Books by S.M. Reine
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review 1: This was a bit of a disappointment after the first book in some ways...The relationship between Elise and James seemed to have been changed dramatically just to suit the fact that Elise wanted to go off and fight evil by herself in this book! Also she seemed content to let Anthon...
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review 1: I am a huge fan of this author and so I have mixed feelings about reviewing this book. I did read the blurb so I knew the basics but I just did not care for the characters and I felt that it lacked something. There were some extremely sexy interludes with Trouble and Ofelia but I...
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review 1: Well. Okay. This is a steampunk fantasy novella, kind of an unusual combination of genres but it works well enough to carry the story. The storyline's original and different, so it seemed set up to be a tour de force. Unfortunately, it's told more as a morality play, with a vague...
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review 1: Awesome! This book was not only action packed & exhilarating, it was enchanting. The writing was beautiful and extremely descriptive; I felt like I was right there, fighting for the fate of the world. Elise & James are a bonded pair (think Parabatai à la Mortal Instruments) fight...
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review 1: Thank the freaking lord that I finished this book. It was so repetitive. If I had to read about Rylie changing into a Werewolf one more time I was going to pull my hair out. It was the same thing, over and over and over and over and over and over... DO YOU GET IT! I understand, i...
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review 1: Dark Union is book #3 in the Descent series. Although I love this series, this installment fell a little flat.This book is more emotionally darker than the others. Anthony and Elise are grieving for their loss of Betty and James is barely present. We watch Anthony slip further in...
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review 1: *4 1/2 Stars....For such a short book, this 79 page novella packs quite a punch. However, from S.M. Reine, that is no surprise.This was just a taste of what’s to come in the Descent series and not a page or a word was wasted. This was more than an introduction, it was impossible ...
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review 1: Wow... So much has happened in this book. Though I must say that I did enjoy seeing Elenor again. it was crazy to see how Cain fits perfectly into everything. To go on with the review. I will say that I love and enjoyed the book. I only gave it four stars because there were some ...
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review 1: OMG. Great read this book! I was on the end of my seat throughout the story and rooting for the good guys the whole time. It was really cool how the story line encompassed all the playing fields-Heaven, Earth, and Hell. This book brought to life the balance between all three need...
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review 1: 2.5 STARS: Although the writing wasn't stellar, or, quite frankly, imaginative, the story was a decent new-ish take on the tale of the werewolf. I'd have liked there to have been more (more descriptions, more interaction, more history) while at the same time less (less pettiness,...
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review 1: If I hadn't already read the series that comes after this one, I probably wouldn't have stuck with these books. The time jumps are necessary, but they made me want to pull out my hair. I almost started taking notes in an attempt to keep the event timeline straight. Her writing h...
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review 1: Out of the entire series, I really enjoyed this book the most. (Even though I really really enjoyed the other books too.) There was something about the idea that the moon on Halloween could have so much more power than any other night made me happy. I liked the combination of dif...
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review 1: *** May Contain Spoilers***Is it just me or are these books getting shorter and shorter? I love this series so far it's filled with suspense and deception.In the last book Abel and Seth's mother left after she attacked Rylie and Seth fought against her. But now there's a bigger ...
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review 1: New Moon Summer by S.M. Reine is an excellent beginning to a promising series. I love the characters and how Reine has stuck to the legends behind werwolves. This is one of the better were books that I have read. Diving right into book 2.Blood Moon Harvest by S.M. Reine is the...
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review 1: I loved Ms Reine's UF series (Ascension and Descent), but I'm less at ease with her Seasons of the Moon. I'm not sure whether this series is really marketed as YA or something I perceive. Whatever the answer to this doubt, the problem remains. I read it as a young/new adult novel...
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review 1: 61 pages… that’s it, just 61 short sweet pages, but oh what was packed into those pages. Yikes!I’ve made it no secret that I’ve read this series of books totally out of order. Well, not the individual books within each series, just the order of the grouped series. That’s one of t...
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review 1: When it comes to books in this series, or any other book by this author I could ramble on and on and on… It’s pretty much guaranteed that if I pick up a book by S.M. Reine, it won’t get put down unless I absolutely have no choice. Darkmoon was definitely no exception. I think out...
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review 1: Okay, I admit it. I finished the last book in the Seasons of the Moon series and I just couldn’t say goodbye. Crazy, I know, but such is the life of a book addict ;)The approach of this series is a little different than the Seasons of the Moon. Basically because the first 4 insta...
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review 1: Excellent. Been quite tired of the teen paranormal romance stuff, but this was very well done. The character had a dark side, yet never became unlikeable. Being a werewolf is shown as painful, not romantic. And the protagonistic isn't always thinking about "kissable lips" and...
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review 1: I read the reviews prior to writing up my own. To be honest, I have never read a book similar to this one. The Godslayer had me captivated and I kept trying to get a firm grip on Elise's ultimate purpose in life. I have to agree that the relationship between James and Elise is di...
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review 1: I like this series, love Reine's Rylie Gresham character. But The Caine Chronicles is a soap opera with werewolves, and like in her first "Seasons of the Moon" series Reine leaves no cliché untouched, only this time, because of the shorter length of each instalment, they come at ...
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review 1: I'd rate Oaths of Blood as a 3 compared to the first book of the series, but it was actually well written, so I'll bump it up-- I think my problem is I am not a huge fan of Rylie, who played a more significant role in this story. Love Seth, and hoped for a different direction for...
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review 1: My only problem with the book it's with the God part...I'm not religious 100% but something deep inside of me believes that there is something greater out there...but from this book we only get how they try to kill God...if there wasn't for this I would give it 5 stars.I have som...
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review 1: I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review.This book is better than the last one for the simple reason that you can feel it building up to the climax. There are the twists and turns to the story that I have come to associate with S.M. Reine, as w...
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review 1: S.M. Reine delivers again! This book was packed with action from beginning to end. Although the ending was what most would consider a "happy ending" I found it to be bittersweet knowing that it was the end of the series. I felt like Elyse and James were part of my family and I fo...
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review 1: This is too good to be true! Elise Kavanagh channelling her inner Martha Stewart?! Yes! Elise Kavanagh trying to rip a demon’s heart out? Yes! A demon’s chest exploding in a geyser of hot and sulfurous blood? Yes, yes, yes! This is one hell of a prequel to the Descent series! A s...