Review: Hopelessly Addicted!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2012
Title: Darkness (Brookehaven Vampires #2)Author: Joann I. Martin SowlesPublisher: Brookehaven PublishingNumber of Pages: 295Date of Release: October 30th, 2011Summary From Goodreads:Not long ago, Laney Alexander was living a carefree life, that is, until she was thrown into a world full of creatures only the imagination thought possible. Now, after surviving a terrifying night, Laney and Oliver are lying low at Julz's place, relieved to be in each other's arms once again. But fate seems to have other plans...Julz is not happy to have visitors in her home and emotions run high. Laney is pushed to her limits as she watches Carter fight for his life and her relationship with Oliver becomes strained as she discovers secrets about Julz that could tear them apart.As she reaches her boiling point, disaster strikes and her life is shattered. Laney must come to terms with what has unfolded. Will she lose her way and let the darkness consume her or will she find her light in Oliver?Secrets will be revealed. Hearts will be broken. Lives will be lost. Darkness will fall.Review: Oh dear lord guys!! I am hopelessly addicted to this series! If you want to see my review of book one look under Sowles in the Review Archive! I started reading this book during my final exams for second tri and it was such a bad idea!! I sped through my exams so I could read with the remaining time!! Luckily I did well though!! Anyways to say I love this series is to put it kind of lightly is what I am trying to say! Darkness pulled me in and then kicked me out and now I am beating on the door trying to get back in!!I love Laney, she really takes no crap!! She layed down the rules with Oliver in this book and even though he didn't believe her she went through with her promises even though it took her away from him! I loved that, because it showed she could stand on her own without him. He needed to see that to appreciate him more I believe!! Also we learn Oliver is the tech guru of the vampire world, and I don't know about you but that is INCREDIBLY SEXY! I love my guys a bit geeky... Anyways the character growth of Carter and and Felix was lovely as well.This isn't spoilery but one of the characters dies and oh my god I felt it. I really went to that place where you go and feel when you have lost someone you are close to and love. Their were tears, shivers, sobs and it wasn't a pretty time in my reading life. The connection and description that Sowles rights with is intense. I get to feel every emotion of Laney's and you know what while that may seem crazy I love it!!I highly recommend this novel to readers! The level is YA/New Adult so it's more for the mature reader, but really if you're as mature as I was at 16 you will be fine even 15 probably, I would say! Anyways if you have hesitations on getting this book tweet me @MoonlightReview because I will squah your fears like a bug and you will hit that purchase button!! You can bet your bottom I will be reading every single book in the series from this point out!!