Forbidden (Arotas Trilogy #1) by Amy Miles

I chose this review because I love how the either told the story and shed how anybody who's different can still love no matter what. Also I love how she put in comedy, romance ,paranormal, and different categories in this book.

I truly believe that Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the greatest love stories that started the romanticising of the vampire. This story has hints of Dracula and a character known to hunt vampires an vlad the impaler. Although the names make your brain associate their names with their actions, the characters are still unique, fresh, and alive with love and mystery. Of course revenge is part of any good love story...don't you think? This is fairly one of the my favorite books and I've read A LOT of books. I will definitely be reading more books by Amy Miles.

A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword Book #1)

Cast of Stones was a great book. Was it Screwtape Letters? Was it Lord of the Rings? No. But that is the essence of books like SL and LOTR. They cannot be topped, only matched and, even at that, it doesn't happen very often. The plot was good, the Christian analogies were firm and clear. The main character was easily relatable.....who of the "ordinary" among us doesn't long to have that spark of greatness, that heretofore unknown ability that is head and shoulders above the ordinary. Who doesn't wish Deas's hand on us? And who hasn't had that "oh, crap, I reached too far, I overstepped" feeling? Who doesn't recognize that terrible loneliness that washes over you as we realize we are all, utlimately, alone and loved, not for ourselves, but for what we can do for others? I think I'm a little in love with Errol :)

All in all, a very good read that made me hate the bad guys and cheer for the good guys......that is, when I could figure them out :)