Savin' Me by Alannah Lynne

My rating: ★★★★
Genre: Adult, romance; erotica
Series: Heat Wave #1

Blurb from Goodreads:
Lies. Deceit. Backstabbing friends… Welcome to the jungle known as advertising…

Kat Owens can tell you all about the snake-infested world of big-time advertising. Thanks to an ex-best friend co-worker and a gone-wrong love affair with a client, she’s forced to leave her large Charlotte agency for a small-town coastal one. It’s do-or-die time to prove she can be a success to the aging grandfather she adores. Which means she can’t afford to be distracted by a client who’s a walking, talking definition of sex… Even if he is the man who stole her heart thirteen months before in a one-night stand she can’t forget.

Erik Monteague is a handsome, charismatic, highly respected businessman who has it all. Or so it seems. Only his closest friends know the truth about the guilt and emotional scars he carries, or why, following his fiancée’s death, he invoked the twenty-four/two rule. He never spends more than twenty-four hours with a woman, he rarely dates them twice, and he never thinks about them afterward.

But Kat Owens is different. She cheated him out of twelve hours, and now he can’t forget her. At least that’s what he tells himself, because admitting the truth is too dangerous. When she suddenly appears in his hometown, he sets out to finish what they started thirteen months earlier. But while his perfectly executed seduction gets Kat back in his bed, the emotional fallout is more than he counted on. Will he face his tragic past once and for all… or spend the rest of his life running?

My review:

And bein’ a good person is more important than any job you’ll ever do. Don’t ya forget it.

I hate to admit it but I judge this book so much by its cover. From the look of it, it's all just bleh. I'm not a fan of these cheesy erotica novel covers and will never be. 

But never mind the cover oh my god! Alannah Lynne deserves an award for this. A really really big award. And excuse me in advance for this not being the most committed review. I say it once again; school's a bitch. 

You know how I complain about characters being underdeveloped and that it's a big turn off for me when reading a book. If I ever hear anyone - doesn't matter who - saying that any of these characters are underdeveloped, I will haunt them. To the ends of the earth. Forever. And ever. And ever. 
The characters were everything but underdeveloped. You understood all their actions thanks to the flashbacks etc and God am I grateful for that. I absolutely hate stories where the characters are unknown and underdeveloped. I think that is because when you're reading a book you want to be involved in it. If the characters are well developed and described throughout the story you get a bigger sense of affiliation than you do if the characters are underdeveloped. If the characters are underdeveloped, you feel more like a bystander than an actual character yourself which many people seek while reading a book. Big points for the characters.

The love story itself was incredible. I usually don't like books where they meet and then the next sentence blowing up in your face is *two years laters*. If they are each other's true loves then just make this easy on all of us - love each other! Don't go get married and have kids 'cause it'll ruin you. So yes, I was hesitant to the *13 months later*. But God was I wrong. I loved the *13 months later* in this book. It showed just how much they had affected each other and it was just sooooo sweet. 

I think the reason behind Erik's incapability to admit his love was important. I read a few reviews on Goodreads with inclinations that Erik couldn't admit that he loved Kat because he was selfish. SELFISH?! If I got a say I'd stand up straight and scream out all the pent up frustration I've built up to these people. You think Erik's incapability was selfish? In what way, may I ask? I think he was anything but selfish because he didn't want to hurt Kat. I know exactly what you're about to say so just shut up. If he hadn't been so SELFISH he'd realize that he not admitting his feeling hurt Kat. One thing, negative-person-who-is-banned-from-my-life, do you think he didn't want to admit his feelings for her? Of course he wanted to but he was scared and he thought that he loving her would cause her much more pain than him letting her go. Just sayin'. 

The ending was cheesy, yes. But who am I to complain? We all say that everything shouldn't have a happy ending but we get goddamned irritated if it doesn't have a happy ending so swerve. 

Four big, affectionate and full-of-love stars. Alannah Lynne, you deserve big, fast awards. 

He recognized this particular act for what it was: a woman’s need to mark her man. The scary part was, he didn’t care. Hell, at this moment, if she wanted to tattoo her name on his ass, he’d go buy the fucking ink.

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Outside the Ropes by Ashley Claudy

My rating: ★★★★
Genre: NA, romance
Series: Outside the Ropes #1

Blurb from Goodreads:
In the ring, Regan has control. Outside the ropes, she fights to survive.

Regan Sommers spent her life fighting. Fighting foster parents, kids in the group home, and classmates. But the night she has to fight for her life changes everything. 

Now, she's fighting for money in the ring, and from the first punch she's addicted. Every addiction has a price though, and this one is the gym's star boxer, Gage Lawson. He may come in an enticing tattooed package, but his demands are more than she can handle. 

The responding officer from that night, Anthony Fields, comes with no demands. He want's whatever she's willing to give, and Regan can handle that. She can definitely handle him. 

But no help comes string free, and Regan's not the only one with a hard past and scars to cover. The life she was trying to escape is nothing compared to the danger she's in the middle of now, and she can't fight her way out.

My review:

I didn't want to be Regan, the girl who made too many mistakes, and never got anything right, always choosing the wrong people, doing the wrong things, making the wrong choices. 

Very good. Very good, indeed. 

There is a very bold line between funny books and dark books. That we all can agree on, 'cause c'mon, dark things aren't really that funny. Anyways, a lot of authors doesn't really succeed in writing a book that is funny and dark. Sometimes they make them too dark so the funny parts aren't really that funny and sometimes they make them too funny so the dark things and problems doesn't really seem like real life struggles. But Ashley Claudy succeeded with that. This is a dark book so don't go into it thinking it'll be a light and happy read because it's not. It deals with some things that I know exists in the real world so it all turns out more realistic. But, at certain points there are happy and funny moments.

I love how Regan stands up for herself. Now, this is not a spoiler 'cause it's the first thing that happens in the book. Regan is attacked by a group of guys. She's outnumbered by a lot but she manages to break someone's nose and knee someone in their groin etc. And she starts boxing! Me likey. Strong woman!

Was it just me who felt remorse for Nan? I mean, according to what we get to know of her, she sounds like an incredibly intellectual woman who simply ended up with the wrong crowd. I believe she would've accomplished great things hadn't she had that life. 

Oh and Gage haha! To be honest I didn't think further about his name until the ending - I have no friggin idea how to pronounce it. I don't know why but I just can't. I was reading some part out loud to my friend when it struck me. I have no butterflying idea how to pronounce this name. I mean, it's a fairly easy name but I just can't. The same about jewelry.  I know exactly how to pronounce it, but I just can't. Weird, I know but yes. 

I loved this story. It was all well planned and exciting and exhilarating to read. All the characters were incredibly well-developed. They all had their own captivating pasts and personalities so you couldn't do other than love them. Normally, erotica novels aren't that long and doesn't have such a strong story. This one had. 

I had a single problem though. The cop. Now, I won't call him anything else than 'the cop' 'cause I seriously can't remember his name. See, I didn't even bother to memorize his name, haha. But whenever he was mentioned all I could think of was this gif: 

But oh, the cop, no strings. No strings. 

And ironically enough, just when I read that part I saw this gif and then read a review on Goodreads made only with gifs and this one was included in it (link to her review HERE). Coincidence? Don't think so. 

He was the type a girl would want to take home to her family, I could tell. But I didn’t have a family, and I wasn’t the girl you’d want to show off to your parents.

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Personal Geography & Intimate Geography by Tamsen Parker

My rating: ★★★★
Genre: Adult, romance; erotica; BDSM
Series: The Compass #1

Blurb from Goodreads:
Powerhouse consultant India Burke is notorious for her razor-sharp mind, her incisive tongue, and for always being in control. But during her “lost weekends”—out-of-town, one-and-done, anonymous rendezvous solely for the purpose of kinky sex—she craves a submissive role.

Cris Ardmore, India’s latest tryst, is a Dominant who calls an isolated Hawaiian paradise home. India’s expecting forty-eight hours of contractually defined sex, but instead of serving as just another BDSM Band-Aid, Cris wants to know the real India Burke. Despite her aversion to anything approaching intimacy, India is hooked by their incredible sexual chemistry.

With tension ratcheting up in her professional life, India needs the release Cris offers more than ever, but her repeated visits come with their own risks. No matter how strong their attraction, India is determined to maintain her boundaries in order to keep her life whole after her first love blew it apart. She must choose between taking a chance and handing Cris the road map to her heart or locking down her borders before he does any more damage.

My rating: ★★★★
Genre: Adult, romance; erotica; BDSM
Series: The Compass #2

Blurb from Goodreads:
Fiercely protective of her heart, India Burke let down her defenses when Cris Ardmore went from another notch on her D/s playdate belt to everything she could never admit she wanted. 

But being disowned by your family and betrayed by your lover aren't easy to get over, and India’s old fears of intimacy creep in against a backdrop of professional drama that forces her return to a place that never really felt like home. 

Though she proved her loyalty when it mattered most, love is about more than grand gestures and Cris wants all of her—which may be more than India is able to give. Can Cris and India navigate to a shared future or will they forever be off course? 


My review:

Sometimes it seemed like a good idea. To not have anything to worry about. To have no responsibilities. To drown out the chaos in my head.  

Personal Geography

Excuse me in advance for the not so committed reviews - I've read quite a few books after these two and I don't remember all of my thoughts. 

When I first started reading this I was a bit, well let's call it confused. I haven't read a single book with the exception for Fifty Shades of Grey that included BDSM. But I was a bit curious to continue reading due to the BDSM. Sometimes when I'm in battle mood I take on people who hate on BDSM and I feel like this book is takes on the BDSM-haters twenty-four seven. Now, I am saying that I  myself will never be apart of a BDSM relationship because I could never do that to myself but I absolutely hate it when people talk negative about it. Sure, fine it doesn't seem like the greatest hobby but who are we to judge? It's a life stile like any other and the reason why people get worked up about it is because according to them it's abusive or psychopathic. I actually have a blog post about this - not particularly about BDSM but about sex in books etc. So, what I'm trying to say is that I'm not the straight up BDSM lover but I see nothing wrong with it. Maybe I have personal problems with it but I don't misuse those feeling and I hate it when other people do. It's a life stile that some people chose to live and that is their choice; not yours. 

I was so frustrated with India at some times I didn't even know how to cooperate. Now I am not going to talk about which those moments were because I feel like writing a spoiler free review. But gah, that frustration really got the best of me sometimes. 

These books were so incredibly well written I feel like all the other books I read after this were amateur written and I annoyed the hell out of myself for thinking that, 'cause the book I read after this was actually really good. 

Crispin. Where do I start to explain my love for Crispin? There is no end and no beginning. Crispin Ardmore; oldest living boyfriend. 

PS. There is a heart breaking cliffhanger in the end. Just thought you should know. 

Intimate Geography

*ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for honest review*

Wow.
I mean the cliffhanger, man. That was painful. That was incredibly painful. And it ended so abruptly. Sorry people who read the first book last year and had/have to wait for the second one but HOW IN THE HOLY HELL DID YOU SURVIVE? I barely survived that hour I had to wait in between finished PG and starting IG. So no, I can see no explanation to your survival #sorrynotsorry. 

I believe I enjoyed Intimate Geography a bit more than Personal Geography. Probably because their relationship became more investigated and we got to know more about Crispin and India and absolutely loved that. 

The two hospital scenes were incredibly sweet and probably two of my favorite scenes throughout these books. And the epilogue was out of life cute. I loved it sooooooooo much. 

Short review, don't care. Okay, that didn't work out just as well as short hair, don't care but whatever. 

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Review: Forgotten Treasures by D. Hart

My rating: ★★★★★
Genre: NA, romance
Series: stand-alone

Blurb from Goodreads:
In the aftermath of destruction, hearts were destroyed, strengths were stripped, and vulnerabilities were exposed. 

A community was ripped apart after a tragic accident, and the loss hit one family particularly hard as it claimed the lives of three, leaving only one surviving member to pick up the pieces and move forward.

Baylor’s life was wiped clean in the blink of an eye. No family, no home, no name. That is, until she met Brandt. He took a chance, giving her hope and a reason to start over. A reason to rebuild a life full of forgotten memories. A reason to trust. A reason to love. 

Finding love in all the right places should be easy, but when truths are revealed, it's anything but. Brandt will help her rediscover the true meaning of unconditional eternal love that will prove painful, life altering, and redeeming.

Together, they will try to face the future and will use each other’s strengths to learn how to live again. Can they rewrite history, or in the end, will the tragedies of their pasts be too much?

My review:

While at times it's hard to remember, it's more painful to forget. 

*ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for honest review* 

Dani Hard has succeeded. Again. I don't think I've ever read books like hers. They're tough and the characters have the world betting against them, but at the same time, they're sweet and wonderful and make you happy like nothing else. 

In the beginning of this book we're introduced to our main character, Freckles. She's been in an accident and has lost her memories - and not just memories of the accident, memories of her entire life. Along with her memories, her name, age, personality and previous feelings are gone. Devastating? Oh, yes, indeed. 

There's a lot of things a book can do. It can make you cry, laugh, smile, sob, feel anger, hatred, happiness, sadness and so much more. But D. Hart's books? They have all of that and just so much more. There's not one single second while reading her books that you're not feeling something.

There. Look. A shooting star. Make a wish.

D. Hart has a particular way of writing books. She begins with a trauma and follows with how they got there and where they're going from there. I guess some people will think that it sounds like any other book. Oh, boy, how wrong you are if you truly believe that. Look it up on Goodreads. There's one person who's rated it 4 stars but her review is positive. Beat that, prejudiced bastards.

I related to a lot of her characters, once again. I could see one of my best friends in Freckles younger sister and the resemblance between them was almost terrifyingly alike. Books that you can relate to on a personal level they have some importance, don't they? 

While I was finishing this I was in a public place so crying because of a book? People would've classified me as mentally crazy. I sobbed inwardly instead. For so long. The end broke me and I'm still not sure I'm okay. Tissues? Anyone?

I believe that I loved her other book, A Firefighter's Flame a bit more than this. This ending was better than A Firefighter's Flame though - 'cause that ending? Don't even think about mentioning that to me. 
But I could relate a bit more to A Firefighter's Flame. And don't get me wrong here! Both of these books are a big part of my favorites and nothing will ever change that but one has to be honest with themselves, and not say things only because those things are preferred?

If you're in for a dark but still very happy read then, READ READ READ READ READ (shouty capitals, yes) this. Ironically enough, it's released today. 

5 brilliant, brilliant stars. 

People with hope fought.

People with purpose fought. 

I surrendered. 

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One More Minute with You by Sierra Hill

My rating: ★★★★
Genre: NA, romance
Series: stand-alone

Blurb from Goodreads:
Seattle is in the rearview mirror and Kenzie Daniels wants to start a new life to pursue her musical dreams in Nashville. But it’s harder than she thought trying to make it on her own with no one to rely on but herself. Until a handsome customer shows up at her table and changes the course of her future. 

Remy Martins wasn’t looking for anything but a good time and a creative outlet when he stumbled upon Hank’s Diner and discovered his muse. The moment he laid eyes on Kenzie, the beautiful waitress with a chip on her shoulder, he knew his luck had turned around. He’d been in a writing slump for months and she was the spark he needed, breathing new life into his lyrics. Now Remy is determined to have Kenzie and keep her in his life. 

When a chance run-in at one of his gigs has Kenzie leaning on him for support, Remy is given the opportunity to make her an offer she just can’t refuse. 
Just as their relationship morphs into something more, fueling a deep physical need that neither of them can deny, Kenzie’s and Remy’s pasts collide - threatening to destroy their bond along the dreams they’d hoped to fulfill. 

Can Kenzie rely on Remy to be there when she needs him the most? Will both their dark pasts ruin their chances at a bright future? 


My review:

*ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I am a sucker for romance. I admit it. Can we move on now?

I liked this book. It wasn't perfect due to some spelling and grammar mistakes that made it a bit hard to read but overall it was incredibly good and sweet. 

I felt like I could relate to Kenzie's situation with Seth. A few years back similar things happened with my mom's ex-husband and I will not go into too much detail about that because it's still a sensitive subject for me. 

The two main characters, Kenzie and Remy were both really amazing. I fell head-first in love with Remy the second I started reading and I remained in love with him throughout the entire book.

I feel like there is so much more I need to say about this but I literally can't. It wasn't one of those books that touched me deeply. It made me feel giddy and happy. Therefor, the four stars. I did enjoy it, I just didn't love it.


***SPOILERY SECTION***

I was glad that Kenzie didn't decide to jump head-first into Remy's proposition. But I was still happy when she did after a while. I was also proud (???) - call it whatever you want - when she told him that sex was off limits. It gave us more perspective to what kind of character she was. Often in these kind of books, they jump straight into their friends with benefits relationship and it gets kinda predictable. But they didn't in this one and I'm happy about that. 

Seth was mentally crazy, right? I wasn't the only one who noticed that? God, how I hated him and he reminded me way too much about my mom's ex-husband. Ugh. 

The sex was steamy and I liked it. I guess after all that waiting it couldn't be anything else rather than steamy. 

I feel like I need to write SO much more but I really, can't. There isn't that much I can comment and to try would just be unnecessary. 

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Where the Road Takes Me by Jean McLean

My rating: ★★★★+0.8
Genre: NA, contemporary; romance
Series: stand-alone

Blurb from Goodreads:
Chloe has one plan for the future, and one plan only: the road. She’s made a promise to herself: don’t let anyone in, and don’t let anyone love her. She’s learned the hard way what happens if she breaks her rules. So she’s focused on being invisible and waiting until she can set out on the road—her dream of freedom, at least for a little while.

Blake Hunter is a basketball star who has it all—everything about him looks perfect to those on the other side of his protective walls. He can’t let anyone see the shattered pieces behind the flawless facade or else all his hopes and dreams will disappear.

One dark night throws Chloe and Blake together, changing everything for Blake. For Chloe, nothing changes: she has the road, and she’s focused on it. But when the so-called perfect boy starts to notice the invisible girl, they discover that sometimes with love, no one knows where the road may lead.

My review:

You wanted one night to be someone else. There's nothing wrong with that. Unless, I guess, you're running from an unchangeable reality. Then you'll be running for the rest of your life. And you don't want to do that. You don't want to feel so trapped in your head that you're constantly running. 

*eARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

First of all I want to say, hot damn! THIS BOOK! 
 I read some reviews on Goodreads and a lot of them were incredibly negative. In average a lot of people were disappointed because of a cliche that happens in the end. And let me just state one thing: people are all entitled to their own opinion and I understand that. But what I do not understand is why people gave it a bad review. Almost all of these people did like the story and characters but were let down by the cliche. WHAT?! Why would you give it one star just because of a cliche? Y'all love If I Stay but that is like the biggest cliche story ever. I mean, even the sequel to that book is a spoiler. It's called Where She Went. I mean, really people? I didn't like If I Stay when I first read it and I gave it a bad review but then after watching the movie adaption I changed my review because I realized that the cliche didn't actually mean that much to me. 
So no, I don't get why people hate on this book because of one cliche. I mean, you're life's a cliche. Douche bees. 

I was in awe of Chloe for her independence. Not that I would like to live my life as she does before she met Blake but because she decides to be strong no matter what. She did live a tough life and I'm in awe of her determination and will. Who wouldn't be? 

Blake. Oh, Blake. Oh, Blake. Oh, Blake. Why do you have to be a fictional character? 

In the first scene we stumble upon Blake, then known as Hunter, and he meets Chloe for the first time. I was a bit embarrassed because I thought Blake was a girl when I first started reading the book. By then, I didn't know the point of view's name so no one has the right to judge me.  When he stops the guy getting of the bus after Chloe he mentions something like: "Thanks to my daily exercise his punch was nothing" etc etc etc. I thought: "HELL YEAH! We get a strong, female main character!" Then I realized it was a guy. Boy, did I laugh. 

Throughout the entire book we are introduced to a lot of new characters. Not so many that it becomes difficult to keep up. It was just enough. 

I do believe that I could go on forever about all the ups and downs in this books. I've done that before and I am not doing it again. 

Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I need the most.

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Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

My rating: ★★★★★
Genre: NA, romance
Series: Point of Retreat (Slammed #2)

Blurb from Goodreads: 

Layken and Will have managed to overcome the obstacles that threatened to destroy their love, proving that they are destined for one another. What they are about to learn, however, is that the things that have brought them together may be the very things that ruin their connection forever...

Layken is left second-guessing the relationship whilst Will is jumping over hurdles to prove his love for her. What the young lovers discover about themselves along this journey may change their entire world, and the lives of those who depend upon them the most...

 
My review:

Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together. 

Wow. That's the only thing I can say.

I thought that there was no way human possible that I'd love Point of Retreat more than I loved Slammed. I was wrong. Oh boy, was I wrong. Even if it left me emotionally wrecked.
I loved it.

Point of Retreat is the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Slammed.

This book is told from Will Cooper's, the main love-interest's point of view. It begins at the point where Slammed left off and brings back all the feels. 

As a matter of fact, I actually feel like I enjoyed reading from Will's point of view more than I enjoyed reading from Layken's. 

It was interesting because of all of the feeling he experienced. When you're reading Slammed I guess that the thought of his feelings never linger around. You are so focused on Lake's thoughts and feelings and her surroundings that you, for a moment, forget about Will and what he does on his spare time, what he thinks and what he feels. So reading this; where you get to know him a lot better, was incredibly nice.

There were a few scenes where I cried, obviously, because of things that were unraveled in this book. There were some very sole-crunching, heart-wrenching, body-destroying parts, but there were also some really happy and blissful ones. They were much needed, even the sad ones. 

And, of course, as always, Colleen Hoover never fail to impress. 

Oh, and another thing. Butterfly you. 

***BYE, NON-SPOILERY PEOPLE***

BUTTERFLY YOU, oh how I love it. I use it on a daily basis these days. Butterfly you was right on point. 

All I could feel was glee during the beginning of this book. I loved all of it. I loved the relationships. I loved the break-up. I loved the poetry. And I loved - sorry, love - the Avett Brothers. 

 Kiersten is my favorite. I don't think I've ever loved a character as much as I love Kiersten. She's just so ... so, so perfect. 

"She says if everyone would use them enough, they wouldn't be considered cuss words anymore and no one would ever be offended by them." I could not had said it better myself. So much perfection in a little girl. 

I'm happy there was a break-up. I don't think this book would've been as great as it was without it. I think Bethany made the whole thing better. Not in there relationship obviously, but her being apart of all this made Will realize how much he actually loved Layken. 

This is phenomenal, just like all of Colleen Hoover's other books. I have so much love for this story, for Will, for Layken, for Colleen Hoover and - obviously - Kiersten. 

A guy can tell a girl he's in love with her until he's blue in the face. Words don't mean anything to a woman when her head's full of doubt. You have to show her.

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Aboslute Beginners by S. J. Hooks

My rating: ★★★★★

Genre: Romance, Erotica

Series: Absolute Beginners (Absolute series #1)

Blurb from Goodreads:

Professor Stephen Worthington's life makes perfect sense. 

He teaches classes on Tuesdays and Fridays. He has dinners with his parents on the weekend. He goes to the gym with his comically crass stepbrother, Matt, a few days each week. And every night, he heads home at a reasonable hour, alone.

There’s only one thorn in Stephen’s perfectly organized side: Ms. Julia Wilde. Never has Stephen dealt with a more unruly student. She’s rude, provocative, infuriating—and she dresses in a way that is completely unbecoming for a lady. Stephen can’t wait for the semester to be over, and then he’ll never have to see her again.

That is, until Stephen finds himself out of the classroom and in Julia's apartment. Suddenly, the student/teacher roles are reversed, and the professor receives a much-needed lesson between the sheets. Stephen thought his life made sense, but after his tryst with Julia, he finds himself changed in more ways than one. Maybe he’s coming down with something.

Or maybe, something a little out of the ordinary is exactly what this stuffy professor needs to really live.

My review: 

I had never met a woman who was so open about her sexuality. 

*eARC received from NetGalley* 

Awesome book. Just gah, no words.

The characters were incredibly well developed and intriguing. From the first scene I fell in love with Julia. She was radiant and, excuse my language, did not give a fuck what people thought about her. Already in the first scene we get to see how she speaks up for herself and express her feelings. They are discuss the book, correct me if I'm wrong, Lolita, and some girl in class makes a comment about child-abuse and Julia quickly speaks up with an answer that I believe wasn't to piss anyone off, but simply because that was what she was feeling. God, I love her. Don't argue with me about this, I am not changing my mind. 

I have a shelf on Goodreads named feminism-as-fuck which includes books with female or male characters that has something to say about feminism or women related etc. 

I added this book to that shelf just because of the way Julia spoke up for herself and was clear about her opinions. Feminism points, Hooks!

A lot of extra points for her.

Oh, Stephen. Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. I don't think I've ever read of a character more sweet than Stephen. I get that he wasn't born a true romantic and frankly, I'm happy about that. All the times he asked her if she was okay, when he told her she was beautiful or when he just simply wanted to be there for her it broke my heart. I mean, what other character would do all of those things based on them not knowing what else to do? He obviously did tell her she was beautiful because he meant it but still. All the small, sweet things he did for her got him snuggled up to me - big time. 

I guess I could sit here all day and list up all the things I love about this but I don't think everybody would be that comfortable with me doing that. 

It's about 270 pages and a very easy read (if you're into romance, that is). So when it's released, please make sure to pick up your copy and read this so we can discuss!

The sequel is released sometime in June, I may be wrong, I'm not sure but what I know for sure is that I'll start reading as soon as I get my hands on it. 

You can pre-order the ebook HERE

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Thank you so much for reading, I'll talk to you next time. BYEEE

sofia