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Nerida + Aslan
We first meet Nerida when she is very old and about to tell her life and love story to two journalists. When she was twelve years old, she was out on the ocean with her marine biologist parents to check on the whales. That's when they saved a boy from certain death. 16 year old Aslan has been on the run with his family for almost a year. Something happened at home in Turkey and they all had to leave - or be killed. Now they were almost safely in Australia when the little boat didn't make it throught that last storm. Aslan was the only survivor. He lost his parents, his little sister and his cousin. He's not legally in Australia obviously, but he can't go back home. He's relatively happy living with the Taylors and working on their boat for now. But little Nerida has grander ideas. She knows that this boy will one day be her husband.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR DARLINGS? A LOT .... that's all I can tell you .... READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT MORE ... Although we might get a tiny little huge cliffy - but no worries - book #2 will be here soon!
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Well. I loved this. I was afraid that this book would be way more paranormal. There's nothing paranormal here. A tiny little bit maybe where Nerida feels things a bit more than other people. But I didn't mind that at all. The tropes or rather more the trigger warnings scared me as well... But I survived that stupid party scene (I mean how can she be so stupid to even go there in the first place - not that I want to say that any of what happened is her own fault - but she should've just never gone there!) And I also did not care much for the kinda cringey teenie BDSM-ish porny moments! A bit weird. But anyway. I really enjoyed reading this. You cry a lot and you just want there to be a happy end for them. But it doesn't look good. Especially if you listen to what 'old' Nerida is telling us. Ugh. I just wanted to fast forward to the end of book 2! LOL. Can't wait to see where these two books will take us.
LUNAMARE was such a great start for this coming-of-age duet. Beautiful. Heartbreaking. Scary. Dangerous. Mysterious. Sexy. Sweet. Water-y. Australian. National Geographic-ish. And alll the things. READ IT! And hurry book 2 - I need to know how it all ends!
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Finally back with Kael and Karina. It's only been two weeks since she found out that her twin brother is enlisting in the army. And even worse for Karina, Kael knew and helped him with things and didn't say a word about it to her. She will never be able to forgive him for that. Or will she? She can't stop thinking about him....
What will happen with Karina & Kael? WILL THERE BE A HAPPILY EVER AFTER??? BUY THE BOOK TO FIND OUT! Even though you won't yet find out - but book #3 will be with us ... one day sooni....sh.
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Well. That was a bit better than the first book. I still like Kael and Karina. But I also don't like them for so many things. They're so young but they're already in the middle of their lives, their jobs, their adultness, but especially Karina is so very naive and immature at the same time. No idea why and how! And what already bothered me about the first book is back again... Elodie! Why is she? In the book? It's Kael's and Karina's love story. Austin - the twin - has a right to be in here a lot... I can live with that - even though it's way too much about him too. But Elodie? She doesn't make any sense. She destroys the whole love story between K+K because she needs too much screen/page time. Which she totally deserves - she's great - but only if this was her own book. We barely get any Kael and Karina love story because of so many distractions in their lives. I hated that. Especially the end of the book. Ugh. Also - the way K+K finally get back together? That happened just as quickly and weirdly as in the first book. She was all I HATE HIM - I WILL NEVER FORGIVE HIM and then bam they're naked in his truck. That was so weird and fast and without leading up to it somehow. So not good.
Another thing I don't love. The whole military thing. That's such a typical and only American thing. German people or so many others won't have any connection or feelings towards all that. The way American readers will. It's a bit too American for my tastes. Maybe if this whole story would've taken place in an international setting. Like on a US base in Germany, Italy wherever. That way we might've loved it a bit more.
I still liked reading this second book. But I also fast-forwarded a lot at times. Like in the first book, there's so much redundant stuff in here. No idea why Anna felt she had to fill this series with so much stuff. At least this time there are a few interesting scenes and locations and happenings. But still - the book is too long and uneventful. One single book with a great love story and some drama and whatnot would've been so amazing! But alas here we are - with three way too long books - with waayy too long to wait between books! I will definitely read the final book. But I don't think this will ever become a favorite series of mine! But I also have hope that Anna will come up with a new amazing book idea one day soon. Now that she's living all happy and healthy and Avocado-y in LA! ...more
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Luca + Dom
Luca is 24 years old and very happy in his med-student life. Until today - when he got kidnapped by this hot mafia guy. Hot mafia guy Dom is super happy that he finally found Luca - who's the only son of his family's enemy. But now dad wants Dom to stay low and hide in their Casino's penthouse. With the little doc.
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Ava + Jesse
We all know this story. Ava told it to us years ago. And now it's Jesse's turn to tell his side of everything! And I mean everything! We start with a little look into teenaged Jesse and what happened back then. And then of course we meet Ava for the first time and Jesse is done for. It's like his heart is finally starting to beat again after so many years. But we know it won't be easy to get to that happy end with Ava with all his secrets and his past and his enemies ....
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The Girl + The Stranger
A young man and a young woman with no memory are rescued after wandering the lands for who knows how long. He is taken in by a pack of wolves. She's taken in by the friendly Nhil people. Both don't remember anything from their previous lives. But they do have tiny little flashes of memory where they feel they're missing something. Someone. Someone very important. But why can't they remember? And why is everyone and everything trying to stop them from being together?
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Five years ago, when Therese was only 13 years old, her mom had to go to jail for five years. (She had too many weed plants in the back room of her beauty salon!) Two years later Reese's dad died and she was shipped off to her conservative religious grandparents in Texas. Christian highschool. Christian friends. Pretty much religiously brainwashed to be a good girl. Enter Fisher. He's her mom's hot and often very half-naked landlord and friend. And Therese is coming to visit for the summer. Fisher is 28 and he owns a construction company - where Therese will work while her mom is out of town for work...
Let the fun times begin ...
What will happen to Reese + Fisher? Will there be a HEA? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT! ☺
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Where to start.... First I have to tell you that I'm not a huge fan of age gap romances. But it was okay here because he's only 10 years older ... but she's only 18 so it was a tiny bit creepy. But it didn't bother me too much. What bothered me was the religiousness of the whole thing. It's only Therese who is religious - not her mom and Fisher - so that was a huge plus. They even roll their eyes when she goes all religious. I loved that. But still - it was way too much religion for my tastes. My religious tastes in romance books are ZERO! So I concentrated on Fisher - and that was perfect, because he's adorable and funny and HOT! The whole book was pretty hot and sparky and sexy. It's basically Therese trying not to fall in love and lust with Fisher. Because she needs to save herself for marriage - obviously. LOL! But she's so horribly attracted to Fisher - and he kinda feels the same. It's all very sexy without them going all the way. But ... phew! ...more
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BASH! We've been waiting for decades to get his story! Bookalzheimer-me almost forgot about him! You don't have to have read Brooke's South Haven series and Ella's Prime Time series to enjoy this trilogy, but I would really suggest you read them! Especially the Bash moments in Brooke's series are so worth it!
Ok ... DARE YOU. Book #1 in Bash and Kieran's love story.
Bash is a very happily flamboyantly gay guy. He's the CEO of his own tech company - he's very famous in the business world. That's why he's in Chicago at the moment to open an office there.
Kieran is one of Chicago's hottest firefighters and a collector of one-night stands - with the ladies! Yup. ...more
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Gemma + Kassen
Kassen's prologue scares us a tiny little bit. LOL. Then Gemma starts to tell us about herself in chapter one. She's 26 years old, lives in a pretty little lavender-painted house in Michigan and she makes her money being a pretty famous professional climber. The more dangerous or off the beaten path - the more she loves the climb. That's why she's on her way to Kentucky now - there's a boulder to be climbed - adventures to be had. But by the very scary or rather mysterious prophecy-ish last lines in the first chapter - we know that she's not getting the adventure she's expecting. Nope. She'll get Kassen. And what that will mean for her and for the reader? We have no idea. Yet. LOL!
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ... or not yet, since this first love-story in the Fable Series will be a trilogy! But still - READ IT! ...more
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Xander and Sean.
We already met them in previous books - but you do not need to have read those books to understand this series. You should've read them - just because they're adorable - but you don't hafta ☺
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Xander has been a famous news anchor for some years now. Being in the public like that and being openly gay ... that gets the attention of lots of crazy folks. But now his boss thinks the newest crazy person might be the real deal. A very dangerous stalker type. Boss man orders a twenty four hour bodyguard for Xander.
Xander wants to ask Sean - the cop brother of his best friend Bailey - for a recommendation. But Sean decides to do it himself. He needs a break from being an undercover cop for a bit. Why not play the pretend boyfriend for this rich TV guy who he's known since they were kids?
What neither of them expected were the sparks though .... it should be mentioned that Sean is not gay!
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ... ☺
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I really enjoyed reading this!
Funny, sparky, scary, adorable!
Sean is this grumpy, manly man-y, jeans & t-shirt cop who has always been making jokes about Xander and his money and job and lifestyle.
And Xander. He's this expensive clothes, award gala, maserati, penthouse kind of guy.
Those two living together in Xander's multi-million dollar penthouse? Adorable!
I loved those two together. So different - but we all know that opposites attract.
It obviously takes a little while for them to get that there IS attraction between them. But we adore every moment of that while!
Plus we're also looking for that dangerous stalker idiot. Very exciting.
Great first book in this new series.
I would've preferred to only get one longish book - I don't like trilogies all that much - and I hate waiting. And the sexiness and romance part was a bit missing in this first one obviously. And I kind of expected Xander to be a tiny little bit more ... suave? Cooler? No. Manly? No. Grrr. No idea what I mean. He was a tiny bit too softish for my tastes. It's clear that Sean is supposed to be the tough guy here - and Xander is supposed to be scared and all... but still. I wanted Xander to be a tiny bit more tough millionaire or something.
But I still loved them both!
I really loved reading this first book - I might even say that this is/could be my favorite thing of Ella's since Tate and Logan ... ☺
I need the 2nd book asap! Because .... C L I F F Y ...more
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Eleanor.
She just arrived in London.
After years of taking care of her late father's little antique shop in the country she finally wants to work in the real world of arts and antiques.
The first job interview did not go well. Thanks to this horrible - but oh-so-hot - cab-thief!
Let's hope the second interview will be better. It's her dream job. Working in the most beautiful place with the most amazing pieces.
Becker.
He's her new boss. And the cab thief.
The insta attraction between them is insane! But Eleanor wants to concentrate on the job. It's her big dream. Plus she's also had it with guys for a while! And Becker .... he's not ready for anything serious either.
But the heart (and body) wants what the heart (and body) wants!
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ... ☺
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH ELEANOR & BECKER? WILL WE GET A HAPPILY EVER AFTER? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺
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Adorable!
I loved reading this!
I loved the whole setting. London. The scary dark alley to get to the shop. The beauty inside of it. I just wanted to say FML - I'm taking over Eleanor's life! I have no idea about art and antiques, but I SO want to work at Hunt's! LOL!
Eleanor and Becker. Adorable how they flirt and argue and fight.
I just adored them and all the others too. I loved this story. I was right there in this story with them all. Just Beautiful. Sexy. Funny. Mysterious. Exciting. Dangerous. Sad. Heartbreaking. Amazing book! I could write so much more - but I won't - I already said enough. You just need to know that I loved it and that you should buy it too!
I can't wait to see how it will all end in WICKED TRUTHS! Hurry November!!!
I also wouldn't mind if this book would show up on Netflix one day soon! ☺
ARTFUL LIES was such a beautiful & funny & adorable & sparky & sexy & antique-y love story! I just loved it! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Becker - this one is MINE! ☺
Tiny little thing that bothered me a bit. Becker - as amazing as he is.... he was a tiny little bit too ... immature?? for my tastes. Just a bit. It was a bit too exaggerated how he dealt or not dealt with things. Even after everything he's been through. Still. He was a bit too much in some ways. But I still adored him and everything about this book!
4.9 Stars only because I don't much like a series/duet where I have to wait SO long for book #2!
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Evelyn. Ronin. Lila. Graham.
Those are the four people this duet is about.
Evelyn starts telling us the story. She and Ronin are the main couple. At least I guess they are. I just got started with the story.
The prologue was six years in the future. Very confusing, sad, weird.
And then we go back a few years. Evelyn tells us how she's been besties with Lila since kindergarten and how Graham joined their circle in college and fell in love with Lila. After that Evelyn was always their third wheel and best friend.
And then - a little while before Graham and Lila got married and Graham went on to become governor ... Evelyn met Ronin in a café in Vancouver.
It was mega insta interest/attraction/love between Evelyn and Ronin. And as fate would have it ... Ronin would leave for his new job in Aspen the next day. Aspen, Colorado - where Evelyn runs her own bath and body shop.
But that's not yet our happily ever after ... not by a long shot ...
What will happen with Evelyn & Ronin & Lila & Graham? Will there be a HEA? READ THE BOOK(s) TO FIND OUT! ☺
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Oy!
Well, that was ... something!
I had NO idea what to expect when I started reading. From the cover I expected some kind of snow-accident-gone-missing-wilderness-adventure-psycho-suspense! LOL. From the blurb ... no idea ... a romance with a bit of suspense and a foursome?? NO idea what I was expecting, or what I was wanting it to be.
Then I got a very weird and strange and sad prologue and still didn't know much more!
And then the story starts. And we kinda love it - it's all fun and sexy and ski-ish and romance-ish and falling-in-love-ish and very mature (we're mid-thirties! Even though from the way they act - everybody could be in their twenties!). But we all know that the real story hasn't even started yet!
And yes, we're a bit scared of whatever might happen ...
But still - everything is going great. We're in Aspen. It's sexy and funny and adorable. Time goes by.
I think Jewel wants us to feel safe and happy ... for now. I just know the BAM will come!
There was this tiny line at the 18% mark that worried me a bit. (Because of my dislike of religion and spiritual crap and also because I just don't much love supernatural stuff in my romances!)
And now I just keep on reading expecting .... I don't know what to happen. LOL!
But I enjoy doing that. I love reading this story. Ronin is a perfect hero!
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I haven't been scared away yet!
But I'm sure it's coming! It has to get really bad for the second book to make it all perfect again - but maybe we won't get any perfects at all. Oy. Now I'm even more scared.
And I'm also sure it will be HELL to have to wait for book 2 to arrive!
THE LIFE THAT MATTERED was such a beautiful story. Funny, aorable, sexy, mysterious, wintery, heartbreaking. I need book #2 asap!! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Ronin - this one is MINE!☺
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OK - I'll write a longer review later - scroll down for that - but for anyone who doesn't want to get spoilered AT ALL ... I will just say this:
HEARTACHE AND HOPE was ... just that. It was so full of emotion and love and pain and family and loss and hope and the future and sport and the past and growing up and fighting to just ... be happy. It was a beautiful young adult love story with a bit of heartbreaking drama and a bit of an unsure future for our two darlings. I LOVED IT. Adored it. And I can't wait to read the 2nd book - there might have been a tiny little Cliffy. (OK, it was a lottle Cliffy!) ☺ NUFF SAID! Now here comes my 'bigger' review. It doesn't spoil anything really, but it tells you a bit about the background and what's happening exactly.
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Connor just moved to North Carolina with his dad. He needs to make the best of the Basketball scholarship at this rich-kids school if he wants to have a chance at professional sports.
Ava is also starting her senior year at that school.
Her homelife is not what you might call easy. Her stepdad left them a while back and now she and her stepbrother have to take care of everything. Food, money, school, work ... and ... her mom. She's been badly hurt in Afghanistan and it's not easy living with her. It's not something a 17 year old kid should have to do on her own.
The only happy moments Ava has these days are when she's with Connor. The new kid at school. He's beautiful and sweet and funny and he likes her - when the whole town talks badly about her family.
But nothing can ever happen between them. Her mom has to be her priority .... and his priority has to be Basketball.
Right?
What will happen with Ava & Connor? Will there be a HEA? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT! ☺
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Well, that was so effing heartbreaking and adorable!
You immediately fall in love with Ava and Connor. You just want to grab them and hug them and promise them everything will be okay.
Their lives have been very hard. In different kinds of ways, but still hard.
Ava had the perfect teenager life until her mom came back home broken.
And Connor's life started hard and he and his dad have been fighting to be where they are now ever since.
Ugh - it's all so very sad and hopeless. But of course we hope that all their dreams will come true and that they both get their happily ever after together. But we have a long way to go until we might get that.
This is book #1 of 2! But the second book will be with us in two weeks - I CAN'T WAIT!
There were some tiny little moments where I wanted to hit some people over the head - but you have to keep in mind that they're only 17 years old. I still adored the story! ☺
HEARTACHE AND HOPE was such an adorable & heartbreaking young adult sports dramance! Run to your nearest amazon asap for your own Connor - he'll be sold out in no time !!!
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They've known each other since that summer they spent together at Auden's family's estate in England - their parents were friends.... or something.☺
Now, twelve years later we're back at that house.
And that's all I'm going to tell you about this 3rd book - well not even about the third book! That was part of my review from book #1. But I just can't tell you anything more about this! (You definitely should NOT read this review or the book if you haven't read the first two!!!!)
Well maybe I can tell you a tiny bit. We concentrate a lot on Rebecca and Delphine - which you might've guessed by looking at the cover! But our other darlings are in here a lot too. They have to - especially after that cliffy in book 2! Jeez.
After reading book #3 ... this is still a
WTF-KIND-OF-AMAZING-SH*T-HAVE-I-JUST-READ-I-NEED-MORE-ASAP series. So different than all the other books out there.
It's Beautiful. Adorable. Heartbreaking. MUCHO EROTIC. Mysterious. Queer. Kinky. Amazing. Weird. Historic. Strange. Wow. And so much more! It's basically ALL THE ADJECTIVES!!!
Grab a gallon of tea or a pitcher of the alcoholic beverage of your choice and get ready for an amazing story ... (insert this creepy Halloween whaaahahaaaaa laugh!)
I have to say that I didn't love-love this one as much as the last two. No idea why. Maybe it's just that I'm not interested in girl on girl erotica. Or because it was way too religious again. It has a lot of stuff that I don't really like, but I love ALL the characters and the story. I loved this book too, but this time the few negatives were a bit too obvious for me. Also - there are so many ten dollar words in here. Or latin phrases. I would've loved to have a book of footnotes to go with this! ☺ Also the POVs were a bit too challenging for me. I love a book to be in the first person and this book was all over the place with its POVs.
But now I can't wait to get my hands on book 4!!! I need to know how this all will end! UGH!
I'm not saying that there WAS a huge cliffy, but there wasn't NOT a huge cliffy either. Or whatever! LOL. I NEED book 4 now!
... I'm pretty sure Netflix is already waiting 'round the corner to grab this series!!! If not, then someone has to call them!!!! ☺
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They've known each other since that summer they spent together at Auden's family's estate in England - their parents were friends.... or something.
Now, twelve years later we're back at that house.
And that's all I'm going to tell you about this 2nd book - well not even about the second book! This is part of my review from book #1. But I just can't tell you anything more about this. You can't read a review about book #2 if you haven't read the first book - so what would be the point writing more?! ☺
Just know that this is a WTF-KIND-OF-AMAZING-SH*T-HAVE-I-JUST-READ-I-NEED-MORE-ASAP series. So different than all the other books out there.
It's Beautiful. Adorable. Heartbreaking. EROTIC. Mysterious. Queer. Kinky. Amazing. And so much more! It's basically ALL THE ADJECTIVES!!!
Grab a gallon of tea/coffee/whiskey, settle down in front of the fireplace on a rainy night or with this horrible summer weather, get in a pool, dive underneath the water and have someone hold your kindle close to your face above the water ... and get ready for an amazing story ... (insert this creepy whaaahahaaaaa laugh from Halloween comedies!)
And now I can't wait to get my hands on book 3!!!
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... I'm pretty sure Netflix is already waiting 'round the corner to grab this series!!! If not, then someone has to call them!!!!! ☺
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After their frontman Trent left unexpectedly - the rest of the famous rock band TBD desperately need a new singer.
Enter Halo. A beautiful and über-talented blond angel.
He's the perfect fit for the band.
But he's also too perfect - for Viper.
The poor guitarist is half-way in love with the boy already! How can he be on stage with him every night?!?! ☺ Should be easy - seeing as Halo is not gay or even bi ... right?
Whatever Halo his ... Viper can't stop his extreme flirting ways ...
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN! ☺
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I just LOVE rockstar romances! Nothing better than those for this reader - except maybe .... two guy rockstars!!! EEEEP!!!!!
I adored this book! All the guys in the band are amazing!
And then we have Viper and Halo ... or Angel as he calls him. Adorable!
We just know that poor Halo doesn't stand a chance against the hot rocker ... but of course it might take them a while to get to that happily ever after.
Plus the band has a lot of music-stuff to do to get them back to where they were before Trent left the band. Lots of rockstar stuff for us groupies to squee over! ☺
Three books of fighting for their happy end. I can't wait to see where this story takes us next!
PERFECT ROMANCE!
It was a bit slow-burnish and we have that tiny cliffy - but I really adored the story. Don't worry about the cliffy - nobody is hanging from a cliff - and book #2 will be with us in 4 weeks!!!
Book-Alzheimer sufferer that I am - I didn't remember that we already know the story of the ex singer of TBD! We heard his story in Brooke's book A Little Bit Like Desire. So if you're a crazy book OCD person like I am - you might want to read that one first - or read it while waiting for Viper!☺
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They've known each other since that summer they spent together at Auden's family's estate in England - their parents were friends.... or something.
Now, twelve years later we're back at that house.
Librarian Poe is telling us their story. (Even though we get some pages from the other five's POV too!)
Poe came from Kansas to work for Auden. He inherited the house and is updating everything - including the huge library.
St. Sebastian is there too. Even though Auden seems to hate him for some reason. But still, those three have this deep connection. Ever since they got married in the estate's old crumpled secret chapel when they were only ten years old. ☺
Rebecca, Becket and Daphne are there too.
Six friends who love (and hate) each other. Who lust after each other. Who might not tell each other all the secrets and dreams that are in their hearts. Six friends who share and are about to uncover mysterious secrets we can't even begin to understand yet - and maybe not even by the end of this first book!
Grab a huge mug of tea/coffee/whiskey, settle down in front of the fireplace on a rainy night and get ready for an amazing story ...
(insert this creepy whaaahahaaaaa laugh from Halloween comedies!)
WHAT WiLL HAPPEN TO OUR SIX DARLINGS? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!
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Well. What can I say? I was thinking of not doing my typical longish review. Just a short thingy like:
READ THIS AMAZING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BOOK ASAP!
But I can't have you running to amazon without a bit more detail. Well, not more detail - I don't want to spoil anything. I don't think I could spoil anything anyway. I still don't know what happened here.☺
I LOVED THIS STORY!!!! So hard!
I had no idea what I was getting into when I started reading.
I thought, ugh, six people? How will I keep all those names apart and how can I remember who did what and who and how and ugh. BUT! Sierra tells us about them and bam - eff you booksalzheimers! I remembered all six names. What they do. How they look. Who loves whom.
The reader is immediately in love with all of them. We want all of them to get their happily ever after with the love or the loves of their lives. But of course it's not as simple as that.
We have a huge-ass story to survive first!! A story so full of ALL THE THINGS! Lust and Hope and History and Love and Pain and SO MUCH MORE!
And then we get a cliffhanger!!! Whaaaaaaaaat!??? And there will be FOUR books in this series!!! Can't wait to get my hands on Feast of Sparks!!!
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IS IT AUGUST 1st YET????? ☺
A LESSON IN THORNS was such a beautiful & poetic New Adult Love Story! I can't even pick a genre for this book. Mystery. LUST. Love. Hate. Suspense. Pain. Submission. Past. Future. SEX. Passion. Hope. SECRETS. Parents. Myths. Ugh. It's a book so full of THINGS! You just have to read it to fall in love with the three girls and three boys and their house and their chapel and their story like I did!! Hurry to your nearest amazon for your own SIX! They'll be sold out in no time!
.... Plus also - I'm pretty sure Netflix is already waiting 'round the corner to grab this!!! ☺
Vaughn and Ryker. (Vaughn is a girl by the way! ☺)
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Vaughn and Ryker. (Vaughn is a girl by the way! ☺)
Vaughn runs an escort service in Manhattan. She only has to do it for as long as it takes to make all the money she needs to pay back her debt. We don't know yet where she came from, what happened to her, what all that money is for or who/what she's afraid of - but there's definitely a lot of story there.
Ryker is a successful divorce attorney and he hires one of Vaughn's girls. But that girl isn't able to work that day - so Vaughn's only solution is to go herself! ...
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH VAUGHN & RYKER ? WILL THERE BE CLIFFY? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺ But yep - it's a duet - so there will be a bit of a cliffy!
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I LOVED IT!
Well, I didn't really love-love it in the beginning. I don't know what it was exactly. Maybe it was my mood when I started reading. Or it was the fact that I don't want my heroine to be a criminal and my hero to hire said criminal? No idea. But the beginning of the book wasn't my thing. But it got better. It's interesting and funny and sexy to see how Vaughn tries to resist Ryker. It's adorable to see why Vaughn needs the money, why she needs to be done with that Escort life asap.
I didn't much love the whole back and forth. That's just something that I don't need in my books. We could've put those two books into one and it would've been a great story. But the way Kristy did it - it's just too long and too much redundant stuff was put in there to fill two books. PLUS we get the cliffy and have to wait MONTHS! I hate that - I'm suffering from #Booksalzheimers and as a busy bookblogger I don't have time to re-read the first book when the 2nd one comes out. I should just not read duets or series - or at least not until all books have been released! Grr.
BUT - this story was definitely interesting and sexy and fun and adorable! I really liked reading it. Don't listen to my stupid bad-reading-mood-ramblings. ☺ I sooo need to know how Vaughn & Ryker's story will end in book #2!
RESIST was a great Escort-Lawyer Romance! Lots of adorable, fun, sexy & serious moments! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Ryker - this one is MINE!!! ☺
P.S. I loved that we met a very famous person for a minute!!! ...more
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Such a great romance! A tiny bit insta and totally out of the blue from Josh's side in my opinion, but I really adored those two! And Damon! It was funny, adorable, erotic, british, royal, hollywoodish, exciting, sad ... and it ended with a very heartbreaking cliffy! Starting the 2nd book now - SOOOO glad I didn't read the book when it first came out - I would've HATED to have to wait for book 2!!!!!! Who in the world invented cliffys??? GRRRR! ☺
Before you start reading my review... please be aware that I might be going on a bit of a rant at the end. The book was still a 4.9-Star-Read for me .Before you start reading my review... please be aware that I might be going on a bit of a rant at the end. The book was still a 4.9-Star-Read for me ... but there are a few tiny little BUTs for me too. So if you're scared of that - just don't read the end of my review ☺
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Eeeep - a new Max Monroe Rom-Com Duet! YES!!!
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Luciana - Lucky - just broke up with her latest idiot of a boyfriend. It all started as a we'll-stay-friends kind of break up, but it ended rather publicly in Yankees Stadium. LOL.
And now - after saying NO to any kind of dating, especially jerks, for the next 200 years - she meets him: Hot aussie surfer boy Ollie. Brother of her best friend and colleague Allie.
Allie organized for Lucky to travel with the surfing championship crew to write a bunch of articles about the whole thing.
Ollie might be the hottest guy she's ever met, but he might also be the biggest jerk of all. But the heart wants what the heart wants... or rather the body and the reproductive organs want what they want. And mayyybe he's not really the jerk she thought he was .... ?
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN!!!
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I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!
SUCH A HILARIOUS & ADORABLE STORY!
This is not a normal book book. Lucky is writing/reading it as a podcast. Which is really funny!
I adored the book from the first page all the way through the end ... and I NEEEEED book #2 asap - it will be here in only one week - I might survive until then.☺
Ollie is such a cocky and adorable guy, but they kind of started on the wrong foot - they started arguing the minute they first met at the airport. Adorable!
But of course we also see those sparks flying - it just takes them a little while to notice. Well, Ollie might notice it right away - we'll get to hear about that in the 2nd book I guess. But Lucky is desperately clinging to the 'hope' that he's a jerk and that she can't fall for him. Too cute.
I really adored this book. It was so sweet and funny and sunny and oceany and travely - we go to all these amazing places for the surfing championships. Beautiful!
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The only things I didn't like about the book ... (please don't hate me for my upcoming complaints - I really loved the book, but some things just bothered me tiny bit! ☺)
Ollie is 37 years old. That's a bit old in my opinion. He could be a rich retired surfer at age ??? 30 maybe, or 32? 37 is a bit old for Lucky and for the young vibe he has going :/
And another thing. The word PRIOR. I know the word and I'm okay with it if it's used in a book. But it was used in here EIGHT times and for those situation where everybody else would just use BEFORE or AGO. I hate prior. I know I'm weird. Very weird with some things in books. And prior is one of those things. Why use it? I've come across that word in books in the last few months a lot. No idea why? Is it some kind of thing in the US at the moment? Like I MEAN last year? I don't get it. I just don't like it - but that's just me. ☺ (edit: I just finished the latest Nicholas Sparks book and it was in there a lot too!???)
And then ... so sorry for my upcoming rant. And please forgive me MM and Florian! It's just my personal taste! THE COVER!
I like the one for the 2nd book. It's not really my Lucky either - the model looks like a little fairy - but at least she's got reddish hair.
But the guy on this cover? What is that? That ear ring??? OMG. That's just horrible. HORRIBLE! He looks like he wants to audition for a George Michael Cover Band. (No offense George. RIP.)
That cover doesn't work for me at all!
And even if I could overlook the ear ring and the rest of his face and hair and make-up - he doesn't look at all like an australian surfer boy! I mean, I don't need the longish blond curls or a natural tan. But he should at least look a little bit surfish. Maybe lose the shirt or .. no idea. His instagram even has some surfish pics - even though he's still not my type, but still. But this cover? Nope! Sorry.
I STILL LOOOVED THE STORY. My Ollie just looks completely different. Maybe like these ↓ - a cover without a head would've been soo much better than the ear ring one!
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Even though I just complained a lot .... here's my review minimized into one paragraph:
THE DAY I STOPPED FALLING FOR JERKS was such an adorable & funny Journalist-Travel-Surfing-Podcast-Romance! I loved it! Hurry to your nearest amazon - Ollie will be sold out in no time!!!
Das erste Kapitel findet im Jahr 2019 statt. Danach geht's zurück nach 2017. Karina ist 20 Jahre alt. Sie ist gerade von zu Hause[image]
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Das erste Kapitel findet im Jahr 2019 statt. Danach geht's zurück nach 2017. Karina ist 20 Jahre alt. Sie ist gerade von zu Hause ausgezogen. Zu Hause war das Haus ihres Vaters und der Stiefmutter. Jetzt lebt sie mehr oder weniger glücklich ihr eigenes Leben und arbeitet in einem Massage-Salon.
Kael.
Er ist gerade aus Afghanistan zurück und braucht ganz dringend eine Massage für seine ledierten Muskeln. Nicht dass er irgend etwas davon Karina erzählt hätte .... Kael ist nicht unbedingt der grösste Redner. ☺
Aber er ist ein Kumpel des Mannes von Karinas bester Freundin und Mitbewohnerin ... und es sieht so aus als würde er heute Nacht bei den Mädels nächtigen.
Der neue Kerl und die neuen Gefühle sind leider nicht das einzig aufregende in Karinas Leben.
Ihre Familie ist ein ganz klein wenig kompliziert und anstrengend ... und Kaels Militär-Vergangenheit und Gegenwart und die damit verbundenen Geheimnisse müssen auch verarbeitet werden.
Was wird passieren mit Karina & Kael? Wird es ein Happy End geben??? KAUF DIR DAS BUCH UM ES HERAUSZUFINDEN! Bzw. werden wir es noch lange nicht herausfinden, da es noch 2 weitere Bücher geben wird! ☺ ══════════════════════════
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Ich kann mich noch erinnern als Anna das erste Kapitel auf Wattpad gepostet hat. Ich habs damals gelesen und geliebt - obwohl ich Wattpad hasse! Aber das wollte ich unbedingt lesen und es war wirklich ein tolles erstes Ausschnittchen - aber weiter hatte ich dann nicht gelesen - ich wollte auf das Buch warten.
Und hier ist jetzt endlich das 1. Buch!!!!
YIPPIIIIEE!!!
Ich fands echt super!
Wir haben diese irgendwie herzergreifende und traurige und langsame Stimmung das ganze Buch lang. Aber dann haben wir auch mega-süsse und goldige lächel-Momente von Karina und Kael. Ich fand die zwei einfach goldig. Selbst wenn einem nichts an dem Buch gefällt, man muss einfach weiterlesen nur um Kael lächeln zu sehen - oder zumindest den Hauch eines Lächelns zu sehen. ☺
Karina braucht ewig bis sie überhaupt ein Wort aus dem Kerl rauskriegt. Er ist mehr so ein stiller Denker. Aber ihn stört es überhaupt nicht, dass sie so viel redet. Non Stop! Herzallerliebst!
Natürlich wissen wir schnell, dass hinter Kaels Schweigen einiges an Problemen und Erinnerungen aus dem Krieg stecken. Er redet gar nicht über all das. Auch über so ziemlich nichts anderes redet er eigentlich. Obwohl wir doch ALLLLESSS von ihm wissen wollen!
Ich fand die Unterhaltungen von Karina und Kael so toll! Sie redet - er hört zu.... und während sie das tun verlieben sie sich langsam in einander ... mit jedem Wort das sie sagt und er nicht sagt.
Es ist alles so sehr süss und goldig ... aber es geht auch alles sehr ans Herz - im negativen Sinn. Weil wir einfach wissen - nach dem 1. Kapitel - dass es für die beiden so bald kein Happy End geben wird!
Die Vergangenheit. Die Familie. Geheimnisse. Die Army. Der Krieg. Gebrochene Herzen. Wir haben keine Ahnung was passieren wird - aber man weiss dass es nicht einfach wird. Nicht für die beiden - und auch nicht für uns....
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Es ist auch alles sehr 'nah-an-der-Zeit' - mit dem Militär und Rassismus, etc. - und vor allem ist alles auch dezent aus Annas Leben. Das fand ich auch super.
Wenn ich mich über ein paar Kleinigkeiten beschweren dürfte?
Ich habe das Buch auf Englisch gelesen und kein Mensch, kein Verlag, kein Goodreads, keine Anna hat jemals erwähnt, dass es eine Trilogie werden wird. Das fand ich sehr unnett. Geldmacherei-ig.
Aus Interviews und vom deutschen Verlag wusste ich, dass es drei Bücher werden, aber als englischer Leser der sich nicht so sehr auskennt wie man im Internet recherchiert ... da wär ich echt angepisst wenn ich zu dem Ende komme und es noch nicht fertig ist. Naja gut - in Deutschland wissen wir ja dass es drei Bücher werden. ☺
Dann - der Schreibstil. Irgendwie war der sehr verwirrend hier und da. Es ist schön geschrieben an sich. Aber ab und zu hab ich nicht kapiert was was war. Wer gerade spricht und warum sie von irgendwas erzählt was gestern stattfand und dann aber auf einmal wieder ins Jetzt springt und dann nach morgen ... ich war dezent verwirrt!
Dann ... das Buch war mir zu langsam. Die Beziehung der beiden war irgendwie so langsam und ereignislos für meinen Geschmack. Es blubbert alles so vor sich hin. Als würde man in der Sonne liegen ... neben einem Bächlein und es läuft ganz leise ein John Mayer Song. Ja, ich weiss, ich bin bekloppt! ☺ Aber es passiert irgendwie nix! Noch nicht mal ein Kuss und auf einmal - bam - sind sie zusammen und liegen im Bett? All das in einer Woche und ohne darüber gesprochen zu haben? Seltsam! Naja gut - es werden drei Bücher - da kann sich das ja alles noch entwickeln.
Dann noch was - am Ende(view spoiler)[ - das 'Geheimnis'. Die 'Lüge'. Das war mir zu übertrieben wie Karina da reagiert. Ich fand das gar nicht so schlimm und sie rastet aus? Naja - die sind ja erst 20 und dezent unreif - also erlaub ich das mal. (hide spoiler)]
Ich finde, für das englische Buch zumindest, hätte noch mal ein Lektor drüber gehen sollen. Da gehört für meinen Geschmack einiges geändert.
ABER - wie auch immer - ich fand das Buch toll. Ich liebe Karina und Kael und ich kann's kaum erwarten das zweite Buch in die Hände zu kriegen!!! Wobei ich dann wahrscheinlich das erste noch mal lesen muss. #BuchAlzheimer
THE BRIGHTEST STARS war eine wunderschöne, herzergreifende und goldige Love Story! Eilt zu eurem nächsten Amazon-Händler und kauft euch euren eigenen Kael - der hier gehört mir!!!!
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