Dreams Come True #dreamcometrue #kindle #paperwhite

Animal and Mineral’s birthday is on Friday. I received an email from Amazon this morning with the subject “Happy  Birthday,” and I assumed it was for them. A gift from a relative because even though they’re going to be 10, they are way behind other 10-year-olds and don’t have email addresses. Nor do they have cell phones.

But! No! I read the email and it said, Happy early Birthday love mom and it was for a KINDLE PAPERWHITE.

(engadget.com)

Oh my GOD, you guys! My birthday isn’t even until MAY!

And what is a Kindle Paperwhite, you may ask? Let me tell you!

It’s a dedicated reader — not a tablet, not like a Fire or iPad — and it’s backlit. It’s back-lit! You can read in the dark, without a light shining on! It has 221ppi which allegedly means something about pixels! You can choose from six fonts! It’s a touch-pad!

I am so freaking excited. SO EXCITED. I’m having a hard time not using shouty-caps for everything! I cannot wait to read on it! I seriously think it may improve the state of my marriage, since My Chemical Romance likes to go to bed at 9pm and I like to go to bed at 12am 1am 2am 11pm after reading with the light on.

Also, remember my Vision Board Affirmation Board for 2013? A Kindle was totally on it and it’s only January 23 and I’ve already received it! I can’t wait for all of my other dreams to come true!

Book Review: Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

4 stars

Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines $3.99 on Kindle.

Hooray! We’ve left the sweet malleable Seabreeze girls behind in favor of a shotgun-totin’ badass chick heroine. Thank you for that, Abbi Glines. I appreciate a strong female who knows what she wants and goes for it.

And what Blaire wants is her hot, mysterious, sexy stepbrother, Rush. (Before you say eww, I have one word for you: Clueless.)

Also, she wants independence, although that’s a given, since she has no family other than her dad, who left her mother five years ago. Now that her mother died of cancer, she reluctantly makes her way to Florida to see him. Meanwhile, dad is on vacation with his new wife, Rush’s mom, but Rush grudgingly accepts her presence.

So Blaire gets a job at the local country club, where everyone is nice — except Nan, Rush’s sister. What is Nan’s deal? Blaire grows closer to Rush, despite his misgivings that can be summed up in the following phrase: “just can’t stay away you’re just so sweet I can’t help it I’m actually a sensitive tortured soul under my tattoos and random fuck buddies.”

It’s an alpha male schtick. But damn, nobody writes an alpha male like Abbi Glibes!

I actually loved the story and give that aspect five stars, but the editing gets three. Here’s why:

1. It was poorly Kindle-formatted, at least on my iPhone. I have no idea why or how, but it was a challenge to read.

2. Some comma issues, issues with possession and a few misspelled words.

3. The conversations between characters don’t use enough contractions. It reads clunky. I don’t think I’m that loose with conversation, but after reading every one of the Seabreeze books, I wondered if I don’t slur all my sentences. I do not. (See what I did there?)

That said, I’ve read all of Abbi Glines’ books and I think this is her best yet. It’s got the right amount of New Adult Romance formula so you know it’s going to have a hot Alpha, but the plot was surprising enough to keep me reading, not just for the sex scenes!

I look forward to the next book in the series. I know that all of the fans are saying that– but I hope the author takes her time and edits it thoughtfully.

I dipped my toe into erotica

(Not in a toe-fetish way. Because, EW.)

I read an erotic book. I really liked it. I’ve been talking about it on my personal Facebook NONSTOP since I finished it. And very few of my friends will read it. Why? Why?? Why???

It’s called Captive in the Dark and just because the plot revolves around sex slavery, kidnapping, prostitution and DUBIOUS consent–

Nice-Nice said, “It sounds a rapey. I’ll pass.”

Prom Queen said: “It sounds horrible!”

Miss Manners said: “Barf.”

Mary F. Poppins said: “Are you sure I’LL like it?” (What does she think the F. stands for, anyway?)

Here is my 5-star review from Amazon:

IF you can get past the very violent, sadistic, graphic and extreme sex, I’d highly recommend this book. I realize many people will be completely turned off. Personally, I just kept an open mind. I’m aware there are lots of strange sexual proclivities in the world, and this is FICTION.

Most of my friends refuse to read it. Their loss!

All that said: this book is really intense, creative, unique and hot. The author really shot for the moon with her characters and plot — and she got there. The story is gripping. Even though the plot was completely foreign to me, I could follow it. Even though most of the characters are reprehensible, they’re also strangely relatable. All human beings understand the feelings of loss, captivity, lust, love, hate, shame — even if they don’t experience these things in such a physical way as the characters.

There were some comma issues, which I described in the review, but they didn’t detract much from the story. It was like watching a porn with a plot (not that I’ve ever seen a porn WITH A PLOT). Hard to look away.

I’ve clearly gone straight into freak mode. If there are more books like this out there, I’m okay with it!