A few months ago I received a review request from an author by the name of Heather Leigh for a book called Relatively Famous (read review). I read the synopsis and jumped on the chance to read this book. She then sent it to me and I DEVOURED THIS BOOK. I couldn’t put it down. I have since devoured the sequels to this book and have enjoyed the rest of the series immensely. Heather Leigh […]
I’m currently on vacation visiting a friend who lives in NYC… I started reading One Night Promised when we were in the for the night last night. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I was up until 5am reading and then I finally forced myself to go to bed. The second I was up today I dove right back in to the book instead of going out into the city of NY to wander. That’s […]
I can only take boredom in small doses. Especially when it comes to reading a book. I think this is technically my first DNF review. I take pride in finishing even the worst of books and let me state that this book WAS NOT the worst of books. It wasn’t all that bad really, I just COULD NOT get into the story or characters- no matter how many times I put it down and tried […]
Magical Realism in a historical setting makes me HAPPY. Think “The Young and The Restless” meets ” Camelot” on steroids. TR & TC unfolds against the unstable historical setting of London during the Franco-British empire and Melissa De La Cruz immediately dazzled me with the sensibilities of her characters just as much as she did with the story setting. There are several key players in this book that move around like pieces on […]
I had ulterior motives for reading this book. I was doing research on the correlation between drug addiction and sexual promiscuity among adolescent girls who grew up with an absentee or poor father figure.(Don’t ask.) I really wanted to read something that was structured like a novel after scouring statistical research articles about the topic, and that’s how I stumbled upon Ellen Hopkins’ work. I would not call this book enjoyable but it’s definitely worth […]
Today is Magan Vernon’s birthday today! We LOVE Magan and we wish her a very happy birthday!! In honor of her birthday Magan is donating the proceeds from her book sales today to the The Voices and Faces project! If you’ve ever wanted to purchase a Magan Vernon book, today is the day to do it. I highly recommend The Only Exception! Although honestly, all of her books are great! 😉 You can buy Magan’s books […]
I think The Rules is secretly dedicated to all those Smallville Clark+Chole fans out there. Judging by the cover of this book, I would have never guessed it was a Sci-Fi novel with an Alien- hybrid protagonist. Good thing I actually read the back blurb after my bestie lent me a stack of books because I was ready to pass on it. But, as any regular reader of this blog knows, I LOVE me […]
Title: Pieces of Olivia Series: Charleston Haven #1 Author: Melissa West Release Date: July 15th 2014 Publisher: Intermix (Penguin) Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Buy Now: Amazon | B&N | iTunes Check it out on Goodreads. Olivia Warren used to be a normal girl with a bright future. But on one fated night, everything changed. Hiding the scars of her past up her sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment from Columbia University to The College of Charleston, determined to pursue her own […]
You can find my previous Academy posts and reviews here. Sometimes you’re hot because you’ve been playing futbol in Brazil in tropical temperatures. And sometimes you’re hot because you’ve been reading a C.L. Stone book. C.L. Stone is a dominatrix with her pen in Push and Shove, whipping out the hot and heavy in full force. You can’t blame a girl for playing the field and that’s exactly what Sang does in this latest installment […]
This book made me feel embarrassed to be a Texan. It reminded me of every time I cringe when I see a national commercial showing guys and gals wearing cowboy hats and Wranglers, driving out to their Texas ranches in their Chevy trucks at five a.m. It’s why my cousins in New York can’t believe I drive a Honda and don’t raise cattle for a living. I feel like Texas was demonized in this novel, […]
“In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, readers can experience the rush of reading Beautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.” It pretty much was like re-reading Beautiful Disaster, only with a different clueless girl and another Maddox brother being pushed into the friend zone. Oh let’s not forget the clueless girl’s clueless roommate and her relationships as well. I wanted to punch both girls in the throat. This book was pretty ‘meh’ for […]
When I was a kid I had a favorite sugar cereal called Count Chocola. Now, as an adult, I have a favorite steamy serial and it’s called Mister Black. Appearances can be deceiving but the eyes never lie. When 19 year-old Talia attends a masquerade party in the Hamptons intent on getting the scoop on a big story for her school newspaper, she never imagined she would run into someone from […]
You guys… this book didn’t piss me off like Tied With Me did. THANK GOD. I actually enjoyed this book a lot better than Tied With Me, but if you’ve read my rant with Tied With Me, you’ll know that it hit a sore spot for me… so.. yeah. Breathe With Me is a second chance romance. Mark and Meredith were High School Sweethearts with plans of moving to New York City. That is, until […]
Part of me wishes I had spent the money I blew on this book on some US Weekly or OK! gossip mags instead. I never understood what was so great about The Great Gatsby. I read and analysed it my junior year of high-school just like everyone else, and I read it with great expectations because of the reputation that proceeded it. The story just never hit the mark for me, even when I reread […]
Welcome to our final poll in our first ever BOOK BOYFRIEND BATTLE ROYALE!! The two book boyfriends to make it all the way to the Championship round are Ryder De Danann (The Fae Chronicles by Amelia Hutchins) and Jamie Fraser (The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon). The poll will be open until 11:59pm EST on 6/12/14. Thank you to everyone who participated in the BRACKET CHALLENGE that went along with this Book Boyfriend Tournament. […]
I REALLY HATE to admit this, but…….. TheLovelyandTheLostisEVENBETTERthanTheBeautifulandTheCursed!!$!!#! THIS. BOOK. Ohmawgawd. Okay, calming myself down now. Time to review like the civilized bibliophile that I am. *coughs* You can check out my review of TB&TC (The Dispossessed #1) and Marco’s Story (The Dispossessed #.5) here and here. This review will be SPOILER FREE for those who have not been lucky enough to read The Beautiful and The Cursed yet. I’m glad I read […]
In honor of our First Blogoversary, which we are celebrating this month, we are giving away some autographed goodies! The next book up in our blogoversary celebration is Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol! Please enter via the Rafflecopter below! 😉 Review Revisited: Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol Series: Kricket #1 on December 16th, 2013 Genres: Dystopian, New Adult, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Young Adult Pages: 287 Format: eBook Source: Amazon, Purchased by Reviewer Add to your Goodreads shelf.Buy the Book • Buy the Book All she wants is a home, but can she find […]
The following book boyfriends have made it on to the Swoony 16 in our #BookBoyfriendBattleRoyale!! Voting for the Swoony 16 starts on Monday, May 19th! To see the schedule go here. Want to know what’ s happening in the Book Boyfriend Battle Royale? Please subscribe to our blog to get updates on the BBBR! Or you can follow us on Facebook / Twitter /Bloglovin’ / Tumblr to get updates as well. Book Boyfriend Book /Series / GR Link Author Buy Now: Jamie Fraser Outlander […]
Welcome to Day Four, the FINAL day of THE SECOND ROUND of the Book Boyfriend Battle Royale! The winners from Round Two will move on to the SWOONY 16! Voting for the Swoony 16 will start on Monday, May 19th! Want to know what’ s happening in the Book Boyfriend Battle Royale? Please subscribe to our blog to get updates on the BBBR! Or you can follow us on Facebook / Twitter /Bloglovin’ / Tumblr to get updates as well. Vishous vs Christian […]
Bennett Ryan vs Dmitri Belikov | Patch Cipriano vs Daemon Black Seth vs Caleb Jacobson | Gavin Blake vs Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Bennett Ryan VS Dmitri Belikov Bennett Ryan vs Dmitri Belikov Patch Cipriano VS Daemon Black Patch Cipriano vs Daemon Black Seth VS Caleb Jacobson Seth vs Caleb Jacobson Gavin Blake VS Mr. Darcy Gavin Blake vs Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
If you’re looking for something that will seriously make you LAUGH OUT LOUD, this book is for you! I really enjoyed this book. I haven’t laughed this hard since I read the Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec! It had me laughing within the first few pages… Paige Crawford has graduated college and booked a one way ticket to London. Within her first day there she makes friends and already has been invited out that […]