Selena's Thoughts: Cuspian by DC Hall

5 Stars

Twins, Kendal and Kennedi Myles are the envy of their peers with: a second string spot on the varsity football team, smartass but loyal teammates, miniature pores, and a killer spray tan. They had big plans for sophomore year, until their mother is slaughtered during a botched robbery.

Forced to move with their estranged father, Kendal becomes fixated with finding their mother’s killer, while Kennedi tries to settle into life with their dad. After discovering a trail of unsettling clues, the pair begin to believe their mother’s death was part of a conspiracy. As the teens’ investigation digs deeper into their mom’s enigmatic past, a mysterious agency stumbles upon them, and the twosome learns they are Cuspians—individuals gifted with supernatural abilities. Kendal and Kennedi are soon faced with the challenge of staying concealed from the shadowy organization hell-bent on enslaving powerful Cuspians, while trying to solve a murder.

Family secrets, bloody breadcrumbs, and deadly obsessions guide the twins through tough decisions and awful mistakes. Desperate for their lives to return to normal, the pair found normal is not written in the stars for either one of them.

Cuspian (Cuspian Series)

Review: The Watcher by Lisa Voisin

4.5 Stars

   Millennia ago, he fell from heaven for her. Can he face her without falling again?

   Fascinated with ancient civilizations, seventeen-year-old Mia Crawford dreams of becoming an archaeologist. She also dreams of wings—soft and silent like snow—and somebody trying to steal them.

   When a horrible creature appears out of thin air and attacks her, she knows Michael Fontaine is involved, though he claims to know nothing about it. Secretive and aloof, Michael evokes feelings in Mia that she doesn’t understand. Images of another time and place haunt her. She recognizes them—but not from any textbook.

   In search of the truth, Mia discovers a past life of forbidden love, jealousy and revenge that tore an angel from Heaven and sent her to an early grave. Now that her soul has returned, does she have a chance at loving that angel again? Or will an age-old nemesis destroy them both?

Ancient history is only the beginning

Release day March 4, 2013

ARC Provided by Inkspell Publishing

   My thoughts;  I am in love. As a huge fan of  Paranormal YA this was everything that I love. Forbidden love, good vs evil and so much more. For anyone who loved Twilight and The Mortal Instruments this just might be a perfect book for you.

   Michael and Mia have a bond that runs as deep as their soul. But how do you love someone when it is forbidden. What do you do when loving someone could cost you everything?

   I am finding it hard to write this review and stick to my NO SPOILER policy. I like for readers to experience every moment in a book as they are reading it.

  When Mia first sees Michael she is drawn to him, and he just seems to be everywhere. She can't escape him. Michael is constantly pushing her away only to pull her right back in again. Enter bad boy extraordinaire, Damiel. Nothing like competition to get a guys attention, right? Well there just may be more to Damiel than meets the eye. Mia isn't interested in Damiel but at the same time she just can't seem to resist. Friendship are made, hearts are broken, demons are slain.

  If you are a fan of paranormal YA you will not be disappointed. 

Review: Love Evolution by Michelle Mankin

 4 Stars

After the death of her twin brother, nineteen year old guitar prodigy Avery Jones finds herself desperate, alone, and out of options. Hope arrives in the form of a job opening with Brutal Strength, one of the biggest rock bands out there. Only problem is temperamental lead singer Marcus Anthony doesn't want a woman in the group. So Avery and her manager Trevor come up with a plan involving a Bieber haircut and men's clothing. No one seems to be onto their little con. But what happens when Avery starts falling for Marcus? Will she be able to continue with the farce or will the whole thing come crashing down around her like a house of cards?

Love Evolution is a rock 'n roll romance based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

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Review: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout

5+ Stars

   No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for Katy, he wasn't fooling around. Doubting him isn't something she’ll do again and now that they've made it through the rough patches, well, there’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they loved. With help coming from the most unlikely source and Adam’s death still lingering with those who loved him, friends will become the deadliest of enemies and the villains will no longer be clear. When each step they take in discovering the truth puts them in the path of the secret organization responsible torturing and testing hybrids, the more Katy realizes there is no end to what she’s capable of. They won’t turn back, even if the outcome will shatter their worlds forever.

Opal (A Lux Novel)

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: The Obvious Game by Rita Arens

“Everyone trusted me back then. Good old, dependable Diana. Which is why most people didn't notice at first.”

Praise for The Obvious Game:

“I couldn't put down The Obvious Game. Arens perfectly captures the hunger, pain and uncertainty of adolescence.” -- Ann Napolitano, author of A GOOD HARD LOOK and WITHIN ARM'S REACH

"THE OBVIOUS GAME is a fearless, honest, and intense look into the psychology of anorexia. The characters—especially Diana--are so natural and emotionally authentic that you’ll find yourself yelling at the page even as you’re compelled to turn it." -- Coert Voorhees, author of LUCKY FOOLS and THE BROTHERS TORRES

"Let’s be clear about one thing: there’s nothing obvious about The Obvious Game. Arens has written a moving, sometimes heart-breaking story about one girl’s attempt to control the uncontrollable. You can’t help but relate to Diana and her struggles as you delve into this gem of a novel." -- Risa Green, author of THE SECRET SOCIETY OF THE PINK CRYSTAL BALL

Book Information:

Publisher: Inkspell Publishing

Release Date: Feb 7th, 2013

ISBN: 978-0-9856562-7-0 (ebook), 978-0-9856562-8-7 (Paperback)

Paperback Price: $13.99

Kindle: $4.99

To be available at all major online outlets: Amazon, B&N, The Book Depository

Pre-order now at Inkspell Publishing Website at a special discount of 30% on both paperback and ebook! 

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About The Author:

Rita Arens is the author of The Obvious Game and the editor of the award-winning parenting anthology Sleep Is for the Weak. She writes the popular blog Surrender, Dorothy (www.surrenderdorothyblog.com) and lives in Kansas City with her husband and daughter. The Obvious Game is her first young adult novel. She is at work on a second.

Rita has been a featured speaker at BlogHer 2012, BEA Bloggers Conference 2012, BlogHer Writers 2011, BlogHer 2011, Blissdom 2011, Alt Summit 2010,  BlogHer 2010, BlogHer 2008 and BlogHer 2009, the 2008 Kansas City Literary Festival and 2009 Chicks Who Click and appeared on the Walt Bodine Show in 2008.

She’s been quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek, The Associated Press, Forbes Woman, the Wall Street Journal, Businessweek and Businessweek Online and featured in Breathe magazine, Get Your Biz Savvy, The Kansas City Star (archived material available on request), Today Moms (Today Show blog) and Ink KC.

Website/blog: http://www.surrenderdorothyblog.com or http://www.ritaarens.com

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Review; Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

5+ Stars

    I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shape shifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.

    Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
 
   Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.

   I received this book as an ARC. Paperback release by Atria books will be June 4, 2013. It is currently available at Amazon kindle store.

   My thoughts;  Sometimes I read a book and I give it a few stars say it was great and recommend to everyone I know. Then other times I read a book and wish that I had more than 5 little stars so I give it a +. Then I read a book like this, one where I feel that no amount of stars and no amount of +'s will ever express how I felt while reading. 

   This story was equally emotional and heart warming. One moment my heart is breaking for the characters and the next I was smiling at the joy or nonsense they are sharing. This may be be a story about falling in love and it may be a story about dealing with demons from your past, but mostly, it is a story about rebirth and salvation. I closed this book with tears in my eyes and then had a few more just to mourn the ending of a good book. I do tend to love most books I read, but only a few touch me on a level that this book did. Thank you Katja Millay for such a beautiful experience. 


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Review: Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine

4.5 Stars

 Morganville Vampires (Book 13)

For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents are learning that the gravest danger they face is the enemy within… 

Thanks to the eradication of the parasitic creatures known as the draug, the vampires of Morganville have been freed of their usual constraints. With the vampires indulging their every whim, the town’s human population is determined to hold on to their lives by taking up arms. But college student Claire Danvers isn’t about to take sides, considering she has ties to both the humans and the vampires.

To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly news…or worse.

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   My thoughts; 

You can not be serious?!? Did it just end like that??? 

  When I started this book I was convince that I had read somewhere that this was the final installment in this series. I started reading this series a couple of years ago and have been hooked ever since. I fell so deeply in love with these characters that even when I didn't particularly care for one of the books I still loved it. 

    "I have been anticipating this book, not just because I am so attached to this series but also because I did think it was the final one. I went into it ready to say goodbye, ready to leave it behind with so many other series that I have loved and still hold dear to my heart." 

   But now? Now I am wondering if this was really the end...... surely there is MORE. I feel, I feel.... UGH!!!! I have always said that Rachel Caine is the queen of cliffhangers and THIS proves it. I have searched the internet before typing this up to see if I could find even just a whisper about a future book. I have found nothing. I want more, I NEED more. I don't know if I can live with this being THE END.

  Fans of this series who have yet to read..... get ready!!! Those who have yet to start it, I promise you, it is worth it. For a book to totally consume you and turn you into an emotional wreck, well let's just say that is the work of a very gifted author. And if this is the final book and I am left with so much "What happens now?" I will forever hold these books and these characters in my heart. And hey, I can always go back to the beginning and live this story all over again.....right?  *sniff*

Collision Course by S.C. Stephans

4 Stars

Lucas had it all--popularity, a devoted girlfriend, a brotherly best friend, and a loving mother who would do anything for him. His life was right on course to be successful and fulfilling...until the crash changed everything.

Late at night, during a sudden downpour, three young lives are lost and Lucas, the lone survivor, is left to face the consequences. Surrounded by swirling gossip as to what really happened that fateful evening, Lucas now finds himself an outcast. Shunned by former friends, condemned by the people of his small town, and riddled by his own guilt and self-hatred, he struggles to find hope, find peace, and maybe, even find love.


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   My Thoughts; Wow, this was a super heavy emotional read. I have lost loved ones tragically and at some points this one was a little hard to read but at the same time it was also cathartic in a way.

   I am a firm believer that there is power in dreams. And while some may say, "It's just a dream." To you they can feel more real than reality. 

   Taking this journey is with Lucas is not an easy one but in the end it is all worth it. I shed many tears while reading this and at some points I was sobbing uncontrollably. I knew this was going to be a tearjerker, and that is why it has waited on my TBR list for so long. I am very glad that I finally broke down a read it. Not only did a portion of the purchase price go the a good cause (*see note) but I found another great read by an author I love.


  Note- Think Pink this October! $1 of every Collision Course book purchased during October 15th - 31st will be donated to the amazing efforts of the Noreen Fraser Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Hidden by PC Cast and Kristin Cast

4 Stars

(House of night 10)

Neferet’s true nature has been revealed to the Vampyre High Council, so Zoey and the gang might finally get some help in defending themselves and their beloved school against a gathering evil that grows stronger every day. And they’ll need it, because Neferet’s not going down without a fight. Chaos reigns at the House of Night.

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   My thoughts; The first thing I want to start with are my dislikes. First, I feel like the whole Neferet thing is being drawn out. I just want it to be over. If the series is going to continue lets get a new villain  Her story is, IMO, starting to seem repetitive. Second, I have been reading this series for (I think) five years and all the characters are basically the same age. I just wish time would move forward more. 

  After ten books I feel very vested in these characters. I have watched Zoey since the moment she was marked. I have seen her meet new friends I have cried with her when she has lost those she loved. I have also cried when a few of those were returned to her. But, I have not cried more than when Heath died. A part of me will always love him the most and I knew this book was going to be difficult.
   
   Aurox is struggling with the humanity that is inside. He knows he is more than darkness and he longs to be free of the beast. Zoey knows what she saw in the seer stone but she refuses to believe that it can be true. This circle of friends is once again in for the fight of their lives. Neferet is as vile as always, she blames Zoey for everything that has gone wrong in her life and she will stop at nothing to see Zoey destroyed. We see friendship lost and new friendships form. Darkness becomes light and light is lost to the darkness. 

   House of Night fans will not be disappointed. 

Happy Reading!! :-)



Selena
  

Touch by Jus Accardo

5 Stars

(A Denazen Novel book 1)


When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.

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   My thoughts after reading; Books like this are why I will always come back to paranormal YA. It makes me remember everything I fell in love with about the genre.

   Whenever I find myself at a loss on what to read I always scan my TBR on goodreads, pick out a YA that I have been meaning to read, and get totally lost in the feeling of being a teenager again. That feeling of first love and every so often that feeling of a lost love and what might have been, the complete and total naivety that the characters sometimes have. It makes you remember a time when homework was your biggest responsibility and summer vacation was the light at the end of the tunnel.

   If you are a fan of this genre, Touch is a must-read. Once I started I couldn't stop, it took over my whole day and I was more than happy to allow it. Kale is a big ball of innocent wrapped up in HOTNESS. Dez is a total smart-ass, which I totally relate to. The parents (as per the norm for YA) are a hot mess and in some cases, a narcissitic tyrant!! You never know who you can trust, your enemies could be you friend and your friend could be your worst enemy. I will definitely be checking out the next book in this series.

Happy Reading!! :-)

Breathe by Abbi Glines

4 Stars

(Sea Breeze 1)

Sadie White's summer job isn't going to be on the beach life-guarding or working at rental booths like most kids her age. With her single mother's increasing pregnancy and refusal to work, Sadie has to take over her mother's job as a domestic servant for one of the wealthy summer families on a nearby island.

When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie hadn't spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house she might have been normal enough to be excited about working for a rock star.

Even though Sadie isn't impressed by Jax's fame, he is drawn to her. Everything about Sadie fascinates Jax but he fights his attraction. Relationship's never work in his world and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. By the end of the summer, Jax discovers he can't breathe without Sadie.

But can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? Or will they have to learn how to without each other breathe again?

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Flutter by Amanda Hocking

4 Stars

(My Blood Approves book 3) 

Being undead doesn't make life any easier for Alice Bonham.

Her younger brother's love life is heating up, while hers is... more complicated. Mae is falling apart, her best friend Jane is addicted to vampire bites, and if Alice doesn't get her bloodlust under control, someone will end up dead.

Alice volunteers for a rescue mission with Ezra. But going up against a pack of rabid vampires might be too much, even for him.


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8/20/12
My thoughts before reading; I probably wouldn't have started reading this one right after Fate, but, she left me with a cliffhanger..... I am such a sucker.

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8/23/12

My after thoughts; FINALLY!!! By far my favorite book of the series so far. I could not help but smile because while reading I felt like everything I stated about what the last books needed was there sitting in front of me. I wanted to see her relationships with Peter and Jack get more focus, DONE. I wanted to see her take a conflict in the story and stick with it, really make it pop, DONE. Now I want her to take what she did with this one and make me feel even better after I read the net one........

Happy Reading!! :-)

Fate by Amanda Hocking

3.5/4 Stars

(My Blood Approves book 2)

Alice Bonham thinks she's finally found a balance in her life between the supernatural and real life with her brother Milo. Jack - her sorta vampire boyfriend - keeps her at arm's length to keep her safe. As for his brother Peter... she's not sure where he's at, or what he wants with her. Worse still, she's not even sure what she wants with Peter. When tragedy happens, Alice finds herself struggling with a terrible choice. Her decision has consequences that reach farther than she'd ever imagined...

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8/18/12
My thoughts before reading;  I really enjoyed book 1 contrary to some bad reviews. I am looking forward to seeing how the story continues......

Onyx by Jennifer L Armentrout

5+ Stars

(Lux book 2)

   Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

  Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

     But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

     No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

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8/14/12

My thoughts before reading; I absolutely LOVED Obsidian (book 1). If you haven't read it yet....get to it!!!

My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking

3.5 Stars

(My Blood Approves book 1)

Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham's life feels out of control after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack's unlike anyone she's ever met. Then she meets his brother, Peter. His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he's around. Even though he can't stand the sight of her, she's drawn to him. But falling for two very different guys isn't even the worst of her problems. Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood...


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8/10/12
My thoughts before reading; This is one of those books that caught my eye several months back on Goodreads. It has been sitting on my TBR list for a while and I thought maybe I should just read it already. This is another with mixed reviews and several even say it is a copycat version of Twilight. I am kinda nervous because I don't want to give out another poor review. But I keep telling myself I was drawn to it before I read the reviews so I should trust my gut....... *nervous gulp*

Existence by Abbi Glines

3 Stars
(Existence book 1)

What happens when you're stalked by Death? You fall in love with him, of course.
Pagan Moore doesn't cheat Death, but instead, falls in love with him.
Seventeen year old Pagan Moore has seen souls her entire life. Once she realized the strangers she often saw walking through walls were not visible to anyone else, she started ignoring them. If she didn't let them know she could see them, then they left her alone. Until she stepped out of her car the first day of school and saw an incredibly sexy guy lounging on a picnic table, watching her with an amused smirk on his face. Problem is, she knows he's dead.
Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.


He is Death and he's about to break all the rules.


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8/1/12

My thoughts before reading;  OK it is pretty obvious what drew me to this book. I mean come on LOOK at the cover.......right?? But I do have to point out that the similarities between this cover and the cover of Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout are crazy. And for argument sake I am adding the cover for it so you can see for yourself....

I swear it is even the same guy!!! Anyway, I am a little nervous because it has some mixed reviews so I have decided to see for myself.......

Flat Out Love by Jessica Park

4 Stars

Something is seriously off in the Watkins home. And Julie Seagle, college freshman, small-town Ohio transplant, and the newest resident of this Boston house, is determined to get to the bottom of it. When Julie's off-campus housing falls through, her mother's old college roommate, Erin Watkins, invites her to move in. The parents, Erin and Roger, are welcoming, but emotionally distant and academically driven to eccentric extremes. The middle child, Matt, is an MIT tech geek with a sweet side ... and the social skills of a spool of USB cable. The youngest, Celeste, is a frighteningly bright but freakishly fastidious 13-year-old who hauls around a life-sized cardboard cutout of her oldest brother almost everywhere she goes.

And there's that oldest brother, Finn: funny, gorgeous, smart, sensitive, almost emotionally available. Geographically? Definitely unavailable. That's because Finn is traveling the world and surfacing only for random Facebook chats, e-mails, and status updates. Before long, through late-night exchanges of disembodied text, he begins to stir something tender and silly and maybe even a little bit sexy in Julie's suddenly lonesome soul.

To Julie, the emotionally scrambled members of the Watkins family add up to something that ... well ... doesn't quite add up. Not until she forces a buried secret to the surface, eliciting a dramatic confrontation that threatens to tear the fragile Watkins family apart, does she get her answer.

Flat-Out Love comes complete with emails, Facebook status updates, and instant messages.


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7/29/12
My thoughts before reading; A new addition to my book group mentioned this book to me. I told him I would check it out so I was off to goodreads to do just that. I read the description and it sounded fun, saw the 4.5 star rating so here I am.....

Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan

5+ Stars
(The Breathing Series book 2)


Emma’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart pounding conclusion in the final chapters of "Reason to Breathe". Now everyone in Weslyn knows Emma’s secret, but Carol can’t hurt Emma anymore. Some are still haunted by the horror of that night, and some must face the repercussions of their choices. Fans of Rebecca Donovan’s debut novel will discover there’s still much to learn about Emma’s life.




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7/26/12
My thoughts before reading; I know you all may not believe me when I say this but I really do hate to read the back of a book that is part of a series. After book one I feel as though, if I read the back then it may give away something huge. So as I type this I have just copied and pasted the description above and I am trying like mad not to read it. I read the first word and I read the last because I needed to know I highlighted it all but I am in shambles after the end of Reason to Breathe and the only thing stopping me from reading this book at this moment is  the fact that I am typing this blog post.......

Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan

5 Stars


"No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy. How could Evan Mathews unravel my constant universe in just one day?"
He knows there’s something more to the girl sitting in the back of the class the moment he sees her. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and athletic – but she slips quietly through the crowded halls, trying not to exist. Determined to get to know the elusive girl, Evan soon discovers…
Emma Thomas is hiding a terrible a secret. 


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7/23/12
My thoughts before reading; This was a goodreads suggestion. It has been on my TBR list for a little while so I figured it was time to dive on in.......

Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

5+ Stars
(Slammed Book 2)

Layken and Will's relationship persevered through hardships, heartache and a cruel twist of fate, further solidifying the fact that they belong together.  What they don't expect is that the things that brought them together may ultimately be the very things that tear them apart.

 Layken is left questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built.

Will is left questioning how to prove his love for a girl who can't seem to stop "carving pumpkins."

Once they find answers, the couple faces an even greater challenge.  One that could change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone who depend on them.
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7/3/12
My thoughts before reading;  Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Ok.... yeah.... I think that sums it up quite nicely