bookreviews – Page 20 – Sincerely Karen Jo

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Hi again fellow book lovers! I have my review for the finale in the Sovereign Series by Josie Jaffrey. The Bloody Prince is my favorite of the series and I just want to say thanks to the author for introducing me to this enthralling world and wonderful characters. I’m definitely going to miss everyone.

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Publication Date: February 20th 2019

Publisher: Smashwords

Genre(s): Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Paranormal, Romance

Pages: Kindle 301

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The price of freedom is always paid in blood.

The sovereigns of the Silver have awakened, but the Queen is a fractured shell of the woman Cam remembers. He hopes to put her back together by finding her son, the missing prince. At least, that’s what he tells his friends when he leaves for the Red.

Back in the Blue, Julia’s old tormentor Rufus is hounding her at every turn. She’s sick of feeling powerless, but she has a plan that will bring the Nobles to their knees.
All she needs is blood.

The Blood Prince is the final book in Josie Jaffrey’s Sovereign trilogy, set in a dystopian Europe where vampiric Nobles control the last remnants of the human race.

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AN INCREDIBLY MESMERIZING, WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING CONCLUSION TO A DELICIOUSLY FANTASTIC SERIES

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This was a BLOODY AMAZING and MIND-BLOWING finale! I’m truly happy with how it ended, but sad that it’s over and I don’t know. I’m definitely feeling a book slump creeping in.

So, I binged The Silver Queen and The Blood Prince back to back and I’m glad I did cause there was no way I was going to just wait patiently after that insane cliffhanger. Not even a few pages into this book and I was already feeling uneasy about who could the Blood Prince be. I had my theories, but I kept switching back and forth. I did have someone in mind and I really hoped it was him. Jaffrey definitely kept me guessing the whole time and I loved that about this series. You never knew who was telling the truth and what delicious surprises and heartbreaking secrets you’ll discover.

This book played with my emotions and my heart so much more than I could take. There were so many messed up, but amazing FEELS that had me completely hooked. I don’t want to ruin the thrill and all the fun for you so I’m just going to say this — I had a change of heart quite a few times. That’s just how mesmerizing the writing was in this series! Jaffrey had a way with her words and storytelling that just gets into your head and heart and you feel like the characters. You feel their pain, their anger, their sadness, their desires, their desperation, and their happiness. I loved that about this book and this series and I think.. no I know that I’m going to reread this over and over. It’s become one of my favorite paranormal/vampire series and to say that I’m obsessed… well that’s not even close to how I feel about this.

Julia was one kickass heroine and I loved her to pieces! She’s fiesty, brave, kind, and independent. I loved her character growth the most. She was inspiring and I admired everything she fought for. Lucas had my heart from the very beginning. He’s the kind of leader I’d follow and fall hopelessly in love with. I loved the chemistry between these two and rooted for them so hard. I was honestly a bit worried at one point and my heart couldn’t take it if they didn’t have their HEA, cause after everything they went through, they both deserved to be happy.

I’ll always have a soft spot for Cam and Felix. Cam was one of my favorite characters since Book 1. I loved his fierce loyalty and determination. He’s someone I could totally picture myself being friends with. I may not have liked Felix in the beginning, but he definitely won me over and over. These two were really adorable. There’s just something about their bond and relationship that I found so swoony and endearing.

I don’t know much about Sol and Emmy since I didn’t read the prequel series, but I liked them. I thought their love for each other was sometimes cheesy, but I’m not going to lie… I really enjoyed it — their fairytale, their history, their unbreakable bond, their everlasting love, and all that mushy stuff. It was fun and I’ll definitely be adding the Solis Invicti series to my TBR.

The side characters were well-developed and fascinating. There were something about each of them that I liked. I even liked Rufus in the end. I know… how could I right? But Jaffrey created such great, diverse, and wonderful individuals that were realistic in ways that made me feel for them. Oh and I loved Hades. That horse had such an amusing personality.

In the end, I walked away with more than I expected from this series. The Bloody Prince was satisfyingly entertaining, wonderfully suspenseful and incredibly thought-provoking. There were plenty of fantastic action scenes, intense drama, heart-wrenching moments, delicious twists and revelations, and romances that will surely make you swoon. But more than that, Josie Jaffrey created a beautiful story about what it truly means to be kind, to fight for what you believe in, and to have the courage to do what is right. This may be a fun paranormal vampire story, but’s it’s also a story about friendship, loyalty, love, forgiveness, and hope. I truly really loved this series and cannot recommend it enough.

Do yourself a favor and add this series on your TBR. All the books are out now, so if you get sucked in (which I’m sure you will), then you can totally binge and enjoy all the FEELS! (which I know will be difficult not to).

I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts, opinion, and feels are my own.

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Spoiler Alert: May give clues on how the story plays out so read at your own risk!

Because Julia was going to change this city. She wasn’t sure what she would change it into, ad she wasn’t sure how on earth she would make it change, but she was determined to do it.

The way I see it, you got a choice: either you accept things as they are, or you do something about it.

She was the power of her knowledge, and soon she would be the power in her blood.

We don’t have to have a happily ever after. We could have a once upon a time instead.

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abouttheauthor

josiejaffrey Josie lives in Oxford, England, with her husband and two cats. When she’s not writing, she works as a lawyer, specialising in intellectual property and commercial law. She also runs a video book review club, The Gin Book Club, through her website.

The Solis Invicti series (a prequel series to the Sovereign series) is available now.

For additional information, contact: josiejaffrey@gmail.com

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sincerelykjologo

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Published: October 12th 2013

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Pages: Paperback, 162 pages

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AMAZON – BARNES AND NOBLE – BOOK DEPOSITORY

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Chance is a novel about Jeremy Chance, a mishap-prone twelve-year-old with an ailing mother, an irascible father and a benevolent grandfather, who is trying to make sense of some unusual occurrences and curious coincidences. The activities, perceptions and concerns of a pre-adolescent boy coping with difficulties at home and at school are explored through comic and serious episodes, as Jeremy learns more about himself and his place in the world. Slices of school life, strange dreams, forays into literary analysis, cold war history, and culinary interludes are blended together in this tale of self-discovery for young adult readers. A free teacher’s companion to the novel with lesson ideas for teachers as well as other resources for all readers is available at chance.kwansoon.com.

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An Oddly Fascinating and Thought-Provoking Coming of Age Story

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Chance by Mark Feder was an interestingly thought-provoking read that left me with mixed feelings. but in an oddly good way.

This book was weirdly fascinating, occasional humorous, and quite entertaining. It was easy to read, the pacing was good, the characters were quirky and likable, and the plot was intriguing. However, I found myself having a difficult time connecting with the story and Jeremy. The writing style was decent, but some of the dialogue didn’t flow that well and there seemed to be a lot of “telling” rather than feeling and experiencing the story. There were also a few interactions between Jeremy and the other characters that were quite bizarre and some parts just seemed unrealistic and absurd. That being said, I did think the story was unique and quite amusing. I also really liked the way the author addressed many important themes about life and how that had me thinking. So, while I may have a bit of mixed feelings about this novel, I think there were contemplative aspects about Jeremy’s story that was worth reading.

This book was fun in its own way. There’s plenty of lighthearted situations that I thought was entertaining, awkward experiences the younger audience can relate with, and thought-provoking issues. Overall, Chance by Mark Feder was a uniquely interesting coming of age story.

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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The are some mysteries in life that we never figure out. We just have to learn to live with them — and maybe even enjoy them.

We are surrounded by great mysteries all the time — we just forget that they are mysteries.

The good and bad things in life were all woven together in a fabric that was rich and beautiful.

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Taken from the author’s website

Here’s a brief geographical summary of my life: I was born and went to school in the Bronx and attended CCNY, a few stops away on the D-train. Starting as a biology major, I took Latin to fulfill my language requirement and then, attracted to the literature of the ancient Greeks and Romans (as well as put off by the math required for science), I transitioned from north campus to south and majored in classics and linguistics. At the end of my sophomore year, I took my first trip abroad to attend a summer program on the Greek island of Poros.

I spent much of junior year bemoaning my return to drab New York and before the end of the spring semester returned to Europe with no particular plan beyond traveling. Having no money was a bit of a drawback, but I managed to wend my way from Luxembourg down to Greece, hitchhiking and taking trains when necessary. Meeting up with other tapped-out young travelers along the way – it was the era of hippie migrations – I learned that one could earn room and board on an Israeli kibbutz without having working papers, and that’s where I headed.

I had a Jewish upbringing and attended Yeshiva for eight years, but Israel wasn’t high on my list of places to visit. While I wasn’t in any sense a hippie – I was traveling with a valise, not a backpack, had short hair, and hadn’t yet experimented with illicit drugs – I was taken with my fellow travelers’ tales and dreams of seeing such exotic places as Katmandu, Goa and Timbuktu.

I lived on a couple of kibbutzim and then moved to Jerusalem. After scraping up some money, I bought a boat ticket back to Greece and briefly visited a famed hippie retreat, the caves of Matala in Crete. Hitchhiking north through what was then Yugoslavia, I found I had contracted hepatitis. Unimpressed with the hospitals in Zagreb and Ljubliana, I opted for Switzerland instead.

Through the kind help of a doctor at the hospital I stayed at, I worked for the next half year as an orderly in a psychiatric hospital and almost decided to stay in Switzerland and become a nurse. I ended up returning to New York, moving to Brooklyn and finishing my BA degree. From there it was off to graduate school in Iowa, ending up trying to eke out an existence on a five-acre plot of land.

From there it was off to Liberia, West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. It was there my career as an English language teacher began. I got to travel to Senegal, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali. Never did make it to Timbuktu but got as far as Mopti and Bandiagara. I returned to the US with the idea of spending the rest of my life traveling and teaching English, and to that end enrolled in a program in Vermont to get an MA in TESL. After a brief internship in Mexico and a short-term job in Boston, I embarked for South Korea where a teaching job awaited.

After three years in Korea, I returned to the US with my wife and eighteen-month-old daughter and found a job with an intensive English program in North Carolina. Shortly after the birth of our second daughter, I was transferred to Colorado where we lived for the next two decades. Our latest move, several years ago, brought us to Oregon where we now reside.