Emma Chase never ceases to charm me with her storytelling. Her writing is great, her characters enjoyable and her stories feel crisp and fresh even when they’re tropey. I’m a sucker for them and Royally Yours is one I’m happy to be charmed by. This little unexpected, sort-of-prequel sneaks up on you and steals your heart. It was sweet, heartbreaking, romantic, emotive and funny. I also loved the complementary friendship, I thought it brought great balance to the story. I’d definitely recommend Royally Yours to all of Emma’s fans and all … [Read more...]
Review: Long Live the Beautiful Hearts by Emma Scott
Emma Scott is my go-to author for romance novels that are thoughtful, intelligent, insightful and emotional. She writes exceptional characters and they quietly steal my heart time and again. As I finish this beautiful duet I find myself shaken emotionally yet renewed and filled with hope. Long Live the Beautiful Hearts was everything I hoped that it would be. Emma’s writing gets me every time and I find her prose to be very addictive. It isn’t pushy or very extravagant but I’ve read so many Scott books that her words have come to be somewhat … [Read more...]
Review: Professor Feelgood by Leisa Rayven
Forewarning: I’m going to have a hard time articulating my thoughts on this book. This review will probably contain lots of rambling, but my headspace right now is kind of a mess. It took me nearly 3 weeks to read this book, and I think that had very little to do with the actual book. I have said this in more reviews than I’m proud to admit, but I have a feeling that if I’d read this book in a matter of days rather than weeks, therefore keeping me at least mildly immersed in the story, I think it’s possible I may have enjoyed it more. It’s … [Read more...]
Review: Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
Fight or Flight is an absolutely perfect title for this book. First, because of how Ava and Caleb met, and second, because just about every character in this book struggles with fight or flight for much of or at some point in the story. I really enjoyed this book a lot, which I am more than happy about considering I’m not overly familiar with Samantha Young. It immediately hooked me from their first meeting, and I ate it up until about 40%, at which point it kind of snoozed a bit. The intensity that I had been enjoying just seemed to … [Read more...]
Review: Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Block Shot started off really strong. Jared and Banner’s friendship in college and the events that unfolded that led to their time apart was wonderful and heartbreaking. But once I reached about 40-50% of the book, it started to fall apart a little bit. Let me be clear, the story was good. Solid. Enjoyable, even. I just felt like some of the spark and intensity really started to fade and it wasn’t holding my attention. I think this could be due to a couple of things, possibly unrelated to the book. I want to give it a fair shot and be fully … [Read more...]
Review: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
The writing duo that is Christina Lauren stands near the top of my list of favorite authors. They’re such a powerhouse of unstoppable success – every book consistently great. And Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating falls perfectly in line. My one and only gripe, if you can even call it that, was Hazel. I really loved Hazel. She’s a non-traditional heroine with a lot of quirks and I loved that she was unapologetic about who she was. However, I did feel from time to time like they were trying too hard to make it clear just how “odd” she was. … [Read more...]
Review: Kiss the Girl by Tara Sivec
Tara Sivec’s writing is very unique, and one that I’ve come to find I have to be in a specific mood for, because even being familiar with her writing, I didn’t love Kiss the Girl the way I expected to love it. Don’t get me wrong – I enjoyed it, especially the first half. It was funny and cute, and cheesy in a way that I expected and anticipated so I kind of enjoyed it. Everyone needs a little cheese every once in a while. But while I liked the first half, and even liked the book overall, it kind of started to fall apart towards the … [Read more...]
Review: Shimmy Bang Sparkle by Nicola Rendell
Full of tantalizing chemistry, this story is one you’ll pick up for the cover (what!? it's glittery *shrug*) and won’t put down for the first-class writing, humorous and witty banter, and knock out heroine. Shimmy Bang Sparkle was my first Nicola Rendell novel and I’m sure it won’t be my last. I’m such a sucker for an unconventional romance so this synopsis grabbed my attention straight from the get go. Nicola really outdid herself with it too. The story was so well-balanced with just the right amounts of humor, romance, and suspense which … [Read more...]
Review: Bring Down the Stars by Emma Scott
THIS BOOK. Damn. I am so overwhelmed right now. Emma Scott has once again fucked me up. Her words are so incredibly engaging, provocative, and romantic. Add in a mother of a cliffhanger and you've got yourself Bring Down the Stars. I LOVED IT. These characters? Their emotional pull to one another? Their love and respect for one another? It is not to be missed. They are beautiful and sincere, yet their actions are a little bit paralyzed by their loyalty and commitment to one another. You'll be frustrated but hopeful for them. God, this … [Read more...]
Review: Blind Kiss by Renée Carlino
I’ve been a huge Renée Carlino fan for years. Her writing is some of my favorite ever. But while Blind Kiss was fairly enjoyable at times, it just didn’t live up to what I’ve come to expect from Carlino. I kind of liked the second chance romance aspect – life is messy and rarely goes according to plan. The longing in this book is palpable. But I did kind of feel like at some point it started to become overkill. It was just bad luck after bad luck and I got very frustrated with the main characters, Penny and Gavin. It was unfortunate … [Read more...]
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