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Cor Amare (Luna #2) by Pepper Winters

“Someday...but not today,” There’s no doubt that Pepper has a unique ability to create worlds and characters that you haven’t met before. She writes love with an intensity that burns from the page and sears soul-mates together for eternity and this story is no different. I really wanted to love this duet—I loved the idea of everything being surrounded by water, that the love story span a lifetime and I adored the way in which the story was told. But Cor Amare left me feeling a little like the first one did, that it didn’t quite deliver on what I hoped for. Cor Amare picks up exactly where we left off in Lunamare —Aslan is on the run and Neri is trying to pick up the pieces and keep him safe. The story is a whirlwind for many chapters and then Pepper lulls us into a place of presumed safety … which of course doesn’t last for long. Strangely I found Aslan most likeable when he was apart from Neri and trying to survive his ordeal. I found his strength and sheer determination to fight in...

Lunamare (Luna Duet #1) by Pepper Winters

One heart. One body. One life. I'm no novice when it comes to Pepper Winter’s marvellous mind and the worlds she creates, but this is the first book for me that’s not ‘exclusively’ dark. Firstly, I want to take a moment to mention the dedication in this book. When I first tapped my kindle screen and started to read it (I do not understand people who DON’T read the dedications at all!) I actually got goosebumps. It is the best dedication I have ever read—pure, beautiful, heartfelt, unapologetic love and I absolutely adored it! Now on to what thought about LUNAMARE. I’m not sure how to start this review if I’m honest, because I adore Pepper’s writing and consider her one of the best dark authors there is and because of that, I really wanted to love every aspect of this story … but I can’t say I did wholeheartedly did. There were aspects within this story that I loved a lot—the fact that Nerida’s world was so filled with water (I love the water and it’s where I’m happiest, most alive ...