Weekly Reading List #32

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. I am. Sure, I’m a little stressed because I have a paper due this week, a one page report on an Editor of my choosing due Friday and an annotated bibliography that is due Wednesday that is also part of my final project, but I’m still in a great mood because not only has my fiance got a new job, he’s going to be coming to visit me soon! That makes me very happy.

Anyway, here is my latest weekly reading list, all synopsis’ are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading! Continue reading “Weekly Reading List #32”

Weekly Reading List #31

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. It’s funny, every Saturday I get home from work, I play with my kitten and then I pass out for a few hours. I’m just so tired after work, school and the gym, and I guess taking care of my kitten leaves me a little exhausted as well. So far, my life has been pretty good. Schools going well and I’m already in my 4th week, just 10 more to go. It seems so long and yet so short of a time span.
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A Novel Where Hope Comes to Thrive | Review of ‘Wolfen’

By Cynthia Ayala

Wolfen by Alianne Donnelly Smashwords
Wolfen by Alianne Donnelly
Smashwords

The quest of genetic perfection has led to the creation of a new subspecies. The Wolfen. The pinnacle of scientific achievements. But they weren’t all what man made when they played God. Their counterparts, those who developed more beast to man, the Converts, grew into the ultimate predator, unstoppable in their need to breed and destroy.

They are the ones that brought the world down to its knees.

Two decades later, humans are on the brink of extinction, those who survive, have become as brutal as those who hunt them. But Sinna – Sigma Nine – one the brink of death is saved by the two Wolfen brothers, and together, they can change the course of the war.

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Sophisticated and Bubbly Perfectly Woven Together | Review of ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’

By Cynthia Ayala

Hotel Transylvania 2 starring Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez & Andy Samberg
Hotel Transylvania 2 starring Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez & Andy Samberg

Dracula has opened the doors to Hotel Transylvania to humans and with his daughter Mavis marrying Johnny and giving birth to his half-human grandson, Dennis, Dracula is softening up to the humans. But when Dennis isn’t showing his vampire teeth, Dracula becomes worried. So while Mavis and Johnny are away Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But things get batty when Drac’s cantankerous, old school dad Vlad pays an unexpected visit.

An adorable and outstanding film. Released on September 25 of 2015, this film brings back the original cast of the film and brings back the charm of it as well. Continue reading “Sophisticated and Bubbly Perfectly Woven Together | Review of ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’”

Weekly Reading List #21

By Cynthia Ayala

Better late than never I suppose. It was quite the busy weekend for me, mainly because of work and school work and the fact that I am sick. So this week has been a little crazy for me. But, at least I have great bosses and cool classes with interesting discussions. It’s nice to be back at school, even though I miss my mom, fiancé and cute kitten Mr. J Who Thinks He’s Batman. He’s such a cute kitty and I can’t wait to see him again.

But anyway, here is my weekly reading list for the week. I hope you all had a wonderful fun filled weekend. As always, all synopsis are provided by Goodreads:
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An Imaginative & Cohesive Novel | Review of ‘Wolf Pact’ (Wolf Pact, #1-4)

By: Cynthia Ayala

Wolf Pact by Melissa de la Cruz
Disney Hyperion

Bliss Llewellyn has come far, finally escaping the clutches of her father, Lucifer himself. But her task to help the Blue Bloods is far from over. She may not be a Vampire anymore, but those gifts haven’t left her and her mother, the fallen angel Gabrielle, has given her a task: finds the werewolves, find the hounds that once guarded time and bring them to the fight against Lucifer and his silver bloods. It’s a task easier said than done.

Melissa de la Cruz has brought in a new chapter in her New York Times bestselling Blue Bloods series, one that follows Bliss Llewellyn as she makes her journey in search of the Hellhounds. Published on January 15, 2013 by Disney Hyperion, the novel takes one of the more underrated characters within the Blue Bloods series, and finally gives her life…or at least tries to.
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An Amusing Adventure | Review of ‘Hexed’ (Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)

By: Cynthia Ayala

Atticus O’Sullivan, the last remaining Druid, isn’t particularly fond of witches. However, that doesn’t mean he’s opposed to making nice with the ones who didn’t want to take his life. Then suddenly, the witch population quadruples overnight in Tempe, Arizona. And these aren’t nice Witches, these are German Hexen who have a dark history with Atticus and want him and the Tempe Witch Coven dead. Now the two must team together to bring down these witches before they put a hex on him.

Hexed is the second novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne was published June 7th 2011 by Del Rey and combines the Urban Fantasy genre with the paranormal into an adventurous and comedic tale.
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