see through the others' eyes and while I wasn't as attatched to some of the characters or love them all- I loved how the author did that.

Another part I loved: one of the characters has his pov chapters told in a comic strip style!!

Everything about this book was original and just so well done- how the story was told and then the characters the author chose to focus on, not to mention the things she decided each of them had as their secret and then their coping mechanisms.

The characters I was annoyed by in the beginning almost made me cry later in the book because I liked them so much!

The romance...so there's technically two couples- one that really shouldn't be together, and one that we need together against all odds because they is adorable and OTP!! There was no Instant Love y'all!!

While I still didn't like Natalie, she did grow on me halfway through. I just didn't like the way she treated Zach at all or even Jaycee after her brother died.

My favorite characters in order: Jaycee, Mik, Zach, Bishop (notice Natalie still did not make the list, though she did get better!)


The ending... read until the very last sentence you guys, oh gosh this is my new favorite contemporary!! Instead of just romance, there was so much to these characters and their lives- it was just so good!

This book ended up surprising me a lot, because I immediately had ideas about how it was going to go or how depressing it would be. Or how I wouldn't like the characters, but crap. I was wrong.

When everything tied together in the end and the author still said what would happen to them all next, I almost died from happiness!


Can I just mention the cover? It's what made me pick the book up anyway, despite the sad synopsis.


[My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐] [4.5 stars]


Have any of you read this book? What did you think?? Does it sound good to you guys??

Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

My Blogger Friends + New Blogs! ~10

Blogger Friends + New Blogs! is something I do every Saturday to share and support my favorite blogs, new bloggers, authors, and friends. I do a handful in each post, and do not share any of my own posts- this is strictly for you guys!

Exploration of Creation

Katie shares A Tiny book haul for April~ I love her pictures of books with her shelves!



Books and Things

Melissa makes me want to reread Alex, Approximately by Jean Bennet!



For What It's Worth

Shares their Monday Musings!



A GREAT Read

Waiting on Wednesday!



Du Livre

Amber's Waiting on Wednesday managed to get me to add another book to my TBR!!



Another Book In The Wall

Kelly brings up a good question, What Makes YA Books so Popular??



BookSelf

Book review for Steel Hand, Cold Heart by Rachel Menard!




What Makes A Good Book

Lists the Top 5 Netflix Films and Shows she's seen.



Cornerfolds

Tracey hosts a giveaway!!



Book Haven

Top Ten characters Greg can relate to!



Kendra Loves Books

Kendra shares her most anticipated YA reads for 2019!



Whispering Chapters

Let's Chat: How do you rate?

 Other news: to make more room on my bookshelves, because I really need to downsize, I'm having a giveaway!! :D (If you're following me on Instagram, you already knew this lol.)
 Link is here.http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e39388043/?


Please go check out these awesome blogs, unless you also stalk them Lol! :D


Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

My Weekly Pull | 16 |

  My Weekly Pull is something I do every Wednesday to show which anime, manga, and comic I pull for myself for the week. My friend Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? hosts My Weekly Pull for comics that she has read or is reading, so make sure to check her out because it was such a cool and fun idea that I asked if I could do it for anime and manga as well as comics!


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Last Week's Binge...

Since the last weekly pull, I finished Justice League VS Suicide Squad Vol. 6 and... it was kind of a let down for me.
  I had liked all of the other issues and how they led up to the ending, but I didn't really care for how it ended and honestly was a bit confounded about the last three pages.
Some things were propositioned that shouldn't have been.

But I also got to read Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 2, I had enjoyed getting farther into the manga and remembering those parts of the anime- but there are one or two chapters in Vol. 2 that I had not realized was that soon in the manga.
 So if anyone is reading the manga, I honestly suggest skipping Chapters 5, 6, & 7! It may be referenced later on, but it's something that I honestly thought was rather unnecessary.

If you don't know what I mean, but you've read/watched it already- ''Nina''. That's all I'm gonna say.

This Week's Binge...

This week I'm going to be jumping back into some more of Your Lie In April without my brother, that way I can resume from where I left off!

And I'm also going to be starting another anime- Special A!

LINKS (Amazon Affiliate):

Justice League VS Suicide Squad Vol. 6
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 2


What anime/manga have you been recently reading/watching?? Or comics?
Have you heard of any of these?? 



Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

Heir by Addison Carmichael | A Werewolf Cinderella

*I was sent an ARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review, my thoughts and opinions are my own!*

Title: Heir

Author: Addison Carmichael

Series: Book 2 in the Sons of the Alpha series
[order of books:]

Beauty and Her Beast (prequel to Knight)
Knight (Book 1)
Forbidden Territory (prequel to Heir)
Heir (Book 2)

LINKS: Amazon (affiliate link)

Published: April 15th, 2019

Genre: romance, retelling, supernatural, paranormal, YA



Synopsis:  It’s bad enough Nicole Gabrielle is a low-ranking Sigma Wolf—she also harbors a taboo secret that would expel her from the Bryant Wolf pack there in the Pacific Northwest.

Nicki is half were-Coyote born from the notorious Juarez Coyote Pack.

But Nicki has bigger problems. Were-Bear gangsters blackmailed her family, and the only way to pay them off is to doctor her Pack records and disguise herself in order to hire on at the exclusive Timber Ridge community. No matter how hard she tries to fly under everyone’s radar, however, the hot and charming Jake Bryant pursues her with a royal vengeance, risking exposure to her deadly secret.

As the High Alpha’s heir apparent, Jake Bryant must abide by one specific Wolf law—he can never marry anyone below his Alpha rank. Unfortunately, his forced-upon fiancée Eva LeBlanc only loves his half-brother Neil.

If only he could locate his mystery “Sheila” who rescued him from Arcan Hunters one night twelve years ago. She is the only person who has been able to help him make sense of his chaotic life, and the only woman he’s ever truly desired.
With the exception of this intriguing new employee in the Pack organization…
Who seems strangely familiar.

What threw me off about this book was the timeframe it was in. And I suppose the fact that it's a retelling of Cinderella but with Werewolves....

That too...


  Back to the timeline though!
  This is book 2, but the beginning and 88% of Heir take place both before and during book 1. That last 12% of the book takes place after book 1, so we get some snippets of the couple from Knight and see how they're doing- which made me unbelievably happy.


Heir is from the POVs of Jake (the best friend of the main characters and couple in book 1) and Nicki the child of the couple from Forbidden Territory (the prequel that I reviewed last week).
  I really liked Jake's pov because we got more behind-the-scene snippets of our favorite couple from book 1, and those snippets explained what had been going on from different povs- and heck, revealed a whole lot more than I thought was going on in those scenes!

Jake let us see all of his edges in this installement which made me like him a lot more than I originally had! So needless to say, he was my favorite.


I do have to say on the topic of characters- Jake's father is not one of my favorites at all, yes he has his moments, but Jake's mother is the best side character in this book as far as I'm concerned! Though it was very interesting to see Neil and Alexia as side characters and through Jake's pov no less!


There were a few moments of annoyance at the characters because when do they ever do what we want them to?
Us readers clearly know what's best for them- especially relationship wise ;)


But I thoroughly enjoyed this uniqe sequel & werewolf Cinderella. As always with Addison, the endings of the main books make you squeal and have heart eyes 😍.
And makes me wonder which couple I like more now... couple from book 1 or couple from book 2??? 🤔


[My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟] [3.5 stars]


Have any of you read this series or books by the author??
 I think I might be more in love with this series, the author's writing style with teh characters has changed a bit with this one- and it's very interesting!


Thanks for reading, have a lovely day!! <3
~Books with Noel

My Blogger Friends + New Blogs! ~ 9

 

Blogger Friends + New Blogs! is something I do every Saturday to share and support my favorite blogs, new bloggers, authors, and friends. I do a handful in each post, and do not share any of my own posts- this is strictly for you guys!

The Scary Review

A blog I discovered last week, that mostly focuses on horror and post-apocalyptic fiction and thrillers! I was on the look out for these kinds of blogs for one of my blogger friends, and here it is! LINK



The Book Bachelor

A book review for Reluctant Hood by Kendrai Meeks!



Lottie Is Writing

I'm just going to give a link to the blog because there's a lot of posts and I'm not sure which one to share lol! LINK



Lotte Lauv

Lotte is sharing some book recommendations- books to make you think!



jenacidebybibliophile

Cover reveal for Count The Rain by Kathryn Lee Martin!



Fierce Female Reads

Book review for The Bird King, I should've gotten on Instagram a lot sooner! I found this blog through some pretty bookish pics!



Clockwork Bibliotheca

A review for the Period Drama Colette!




Whispering Chapters

This gorgeous blog popped up on my radar on Wednesday, so I had to share it! Genesis shares her Monthly Rewind for April!

Please let me know if you have any blog suggestions for me, I love to blog stalk in case you can't tell!😂


Thanks for reading & all your support!! Go check out some good blogs!

~Books with Noel

Forbidden Territory by Addison Carmichael | A Prequel To A Sequel

*I was sent an ARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review, my thoughts and opinions are my own!*



Title: Forbidden Territory

Series: Sons of the Alpha

Publication Date: March 15th, 2019

Author: Addison Carmichael

Amazon

Genre: paranormal, romance, werewolf, short story




[Synopsis: Knocked unconscious in a storm along the Rio Grande River, werewolf Sophie Gabrielle wakes up to find that she had crossed over from neutral Colorado into New Mexico, were-Coyote territory. Worse, she was rescued by Tomas Duarte from the notorious Juarez Coyote Pack itself. And in spite of his dangerously charming Latin façade, Sophie has no idea what he plans to do with her.  

Or if he knows why she’s really there in forbidden territory in the first place.]



  Addison is one of my favorite Indie authors, and you guys have seen me read pretty much all of her books up to the current second of the day (unless she secretly published another one I don't know about... Maybe I should double check...)!
  Either way, this prequel takes place in her new paranormal series Sons of the Alpha! Here's the order of the books to make it less confusing:

            Beauty and Her Beast (Prequel to Knight)
            Knight (Book 1)
           Forbidden Territory (Prequel to Heir)
            Heir (Book 2)

Make sense?

Basically, there is a prequel for each book in the series, and yes you do want to read all the books in order- makes it a better experience!


So this book explores one of the other were-species mentioned in the first two books of the series, the series is mainly about the werewolves but it does mention some of the others (such as were-coyotes, were-cats I think??).

Forbidden Territory shows us one of the other were species, and gives a bit of backstory that is super important for both Knight and Heir (the book this is a prequel for). It explains some things that happened in Knight, and it sets us up for Heir.


I did enjoy getting more of this new world Carmichael created and seeing a bit of a sneak peek for book two of a series I'm in love with!
However, while I keep in my mind this prequel was just a short story to prepare for the next book, it wasn't a favorite. There were a few things that bothered me as I read, and then the ending came so suddenly- and I wasn't ready for it to end like that of all ways!


It was kind of like that for the other prequel and the first book in the series though, so I just know Heir is going to be awesome and I'm going to love it!!

Because the prequels are just short stories that are meant to give more information and a different experience once you read the other books. Just keep that in mind.

So I enjoyed some aspects of this prequel, but did I love it? No.

Am I super duper excited for the sequel and going to love it?? YES!!

(I know it's confusing, but it makes more sense when you read the series with the prequels lol.)


  I tend to like the full length books (Knight, Heir, etc.) quite a bit better than the novellas- though I do still enjoy the prequels! I like how they give you an extra backstory and Easter eggs throughout the books, but for some reason I just am more in love with the books than the prequels.



[My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐] [2.5 stars!]


Have any of you read this book or this series?? What do you think of it?? Have you read any books by this author before?


Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel


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Beauty and Her Beast
Knight
Forbidden Territory
Heir