(N) Bastian had to have been the most handsome man that Katherine had ever met. It really was unfortunate that he was also the most stubborn, controlling, downright infuriating jackass she'd ever known as well. Oh, and there was the fact that he was a werewolf - a werewolf who has bitten her.
Sixteen-year-old Katherine Mayes had never believed in mythological creatures like werewolves or mermaids - certainly not those sparkly vampires that her friend Abby was obsessed with, even when she's bitten by a massive animal after a reckless night of teenage adventure and her body begins to change in mystifying way, she can't force herself to believe in what she's convinced is impossible. Little does she realize, she's been infected with a disease a little more permanent than the rabies she feels fortunate to have not contracted - lycanthropy.
Her fierce denial is soundly shattered, however, when she is simultaneously saved and kidnapped by Bastian and his pack. Forced to leave small-town Iowa behind and adjust to their way of life in a hidden society, Katherine must also deal with fighting the pull she feels towards the man - or wolf, rather - who has bitten her and disrupted her life so completely.
I fully went into reading Bitten not thinking that I would like it. The only reason I was even willing to read Bitten was because it was free. Even though I've read free books before and loved them I didn't think that this would be one of those times, and I was right. While I didn't wholeheartedly like Bitten the more I read, the more I started to get into it. And by the end of the story I couldn't wait to read what happens in the next book.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Mackenzie (Heritage Bay Series Book 2) By: M.A. Foster
(N) For every action, there's a reaction. Or in Cole's case, a consequence. One night. One party. One girl. One time. One unforeseen tragedy. Two shattered hearts. Two lives changed forever.
There were times when it felt as though Mackenzie was lagging but at the same time I didn't want to stop reading. And that says a lot about a book, when even though it's not your favorite or the best read you still cannot put it down. Something else that bothered me while reading Mackenzie was there were just so many people, so many people were being introduced and were somehow connected to this person or that person and after a while it all just became too much. At that point I stopped caring about how everyone was connected. I get in connecting everyone and introducing so many characters it lines up the possibility for future stories, but this was just too much.
There were times when it felt as though Mackenzie was lagging but at the same time I didn't want to stop reading. And that says a lot about a book, when even though it's not your favorite or the best read you still cannot put it down. Something else that bothered me while reading Mackenzie was there were just so many people, so many people were being introduced and were somehow connected to this person or that person and after a while it all just became too much. At that point I stopped caring about how everyone was connected. I get in connecting everyone and introducing so many characters it lines up the possibility for future stories, but this was just too much.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
One Wild Night By: A.L. Jackson & Rebecca Shea
(N) Kaylee Rose Burton, kindergarten teacher, has never been a believer in fantasies. Living in L.A. her entire life, she knows the glitz and glam of Hollywood is just an illusion. That is until she stumbles head first into the arms of Hollywood's most eligible bachelor.
It was just another day on the red carpet for Paxton Myles, until a blue-eyed beauty literally stumbles at his feet. A single glimpse in her innocent eyes and he knows he has to have her. After one night of unbridled passion, Kaylee slips away to life her quiet life, but the paparazzi has other ideas.
I wasn't prepared for this book to be as short as it was. The story seemed to be over before it really ever begun. I wanted to like One Wild Night but it was much shorter than I realized and it seemed as though the whole story was going by quickly. For me short stories can go either way and this one just didn't make the cut, everything was just too fast and there didn't seem to be much there in terms of story line. Overall, this is a book that can be skipped over.
It was just another day on the red carpet for Paxton Myles, until a blue-eyed beauty literally stumbles at his feet. A single glimpse in her innocent eyes and he knows he has to have her. After one night of unbridled passion, Kaylee slips away to life her quiet life, but the paparazzi has other ideas.
I wasn't prepared for this book to be as short as it was. The story seemed to be over before it really ever begun. I wanted to like One Wild Night but it was much shorter than I realized and it seemed as though the whole story was going by quickly. For me short stories can go either way and this one just didn't make the cut, everything was just too fast and there didn't seem to be much there in terms of story line. Overall, this is a book that can be skipped over.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Co-Ed By: Rachel Van Dyken
(N) Four guys. Constant moaning. And a revolving door across the college suite she somehow ended up in because her first name is Shawn. They don't discriminate. Girls, guys, grandmas, plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied she's wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door. Her roommate calls them the Pleasure Ponies. But the rest of the college campus? They just call them the new face of Wingmen Inc. A paid for relationship service that makes big promises.
Breakup? They'll glue you back together again. Depressed? They have the magic pill. Lonely? Just spend a few minutes while they rub you down and you'll forget all about it. And broken hearts? Well, that's their specialty. They'll fix you. For a price.
Shawn swore she wouldn't get involved. But apparently they like a challenge, and a girl who doesn't put up with their BS is basically like waving a red flag in front of a bull. They. All. Charged. But one holds her attention above the rest.
Knox Tate looks like a Viking - and getting pillaged is starting to look more appealing by the day. Though he's hiding something - all of them are. And the closer she gets. The more she realizes that some things are left better in the past.
Going into Co-Ed I wasn't sure what to expect and I have to I was pleasantly surprised with how everything turned out. I thought it was going to be about one thing based on the stories synopsis and it turned out to be something entirely different. And that's one of the things I like about this book, that things didn't turn out like I expected them to. That's what you want in a book, to go into it with this preconceived notion of what it's about and finding something different instead.
Breakup? They'll glue you back together again. Depressed? They have the magic pill. Lonely? Just spend a few minutes while they rub you down and you'll forget all about it. And broken hearts? Well, that's their specialty. They'll fix you. For a price.
Shawn swore she wouldn't get involved. But apparently they like a challenge, and a girl who doesn't put up with their BS is basically like waving a red flag in front of a bull. They. All. Charged. But one holds her attention above the rest.
Knox Tate looks like a Viking - and getting pillaged is starting to look more appealing by the day. Though he's hiding something - all of them are. And the closer she gets. The more she realizes that some things are left better in the past.
Going into Co-Ed I wasn't sure what to expect and I have to I was pleasantly surprised with how everything turned out. I thought it was going to be about one thing based on the stories synopsis and it turned out to be something entirely different. And that's one of the things I like about this book, that things didn't turn out like I expected them to. That's what you want in a book, to go into it with this preconceived notion of what it's about and finding something different instead.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Kissing Booth By: Beth Reekles
(N) Meet Rochelle "Elle" Evans; pretty, popular - and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn; badass, volatile - and a total player.
When Elle and her best friend Lee decide to run a kissing booth at their school's Spring Carnival, Elle locks lips with Noah, Lee's off-limits older brother, and Elle's life gets turned upside down. Her head says to keep away, but her heart wants to draw closer. This romance seems far from a fairy tale.
Not sure if you if any of you are aware of this or not but the movie version of this book is about to be released on Netflix in a few days. And because of this I felt it was only right to re-read this book and write a review on it before the movie comes out.
Just like when I read this book the first time I could not seem to put it down. While the story did seem to get a little slow at the end it was still a good read. I cannot wait to watch this movie when it comes out and I suggest you check out this book and soon to be movie as well.
When Elle and her best friend Lee decide to run a kissing booth at their school's Spring Carnival, Elle locks lips with Noah, Lee's off-limits older brother, and Elle's life gets turned upside down. Her head says to keep away, but her heart wants to draw closer. This romance seems far from a fairy tale.
Not sure if you if any of you are aware of this or not but the movie version of this book is about to be released on Netflix in a few days. And because of this I felt it was only right to re-read this book and write a review on it before the movie comes out.
Just like when I read this book the first time I could not seem to put it down. While the story did seem to get a little slow at the end it was still a good read. I cannot wait to watch this movie when it comes out and I suggest you check out this book and soon to be movie as well.
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