If you're looking for a book that'll keep you up all night, look no further than 'Pretty Reckless'. Just make sure you stock up on caffeine, because oIf you're looking for a book that'll keep you up all night, look no further than 'Pretty Reckless'. Just make sure you stock up on caffeine, because once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down.
I'll admit, I was a bit hesitant at first, what with all the teenage angst and drama. But boy, was I pleasantly surprised! The story just kept getting better and better with each chapter, and before I knew it, I was hooked.
The characters in this book are like onions, people - so many layers! And the development? Top-notch. I mean, who doesn't love watching people change little by little, am I right? I won't spoil anything for you, but let's just say that these characters had me reaching for the tissues more than once.
Now, let's talk about Penn and Daria. If you're looking for a healthy, stable relationship, you won't find it here. These two are like two toddlers with toys, constantly poking and prodding at each other to see who can come out on top. But, hey, who needs a healthy relationship when you can have drama and heartache, am I right?
In all seriousness, 'Pretty Reckless' is a fantastic coming-of-age story about family, friendship, and love. If you're a sucker for a good book (or just love staying up all night), this one's definitely worth checking out. Just make sure you have a strong caffeine supply at the ready....more
Looks like we've got a heartbreaker in the house! "The Heartbreaker" by Claire Contreras, to be exact. Did it break my heart? No, it didn't. Did it brLooks like we've got a heartbreaker in the house! "The Heartbreaker" by Claire Contreras, to be exact. Did it break my heart? No, it didn't. Did it break my reading slump? Yes, it did. But at what cost?
The Plot: I had high hopes for this book, but after a few chapters, it became painfully obvious that the story was as predictable as a Disney movie. I mean, you could literally see the entire plot coming from a mile away. But hey, at least it made it easy to skim through the pages.
The Characters: The two main characters were supposed to be charming and likable, but they were flatter than a pancake. I mean, come on, where was the character development? They acted like a couple of teenagers who had just discovered their hormones. It was just sad.
The Romance: Let's just say it was hotter than a jalapeño pepper, but it lacked substance. I could feel the physical attraction between the characters, but there was no emotional connection whatsoever. It was like watching two robots engage in a steamy make-out session.
The Ending: Did the author just get bored and decide to cut the story short? It felt like there were so many loose ends that needed tying up, but instead, we were left with a disappointing, unsatisfying conclusion.
If you're looking for a mindless read to kill some time, then go ahead and give "The Heartbreaker" a shot. If you're looking for a book with substance, depth, and actual character development, then steer clear of this one....more
"Kiss and Break Up" by Ella Fields, what a delightful read. If you enjoy books where the characters make ridiculous decisions and never learn from the"Kiss and Break Up" by Ella Fields, what a delightful read. If you enjoy books where the characters make ridiculous decisions and never learn from their mistakes, then this is the book for you.
The plot is a roller coaster ride of contrived conflicts and melodramatic resolutions that will leave you rolling your eyes so hard, you might just pull a muscle. The main character's decision-making skills are so questionable that you'll be yelling at the book, wondering how they even managed to survive this long.
The writing style is decent, but the story is so predictable and lacking in depth that it feels like a poorly written soap opera. The romance is more on the superficial side, and the characters lack any real development or depth.
Overall, I give "Kiss and Break Up" a whopping 2 out of 5 stars. If you're looking for a book that will make you question your faith in humanity and leave you feeling unsatisfied, this is the book for you....more
Let me start by saying that I gave "Sincerely, Carter" a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Why not 5, you ask? Well, while I absolutely loved the chemistry betwLet me start by saying that I gave "Sincerely, Carter" a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Why not 5, you ask? Well, while I absolutely loved the chemistry between the two main characters, Carter and Arizona, I did feel like the plot was a bit predictable at times. But hey, isn't that the case with most romances?
Now, onto the good stuff. Carter and Arizona have been best friends since they were kids, but somewhere along the way, their friendship takes a steamy turn. I mean, who doesn't love a friends-to-lovers story? The banter between these two is hilarious, and the sexual tension is off the charts.
The pacing of the book was spot on too. It never dragged or felt slow, and the author kept the story moving along at a good clip. I also appreciated the fact that the characters weren't perfect - they had flaws and made mistakes, which made them feel more relatable and human.
Overall, "Sincerely, Carter" is a fun and lighthearted read that will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even shed a tear or two. If you're a fan of romance novels that are equal parts sexy and sweet, then this one is definitely worth checking out. So go ahead, add it to your TBR pile and thank me later!...more
It's peak my interest when I heard that this book will have a movie adaptation. I also want to try to read fan-fiction for quite some time ... so I deIt's peak my interest when I heard that this book will have a movie adaptation. I also want to try to read fan-fiction for quite some time ... so I decided to read 'After'.
However, it's such a disappointment.
Don't get me wrong. I do adore GOOD angsty romance. I think more than 40% or so of my five-star books are from that genre.
The key word here is good but 'After' isn't.
Up until this point, I still don't know why Tess and Hardin were in love. It felt like ... poof, they fell deeply in love with each other. Their relationship was like a tug war. One minute Hardin did a pretty sweet thing to Tess (mostly sexual one) and the next ten or so minutes (or pages) he did cruel things to her (that how Tess put it). Every damn time she forgave him for no reason (that's my POV). These things happened nearly every chapter of the book. I felt exhausted from reading it.
Tess and Hardin's relationship was unhealthy.
I think characters, especially Hardin and Tess, are the most let down of 'After'. Most angsty romance I read; our heroes usually have problems and sleep with A LOT of girls but I still love them. It's because they still have some good quality that makes me easily falling in love with them. Unfortunately, Hardin didn't have that kind of quality. I couldn't see character development in Tess (or Hardin) at all. She was a one dimensional (and really, really flat) character. She was so annoying.
To be honest, I think that their story was going to end in one book. But apparently, it's not. The author used the conflict that I saw coming (since half of the book) but Tess was clueless to be the end of book one. I didn't call that a cliffhanger ... I called it the end of the first match of tug war. I think book two will be the same as book one so I won't be reading it.
Madly enough, there's still some part of 'After' I do enjoy (at the beginning of it) so I'll give this book two stars.
PS. I hope the movie adaptation will change the storyline and use only the characters' name....more
The Studying Hours rendered me speechless and made me feel like a hypocrite for giving it 2 stars.
I have a lot of issue with this book. I agreed that The Studying Hours rendered me speechless and made me feel like a hypocrite for giving it 2 stars.
I have a lot of issue with this book. I agreed that some part of it was cute. But still, I couldn't stand the way Oz treated women ... he had zero respect for them. He even told Jameson that she was the only girl on that campus he had any respect for. You may think that was sweet or romantic but for me, it was unacceptable ... every woman everyone deserve respect.
Okay, you might argue that the title already stated that he was a douchebag and he really was. At some point, I expected him to change to be at least 40% gentleman toward women population. But no, he was still a douchebag to other women (that not Jameson) from start to an end.
99.99% of women in The Studying Hours had no self-respect. I understood that Sara Ney wanted to make Jameson different from any other women Oz associated with but she didn't have to make every female character looked easy or degraded them. By the way, what with the stereotype character ... blond girl had to be dumb!?
What with the douchebag quote at the beginning of the chapter ... I didn't like it at all. I knew it meant to be a joke but sorry, it wasn't funny for me.
The Studying Hours focused too much on the sexual tension (could I call it that?) between Oz and Jameson. He obsessed in getting her into bed so the whole book was like cat and mouse ... he asked to f*** her and she declined. Typically, the whole book went on like that. But somehow, at the end of the book, Oz knew everything about Jameson and vice versa. Wait! What!? When did they talk about anything other than sex? Sara Ney randomly threw it in just to make their relationship more than sexual tension. It didn't help at all and it was fake.
That brings me to the ending ... it was too rush. I barely learned anything about Jameson. Every character in this book was also underdeveloped. The ending also had a loose end. I could say that you could read Chapter 1 and skip to Epilogue without missing any details.
The Studying Hours was easy to read. Some part of it was fun but most parts were boring. Too much sexual tension and lack of emotional one. It was cliche horny new adult romance. But for me, it just didn't hit the mark....more
The urge to stop reading was begun when I was at almost 30% of this book. I don't know why on earth I kept torturing myself to finish it … and I did iThe urge to stop reading was begun when I was at almost 30% of this book. I don't know why on earth I kept torturing myself to finish it … and I did it. I finished the book, I meant.
The story was picked up after the abrupt ending in Bad Romeo. Leisa Rayven didn't bring anything new to this book … everything was exactly the same. I didn’t understand why it'd been dragged for this long. Oh! Right, it was because the story about their past that took nearly 75% of the book (but thank god, it was less than the first one) that still needed to be told.
The inconsistency between the past and present story.
In one chapter, the story went from short-present to long-past and back to short-present and then long-past again. I did understand that Leisa Rayven tried to compare similar situation between past and present. However if it was separated into two chapters: one for past and one for present, wouldn’t it serve the same purpose? That way it would be easier and smoother to read.
There was a lot of past-story to tell and it had to tell twice.
Another thing that I didn’t understand was why bother told the past-story in Cassie point of view just to re-tell the same story in Ethan’s opinion. The story was too long and I thought Leisa Rayven knew it since it was suddenly wrapped up in 70% of the book. How surprising that the past-story could end in one chapter (I’m being sarcastic here). I didn’t like the ending (but it was far better than the first one) since I thought it was cut short (and this comes from me who don’t like the book).
Not much development in Cassie and Ethan’s relationship … I meant it went the same way as Bad Romeo.
So I will copy from my last review then…
In the past, Cassie was fighting for Ethan and in the present, their roles were reversed. It was kind of going round in circles: sexual tension (in both Cassie and Ethan) and the denial (in Past-Ethan and Present-Cassie). The infamous sexationship … even a shrink couldn’t fix that.
Before I read this series, I thought it was about the second chance love with a lot of drama … like heart-wrenching emotional. But it wasn't. The story was boring and the only good thing was when they shouted in order to declare they were boyfriend and girlfriend on a balcony. So, if you thought ‘Bad Romeo’ was okay or less than okay, you should avoid this book at all cost....more
If you like love/ hate story, maybe ... just maybe, you'd give Bad Romeo a try.
From the reviews I had read, I expected to be blown away by this book .If you like love/ hate story, maybe ... just maybe, you'd give Bad Romeo a try.
From the reviews I had read, I expected to be blown away by this book ... but unfortunately, I'm not. The story is bland and cliché. However, there's still some parts that I'm enjoyed.
This book is not Romeo and Juliet adaptation.
The story jumps between now and then. It might be safe to say that 80% of Bad Romeo is in the past (6 years ago). I think Leisa Rayven can write a whole book for that alone. It's too much for me. I prefer to know just a glimpse of the past to understand the present which in my opinion's the main plot. But this book has two main stories that can read separately since there isn't a thing that intertwines the past story with the present one.
The narrator's somewhat irritating. Some characters/situations are really confusing.
When reading Bad Romeo, I found myself trying to grasp the logic behind each character's behavior. I liked Cassie don't get me wrong but sometimes I wanted to slap Past-Cassie and said: "Girl, have some self-respect." (Can I sum up her personality as that?). Past-Ethan's a jerk. Leisa Rayven even creates (not good ... let just say, bad) reasons for him to be one. Not only that, he also lacks charm and charisma which is an important ingredient of the hero. Present-Ethan's better but not by much. I clearly saw the characters development there.
"Shot through the heart and you're to blame. Darlin', you give love a bad name." These verses of Bon Jovi's song kept echoing in my head.
Let’s talk about their relationship. In the past, Cassie was fighting for Ethan and in the present, their roles are reversed. It kind of goes round in circles: sexual tension (in both Cassie and Ethan) and the denial (in Past-Ethan and Present-Cassie). Needless to say, the chemistry that every character insist that they have is just a sexual one. It's really annoying.
It's hard for me to rate this book since I've both up and down with it. It's okay(?) reading... it's an okay(?) book to kill time but don't expect much from it and prepare yourself for an abrupt ending (I'll not call that awful ending a cliffhanger)....more
This book has everything I’ve always loved … a great romance with a little bit of angst and a hint of comedy.
After reading a few paragraphs, I hookedThis book has everything I’ve always loved … a great romance with a little bit of angst and a hint of comedy.
After reading a few paragraphs, I hooked. I couldn’t stop laughing at the awkward situation of Dylan and Zoe’s first met. I couldn’t believe that Ella Maise would have chosen that to be their first time to lay eyes on each other. Who does that in a romance novel but it seemed to work a magic to me. I laughed out loud at their interaction since it was really hilarious.
I clung to every word I read.
I couldn’t describe this book as a slow-burn romance … granted it took them three years to finally met-met but after that, the story was set at a good pace. I admitted that I wasn’t a fan of the way Ella Maise put small hints of Zoe’s circumstance here and there. It was great for the story no doubt. But it was too great since I cheated and skipped chapters to find out before came back to pick up what I left off.
I knew it would be a great book after finishing the first chapter.
Dylan and Zoe’s chemistry was palpable. I couldn’t help but fell in love with them more and more each page. The way they acted around each other was so sweet. Zoe was being shy and all. The weird and quirky things she acted around Dylan and the way he reacted to her … let’s just say I may have to buy a new pillow.
"My heart beats differently for you. It feels different somehow. I know this probably doesn’t make sense, but … it beats louder and wilder when I see you."
I also like the way that the story tended to focus on Dylan and Zoe; it fast forwarded everything that didn’t affect the protagonist. However, that didn’t mean I couldn’t find a glimpse of how they interacted with their friends. It showed me just enough to feel what they felt which was okay for me.
This is the second book of Ella Maise that I’ve read and it still blew my mind like the last one I read. The story was fantastic and new in any way. I recommend you to give it a try....more
‘Cross the Line’ started with a small bang … the beginning of their love … the love between cute little girl and mature teenage boy. AfI felt cheated.
‘Cross the Line’ started with a small bang … the beginning of their love … the love between cute little girl and mature teenage boy. After that the story went side way which was unfortunate. I felt more bored when I turned each page … at some point I even skipped a sentence or two.
The story was out of place and at the same time all over the place. I could not believe myself that I managed to finish it. Moreover the big letdown in this book was Phoebe who happened to be the narrator. She was so complex but not in a good way and I was so confused in what the writer wanted her to be. She was so annoyed and self-absorbed yet sometimes she was so reasonable and cared for other person. One thing I could say for sure that she was so childish … like she literally the little girl you read on the first chapter. More than anything I hated her logic and it might be because of this that made the story not as deep as the writer wanted it to be.
I wanted to suggest you all … if you wanted to read this book, don’t keep your hope up and embrace the idiotic. ...more
“To Love Jason Thorn” had all the elements that my dream novel would be like:
1. Fell in love with your brother's best friend who happened to be gorge“To Love Jason Thorn” had all the elements that my dream novel would be like:
1. Fell in love with your brother's best friend who happened to be gorgeous
2. Childhood crush when she was only 8 years old
3. Love at first sight and 15 years’ worth of one side love
4. Hollywood heartthrob with bad reputation
I had to admit the plot was so cliché but who cared as long as it had ability to suck your soul. The ending was so abrupt though. I wanted to prolong and keep reading it.
The characters, well, I loved them all especially Jason, Olive, and Lucy. They were so funny together. Jason was definitely the A list bad boy Hollywood heartthrob that you couldn't do anything but hopelessly falling in love with. It was not because he was the superstar but because he had every quality that a good boyfriend would had ... charming and caring. Olive (in this case she was me) was perfect (what can I say I can't fault myself).
All in all, "To Love Jason Thorn" was worth reading because of a funny, sweet yet sexy story that will blow your mind....more
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