Friday, October 31, 2014
New J.R. Ward book!!!!
Coming out in 2015
What a hot cover!
And exciting blurb!
Apparently this series is also optioned for TV.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
The King by Tiffany Reisz
Beautiful cover of this upcoming book that I can't wait to read! One of my favorite series by far!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
53 Letters To My Lover and From His Lips - Leylah Attar
"The moment I said her pet name, I knew I was done. She might stop to rest on my shoulder, let me hold her for a while, my palms outstretched, let me marvel at her fragile, fleeting wings, but the slightest breeze and she’d be gone, taking with her all my colors.
Because she wasn’t mine to love. Or to have, or to hold. She wore a shiny gold band around her finger, and it wasn’t mine. She had worn it since the first time we’d met."
What an emotionally charged story. Beautiful and heartbreaking! Troy and Shayda's story make us feel so many emotions. Happy, sad, angry, loved, disappointed, regret, etc. I cannot even remember what happened the whole day I was reading this book! I was so consumed!
Troy Heathgate is one hell of a hero! He is one my my most favorite so far! His larger than life personality, his disposition and his resilience! Oh my you can't help but fall in love with him! I also cried with him. I felt the helplessness of their situation. I love him. Troy will stay in my heart for a while. He is one of the few heroes who cracked me up.
This isn't the typical love story. This is the all consuming, encompassing, no limit and no boundaries love. I can't even begin to get over their story. Major hangover. And might I add that the love scenes is so heartfelt and not too detailed but still scorching hot. Troy is one hot book boyfriend!
For fans of The Opportunist this book is for you. The story has the same vibe going, love that spans time, the history and the longing. If you loved Caleb you will also fall in deep with Troy. If wanted to shake Olivia to her senses, you would definitely want to smack Shayda as well. Though she is a tamed down version of Olivia. You will also love the funny banters and interactions between the two main characters.
I also loved From His Lips. This is a short story, a version in Troy's view of the most important moments of the main book. It was short and sweet not drawn out unnecessarily. In fact I would have wanted to read two or three more scenes in his view. But good thing this novella was short because it would take the meat out of the main book and would become quite dull. So to me it was the perfect length and left me longing for more.
I will truly miss Beetroot Butterfly and Scary Cherry. Their story will stay in me for a very long time. Highly recommended!
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 5
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 5
Did I experience book hangover? 5
Do I want more of the story? 5
Love, like or just okay? 5
Overall Rating: 5 all consuming stars!
Now You See Her - James Patterson
Perfect mystery and crime novel. I read it in one seating. I felt fear and anxiety for Jeanine. It was the perfect book to get out of my romance novel book funk. I loved it. It has the right amount of darkness and mystery for my liking. I loved that the chapters are short and that it was written a bit fast paced.
What initially compelled me to read this book is the beautiful cover. But soon I was captivated with Jeanine's story.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 4
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 4
Do I want more of the story? 4
Love, like or just okay? 4
Overall Rating: 4 stars
Unspeakable Truths - Alice Montalvo Tribue
Because the prologue was so catchy I had to read it ASAP!
The story started with so much love overflowing. Then suddenly in the next chapter the feeling was stripped out. Who would have thought!
Anyway this book is about how the heroine the tragedy and how little by little her supposed happy ending wasn't really a fairy-tale after all.
This book has the second chance romance plot. It was short and sweet. Not too angsty. You will love the hero Luke. He was patient and swoony.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 3
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 3
Do I want more of the story? 3
Love, like or just okay? 4 like it
Overall Rating: 3.5 stars
Pieces of You - Ella Harper
I felt tired after reading this book. There were so many levels of heart ache in the story. I'm not going delve much into the plot so as not to ruin it for others because it happened to me. Before I started the book, I read some reviews and I got the gist and some spoilers. So when the heart breaking scenes happened, it wasn't a shock anymore.
But I couldn't help but feel that there is something lacking, maybe some more of the "feels" in the writing. In some books where I also knew the ending beforehand, I still felt the ugly cry. Sadly I didn’t feel it here.
What compelled me to read the book is that the plot is somehow similar to what is happening with my life such as fertility issues, the depression of being childless and some marriage issues. But thank God that my problems are not as grave as what happened to Lucy. I cannot imagine surviving my life if what happened to her would happen to me. It's unthinkable! It's totally heartbreaking!
"I thought about the vitamins, the acupuncture, the doctors, the therapy, the alcohol avoidance, the hope, the joy and the disappointment. And about what might be ahead for us if nothing else worked.
‘It will happen, Luce,’ Luke said, reading my mind as he gripped my shoulders. ‘We will have a baby'"
What I liked about the writing style of this book is how most of the characters were given chapters in their viewpoint, from Lucy, Luke, Nell and Patricia. Though in the later part of the book I zoned out on Patricia's view.
I also liked the heroine Lucy that despite all that happened to her she still picked up the pieces. It didn't bring her down for long. She fought for her life. I like characters like this, very inspiring and determined.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 3
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 3 The book doesn't have cliffhanger which is a good thing for the story.
Do I want more of the story? 3 Just Ok it's better to end when it ended.
Love, like or just okay? 3 like it
Overall Rating: 3 stars
But I couldn't help but feel that there is something lacking, maybe some more of the "feels" in the writing. In some books where I also knew the ending beforehand, I still felt the ugly cry. Sadly I didn’t feel it here.
What compelled me to read the book is that the plot is somehow similar to what is happening with my life such as fertility issues, the depression of being childless and some marriage issues. But thank God that my problems are not as grave as what happened to Lucy. I cannot imagine surviving my life if what happened to her would happen to me. It's unthinkable! It's totally heartbreaking!
"I thought about the vitamins, the acupuncture, the doctors, the therapy, the alcohol avoidance, the hope, the joy and the disappointment. And about what might be ahead for us if nothing else worked.
‘It will happen, Luce,’ Luke said, reading my mind as he gripped my shoulders. ‘We will have a baby'"
What I liked about the writing style of this book is how most of the characters were given chapters in their viewpoint, from Lucy, Luke, Nell and Patricia. Though in the later part of the book I zoned out on Patricia's view.
I also liked the heroine Lucy that despite all that happened to her she still picked up the pieces. It didn't bring her down for long. She fought for her life. I like characters like this, very inspiring and determined.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 3
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 3 The book doesn't have cliffhanger which is a good thing for the story.
Do I want more of the story? 3 Just Ok it's better to end when it ended.
Love, like or just okay? 3 like it
Overall Rating: 3 stars
Bright Side - Kim Holden
I went in blind with this book and I did not regret it!
Although I didn’t feel the ugly cry, my heart was crying for Kate. She is one of my favorite characters so far. I love her! I love her attitude and disposition. I love everything about her. She is strong and resilient and steadfast. Wow. A true heroine at best.
I also loved Keller and Gus. I want to read more about them. Though I don't want to read about them with anyone else ha!
I don't want to delve into the story. But believe me when I say this book is so worth reading. I didn’t zone out for a bit. The story is so inspiring.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 5 yes!
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 5 yes!
Did I experience book hangover? 5 I want more of Keller and Gus!
Do I want more of the story? 5 Yes for the other characters
Love, like or just okay? 5 Love it!
Overall Rating: 5 stars! Highly recommended!
Come To Me Softly - A.L. Jackson
This was quite a disappointment from the first book. Sad that the sequel couldn't hold on to my interest. Some stories have not succeeded in this feat. Only a few can, but those chosen few also experience a bit of lack luster now and then. Sadly the continuation of the story lacked the captivating factor. I mostly read through the book quickly.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 3
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 3
Did I experience book hangover? 2
Do I want more of the story? 2
Love, like or just okay? 3
Overall Rating: 3 stars
Don't Let Go - Sharla Lovelace
Another quick read that's not too angsty.
It has a moderate topic about second chance romance.
The pain level is not so much.
What hit me the most is how the daughter talks to her mother in a not so likable way. I felt the mothers pain. I only realize it now. I regret doing it to my own mother. Now I know how it feels.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 4
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 4
Do I want more of the story? 4
Love, like or just okay? 4
Overall Rating: 4 stars
It has a moderate topic about second chance romance.
The pain level is not so much.
What hit me the most is how the daughter talks to her mother in a not so likable way. I felt the mothers pain. I only realize it now. I regret doing it to my own mother. Now I know how it feels.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 4
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 4
Did I experience book hangover? 4
Do I want more of the story? 4
Love, like or just okay? 4
Overall Rating: 4 stars
One Night Promised - Jodi Ellen Malpas
Kinda dragging from the start.
Am not really feeling the insta attraction and connection whatever it is that they felt for each other from the very start.
I just can't get a grip of how in the first night they met the hero is already explaining himself to the heroine? I mean they haven't even properly met yet! From being pretty pissed to suddenly being overly attracted to each other? I'm not really into it at the moment. Will put this on hold and will just try to get back to it shortly.
Am just a bit disappointed because I loved This Man series from this author.
After I Do - Taylor Jenkins Reid
" He’s going to kiss someone else, if he hasn’t already. He’s going to touch her. He’s going to want her in a way that he no longer wants me. He’s going to tell her things he never told me. He’s going to lie there next to her, feeling satisfied and happy. She’s going to remind him of how good it can feel to be with a woman. And while all of this is happening, he’s not going to be thinking about me at all. And there’s not a thing I can do to stop it."
Loved it that the story showed how love started and how it also started to fade.
From getting to know you to get out of my face.
The small fights.
The selfishness.
Throwing mistakes of each other.
Not caring about the well being of the spouse.
Being too complacent.
Not being intimate.
Being childless.
Too focused on work and earning money or saving money.
No time for fun.
Going out alone without the spouse. Out of town trips alone.
Not compromising.
Not giving in to each others needs.
Most long time couples go through these.
But this book is also about how to pick up the pieces again. How to find each other and start over.
This book made me cry. This book made me smile. It's a mix of both and it’s one hell of a ride. My heart felt like exploding from pain and happiness. You will love the hero and heroine and all others around them.
This book will stay in my heart for a long time.
One of the best so far. Not an ounce of dullness in the words. I love it.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 5
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 5
Did I experience book hangover? 5
Do I want more of the story? 5
Love, like or just okay? 5 Love it!
Overall Rating: 5 beautiful stars!
Loved it that the story showed how love started and how it also started to fade.
From getting to know you to get out of my face.
The small fights.
The selfishness.
Throwing mistakes of each other.
Not caring about the well being of the spouse.
Being too complacent.
Not being intimate.
Being childless.
Too focused on work and earning money or saving money.
No time for fun.
Going out alone without the spouse. Out of town trips alone.
Not compromising.
Not giving in to each others needs.
Most long time couples go through these.
But this book is also about how to pick up the pieces again. How to find each other and start over.
This book made me cry. This book made me smile. It's a mix of both and it’s one hell of a ride. My heart felt like exploding from pain and happiness. You will love the hero and heroine and all others around them.
This book will stay in my heart for a long time.
One of the best so far. Not an ounce of dullness in the words. I love it.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 5
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 5
Did I experience book hangover? 5
Do I want more of the story? 5
Love, like or just okay? 5 Love it!
Overall Rating: 5 beautiful stars!
Black Lies - Alessandra Torre
Well all I can say is Layana is a really lucky b***h.
Imagine choosing between 2 great guys.
Two guys fighting over her! Oh my! A true fantasy!
This story has the same element as that of the author's other book Sex Love Repeat. However, the difference is the crazy twist! Who would have thought! Am not quite sold if it could really happen in real life but damn was it hot!
I had misconceptions about Layana at first but I liked her.
This book is highly recommended to those who love to break away from heavy angst. The story has some issues but on a moderate pace. The story is like a dream and a fantasy all rolled into one.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 5 oh yes!
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 3
Did I experience book hangover? 3
Do I want more of the story? 3
Love, like or just okay? 5
Overall Rating: 4 stars!
Wife Number Seven - Melissa Brown
What I liked about this book is that it's totally different from any other love story I've read. I've never read something like this. It was interesting. It gave us a glimpse of life inside a polygamous marriage.
However overall the story was Just Ok. I didn’t feel love for the hero. I felt that he was weak compared to the heroine. I liked the heroine though. I liked her attitude and how she handles her issues. I like the way she thinks and how she readies herself for something new. But the insta-love wasn't for me. Am not into the love at first sight themes. But the love scenes were hot and not too detailed but really heartfelt.
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Did this book made me think? 3 - just a bit of suspense
Did this book evoke strong emotions in me? 3
Did I experience book hangover? 3 no cliffhanger which is good!
Do I want more of the story? 3 it's good where it ended
Love, like or just okay? 3
Overall Rating: 3 stars
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