Bright Side - Kim Holden

Bright Side by Kim Holden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book may not be the most realistic but here's my opinion, I wish everyone was more like Kate.  Her personality was something we should all strive for.  I know I would love to be more like Kate.  I think the book was incredible, I was prepared to be sad but I wasn't prepared for how many surprising twists and turns there would be along the way.  Kate was an amazing character, all the other characters were great, I felt strongly for each one as Kim Holden's storytelling is in a league of it's own.  I cannot wait to read Gus's story next.



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Amber Smoke - Kristin Cast

Amber Smoke by Kristin Cast

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I was really excited to read this, I have not read Kristin Cast before but love NA as well as paranormal and mythology.  I have a thing for furies!  So the beginning of the book was excellent and held a lot of promise.  I would have been really interested in the relationship between the fury and the prisoner.  However, once Alek was of age and looking for Eva the story started to drag out.  The characters were underdeveloped.  I did not feel any sort of connection to them in the same way I felt towards the furies who were more developed.  I saw this book as too juvenile to be New Adult.  I would consider it more Young Adult.  I will say that the book is fairly short and I finished it really quickly.

I give it 2 1/2 stars and will round up because the beginning was really good and I enjoyed the first half the book.



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Amour Amour - Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed the story of Thora and Nik!  I enjoyed her inner voice even though her mind was pretty chaotic with thoughts!  I thought that the secondary characters were really well developed for instance Timo and Greg were fantastic! Their banter was so easy to picture.  I thought all the characters were well developed to be honest.  There was enough *hot* moments for me as well, the chemistry between Nik and Thora was really enjoyable to read.  I loved the rawness of what she decided to do and the beauty in the training sessions.  I really enjoyed this story and read it in a little over a day!  It was mesmerizing, graceful, and fun.  Really fantastic story and I look forward to reading other books by Krista & Becca Ritchie!



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Winter - Frankie Rose (Four Seasons)

Winter by Frankie Rose

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This is a good book but there's a lot of unnecessary storyline, added plots, etc.  I thought the twists were good, I found myself going AHA several times.  Luke was a good character to fall for.  Just a lot going on in the story that wasn't needed.  The story wrapped up beautifully and most questions were answered in the end....



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Part-Time Princess (Ladies in Waiting #1) - Pamela Dumond

Part-time Princess by Pamela DuMond

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed this book!  It's a "feel-good" book and brings you back to the days you imagined anything was possible even fairy tales.  I love how this book is for adults, I figured it would be more juvenile but the main character is a waitress at a bar who is hired to impersonate someone famous in another country.  I loved Lucy and her ladies-in-waiting, they all had such unique and loud personalities and they were fun.  Their friendship was completely believable, I know my friends would have my back like that in a second.  I also giggled like a school girl at the ending... I love how close the girls were and it was totally fluffy and make believe but in a believable way, if that's a possibility?

But really good I'm anxious to see what the other ladies in waiting books will entail, if they will be about a different girl or Lucy... I would love to learn more about Esmeralda as she was HILARIOUS.  :)

I did get this book from Netgalley for an honest review.



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The Five Stages of Falling in Love by Rachel Higginson

The Five Stages of Falling in Love by Rachel Higginson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book tore me to pieces, I got so incredibly emotional reading this.  My heart broke for Liz, my heart broke for Ben.  My heart broke for the kids.  It was definitely real and raw, it's an emotional ride.  I will say that Rachel Higginson put my heart back together in a way that was acceptable but this book was so unique to anything I've read that I just really enjoyed it.  My first read by her and I'll definitely be looking into more... My only wish was that this book had been longer.  I wanted more towards the end, I wont spoil it but I definitely would have liked an extra chapter or three towards the end.



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The Mason List - S.D. Hendrickson

The Mason List by S.D. Hendrickson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Revised:

This book gave me so many feelings!

Absolutely beautiful coming of age story.  These are quickly becoming a new favorite for me and this story does not disappoint.  Jessup Mason is an amazing book boyfriend and the story is told with such beauty, depth, rawness, and emotion that you really feel a strong connection to the characters (Alex & Jess).  The story ties together in an artistically beautiful way.  I shed some tears, I held my breath, I laughed.  I love how real this book feels, it's easy to connect to Sprayberry and the Mason's.  100% recommend this book!  Great read!...



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