Book Review: The Sweetest Game by J. Sterling

Published: December 25, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Romance


Goodreads || Amazon || B & N


This is the third (and final) installment in Jack & Cassie's story! 

“It’s one hell of a sledgehammer to the chest when your baseball career comes to an end. It’s like you finally realize that baseball never loved you back. All the sleepless nights, the hours spent at the gym trying to stay fit, the conditioning, the training, the mental preparation, the holiday’s missed, the birthday’s passed, the memories you didn’t get to make with your family…all for what? It’s not like baseball lost any sleep over you. She didn’t stay awake for nights on end trying to figure out how to make you a better player. She didn’t care. Baseball’s a business. A sport. A game. And as much as my entire life has been wrapped up in it, it’s time to let it go.” 

- Jack Carter

*Image and synopsis from Goodreads


“I’ll never get tired of hearing that laugh or seeing those dimples.”
“Better get used to it, Kitten. ‘Cause I’m not going anywhere.”

           Who would have thought that Jack and Cassie’s perfect game is not yet over? Yes, I was in freaking seventh heaven when I learned that there’s going to be a third book. From just a statement “prove it” (from the first book, The Perfect Game) that grew into something more mature, intense and real.
            If you fell in love with Jack fcking Carter in the first 2 books, then you’ll fall even harder with him in this final installment. Just so you know, I hated the part where he became a total douche and made Cassie like she's invisible! Ugh. But hell! It was all forgotten through his swoon-worthy words and actions. His perfect in the imperfection kind of way. As for Cassie, she is in the happiest of her life, with her dream job and being married to a baseball superstar but life wasn't easy for both of them. Well, love was never easy and hell, there’s no such thing as perfect relationship. And the quarters? Damn, girl. It's jaw-dropping swoon-worthy shit. (If don't know what I'm talking about, you MUST read the first two books)
            This book only proves that there is so much more after marriage, that life and love doesn’t stop when you’re married. The ups and downs of their rollercoaster-ride-like love is pretty much inspiring, that no matter what happen love conquers all. It was a thrill to see the how these two grow from being young and in love college students to responsible adults that prioritizes the most important thing in their lives. There was a time that they thought letting go is the answer to their pains, but as their love grew deeper, it can withstand anything that comes their way. 

        Also, the epic turn out of the lives of their family and friends were given thought in the story. The perfect view on what happened to Melissa and Dean’s craziness on each other. The Gran-ify of Gramps and Gran and all their insane humor and awesome advice. And of course the epilogue part that would definitely make you want mooooore. Less drama and more swoon!
       Giving up everything like fame and money even in if they're on top of their game wasn't an option for Jack and Cassie, because as long as they have each other, they can get through what life has to offer. There is no doubt that these two are meant to be together. 

         Because it all started with The Perfect Game that bloomed in to a Game Changing love that ends in their Sweetest Game. Well, bookwhores, that’s how you wrap up a series! ;)


“Every moment with you is never enough; I always want more. And I always will.”




Book Review: Ruined by Jus Accardo


Title: Ruined 
(The Eternal Balance #1)

Author: Jus Accardo

Published: December 30, 2013

Genre: New Adult

Source: e-ARC:Entangled Embrace


Hell is looking for a way to break loose…

Jax lost the genetic lottery. Descended from Cain, the world's first murderer, he's plagued by a curse that demands violence in exchange for his happiness. He left everything behind, including the girl he loved, but thriving on the pain of others is lonely… And it's killing him.

After a series of heartbreaking losses, Samantha put rubber to pavement and headed for college as fast as her clunker could carry her. But she can't outrun her problems. When an attack at school drives her back home, she's thrown into the path of a past—and a guy—she's been trying to forget.

Sam strains Jax's control over his darkness, but running isn't an option this time. Someone—or, something—followed her home from school: a ruthless monster with a twisted plan centuries in the making. Forced together to survive, and fighting an attraction that could destroy them both, Jax and Sam must stop a killer bent on revenge.


“I don’t skulk.”
Turning, he winked. I hated it, but despite the fact that it’d been the night from hell, the quirk of his lip and cure of his cheek sent my heartbeat racing.
“I loom. Much sexier don’t ya think?”

From the Denazen series to the first installment of The Eternal Balance: Ruined, Jus Accardo did it again. She created these wonderfully distinctive characters that you can’t help but adore. Jus made this dark and brooding world with just enough wit that will send you turning the page after the other.

We won’t see man-whores and weak-willed girls that we often read about in New Adult novels, we will see mature characters that were forced to grow up because of their past and what they have to do in order to find balance.

The love between Sam and Jax will make you jealous but at the same time have sympathy for them. Both loved each other, and yet, can’t be together. Despite the troubles and the fate against them being together, there was never a doubt of how deep their love is. Sacrificing for someone you love is easy, but sacrificing being with the one you love is not.

The story evolved beautifully. Every twists and turns (this novel is full of it) blindsided me. I wasn’t expecting half of what happened and THAT is saying a lot. Jax having a demon inside him is just the start of something big. Something that involves his twin brother, Chase. Something that lasted a long time ago. Something to do with Cain and Abel.

“I saw myself mirrored in her eyes. Lost. Alone. Seperated. “
“Ruined.”






Book Review: Sempre: Redemption by J.M. Darhower


Author: J.M. Darhower
Published: December 16, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult,  Suspense, Romance
Sempre: Redemption (Forever, #2) || Amazon


     In this thrilling and sexy follow-up to Sempre, two young lovers struggle to keep their relationship intact after they become deeply enmeshed in the dangerous mafia-run crime ring they once tried to overthrow.

    Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco have been through a lot. Haven was taken in by Carmine’s father, and with his family’s help, she escaped a gruesome fate. However, saving Haven from the dark intentions of a mafia family cost Carmine a steep price: he was forced to swear loyalty to them.

     Now, still passionately in love, Carmine and Haven must face the fall-out of Carmine’s forced service, as Haven discovers terrifying secrets about the family that enslaved both her and her mother—and why she matters so much in this intricate web of lies.

*Image and synopsis from Goodreads




“Your heart,” she whispered. “It’s racing.”
“You feel it?” He asked “You hear it?”
“Yes”
“What’s it saying?”
She smiled, her eyes fluttering closed. “It’s saying you love me.”
“I do,” he said. “No matter what. Sempre”

           People always say, “Everything will be okay in the end, if it's not okay, it's not yet the end,” and I assure you that Sempre (Forever #1) is not yet the end of Haven and Carmine’s epic love story. And if you haven’t read the first book, you just missed half of your life. ;)
            I’ve been highly anticipating this book ever since I’ve read Sempre (Forever #1), because I fell in love with its plot and characters (most especially Carmine DeMarco). I mean, hello, who will not fall for an Italian bad boy who will eat thousands of bullets for the love of his life? I love Carmine. Whenever “la mia bella ragazza” comes out of Carmine’s dirty mouth, oh god, I can’t help but swoon! I love that he’s not so perfect, he’s reckless, makes the wrong decisions, drinks his ass out, trusts the wrong people, curses a lot (I mean, a lot, really), but you know what? He’ll do anything for Haven even if it means letting her go.
            The “Principessa della Mafia,” Haven Antonelli learns to make her own choices as she finally find her place in the world.  I love that she never loses hope that someday, she and Carmine will get their happy ever after.
            Sempre: Redemption (Forever #2) points out a new phase in the characters life now that Carmine DeMarco is part of the La Cosa Nostra. The pain, grief, vengeance and hatred took control in the most part of the story that the young lovers needed to spend time apart which is I guess, the story kind of died there, but hell, it was definitely necessary and worth it.
            The love between Carmine and Haven is beautiful, true and real. They are so in love that even though they came from two worlds they formed a new kind of chemistry. (I’m freaking jealous! Jealous as in like I want a Carmine-like-boyfriend right now.) The twists and turns of the story give me feelings I can't put into words. I laugh, I cried, I got angry, heartbroken, hopeless, and I died over and over again because I continue to love the story even more.
            Sempre is not just a simple love story. It is not an average feel-good tale that could not only make you tear apart, but also it is a completely crazy love story that will absolutely make you crave for more. It is a passionate gut wrenching piece that will surely leave you on the edge of your seat, wondering what is going to happen next. 
            It is a story about vengeance and sacrifice on how the families involved fought against the pains of their past. Second chances, when the characters went through different kinds of transformation and personal growth that changed their lives for good. Forgiveness and freedom, when Haven and Carmine let go of the hatred that is stopping them to be together. Hope and redemption, that as they start a new chapter in their lives, everything they’ve been through will help them to be strong enough to overcome the future obstacles. Most of all it is a story of love, a young and sincere true love. A love that is willing to conquer everything and put their lives in danger just to be together. A love that is willing to give up everything and let go of the past. Above all, it is a story about love that no one has ever felt before and will surely last Sempre (forever).

He was her home. He always had been.








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