First off, Happy New Year!
I had a good NYE with Danny and friends.
I'm going to have to "recreate" my NYE look because the festivities got to me and I have no pickies that clearly display my OF.
Anyways this post isn't about looks or anything beauty related.
Since I'm on winter break (class starts back up on the 7th) I decided to catch up on my reading.
That is my reading for pleasure and not some monstrous nursing textbook.
I just (as in, within 10 minutes ago) finished a trilogy.
It was amazing! I'm so grateful I found this hidden treasure.
I found the first book on Goodreads.
I was just online updating my lists (books to read, books I've read, and such).
Then I went to the recommendation feature, with recommends books based on books you've read and rated.
Well deep in the list (I believe it was on the Urban Fantasy list) was a book titled Mind Games.
Well I read the synopsis and the story appealed to me.
The basic summary seemed so fresh and different that I knew I was going to give the book a try.
Then I read the reviews that members of Goodreads who've read Mind Games.
They were good!
And they were right!
I'm so glad I discovered the book, it was so different (the concept) and refreshing.
I love sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal romance, but I really love urban fantasy the most.
This trilogy was great because it gave me the UF I crave without one vampire, werewolf, fairy, or 'fallen' angel.
Finally the trilogy is called:
The Disillusionists Trilogy by Carolyn Crane!!!
Here's some info and links!
Justine Jones is a hopeless hypochondriac whose life is crippled by fear…until one day when a handsome, tortured mastermind named Packard peers into her soul and invites her to join his psychological hit squad.
Justine resists until she gets a taste of the peace Packard can promise. At first, Justine enjoys being part of the thrilling world of neurotic vigilantes who battle Midcity’s paranormal criminals. Things get complicated when she uncovers certain secrets…and falls for one of her most dangerous targets.
Some secrets come back to haunt. Others come to kill.
Serial killers with unhead-of-skills are terrorizing the most powerful beings in Midcity. As the body count grows, Justine faces a crisis of conscience...and an impossible choice between two but flawed brilliant men-one on a journey of redemption, the other descending into a pit of moral depravity.
Justine Jones Faces Her Ultimate Enemy: Herself.
In an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to the man of her dreams. But something is off. Random details aren't adding up...and is it her imagination, or are her friends and fiance keeping secrets from her? And what's with this strange sense of unease, and her odd new headaches?
Justine tries to stay upbeat as Midcity cowers under martial law, sleepwalking cannibals, and a mysterious rash of paranormal copycat violence, but her search for answers leads her into the most dangerous mind game yet.
With the help of unlikely allies, including her paranoid dad and best frenemy Simon, Justine fights her ultimate foe... and unravels the most startling mystery of all.
All the book links lead you to the Carolyn Crane's website which includes excerpts and different options to purchase the book/ebooks. (Which I HIGHLY recommend! :)
*All the book covers were taken directly from Carolyn Crane's site as well*
The author has some spin-off novellas that I've purchased for my nook and I'll also read her other book that's release which is the beginning of another series. I'm crossing my fingers that it's just as good^^
Again this series hit me hard.
And in a good way.
It made me think.
It made me dream.
I love that.
TTYL
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