Taste Test Book Revew

Taste Test
Bloomsbury
Net Galley- Review
stand alone
Aug 27

Nora is a cook at her dad's BBQ restaurant. She enters to be on the Reality TV show called Taste Test. She is a county girl surrounded by all these legacy cooks and beautiful people. She makes an enemy with Christian ( who is a legacy). They like to verbally spar with each other.

During the book we are able to see a couple of cooking competition, but not all of them. I did enjoy the interviews with both of them and the other contestants. Christian has issues with his father. Nora also doesn't put up with his crap either. There is a lot of tension between them. Nora is also trying to solve the mystery with the other contestants.

Book Review= C

Thanks so much to Bloomsbury for the book and this is my Honest Review

Mixed Bag of Reviews --Icons, Fault Line, Big Girl Panties

 I read about 20% into this book but didn't connect with anyone. I found the information about icons interesting. But it wasn't enough for to want to see what would happen.
Did Not Finish

Its already out

 Ben is a jerk, and meets Ani in the 7-11 parking lot. He is really big into sports , and hanging out with his friends. Ani is a artist , and speaks her mind. They have already been sexually active for a while. Ani goes to a party is raped. Ben doesn't how to help his girlfriend. They both see a councilor number to talk about it.
Ben wants to help heal her , but Ani already feels like a whore so she is acting out. This book ends on weird note and none of the characters seem to change much.


Book Review= F

Comes out Nov 12

Holly is a widow and has put on the weight. She is sitting next to Logan who is trainer.He helps her during the flight to just talk. He offers to train her.

During the couple months, there is tension and they are both good friends to each other. Logan wants to turn holly from an ugly duck into a swan. Once she loses some weight , and gets a make over from his married couple friends who are into spanking. Logan & Holly start changing their relationship from friends into more.

I didn't feel any heat during those sex scenes , and Logan wanted to help Holly lose that last little bit of weight. OMG i felt that he didn't really love her if all he cared about was the weight. I found the other couple to be a distraction from the story. I usually love chick lit romances , but I didn't Logan as much . He seemed very superficial , and the fact he didn't really want to take Holly out in public spoke volumes to me.

Book Review= D

Thanks to Simon Pulse, Little Brown, and William Morrow and these are my Honest Review

Cover Reveal - Hard as you can

Avon is proud to announce the publication of  Laura Kaye’s second book in her hot Hard Ink series, HARD AS YOU CAN (on sale Feb 2014)

Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he’s shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister’s sake, Crystal can’t get too close. Until her job and Shane’s mission intersect, and he reveals talents that go deeper than she could have guessed.

Shane would never turn his back on a friend in need, especially a former Special Forces teammate running a dangerous, off-the-books operation. Nor can he walk away from Crystal. The gorgeous waitress is hiding secrets she doesn't want him to uncover. Too bad. He’s exactly the man she needs to protect her sister, her life, and her heart. All he has to do is convince her that when something feels this good, you hold on as hard as you can-and never let go.

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FanGirl Book Review

Fangirl
St. Martins Press
Stand Alone
Net Galley
Sept 10

Cath and Wren are twin sisters. They are both off to the same college with different room mates. Cath is also into the Simon Snow fan fiction  world. She has been working her last book called CARRY ON , and she wants it to be done before the real authors last book comes out.

Reagan  is her room mate and Levi is her friend. Reagan & Levi both try to get her away from the computer . Levi used to date Reagan, but he loves hanging out with Cath.

Cath is taking a writing class & works on a story with Nick. She also has some mother/father issues that she has to deal with during this year.

This book made my laugh and cry . I stayed up reading it. The Levi character kept me reading on, along with Cath. I was also curious how this fan fiction would be apart of this book. Cath & Wren both have their issues to work on too. This book was light , but there are some serious issues brought up through out. This does take place in college , so its not quite young adult , but its also not New adult.

I am fangirling over Fangirl. This is another Great book & I highly recommend it .

Book Review= A

Thanks so much to St. martins Press for letting me read this book and this is my Honest Review
This book comes out today

The truth about You and Me Book review

The Truth about you and me
Flux
stand alone
Net Galley
Sept 8

Madelyn Hawkins is taking some college level course while still in High School. She is really attracted to her Biology Teacher . She runs into him while hiking one Saturday. Their friendship blossoms but there can't be any romance til she is not in his class. This year also happens to be a year of changes for Maddie . She really starts wondering what she wants to do in the future. She is 16 years old and he is much older. She is supposed to be this smart girl , but she makes some poor choices.

This book was told over 2 letters, and not to many breaks. I found the lying my omission to Bennett really sad . I also would have loved to have seen his point of view. I did get that she was very excited by this Relationship with an older man , who really got her. But I also found her to be an unreliable narrator because I didn't get know  how Bennett was dealing with everything. I didn't really connect with the romance either because it was in Letter format. I did enjoy the ending and I thought it to realistic.

Book Review= C

Thanks so much to Flux for the book and this is my Honest review

Summer vacation

This is just an example of what I did over my break ...I did something but was enjoying being offline. I did bring up some books but was enjoying the walking around in nature. 

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Mini reviews --Demonosity & Earthbound

An ancient myth + a mean girl + a reluctant warrior = a lively take on good vs. evil

Cassidy  dad isn't feeling too good. She gets a tattoo of hope , and her life changes. She meets Travis & Thomas  who are both guardians of the grimoire, and both are Knights. She needs to protect a mean girl Celeste, and save her friends from demons.

This book was different , but good. She is good friends with Nash. She is interested in other guys, and her mom wants her to be in the play. Very cute story .

Book Review= B

This book comes out Aug 15

Tavia survived a plan crash. She is living with her aunt and uncle right now. She is also unable to draw.

She is friends with Benson, who she is slightly crushing on. They have been friends for quite a while. She starts seeing a guy and triangle shapes on houses.

She finds out that she is a Earthbound, and that she can do things. She goes on a road trip with Benson , once she finds out that there has been some lying going on within the house. She wants to find out more about her past.

This was a dark book , and there was alot of death through out the book. I can see a triangle forming ( not referring to the cover) but I hope not.

This was different from her wings series, and I enjoyed the mythology behind it. I did love seeing Tavia change , but I think could have been resolved with a discussion.

Book Review= C

This book comes out Jul 30

Thanks to Penguin for the books and this is my Honest Review