Friday, May 30, 2014

Review of E.K. Blair's Bang

 
 
Ladies if you are looking for a book that will have you questioning everything you believe in. How far you would go for retribution? Then Bang is definitely the book for you! I enjoyed every single second of this book! I have to say it definitely was a mind trip and I kept thinking, "Oh my God" and more than a few "What the hell" moments!
 
 
Check out my review below where I've added a few thoughts about the book and my journey while reading this Fan~freaking~tastic read!!!!!
 
 

 
They say when you take revenge against another you lose a part of your innocence.
But I’m not innocent.
I haven’t been for a very long time.
My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams.

Gone.
Vanished.

I never even had a choice.
I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs.
Until now.
I’m ready to take back what was always meant to be mine.

But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it’s the heart.

**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing.**
 
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~ My Review ~
 

When I first read the synopsis of Bang I was immediately intrigued. I'm a fan of dark romance reads... even if there isn't any "romance" per se. I can honestly say I was not prepared for this book. Bang was superb, absolutely intriguing and a real struggle for me as to whether or not Nina was a villain or a .....

There's so much I want to say about this book but I can't really give you much. Part of the journey is reading it. This is one book that a reader must experience themselves. There are so many things that are spoon fed to you through out the book that it's up to the reader to gather all the pieces... I will say the common theme of this book for me was.......



I'm dead serious about that too! My mind was blown! At times, I questioned if I would find all the pieces when I finished this one. It was a thrilling ride that I did experience moments of.....



and I kept ....



I literally couldn't sit still why reading Bang! I wanted answers IMMEDIATELY but I knew those answers, well some, would come the further I read and let me tell you the further I read the more ....



I thought. The back story is absolutely horrific. E.K. did a fabulous job not holding back on the story. That made the difference to me and I admit to...



Lines were definitely blurred. Many times I re-read passages to confirm that I did indeed read that. The usual how could this... why didn't... OMG! no freaking way did THAT just happen went through my mind. I couldn't figure out if I wanted to .......



or .....



for Nina. It was a constant struggle to define how I felt about her and I can honestly say I still don't know exactly how I feel for her. The synopsis alludes to a life that could've been and I strongly feel that once you reach the end of this one you will have to decide for yourself if such a life was ever meant to be....

There are three male's in this book that play a huge part in Nina's life. Pike who "knows" Nina. Bennett her husband and then Declan who I will let you experience all yourself. I will admit that if Declan....



he could have me at a drop of the hat.

Of course, there was some....



and it got downright down and dirty. There were parts that even...



the crap out of me. I think it's safe to assume that when you read a certain part you will be shocked too!

The closer I got to the end of Bang the more.....



my thoughts became. I wanted something to happen and wondered how it could even turn out that way. Then I wondered........



There was a ton of......



in my house. I knew I was in for a helluva a trip at the end but let's just say I was totally....



When I finished the book I read the last part again. I kept thinking...



I mean seriously this couldn't happen or did that happen? Wait, what's next for this series? E.K. wouldn't just ..... Oh but she did and that cued my ..........



and I had to .......



I loved it! I adored it! Hell, I re-read the ending because it was PERFECT..... I went in blind.. I despise spoilers and I avoided every review out there. It's worth going in it without a heads up. You have to let your pre-conceived notations about certain social situations go otherwise you will drive yourself insane. E.K. will challenge your moral beliefs believe me she absolutely positively did mine.

Bang is a well written story of lies, deceit, heart wrenching pain, gut twisting actions that leave you questioning each and every action taken. A total and complete 5+++++ star read for me. It will leave you reeling, perhaps a little ill? There were situations that I felt empathy for Nina. There were situations that I wondered how insane these people actually were. I had hope while I was reading this one and now I'm left wondering if there really are such things as fairytale endings.

I don't usually quote the books in my review but I cannot forget a certain quote "Taste your lies, Nina" OMG! I didn't realize how much that one sentence would come to mean to me by the end of the book.

I highly recommend this thrilling, suspenseful, heart stopping read! I can't wait for the next book in this series! I'm chomping at the bit for it! I have many, many, many questions and a few theories and when an author leaves me craving more once I finish reading then they have succeeded, in my opinion, in delivering a stellar read.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the author for allowing me to advance read Bang. Once I read this book I had to own it and purchased it once it was released. This is a book I can and will re-read if only to see what I might have not "picked" up on my first time through but also because it was fanfreakingtastic!

Now I have to leave you with my FAVORITE teaser of Bang! Once you've read this one I totally want to chat it up! I would love to see what your thought's are and what you "predict" will occur in the future! Oh the theories I have :)



2 comments:

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  2. Q: Can anyone tell me the difference between K2 and IQ? A: Nthn. In Seventh-Heaven, we gitt'm both HawrHawr Need summore thots, ideers, wurdz or ironclad iconoclasms? Look no firdr...

    VERBUM SAT SAPIENTI: As an ex-writer of the sassy, savvy, schizophenia we all go through in this lifelong demise, I just wanna help U.S. git past the whorizontal more!ass! we're in (Latin: words to [the] wise)...

    "This finite existence is only a test, son," God Almighty told me in my coma. "Far beyond thy earthly tempest is where you'll find corpulent eloquence" (paraphrased). Lemme tella youse without d'New Joisey accent...

    I actually saw Seventh-Heaven when we died: you couldn't GET any moe curly, party-hardy-endorphins, extravagantly-surplus-lush Upstairs when my beautifull, brilliant, bombastic girl passed-away due to those wry, sardonic satires.

    "Those who are wise will shine as brightly as the expanse of the Heavens, and those who have instructed many in uprightousness as bright as stars for all eternity" -Daniel 12:3

    Here's also what the prolific, exquisite GODy sed: 'the more you shall honor Me, the more I shall bless you' -the Infant Jesus of Prague.

    Go git'm, girl. You're incredible. See you Upstairs. I myself won't be joining'm in the nasty Abyss where Isis prowls
    thesuperseedoftime.blogspot.com
    infowars.com
    -YOUTHwitheTRUTH
    -------------------------------
    PS Need summore unique, uncivilized, useless names? Lemme gonna gitcha started, brudda:

    Oak Woods, Franky Sparks, Athena Noble, Autumn Rose, Faith Bishop, Dolly Martin, Willow Rhodes, Cocoa Major, Roman Stone, Bullwark Burnhart, Magnus Wilde, Kardiak Arrest, Will Wright, Goldy Silvers, Penelope Summers, Sophie Sharp, Violet Snow, Lizzy Roach, BoxxaRoxx, Aunty Dotey, Romero Stark, Zacharia Neptoon, Mercurio Morrissey, Fritz & Felix Franz, Victor Payne, Isabella Silverstein, Mercedes Kennedy, Redding Rust, Phoenix Martini, Ivy Squire, Sauer Wolf, Yankee Cooky, -blessed b9...

    God blessa youse
    (trust-in-Jesus)
    -Fr. Sarducci, ol SNL

    ReplyDelete