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Moon Chosen is the first book in the young adult paranormal series, called Tales of a New World by author P.C. Cast. I lhave read and really enjoyed the first 6 books in her house of night series, so I was excited to give this new series a try! I really enjoyed the concept behind the book, but overall the story fell a little flat for me. I so badly wanted to love this one because the summary and the cover totally called to me. But in reality, I found the pacing kind of slow and awkward, and frankly the story was more than a little boring for most of the novel. It did pick up by the end, and I was vaguely interested in seeing where the story was going, but getting through this story took me entirely too long. I kept putting down the book and going back to it, but it never could hold my interest for more than 20 minutes at a time. (which is very surprising and not like me at all with a book.)
Moon Chosen wasn't all bad though. Like I said, it has a very cool concept. I loved that Mari, the main character is both a total insider in her clan, because her mom is the revered leader, but also an outsider because of her skin. It gives her away as not really being one of their people. In fact, in order for Mari to even go outside she has to cake her skin in mud. But even that wasn't enough to hold my attention. So many times while I was reading, I just had no idea what story was trying to be told. I didn't know where the book was going. And I think, ultimately it was that lack of direction that had my attention wandering each time. I liked some of the more mysterious elements of the story, but I wanted more. More something. I just don't know what.
Bottom line: This series has the potential to be interesting because it does have some cool mysterious elements woven into the world, but in the end it was a bit too slow and boring to hold my attention. It wasn't the book for me. But don't just take my word for it. Lot's of people have really enjoyed Moon Chosen, so if you are a fan of P.C. Cast and of new paranormal worlds, give this book a try. And be sure to check out the reviews linked below, of readers who loved Moon Chosen.
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Moon Chosen is the first book in the young adult paranormal series, called Tales of a New World by author P.C. Cast. I lhave read and really enjoyed the first 6 books in her house of night series, so I was excited to give this new series a try! I really enjoyed the concept behind the book, but overall the story fell a little flat for me. I so badly wanted to love this one because the summary and the cover totally called to me. But in reality, I found the pacing kind of slow and awkward, and frankly the story was more than a little boring for most of the novel. It did pick up by the end, and I was vaguely interested in seeing where the story was going, but getting through this story took me entirely too long. I kept putting down the book and going back to it, but it never could hold my interest for more than 20 minutes at a time. (which is very surprising and not like me at all with a book.)
Moon Chosen wasn't all bad though. Like I said, it has a very cool concept. I loved that Mari, the main character is both a total insider in her clan, because her mom is the revered leader, but also an outsider because of her skin. It gives her away as not really being one of their people. In fact, in order for Mari to even go outside she has to cake her skin in mud. But even that wasn't enough to hold my attention. So many times while I was reading, I just had no idea what story was trying to be told. I didn't know where the book was going. And I think, ultimately it was that lack of direction that had my attention wandering each time. I liked some of the more mysterious elements of the story, but I wanted more. More something. I just don't know what.
Bottom line: This series has the potential to be interesting because it does have some cool mysterious elements woven into the world, but in the end it was a bit too slow and boring to hold my attention. It wasn't the book for me. But don't just take my word for it. Lot's of people have really enjoyed Moon Chosen, so if you are a fan of P.C. Cast and of new paranormal worlds, give this book a try. And be sure to check out the reviews linked below, of readers who loved Moon Chosen.
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The Romantics is a young adult romantic comedy about love. told from the perspective of love. I totally, well, loved this concept, and I hope we see more in this world. At the end of the book, there was a little hint that we might see another story told by love, featuring a different couple. (and how I hope that is true!) The Romantics was a very cute read. I loved the chapter titles and variety of writing styles. Leah Konen did an excellent job switching from omniscient narrator, to list style for some chapters to text messages between the characters. All of it worked really well with the flow of the story. And they were hilarious.
What I loved the most about The Romantics is that the main character (other than love) is a guy. Yes, this is a guys love story and I find that so refreshing. Gael is a hopeless romantic and he is just totally adorable. I loved reading all of Love's antics to try and steer him away from the dreaded rebound. Love was too funny. She cracked me up, and I loved all of her pop culture references. She is one funny gal. Right off the bat you feel for Gael, because the book starts out with the second worst day of his life (that's the chapter title) so you know it is going to be bad. And it was a bad day for a teenage guy to go through, that's for sure. However; I do have to say I think his friend redeemed himself. And I don't say that lightly. I almost never have that opinion, but in this case I really liked the groveling he did, and anyone could tell their friendship was genuine. Either way, this sub plot was just background for the real romance.
The romance in The Romantics was very cute. It was a little predictable, but cute nonetheless. I liked the direction that Love steered Gael in. And all of the mishaps along the way were pretty hilarious. I think The Romantics would make for a super cute movie, or tv show featuring Love as your trusty narrator. I would watch it! If you are a fan of cute romances with really funny writing and pop culture references, The Romantics is a great book for you. I really liked Leah Konen's writing style. I thought she was hilarious. I can't wait to read another one of her books.
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The Romantics is a young adult romantic comedy about love. told from the perspective of love. I totally, well, loved this concept, and I hope we see more in this world. At the end of the book, there was a little hint that we might see another story told by love, featuring a different couple. (and how I hope that is true!) The Romantics was a very cute read. I loved the chapter titles and variety of writing styles. Leah Konen did an excellent job switching from omniscient narrator, to list style for some chapters to text messages between the characters. All of it worked really well with the flow of the story. And they were hilarious.
What I loved the most about The Romantics is that the main character (other than love) is a guy. Yes, this is a guys love story and I find that so refreshing. Gael is a hopeless romantic and he is just totally adorable. I loved reading all of Love's antics to try and steer him away from the dreaded rebound. Love was too funny. She cracked me up, and I loved all of her pop culture references. She is one funny gal. Right off the bat you feel for Gael, because the book starts out with the second worst day of his life (that's the chapter title) so you know it is going to be bad. And it was a bad day for a teenage guy to go through, that's for sure. However; I do have to say I think his friend redeemed himself. And I don't say that lightly. I almost never have that opinion, but in this case I really liked the groveling he did, and anyone could tell their friendship was genuine. Either way, this sub plot was just background for the real romance.
The romance in The Romantics was very cute. It was a little predictable, but cute nonetheless. I liked the direction that Love steered Gael in. And all of the mishaps along the way were pretty hilarious. I think The Romantics would make for a super cute movie, or tv show featuring Love as your trusty narrator. I would watch it! If you are a fan of cute romances with really funny writing and pop culture references, The Romantics is a great book for you. I really liked Leah Konen's writing style. I thought she was hilarious. I can't wait to read another one of her books.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Bad Judgment is a new adult standalone romance by author Meghan March. This is the first book that I have read by Meghan and I am seriously kicking myself for that, because Bad Judgment is one of my favorite books I have read all year. I loved it so much, I wish I could drop everything I am doing right now and read it again. I love a book with a law school setting. (yes, I know I am a weirdo, but it gives me some sort of sick pleasure watching characters deal with the joy of law school.) Everything about Bad Judgment was perfection to me. The characters were great, the romance was scorching and setting was very accurately portrayed. Someone point me in the direction of all Meghan's other books ASAP because I feel a binge read coming on.
Bad Judgment is told in dual narrative between Justine and Ryker. Justine is an uber committed law student that has just had her scholarship yanked, and Ryker is...well, the only thing Ryker is focused on, is Justine. I love a good slow burn romance, and I really love a guy with laser focus like Ryker. There is something to be said for his level of persistence. I know Justine has always thought he was just in it for the chase, but I never once got that impression from him. Ryker and Justine have an awesome build up to an absolutely stunning and explosive slow burn romance. I cannot get the two of them out of my head. I love them so much.
I think Bad Judgment is a must read romance for fans of new adult/grad school romances. I love a good build up and this is one of the best slow burn romances I have read all year. (maybe even longer.) Without becoming even more gushy, I will simply say this. I think this is a do not miss book. It is not predictable There was at least one twist that I not only didn't see coming, but even after it happened I flat out didn't believe it. I was still waiting for it to curve back around to what I was expecting. And that does not happen to me very often. Meghan March has a new fan in me. I need to read more of her books because I freakin' loved Bad Judgment.
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Bad Judgment is told in dual narrative between Justine and Ryker. Justine is an uber committed law student that has just had her scholarship yanked, and Ryker is...well, the only thing Ryker is focused on, is Justine. I love a good slow burn romance, and I really love a guy with laser focus like Ryker. There is something to be said for his level of persistence. I know Justine has always thought he was just in it for the chase, but I never once got that impression from him. Ryker and Justine have an awesome build up to an absolutely stunning and explosive slow burn romance. I cannot get the two of them out of my head. I love them so much.
I think Bad Judgment is a must read romance for fans of new adult/grad school romances. I love a good build up and this is one of the best slow burn romances I have read all year. (maybe even longer.) Without becoming even more gushy, I will simply say this. I think this is a do not miss book. It is not predictable There was at least one twist that I not only didn't see coming, but even after it happened I flat out didn't believe it. I was still waiting for it to curve back around to what I was expecting. And that does not happen to me very often. Meghan March has a new fan in me. I need to read more of her books because I freakin' loved Bad Judgment.
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Savage Delight picks up right after Lovely Vicious left off. You need to read the first book or you will be confused as heck in this book. Isis is still in the hospital dealing with her memory loss after the events at the end of book 1. It instantly transported me back to how devastated I felt at the end of the first book because of everything that had happened between Isis and Jack.
All of the your favorite characters are back in this second installment, plus we get to see a lot more of Sophia. She becomes a main character with secrets of her own. Secrets are the name of the game in the Lovely Vicious series. Everyone has them, I thought we found out most of them in the first book. So not the case! There were lots more coming to the surface in Savage Delight. I didn't see some of them coming at all.
I so badly just wanted Isis and Jack to start off where they finally left off near the end of the first book, but they had a long way to go to get back to that. Plus there was the added complication of Sophia. I got the impression through the first book that she only liked Jack as a friend, but I started to see a whole new Sophia in this story. One that I wasn't sure how much I liked. I understand why she was how she was, but my perception of her changed.
The Lovely Vicious series is dark and wounded. These characters are so deeply flawed but they are able to find comfort in each other after all of these awful things happened. I loved that they each faced some of their fears in this book. And I loved how they stuck together. The ending was tragic and intense once again and it left us hanging, just like last time. I am so sad that there is only one book left in the trilogy, but I am so anxious to see how everything will wrap up. This is a really unique series. There is not anything quite like it out there that I have encountered. I love it.
All of the your favorite characters are back in this second installment, plus we get to see a lot more of Sophia. She becomes a main character with secrets of her own. Secrets are the name of the game in the Lovely Vicious series. Everyone has them, I thought we found out most of them in the first book. So not the case! There were lots more coming to the surface in Savage Delight. I didn't see some of them coming at all.
I so badly just wanted Isis and Jack to start off where they finally left off near the end of the first book, but they had a long way to go to get back to that. Plus there was the added complication of Sophia. I got the impression through the first book that she only liked Jack as a friend, but I started to see a whole new Sophia in this story. One that I wasn't sure how much I liked. I understand why she was how she was, but my perception of her changed.
The Lovely Vicious series is dark and wounded. These characters are so deeply flawed but they are able to find comfort in each other after all of these awful things happened. I loved that they each faced some of their fears in this book. And I loved how they stuck together. The ending was tragic and intense once again and it left us hanging, just like last time. I am so sad that there is only one book left in the trilogy, but I am so anxious to see how everything will wrap up. This is a really unique series. There is not anything quite like it out there that I have encountered. I love it.
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PLEASE NOTE: This review will contain spoilers for book 1. This series was previously published under the names Lovely Vicious (Now, Love Me Never) and Savage Delight (now Forget Me Always) Forget Me Always is fully revised and updated edition of the previous book. It got a new cover, and because I loved books 1 and 2 of the Lovely Vicious Series so much, I decided to re-read both Love Me Never and Forget Me Always.
If you are new to the series, please check out my review of Love Me Never first.
I love this series. I loved this series when book 2 was called, Savage Delight, and I loved this series in the reworked versions. Savage Delight is now called Forget me Always, and it picks up right after Love Me Never left off. You need to read the first book or you will be confused as heck in this book. Isis is still in the hospital dealing with her memory loss after the events at the end of book 1. It instantly transported me back to how devastated I felt at the end of the first book because of everything that had happened between Isis and Jack.
All of the your favorite characters are back in this second installment, plus we get to see a lot more of Sophia. She becomes a main character with secrets of her own. Secrets are the name of the game in the Lovely Vicious series. Everyone has them, I thought we found out most of them in the first book. So not the case! There were lots more coming to the surface in Forget Me Always. I didn't see some of them coming at all.
I so badly just wanted Isis and Jack to start off where they finally left off near the end of the first book, but they had a long way to go to get back to that. Plus there was the added complication of Sophia. I got the impression through the first book that she only liked Jack as a friend, but I started to see a whole new Sophia in this story. One that I wasn't sure how much I liked. I understand why she was how she was, but my perception of her changed.
The Lovely Vicious series is dark and wounded. These characters are so deeply flawed but they are able to find comfort in each other after all of these awful things happened. I loved that they each faced some of their fears in this book. And I loved how they stuck together. The ending was tragic and intense once again and it left us hanging, just like last time. I am so sad that there is only one book left in the trilogy, but I am so anxious to see how everything will wrap up. This is a really unique series. There is not anything quite like it out there that I have encountered. I love it.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Freeks is a young adult paranormal by Amanda Hocking. I have read a few books in the past by Amanda and I have really enjoyed them so when I saw a book about a traveling circus and weird occurrences they face in one of the towns they stop in, I was super excited. While I don't think I enjoyed this book as much as I did some of Amanda's other works, I did enjoy the story in Freeks. It is a book, that even though it clocks in at 400 pages, I easily read in just a few hours. It is a very easy and quick read. While Freeks was a good read, and one that I did enjoy, it didn't make me fall head over heels in love.
Freeks follows Mara who is the daughter of a prominent psychic (yes, I know she is really a necromancer, but the circus features her as a fortune teller.) Mara has grown up in the troupe of people that make up the traveling circus and everyone around her has some kind of supernatural power. Everyone except Mara. I liked that the entirety of Freeks takes place in one town, over the course of one week. That short time frame helped lend itself to the brisk pace of the story. There is also a romance in Freeks that ties in nicely to the town and the mystery, but personally I enjoyed the mystery aspect of the story more than the romance aspect. It wasn't that I didn't like the love interest, Gabe. I did. Gabe is perfectly nice and I think a good match for Mara. But the romance just didn't grab me like the mystery did. I was much more interested in finding out what was attacking the performers, and what was messing with their powers.
Bottom line: Freeks is fun, quick read. Fans of paranormal romances that like to be able to read their books in one shot will enjoy Freeks. It almost reminded me of an episode of Goosebumps or of The Midnight Society (which was better than Goosebumps in my personal opinion). The mystery was pretty cool, and was my favorite part of the storyline. Overall, Freeks is a solid read. One that I enjoyed, but I do think some of Amanda's other books were more captivating.
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Freeks follows Mara who is the daughter of a prominent psychic (yes, I know she is really a necromancer, but the circus features her as a fortune teller.) Mara has grown up in the troupe of people that make up the traveling circus and everyone around her has some kind of supernatural power. Everyone except Mara. I liked that the entirety of Freeks takes place in one town, over the course of one week. That short time frame helped lend itself to the brisk pace of the story. There is also a romance in Freeks that ties in nicely to the town and the mystery, but personally I enjoyed the mystery aspect of the story more than the romance aspect. It wasn't that I didn't like the love interest, Gabe. I did. Gabe is perfectly nice and I think a good match for Mara. But the romance just didn't grab me like the mystery did. I was much more interested in finding out what was attacking the performers, and what was messing with their powers.
Bottom line: Freeks is fun, quick read. Fans of paranormal romances that like to be able to read their books in one shot will enjoy Freeks. It almost reminded me of an episode of Goosebumps or of The Midnight Society (which was better than Goosebumps in my personal opinion). The mystery was pretty cool, and was my favorite part of the storyline. Overall, Freeks is a solid read. One that I enjoyed, but I do think some of Amanda's other books were more captivating.
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The Secret of a Heart Note is a young adult standalone, magical realism romance by author Stacey Lee. I LOVED this book. And when I say I loved it, I really, really loved it. This book was so much more than I was expecting it to be. And I mean that in the best way possible. Because I was expecting this book to be a cute contemporary romance, but I didn't realize the depth that the aromateur part of the story would be. I fell in love with the idea of someone mixing elixirs and smelling out the subtle notes and scents that make up a person. I really loved the idea of that. And Stacey Lee did an excellent job of making the world of Mim and her mom, the world of aromateurs come to life.
Mim is an awesome character. I loved her. She is kind of an outcast, but as sweet as can be. I loved her interactions with her classmates. So much, that I would love to see more in this world. I know this was meant to be a standalone, but I think Mim could do a lot more with some of her classmates(after they turn 18 of course. ;) ) and I am kind of dying to read more of Mim and Court. I loved watching him get shy and embarrassed when Mim could smell how he was feeling. It was freakin' adorable!
Which leads me to my next point. I can totally see how Mim would be an intimidating girl to be around. She can pretty much smell out your secrets. (not really, but kind of.) I would be nervous to be around her too. The Secret of a Heart Note is a super cute read. One I think all fans of young adult contemporaries and books featuring magic should read. I know it is only the second day of the year, but I think The Secret of a Heart Note might make its way on to my favorites list for 2017! That is how much I loved it. And I really, really loved Court. Seeing him with Mim was just beyond adorable.
Bottom line: The Secret of a Heart Note is a fantastic read. One full of warm fuzzies, a super cute romance, a great world filled with love witches as Mim calls herself, and a really nice story. I want to re-read this one! The Secret of a Heart Note is a favorite of mine.
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The Secret of a Heart Note is a young adult standalone, magical realism romance by author Stacey Lee. I LOVED this book. And when I say I loved it, I really, really loved it. This book was so much more than I was expecting it to be. And I mean that in the best way possible. Because I was expecting this book to be a cute contemporary romance, but I didn't realize the depth that the aromateur part of the story would be. I fell in love with the idea of someone mixing elixirs and smelling out the subtle notes and scents that make up a person. I really loved the idea of that. And Stacey Lee did an excellent job of making the world of Mim and her mom, the world of aromateurs come to life.
Mim is an awesome character. I loved her. She is kind of an outcast, but as sweet as can be. I loved her interactions with her classmates. So much, that I would love to see more in this world. I know this was meant to be a standalone, but I think Mim could do a lot more with some of her classmates(after they turn 18 of course. ;) ) and I am kind of dying to read more of Mim and Court. I loved watching him get shy and embarrassed when Mim could smell how he was feeling. It was freakin' adorable!
Which leads me to my next point. I can totally see how Mim would be an intimidating girl to be around. She can pretty much smell out your secrets. (not really, but kind of.) I would be nervous to be around her too. The Secret of a Heart Note is a super cute read. One I think all fans of young adult contemporaries and books featuring magic should read. I know it is only the second day of the year, but I think The Secret of a Heart Note might make its way on to my favorites list for 2017! That is how much I loved it. And I really, really loved Court. Seeing him with Mim was just beyond adorable.
Bottom line: The Secret of a Heart Note is a fantastic read. One full of warm fuzzies, a super cute romance, a great world filled with love witches as Mim calls herself, and a really nice story. I want to re-read this one! The Secret of a Heart Note is a favorite of mine.
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Love and First Sight is a young adult standalone romance by Josh Sundquist. This is the first novel I have read by Mr. Sundquist and I was so delighted by it. I immediately fell in love with the main character Will. I found him to be hilarious, bright and so personable. And his story was fresh, engaging and totally heartfelt. Love and First Sight made me think. What would I do in Will's position? I honestly have no idea, but I loved that Josh Sundquist completely made me step into Will's shoes and give that question some thought.
Will was born completely blind, and our story starts in high school when he is first attempting to mainstream into a normal high school. I loved watching his interactions with everyone on his first day. He cracked me up right from the first page. I really enjoyed Cecily and all of Will's other friends as well, but Will was the star of this show for me. I was totally enamored with him and his story. In a way I haven't been in a while. I loved the idea behind Love and First Sight. Will gets a crush on Cecily, and then he has an operation that allows him to have eyesight. Cecily isn't what he expected. For me, I was soo curious to see what made Cecily stand out, and I thought it was very interesting with how Josh Sundquist decided to handle her appearance. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.
The romance was very cute, but the most intriguing part of the story was watching Will, and his experiences, day in and day out. I also loved that Love and First Sight made me think about things I had never thought about before. Like the fact that some people who have had successfully gained eyesight after total blindness experience depression or even wish to go back to being blind. That fascinated me.
Bottom line: Love and First Sight is a truly unique young adult contemporary romance, and I can't remember the last time I said that about this genre. I loved this book. Pain and simple. Will will capture your heart and will have you seeing and thinking about the world in a new light. I was so impressed with this book. I can't wait for Josh Sundquist's next novel. This is an author to watch out for.
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Love and First Sight is a young adult standalone romance by Josh Sundquist. This is the first novel I have read by Mr. Sundquist and I was so delighted by it. I immediately fell in love with the main character Will. I found him to be hilarious, bright and so personable. And his story was fresh, engaging and totally heartfelt. Love and First Sight made me think. What would I do in Will's position? I honestly have no idea, but I loved that Josh Sundquist completely made me step into Will's shoes and give that question some thought.
Will was born completely blind, and our story starts in high school when he is first attempting to mainstream into a normal high school. I loved watching his interactions with everyone on his first day. He cracked me up right from the first page. I really enjoyed Cecily and all of Will's other friends as well, but Will was the star of this show for me. I was totally enamored with him and his story. In a way I haven't been in a while. I loved the idea behind Love and First Sight. Will gets a crush on Cecily, and then he has an operation that allows him to have eyesight. Cecily isn't what he expected. For me, I was soo curious to see what made Cecily stand out, and I thought it was very interesting with how Josh Sundquist decided to handle her appearance. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.
The romance was very cute, but the most intriguing part of the story was watching Will, and his experiences, day in and day out. I also loved that Love and First Sight made me think about things I had never thought about before. Like the fact that some people who have had successfully gained eyesight after total blindness experience depression or even wish to go back to being blind. That fascinated me.
Bottom line: Love and First Sight is a truly unique young adult contemporary romance, and I can't remember the last time I said that about this genre. I loved this book. Pain and simple. Will will capture your heart and will have you seeing and thinking about the world in a new light. I was so impressed with this book. I can't wait for Josh Sundquist's next novel. This is an author to watch out for.
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Too Tempting is the first book in the new adult contemporary romance series, called the Lewis Cousin's series, by Bethany Lopez. I liked this book, but it didn't rock my world or anything crazy like that. It was a quick contemporary romance read. To be honest the plot of this one just didn't click for me, and ultimately that was why I couldn't enjoy this story more. I would be interested to see Gabe's cousin's story, but the premise of Gabe's story didn't really grab me. Overall, it was a decent read, but I didn't love it.
Too Tempting follows Gabe and Zoey, who meet at a summer camp and start a relationship. But almost immediately a big secret from Zoey's sister's past links all of them together in a way that I just wasn't digging. From that point on, my opinion was a little tainted. It just seemed too far fetched, and the story moved a little too quickly for me to completely fall in love. But I did like Gabe and Zoey and I enjoyed their story. I just couldn't imagine something like this happening in real life.Gabe is a famous football player, but he fallin in love with an average girl within a matter of weeks at a summer camp where he is a sports coach. Then at the end of camp, Zoey's sister shows and up and drops the bombshell that not only did she have a one night stand with Gabe years ago, but that he has a secret child with her that she never told anyone about. Yea, it just wasn't for me. The romance was decent, but the plot line was a killer for me.
But if you think the plotline sounds like your cup of tea, you should give this book a try. it has a crazy high rating on goodreads (4.27) so there are plenty of people who have loved this one. It wasn't for me, but that doesn't mean it won't be for you.
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Too Tempting is the first book in the new adult contemporary romance series, called the Lewis Cousin's series, by Bethany Lopez. I liked this book, but it didn't rock my world or anything crazy like that. It was a quick contemporary romance read. To be honest the plot of this one just didn't click for me, and ultimately that was why I couldn't enjoy this story more. I would be interested to see Gabe's cousin's story, but the premise of Gabe's story didn't really grab me. Overall, it was a decent read, but I didn't love it.
Too Tempting follows Gabe and Zoey, who meet at a summer camp and start a relationship. But almost immediately a big secret from Zoey's sister's past links all of them together in a way that I just wasn't digging. From that point on, my opinion was a little tainted. It just seemed too far fetched, and the story moved a little too quickly for me to completely fall in love. But I did like Gabe and Zoey and I enjoyed their story. I just couldn't imagine something like this happening in real life.
But if you think the plotline sounds like your cup of tea, you should give this book a try. it has a crazy high rating on goodreads (4.27) so there are plenty of people who have loved this one. It wasn't for me, but that doesn't mean it won't be for you.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Deep Down is the first book in the new adult romance series, the Kings of California by Mia Hopkins. I have never read a book by Mia before, and Deep Down was a very pleasant surprise. I really, really liked this story. It is told in alternating third persona narrative between Eve and Sam. I was really gripped into their story, more than I expected to be. And I didn't expect it to be as spicy as it was. This book is certainly new adult.
Eve and Sam have both had it rough in their own way, but I really admired how both of them were super hard workers. They are not afraid of having to dig in and really get the job done. I think I felt for Eve a little more than I did Sam. (which might be weird because Sam is the one that actually has bad guys after him) Eve was completely shunned by her very traditional father. When he kicked her out and fired her because she dared touch a piece of sushi in his male only kitchen, I was a little surprised. I have read about my fair share of jerk parents in YA and NA books, but Eve is so talented and her dad and grandparents knew it, that is really shocked me when he couldn't let go of his ultra traditional ways, even for the benefit and success of his restaurant.
Eve becomes Sam's tender and from there the story really gets good. I loved that this story was so many things, all at once. It was a really great adventure with the whole bad guys after Sam aspect, it was a good character growth story for both Sam and Eve and throughout it all it was an awesome romance. And a spicy, spicy romance at that. I haven't read a book this spicy in a while. So if you are a fan of hot romances, you should read Deep Down for that reason alone. All in all, I can't say enough positive things about this book! It is so well written, the characters are fully developed and interesting as heck, the plot is beyond captivating and the romance is hot hot hot. I can't wait to see what Mia Hopkins has in store for us in the next Kings of California book! I do know one thing though...I will definitely be reading it!
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
Eve and Sam have both had it rough in their own way, but I really admired how both of them were super hard workers. They are not afraid of having to dig in and really get the job done. I think I felt for Eve a little more than I did Sam. (which might be weird because Sam is the one that actually has bad guys after him) Eve was completely shunned by her very traditional father. When he kicked her out and fired her because she dared touch a piece of sushi in his male only kitchen, I was a little surprised. I have read about my fair share of jerk parents in YA and NA books, but Eve is so talented and her dad and grandparents knew it, that is really shocked me when he couldn't let go of his ultra traditional ways, even for the benefit and success of his restaurant.
Eve becomes Sam's tender and from there the story really gets good. I loved that this story was so many things, all at once. It was a really great adventure with the whole bad guys after Sam aspect, it was a good character growth story for both Sam and Eve and throughout it all it was an awesome romance. And a spicy, spicy romance at that. I haven't read a book this spicy in a while. So if you are a fan of hot romances, you should read Deep Down for that reason alone. All in all, I can't say enough positive things about this book! It is so well written, the characters are fully developed and interesting as heck, the plot is beyond captivating and the romance is hot hot hot. I can't wait to see what Mia Hopkins has in store for us in the next Kings of California book! I do know one thing though...I will definitely be reading it!
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs