All her life, Della’s secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she’s where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart. Should she chose Chase, a powerful vampire with whom she shares a special bond? Or Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her weak in the knees? When a person with dark connection to her past shows up, it’ll help her decide which guy to choose–and make her question everything she knows about herself.
I got this book from my local library app. It took me way longer to read it than I thought it would, and I didn’t even finish the book. I got to about 80% before it was sent back. I did request to get it again because I want to finish it.
For the portion that I did read, I’m a little iffy on it. I feel like it was a little repetitive at some points.
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 3/5
YA author Jenna Guillaume is back with a modern feminist twist on the 1985 pop cult film Weird Science.
Sixteen-year-old Katie Camilleri can’t believe she’s accidentally created a teenage boy. A boy six-feet tall with floppy hair and eyes like the sky on a clear summer’s day. A boy whose lips taste like cookie dough and whose skin smells like springtime. A boy completely devoted to Katie. But silly musings and kitchen antics with her best friend, Libby, have definitely taken a whimsical twist into something bigger than Katie could have ever daydreamed. Turns out the consequences of fumbling a human being into existence are rather complicated. More importantly, does Guy, the golden Adonis Katie’s created, like her because he wants to, or because he has to? And will he be Katie’s very first kiss?
I’m not sure why but I wasn’t able to connect to the characters while reading this. I did like the story, but I just wish that I was able to connect with it more.
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 5/5
Sparks fly between two teens as they grapple with grief, love, and the future in this unforgettable debut novel sure to entice fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer E. Smith
Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin is obsessed with the famous Orman Chronicles, written by the young and reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. They’re the books that brought her and her best friend Jenna together after Amelia’s father left and her family imploded. So when Amelia and Jenna get the opportunity to attend a book festival with Endsley in attendance, Amelia is ecstatic. It’s the perfect way to start off their last summer before college.
In a heartbeat, everything goes horribly wrong. When Jenna gets a chance to meet the author and Amelia doesn’t, the two have a blowout fight like they’ve never experienced. And before Amelia has a chance to mend things, Jenna is killed in a freak car accident. Grief-stricken, and without her best friend to guide her, Amelia questions everything she had planned for the future.
When a mysterious, rare edition of the Orman Chronicles arrives, Amelia is convinced that it somehow came from Jenna. Tracking the book to an obscure but enchanting bookstore in Michigan, Amelia is shocked to find herself face-to-face with the enigmatic and handsome N. E. Endsley himself, the reason for Amelia’s and Jenna’s fight and perhaps the clue to what Jenna wanted to tell her all along.
Ashley Schumacher’s devastating and beautiful debut, Amelia Unabridged, is about finding hope and strength within yourself, and maybe, just maybe, falling in love while you do it.
This is one of those books that just come out of nowhere and you just get completely sucked in by the book. I was on a roller coaster of emotions and then some. Amelia’s best friend gets killed and she’s devastated because they had their lives planned together and now, we get to see how Amelia deals with the loss of her best friend and her life. I did not think that this book would have hit me as hard in the feels as it did. I can’t wait to see what the author comes out with next.
Author: Kandi Steiner, Ella James, Tijan, Alessandra Torre
Page count: 798
Published: August 4th 2020
Publisher:
Genre: Romantic Suspence
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4/5
Ready for your pulse to race in the best of ways?
This is a selection of romance novels that will sweep you off your feet. Written by best selling authors who will make you stand up and cheer. You HAVE to read these stories!
Never Let Go is a collection of four best-selling novels including: A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner Sloth by Ella James Teardrop Shot by Tijan Love in Lingerie by Alessandra Torre
This is the first book that I have read in this series. This book includes A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steinter, Sloth by Ella James, Teardrop Shot by Tijan and Love in Lingerie by Alessandra Torre. A Love Letter to Whiskey was a great read I didn’t want it to end. Sloth is an easy read with a roller coster of emotions. I got misty eyes a lot. Teardrop Shot – wow just wow. That is the first that I have read of this author. I just ate this book up. Love in Lingerie – this one was an enjoyable slow burn. So this book as a whole is one that you don’t want to miss if you want to get a little taste of these great books.
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 3 /5
They have a love-hate relationship with summer.
Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star swimmers forced to spend their summers on a lake together sounds like the perfect match. But it’s the same every year—in between cookouts and boat rides and family-imposed bonfires, Sidney and Asher spend the dog days of summer finding the ultimate ways to prank each other. And now, after their senior year, they’re determined to make it the most epic summer yet.
But their plans are thrown in sudden jeopardy when their feud causes their families to be kicked out of their beloved lake houses. Once in their new accommodations, Sidney expects the prank war to continue as usual. But then she gets a note—Meet me at midnight. And Asher has a proposition for her: join forces for one last summer of epic pranks, against a shared enemy—the woman who kicked them out.
Their truce should make things simpler, but six years of tormenting one another isn’t so easy to ignore. Kind of like the undeniable attraction growing between them.
I really wanted to love this book because it was a friend to lover’s romance so I was hoping that I would love this book because I have a sweet spot for these types of books. Sidney and Asher have spent every summer together since they were 12/13 because their parents have been best friends forever. They have been playing pranks on one another ever since. When I read that I thought that I would start to like the book more, but I just ended up going the complete opposite. I did not hate it just disliked it. I am sad to say that this book was not for me.
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