Wow. Where do I start? The Simple Wild is officially my favorite read of 2018 so far, and I think easily slips into the ranks of my favorites of all time. I just read the last sentences moments ago and I’m still kind of reeling. I feel an odd yearning and nostalgia for a place I’ve never been, people I’ve never met (and don’t exist!), and a way of life I’ve never experienced. K.A. Tucker did an amazing job with this book. I think it’s easily my favorite that she’s ever written. The writing was impeccable. I have very vivid images of Alaska … [Read more...]
Review: Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid
I have a confession. I read this book out of order. I’ve only read 4 of Penny Reid’s books (she has a lot!), but I find that I’m not drawn to her series as a whole, but occasionally find myself drawn to an individual book. That’s what happened with Marriage of Inconvenience. I’ve read 2 books in her Knitting in the City series, and seeing as this one was number seven, I wasn’t going to make myself read the others first as this would mean I’d have to wait and I’m impatient. So forgive me if what I have to say about this book basically … [Read more...]
Excerpt: The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland
“May I get you something to drink while you wait for the rest of your party?” the waiter asked. I would normally wait to see what the client did and follow his lead on alcohol. But tonight was not the norm. I rubbed at my stiff neck. “I’ll take a vodka cranberry, please.” I hoped it would help calm my nerves and release some of the tension in my jaw before I gave myself a full-blown headache. Taking out my phone, I started to scroll through emails to distract myself while waiting for my drink and dinner companion. My head whipped up … [Read more...]
Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
I read All Your Perfects straight through, in one sitting, without stopping. I consider reading a book “in one sitting” if it’s over a very short period of time, even if there’s some breaks in there. This may be the first time I’ve ever truly read a book in one sitting. I couldn’t stop reading. I had to know what happened. I kept thinking that if only I kept reading, I’d get past the pain, I’d get some answers, I’d have some inkling that there was certainly a happy ending. And the next thing I knew, I was done. This was the first time … [Read more...]
Review: Inconvenient Wife by Natasha Boyd
Now this is what I hope for when I read a Natasha Boyd book. Full disclosure: Accidental Tryst was not my favorite. I liked it okay, but it wasn’t even close to the love I have for Natasha’s other books. Inconvenient Wife, however, was much more what I love and expect. I loved the circumstances that Gwen and Beau found themselves in. I thought it was an interesting premise. The whole arranged marriage thing has been done before, but not quite this way. This book pulled on my emotions and didn’t at all go the way I expected it to. There is … [Read more...]
Review: Double Down by Alessandra Torre
DNF @ 45% I'm really sad that I couldn't push through. The first book was sort of rocky for me also, but the ending was great and I loved the intensity. I didn't wait long to start Double Down, but it still felt like so much of the excitement was missing when picking this one up. It started off good, but then a lot of the issues raised in the first one seemed to resolve themselves so easily in the beginning of the second one. I got really bored. And remove all of the excitement and drama, and I still didn't understand the chemistry and … [Read more...]
Review: Getting Schooled by Emma Chase
When I want a lighthearted, no-fuss, romantic comedy Emma Chase is my go-to. This small town, second chance romance hit all those marks and Getting Schooled is another Emma Chase romance I have been charmed by. There were many things I loved about this book, the small town setting for one. It is so easy to pick up a romance and the hero is an alpha billionaire who fled is hometown because, reasons. It was refreshing to have a high school history teacher who lives and teaches in his hometown cast as the main man. Garret was really lovable and … [Read more...]
Review: One Small Thing by Erin Watt
I have loved the writing duo Erin Watt, especially their book When It’s Real so I was excited for One Small Thing. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t bring myself to finish it. I gave up at 45%, with no will left to go on. Some blame can be placed on the formatting, due to it being an ARC. But it flowed together so terribly, that it made it difficult to follow. Paragraphs ran into the next, and made scene changes especially confusing. Eventually, I was able to mostly ignore it. This book is the epitome of the reasons why … [Read more...]
Review: Almost Impossible by Nicole Williams
Almost Impossible is a sweet young adult story about first love, learning who you are, and discovering what life has to offer. And like every other Nicole Williams book I’ve read, I loved every bit of it. Jade is a teenage girl who has lived out most teenagers’ fantasies her whole life – traveling the world. She’s never stayed in one place for too long, so she decides to do just that the summer before her senior year. She moves in with her aunt and uncle to experience life as a “normal” teenager. I really liked Jade’s character. She’s … [Read more...]
Review: Even Money by Alessandra Torre
I didn’t know what to expect when I picked up Even Money. I’ve been a fan of Alessandra Torre for years – especially of her romantic suspense. And I’m not even someone who likes suspense. So naturally I was looking forward to this one, despite knowing very little about it. If you’re at all familiar with my reviews, then you know that I don’t even read the synopsis of a book before I read it. Let’s start with the negative stuff first, shall we? Not that it’s even really all that negative. I would say that for the first forty to fifty … [Read more...]
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