NOVELLA REVIEW - TORMENTING LILA by SARAH ALDERSON

 TORMENTING LILA

(Lila #2.5)

by

SARAH ALDERSON

Format/Acquired:  Digital from Author

RATING: 5 SHORT AWESOME STARS!

When Lila and Alex sneak off for a romantic weekend away, Lila’s hoping she’ll finally have a chance to work on Alex’s resolve.

But just as things start heating up news reaches them of a serial killer at loose on the island and it isn’t long before their intimate weekend away is interrupted.

A mind reader, a projector, a protective older brother and a serial killer. One of them is going to find Lila first. She's hoping it's the serial killer.

MARISSA'S REVIEW

True to Sarah Alderson's writing skill, I became engrossed in Tormenting Lila from the start.  

It was great to be back reading more Lila and Alex - and as the story progressed (though short) it certainly became evident that there was a whole lot more to come for these two.  So much so that when I got to the last page.....I kept flicking back and forth seeking more pages to read...."No - it can't end there"!  I had been sucked in and so engrossed, I had forgotten it was a novella!!

Looking for some R&R after an awesome bad guy take down (!), Alex and Lila head off to have some "alone" time on Nantucket. Well, alone as can be had when your super power buddies end up in the same place.  Oh, and Alex has some rules for what is allowed to happen during your alone time!!! Lila is not impressed and no amount of girl swagger can change his mind!

But with all things Lila, nothing is simple and danger seems to saunter up and slap her like a wet fish !  Seriously - can a girl get some down time please?!

The clever introduction of new characters has been used as a launch to Sarah's newest and stand-alone novel The Sound. With the introduction of Jessie into the storyline, fans of Lila Series should be jumping out of their skin for The Sound. My eyes will be devouring that one for sure......Jessie sounds like Alex's competition in the hottie department!!

In a nutshell people - if you love the Lila Series, Tormenting Lila (as with previous Lila Novella's) is a must read. If you haven't delved into Lila's world - go....go now and don't return till you have all available books/novella's......and have yourself a Lila fest!!

ENJOY!

MARISSA

BLOG TOUR #66 - SHADOWED by SARAH ALDERSON

Welcome to our stop of the SHADOWED blog tour for Sarah Alderson.  Today, Sarah is sharing with us her playlist for Shadowed and a few thoughts to go along with each.  Huge thank you to Sarah for sharing this with us :)

FROM SARAH ALDERSON........

The playlist I put together for this book still has the power to make me cry whenever I listen to it. It’s my all time favourite playlist.

As soon as I hear the opening bars to Angus and Julia Stone’s ‘All of Me’ my gut wrenches. It’s the most perfect song to start the book, which picks up about eight weeks after the end of Severed and it’s all from Evie’s point of view. She’s heartbroken and in pieces. This song and the ones that follow, like ‘Under your Spell’ by Desire, perfectly evoke what she is going through.

 

‘Will I make it through another day?... I survive on the memory of you.’
 

La Roux appeared on the Hunting Lila soundtrack and I had to include ‘In for the Kill’ for the first major fight scene between Evie, Risper and Ash and the new army of unhumans taking over LA. Evie is really working out some of her ‘issues’ in these fight scenes. Like the tagline of the book suggests, the way through might be closed but that doesn’t mean she’s got closure.

SPOILER! The fight ends with a really big twist and the return of a major character. “Wizbot” by Sea of Bees is the song that I felt summed up this particular character’s feelings about Evie and his state of mind at that point in time.

“Disappearing World” by Fair is all about the world as they know it disappearing which it is. Unhumans are running rampage throughout LA killing people and things are escalating out of control. The Rogue Hunters are struggling to control the deluge and mount any kind of defense against The Originals.

Lykke Li is an amazing vocalist. Her song “Tonight” is the song that plays in the attic above the bookstore after Evie flees the hospital. It’s my favourite scene in the whole entire book. I really lived that scene, every tiny emotion between all the characters, what every single word and movement meant to each of them. It was so hard because I felt so much for all of them and I really hurt for each of them too. That was a hard scene to write. But this song could be listened to from each of their perspectives.

Ellie Goulding’s “Guns & Horses” is the song I imagine playing at the end of the final fight scene, when Evie sees something she really doesn’t expect to see. And she wishes she could erase the pain she’s caused and take it all away but it’s too late.

“No Rest” by Dry the River, one of my favourite bands. This track for me sums up perfectly the penultimate chapter, especially the lyric ‘I loved you in the best way possible.’ But I’m not going to say who is thinking it about whom as it will give away what happens in the book!

If you want to listen to the songs as you read, then here’s the playlist on Spotify.

ENJOY!

MARISSA 

BOOK REVIEW: SEVERED by SARAH ALDERSON

SEVERED

by

SARAH ALDERSON

 Publisher: Amazon (Kindle Edition)

Pages/Acquired:  Digital Book from Author for honest review

RATING

Description from SarahAlderson.com :

Fate brought them together. Now it’s threatening to tear them apart.

As the last in a long line of demon slayers, Evie’s destiny is to end the war that has raged for centuries between humans and demons.

Lucas, the half-Shadow Warrior half-human who was sent to kill her, has betrayed his own Brotherhood and his family to fight alongside her.

With an army of demons on their tail, Evie and Lucas are forced into an uneasy alliance with a group of rogue Hunters who offer protection and the promise of answers.

As the past is untangled and the dark history of the Hunters revealed, Evie discovers that severing the realms is going to require a lot more than just fighting. It’s going to require a sacrifice – one that only she can make.

…More than realms will be severed.

MARISSA'S REVIEW:

The sequel to Fated delivers a continuation of action, drama, suspense with some romance and an eye-popping twist thrown in for good measure!  PLUS an ending that shocked me I had to read it twice to make sure it was for real.  (Thanks Sarah....you floored me with that one!)

Evie (the last full blooded Hunter) and Lucas (half Shadow Warrior half Human) are on the run to save themselves and ultimately the world. After surviving the slaughter in Fated they must be cautious who they turn to for help - seems many want Evie out of the picture for good.

With the inclusion of Cyrus and his band of merry wayward hunters, things heat up, pick up and get a little berserk for Lucas and especially Evie. 

Cyrus is a Hunter and his hunter mother is not to be trusted.  Cyrus develops a "thing" for Evie and is quite happy and helpful in leading Lucas away on a fruitless expedition - allowing him some alone time with Evie. But she's not stupid .....there's an extra bond between Evie and Lucas that neither can identify - and it's not just love.

With an army of unhumans about to enter their world and reak havoc on society - the prophecy of the White Light must be found so the opening to both realms can be closed for good - so just exactly what has to be sacrificed for this to happen?

If you haven't read Fated or Severed (books 1 & 2), you are in for a treat.  Not only is it a really enjoyable series....book 3 is out now ..... so what are you waiting for???

ENJOY!

MARISSA