Bittersweet Wreckage Review

Bittersweet Wreckage by Erin Richards

Her dad wasn't supposed to die.

He wasn't supposed to have a second family, and her mom wasn't supposed to slip into a prescription drug haze.

And she definitely wasn't supposed to kiss her new "half-brother."

Ivy Lynwood has spent her life under the oppressive thumb of her abusive father. When the impossible happens, and he's found dead in a boat fire, Ivy thinks her life may finally be turning around. 

But her newfound freedom is short-lived; just as she and her mother start to move on, they learn that Ivy's father had a second family--whose mother also died in the boat fire.

Child Services asks Ivy's mother to take in the orphaned teenagers, and her life spirals even further out of control. Her mother disappears into a drugged la-la land, leaving Ivy to clean up the pieces... while clues of her mother's guilt in the fire stack up. 

And for the first time, Ivy falls in love... with the son of her father's dead mistress. Even though Ivy and Jesse are unrelated, he's off limits when he moves in with the Lynwoods. Ivy knows she'll never have the normal family she dreamed of--but can she manage to turn the wreck of her life into any family at all? 

First Thoughts

I was so excited to read this book, after I received it from the author, it sounded like a book I could get lost in. (In a good way) I thought it was going to be a book that I would feel like I was the main character, one I could cry with, one I could smile with, and one I could swoon with. However it didn't really turn out that way. This is my honest review of this book.

Review

So the book doesn't have the most interesting start, its just a bit of a back story, it is useful to know for the rest of the book though. The father, I feel like his character could be a bit more developed, or portrayed better. Other than that I loved the way Ivy and her mother's relationship was portrayed, and how Ivy explained, or commentated her mothers "drugged la-la land."

SPOILET ALERT: Now the other big problem I had was with Jesse, and Ivy's relationship. At some points it did feel really weird, I don't know if it was the way it was written, or what other characters had said, but it made me feel weird for reading it. 

Overall I liked this book, I probably wouldn't read it again but that's just me. Before you read this book you should know there is one "intimate" scene that has some describing parts.

Rating

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

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Teaser Tuesday Obsidian

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Heartbreak Cure Review

The Heartbreak Cure by Amanda Ashby

How to get over a heartbreak:

Step one: Eat your body weight in brownies.

Step two: Throw yourself into your dreams of becoming a famous writer.

Step three: Beg your (hottie) ex-neighbour to act as your fake boyfriend.

Step four: Skip step three unless you’re ready for some serious fallout.

After being dumped and humiliated over the summer, Cat Turner does what any sane girl would do. She asks bad boy Alex Locke to be her fake boyfriend and show the world (and her editor at the school newspaper) that she's fine. Problem is, the more time she spends with Alex, the more she risks getting her heart broken. For real this time.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains a swoony bad boy who will melt your heart, brownies, and witty banter. One, two, or all three might prove addictive…

First Thoughts

I was looking for a new book to read, and my mom suggested I looked at the Entangled Teen Crush website. They have so many interesting books on there, and this one caught my eye. It's basically like all the other books I read, and the story is just the same, it's not one I'll remember in a couple of months. So here's my honest review of this book.

Review

So let's start with the writing style, it was actually written pretty well in making you believe/imagine you are the main character, and sometimes it had me just skimming through the page because it was full of useless information. The characters, they kind of annoyed me, with how they sometimes acted or what they sometimes said. 

Now there could've been more swoon-worthy moments, and they could've been executed better, but that's just my opinion. 
SPOILER ALERT: Is anyone gonna talk about the fact that they're "best friends" who don't even really talk, and then they get together. I mean come on that's gonna be so awkward when/if they break up.

 Overall this book is well written, even though the characters do some annoying things it's a good read. But I wouldn't read it again.

Rating

This book is suitable for YA readers ages 12 and up.

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Swoon Friday My Bad Boy Neighbor

My Bad Boy Neighbor by Desirae Clark

Kindle edition 83%

I playfully hit his arm, and he gave me a look that only meant trouble. Before I knew what was happening, he started to tickle me, and soon, I was begging him to stop.
"Had enough?" he asked, and I nodded. He pushed me down so he was on top and kissed my jaw. Then his lips travelled to my earlobes. I exhaled softly, and when he pulled back, he smirked.
"It's nice to know I have an effect on you." 
"You do not have an effect on me!" I denied even though it was hopeless.
"Really?" he asked, leaning down again. He kissed my lips this time--only so softly like the kiss was the brush of a feather. He teased me until I couldn't take it any longer. I was the one who pressed my lips to kiss him, and this one was definitely more firm and intense. He kissed me back, and I could feel his smile.
"Don't worry," he spoke, pulling away for a second. "You have the same effect on me."
He leaned down to plant another kiss on my lips and his hands travelled to my hair, and I felt the kiss deepen. It was the support I needed right now. I needed him to be here with me, to distract me, to make me feel safe in his arms.
And he was here. We got so lost in the kiss that when the door opened, we were startled.
"Hey, Astrid--"
At the threshold stood Matt with Connor, and they stared at us.
Uh,oh.

All The Broken Pieces Review

All The Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen

What if your life wasn’t your own?

Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. 

As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she pleases the popular group while simultaneously despising them. 

But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.

Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. 

Yet the deeper they dig, the fewer things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it means questioning not just who she is, but what she is?

First Thoughts

When I first started reading this I was so confused, but as it continued I started to understand it more. This is the kind of book you have to take everything in with, for example, you have to analyze the cover of the book, you have to make assumptions while you read it, and you have to really think about what you already know and what you're learning. So here's my honest review of this book.

Review

This book starts off very slow, for about the first four chapters. This is because it's the same three characters, having the same arguments/problems. The book doesn't really start up until she gets to school, then you get to read about all the anxiety she goes through and the challenges.

And then after that, its the same fight between the two voices in her head. Not until Spencer comes along does the book start to get interesting, because then it's a different battle she's fighting, she's fighting with Spencer and his moods. Which at times can be annoying and funny.

Overall this book has some good attributes, the relationship Spencer and Liv develop is nice, and the relationship she tries to maintain with her parents. But this book is quite slow, the thing that kept me going was I HAD to figure out if I was right about the "mystery." 

Rating

This book is suitablfor YA readers ages 12 and up.

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