Review: Ceaseless by Abbi Glines

Goodreads Summary:

Can he make her fall in love with him… again? 

When Pagan Moore proved worthy of Death’s devotion, he was given the gift of getting to keep her. 

But Dank was never promised that Pagan would keep him.

When a soul is created, so is its mate. In every lifetime those souls find each other. They complete the other’s destiny. It’s time for Pagan’s soul to choose if she truly wants an eternity at Death’s side or if she wants the mate created just for her. 

Dank didn’t think he had to worry about her choice. He knew where her heart belonged. Until he realized that every kiss, every touch, every moment of their time together would be washed from her memories. He would have to win her heart all over again and prove to her soul that he was where she belonged. 

If only her soul’s mate wasn’t right there standing in his way.

Publication Date: September 18, 2012

Oh Dank Walker, what an emotional roller coaster you have put me through. As one of my favorite book crushes, I was quite sad to see the series end. As much as Dank was still a drool-worthy male anti-hero, the novel fell short in a few ways for me.

The novel is kind of a do-over for all of the characters. Pagan has no memory of Dank because the Deity wants her to choose fairly between Dank and her soulmate Jay. Dank has to figure out how to make her fall in love with him again without their shared history. Since Dank is amazingly hot, a rock star and a perfect gentleman, it's less of a challenge than it sounds.

Glines is very talented at writing steamy scenes. I had to literally stop and fan myself in a few parts. Her descriptions were amazing and really brought the characters to life for me.

My main problem with the novel is that there didn't seem to be any major conflict. The plot never felt suspenseful and besides a couple of random twists thrown in at the end, I knew what would happen early on.  Spoiler Alert Jay was never a true rival to Dank. He was bland from the moment he was introduced and you couldn't exactly cheer for a guy who asked out another girl right before he was supposed to go out with Pagan. How could he be her soulmate when they had zero chemistry? End of Spoiler

After finishing the trilogy, I would say the second book was my favorite. If this novel had more of Leif and a baddie that added more conflict,  then it would've been elevated for me.

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

Stacking the Shelves and In My Mailbox-September 22, 2012

Is it just me or was there a crazy amount of great books released this week? To keep my book budget under control, I had to seriously force myself not to go on a novel buying binge.

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and features books you've added to your shelves, both physical and virtual. In My Mailbox from the Story Siren is another meme that highlights the books that bloggers have bought or received for review.

Bought:

Ceaseless by Abbi Glines

For Review:

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Naturally Charlie by S.L. Scott

Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed and Larkin Reed

Top Ten Book on My Fall TBR List

Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic from the Broke and the Bookish is the top books on your autumn TBR lists. I honestly feel a little sad when I look at my upcoming titles. There are so many new releases I'm excited about and I don't know how I'm going to have time to get to them all. Between writing, editing and marketing, I think I"ll have to pull some all-nighters to read many of these on my list.

Promised by Caragh O'Brien- The conclusion to the Birthmarked trilogy. WHAT WILL HAPPEN? Will Gaia and Leon live happily ever after? Will she take down the Enclave? Will she find a plastic surgeon to get rid of that pesky scar? Can't wait to find out =)

The Crown of Ember and Thorns by Rae Carson-Girl of Fire and Thorns was so good that I hope the sequel is just as great. Elisa was a fabulous protagonist and I can't wait to read more about her journey.

Eve by Anna Carey-I feel so lame for not getting to this series earlier.

Ceaseless by Abbi Glines-Another final book in a trilogy I've been reading. Will Dank and Pagan (great story but I hate the names) have their happy ending?

Wasteland by Lynn Rush-Very cool author who writes books in the new adult genre. I can't wait!

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa-Just finished the first novel in the Iron Fey series and now I'm officially obsessed.

What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang-I have an ARC of this one and the description reminds me of The Host, one of my all-time favorite books.

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare-I liked the first book in the Mortal Instruments series, but to be honest the end threw me off. However, the word on the street is this series only gets better and better.

Breathe by Sarah Crossan-This new dystopian release sounds like an interesting entry into the somewhat crowded  genre. The world is dead and survivors must rely on a corporation that manufactures oxygen.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn-I have to see what all the buzz is about.