Looking for Alaska by John Green

02 Monday Mar 2020

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Title : Looking for Alaska

Author : John Green

Series : N/A

Rating : 2 Stars

Blurb :Miles “Pudge” Halter’s whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the “Great Perhaps” (FranÃ§ois Rabelais, poet) even more. He heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed-up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young, who is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart.

Review :

I wasn’t really sure if I should publish a review on a book I gave 2 stars to. But then I thought that we promised to give honest, but still fair reviews which is what I am going to do right now. When some friends of mine recommended this book to me I was exited to see what story John Green has created after I have read “The Fault in our Stars”. So I started to read..

I started to read and couldn’t really identify with the characters at all which made it really difficult to read the story. There were moments while reading at which I thought “Ok, there it is! ” which at the end lightened up the story, but still didn’t made me say “OH YES, I want to know how it’s going on!”. The story the actual story wants to tell is awesome, without a doubt. I just really couldn’t connect with the way John Green tried to tell this story. There all this philosophical parts which really made me think -that’s the part I really liked. Even today, some days after I finished this book…. But at the end, I had to admit to myself that this book isn’t the right book for me at all.

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His Billion Dollar Dilemmaby Alexia Adams

01 Sunday Mar 2020

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Title : His Billion Dollar Dilemma

Author : Alexia Adams

Series :N/A

Rating : 4 Stars

Blurb :

Never judge a geek by her cover… Simon Lamont is an ice-cold corporate pirate. He buys companies, strips them of their assets, and moves on. With money. Lots and lots of money. But when he arrives in San Francisco to acquire a floundering company and is accosted by a cute engineer with fire in her eyes, it takes all Simon has to maintain his legendary cool. Helen Winston has mastered hiding behind geeky clothes and an obsessive dedication to her job. So whatâs with her desire for the arrogantâand sexy as sinâSimon Lamont? He may have only been wearing a towel when they met, but heâs planning to destroy her company, and Helen will do whatever it takes to change his mind. If that means becoming the sexy woman Simon didn’t know he wanted, so be it. If only she wasnât about to walk into her own trap…

Review :

I started this book with the thought to read a story which is kind of the same as the stories I already have read…a lot. There is this rich cold pirate who is succesful, unbelieveable good-looking and charming as hell. And then there is this strange-looking, humble, clumsy woman with an age of 30 who doesn’t even found out who she is. Not really a surprising combination. But then…Helen stormed like a hurricane into Simon’s hotel room and just “helened”(if you read the book you will find out) not only Simon, also me who was surprised how refreshing and different she is. On the outside, she as first not really appeares really self-confident, but with turning more and more pages, she also looses more and more of her doubts which let her flourish like a beautiful flower who finds her place next to Simon. The more time they spend in company, the more Simon changes as well.

To see how this two work-loving people enjoy their time together was so lovely, especially considering the issues Helen has because of her past. To see how Simon does everything possible to make her feel comfortable even when the only thing he wants to do is “attacking” her is an aspect which is underlined even more by the use of two different POV’s.

Even if there is a lot of “feel good content”, as a reader you are confronted with some some difficult situations which are ,in my opinion, even as important as the rest of the story.

The only thing they both first have had in mind was their jobs. Now after they found each other, the lines of their work-relationship blurres which influences the plot-change a lot….To see this change(before and after) , it would have been good to get to know a little bit more about their life before. No matter what, I love the protagonists. I just wished they would get more pages to tell their story which is why I rated this book with 4 Stars. I started to read this book 8pm sitting around the family-table. When at 11:30 pm everybody has left, I realised I just had left 10% which of course I had to read. Reading this book felt very natural.

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REVIEW : From Smoke To Flames (West Brothers #3) by A.M. Hargrove

01 Sunday Mar 2020

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	From Smoke To Flames
	West Brothers #3
	A.M. Hargrove
	January 23rd 2019

From USA Today Bestselling Author, A.M. Hargrove, comes the 3rd stand alone book in the West Brothers Novels.

They say there’s a fine line between love and hate. Ours was a mile wide.

To put it bluntly, my life sucked.
When I finally got up the courage to divorce my jerk of a husband, never in a million years
did I imagine his prick of an attorney would gain him full custody of my daughter.
My scant two weekend visits per month killed me.
And my ex made it as difficult as possible on me every single time.
So imagine my shock when said attorney’s name appeared at the top of the list
at the in-patient substance abuse clinic where I worked as a counselor.
My list.
The first thing that occurred was I completely lost my Zen.
Then my blood boiled.
Then his chart flew across the room and slammed into the wall.
How could this possibly be happening?
Karma couldn’t be this cruel.
How in the world could I be an empathetic abuse counselor to the cocky Pearson West, who destroyed my life?
I would rather become an addict myself, or better yet, strangle him first.

This is a full-length, contemporary, single-mom, enemies-to-lovers, romance.

Merken

Take by Nashoda Rose

29 Saturday Feb 2020

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Title : Take

Author : Nashoda Rose

Series : Scars of the Wraith, #1

Rating : 5 Stars

Blurb :

Max

Feelings are a luxury I canât afford. Hidden behind a shield of quiet placidity, I keep my secret safe from those whoâd use it against me. Until himâthe tatted up, self-centered Scar assassin hired to protect me. He takes pleasure in tormenting me, chipping away at my defenses as if Iâm a toy to be played with. I hate that he continuously reminds me that Iâm nothing more than a job. I hate that my body responds to his touch. I hate him.

Jasper

Iâm not a good guy and I donât pretend to be. Condemn me if you want, I donât give a fuck. Youâre nothing to me. No one is â¦ except herâMax. Sheâs my target. And I was hired to do a hell of a lot more than protect her â¦ I was hired to kill her.

It shouldâve been simple, but it was complicated as hell.

*Paranormal romance. Full-length novel. Come meet the Scars.

Scars: Immortal warriors with capabilities derived from the senses: Trackers, Sounders, Healers, Tasters, Visionaries, and the rare Reflectors. They each have what is known as an Ink, a tattoo that can be called life.

Review : Breathing Books…. that is what I would love to do 24/7. And I live for those books that will let me breath. How can it be that I did not read any book of this author before ? Honestly I am shocked and I will remedy this situation ASAP. After reading the Blurb I knew … ME and THIS book ? There would only be two possible outcomes – 5 Stars or a real mess. I was as usual hoping for the best and expecting the worst. BUT what I got … OMG…. I am sitting here struggeling to find the words to write this while I am still feeling the aftermath of everything – as I just finished reading 5 minutes ago – I never once questioned the world that Nashoda created around her characters. It may be paranormal but it was belivable from the first page. Which is a rare case, as normaly the reader needs a certain time to come into the flow of a new world when starting a new series. This world is near enough to the one we are living in and just far enough to make it fantasic. My emotions felt as raw as if I was experiencing things alongside the characters. And strangely I never even wept, even when everything looked hopeless and my heart was struggeling with evey beat, which also shows that I was fully in the story and trying to be as strong as the leads were. It was such a wonderful change to other storys that both, Max and Jasper were so good together. It never felt as if one of those strong and stubborn personalities would have to surrender to the other, even if it was exactly what they did . The development of their emotions felt real and I could almost taste the desire they felt for each other. It left me breathless at times. I was not able to put the book down and had to finish it in one session. And I can only say :

“Give me a brush so I can paint the 5 Stars for this awesome book golden”

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REVIEW : From Ashes To Flames (West Brothers #1) by A.M. Hargrove

29 Saturday Feb 2020

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	From Ashes To Flames
	West Brothers #1
	A.M. Hargrove
	May 3rd 2018

She was the nanny. He was the boss. Most of the time he thought he worked for her.

Dr. Greydon West had it all … or at least that’s what everyone said.
The broody, single father of two was nothing like I’d imagined.
He was my boss … I was the nanny.
Hot-tempered and regimented, with spreadsheets for everything, he had me wondering why he’d ever had kids in the first place.
The word fun did not exist in his vocabulary.
And then one day I stumbled upon his secrets… the mystery behind his brusque behavior.
I began to soften towards him and notice things I hadn’t before.
That was when those sexy dreams started waking me up at night.
The lust that exploded within me was impossible to ignore.
And that kiss … I definitely should not have let that happen.
Nothing good could result from that.
If I wasn’t careful, everything, including my heart, would go up in flames.

Merken

Reft by Libby Austin

28 Friday Feb 2020

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Title : Reft

Author : Libby Austin

Series : N/A

Rating : 3 Stars that leave me very sad

Blurb : For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. ~ Newtonâs Third Law of Motion Brandon âBrandâ Carmichaelâs life was the stuff dreams were made ofâ¦too bad it was an illusion. As a guitarist for Inert Motion, Brand traveled the world, performing with his brothers in all but blood. He never stopped moving all the while his mind played in a never ending loop. Now outside influences have changed the bandâs course, leaving Brandâs life void of the balance he craved. Once again, his dream had become a recurring nightmare. Brand coped the only way he knew how; retreat into solitude. Magdalena âLaynaâ Delacroix had achieved the long sought goal of her Ph.D. in Psychology, but success came at a high cost: over one hundred thousand dollars in debt. After being presented with the opportunity to fulfill her desire to help someone in the aftermath of tragedy, along with earning enough money to clear her debt and start a psychology practice of her own, Layna had to balance the means against the outcome. Could she be the force to stop the downward spiral of someone who refused to seek help? Neither Brand nor Layna expected the reaction they had to one another. It was the opposite of everything they sought. Could Layna live a lie while pushing Brand to live in the truth? Would Brand forgive her for committing one unforgivable sin? Or was he branded by destiny to be…

Review : We meet Brandon at a very dark time in his live. Even though he has family, friends, fame, fortune and money his world is closing in on him and he feels lost and alone. When he meets his new neighbor Layna he is determined to stay as far away from her as it is possible without being rude, as his parents requested him to be “nice” to her. He does not want to involve anyone in his world and the things that go on in his mind, ever. But life is unpredictable and slowly but surely both of them are drawn to each other. Going any deeper into the story would tell to much, so I have to leave it at this. I am really at a loss when it comes to rating the book. I started reading this book as every reader with a certain expectation. Those were exceeded after like 25% of the book. I loved the development, the plot was unique and the dialogue was funny and witty. Even in his dark place Brandon still knew at all times THAT he was not OK, so there he was not fooling himself or anything. He basically just had no reason to leave that state of mind, so meeting Layna gave him the purpose he needed. My first problem came up, when I realize that the Blurb already told you something that you should not have known. So NOT reading the Blurb would have made the story even more surprising, as the author did basically everything in her power to conceal something in the story that the blurb somehow spoilered #mayor dislike on my side – so the Blurb needs a change I feel. But I tried to neglect that fact and continued to read. At about 50% I was willing to compare it to some of my favorite storys of “Colleen Hoover” and I was sure – SO sure that this would be a 5 Star read. AND then came … well… “something” that really killed the story for me something that left me reading the rest in a “well lets finish it and go to the next book” mood. I will not go into the details but you can be sure that I will tell the publisher in more detail where my problems were. But still I am left with my problem to find a voting for this book. After thinking about it for two days i finally decided to give it three stars. Those are basically for the 80% of the book I loved very much and the really very very good writing of the author. I will surely pick up another book of her at any time.

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Sneak Peek: BEEFCAKES by Katana Collins

28 Friday Feb 2020

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Things are about to get sticky…

Beefcakes, an all-new hilarious, second-chance standalone romance from Katana Collins, is coming March 24th and we have the FIRST sneak peek!

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I might as well permanently add the label “Ex” to my name. I’m an Ex-Mr. Universe. Ex-Mr. Olympus. An Ex-Hollywood Stuntman. But no one from my small hometown cares anything about that. They only care that I’m the ex-boyfriend to the beloved Mayor’s daughter, Elaina Dyker.

And now, ten years later, I’m back, helping my siblings run my mother’s bakery while she takes on chemo. What should have been a routine cupcake delivery turns into utter chaos when the bachelorette party thinks I’m a stripper. And what’s worse? Elaina is the maid of honor.

But the meme about us sure went viral fast. My small hometown has become positively infested with tipsy bridesmaids looking for my erotic cupcakes.

Now Hollywood’s knocking again—and this time they want me and my ex, Mr. Beefcake and Ms. Prude, to star in a reality show.

It could solve all my problems—except her.

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I arched my brow at her. “I bragged about knowing you so well…but man. I did not see this almond croissant massacre coming. What do you have against almonds? Or was it the amount of butter that offended you? Because as a fitness expert, let me tell you butter isn’t the enemy. Sugar is the enemy.”

She laughed. “I, uh…I might have some anger management issues.”

I took the bag from her and peeked in. There were knuckle marks against the outside of the croissant. Literal knuckle marks. I barked a laugh. “Elaina Dyker. Did you punch the croissant?”

She laughed, pressing her lips together as though this would hide the fact that I saw her adorable little giggle. She brought her thumb and forefinger up beside her temple. “Maybe a little.”“Did you even try a bite?”

She shook her head no. “I like my routine. I like my daily lunch of yogurt and almonds.”

I made a face. Because she had to be exaggerating. Sure…she liked them. But having that same thing every day? Even chocolate cake every day would get tedious. “You can like yogurt and almonds but still indulge every now and then, you know.” I reached in and pinched off a piece of the smashed croissant, holding it out toward her lips. “C’mon. Live a little. I promise you, it is actually healthy, if that’s your concern.” Not that she needed to be concerned about that. “Almond flour. Gluten free. Grain free. Only two net carbs. The only sugar is the honey in the honey roasted almonds and the natural sugar in dates.” Her eyes grew wide at that and I knew I had hooked her.

She reached out her hand to take the piece of croissant from me, but I pulled back. “Nuh-uh,” I teased. “We can’t have your fingers getting sticky. Might ruin that fancy suit you’re wearing.”

She rolled her eyes, but parted her wet lips, her tongue peeking out just enough for me to place the croissant on top of. She moaned as soon as it hit her mouth, and her eyes fell closed as she slowly chewed and swallowed. “That’s…that’s healthy?”

I nodded. “See? I’m not just a pile of muscles. I’ve got some talent, too.”

Her head fell to the side. “I never said you weren’t talented. I just wish you wouldn’t show off quite so much of your other assets.”

I grinned. “I thought you liked my assets?”

“I do,” she answered absentmindedly, then immediately shook her head, realizing what she’d said. “I mean, I did.”

About Katana

As an author and a story-teller, it is the lifeblood to which my ideas take flight. And I believe in giving credit where credit is due. Occasionally someone (ie – my husband) will try to secretly switch out my beloved regular coffee for decaf. I always know the difference. ALWAYS (I’m looking at you, SEAN).

I am incapable of achieving the perfect ponytail. I’m dyslexic. I can never wear white without spilling on myself. And I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice (gasp!).

When I was younger and stole my mother’s Harlequins to read beneath the covers with a flashlight (seriously, did we ALL do this? I think we did.), I wanted to read about the tough as nails heroine. The perfectly imperfect girl with quirks and attitude and sass. And the anti-heroes who were anything but “Prince Charming.” Forget the knight on a white horse… give me the bad boy on a motorcycle.

So, now, I write those romance novels I craved to see on the shelves all those years ago—the sassy heroines. The badass heroes. I spend my days in the throes of my imagination, and am loving every minute of it. I can travel anywhere and become anyone I want to be. One day, I’m a mechanic in Boston and the next, I’m a vampire stripping in Las Vegas.

Since penning my first novel back in 2012, I’m now an international author with 15 published books, in a wide range of contemporary romance genres–(Paranormal, New Adult, Small town, Erotic Suspense… you name it!).

After living for a decade in Brooklyn, NY, I took the plunge and moved to beautiful (although kinda chilly) Portland, Maine. I now live full time in ‘Vacationland’ with a kind of mean cat, a mellow chihuahua, and a very NOT mellow lab-pittie mix. Oh, yeah… there’s a husband who draws comics somewhere in that mix, too. I can usually be found in a coffee shop with my nose in my laptop wearing fabulous (albeit sometimes impractical) shoes.

I love connecting with readers and fellow sassy storytellers, so feel free to drop me an email at katana.collins@gmail.com or connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@katanacollins). You can find a list of my available books over on my Bookshelf or if you’ve already read a book, it would make my day if you wrote a review!

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REVIEW : Strength (Wild Men) by Jo Raven

28 Friday Feb 2020

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	Strength
	Wild Men
	Jo Raven
	January 20th 2019

There’s a girl asleep by my bed. Her name’s Sophie and she’s the love of my life.
She doesn’t know that. I’ve never told her, nor given her any clues. I’ve been careful. I’ve been diligent. I’ve been the biggest asshole the world has seen.
To her. And to everyone.
But after I fell sick, she came back and she’s still here. I don’t know why, if it means anything, what she wants from me.
I know I want everything from her but I can’t ask for it.
Because I fucked up, I’m probably dying, and it’s too late for second chances… right?

This short novel is a standalone story in the Wild Men world (companion to Dark Child), and will release in October as part of the Cards of Love 2018 series.

The Strength card is part of the major Arcana.

Merken

Manwhore by Katy Evans

27 Thursday Feb 2020

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Title : Manwhore

Author : Katy Evans

Series : Manwhore, #1

Rating : 4 Stars

Blurb :

This is the story I’ve been waiting for all my life, and its name is Malcolm Kyle Preston Logan Saint. Donât be fooled by that last name though. Thereâs nothing holy about the man except the hell his parties raise. The hottest entrepreneur Chicago has ever known, heâs a manâs man with too much money to spend and too many women vying for his attention. Mysterious. Privileged. Legendary. His entire life heâs been surrounded by the press as they dig for tidbits to see if his fairytale life is for real or all mirrors and social media lies. Since he hit the scene, his secrets have been his and his alone to keep. And thatâs where I come in. Assigned to investigate Saint and reveal his elusive personality, Iâm determined to make him the story that will change my career. But I never imagined he would change my life. Bit by bit, I start to wonder if I’m the one discovering him…or if he’s uncovering me. What happens when the man they call Saint, makes you want to sin?

Review :I have read the Real series some time ago, so I got the chance to meet Remy before (if you haven’t met him ’til now, YOU SHOULD by the way). So when I saw that Katy Evans is going to publish a new book as a part of a series I really was thrilled (in German it is called “ganz aus dem HÃ¤uschen sein” which is what described my reaction even better).

And as the protagonist of the story seems to be affected by the German language, some German in this review is okay, I guess. 😉 From the Real series we know that music plays a really important role. So when the first thing I saw was a playlist my only thought was “this is going to be goooooooooooood”. It really was (even if the music doesn’t play an role as important as I expected it to play). With Sin (actually called Malcolm, but I can’t help myself), you are confronted with a new type of man you aren’t sure how to handle….

With Rachel he found his match as she has a very strong personality and is able to resist the man every woman seems to have fallen for. I like the fact that she really seems to be strong, but at some points I am asking myself: does her reaction really fit the situation? But then I am just like: thanks Katy for creating such a strong(at least on the outside) character.

The first 50% of the book were good, but there was just this special thing missing . You know, sparks?

But then suddenly that spark appeared, just that it wasn’t only a spark. It was more like a big hot fireball that changed the plot in a way I can’t really explain.

Until this point, I was so deep into the story that I celebrated my own “Katy Evans, you still can do this to me”-party. At this point I don’t want to say too much because of spoilers, but : THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING Malcolm, the saint…the sinner …. I marked so many passages while reading, but there are some which I still have in my mind:

“He’s not all saint, but he’s not all sinner.” My reaction after the ending (REALLY, NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO WAIT ‘TIL JULY?): “I’m a mess, Saint”, I choke out.

Oh yes, that what I am right now….

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	Viper’s Heart #1
	Beth Ehemann
	March 15th 2015

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