SECRET

S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book because it was believe-able erotica. It had a girl that had been with only one guy, married him, had a horrible relationship with him, and then he died. I guess I found this book relatable because I could see myself in the main character of Cassie. I wanted her to join the club and she did, and man did she learn a lot. I wish I had the same opportunity it would give me a sense of adventure and learn about myself more. I especially enjoyed the whole charm bracelet representing the steps she had to take, as well as the secrecy of the club but how liberating it was to be a member. And I realize that a lot of people will judge this book because of it's topic and compare it to the 50 Shades Bullshit but it really is different and so much more enriching. I just found out there is going to be a 2nd book in this series following the main character as she mentors someone. Now that I am going to have to read because you will get to see how she uses her personal knowledge and struggle with the unknown to coach a newbie.

The one downside was I felt the ending was rushed and lame. I was just informed that the ending was thrown in so that the series could be continued.

LAME ENDING ASIDE pick up this book!

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A Beautiful Truth

A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved every minute of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed how Walt and Judy brought Looee into their life and treated him just like he was their son. The one thing that scientists try to remind people is that you can never take the wild out of an animal no matter how domesticated you make them. This was a perfect example and it didn't come apparent until Looee was in his adolescent years. He started acting out and doing things that would be considered more his wild side. Another thing I found interesting was I was amazed at how sexual the chimps were. I know that they are sexual creatures but everything they do somehow related back to sex whether it be in a literal or innocent way. It broke my heart when Looee was taken to Girdish to become a test subject. The animals were not well taken care of and it does make me sad that we use animals to test on for certain things. When Looee was taken to the area where David was running the experiments and studying the social behaviours of the chimps that was the best that Looee's life was going to get after he left Walt and Judy's. David had a sort of respect for the chimps even though he was watching an monitoring their social and learning capabilities. This was a fabulous book and when authors can successfully pull off writing from an animals perspective that truly shows their literary talents.

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Zoo

Zoo: The Graphic Novel by James Patterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this book. Patterson has never really written anything this gritty before. The opening chapters were fabulous. I loved the descriptions of the animals changing into violent creatures. I found the main character of OZ was a little weak and his relationship with Chloe, well lets just say that she could have helped him more since he saved her life. Then the book fast forwards to 5 years later and the world is in absolute chaos being attacked by all animals. It was genius how OZ figured out what the problem was and how to solve it. I have to say I wasn't surprised that once the problem had been fixed for a few days, the higher up government people thought they could go back to their way of life. The ending was perfect because it wasn't like the normal everything is solved and goes back to normal ending. This book was fab and probably one of Patterson's best to date.

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Last to Die

Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a little bit different then the gritty stories that Gerritsen usually tells. The suspense and drama were good and up to par but I found as I was nearing the end Gerritsen was trying to tie up all the loose ends quickly. The characters were strong and the scenery was very descriptive. The ending was somewhat predictable but had a very good twist. I would rate the book 3.5 stars but it was an easy and enjoyable read.

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