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*ARC* One Small Thing - Review

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One Small Thing By: Erin Watt Published: June 26, 2018 by Harlequin Teen 384 pages Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Source: Netgalley ARC ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Beth’s life hasn’t been the same since her sister died. Her parents try to lock her down, believing they can keep her safe by monitoring her every move. When Beth sneaks out to a party one night and meets the new guy in town, Chase, she’s thrilled to make a secret friend. It seems a small thing, just for her. Only Beth doesn’t know how big her secret really is… Fresh out of juvie and determined to start his life over, Chase has demons to face and much to atone for, including his part in the night Beth’s sister died. Beth, who has more reason than anyone to despise him, is willing to give him a second chance. A forbidden romance is the last thing either of them planned for senior year, but the more time they spend together, the deeper their feelings get. Now Beth has a choice to make—...

*ARC* All the Little Lights - Review

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All the Little Lights By: Jamie McGuire Published: May 29, 2018 by Montlake Romance 440 pages Genre/Themes: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Illness, Source: Netgalley ARC ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jamie McGuire comes a riveting tale of first love that starts young but runs deep. The first time Elliott Youngblood spots Catherine Calhoun, he’s just a boy with a camera, and he’s never seen a sadder and more beautiful sight. Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with each other. But when Catherine needs him most, Elliott is forced to leave town. Elliott finally returns, but he and Catherine are now different people. He’s a star high school athlete, and she spends all her free time working at her mother’s mysterious bed-and-breakfast. Catherine hasn’t forgiven Elliott for abandoning her, but he’s determined to win back her friendship…and her heart. Just ...

All Your Perfects - Review

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All Your Perfects By: Colleen Hoover Published: July 17, 2018 by Atria Books 320 pages Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  It Ends with Us —delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects  is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people? MY REVIEW: The s...

Eulogy - Review

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Eulogy (Eagle Elite #9)  By: Rachel Van Dyken Published: February 20, 2018 by Van Dyken Enterprises INC 448 pages Genre: New Adult, Romance Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The next book in the internationally bestselling mafia series… All is lost. All. I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage. I've lost my soul. She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been. Sixty lives are mine to take. Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance. Sixty lives plus one more. Mine. When the last drop of blood falls — mine will be spilled. Only one person stands in the way. She doesn't realize I'll kill her too. I don't own a heart. And even if I did — I wouldn't fall prey to its lies again. I am Chase Abandonato. Heir to a legacy of betrayal. And I will kill them all. Even if it means pointing the ...

Kingdom of Ash - Review

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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) By: Sarah J. Maas Published: October 23, 2018 by Bloomsbury YA 992 pages Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius’s journey from slave to king’s assassin to the queen of a once-great kingdom reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across her world. . . Aelin has risked everything to save her people―but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day… With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that t...

*ARC* - The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

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The Simple Wild By: K. A. Tucker Published: August 7, 2018 by Atria Books 400 pages Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance Source: ARC from Netgalley ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker. Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born. She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd dayligh...

Verity - Review

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Verity By: Colleen Hoover Published: December 7, 2018 by Hoover Ink, Co 250 pages, Kindle edition Genre: New Adult, Thriller, Suspense, Romance Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, know...

A Court of Frost and Starlight - Review

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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) By: Sarah J. Maas Published: May 1, 2018 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens 272 pages Genre: Young Adult, New Adult, Fatnasy, Romance Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Months after the explosive events in  A Court of Wings and Ruin , Feyre, Rhys, and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court. MY REVIEW: I'm a HUGE fan of this series I love the characters. So when book #3.1 was scheduled to come out I was ready to purchase it, and that I did. Now, let me preface th...

*ARC* As She Fades - Review

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As She Fades By: Abbi Glines Published: April 3, 2018 by Feiwell & Friends 272 pages Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: From the #1  New York Times-  and  USA Today -bestselling author of the  Rosemary Beach  and  The Vincent Boys  series, Abbi Glines delivers another smoldering, compulsively readable YA romance with  As She Fades. On the night of her high school graduation, Vale McKinley and her boyfriend Crawford are in a terrible car accident that leaves Crawford in a coma. They were supposed to spend the summer planning for college, for a bright future full of possibility. Together. Instead, Vale spends long days in the hospital, hoping Crawford will awaken. Slate Allen, a college friend of Vale’s brother, has been visiting his dying uncle at the same hospital. When he and Vale meet, she can’t deny the flutter of an illicit attraction. She tr...

The Smallest Part - Review

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The Smallest Part By: Amy Harmon Published: February 13, 2018 325 pages Genre:  New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: “In the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”  - Unknown  It was a big lie. The biggest lie she’d ever told. It reverberated through her head as she said it, ringing eerily, and the girl behind her eyes—the girl who knew the truth—screamed, and her scream echoed along with the lie.  “Are you in love with Noah, Mercedes?” Cora asked. “I mean . . . I know you love him. You’ve been friends forever. We all have. But are you in love with him?”  If it had been anyone else—anyone—Mercedes would have stuck out her chest, folded her skinny arms, and let her feelings be known. She would have claimed him. But it was Cora. Brave, beautiful, broken Cora, and Cora loved Noah too....