Teaser Tuesday Bittersweet Wreckage

Bittersweet Wreckage by Erin Richards

The Rules of Persuasion Review

The Rules of Persuasion by Amity Hope

1) Take things slow (her rule)

2) Make it believable (his rule)

After tragedy hit her family, Meg Matthews officially crossed the line from “good girl” to “bad girl.” Motorcycle? Check. Graffiti? Check. The only thing Meg hadn’t planned on was blackmail. Too bad now a certain infuriating boy holds Meg’s future in his hands…

When Luke Prescott—star pitcher and town golden boy—catches Meg vandalizing the school, she’s given two choices: face the consequences or enter into a fake relationship with him to get his parents and his ex off his back.

But as Meg and Luke grow closer, they both realize they’ve been keeping secrets from each other. Their fake relationship might be doomed from the start—if they can’t learn to open up to the one person they never thought they’d trust.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains late-night graffiti sessions, flirty baseball lessons, and a never-ending list of relationship rules just made to be broken.

First Thoughts

When I was on the Entangled Teen Crush website, this book caught my eye. I was so excited to read it because it looked like a book I could get lost in for a while. Unfortunately, the book starts off a bit slow but soon recovers, and has you reading day and night. This book gets you all in your feels and breaks your heart at points. Here's my honest review of this book.

Review

So yes, this book has a slow start, but because it's the back story of Meg, I'd say its necessary. After that moment of the book is over, it gets right into the drama that we all crave.

Even though the "swoony" scenes are limited and under narrated, the book still gets you in all your feels and will hold on to them through the thick and think of this book. Even though you may understand why Meg does some of the stuff she does, it doesn't stop you from asking her...

Overall this book is the one to read, for the way it captures your attention (after the slow beginning) and the way it makes you feel like you're Meg. This book has all the ups and the dreadful downs, that we may not always love but continue reading through. 

Rating

This book is suitable for YA readers ages 12 and up

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Swoon Friday Serenade

Serenade by Heather McKenzie

"I want to be with you-"

He lunged at me and pulled me tight to him, holding my face in his hands and shaking head-to-toe. My legs went weak and his eyes bore into mine "I was just coming to get you," he said. 

Then he kissed me, fully and completely. I wanted nothing more than to linger against him, but I had to pull away. There was something important I had to tell him--something I had waited too long to say. "Luke, wait." I said breathlessly, "there is something you need to know."

He let go, looking worried, and he let his hands drop to his sides. I hoped he would fully feel the weight of my words--words I could finally say and mean wholeheartedly-- words that I knew from now on were what I would be fighting for, "I love you," I said.

Bad Bloods November Rain Review

Bad Bloods November Rain by Shannon A. Thompson

Seventeen-year-old Serena isn’t human. She is a bad blood, and in the city of Vendona, bad bloods are executed. 

In the last moments, before she faces imminent death, a prison guard aids her escape and sparks a revolt. Back on the streets determined to destroy her kind, Serena is spared by a fellow bad blood named Daniel. His past tragedies are as equally mysterious as her connection to them.

Unbeknownst to the two, this connection is the key to winning the election for bad bloods’ rights to be seen as human again. But Serena is the only one who can secure Vendona’s vote. 

Now, Daniel must unite with her before all hope is lost and bad bloods are eradicated, even if it means exposing secrets worse than death itself. United or not, a city will fight, rain will fall, and all will be threatened by star-crossed love and political corruption.

First Thoughts

I was surprised I even picked this book to read, it's not the kind I would usually read. This book starts off very slow, and at some points is all over the place, so you have to do some thinking as you read. But if you look past that, or can get over that, it's a really good read that leaves you wanting more (because it leaves you on a cliffhanger) So here is my honest review of this book.

Review

Yes, this book is slow, but the plot is so good and the characters are well developed. Once you get to the middle, you get a bit more of the action, and you're yelling at the characters, to tell them what to do. When you get there you're easily hooked, and you have the yearning to find out what happens next.

Just as you get into the book, it ends, ON A CLIFFHANGER. That bugged me, but now that I look at it, it was kind of a good idea, because now you want/have to read the next book to find out what happens next. The other downside to the cliffhanger is that it stops right in the middle of the climax.

There also aren't very many swoon-worthy moments in this book, but there are supposed to be some in the next book. 

Overall this book has the action and suspense that gets us all rilled up, and makes us keep reading, and will make a great next book to read.

Rating

This book is suitable for YA readers ages 12 and up

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Teaser Tuesday Bad Bloods November Rain

Bad Bloods November Rain by Shannon A. Thompson

Serenade Review

Serenade by Heather McKenzie

Passionate, sexy, and dark, Serenade sings a timeless tale of courage, self-discovery, and the power of finding your own voice on an epic journey of life-or-death love.

When billion-dollar heiress Kaya Lowen is kidnapped, her devoted bodyguard vows to stop at nothing to get her back. But, as Kaya gets her first taste of freedom away from barred windows, armed guards, and a father with questionable motives, a dark family secret begins to unravel and she wonders if staying in the arms of her blue-eyed abductor is safer than being found. At least, that's what her heart is telling her. Her head is saying run...

Now the hunt is on.

Deep in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains, Kaya and her captors endure the worst Mother Nature can throw at them. While they are relentlessly pursued across rugged terrain and through raging storms, the captivating stranger who stole her from her father also steals her heart.

Caught in the middle of a deadly game, Kaya desperately tries to do the right thing as her rescuers draw ever closer. Her survival soon comes down to a difficult choice--one she must make--between old loyalties and new love.

First Thoughts

This book sounded thrilling, dramatic, and romantic. I was happy to find that I was right. but sad to find that it had a little bit of a slow start, but the first part is essential to the rest of the book, it's basically the back story. so here's my honest review of Serenade.

Review

So yes this book did start out slow, but it's the back story and you need to know it. After that, it gets a bit better and it's like a will they won't they situation, to get to the really dramatic nail-biting parts you have to wait until the middle-ish part. 

When you get to that middle-ish part you won't be able to put the book down, because you have to find out what happens next. It's never what you think, there's always something different. Kaya is always struggling with right and wrong, and it makes a riveting read. 

When you get to the end of the book you'll probably be very sad and angry at the same time, because you have gotten so attached to Kaya and the rest of the characters, that the decision she makes is heartbreaking!

Overall this book is a great read that keeps you hooked, but in the end, you'll need all your self-control to keep reading, because you have to get through the sadness.

Rating

This book is suitable for YA readers ages 13 and up.

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Swoon Friday Queen B* Strikes Back

The Queen B* Strikes Back by Crista McHugh

Kindle Edition 42% Chapter 7

"Lexi?" His voice was strained and raw, and I could barely hear him over the crowd, but the question came in loud and clear.

He was asking permission before he kissed me.

And I nodded 

I'd barely had a chance to close my eyes before his lips were on mine. He started out soft and tentative, as though he expected me to go premenstrual and slap him.

I pulled him closer and let him know in no uncertain term that I wanted more.

His laughter vibrated from his chest to mine, and he deepened the kiss.

Everything around us seemed to stop and fade away. I was fully encased in the world Brett created with his lips, his mouth, his arms. My heart pounded in my ears, and I was almost afraid to breathe because it might ruin the moment to gasp in life-sustaining air. I wanted to inhale him--his smell, his taste, his warmth. They all became part of the wonder and the excitement and the frustrating intoxication that was Brett, and I couldn't get enough.

I tightened my hold on him as my knees turned to Jell-O. His arms squeezed around my waist, pulling me against him until I had no idea where I ended and he began. We were locked at the lips, and our bodies merged together with such perfection that the silly romantic notion that Brett was made for me crept into my mind. 

My Bad Boy Neighbor Review

My Bad Boy Neighbor by Desirae Clark.

A girl, a boy, and a bet.

Good girl Astrid Ella Bailey, the Oreo-loving school nerd of Evergreen High, has anxiety issues. Like any other nerd, she preferred to bury her nose in her books all day and avoid attention like the plague. She never got into trouble, save for that one time a kid ruined a photo of her best friend… a very dear friend she just lost in a tragic accident.

Bad boy Kai Asher, her high school’s head playboy, is trouble incarnate. Intense, rough, and sexy, he’s the one who makes all the girls swoon. One flirtatious wink and their heart’s bend like clay dough. Oh, the shame when they all break like fragile china.

A bet is made, tempers flare up, and punches are thrown. 

And when the good girl crashes into the bad boy — quite literally, screeching tires and smoking hoods included — the school went wild with intrigue. Astrid was thrown into the spotlight, and extra attention is never good for an almost antisocial nerd.

What was the bet? And why did Kai suddenly appear — in all his half-naked glory — at Astrid’s next door window one day? Can she resist his insane sexual innuendos, or will she lose her sanity? Or what’s left of it, anyway. 

First Thoughts

I was looking through kindle unlimited books when this one caught my eye. It sounded intriguing, so I thought I'd give it a try. It was a waste of time, and the book annoyed me soo much, and you're about to find out why. Here is my honest review of this book.

Review

The good thing about this book is that the writing style isn't one of the things that bothered me. The plot was also good, but other than that I don't know what else was good.

The characters in this book were a little underdeveloped, sometimes you didn't understand why they did the things they did. 

SPOILER ALERT: The bet was obviously about her, how did she not figure it out sooner, how did her friend not figure it out sooner, and seriously she runs away from her problems?? Why? Without even talking to her boyfriend and asking if he was in on it, she just ups and runs away. 

There was also a lot of sexist comments and really cliche stuff, that alone made me want to stop reading and forget about it, but for some reason, I continued. I should've stopped. 

I wanted so bad to like this book because it sounded do good, but it just wasn't. It was so predictable and had a terrible ending, if you were planning on reading this, please don't. 

Rating

If you do read this book, it is suitable for YA readers 12 and up.

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Confessions of A Queen B* Review

Confessions of A Queen B* by Crista McHugh.

Alexis Wyndham is the other type of Queen B—the Queen Bitch.

After years of being the subject of ridicule, she revels in her ability to make the in-crowd cower via the exposés on her blog, The Eastline Spy. Now that she's carved out her place in the high school hierarchy, she uses her position to help the unpopular kids walking the hallways.

Saving a freshman from bullies? Check.

Swapping insults with the head cheerleader? Check.

Falling for the star quarterback? So not a part of her plan.

But when Brett offers to help her solve the mystery of who’s posting X-rated videos from the girls’ locker room, she’ll have to swallow her pride and learn to see past the high school stereotypes she’s never questioned—until now.

First Thoughts 

My mom actually found this book on Kindle Unlimited, and though I might like it. Great job again mom! When I first read the summary, it sounded awesome. When I started reading I was kind of disappointed, it was slow. and it took me a couple of days to get through the slow part because I didn't want to read slowness if that makes sense. So here's my honest opinion of this book.

Review

Ok, so yes this book starts off slow, with not much action, but if you just sit down determined to get through it, you could do it in about an hour. (depending on how fast you read) Once you get past the slow part, the book is amazing! 

You really get to know the characters and relate to them. You can really grasp the anxiety that Alexis has, even though you're sometimes screaming at her to 'go for it' you understand why she doesn't, and why she holds back.

The relationship she has with her friends, and how she even holds back from them a bit, is amazingly portrayed! Alexis is such a developed character, that you can relate to her a lot in this book, and sometimes it even feels like you ARE her as you're reading. 

Overall this book is the kind you can get lost in, very easily. On a rainy day (or any day) wrapped up in a blanket, with a hot cup of tea, or hot chocolate, this is the book you would read.

Rating

This book is suitable for YA readers over the age of 12, who relate to the anxieties and love the ups and downs of relationships

Paper Towns Review

Paper Towns by John Green.

Who is the real Margo?

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. 

After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. 

But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew... 

First Thoughts

I first picked this book up and the library, and was very excited to read it, because I heard John Green was a great author, and everyone was raving about this book. When I started reading I was very disappointed, because it was very slow. I was not able to finish it before it had to go back. I then had to read the book at school, and I had forgotten how slow the book was. So here's my honest review of this book.

Review

John Green is a great author, who is able to captivate you within the first few pages of some of his books. Unfortunately, this book is not one of them. When I got into the book I realized that is wasn't just a slow beginning, it was a slow book. The only way I finished it, was knowing I had to read it for school. 

The plot of the story is great, but the way the book was written doesn't serve it justice. This book was way over-hyped. It was also very predictable, and I couldn't connect with the characters. On the upside, the book did have some good metaphors, that make you think.

Overall, this book was an over-hyped, predictable book, with a boring ending. I do not recommend this book.

Rating

If you do decide to read this book, it is suitable for ages 12 and up YA readers.