New Adult Novella: A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire

“The only thing I’m afraid of is a life without you, Pigeon.” Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox had a hard time of it in the Beautiful novels (Beautiful Disaster & Walking Disaster). But somehow they managed to get it all worked out and be together. A Beautiful Wedding is the novella chronicling their impromptu Vegas nuptials. It’s …

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New Adult: Sometimes it Lasts by Abbi Glines

Sometimes it Lasts is a continuation of Cage and Eva’s story which began in While it Lasts. It’s not essential to read the other book before this one but I think it would help. Going into this book blindly meant that I didn’t know about previous relationships or certain elements in characters pasts which might …

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New Adult: Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren

When setting out for a weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate their graduation from college, Mia, Harlow and Lola never thought they would be waking up in Vegas – MARRIED! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas – except when Mia’s new husband Ansel offers her the opportunity of a lifetime. A summer in Paris …

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Erotica: The Professional by Kresley Cole

Natalie Porter, a post-grad student studying for a PhD in history, never expected for her search for her biological parents to get her involved with the Russian mafiya. But when her birth father, Pavel Kovalev, learns of her existence, he sends his most trusted enforcer to protect her and bring her back to her homeland. …

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New Adult Review: Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines

I was excited to read this book. I’d not read an Abbi Glines novel. I met her a few months ago and she was so incredibly lovely. Very sweet and down to earth. This book is the story of Rush and Blaire and contains the events of Fallen Too Far. The difference is Fallen Too …

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#ThatRatBook: a review of Year of The Rat by Clare Furniss

When Pearl’s mother unexpectedly dies, fifteen year old Pearl blames her little sister. If it wasn’t for the baby, Pearl feels her mother would still be alive. It doesn’t help that baby Rose (who was born two months premature) looks more like a pink rat than the soft, dimpled cheeked baby with golden curls Pearl …

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Book Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Title: Unbreakable (The Legion #1) Author: Kami Garcia Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Ghosts, Young Adult Publisher: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: October 2013 Pages: 320 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kennedy Waters didn’t believe in ghosts, until one tried to kill her. When Kennedy finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that evil …

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Book Review: Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

Title: Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles #2) Author: Kresley Cole Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Dystopian,  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: October 2013 Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Evie has fully come into her powers as the Tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see it all. She now knows that the …

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Book Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Title: Slammed (Slammed #1) Author: Colleen Hoover Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, New Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Layken’s father died suddenly, leaving her to gather every ounce of strength to be a pillar for her family, in order to prevent their world from falling …

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Book Review: The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher

Title: The S-Word Author: Chelsea Pitcher Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Galley Books Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 320 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): ‘First it was SLUT scribbled all over Lizzie Hart’s locker. But one week after Lizzie kills herself, SUICIDE SLUT replaces it—in Lizzie’s looping scrawl. Lizzie’s reputation is destroyed when she’s caught …

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