Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts

25 September, 2024

book review: My roommate is a vampire

 My Roommate is a Vampire is a Romcom with low spice and I loved every bit of it. This book had me laughing out loud at time it felt just like one of those cheesy romcom movies to watch when your younger *wink Wink* over all I enjoyed this book a lot it not a new fave but I would give it a 4 star rating and I'm looking forward to picking up the next book in the series. 

20 September, 2024

book review: Attached at the Hips

 This book is a romcom of survivor meets one of those 2000's lets find love shows. with that said this should of been a book I loved, but it kind of fell flat for me personally. I think it was one of the love interests that did it or maybe the feel like all the characters was either over the top or a wall flower in the background nothing in the middle. now the idea was good and the story it self was captivating but something just kept me from truly loving this book so I gave it three stars I can see people liking this book it just wasn't 100% for me 

05 September, 2024

Book Review: The Other Lola

 Hey readers today's I got a review over the other Lola by Ripley Jones. This book had me wondering what in the world was going on. to say the least, but I'll give you a little bit on what this book is about. Lola gone missing five years ago and is now back but is it really Lola that for our gal pals Cam and Blair to figure out. With that said Jones makes you second guess your self at every turn. One minute I'm thinking the girl is Lola the next I'm not so sure everyone looks like they are hiding something who knew Lola. Stories don't line up and our girls Cam and Blair gets them selves once again in a hairy situation. Over all with all the twist going on in this book I gave it 4 stars. I was really into this book it had me hooked and wondering what going on. 

25 August, 2024

Review: This Day Changes Everything

 this day changes everything was just a an okay book for me personally i don't know if it that it quick love how can you really fall in love with someone within 24 hour really or it just because it young adult and I am not the right age range for it but I will say this book has a reader base for it it take place around thanksgiving and had lgbt+ rep in it.

17 June, 2020

Book Review: Venom By Fiona Paul

Hello, fellow readers, Today I have another book review for everyone. Today's review will be over Venom by Fiona Paul the first book in the Secrets of the Eternal Rose series. Now this book takes place i want to say 1500's or around that time in Venice. It starts off innocently enough with our main character attending a friend's funeral. That where things start to go wild for our main character. After a bunch of twists and turns, we find ourselves out of a historical romance type book into a historical mystery romance. Someone killing women in Venice and our main character takes it upon herself to find out who, but has she bitten off more then she can chew? Maybe we follow Cass as she runs around during the night finding out the secrets of Venice at night during this time she falls in love runs into people who might be the killer and skirt with rule-breaking. Now that all I'm. giving you guys any more and I'll spoil the whole book for you. I gave this book three stars I didn't love it nor did I hate the book. I did find it slow at times, but I will say i didn't see who the killer was that for sure. Overall it was an okay read for me I will be reading the next books in the series at some point just not anytime soon I don't think anyway. with that said happy reading and let me know in the comments if you read this book and what you thought of it.

19 February, 2020

Book Review: Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?

 Hey, guys today I'm here with a review over Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not by Thompson Square and Travis Thasther. This book is a romance of love lost then found. In this book, we have altering POV between Daniel and Casey. Daniel is this songwriter who fallen on hard times while Casey is an English high school teacher who has gotten a divorce. This book goes back between what going on now and what happened in the past. Now before I say anything about the problems i had with this book I did enjoy the book in the long run, but there are a few problems. So with that said let get into my problems with this Casey mother she was so hateful to daniel that it not funny and for no reason but because he was in a band and wanted a career in music. two is daniel himself why if you love someone and she telling you to follow your dreams would you let her go? I don't know. Casey is my final problem why the fuck would you stay with someone like burke he a fucking cheater with money and thinks he can do whatever the fuck he wants because he has money. another problem with her is you have daniel who respects you then asshole left and right and for most of the book she chooses the asshole. I think the only reason I enjoy this book was the connection to country music it references some big names in country for sure. Overall it was more of a meh read for me i didn't love it nor didn't hate it 

20 January, 2020

Book Tour Review: Tweet Cute

My Thoughts:
Hey, fellow readers, I'm here with a review of the book Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. I got An Ebook Arc of this book and yes it took me a while to read, but that was just because of it being on ebook, and i tend to read those while I can't sleep lying in bed. I Was contacted months ago to give a review on this book's book tour and here are my thought it a cute cheesy rom-com type of book and i loved every minute of reading this book. It has " When Harry meets Sally" as well as a few things from Romeo and Juliet. if you like that enemies to lovers troupe this is the books for you. if you like family secrets this is the book for you. If that sounds like your cup of tea link down below for you to be able to get this book which is coming out tomorrow. Have Fun Reading and don't forget to be a little cheesy.


Jacket Copy:
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming — mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account. 

Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side. When he isn’t trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin’s shadow, he’s busy working in his family’s deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma’s iconic grilled cheese recipe, he’ll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. 

All’s fair in love and cheese — that is, until Pepper and Jack’s spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they’re publicly duking it out with snarky memes and retweet battles, they’re also falling for each other in real life — on an anonymous chat app Jack built. 

As their relationship deepens and their online shenanigans escalate — people on the internet are shipping them?? — their battle gets more and more personal, until even these two rivals can’t ignore they were destined for the most unexpected, awkward, all-the-feels romance that neither of them expected.

Author bio:
Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. She was raised on glitter, grilled cheese, and a whole lot of love. Her sun sign is Hufflepuff, but she is a Gryffindor rising. TWEET CUTE is her debut novel. You can find her geeking out online at @dilemmalord on Twitter.

Early Praise:
"Tweet Cute delivers in every possible way: a perfect enemies-to-lovers romance, a whip-smart plotline, and endearingly real characters. I devoured it.” - Francesca Zappia, author of Eliza and Her Monsters

"Sweet and fun! An adorable debut that updates a classic romantic trope with a buzzy twist." - Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately and Serious Moonlight

“A witty rom-com reinvention for the Twitter age, Tweet Cute pairs delicious online rivalry with deeply relatable insights on family pressure and growing up. This fresh, funny read had us hitting ‘favorite’ from page one.” - Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours and If I’m Being Honest 


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17 September, 2019

Book Review: The Providence Series

I started this series last year and it started off slow the first book has a lot of build-up in it we are learning who each character is and their role in this magical part of a real world. within the series, they have hell after them for one reason or another. I'm trying not to give to much away with this series so if I seem vague that why. there is some much that happens that anything could be a spoiler. So in the short term, I wasn't sure at first with this series, but it won me over and the ending it just pulls at the heartstrings and had me smalling. now there were a few things I didn't think was coming and at the time it seems that all hope is lost for our gang of friends. I can't wait to pick up sins of innocent. overall I love Jamie McGuire work and each time she pulls me into her story leaving me wanting more of her work. 

03 June, 2019

Book Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory

Book Title: The Impossible Knife of Memory
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Format: Physical
Number of Pages: 391
Thoughts: This book was a slow start for me and then bang it hit me in the feel I at one point like No, this is going to be a sad book isn't it damn it. This book deals with a real mental illness PTSD the main Character father struggle with it, and it bad, really bad. It also deals with not fitting it our main character has been on the road with her father for years and now starting at a public school where she only knows one person from her childhood. Along with what going on with her father her childhood friend is dealing with her parents fighting and separating, and now in a healthy way at all. To top it all off her boyfriend is dealing with his sister who an addict. So with all of this going on it seems a bit much but somehow Anderson brings it all together and makes a great novel it something that makes you see things for how it really is and it doesn't hold back the punches you see how bad Hayley father can get. you see how bad Hayley trying to hold it all together and not get hurt her self. You see the downhill spiral Gracie is going down with her family and you see Finn struggle of being a good son and boyfriend and not trying to tell either person the person they are trying to save don't want to be saved yet.
Rating: 4 stars
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20 May, 2019

Book Review: Belle

Title: Belle
Series title?: Once Upon a Time (Simon Pulse)
Author: Cameron Dokey
Number of Pages: 204pg
Thoughts: this book has way too much build up for such a short time where she is in the "castle" it like oh here I am, but oh wait I'm supposed to fall in love with you no I want to go home now blah blah but wait I think I love him. Now don't get me wrong it is cute and the ending had me in the feels, but the beginning just nope. overall I enjoy it but probably won't pick up again.
Rating:4 stars

13 May, 2019

Book Review: The Fiery Heart

Book Title: The Fiery Heart
Series Title: Bloodlines
Author: Richelle Mead
Format: Physical
Page Count:420 pages
Thoughts: OMG this book has taken it to a new level if I remember the last book was kind of info-dumpy it been a while since I read it. This one omg I want more of sid and Adrian they are so good for each other. now there are a few things I didn't like an example is Zoe she was a major bitch. and Sidney father is just a piss of ass what father has a right to tell their child that they look fat when they are a size 4! omg what the fuck you want her to be skin a bone dude ahh!. okay, Ranting aside I did like the book a lot.
Rating: 4 Stars
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08 May, 2019

Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympian: The Last Olympian

Title: The Last Olympian
Book Series name: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Number in series: 5th and final book
Author: Rick Riordan
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Jesse Bernstein
Thoughts: This book was a let down for a final book in a series now know there is a spin-off series it still doesn't make it alright to me. it had all this hype in the last four books about this battle that coming and how Percy going to play this big part and it all bull or not what it seems okay... whatever. it just seems anti-climatic and it doesn't stop there oh no it has a final twist Omg just to make thing even more dramatic. I know this is middle grade and kids in this age range it probably works for them and I'm not the age this book is meant for but okay, but the next series is for young adult age and I don't see why he had to do what he did in this book that would leave fan with more question then answers. overall I don't think I'll read this series over again. this vote is still out if I will move on to the next series or not.
Rating: 3 Stars
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21 March, 2019

Book Review: Shout

I know I said I wasn't going to do reviews that often, but this book deserves its own review not a little oh it okay or I really loved it line in a wrap-up or on Goodreads.  Without further do the book that just grabbed me is Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson. Now I heard about this book a few months ago and I remembered loving her books in middle school/ earlier high school and just kind of stop reading her stuff ( I read Most of what my local library had, and got distracted by other books). So when I saw she had a new book coming out I was like cool maybe I'll read it. So when I went to Meijer ( not For books) and saw this just sitting there I picked it up and started reading the book jacket I was shocked that it was a Memoir and so I bought it ( well my husband bought it for me). When I got home I couldn't wait and started reading it and with going between it and the books I was supposed to read this month ( oops). Since I started this book I've been engrossed in the book. it is written in poems which if you read her other stuff is different for her, but it works for this story. Now I don't know what Anderson went through or even the character when though I never been raped, but I know how it is to have someone touch you unwanted as small as it was one of my dad's old friends when I was a child would rub my legs, and one night he tried to feel me up I was able to stop him but what would happen if I wasn't able to I will thankfully not know. People can be mean and hateful. They see the opposite sex as a means to an end and Anderson says it perfectly in this book. It Easy to see that yes this book is a new favorite of mine and now I want to go back and read her other books and maybe even reread the ones I already have. it easily 5 stars for me. Now I know this book isn't for everyone, but she is telling a story that needs to be heard that for sure.

25 February, 2019

Book Review: Bitter Blood

Hello, fello readers I'm here with a book review over Bitter Blood the 13th book of the Morganville Vampire series by Rachel Caine. This one just was very strange as in one moment I'd totally be into the story and then something would happen and I'd not want to pick up the book and I'd rather read something else. I know that sounds like it was a bad book and it not that it just takes the characters a way that I didn't care for too much. Also, the whole thing just seemed a little recycled and I knew Naomi was going to be a problem, but like come on really how can she be that prowerful and not be noticed beforehand in the other books she is in. I just am over her and her power-hungry ways. overall I gave the book 3 stars out of 5 stars if you have read this book let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

19 February, 2019

Book Talk: Book Review

 Hey, I'm here with another review today, and that book is Illusions by Aprilynne Pike. Now this book threw me off a bit because I read the first two out of order opps. With that, it has been years since I read the second one so I forgot a few things, but once I got caught up I was hooked. a few things I kind of figure out, but that ending just leaves you hanging for sure so it a good thing I got the next book for sure. Will me not remember what happened in the second book I was lost with the references that they had for both book 1and 2 so I say it is best to read in order and closer together now we will see if I take my own advice or not. with that said I gave this book 4 stars. let me know in the comments if you read this book and your thoughts 

18 February, 2019

Book Talk: Book Review

 It's review time once again and this time it Red by Alison Cherry. This book is about a girl Felicity St. John whose life seems to be perfect she has it all popularity, hot boyfriend, good friends, but she has a secret that could change everything in this small town she a ... well read the rest of this review and see if you want to read the book to find out. let just say she dyes her hair and in this town where being a redhead it top of the food chain that a big no-no so welcome to scarletville a town built for redheads. Now reading what this book was about being a redhead my self natural I was intrigued. Now this book at time paint redheads and selfish bitches and shallow as hell, and so not true about us. This is so clear when they say that someone who strawberry blonde which is a lighter red isn't a true redhead umm hello they are red just like every other hair color out there-there is different shades of the color. Now yes redhead is rare in the world, but that doesn't make us better than anyone else just more unique. the overall message is to just love yourself and it not worth all the drama to try to be something your not. Now I did take away a few points for the way it painted redheads and more for the way the mother handle things I hate it when a parent tells a child that they gave up or sacrifice their life for that child the child didn't ask to be here the parent made the choice to have unprotected sex so stop saying it up to the child to keep the family safe. With that rant done I gave this book 3 stars it was just average to me the idea special but the storytelling is not special and I got mad a few times and had to stop reading it a few times. With that said let me know in the comment below and what your thoughts are of this book

07 February, 2019

Book Talk: Book Review (spoiler Alert!!!)

Hey guys, I'm here with a review over Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti. This book is about Noelle and all the thing that is thrown at her within the tail end of her junior year of high school. She deals with a mother who has checked out for the most part. Jerks at school picking on her as she tries to do her best not to show her mother checked out. Old friends who just want to leave her behind and join everyone else in putting her down. A so call boyfriend two-timing her and keeping her a secret from everyone. Along with all of this a classmate that could have been a friend killing herself. This last thing snaps her out of her funk and makes her want to stand up for herself more. As she becomes done with people picking on her she learns that there are people at her school who does care about her, and will be there for her and stand beside her. This book made me want to continue to read, but also I didn't want this book to end I had a connection to the made care. I personally had a parent check out and like in this fantasy that they had it so fucking hard and the world was out to get them, and I had those thoughts of maybe it best I wasn't around. I will say on that note this book kind of just gloss over self-harm and suicide both are mention or hinted at, but never fully talk about. I will say the edition I got does have sights teens can go to. overall I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. happy reading and let me know if you read this book and your thoughts on it.

29 January, 2019

Book Talk: Book Review

 Hello readers today i'm here with a review over Industrial Magic the Fourth book in the women of the otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. With in this one we follow Paige and Lucas as they try to figure out who doing some killing and when the come face to face with the killer things get a little dangerous. over all i found myself stuck in to the story and wanting to know what was going to happen next, and Armstrong has a way with being able to make you feel for the characters. Over all i gave this book 4 stars with that said let me know what you think about this book if you read it in the comments below


28 January, 2019

Book Talk Book Review

 Hello fellow readers today i have a review over Steadfast the second book is the Spellcaster series by Claudia Gray. This book is better then the first one, but it still slow at point. This book have it moments, but it doesn't make me root for Nadia, but it does make me care more for a few other characters. over all this book is just an average book that it a one time read then on to the next giving this book a 3 stars rating i liked it but it nothing too special to me. over all let me know in the comments below that if you read this book and your thoughts on it. 

23 January, 2019

Book Talk: Book Review

 Hey fellow readers i'm here with another review this over Carry On by Rainbow Rowell the first book in the Simon Snow series. Oh boy where do i start with this book... I so wanted to love this book and have it be a 5 star read, but sadly it not. I listen to this on Audio book and maybe that was the problem i'm not sure or maybe it was all the pov going on i'm not sure. I had to give this book a 3 star rating and i love fangirl and that well this is the big story see talking about though out the story we get to see what all that hype was about.I'm not sure if it really fell flat or it just not a book to listen to on audiobook. even with that said i did enjoy listening to it and try to piece the story together over all like i've said it was only a three star read, and if you have read it let me know in the comments below what you thought of it and let me know if i should give this book another try.