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2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge: January Wrap Up

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Time for our first Monthly Wrap Up for the 2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge hosted by Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know and Holly @ Words Fueled by Love ! Since starting the 2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge , neither Holly nor Sandy have finished any series enders. Which series enders did you finish? Link up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the January giveaway runs from January 25th - February 25th. On February 25th we will use random.org and the linky entries to pull a winner.

Without Merit - Review

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Without Merit By: Colleen Hoover Published: October 3, 2017 by Atria Books 384 pages Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness. The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from...

Sweetness - DNF Review

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Sweetness (The Sweetest Thing #1) By: Sierra Hill Published: July 24, 2016 by Ten28 Publishing 244 pages Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: I’m the girl from the school of hard knocks.  Nothing has ever come easy for me. So forgive me if I’m a bit reluctant about Kincaid Griffin – born-with-a-silver-spoon in his mouth, conceited college hoops player. A guy who could get any girl he wants, and yet, is suddenly everywhere I am trying to woo me. The more I protest, the more persistent he becomes.  I’m a lucky guy.  Let’s face it. As a college athlete, I don’t chase girls – they come to me. I’m as arrogant and cocky as they come, getting nearly everything I want, whenever I want. But there is nothing sweeter than a girl who plays hard to get. And Ainsley Locker is so full of confidence that she knocks me off my feet from the moment I meet her. She’s a challenge. And I like challeng...

2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge: My Goals

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This challenge is for all of you series readers who are scared to death of that last book in the series. You anxiously await it. You stalk it. You get your hands on it as soon as possible. But then…you put off reading it for fear that it might not be everything you thought it would be. Or, maybe you just have a backlog of series started and you need to finish that last book. Join us in knocking out those pesky last books in a series. This is your chance. Here’s your motivation. Better than that, we have prizes! Levels: (how many series enders you are planning to read) Level 1: 1 – 5 Level 2: 5 – 10 Level 3: 10 – 15 Level 4: 15+  Check out the sign up post to join! This challenge is hosted by Somewhere Only We Know and Words Fueled by Love . Holly's 2018 Reading Goals: It's fair to say that I BOMBED my reading goals last year. All of them. Due to my going back to work outside the home August 10th, 2017, reading took a major back seat. So I don't ha...