Renegade - Quickie review

Renegade by Cambria Hebert

Heven and hell book four

Available now 

What's it about?

I’ve been beautiful. I’ve been ugly. I’ve died. I’ve been brought back. I’ve had abilities awakened within me. My strength has been tested. My beliefs have been tested.

Yet I stand. 

What’s next when you’ve pretty much experienced it all? 

The end. 

Sam and I are picking up the pieces. We’re trying to come to terms with all we’ve lost. And as much as I would like to hide my head, ignore the reality I live every day, there is no forgetting. 

Riley is in hell—I’m still not sure of his agenda. My mother’s past haunts me. And Kimber… Kimber is being herself. Cole sneaks glances at Gemma and she returns them when she thinks I don’t see. 

But I do. 

When Beelzebub escapes he brings his war to places I never thought he would. Earth. Maine. Home. Now everyone and everything is at risk. This has become bigger than my circle of friends. This has become bigger than me. I have to finish this. I have to find a way to stop him, to finish this war. 

I just pray we will all be left standing in the end.

Other books in the series
Before - Book 0.5
Masquerade - Book one
Between - Book 1.5
Charade - Book two
Bewitched - Book 2.5
Tirade - Book three
Beneath - Book 3.5
My review

This is a favourite series of mine and I've been hotly anticipating the final book to see how everything goes down in the end. Renegade does not disappoint and is full of all the action and twists as the previous books and is an excellent seal on the series. I don't want to say too much, what with it being the fourth book and chances are, if you're reading this review then you've already read at least some of the series and are curious about whether it keeps up t its high standards. Well I can confirm that it does, its another brilliant book and I enjoyed it from start to finish. I think the story was ended well and liked the ending. I haven't started the authors other series yet so I'm really looking forward to seeing what she comes up with next as she's a very talented and imaginative lady!

My thoughts on the cover
Love it! I love the new design all the covers have, they look more slick and blend together better and of course I love that both Heven and Sam are on here... But - and I know I'm being picky - where is Heven's scar?

Favourite quotes

'God, could that boy kiss. He had a way of stamping out every thought, every whisper, every single thing around us until there was only his lips upon mine.'

'I found it extremely ironic we were planning our trips to hell around our school and party schedule.'

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Beneath - Quickie review

Beneath by Cambria HebertHeven and hell book 3.5
Available 29th March 2013 

What's it about?Where I came from everything is perfect. Everything is beautiful and predictable. Life isn’t measured by days, but by infinite joy that never ends.
But it did.
When I fell in love with a man who was perfectly imperfect.
The price for forbidden affection was steep and my beautiful white wings withered and died around me.
I was fallen. I am fallen.
Years have passed, and I’ve learned the true meaning of time. I’ve learned to build a wall around myself and exist alone. Yet, when he looks at me… the heart beneath my armor trembles.
But I must remember.
I must remember that I might not have anything left to lose, but he certainly does. And risking him is something I won’t do. So I lock my feelings where they belong.
Beneath.

Other books in the series
Before - Book 0.5
Masquerade - Book one
Between - Book 1.5
Charade - Book two
Bewitched - Book 2.5
Tirade - Book three
My review

So far, I haven't been disappointed by a single book or novella in this series and Beneath was no different. As with the other novellas (Except Before) its told by one of the secondary characters, this time Gemma, we find out how she became a fallen angel, what happened after and are then bought to a scene in the present that follows after Tirade. It was all really informative and I enjoyed this glimpse into Gemma's world, finding out what happened to her and about her feelings now was interesting and I'm glad I read this latest addition to the Heven and hell collection. While it might not be necessary reading for the main plot its still quick and enjoyable and good for a fix on the series while you wait for the last book.

My thoughts on the cover
This is a really beautiful cover, I love the colours and butterflies and of course the angel wings, it fits perfectly.

Sorry, no favourite quotes as I read an eARC that cannot be quoted from.

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Tirade - Review

Tirade by Cambria Hebert

Heven and hell book three

Available now 

What's it about?

Betrayal burns. Death hurts and the clock ticks…

Minutes and hours stretch into days. How long can Sam survive being confined in Hell? I have a plan… a plan with a lot of holes. I need someone who can make up for my weaknesses, someone who possesses the power that I lack. Riley is supposed to be off limits. He’s dangerous, he’s mean and he’s not to be trusted. But I do. 

Beelzebub is on a tirade, bent on revenge. I took what he wants and sent him into the flames. I will wear the scars of his punishments forever. But scars don’t scare me anymore.

On my way to free Sam I find my true path, a secret place and new allies. But in Hell nothing is easy… and everything is cruel. The only thing left to do is survive.

Other books in the series

Before  - Book 0.5

Masquerade - Book one

Between - Book 1.5

Charade - Book two

Bewitched - Book 2.5

My review

I'm a big fan of this series so I was excited for the latest title and it didn't disappoint. Though I'd still say Charade is my favourite so far because of its shock factor, I still loved every bit of Tirade, it doesn't stop giving right the way through, the gang and Heven get into some hairy situations, it was a great ride watching them go through them and seeing how they handled the situations and came out the other side.
If you've read the previous books then you already know the writing is great as are the characters, Heven is getting stronger with each instalment and I'm looking forward to seeing how she comes out at the end of the next and final book and of course seeing how everything ends, particularly after the epilogue! And if you haven't read the previous book, then drop everything and do it because this is a great story set in an original world and did I mention Sam is super hot? Because I feel like that's an important point!
This is a must for fans of the series, you will not be disappointed but you might be left begging for book four.

My thoughts on the cover
This is not my favourite cover of the series to be honest, its just too digitised and doesn't look like a real person, it doesn't look like how I imagine Riley to be either but I like the eyes.

Favourite quotes

'His kiss was as intoxicating as ever, melting my bones until he had to support me against his chest or else  I would slip to the floor.'

'Gone was the insecure girl that would hide and cringe at the slightest noise. Gone was the girl who didn't think she was strong enough to face her fears. This girl had strength that matched our greatest enemies. This girl was no  longer shy and timid, but powerful and confident. My chest swelled with love for everything she had been and everything she had become.
This girl was mine.'

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Bewitched - Quickie review

Bewitched by Cambria Hebert

Heven and hell book 2.5

Available now. 

What's it about?

For years, I accepted that Heven was more popular than me. I never liked it but I lived with it. I walked in her shadow, I stood by her when no one else would. When I finally thought her spotlight was mine things began to change. She began to change. Now she hardly ever calls me back, she spends all her time with her hot new boyfriend and everyone at school thinks she’s back on top. She had it all. But apparently she wants more. She wants Cole – my boyfriend. What’s worse is that it looks like she got him. I’ve had enough and she’s going to be sorry. Why?

Because I am bewitched.

Other books in the series:

(Links to my reviews)

Before - Book 0.5
Masquerade - Book one
Between - Book 1.5
Charade - Book two
My review

Although Kimber is quite a bitchy character I didn't find her difficult to get on with when reading this short novella, in fact the story made me understand her motives more and how she was misled, but then I guess that was the point lol.
Bewitched tells select 'in between' scenes of Charade from Kimber's perspective, there is a few instances of jumping ahead which makes the book a little less fluid but not less enjoyable.
I'd strongly recommend reading Charade before you pick this up if you prefer to avoid spoilers but its not one to be missed either as it answered a lot of questions I had when I'd finished reading Charade and I think it makes a great little addition to the series.

My thoughts on the cover
I do like this cover, the colours are really eye catching and I like the little skeleton hand at the bottom which isn't noticeable right away.

Favourite quote

'Finding out what was going on with Heven and Cole was a definite must, but getting hacked into little pieces by some stalker wouldn't accomplish that. And it would ruin my hair.'

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Between - Quickie review

Between by Cambria Hebert

Heven and hell book 1.5

Available now. 

What's it about?

I grew up in a comfortable house with two parents and a white-picket fence. My brother, Sam, and I used to play with sticks in the backyard and pretend they were swords. There were always cookies on the table and milk in the fridge. Then, one day, things changed.

Sam changed.

Life was never the same again. Sam left. My parents abandoned him when he needed them most, and I was left to survive in a house that was merely a shell of what it used to be. Mom cried all the time and Dad expected me to fill the void my brother left behind. But mostly, all we did was pretend. We pretended that things weren’t messed up. We pretended that Sam never existed.

Until I changed, too.

Now, everything’s a mess and I’m so confused. It’s like there are two different people trapped inside one body—my body—and one of them wants out. I do things. Bad things and I don’t know how to stop. I’m not sure I want to. The only way I can be normal again is if I find Sam. He’ll know what to do.

He has too.

Other books in the series:

(Links to my reviews)

Before - Book 0.5
Masquerade - Book one
Charade - Book two
Bewitched - Book 2.5
My review

This short little novella is a great insight into what happened to Logan before we are introduced to him at the end of Masquerade and I really enjoyed it. I really felt I got a glimpse into what his life had been like, how miserable it was and it helped me emphasize with him a lot more than I had before when I'd read Charade because I read these books out of order lol.
I think its a lovely little addition to this great series and whilst your not missing anything major in regards to the storyline if you skip this, it does give you a better prospective on Logan and for that I think it's worth picking it.

My thoughts on the cover
I think this is one of my favourite covers from the series so far, I like the lone character on the train tracks with his head now and the creepy shadow with the red eyes is intriguing to say the least.

Favourite quote

'Underneath it all, one thing repeated like a mantra, eventually lulling me to sleep. I wished my brother was here.'

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Charade - Review

Charade by Cambria Hebert

Heven and hell book two.

Available now. 

What's it about?

The second novel in the Heven and Hell series.

Dying at the hands of a psycho was a shock. Having my life returned to me by an angel was incredible. Being named a Supernatural Treasure and being given Sam as my guard was pretty darn awesome. Acquiring a debt for it all—well, I should have seen it coming.

Now here we are, fighting demons from Hell, caring for a boy that I just don’t trust, and traveling to faraway places to return a treasure to its rightful place. Nothing is as it seems. Everyone wears a mask; everyone puts on a charade. It’s up to us to separate the truth from the lies and reality from fiction. A hard task when my new reality involves fallen angels, witches and dragons… and did I mention Hell?

Anchoring me down through it all is Sam. Sam, who must face tragedies of his own and is put to the test again and again.

If we fail in our task, life as we know it—life as you know it—will end. Forever.

Other books in the series (Links to my review)
Masquerade - Book one.
My review

I really enjoyed book one, Masqerade, so I've been looking forward to reading Charade, and I have to say it was even better than the first!

Right away, there's a lot of mystery surrounding the book, new characters and strange happenings galore and just as I was starting to think I wanted some answers I was hit with a huge twist that had me gasping so loud on the bus I attracted some strange looks! Masquerade really was a bumpy ride from start to finish and I was hooked all the way through.

I love Sam and Heven, their bond is something to be reckoned with! They're just so in love but not in a sickly sweet way, I enjoyed reading them together and felt the pull when they were apart, and the ending was hard to read.

Hebert has done an excellent job keeping the story alive in book two, I was constantly on the edge of my seat, gripping onto my kindle, this is anything but a 'bridge' book that just takes you from book one to book three, so much happens, and I suspect there is so much more to come.

I don't want to say too much more because I'm going to end up giving something away but if you liked book one then you HAVE TO pick this up, you won't be disappointed.

My thoughts on the cover

It has a gorgeous picture of Sam on it, what's not to love? I really like the gold colour of his eyes and the text stands out so well against the dark background.

Favourite quotes

'After a while I pulled away and took in her unfocused and soft eyes. Let Cole compete with that, I thought to myself.
There is no competition, Heven replied.
Damn mindbond.'

'If you cannot breathe, I will breathe for you. If your heart will not beat, mine will beat harder. If you do not live, neither will I.'

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Guest post: Cambria Hebert - And giveaway

My dirty little secret

by Cambria Hebert

Hello, my name is Cambria Hebert and I am a coffee –aholic. I am also a werewolf –aholic, a shop –aholic and a vampire diaries –aholic. Yeah, I know I have a lot of issues. I tried the twelve-step program and I had a sponsor but he looked and acted suspiciously like a werewolf so how was I supposed to quit that habit? Exactly.

But that isn’t my biggest problem. Nope. I have another little obsession. Okay, it’s the biggest one yet… *clears throat* I… am a book- aholic.

There I said it.

You know my dirty little secret.

I’ve had this problem since I was a little girl. When I was really young I could never find anything I liked so I made the books I read. One was about a duck. One was a restaurant menu that I played waitress with. But then I got older and I became obsessed with R.L. Stein (he’s probably to blame for the werewolf addiction) and his Goosebumps series. Then I read all the classics like Little Women and Huckelberry Fin. Then I got even older and I found those romance novels…. Yeah those. My mom would walk by my bedroom door and stop while I was reading and say, “what are you smiling about?” If you ever read those books you know what I was smiling about.

It was all downhill from there.

I read and read for years. Magazines, cook books, and romance still. Then I found the world of young adult literature. No twelve-step will ever cure me from YA reading. I love it. It’s a whole new world to me.

Then came the vampires, werewolves and witches…. OH MY!

That’s all I read now. But I have to tell you that my reading habit is beginning to suffer. Yup, there’s a new disease in town.

Hello, my name is Cambria Hebert and I am a writer – aholic. All that reading of werewolves and fairies put some crazy ideas in my head. And since I was already crazy you can imagine how that went. So, I started writing. The people in my head tell me their stories and I write them out. It’s the best thing ever. Creating a story and a plot from a single idea is so challenging but when it all starts to come together, when the world in your head unfolds on the paper…its magic.

It has become an addiction so I had to get another sponsor: Otherworld Publications. I don’t think they are really helping me cure my disease because they keep asking me to write stuff. Since they are my sponsors I can’t say no.

Besides, there is this one girl, her name is Heven, she talks to me a lot. She has quite the story to tell. I can’t just let it go untold…

She’s disfigured and she can’t remember how she got that way. I have to help her find out. Before she had her “accident” her life was perfect, she had everything. But then it all changed and she realized the life she had probably was the wrong life for her. So Heven and I are going to figure out what kind of life she was meant to have. Apparently there’s this guy, his name is Sam. Heven is pretty taken with him…

But I have this feeling.

Sam isn’t everything Heven thinks.

But, I guess we will figure it out together.

This has been a helpful AA meeting but I really must go. My sponsor needs me to check in and Heven has some things to say. Apparently she had a nightmare and needs to get it out…

For any of the other “a-holics” out there. There is hope. When it feels like there isn’t pick up a book and disappear into its pages. When you come back out you’ll forget what it is that you just had to do.

Unless of course you are a book –aholic. For that I am pretty sure there is no cure.

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Whiteout

Lost in a world of white, I lay. Pain and cold were my only companions. How long would it take me to die? Would the cold freeze my heart and stop its beating?

A red plastic sled saved the day. A woman saved my life.

Unfortunately, saving my life might cost Grace her own. We get one day together, Christmas day, one day of bliss among misery. Too soon t...moreLost in a world of white, I lay. Pain and cold were my only companions. How long would it take me to die? Would the cold freeze my heart and stop its beating?
A red plastic sled saved the day. A woman saved my life.
Unfortunately, saving my life might cost Grace her own. We get one day together, Christmas day, one day of bliss among misery. Too soon the tree is down and all that’s left of the cinnamon biscuits are crumbs.
The people who want me dead come back to see their task complete. I didn’t have a plan, but Grace did.
Never trust a woman with a shotgun.

(MY REVIEW)

Before

What if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect…
Before.

This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.

Until things changed. I chan...moreWhat if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect…
Before.
This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.
Until things changed. I changed.
I didn’t know that lies and secrets were about to take over my existence. I didn’t know there was someone out there, someone meant just for me. I didn’t know that I was about to go on a journey, a journey that would lead me to the girl I am today.
This is the beginning of the worst year of my life. Would I go back and change things? Erase everything that has happened to go back into these moments?
Not a chance.
This is a story of before.

(MY REVIEW)

Masquerade

Before. Everything was so much better Before. I wasn’t haunted by nightmares, my place at school was secure and my face was flawless. Now, I’m a freak and everything has changed. The worst part is that I can’t remember the night I was sentenced to the shadows. The memory has been stolen from me and I just can’t shake the feeling that someone, something is out there -watching.
Just when I think I have my life handled, Sam, with his intimidating golden stare and shiver inducing voice, makes me realize that I don’t know anything. He makes me see that my scars don’t matter. That they never mattered. I can’t help but fall for him, completely unknowing that he knows exactly how I got this way. Not knowing he was involved.
Heven has no idea how closely death stalks her. She has no idea what I have done to keep her alive. I fear the day she learns my secrets, finds out what I really am. But even then I cannot stop, I vow to make things right. Finally her hunter will be hunted, Heaven and Hell, faith and sin will battle, and we will be victorious. But first, Heven must learn to be what she never imagined. I know her strength is there – I feel it. If we are to overcome all odds, she must push past her flaws - her frailties - to become much more

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So, how would you like to win one of these books?

Cambria is very kindly giving away a signed personalised copy of Masquerade and an Ecopy of both Whiteout and Before.

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The paperback copy of Masquerade giveaway is OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY, so please be sure to enter where your from on your free entry or it will be deleted from the running.

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Ecopy winners will receive a smashwords coupon code to download their book.

 The paperback will be sent mid December when it becomes available.

Giveaway ends 21st November.

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Before- Review

Before by Cambria Hebert

Heven and Hell book 0.5 (Short story)

Available 18th November

What's it about?

What if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect…
Before.

This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.

Until things changed. I chan...moreWhat if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect…

Before.
This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.
Until things changed. I changed.
I didn’t know that lies and secrets were about to take over my existence. I didn’t know there was someone out there, someone meant just for me. I didn’t know that I was about to go on a journey, a journey that would lead me to the girl I am today.
This is the beginning of the worst year of my life. Would I go back and change things? Erase everything that has happened to go back into these moments?
Not a chance.

This is a story of before.

Other titles in the series

Masquerade (Out Dec 16th)

My review

3/5

So, I know this is a short story and I know it's just a teaser for the full length novel 'Masquerade' but personally I still don't think it had enough to it. I would've liked just a little bit of the history to really draw me in.

We meet Sam, who is so drawn to Heven he's pretty much stalking her even though he's resigned to never actually speaking to her because he knows he can't be with her. He thinks she's the perfect girl but I don't really know why he does since he doesn't really know anything about her, they've never had a conversation. He does seem like a nice guy who's obviously in a situation he doesn't want to be in but can't get out of, this is more what draws me to wanting to read the book rather than all the teasing and the cliffhanger at the end.

Heven also seems like a nice girl to, we don't really go past the surface of her but she's obviously enjoying her life and is completely unaware it's about to get turned upside down.

I will be reading 'Masquerade' as I can see the potential in the story and I do think the writing was great, I've just never been one for short stories personally, I like something I can really get into.

My thoughts on the cover

I really like this soft and simple image with just the little bit of embellishment at the top. I also really like the font and the pattern around it, the whole thing feels fresh and it's gorgeous.

Favourite quote

Heven. I hadn't heard her name until yesterday, when I got close enough to overhear it. It was perfect, it fit her perfect. Because to me she was heaven, she was everything I could ever want and everything I couldn't have. - Sam

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