tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29144543802709407462024-03-29T07:24:51.207-07:00The Graduated Bookworm BloggerGraduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-74830369668225116952024-03-14T08:38:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:38:11.455-07:00If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny by: Anne Einerson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiGaPhAjS4OCHhaa4MsS9v0xoP5_nBeFFgZ8tGDA3eTfjLGfk-jQa-VP1jIMk3lbIKqELwYXNTEPBX-B4fCSI1fcrMx7GKtwZjXmtVr2U6tummPrlaI5nc6Nqz7YEq5adxzGeXyR1bEnpgmEmQ51DA6Sy4OpBOzs6D0qAe_8t5m23tvVCF421FUVa/s2500/SingleDadNanny_Amazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiGaPhAjS4OCHhaa4MsS9v0xoP5_nBeFFgZ8tGDA3eTfjLGfk-jQa-VP1jIMk3lbIKqELwYXNTEPBX-B4fCSI1fcrMx7GKtwZjXmtVr2U6tummPrlaI5nc6Nqz7YEq5adxzGeXyR1bEnpgmEmQ51DA6Sy4OpBOzs6D0qAe_8t5m23tvVCF421FUVa/s320/SingleDadNanny_Amazon.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>You Give a Single Dad a Nanny (Aspen Grove #1)<br /></b><b>Author: </b>Ann Einerson<br /><b>Published: </b>March 2024<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Ann Einerson<br /><b>Pages: </b>373<br /><b>Format: </b>ARC E-Book<br /><b>Rating: </b>4.5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">A swoon worthy, single dad/nanny, he’s grumpy, she’s sunshine, banter-filled, spicy small town romance.I, Marlow Taylor, need to stop fantasizing about the hot, single dad next door.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Should I have agreed to nanny his cute six year old who loves my dog Waffles? Absolutely not.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But her dad seems to think he can do everything himself. ( no one can)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">3 reasons why I absolutely cannot fall for Dylan</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">He’s grumpy and doesn’t seem to like me very muchHe lives next door – literally next door to my perfect pink house There are no secrets in a small town I’m an optimistic artist, never living in one place for too long.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">He’s a cynical billionaire, trying to raise his kid on his own like a “normal” person.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Since I’m not going to fall for Dylan Stafford, it shouldn’t matter that he shovels my driveway or looks at me like he could devour me.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">One kiss later – I, Marlow Taylor, am completely screwed.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Review:</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I'd like to thank Ann Einerson for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is the first full length novel to the Aspen Grove series and I am IN LOVE!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right off the bat, you're getting to see just how grumpy/sunshine Dylan and Marlow are and I was eating it up! His life is like black and white and she's all the colours, right down to her pink house!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From beginning to end, I was just devouring the pages of these two! I couldn't put it down, and the amount of times I was swooning over Dylan is more than I care to admit LOL! I also loved that Marlow is a painter and shows how her schedule can be all over the place. The way she's so free about herself and life to create beautiful paintings - which was quite descriptive, I loved it! - was so cool! And the way she made Lola feel comfortable to want to explore that more was chefs kiss!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/xTiTniMqpYz1KJ5Wik/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/xTiTniMqpYz1KJ5Wik/giphy.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There's a particular scene/chapter that comes up while Marlow is nannying Lola and the way she takes care of her was so incredibly sweet of a moment. But when Dylan gets back home and realizes what happened, and then the following day with Marlow I was like COME ONNN! The ways he was just there and doing all the things... in love! Just like perfect fictional man. I have to leave it at that otherwise I'm seriously gonna spoil it and I don't want to for those planning to read it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can we take a hot second to talk about the steam, because while they know they shouldn't get together, it's not long before Dylan is breaking his own rules and boy do things heat up! Especially during a particular event Marlow is at... Whoah get yourself a fan there!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And Dylan and his family? Like Marlow deserves the world and his family STEPPED UP!! Marlow's parents suck and that's me putting it nicely. The way she's constantly getting her hopes up, yet knows that disappointment will come, that was so hard to read. Yet at the same time, while she was going through it, Dylan and his family picked her up and showed her how much love you can receive from family that's not blood. Not to mention how sneaky Dylan's mom is during the entire book. Gotta love a woman on a mission to get her kids in a relationship!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And that epilogue?! What a way to end off the book with such a good hook to lead you to the next story which I so can't wait to read!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, this was such a great book! It was swoony, funny, sweet, heartwarming and all the things that fictional boyfriends are about! I was so attached to these characters and all the love that Marlow shows for Lola had my by a chokehold! I can't wait to read more from this series because I've fallen in love with this world!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to one-click your copy today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p><br /><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-58334758825360628722024-03-14T08:31:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:31:53.278-07:00If You Give a Grump a Holiday Wishlist by: Ann Einerson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAg7xkBIq8e44lmnhBtUYB_kpUjHbCXx2cuCqlDprmNXX0XyqEWYwHZIJ9kmNl6_pgJZwJqF3-BEEDn3H8C7HQYqBR0k8N1-vN0bAZbhp2wIPR-0hyphenhyphenLTSuZgfVtyck0MUL-0Xrre2bBjm47en0bWJs8WzeY89vMypun0SSdUMM-YBg8kM2b2WSb00/s445/grump.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAg7xkBIq8e44lmnhBtUYB_kpUjHbCXx2cuCqlDprmNXX0XyqEWYwHZIJ9kmNl6_pgJZwJqF3-BEEDn3H8C7HQYqBR0k8N1-vN0bAZbhp2wIPR-0hyphenhyphenLTSuZgfVtyck0MUL-0Xrre2bBjm47en0bWJs8WzeY89vMypun0SSdUMM-YBg8kM2b2WSb00/s320/grump.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>If You Give a Grump a Holiday Wishlist (Aspen Grove #0.5)<br />Author: </b>Ann Einerson<br /><b>Published: </b>December 2023<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Ann Einerson<br /><b>Pages: </b>149<br /><b>Format: </b>E-Book<br /><b>Rating </b>4.5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Should I have trusted my tyrannical boss when he promised he’d get me home for the holidays? Absolutely not.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">He gassed up his private jet and decided he’d be joining me so we could close this massive deal before the new year.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">There are three conditions to him coming home with me:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">1. My family can’t know that he’s my boss (See note above about him being a tyrant)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">2. I will absolutely be getting a big fat raise</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">3. He has to help me with my holiday wishlist</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">What’s worse than my boss stealing Christmas? Him pretending to be my boyfriend.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Since he’s faking being in love with me, my mom put us together in my childhood bedroom with just one bed to share.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When the mistletoe comes out, I can’t help but wonder what would happen if my hot as coal boss and I were underneath.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Jack Sinclair is nothing but determined to get everything he wants this Christmas and it looks like I’m at the top of his list.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Review:</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why this took me so long to publish my review, I'll never know because I'm still thinking about this series! I binged it in a day, and it's the perfect Christmas/Holiday read to pick up if you're looking for the holiday spirit in the middle of the year or during the holidays!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNWNqMzRiY3NkOTZsNW9yYzd1YnR0eDU0dnh4c25wemk4c2tmbW1hbSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/139q28X3anOZ0I/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="245" height="187" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNWNqMzRiY3NkOTZsNW9yYzd1YnR0eDU0dnh4c25wemk4c2tmbW1hbSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/139q28X3anOZ0I/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This book had me HOOKED! I was in all my feels and giggling like a school girl between Presley and Jack! If you're a fan of The Proposal with Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds... those are the kind of vibes I was getting from it with more spice, and that's one of my favourite movies!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although this was a short read, it was a page turner and I couldn't put it down! The list that Presley had and the fact that Jack remembered it was just swoon worthy! Not to mention the loving and absolutely HILARIOUS vibes from Presley's family was just the kind of family you want to be part of. To be a fly on the wall for that particular scene on her brothers and Jack, I loved it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This book really gives you everything! The fake dating, small town love, ALL the warm, cozy holiday vibes, laugh out loud moments, hallmark, and the let's not forget spice! I devoured these pages and quickly fell in love with Aspen Grove, Presley's family and I can't wait to get back to this series more!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, this was a great read! Like I said, if you're looking for a quick holiday read... this is one to buy!! It'll hit you in the feels, make you laugh out loud and dare I say also fall in love with this town like I did!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, be sure to one-click it and read before book 1 for the best reading experience!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-89321926643333581752024-03-05T14:15:00.000-08:002024-03-05T14:15:42.993-08:00Unending Love by: Stacey Lynn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfORyG8vb_Fqk2vj6lhgAFcmazIKDfJpEwifFg3LSnDnTkVZJSFQXmrohKjRZzFtvrD8PbZJsA6dqdDM3XQiyBvtMnhtB2AhmJ05u9P54CwfAa6vGfB-QM1aZAi5yqAfuetOtJMAwIE_aSfDCFW02lxRbS1VDDC2UZUGyt8ECCQb8BEhkP_Oj0hbmB/s1500/el.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfORyG8vb_Fqk2vj6lhgAFcmazIKDfJpEwifFg3LSnDnTkVZJSFQXmrohKjRZzFtvrD8PbZJsA6dqdDM3XQiyBvtMnhtB2AhmJ05u9P54CwfAa6vGfB-QM1aZAi5yqAfuetOtJMAwIE_aSfDCFW02lxRbS1VDDC2UZUGyt8ECCQb8BEhkP_Oj0hbmB/s320/el.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Unending Love (Kelley Family #1)<br />Author: </b>Stacey Lynn<br /><b>Published: </b>March 2024<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Stacey Lynn<br /><b>Format: </b>ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages: </b>264<br /><b>Rating </b>4.5/5<br /><u><b>Summary</b>:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">A Sexy, Small Town, Secret Baby, Sports standalone romance from bestselling author, Stacey Lynn.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. I’m at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey, but also my family’s ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as I’m used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But when I receive a letter from a woman I slept with years ago, letting me know I’m a father – I implicitly trust her. Emily Russo is forever ingrained in my memory, and is the exception to every rule.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">That one night I spent with her was unforgettable. I still remember the feel of her lips and the way her body moved under mine. For years, I’ve regretted not leaving her my phone number because if I had, I wouldn’t be seeing the first glimpses of my son in glossy pictures. Instead, I would've held him in my arms the minute he was born.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Now, I not only have to get to know my son, I also have to convince Emily that the spark that once burned between us is still smoldering, ready to burn even hotter a second time around.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But it’s not only hanger-ons who follow me. There are others who want to see this golden boy tossed off his throne. Too bad they don’t know what lengths I’ll go to protect what’s mine. I’ll do anything for Emily and my son. My love for them is unending.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Review:</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First I'd like to thank Stacey Lynn & Valentine PR for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for a review. This was my first book my Stacey and I can confidently say it won't be the last because WOOOW!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While it may seem like a quick read to most, I'm a slow reader but I also just wanted to savour this book while somehow devouring it at the same time. It was fast paced, but played out so well. I definitely would have loved more to the story itself and maybe a longer build up, however that being said, I really loved this!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right from the beginning Caleb is just so accepting of the situation, clearly having not forgotten about Emily since their first encounter all those years ago. Same with her. It was a sweet and hot second chance/one night stand/ accidental pregnancy and I was eating it up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Something I loved about it was the fact that even though it's a small town, and part of the family deals with the family's ranch and other family members are pro sports players... it blended so well! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;">I was drawn to this story, and seeing Emily grow from the woman who was terrified of letting Caleb and his family in when she didn't have anything after finding out she was pregnant, so growing a serious backbone and telling her parents OFF! I loved it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeGF2M3hoamljOXFyczBncWc1bTY5bGthaXc1bHg2bHhsMzYydnBnNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/14urMYvFxIKEms/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="480" height="168" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeGF2M3hoamljOXFyczBncWc1bTY5bGthaXc1bHg2bHhsMzYydnBnNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/14urMYvFxIKEms/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The entire dynamic of this family was awesome too and I so cannot wait to read more from this series! Each brother has their own quirk and I LOVED seeing how well they blended together. Not to mention how freaking ADORABLE Landon is in this book! Ughh I swear any single parent or book with kids just automatically has me!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now the steam, let's take a hot second because even though there were years apart from these two... IT. WAS. HOT! They didn't waste any time apart and I was here for it! You could tell that they still felt the same feelings from years past, and now with a child it's only intensified!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, I really enjoyed this sweet, swoony, and spicy story! The only thing I wished for (which is more of a me thing) is that I so could have enjoyed more of this story. More drama, more angst, more adorable Landon talk... I'm just being selfish and want more! LOL. I was hooked from page one, and couldn't put it down. The connections between the two of them, his family and friends. It was amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, now it's time to go find all of Stacey's backlist and do a serious binge until book 2 of this series is out. I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check it out!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-60247339829288839812024-02-23T05:19:00.000-08:002024-02-23T05:19:25.926-08:00Where We Belong by: Ashley Muñoz<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzMnGPdulP6_5X8wue3xpjwBoQ4MRBXA5AKRSwxIEJ1gJcvYYxGxYgVBF4NssSeAKqO61PmwAu2XLm9rMt1IgPpBfEFfzO0vCupJoQtEoN1DZeyF0pb55_ADhSMbt_eUn45n1zSC7A4J3TFPdWqAMFrpV_3pySZLhJcfXLNb9vhk1eKGwJVfHd08t/s500/wwb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzMnGPdulP6_5X8wue3xpjwBoQ4MRBXA5AKRSwxIEJ1gJcvYYxGxYgVBF4NssSeAKqO61PmwAu2XLm9rMt1IgPpBfEFfzO0vCupJoQtEoN1DZeyF0pb55_ADhSMbt_eUn45n1zSC7A4J3TFPdWqAMFrpV_3pySZLhJcfXLNb9vhk1eKGwJVfHd08t/s320/wwb.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Where We Belong (Stone Riders MC #2)<br />Author: </b>Ashley Muñoz<br /><b>Published: </b>February 2024<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Ashley Muñoz<br /><b>Format: </b>ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages: </b>304<br /><b>Rating: </b>5/5<br /><u><b>Summary</b>:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">They call him the Wolf.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">His club, his brothers, and even my best friend Callie.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I didn’t really care what they called him, not when the only name I had ever called him was, coward.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Because three months ago he snuck under my resilient heart, like the thief he is, and stole it.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Then he broke it.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Going home wasn’t an option, not when I promised Callie I’d stay. She swore I’d eventually feel like I belonged in this small town.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The club ensured I had a job, and a place to live which reluctantly earned my loyalty.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Until I discovered their little caveat.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The apartment technically belonged to the new president.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I was welcome to stay…as long as I understood it meant sharing.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">And my new roommate?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The very man who turned avoidance into an Olympic sport.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Review:</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I'd like to thank Ashley Muñoz for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for a review. I still don't really have all the words, even after sitting on this for a bit because I am just so drawn and obsessed with this world, I seriously don't want it to end! If I could give this book infinity stars, I would! The way that Muñoz draws you in and keep dropping extra bits at a time is just *chefs kiss!*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honestly, I DEVOURED this book, these two and this world yet again. It had the perfect balance of everything to keep you hooked from beginning to end. As you continue to read, there's little bits of a surprise that come in but not too much that it seems unrealistic, but man oh man was I eating this up. I couldn't put it down! I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next, and left with my jaw on the floor with how it all came to an end and that extra bit of a cliffy to lead you to book 3? HOW AM I TO WAIT THIS LONG?!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So apart from the club itself, while Laura and Killian may try to claim they don't truly have feelings for one another or that they don't belong together (and I swear at one point, I was ready to slap Killian on the side of the head to finally just tell her the truth) you do see so many raw moments between the two of them, and you learn so much more of a back story of Killian which I seriously loved! The whole Daisy and Pebble moments... ughh just take my heart why don't ya?!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbWYwZWZhMWI4djZzOTl6MnowazJlODhmZ2NwcmdybWhvN2llaDUzNCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/xT77XWum9yH7zNkFW0/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbWYwZWZhMWI4djZzOTl6MnowazJlODhmZ2NwcmdybWhvN2llaDUzNCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/xT77XWum9yH7zNkFW0/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's not forget about Laura though. While she may seem like she's a bit calm and reserved, there's a fierceness that comes out of her and she's so flipping badass, I LOVED it! I loved seeing her get possessive of the club, and all that she was willing to do even if she wasn't technically "one of them". Watching her become more like them was so cool to see, because she clearly loves and protects just as much as Killian does when it comes to those she cares about.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And the steam, of course we get to see some steam. While I personally felt like there wasn't as much heat as maybe the previous book, I felt like it didn't really matter to me because there was so much more going on that pulled the story further, it was perfect!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ok so that ending though? Ashley, come on... give a girl a chance before you throw a bomb (More like multiple bombs) at me like that! I was so not expecting what came about with Laura, her family, the club and that epilogue that so has me itching for book 3 already!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, this was an amazing read! It had the perfect mix of club, and raw, emotional and powerful love. It showed that even when you've lived in the darkest parts of your life, you can find the sunshine and your very own Daisy to pull you out of it. I was obsessed, and couldn't put this book down... It was AMAZING! If you're a fan of MC romance, I HIGHLY suggest getting both books now and binge-reading them this weekend!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, otherwise I'd be here forever obsessing over Laura and Killian. I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to one-click your copy today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-75476733215031160122024-02-22T08:13:00.000-08:002024-02-22T08:13:39.105-08:00Pretty Rings and Broken Things by: Kat Singleton<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Q7wQh938E9if3k-YAGVtcILBZjv8CtjxxXFZeBqLw7tif69hhWQGDfxfJUsi22vCBep3L20hA0Rc65_fTp6hBHkdGG-4s8T3aI5FlBKcfrbvJBcFZGBwMzz0i3VOS6XGBomhvCHJEmDxPw5ptDfxI94eT8AtOy4Y9i94cJc1a_7a8mO1L8ADtSD/s1500/PRBL.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Q7wQh938E9if3k-YAGVtcILBZjv8CtjxxXFZeBqLw7tif69hhWQGDfxfJUsi22vCBep3L20hA0Rc65_fTp6hBHkdGG-4s8T3aI5FlBKcfrbvJBcFZGBwMzz0i3VOS6XGBomhvCHJEmDxPw5ptDfxI94eT8AtOy4Y9i94cJc1a_7a8mO1L8ADtSD/s320/PRBL.jpeg" width="207" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Pretty Rings and Broken Things (Black Tie Billionaires #2)<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Author: </b>Kat Singleton<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b>February 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Publisher: </b>Kat Singleton<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Format: </b>ARC E-Book<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>364<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rating: </b>4.5/5<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Pretty rings can’t always fix broken things.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop powerful men from trying. Which is why instead of getting the wedding I’d always dreamed of, I was forced to marry the heir to our rival company and join a family that we’ve hated for generations.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">An arranged marriage to make our problem disappear.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Then again, I’m the one that snuck around behind my father’s back and ended up at the center of a scandal that could ruin my family’s reputation.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Now the only person who can protect me is the cold and calculated billionaire, Archer Moore.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The marriage was only supposed to be for show, but Archer can be very convincing. He’s demanded we move in together. That we kiss. That we make it look—and feel—real. He’s a man who is obsessed with getting what he wants—and I’m starting to think what he wants is me.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But the closer we get, and the less we pretend, the more I question if the grudges between our families are too much to overcome for a marriage that was built on pretty rings and broken things.</span></span></i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">First I'd like to thank Kat Singleton & Team for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for a review! Now I did read book 1 in the series (I just haven't posted a review on it) but I do think that this one was better in my opinion than the first. Maybe it's just from when I was reading it, or overall I was enjoying it more, I'm not sure.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Honestly right from the start I was pulled into this story, and couldn't put it down. I could feel the tension and angst between these two it was so obvious they wanted one another more than just this agreement. But as with any novel, there's going to be a long pull before they finally break down their walls and confess their feelings.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">One thing for me that I honestly didn't really care about was a bit of a drag over multiple chapters with the steam. I know I felt the same way with book one, and I personally didn't need it to keep me engaged. Yes it was obviously hot, but also I would have been fine with less on this aspect because their story itself was so good! That's just a me thing though...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZHl2amE4NHU1cnJ3dndzamJ6eXZ3bzZ6cmlubGZpMmZiMW45dmtldiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/odoLbU9AoGbVm/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="500" height="165" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZHl2amE4NHU1cnJ3dndzamJ6eXZ3bzZ6cmlubGZpMmZiMW45dmtldiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/odoLbU9AoGbVm/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Now Archer. Man oh man did this man have me swooning hard over some of the most sweetest moments and in the same turn fanning myself over how hot he was. There was definitely a growth with him which I loved. Once again the billionaire learning that there's more to life than work, work, work. Their time to themselves, you really see his walls coming down and being his true self around Winnie, and I LOVED it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">And Winnie? That girl went through hell and back with her family and the business. Right off the bat she's in a scandal and whisked away to marry a man that their families are at odds with. A true Romeo & Juliette but without the tragic ending for sure! While things may have started off rocky for Winnie & Archer, slowly but surely they began to learn more, and Winnie really gave herself more of a backbone towards the end of the book.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">And that ending? With everyone gathered around? That's all I'm going to say because it was pretty badass I'll say. A perfect way to end the story between these two. And</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"> that speech Winnie made... *chefs kiss* thankyouverymuch!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There was definitely a moment that I wanted to reach in and give both of their heads a shake to finally just give into what they want, but no they had to go and make it hard for themselves didn't they? LOL While there was one part that I just felt wasn't totally needed, I was so drawn to these two and their fake marriage turned oh so real. It was a roller coaster and I loved it! And *MY WIFE* I died. dead. gone. Ugh loved!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check out both books in this series today!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-30515958162377827762024-02-20T07:01:00.000-08:002024-02-20T07:06:28.933-08:00A Hurt So Good by: Erin Trejo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINjlYq4mqXaanyvFxgM0CmqFyyx5yO28A55i52riFmis1UVMGZj2Ghh110O3H2TzVV9hZKak_qZSvL4BsfFN7CTTpkPZDk3V07baKvvRZyQnZsrn1lLE7F51XJWHvtO3ScxKiyCcO5WUVS2BryVTuE1zNxg7JetEQer7W6pWe_neirT_Zdt3PsitN/s1500/ahso.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINjlYq4mqXaanyvFxgM0CmqFyyx5yO28A55i52riFmis1UVMGZj2Ghh110O3H2TzVV9hZKak_qZSvL4BsfFN7CTTpkPZDk3V07baKvvRZyQnZsrn1lLE7F51XJWHvtO3ScxKiyCcO5WUVS2BryVTuE1zNxg7JetEQer7W6pWe_neirT_Zdt3PsitN/s320/ahso.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A Hurt So Good<br /></b><b>Author:</b> Erin Trejo<br /><b>Published:</b> February 2024<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Erin Trejo<br /><b>Pages: </b>366<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Rating:</b> 4/5<br /></span><u><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summary</span>:</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Ayra’s life was perfect. She had a job she loved, a wonderful boyfriend, and enough money to finally buy her dream home. When he ripped it all away, she had no choice but to go and stay with her mother and her new husband.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">As she settles into living in her stepdad’s house, Ayra is introduced to her three stepbrothers. Even though she’s never had siblings, she’s pretty sure you shouldn’t be lusting after them. As they become closer and their relationships develop, Arya cannot deny her feelings or attraction to them anymore.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">This isn’t the first time Denz, Harlon, and Warren have met a new stepsister. However, it is the first time that one has lit a fire in them, and their protective instincts are out of control. With the three brothers all wanting Ayra, they decide it’s only fair to share her.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When Ayra’s dark past comes knocking, the men in her life will have to make a decision, one that could change all their lives forever.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First I'd like to thank Indie Pen PR and Erin Trejo for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. Now let me tell you I don't think I've ever read a reverse harem book... like ever. And if I did, then it's been a while because holy moly this book was steaming up my kindle every other chapter it seems!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll say that for me personally, I'm not sure I was TOTALLY into the aspect of it being her step siblings and father even though they're not blood related at all. There were some other aspects that I didn't love and it kind of threw me out for a moment. They were really small parts to the story though, however at the same time I found myself devouring this book wondering what was going to happen between all of them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved that you get all of the POV's from Arya, Denz, Harlon and Warren. It was awesome that you got to see their own view on how they felt about this woman and the lengths they'll go to protect her. And boy are they super protective and possessive! To be honest, putting all of the steam and spice away, you really do see a growth in all of them for many different reasons. And the way they all connect with one another, not to mention Dez's younger sister... it was awesome!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do think there could have been a bit more to the story in the aspect of the danger that came lurking. More of a build up, but even so it was entertaining to read.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN3IzenQybGk4dnFjYnNna3EzOGpwdHI5MnJ4amFvbWFjdmt2YmYyNyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/5xtDarIN81U0KvlnzKo/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="188" height="296" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN3IzenQybGk4dnFjYnNna3EzOGpwdHI5MnJ4amFvbWFjdmt2YmYyNyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/5xtDarIN81U0KvlnzKo/giphy.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now the spice. Because clearly when it's a reverse harem book, you know it's mainly about the spice. And did it ever get hot up in here! I swear, between each step brother falling for her, there was something hot happening almost every other chapter, it was insane!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another thing that I think was great was the fact that with each brother, they've all gone through some crazy stuff. Whether it be with their mother or any trauma of their own that they're trying to battle... you're getting to see not only a growth of trying to forgive and move on, but also when Arya comes in and shows them that there is truly good in the world. Seeing her softness come through with each man, she brought out a caring aspect in them all. Some of course more than others, but it was genuine and sweet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall this was a really good book. It kept me on the edge of my seat, wanting to know what was going to happen and whether a shoe would drop at any moment. Arya definitely grew with getting more of a backbone towards her mother I'd say, but the way these men swear to protect her was something fierce!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it! If you're a fan of taboo reads and reverse harem, definitely check this one out.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-49397756464526736062024-02-15T06:28:00.000-08:002024-02-15T06:28:26.003-08:00If I Could Give You Christmas by: Lynn Plourde<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Dw9vZ837MH4F5Pid_-rnawhW0cHHjNvJ4-ihiQOvq28VVSzxE_yOZKOPfo4_gEYutJx7fNUYFJlE5jgsdW5gUqYQ5H2BEeF5IRroO3rfhWfw5Rr1zZxtDGHP7REVvu1_rhZ0KoDgE1swT7jZ-uTZOKZo-29BmB2YqK5rORsRJgV-g2T-F0kWaQ=s318" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="318" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Dw9vZ837MH4F5Pid_-rnawhW0cHHjNvJ4-ihiQOvq28VVSzxE_yOZKOPfo4_gEYutJx7fNUYFJlE5jgsdW5gUqYQ5H2BEeF5IRroO3rfhWfw5Rr1zZxtDGHP7REVvu1_rhZ0KoDgE1swT7jZ-uTZOKZo-29BmB2YqK5rORsRJgV-g2T-F0kWaQ" width="318" /></a></div>If I Could Give You Christmas<br /></b><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Lynn Plourde<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">October 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">LB Kids<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Board Book<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">24</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 5/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><u>Summary:</u></b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">This sweet story about animal parents and children reminds readers of the best part of Christmas—sharing beautiful songs, special stories, fun games, and favorite treats with the ones we love most, big and small.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Skating on a frozen pond, decorating the fanciest gingerbread house ever, rereading a favorite story.... These favorite tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of the holiday come to life as parent and child mice trim the tree, birds warble carols, rabbits share hugs, and more. Wintertime celebrations are the perfect time to be together!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Join these adorable animal parents and children as they share joyful moments with each other and discover the most wonderful, lasting gift of all.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">First I'd like to thank Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for a review!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Now with most children's books, they're short and simple, so my reviews won't be long. This was such a cute read for the holidays!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The illustrations were great, and definitely detailed that you could spend some extended learning time just focusing on the images alone, I think they were amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExaTh6cTZrZjJlYTQwbXY2aXEyYmlvOXg4ZmRlNmR3ejR5N243NXkyNCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/UVk5yzljef0kGiayL1/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="498" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExaTh6cTZrZjJlYTQwbXY2aXEyYmlvOXg4ZmRlNmR3ejR5N243NXkyNCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/UVk5yzljef0kGiayL1/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This book I'd say would be great for one on one reading with a parent and their child. I think it's one of those books you want to read with them for the holidays year after year. It also helps with extending the learning by reading about certain aspects of Christmas, and getting your child to view it from their eyes what they see with their own Christmas (Or other holiday!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall, this was a short and sweet read that's perfect for the holiday season! I'd definitely give this to anyone who has kids and celebrates to read during that season.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and check it out for some gift giving options!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-65614752014602217882024-02-15T06:18:00.000-08:002024-02-15T06:18:50.921-08:00Last Chance Books by: Kelsey Rodkey<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3j4sLnRXWCIYVChJDVLG-c9V6G6B7Uvc7bo0xzws7nlUVvzwY2bNH7WfG3qPh0OiaDorJigSw6LIUnKTDXM4z4Ja71K4bONvNAaXZg6Xq06NUdoaBlNzCU7twaCiDsnsT96XijD8fZYS6L5ARYqLkAOBd5CqdWsYiUoESXLmOCUvfx5eo8gaI-A=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3j4sLnRXWCIYVChJDVLG-c9V6G6B7Uvc7bo0xzws7nlUVvzwY2bNH7WfG3qPh0OiaDorJigSw6LIUnKTDXM4z4Ja71K4bONvNAaXZg6Xq06NUdoaBlNzCU7twaCiDsnsT96XijD8fZYS6L5ARYqLkAOBd5CqdWsYiUoESXLmOCUvfx5eo8gaI-A=s320" width="212" /></a></div></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Last Chance Books<br /></b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kelsey Rodkey<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">May 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Harper Teen<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">ARC Paperback<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">368</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3.5/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Summary:</u></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Don’t you just love the smell of old books in the morning?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Madeline Moore does. Books & Moore, the musty bookstore her family has owned for generations, is where she feels most herself. Nothing is going to stop her from coming back after college to take over the store from her beloved aunt.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Nothing, that is—until a chain bookstore called Prologue opens across the street and threatens to shut them down.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Madeline sets out to demolish the competition, but Jasper, the guy who works over at Prologue, seems intent on ruining her life. Not only is he taking her customers, he has the unbelievable audacity to be… extremely cute.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But that doesn’t matter. Jasper is the enemy and he will be destroyed. After all—all’s fair in love and (book) wars.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">First, I'd like to thank Harper Collins Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. Personally, I really wanted to love this story, but I think it just wasn't for me this time around.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I think there was definitely a lot that played into this story, and I really did love the fact that it was a book about books and bookstores with a dash of romance laced within. As a reader myself, I did feel this connection to the story and a bit with the characters and their love of reading and all things books.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeWUzeGRreWhzMjFseTEyMzVnNHhsOWdwOWxqNnRpdnFpb3ByOGJzMyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/x7A3xERd6vlu5b8n1v/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeWUzeGRreWhzMjFseTEyMzVnNHhsOWdwOWxqNnRpdnFpb3ByOGJzMyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/x7A3xERd6vlu5b8n1v/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>However at the same time, I felt like there were moments that could've just been taken out, some of it was just so heavily focused in certain aspects it pulled away from the story to me. I also felt like Maddie was a bit immature, that it was almost off putting. Now I know as a teen, you don't always think clearly, but like damn... girl needs a head check a bit here lol!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I did really enjoy the rivals part and the back and forth between her and Jasper. Plus the book signing was really cool too! I think when it came to most of the romance/rivals part, that's what kept me reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall, I think there was potential for it to be even better, but for me personally I just wasn't a huge fan. That's not to say someone else might not love it, but it simply wasn't for me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">That's all for my review, be sure to check it out and maybe you'll enjoy it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-36735629664702846862024-02-15T06:08:00.000-08:002024-02-15T06:08:16.612-08:00Winning the Cowboy by: Kennedy Fox<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOkzKIsIMxh2ooPhN8V2SHRgcIWtwadpzdUrxc66kpYluvPic8Mr2yTengzgLFArTMVQ52h340apYxp0rjgWz0U4b4g3K36xlG4UWivku_hTl8A3sRjfamCqp8BDLJkzjyyHgaft3ygbjBWGvuY6zmKC_oXfbGt8tsDIxvx1wbfFVBFscAx4CcqA=s475" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOkzKIsIMxh2ooPhN8V2SHRgcIWtwadpzdUrxc66kpYluvPic8Mr2yTengzgLFArTMVQ52h340apYxp0rjgWz0U4b4g3K36xlG4UWivku_hTl8A3sRjfamCqp8BDLJkzjyyHgaft3ygbjBWGvuY6zmKC_oXfbGt8tsDIxvx1wbfFVBFscAx4CcqA=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Winning the Cowboy (Circle B Ranch #6)<br /></b><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">August 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">ARC E-Book<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">224<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 4/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><u>Summary:</u></b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Working on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot until it comes to Grayson. He may act like he doesn’t remember what he did, but Kenzie will never forget. Not when the memory of that night still lingers in her mind years later.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">She denies her attraction, but she can’t hide it forever, especially when there’s no escaping him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Although she refuses to give him the time of day, they form a truce and everything changes—just not in the way he expected.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">**Winning the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect.**</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><u>Review:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Huge thanks to Kennedy Fox for sending me a copy to review! This was definitely an entertaining read that just continued to grow, and as always the same awesome antics of the Bishop family.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Right from the beginning you dive into the story of Grayson, his past and moving to the Circle B Ranch. It's not long before he's all heart eyes for Kenzie, but she hates him. He's unsure why but the more time the spend together, the more he learns about her and the fact that she remembers everything that happened the night she turned to hate him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdnZsc2pmbXE5dTR6bWZ2eWtvZnk2dnl3N2M2NmcydThsaTM5Y3AxZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3oeSB6pawq6G99xCXS/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdnZsc2pmbXE5dTR6bWZ2eWtvZnk2dnl3N2M2NmcydThsaTM5Y3AxZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3oeSB6pawq6G99xCXS/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Of course you're getting all the angst that could be cut with a knife, but when things finally start to come together and Kenzie stops denying her feelings... well let's say things get HOT!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But as we know a Kennedy Fox book isn't without all those Bishop antics that we know and love. I swear, if I could live on this ranch I would because this group is absolutely hilarious!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I really enjoyed the development between Kenzie and Grayson, both separately and together. I think that there were definitely moments where I was shaking my head and wanting to reach into the book to tell Kenzie to stop playing around and just fess up to what happened and move on because CLEARLY y'all love one another!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall, this was another great read from the Circle B Ranch series. It had all the angst, tension, steaminess and of course laugh out loud moments! Although you don't have to read this in order, I highly recommend it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to grab your copy today.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-87350065035141946412024-02-13T08:17:00.000-08:002024-02-13T08:17:32.314-08:00Meant for Me by: Tay Marley<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2v-TK2W3rdDuIgR0bjyrUQYSlPXEmE8GuFXwZKkmq-Fkmb3ZLeH5Jxd5VICJdyN4ipxDctNkiA6y_4wMnOTfBWgOe7sCgCWAF4ZCA-3nT0Ax5MZGYUPi0Lw3wsdhupc_btihUVcya8RNLCsKdNM0ULftD-vYPKIGyBdP7pjTeGW75-8xU-CkRau0M/s400/mfm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2v-TK2W3rdDuIgR0bjyrUQYSlPXEmE8GuFXwZKkmq-Fkmb3ZLeH5Jxd5VICJdyN4ipxDctNkiA6y_4wMnOTfBWgOe7sCgCWAF4ZCA-3nT0Ax5MZGYUPi0Lw3wsdhupc_btihUVcya8RNLCsKdNM0ULftD-vYPKIGyBdP7pjTeGW75-8xU-CkRau0M/s320/mfm.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Meant for Me<br /></b><b>Author:</b> Tay Marley<br /><b>Published:</b> February 2024<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC Paperback<br /><b>Pages:</b> 312<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5<b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Sometimes you have to run away to find yourself</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Reeling from the sudden loss of her older sister―her only family―Addie May flees Los Angeles without a plan or a destination, and ends up in Georgetown, Texas. Lost and alone, she’s taken in by some kind local ranchers, and there she meets farm hand Zac Ryan, who starts to cut through the grief and pain and show Addie that she has something to live for.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But the small town holds more than just a fresh start for Addie. Fate has brought her face-to-face with a piece of her past, and she can no longer ignore the parts of herself she thought she’d left behind. Without knowing what’s on the horizon, Addie must find the strength to move towards her dreams. Because healing happens when you let love in, and life happens when you start living it.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Review:</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I'd like to thank Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books for sending me an ARC copy to review! This book hooked me in and I cannot stop thinking about it and this world.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll admit it took me a little bit of time to get into it, but I feel that was more of a me thing and my surroundings distracting me (like always) but once I got about 50 pages in, I was so captured by this book, these characters and this world that I seriously hope Tay will write more books in. I think it's a perfect small town to have more books, and I would so not be sad about reading more from it...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b>Meant for Me</b></i> honestly has so much and it was perfect! There's steam, angst, loss, grief, growth and love. I swear if my heart ripped out of my chest, it would be Tay Marley's fault after reading Addie & Zac's story.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY2dlamh1OWZxb281OHgweml5bnIzdHpzMGlpbnJpb3g4NmJ2ZGUzNyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/nx6yG3Jb9FqZGseOLz/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="480" height="179" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY2dlamh1OWZxb281OHgweml5bnIzdHpzMGlpbnJpb3g4NmJ2ZGUzNyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/nx6yG3Jb9FqZGseOLz/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>While this gives you all the feels of a romance between Addie and Zac, there's so much more to it. I really don't want to spoil this book, because the development of the characters and the story was written so perfectly... you just need to go through the same ride as me to see it. One thing I'll say though is that the relationships that Addie has between all of the people around her, makes you feel as if you're right there with her. Especially with Willa, she is the absolute sweetest!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">While there were aspects of the book that came out where I totally didn't expect it, I think Tay Marley wove it so well into this story between past and present. And those journal entries had me by the throat towards the end of the book. It was *chefs kiss*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Let's take a hot second though to talk about Zac. He came in a bit hot after first impressions, but boy did I find myself swooning HARD for this man the more I read between him and Addie. He was so gentle and kind towards her, helping her heal from her grief, showing and telling her that he was there for her while slowly letting one another in and falling hard and fast. The side glances, soft touches... ughh I loved it! And when they finally got together? Hot damn, was it hot in here!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Overall, this story was an emotional journey that had more than just the spice. It was beautifully heartbreaking, raw and powerful. I was broken apart and put back together. A MUST READ! I couldn't stop reading, devouring the pages as fast as my eyes were reading, but also not wanting this story to end. You could feel the emotions pouring out of the pages, and that ending? Man, it was perfect! <b>Don't sleep on this book.</b> If you love small town vibes, a super emotional read, with a dash of spice... pick this book up now!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to grab your copy today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-12710003393815242742024-02-08T05:50:00.000-08:002024-02-08T05:50:07.191-08:00Ashes of You by: Catherine Cowles<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzI87ngSl3f8Nm0TxcVFwu9hl2ZWfuwstO8BogNLDwtxhVWBbeiUOo5wf5gRHG_5XQ90WR7gUi0XNMeSc3hAcEU1j-Pq90LpYm6gLLk73Y3E2jjvMyIWAQWn9MOa40a6aCXFhOcwND3UnO2zTaKo7RGZKfJV4AXbKCnBqvetlzej0Pcu4XrLc16p4/s1500/aoy.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzI87ngSl3f8Nm0TxcVFwu9hl2ZWfuwstO8BogNLDwtxhVWBbeiUOo5wf5gRHG_5XQ90WR7gUi0XNMeSc3hAcEU1j-Pq90LpYm6gLLk73Y3E2jjvMyIWAQWn9MOa40a6aCXFhOcwND3UnO2zTaKo7RGZKfJV4AXbKCnBqvetlzej0Pcu4XrLc16p4/s320/aoy.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Ashes of You (Lost & Found #5)<br />Author: </b>Catherine Cowles<br /><b>Published: </b>February 2024<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Catherine Cowles<br /><b>Format: </b>ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages: </b>401<br /><b>Rating: </b>5/5<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Summary:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Five years ago, I nearly lost everything. But there was a glimmer of hope on that darkest night. There was him—a stranger I could never forget.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Now, I’m finally getting the fresh start I’ve longed for. But when I show up to interview for a nanny position in the small mountain town, the single dad has startlingly familiar blue eyes.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Eyes that have haunted my dreams for the past five years.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Lawson Hartley is everything I know I can’t have. Older, handsome, and my boss. Not to mention the shadows in his eyes that tell me he has demons, too.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Still, he seems to understand me better than anyone I’ve ever met. So gentle and careful of my scars, yet somehow making me believe I’m stronger than I ever thought possible.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">And when his lips touch mine, I’m lost.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">We find what we've been missing in each other. But the terrors of my past aren’t done with me yet, and this time, Lawson might not be able to save me...</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">First, I'd like to thank Catherine Cowles for sending me an ARC to review! This is the final book in the Lost and Found series, and although you don't need to read it in order, I highly recommend it! I've missed a few books in between, so you bet I'll be going back and doing a full read through!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I feel like I'm still at a loss for words, but I'll try my best because this was absolutely amazing! It was an emotional roller coaster ride, keeping me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. Lawson and Hallie have me in a chokehold with the way they came together in a super raw and emotional read. The way that Catherine wrote Hallie's character had me connecting so hard, but also the way that Lawson just took care of her was top tier!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/qDDPjvm3oSbGU/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="245" height="261" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/qDDPjvm3oSbGU/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>I need to take a second though to talk about Lawson's boys. Because while you can see there's some instant fun for the younger ones, Luke was the one hesitant and filled with such pain and Hallie was able to see through it. Slowly but surely their relationship changes, and I think that was one major aspect that I loved. The way she sees how he is, and shows him love but keeps her distance for him to decide. Whether you're a nanny or you're a step-parent, that's a HUGE turning moment and I truly feel like it was written so well for me to connect with. And the way he starts to change and act around her as another protector? *Chefs kiss*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Now we know it's not a Catherine Cowles book without some suspense added in to throw you for a loop wondering who TF is the culprit. I'll say I had my suspicions, but she sure had be second guessing myself almost every chapter! I personally love stories like this because apart from the romance and HEA, this suspense layer just adds to the story and character growth... and I'm here for it!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">While there's not a lot of steam that happens, honestly I'm not sad about it! I think there's always a bigger story with Catherine's books that pulls at the heartstrings more than steam factors. And one thing that got me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.... When she calls him <b><i>Blue</i></b>. Gahh! I swear I've never swooned or fallen hard for fictional characters until now. The connection between Lawson and Hallie was so strong, but also the tenderness he has towards her I loved it all!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Overall, this was a phenomenal read. A page turner that had me glued to my seat DEVOURING this story. It was raw, emotional, heavy but also beautiful and powerful. I laughed, I teared up, my heart swelled and stomach dropped, all of these emotions from beginning to end. These characters will definitely be sticking in my head and heart for a while!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it. If you haven't already, be sure to get your copy of Ashes of You and fall in love like I did!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-72417218064758646622024-02-06T08:21:00.000-08:002024-02-06T08:21:02.074-08:00The Bourbon Bargain by: Adrian R. Hale<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY1SkLROWP07OM5r0MfMmhI8YnVW8XxS755e8MVKsREaYS9I5GD55gZXqU2w3er2jVO7RVBXfbeQvc-nnz1AnkVFMoX-RWgTywQpoCwO2W93mMD_mESYtoHBS79_FUSVOBn6gPGUUAXdL6jBy92P-IiuyHVfbF03b6p9Cdi06jGDWBayy1OuTu707/s2700/The%20Bourbon%20bargain%20ebook.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY1SkLROWP07OM5r0MfMmhI8YnVW8XxS755e8MVKsREaYS9I5GD55gZXqU2w3er2jVO7RVBXfbeQvc-nnz1AnkVFMoX-RWgTywQpoCwO2W93mMD_mESYtoHBS79_FUSVOBn6gPGUUAXdL6jBy92P-IiuyHVfbF03b6p9Cdi06jGDWBayy1OuTu707/w213-h320/The%20Bourbon%20bargain%20ebook.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b> The Bourbon Bargain (Southern Gods #2)<br />Author: </b>Adrian R. Hale<br /><b>Published:</b> February 2024<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Adrian R. Hale<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages:</b> 373<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">Paige Southern Belle, Heiress, Virgin No More…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I fell for the devil, but our happily ever after is a tarnished thing that’s difficult to come by when the fates are involved. I thought my worries were over when I married the ruthless king of the corporate underworld—until he stole my legacy and crushed my dreams of running the hotel empire that’s been in my family for generations. Heartbroken, I managed to get away. Just when I’ve given up hope of a happily ever after, he’s after me, demanding we give our shattered marriage a second chance. I don’t think my heart can take another catastrophe of the Hayes magnitude. He will always be business first, and I deserve so much more than that. I don’t know if he is capable of changing something so ingrained in his nature, not even for love.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">Hayes Disgraced Businessman, Dream Killer, Utterly Obsessed With His Wife…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I finally found a woman worth fighting for, but my boundless greed ruined everything. As my world crumbles with the unwanted separation from my wife, a devastating industrial accident puts me and my brothers in the hot seat, and the return of a business rival threatens to destroy everything we’ve built. Paige and I have a shot at building something beautiful together—if I can just convince her I’m worth all the risk that comes with it. This will be my greatest challenge yet, and she’s worth every painful step to show her I can change.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">First, I'd like to thank Adrian R. Hale and Grey's Promo for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review! Now if you haven't read the first book <a href="http://www.thegraduatedbookworm.com/2023/12/the-burbon-bride-by-adrian-r-hale.html"><i>The Bourbon Bride</i></a> yet, be sure to do that first before you get to this one as it needs to be read in order!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">With that said, <i>The Bourbon Bargain</i> dives right where the last book stopped. Hayes with his tail between his legs after everything that went down, knowing full well he needs to come racing back to Paige and tell her that he still loves her and wants to be with her. But can it be enough after all that he's done to acquire the properties he's wanted for his business portfolio? That's what we get to read through in the continuation here!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN3NrM2QxZjRqYTU3dmhocDV4d2lkOGh4bmJ2dDA3M3JhODg5bGV0ciZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/yYBYHGzlpyybKERNKW/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="480" height="262" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN3NrM2QxZjRqYTU3dmhocDV4d2lkOGh4bmJ2dDA3M3JhODg5bGV0ciZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/yYBYHGzlpyybKERNKW/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>I'll say that even though Hayes does have growth in the book, I personally felt like Paige had more of a development for her character. Not only with standing up to her mother and getting even more of a back bone from book 1, but even becoming more dominant between her and Hayes... if you know what I mean. I think it was really important on every aspect of her growth to show she can be dominant and call the shots she wants for not only her life, her relationships, but also for work.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">I also really enjoyed reading more of the business side of things between both Paige and Hayes. I feel like with Paige taking on a different role this time around, you get to see her dive right into the sort of life she's been groomed to take over. Not only that, but of course the hilarious family dynamic that is the Olsen's. Like right off the bat, both his brothers are telling him what an ass he is for not running after Paige to begin with. Wondering why he's sulking in his office instead of doing all the grand gestures to win her back, when they realize his true feelings are more than a business transaction. So of course I ate up these brothers and cannot wait to read their own story!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Another aspect that I loved in both books was the gossip chapters. I can't say much without spoiling, but getting these aspects between both Paige and Hayes' POV was actually fun to read about!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">And the SPICE? Holy Hannah, get yourself a sprinkler, a hose, a fan... you name it! Because when these two come together, it's hot and passionate and everything in between. Like I said, Paige becomes dominant more in this book and it sure as hell shows!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Overall, I loved reading the conclusion to Hayes and Paige's story, getting to read more business side of things, and Hayes realizing there's more to life than just working all the time and getting whatever he wants simply because he can. And Paige standing up to her awful mother and getting what <i>she</i> wanted was just the cherry on top! It was emotional, entertaining and a page turner, I couldn't put it down, I DEVOURED it!!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">That's all for my review, if you haven't checked out this new series then do yourself a favour and get it on your TBR now!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-26173701298778682322024-01-31T10:48:00.000-08:002024-01-31T10:54:54.775-08:00Body Check by: Teagan Hunter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNFk3meVwDL2_WRSyfLHR0e7TiUjVeJZD7kq1sKJwmUGboHL3wjK6XFyN7AYVv75Tr-J3z0rBLbYZvmDLe995p-39B0UZv3UEMwzlsA54FqQT8719GBeNxgiAovtle6MaLxMVtcFwUXzuJzNCeTvxFPr79j_RK4_nrLfQ1GLmvoJWeaugSr159s4L/s346/bc.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNFk3meVwDL2_WRSyfLHR0e7TiUjVeJZD7kq1sKJwmUGboHL3wjK6XFyN7AYVv75Tr-J3z0rBLbYZvmDLe995p-39B0UZv3UEMwzlsA54FqQT8719GBeNxgiAovtle6MaLxMVtcFwUXzuJzNCeTvxFPr79j_RK4_nrLfQ1GLmvoJWeaugSr159s4L/w213-h320/bc.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Body Check (Seattle Serpents #1)</b><br /><b>Author: </b>Teagan Hunter<br /><b>Published: </b>Sept 2023<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Teagan Hunter<br /><b>Format: </b>E-Book<br /><b>Pages: </b>263<br /><b>Rating: </b>5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I have two goals this</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">1. Be named captain of the Seattle Serpents.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">2. Stay single.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I’m right on track…until she happens.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Auden Sinclair.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">We’re stuck together for a night when our plane is forced to make an emergency landing, and that’s all the promise we make—one night, then we go our separate ways.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Except she pops up again.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Then again.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Suddenly, she’s everywhere. In my head and in my bed, completely taking over my life and ruining all my plans with her quippy comebacks, her smarts, and a body that fits against mine just perfectly.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The problem? Auden is off limits. Forbidden. Strictly in the DO NOT TOUCH zone. She goes against all the rules, but never have I wanted to bend them as badly as I do when it comes to her.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">This might be one battle I’m not going to win…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">BODY CHECK is a standalone hockey romance novel. It contains a one-night stand, a billionaire heroine, a hot hockey player, obnoxious yet loveable teammates, goofy text threads, wit, plenty of steam, and a happy ending. This book does reference the death of a parent off the page.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Okay, so I know my posting of reviews might be backwards since I already shared my review for book 2: Face Off, but I did actually read these in order! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I'll say it again though, call me a Teagan Hunter Hockey Romance fan because I am here for it all!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Right from the beginning I was SUCKED IN on Hutch and Auden, it's unbelievable! I couldn't stop reading their story and binged the whole thing in a day. This was a roller coaster ride of emotion, a page-turner that had me devouring the words and wanting to see what was happening next!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">One thing that I really loved with these two were the "Strikes" concept. It had me giggling like a school girl, not to mention their banter. LOVED IT! Also though, how was it that as I continued to read Hutch & Auden's story, that I was wishing I was a billionaire that could go and travel to any place I wanted at any time... like hello vacations with a hot hockey player? YES PLEASE!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Throughout the story, I really loved the development of the characters, both individually, with work and together. Like is work really enough, or can you actually have it all with love and a successful career? I think it plays into both of their own personalities and really has them working through their own stuff to realize exactly what they want... which hello, is one another!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExaHhuOXNodDRueDJqdjZ5d3dtaXRhd3FhOW55eWs2OHM4bWUxN3gydiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/dANm7WjeWZi00/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="275" height="247" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExaHhuOXNodDRueDJqdjZ5d3dtaXRhd3FhOW55eWs2OHM4bWUxN3gydiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/dANm7WjeWZi00/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>And the steam? The Jersey moment? These two were hot, hot, hot! The hiding, the secrets, trying to keep a distance but knowing full well the attraction is oh so strong between them. And when it comes down to it all, do they risk their career or love for the other? You'll have to read to find out what happens, cause it's amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Another aspect which I love with sports romance is you get to read the perfect amount of hockey mixed within this romance. And on top of that, the hilarious moments with Hutch and the other players on the team and "club". I'm always here for those laugh out loud scenes that are of secondary characters!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Overall this was a great read! All the angst and forbidden vibes, the clear attraction they have, but also those intimate moments where it's just the two of them learning more about the other. There were so many layers here, of course including the hockey aspect itself that I loved, it was truly a great read! I can't wait to read more of this series!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check out this new series from Teagan Hunter!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-3280635536613746722024-01-22T12:08:00.000-08:002024-01-22T12:08:45.606-08:00The Deal by: Elle Kennedy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiPSCWfz1AP5ON2-3SczmpR41m3m4HHD2ayXPTNPeatL0QBCq2pbKn3KKhWmIydsQEI-hRrnhkmpb9EdCPl7BNcYw7UpYjRo3j2eRP8qA_ICnkZtmIGWyMywJsrl3OFXliNJho5c23l2sNTta_ZhchmD74vTrRgDNdeu1uqjmBpG_Pi8IcErhx68C/s466/the%20deal.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiPSCWfz1AP5ON2-3SczmpR41m3m4HHD2ayXPTNPeatL0QBCq2pbKn3KKhWmIydsQEI-hRrnhkmpb9EdCPl7BNcYw7UpYjRo3j2eRP8qA_ICnkZtmIGWyMywJsrl3OFXliNJho5c23l2sNTta_ZhchmD74vTrRgDNdeu1uqjmBpG_Pi8IcErhx68C/w254-h400/the%20deal.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>The Deal (Off-Campus #1)<br />Author: </b>Elle Kennedy<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Bloom Books<br /><b>Published: </b>February 2015<br /><b>Format: </b>Paperback<br /><b>Pages: </b>390<br /><b>Rating: </b>4/5<br /><u><b>Summary</b>:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. ...and it's going to be oh so good All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clearly I've been waiting what seems like FOREVER but I've finally managed to start this series! I've stared at the original covers probably since 2015, and now here we are...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I actually did a buddy read with a friend since she's already read the series, I knew it was time to finally get to them! I do have to say that I feel while this was a really good story, it fell a little bit for me in some areas, but that didn't stop me from devouring this book!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/A9BPNdWYbGFoK5oFKA/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/A9BPNdWYbGFoK5oFKA/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the beginning, you can really see how Hannah feels about Garrett, yet at the same time her walls slowly start to come down the more time they spend together. While some aspects of her past are brought to light and she's struggling with it, I do feel that she was in her head at times a bit too much. With that being said, she does grow towards the end of the book and while she does work on herself, Garrett also plays a role into helping her overcome her past and you can see her have that light back inside of her that she lost years ago. The way he actually cares for her was *swoony* and I'll admit it has me grinning.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of Garrett, although I wasn't a huge fan of him at the beginning, he does turn a leaf and tries everything he can to prove he's more than just hockey and his father's legacy. He opens up about his own life, and doesn't come off as the playboy jock everyone assumes he is. And his father? That man is a real POS and really deserves everything that was taken from or left him at the end of this.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was definitely some steam happening, but also mixed with that was a lot of trust between Hannah and Garrett on many levels, which had me wanting to read more and know what would happen next. There were quite a few raw and really emotional scenes and my heart sank for Hannah, I couldn't stop reading to see what would happen next.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">There's not much else I can say without spoiling, but overall this was an entertaining story. I really did enjoy the growth of the characters, the way Garrett shows he can be more than what people assume of him. Hannah's personal growth and just getting out of her own shell. I do wish there was just a bit more in the story, whether it was steam, or some more entertaining aspects outside of school. I definitely enjoyed the hockey parts woven into the story of course. It was entertaining, with some laugh out loud moments, a bit of spice and a great quick read!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check out this series if you're a fan of college hockey romance!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-55723671380846855292024-01-18T09:59:00.000-08:002024-01-18T09:59:58.417-08:00Face Off by: Teagan Hunter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZKOoDjS5ezLhHX9zteD8I-ItelmhdZrIpKfEj-n8yxeOV3fSRcdnn_t0RVDCTibiWWJNe6YbWQPfPEAiYtLz4PbvahFfwOXdGNRI9PpRJFGAlS7QWebuE-C7Vpm3H9Ifff5Xm0sXBe-YzLn4VJe0eO5AYGRUvMOVMGlpaIQCVZt3ZQGdkLlsZZQo/s2500/Face%20Off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZKOoDjS5ezLhHX9zteD8I-ItelmhdZrIpKfEj-n8yxeOV3fSRcdnn_t0RVDCTibiWWJNe6YbWQPfPEAiYtLz4PbvahFfwOXdGNRI9PpRJFGAlS7QWebuE-C7Vpm3H9Ifff5Xm0sXBe-YzLn4VJe0eO5AYGRUvMOVMGlpaIQCVZt3ZQGdkLlsZZQo/s320/Face%20Off.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Face Off (Seattle Serpents #2)<br /></b><b>Author: </b>Teagan Hunter<br /><b>Published: </b>January 2024<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Teagan Hunter<br /><b>Pages: </b>320<br /><b>Rating: </b>5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I have two goals this season:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">1. Stay single.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">2. Get Rory Sinclair to admit she doesn’t completely hate me.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When I find a stray dog roaming the streets of Seattle, the last place I expect to end up is in the office of a grumpy veterinarian—the one woman who can resist my charm. Twin to my teammate’s girlfriend, Rory is full of fire, but I’m not afraid of her flame.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">It doesn’t take long for me to realize that the more time we spend together, the more I want it to last. But no matter how hard I try, Rory only sees me as a playboy, refusing to take me seriously.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">One weekend trip to a cabin later, I think I have my in…but only if I can get her to admit her feelings toward me aren’t all bad.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Only one of us will win this face-off, and I intend for it to be me.</span></i></span></div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I'd like to thank Teagan Hunter & Valentine PR for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. I did read Body Check (Book 1) in the series right before I binged this, and I have to say... I've always been a Teagan Hunter fan, but now I'm an addicted Teagan Hunter Hockey Romance fan!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I tell you I ate this up, I mean it. I had to actually force myself to slow down to keep this story going because it was just SO GOOD! I'm talking the swoon, the angst, the sweet puppy that changed everything for Lawson and Rory. And the golden retriever vibes from him? I'm done. It was perfection and I'm in love!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There's two things that generally get me hooked right from the beginning. Adorable kids and animals. So the fact that Lawson found this sweet puppy in need of help, I was instantly in love with the way he took care of her and ensured that there was nothing wrong while trekking through a blizzard. Like come on, how amazing is that?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/3OymWKuyc2y2BumvVa/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3OymWKuyc2y2BumvVa/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another thing that I seriously love with sports romance is that there's actual talk about the sport as well as a game, but it's not too much it deters from the couple and their own story. This has the perfect balance between the sport as well as the growth between Lawson and Rory. I've grown up with hockey in my life, so I really enjoyed reading about it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the beginning, you can see that Rory has her walls up. She doesn't believe in love and tries to keep Lawson at arms length. Claiming that she hates him, but slowly and surely over time, her walls begin to fall and she lets him in. Once he's there, it's game over for her. He's the total package, so swoon-worthy, takes care of her even when he doesn't need to, and has a heart of gold wanting to help others down on their luck... and when he confesses he loves her, he GIVES HER SPACE! No break-up, simply him being a gentleman stating he's not going anywhere, and when she's ready, he will be waiting. And to keep the emotions rolling, this quote here had me in a puddle.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>“For you, Rory, I’d gather every star in this sky and string them high somewhere only for you, just to see you smile like that again.”</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My heart? Mush. Melted. Stuck in my throat. Teagan left me sitting in my feels for way too long, I quickly became addicted to these two.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, being part of "the club" there was plenty of hilarious banter between Lawson and the guys on the team that had me laughing out loud! It makes me wonder who will be next in line to get their own story, because I'm falling in love with every one of them!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, this was a great read! Super quick, a page turner that had me hooked from the very beginning. I could probably go on and on about these two, but I'll leave it at this. It was emotional, filled with laugh out loud moments, entertaining hockey talk, steamy and oh so sweet. Now I'm left here in a Seattle Serpents Series hangover wishing I had more to binge-read. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess that just means I can go back and binge-read her other series now! While you don't need to read this in order, I definitely feel like you get more of an understanding of Lawson and Rory from her sister's story in book 1.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're looking for a new series to start, what are you still on here for? Go grab your copy and binge this story!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-56842978597068919152023-12-18T14:51:00.000-08:002023-12-18T15:01:49.330-08:00Betting on You by: Lynn Painter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyiS5Mug7C3bhI2BcIkDHR8NFlSmSHBtayEmdwLnXbaBGAMKNdJzARbRHz9fuWMV_7vVlYq2qDfpaA2a7QQHQhSuvrCw005YPKW5wfT5iP5a8RmxfSYpjg93mAqBuVIAznfJd1u3o4UogSiqmPv1gKp3WkDcdHPOi-YL98JGOICzoUsEHdm0AP3yk/s2114/BOY.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="1399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyiS5Mug7C3bhI2BcIkDHR8NFlSmSHBtayEmdwLnXbaBGAMKNdJzARbRHz9fuWMV_7vVlYq2qDfpaA2a7QQHQhSuvrCw005YPKW5wfT5iP5a8RmxfSYpjg93mAqBuVIAznfJd1u3o4UogSiqmPv1gKp3WkDcdHPOi-YL98JGOICzoUsEHdm0AP3yk/s320/BOY.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Betting on You<br />Author:</b> Lynn Painter<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster<br /><b>Published:</b> November 2023<br /><b>Pages:</b> 432<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC Paperback<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><i>When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip.</i></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers—particularly two who keep flirting with each other. Bailey and Charlie make a bet on whether or not the cozy pair will actually get together. Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can’t just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Bailey and Charlie keep close track of the romantic progress of others while Charlie works to deflect the growing feelings he’s developed for Bailey. Terrified to lose her if his crush becomes known, what doesn’t help his agenda is Bailey and Charlie “fake dating” in order to disrupt the annoying pleasantries between Bailey’s mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Soon, what Charlie was hoping to avoid becomes a reality as Bailey starts to see him as not only a friend she can rely on in the midst of family drama—but someone who makes her hands shake and heart race. But Charlie has a secret—a secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made. Can the two make a real go of things…or has Charlie’s secret doomed them before they could start</span></i></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">?</span></i><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I'd like to thank Simon & Schuster Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review! Boy this book was a journey, but that clearly didn't stop Lynn Painter from ripping my heart out and putting it back together by the end of this book.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will say that while it was on the longer side, I truly felt like the development between Bailey and Charlie was perfect. I think that you really got to read how their relationship went from two random people who were stuck beside one another on a plane to someone you literally can't go a day without messaging. I know what that's like to have a person to talk to daily, and to see that come out throughout the story was awesome! This book had me all up in my feels, and I could not stop reading! I had to force myself to slow down at certain parts just so I could make reading it last longer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right from the beginning Bailey is going through a lot with her parents being divorced and now seeing her mother start to date a new person that's coming into her life. Being unsure if it'll last and the changes that she feels will impact her relationship with her mother is a lot for a teenager. So when the boy you couldn't stand comes back into view and offers to fake date in order to disrupt this new relationship... it's only a matter of time before things turn real.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But the emotional push and pull between all of the characters was incredible. There were many different layers, some not so subtle pop culture references, mental health, new families, and friendships tested. With each layer, it really helped both Bailey and Charlie grow individually and together. Not to mention the many many times I had my heart in my throat </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252528; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">— </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252528; font-family: verdana;">can we take a second to talk about the blanket fort scene?! Because that left me almost throwing the book across the room and screaming NOOO!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/odoLbU9AoGbVm/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="500" height="165" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/odoLbU9AoGbVm/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span>Charlie is seriously the sweetest in so many moments with how he remembers the little quirks about Bailey and just him saying "Bay" like I've died. dead. I'm gone. He had me swooning and cheesing so damn hard, I didn't think it was possible to fall for a character like him, but gahh! I think it was a collection of small things, but also just their interaction with one another that I loved so much. While they may be faking it to derail her mother's relationship, you seriously start to see how they care for one another and their true feelings come out. Miscommunication is a key factor when it comes to professing your love for someone, and between these two they had me wanting to reach in and slap them both to just admit how they feel for one another!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, this was a page turner that kept me on the edge of my seat, I fell in love with all the characters, their development with one another and themselves, and to top it off, the way that Bailey and her mother's boyfriend have a moment alone together just put the cherry on top. It was everything you'd want in a cut rom-com and I ate it up! All the swoony and laugh out loud moments, it was amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it. Definitely check this out as well as Lynn's other book Better Than the Movies!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-61856029694051736832023-12-14T06:27:00.000-08:002023-12-14T06:27:54.226-08:00The Burbon Bride by: Adrian R. Hale<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiFbYC0o_UI3RHDs1qbx5btwqoHts3XufsKkM_ZyrDmSqHBbRZRF0nJ0js8pqoIoDciqoAZ8sg67c6NUi0z134L91eyU1uLbhlYclT8nFlqHOUZYeM47qvrLg1TmgSaZjIZxVK3DAoaPod0FlH4X72EZlFFFmzrtBwEKVF0Czpjov2MNRCNQg0Ixz/s1500/bb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiFbYC0o_UI3RHDs1qbx5btwqoHts3XufsKkM_ZyrDmSqHBbRZRF0nJ0js8pqoIoDciqoAZ8sg67c6NUi0z134L91eyU1uLbhlYclT8nFlqHOUZYeM47qvrLg1TmgSaZjIZxVK3DAoaPod0FlH4X72EZlFFFmzrtBwEKVF0Czpjov2MNRCNQg0Ixz/s320/bb.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>The Bourbon Bride (Southern Gods #1)<br />Author:</b> Adrian R. Hale<br /><b>Published:</b> December 2023<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Adrian R. Hale<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages:</b> 348<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5<br /><b><u>Summary:</u></b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><i>She could have fled, but she chose to stay, and I’m just shameless enough to use that to my advantage to get what I want.</i></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">Hayes Olsen</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">: Billionaire, Demanding Businessman, Killer of Dreams…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I rule as king of the corporate underworld, my worst deeds performed as CFO of Olympus International where I reign with my two brothers. My ruthlessness means I’m not well-liked, and far from accepted, but as luck would have it, the fates intervene on my behalf, sending a sweet debutante into my garden on the very night society gets its claws in her. Her innocence kept her at my mercy and now I’m never letting her go.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">Paige Fairchild</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">: Hotel Heiress, Southern Belle, Virgin…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I begged Mama to have my debutante ball at an exclusive nightclub. Meeting the club’s mysterious owner, however, was a bittersweet twist of fate. Hayes is refined, well-aged, and sinfully hot in a way that promises temptation and a world of pleasures I’ve never known. He could be the very key I’ve needed to leave my tightly controlled life behind, but it’s a risk that could have disastrous consequences.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>I ran straight into the arms of the devil, and now he’ll never let me leave.</i></span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First I'd like to thank Adrian R. Hale and Grey's Promo for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. Let me tell you right now that I am HOOKED on this book, series and can mark Hale as a new auto-buy author. I'll read anything she's got... gimme it all!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">This book was amazing. I had to physically force myself to put it down at the last 10% so I could go to bed, otherwise I would've finished pretty well the whole thing in one sitting. It was such a page turner, and I was definitely on the edge of my seat wondering when the shoe was about to drop on Paige and Hayes. And damn when it did, she ends us on a CLIFFY! The fact I have to wait until February is torturous, but don't let that deter you from reading this now because *chefs kiss.*</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/3QWfMsI8IaarXxtBt6/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="432" height="267" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3QWfMsI8IaarXxtBt6/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">I know a lot of people might be over the whole virgin aspect of characters, but it's so realistic to see people at this age who just haven't experienced anything yet. I also feel like the growth for Paige was so necessary already in book 1, because not only did she seem to start of naïve, but she barely gets to have a say in her own life. So when Hayes comes into view, she knows what she wants and it's him. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">One particular quote (among many, lets be honest there were tons) really struck me not only personally in a way, but just to show Paige she's worth it all. The way he thinks about her all the time, the "Just because" flowers, all of it. The little things were big things and I loved it.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"></span></span></span></p><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">"Stop trying to make yourself small to fit into my life when you're the biggest part of it."</span></span></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Let me take a second to talk about their families. Paige's mom I swear I'd love to reach in and give her a good slap across the face for how she treats her. Between her room, clothes, food she eats, her own deb ball and the man she's forced to marry... UGH she needs to go. But Haye's brothers? I love the interaction between the three of them. Like yes they pick on one another, but the minute something serious goes on, they're there at the drop of a hat. No questions asked and I loved it! And Hayes' dog? Give me children and pets in any book and I'm a goner. But the fact that this dog is a protector through and through, and the minute he meets Paige, he's right there with her always. LOVE!!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Throughout the whole book you see Paige begin to have her own voice, find out what she truly likes and wants and take control (in every aspect) of her life. It was amazing to read this shy girl become a strong woman, while yes... crumbling at the hands of Hayes Olsen. I mean how could you not when he literally says "who hurt you?" and is willing to take things slow until she's ready. Talk about SWOON!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">And boy when Paige took charge and told him what she wanted, DAYUMM get yourself a fan because these two get heated!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">I swear I could go on about this book, but just know I am dying for the continuation of these two. They already had some major growth, ripped my heart out and put it back together, just to do it again.<b> </b>Hayes not only is hot, but he's caring, possessive and gets what he wants. But does it come at a price when he's fallen for the girl that could hold it all?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Overall, I just loved this book. I DEVOURED the pages, leaving me wanting to know what will happen to the heiress and billionaire after things finally came to light. It was emotional, hot, heavy, and oh so swoon worthy. I highly recommend checking this out!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed</span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"> it!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">So until the next time, keep reading! :)</span></span></p><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-46796534530158925812023-12-05T10:36:00.000-08:002023-12-05T10:37:43.497-08:00Hello Star by: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic<div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZxGm_hc-aguH_JlgxZhmMoMPexAN9sm7rPVAOaA15W0jpaRXU271unWbj0r-WS9p1gJCRGOKdbwDuPt-FFzR5-jCEJP7EgjwT1kFI16cYXhSEAOoX0as3yTHa6yJ5b4OkZA7u90Za9BUYKLJEe_jYe0Gnj5aNrQXRnsm4DBl04oOG0EgjCJZamA=s2560" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZxGm_hc-aguH_JlgxZhmMoMPexAN9sm7rPVAOaA15W0jpaRXU271unWbj0r-WS9p1gJCRGOKdbwDuPt-FFzR5-jCEJP7EgjwT1kFI16cYXhSEAOoX0as3yTHa6yJ5b4OkZA7u90Za9BUYKLJEe_jYe0Gnj5aNrQXRnsm4DBl04oOG0EgjCJZamA=s320" width="249" /></a></div></b></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Hello Star</b></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">September 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Little Brown Books<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Hardcover<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">40<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> 5/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><u>Summary:</u></b></div><div><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Stunningly illustrated by #1 New York Times bestselling artist Vashti Harrison, Hello, Star (written by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic) is an inspiring story about a love of science and the importance of empathy.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"> When a young girl learns that a bright light in the sky is coming from a dying star, she promises to keep it company until the light goes out. Every night the girl reassures her friend that she is still there.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;">As the years pass, the girl learns everything she can about planets, space, and the universe, inspired by her dimming friend—until she realizes she needs to do something more.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;">This touching tribute to stars, space, and science celebrates how a small act of compassion can flourish into a life full of meaning and wonder.</span></i></span></b></div><div><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i></span></b></div><div><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">First, I'd like to thank Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for a review.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Since we're getting into the holiday season, no better time than to start looking for some awesome children's books! <i>Hello, Star</i> is definitely a book you'll want to add to your gift ideas, whether they're for yourself or for someone who has littles!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/3oKHWzS8LkDUN2T20M/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3oKHWzS8LkDUN2T20M/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Honestly there's not much to discuss as it is a children's book so it's a short and quick read. I would recommend it either be a group read along like in a classroom, or one on one with your little as it's a great book that talks about not only a girl with a fascination for the stars and planets, but to also how you can be there for someone and show compassion. There's definitely different levels to the book that you could totally extend on learning with!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Of course I'm a huge fan of the illustrations, each page had such amazing images that I was staring at them for a while!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall, this is a book you'll want to have on hand or gift to others. A quick read that's great for teaching as well as inspiring even for adults. I really loved that the young girl loved to learn about space and the universe even as she got older, as that's something that can happen with kids is their loves will change, but some things remain.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check it out!<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">So until next time, keep reading!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-22252842656628881142023-11-14T16:28:00.000-08:002023-11-14T16:28:57.859-08:00This Expanse of Eventually by: Ryan Jones<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89y3nFAyOLAgyjzauuQ-_mUtX-MwgVeExChvnoo3Ugh-qKXbZBx6AG4VCshhPyQ-Q7uks8YfiKA5vj__lAb3_y_ZQ3zS0hjpYfLJJkj-XxkuO7eccuRwNmU6G1yvOCyfucALBVuhW2c6Xfl-NqSOuoDTJcI2KCW2IWoULutihcz04EdiJHWHKBf9m/s2560/59942674.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89y3nFAyOLAgyjzauuQ-_mUtX-MwgVeExChvnoo3Ugh-qKXbZBx6AG4VCshhPyQ-Q7uks8YfiKA5vj__lAb3_y_ZQ3zS0hjpYfLJJkj-XxkuO7eccuRwNmU6G1yvOCyfucALBVuhW2c6Xfl-NqSOuoDTJcI2KCW2IWoULutihcz04EdiJHWHKBf9m/s320/59942674.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Expanse of Eventually<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Author:</b> Ryan Jones<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Published:</b> November 2023<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Publisher: </b>Ryan Jones<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages:</b> 227<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rating:</b> 4.5/5<br /></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Summary:</u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When you think about it, there’s not a definite measure of time for eventually.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When Lainie’s twin brother Leslie dies, her world implodes and grief drowns her. She wonders what she’ll do without her brother, but when she’s able to still see him and is able to talk to him, her anxiety and grief subside. Leslie is stuck on Earth as a ghost because both twins need to learn to overcome their grief.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">When Greyson, a childhood friend, rekindles a friendship with Lainie, she realizes she doesn’t need to steep in grief alone, that there are still moments and people worth living for.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But will it be too late for Leslie to move on?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">A struggle of grief, loss, and moving forward, This Expanse of Eventually teaches you that it may not be easy to overcome grief, that the pain may be there for a long while, but in the end you are strong enough to conquer it.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">First, I'd like to thank Ryan Jones for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for a review. I feel like this is probably the perfect type of book to give someone who is still grieving the loss of someone. To showcase that there's not definite timeline to get over something, or that it goes away completely.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/ZHnKJsXLI6ZClYFwzH/giphy-downsized-large.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="480" height="267" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/ZHnKJsXLI6ZClYFwzH/giphy-downsized-large.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">From the beginning to the end, I was drawn to this story and Lainie. As someone who dealt with a loss of a family member at the end of my high school as well, it's a type of pain that's hard to describe. There's so many different moments that you go through, including feeling numb which Lainie has as well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I think that this is definitely a deep story and should be read at a time where you do feel like you're more stable from dealing with death, but one that is so important in order to heal. Lainie went through such growth from beginning to end, navigating her ways to move on without completely forgetting her brother, which can be a hard thing to do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">While I know this wasn't revolved around romance, you do see her start to open up towards Greyson, talk to him about things she's not comfortable discussing with her parents right away, as well as finally have someone to lean on. Someone who understands her grief, but also is there for her and is checking in on her when she actually needs it most. I think their love blossoms perfectly in line with Lainie learning that she can still grieve but move on with her life at the same time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;">I could connect to the ways Lainie felt to some degree, although I couldn't imagine the added stress of her parents on top of it. That whole aspect also shows how her parents were dealing with the death of their son in different ways as well, which she grew and learned about more. I also really liked that they talked about counselling, and how it's not a bad thing to do and can in fact really help you let go of whatever is holding you back.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Overall, <i>This Expanse of Eventually</i> was a powerful, emotional, and deep story that sticks with you. It held so many different levels of grief, but in a way that also made you think about yourself while reading a fictional story. It was a page-turner, and I seriously could not put it down!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and if you're someone who is struggling with the death of a loved one, I would suggest picking this up (when you're in a mindset to do so) because it just may be what you're looking for.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-3370225373503669292023-11-14T06:32:00.000-08:002023-11-14T06:32:19.392-08:00Night Shift by: Annie Crown<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZz6txHjcaQktXKM5RiLPjOsRGEcTc2uh4fcrHoy1R-7eTSLyNVuravNfLFNYbbLjmA0-d4Wo7RDjlWf_WfDtMmyl9r7mIygEXA6SGK_Bt0a5HuhGRLxrF0O8z-q92GGPfaFbD5KsB2M0nAnhWvHRGv3SWR3WWPm0D1ievlvOelM5jOWe3uZw7CHA3/s2475/night%20shift.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZz6txHjcaQktXKM5RiLPjOsRGEcTc2uh4fcrHoy1R-7eTSLyNVuravNfLFNYbbLjmA0-d4Wo7RDjlWf_WfDtMmyl9r7mIygEXA6SGK_Bt0a5HuhGRLxrF0O8z-q92GGPfaFbD5KsB2M0nAnhWvHRGv3SWR3WWPm0D1ievlvOelM5jOWe3uZw7CHA3/s320/night%20shift.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Night Shift<br /></b><b>Author:</b> Annie Crown<br /><b>Published:</b> January 2023 (Paperback release November 2023)<br /><b>Publisher:</b> W by Wattpad Books<br /><b>Pages:</b> 283</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Rating:</b> 4.5/5<br /></span><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summary</span>:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 600;">The bookworm and the basketball player are about to meet their match.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Kendall Holiday spends her Friday nights exactly where she wants to be: with her head buried in a spicy romance novel while she works the graveyard shift at her university's library. She knows she could join her friends for a weekend of drunken debauchery and college parties, but she likes her alone time, so she tells herself she isn't hiding when she gets lost in the pages of fictional love stories.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But that all changes when Vincent Knight, captain of the basketball team, turns up with an injured wrist, a sour mood, and a pressing need for poetry recommendations for a class he hates. Vincent is tall, smart-mouthed, and challenges Kendall like no one has before. Suddenly, she's falling headfirst into her very own romance novel—but it takes a lot more truth than tropes to get to a happy ever after in real life.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">First, I'd like to thank W by Wattpad Books for sending me an ARC copy to review. This book definitely caught me off guard in a good way, although I can definitely see why some people might be turned away or have lower ratings. However that being said, I ate this book up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">I think overall the biggest thing with Night Shift is that the whole storyline is messy, but isn't life messy? Like Kendall is a virgin bookworm who spends her time at the library. Awkward is her middle name, so of course when she meets Vincent and falls head over heels for him instantly, it's bound to have ups and downs when she hasn't really had a relationship like this before. That's why I really enjoyed it is because it was more realistic than others and I could just click with.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">For me, I definitely felt Hallmark vibes to a degree. The insta love, the miscommunication, all the messy parts before finally getting back together. It was cheesy at times and I found myself shaking my head at Kendall, but at the same time it's exactly as the story needed to flow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/dANm7WjeWZi00/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="275" height="212" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/dANm7WjeWZi00/giphy.gif" width="275" /></a></div>Personally as a bookworm myself, I actually enjoyed all the book talk and book tropes mentioned. I think as an avid romance reader you definitely get your head into these moments you imagine about and hoping they happen in real life. And the spice? Let me tell you the spice sneaked up on me real quick towards the end of the book but boy was it something! Again, going back to things being messy and<br /> awkward, yes there was a bit of that, but at the same time it's like something clicked between the two of them and once they were on the same level... things got HOT! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Can we take a moment and appreciate Vincent in all that he is? Because one thing I really enjoyed about him is that he wasn't some alpha-hole jock (don't get me wrong I like those too in books) that just wanted to sleep with the girl for another notch on their belt. Vincent is quiet, reserved and just trying to figure out how to do the right thing. Hell he learns POETRY for Kendall because he likes her so much. This boy is giving Golden Retriever vibes and I'm here for it! But when they finally get on the same page together after all the ups and downs, Vincent starts to move away from being reserved and his dominance and dirty talk shines through. The way they bring out great parts in one another really helped with the story and you do see a growth in them both for different reasons. And them using their last names to call one another instead of their first... ughh melted in a puddle, something about nicknames and using last names just hits me in the feels!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Honestly, this was a page turner and I couldn't get enough! It gave me all the sweet and spicy vibes between two people who are in love but just don't entirely know how to navigate it. There were some laugh out loud moments, of course best friends trying to do their best to help one another, and a bumpy road along the way. I seriously would love to read more from this world, because it was great!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Overall, I can see why some people may not enjoy it as much, or say parts are cringe, but also that's kind of the point? For me this was the perfect time to read Night Shift. It was fast paced, kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what was going to happen. Wanting to slap Kendall on the head and tell her to stop being in her own bookworm head and just go for the guy. It was a roller coaster, but I couldn't get enough! It was a mix at times of cute, sweet, funny and spicy, emotional, while also again giving Hallmark vibes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review I hope you enjoyed it, and be sure to check it out today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-24966253390235085702023-11-03T08:13:00.002-07:002024-01-22T11:42:34.162-08:00Where We Started by: Ashley Muñoz<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc0oyHoHMoy9Hl007Nl9EwjV1j809v-MdOlf2DiwxIfwTFpnbwoJsOi7Q0Tvb8swoo434M_hYDSkpBSrFJx3IOzhvRZcQvTk2oO7ifBrIHWhhH_xZyZnCOL82ntNZilFf9xlV3LdKXccCHQYcuu1xpx9oily0UTI1UD-Zvpi8mfRRlh0JLI8wSlub/s500/WWS.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc0oyHoHMoy9Hl007Nl9EwjV1j809v-MdOlf2DiwxIfwTFpnbwoJsOi7Q0Tvb8swoo434M_hYDSkpBSrFJx3IOzhvRZcQvTk2oO7ifBrIHWhhH_xZyZnCOL82ntNZilFf9xlV3LdKXccCHQYcuu1xpx9oily0UTI1UD-Zvpi8mfRRlh0JLI8wSlub/s320/WWS.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Where We Started (Stone Riders MC #1)<br />Author:</b> Ashley Muñoz<br /><b>Published:</b> November 2023<br /><b>Publisher</b>: Ashley Muñoz<br /><b>Pages:</b> 316<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Usually, watching a notorious biker club mourn the loss of their beloved president would be a dangerous choice.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Ten out of ten do not recommend.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Unless of course, you’re family.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I didn’t really consider myself part of my father’s legacy, until I found out what he left behind in his will. Ten acres of property, which included the headquarters for his beloved motorcycle club.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I had no idea that by accepting the terms of my inheritance it would thrust me into a battle with the new club president.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Wesley Ryan was unfathomably handsome, menacing and formidable in every way. But his derision toward me only made me cling that much tighter to my birthright.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">That is until he decided to play dirty.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Wes didn’t just taunt me by bringing up our past, he wanted us to go all the way back to where we started.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Back to when we were nine and I was just the girl next door who snuck into his treehouse.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Back to when he’d fight the boys who made me cry.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Back to when he first kissed me and stole my heart.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I had to remember Wes wanted to claim my father’s property, not me.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I walked away once, I just had to prove I was strong enough to do it again.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">First, I'd like to thank Ashley Muñoz for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. Let me tell you that this is yet another amazing book that's made my favourites for 2023 and I am HOOKED on the Stone Riders and need more of this series and these characters already!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Right from the beginning, I was sucked into this story. You could seriously feel the emotion dripping from the pages, my heart was being torn in so many directions. It was a wild rollercoaster ride, but oh so amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">One thing for me that I really appreciated with this was that there were time jumps in the past, getting to see how Callie and Wes' relationship came to be. You see the ups and downs and where it all changed. It was really powerful to get to that specific scene where you know where things flipped on a dime and how they became exes, it was just perfectly written! You can really feel and see how much both love one another even through all the pain they've been through, so seeing this slow burn back to one another was *chefs kiss*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/i3DcPJLOKXqjKxIPmj/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/i3DcPJLOKXqjKxIPmj/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Let's take a hot second to talk about the last like 20% of the book, because I don't think I've been on the edge of my seat yelling "WTF" so many times, but Muñoz had me doing exactly that. My jaw dropped, my heart was racing and I just could not believe the twists that came throughout this book. I totally didn't expect it and I f--ing LOVED IT!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">There’s one part that has to do with a key. That’s all I’m going to say about it, but when it gets brought up? ON MY KNEES I was! For someone who doesn’t cry easily, I was so choked up over this part! And the steam factor? Damn Wes sure has a dirty mouth... Get yourself some water 'cause you'll need it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">The growth between Callie and Wes was amazing. Not only are you reading about their past, but also the present and both of them realizing that they want each other and will do whatever it takes to get their second chance. Of course it comes with some compromises but when they finally break through each other's walls, I just could not stop reading. I loved their story!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Overall, this was such an amazing start to the series, and I seriously cannot wait to read the next one! It was a page-turner that had me on the edge of my seat DEVOURING these two, their story, and all the shit they go through to get to their HEA. It was so emotional, my heart was tugging at so many deep moments, I could just feel the pain Callie and Wes were in at times.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I honestly still don't have all the words to say how much I loved this story, but be sure to one-click your copy today and add this to your TBR now!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your Graduated Bookworm! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-43536784969340732552023-10-30T12:35:00.000-07:002023-10-30T12:35:07.409-07:00The Rivals We Hate by Brooke O'Brien<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6K7iP1kVnMGvCPGYG6jfMDwc2mQ6w8qd4tecMy1qPx7B-Lck2qI-lTE3U9agoi7MXKmxfSXcjDXhZbZ_HkwT5FE9Tai1uig1PcwwY44GYe8i5uuhO_HDJroGcbrdevWp3GRF-0l6jJnc6RL7H2BAMzXxTArF1tnMlzXK9nsW6MRqeq2EkA08y6vRR/s1500/rivals%20we%20hate.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6K7iP1kVnMGvCPGYG6jfMDwc2mQ6w8qd4tecMy1qPx7B-Lck2qI-lTE3U9agoi7MXKmxfSXcjDXhZbZ_HkwT5FE9Tai1uig1PcwwY44GYe8i5uuhO_HDJroGcbrdevWp3GRF-0l6jJnc6RL7H2BAMzXxTArF1tnMlzXK9nsW6MRqeq2EkA08y6vRR/s320/rivals%20we%20hate.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Rivals We Hate (Braysen U #1)<br />Author:</b> Brooke O'Brien<br /><b>Published:</b> October 2023<br /><b>Publisher:</b> Brooke O'Brien<br /><b>Format:</b> ARC E-Book<br /><b>Pages:</b> 361<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5<br /><u><b>Summary:</b></u></span><u><b> </b></u></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Football players are treated like royalty in our small town, which makes Beckham Carver their king. And as the new quarterback of the Braysen Bulldogs, he's also my boyfriend's biggest rival.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Add that to the list of reasons I should stay far away from him.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But when my truck breaks down, Beckham makes me an offer I can't He'll repair my pickup in exchange for me tutoring him.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">I have only one stipulation—no one, including my boyfriend, can find out.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The more I try to convince myself and Beckham that I hate him, the more he pushes my buttons to prove me wrong.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Worse, the lines we've drawn between us blur as we spend more time together. And when my relationship comes crashing down around me, I almost forget why I couldn't stand him all along.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">If I've learned one thing about Beckham Carver, it's that he always gets what he wants...</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">... and now, he's set his sights on me.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">The Rivals We Hate features the following rivals to lovers, sports/football, boyfriend's rival, reformed player, hate to want you, touch her and I'll hurt you, and small college town.</span></i><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">First, I'd like to thank Brooke O'Brien for sending me an ARC copy to review. This has definitely made one of my top faves for 2023... I DEVOURED this book!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Right from the beginning, you see that Hallyn is trying everything she can to keep her distance from Beckham, but the more time she spends with him you can tell that he's breaking down her walls and only time will tell before things snap.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">One thing I loved about this too was that it was a great balance of college, sports, and their deeper connection/romance into one. It wasn't too heavy in one or the other, and I really LOVED that! You get the perfect flow between it all, and to me it really kept the story flowing so well!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I'm calling it. Beckham is honestly an amazing book boyfriend. There's so much that he can see and sense from Hallyn, without her even having to say things. He just gets her and all the small details that really become big details. Her boyfriend is a complete ass, and he gets what deserves in my opinion.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I was completely drawn to this story, the characters and their development throughout. I couldn't put the damn book down! While she may claim to hate him, you know it's a façade, and once Hallyn really sees that Beckham is literally perfect for her, things go off!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/FWZ1OyaAtsnQs/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/FWZ1OyaAtsnQs/giphy.gif" width="235" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">There were so many laugh out loud moments that I loved reading. If you know the rose scene... you know! It was perfection! But apart from that, I was swooning over Beckham and the things he did for Hallyn, never once judging her for her connection with her old truck (which you learn more about) always being there for her, protecting her at any cost, and just totally understanding her on a deeper level. Not to mention the spice! Get yourself a fan, some water or a damn hose... because y'all are gonna need it!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Beckham shows Hallyn that she is worth it all. She deserves to be truly loved and taken care of which she clearly wan't getting from her ex, who only truly cared about status, and being pissed off because she decided to go to a different college than him. But Beckham... Woof! That man knows how to keep it hot and give Hallyn everything she's been missing. IYKYK! </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Honestly, I could talk forever about this book! If you haven't grabbed a copy... just go do yourself a favour and pick it up!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">I will say I really enjoyed the bit of suspense that was thrown into this. It added another layer to the story that actually fit really well with what was going on. But let me tell you when it got to the ending... WOOOW! I literally couldn't believe that Brooke left us on that cliffy waiting for the next book! I was just minding my own business enjoying Beckham and Hallyn's story and then BAM! Cut to an intense scene and ending it right there! I'm so excited to get to this next book, I am officially addicted and Brooke is now a one-click auto-buy author for me!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">That's all for my review, I really hope you enjoyed it, and be sure to one-click your copy of The Rivals We Hate! If you're a fan of college sports romance... this is one you don't wanna miss out on!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, keep reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-24020211335876915382023-10-24T13:43:00.001-07:002023-10-24T13:43:47.007-07:00Kissing the Cowboy by: Kennedy Fox<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzXX_TktYuCiBDTLRHZxk2JJELdHT5BmYHuA7k2BFUF7AhVJN-jRLwMwIz01IqBykX7AhjPuBi97BudHyRh0clTwpCGwlWvqvGtppJwnJopHaUtjj4lDgZ50fUz_3fimJOua8x80ZVx51JBMukbaTrzZ_RadC0rPKxtwIXPieGBB_5zF72XTzhXw=s475" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzXX_TktYuCiBDTLRHZxk2JJELdHT5BmYHuA7k2BFUF7AhVJN-jRLwMwIz01IqBykX7AhjPuBi97BudHyRh0clTwpCGwlWvqvGtppJwnJopHaUtjj4lDgZ50fUz_3fimJOua8x80ZVx51JBMukbaTrzZ_RadC0rPKxtwIXPieGBB_5zF72XTzhXw=s320" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kissing the Cowboy (Circle B Ranch #5)<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">July 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">ARC E-Book<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">232<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 5/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Summary:</u></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText15392025322792361043" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">After drinking a bottle of wine, Harper tells her business rival that she recently got engaged. Once the hangover wears off, Harper realizes she now needs a fake fiancé or to admit she lied. Wanting to avoid the backlash, she asks her childhood best friend for a favor.<br /><br />She can pretend she’s not in love with him, but her traitorous body reveals otherwise.<br /><br />Ethan Bishop will do anything for Harper, even if it’s crazy and means risking his heart. Pretending to be engaged to the woman he’s always loved proves to be difficult—especially when repressed feelings bubble to the surface.<br /><br />He only wants to help, but everyone in his life sees through his façade.<br /><br />It’s hard to know what’s real or fake when their private moments turn intimate. When they cross the line and fall between the sheets, the truth is undeniable. <br /><br />Just as they feared, their friendship’s no longer the same. However, one thing’s certain—there’s no going back now.<br /><br /><br /><b>**Kissing the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect. Suggested for mature readers only.**</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><u>Review:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">First, I'd like to thank Kennedy Fox for sending me a copy in exchange for a review. Harper and Ethan have made it to my top 3 Circle B Ranch series favourites by far! If you know me, then you know I'm a huge fan of friends to lovers. The pining, the already secured friendship... UGHH I love it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Let me tell you I was swooning over Ethan from the beginning of this story. The way he cares for Harper and helps with her business is amazing! The family dynamic of the Bishops is something I'll always love and wish I could live in, because they seem like the most fun family I've read. They all care for one another, but also can drop some hilarious banter and jokes to one another and I'm here for it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Harper and her soap business was so fun to read. Having a small business myself, I know the things that go on behind the scenes, but seeing it written out and her entire process of how she wants her shop was so cool! Also, these soap scents... I'm gonna need some of these in hand!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/RJsymbonEUC20yHQBL/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/RJsymbonEUC20yHQBL/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>When Harper asks Ethan to be her fake fiancé, I KNEW that it wouldn't take much time before things got heated, and when they did...boy did they ever get steamy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Part of the reason why I loved this book and friends to lovers so much is the fact that they already know one another. They already know their dating history, work life, growing up, all of it! Plus the chemistry is there, even when they want to deny their true feelings. So when push comes to shove and they're forced into a corner you know someone is gonna blurt it out, and although the slow burn and all the angst to them getting together had me pulling my hair wanting to reach in and shout "JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY!!" 😂</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">There was a moment though that I was like Harper, girl, what are you doing?! Thankfully she came to her senses though and I just ate it up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall this was a great book! I loved the relationship Ethan and Harper have with one another, the emotional roller coaster from friends to lovers and of course that Bishop dynamic that keeps me laughing out loud!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to check out the entire Circle B Ranch series if you're a fan of small town, cowboy, southern romance with big family dynamics!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">So until the next time, Keep Reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-66687224216271295912023-09-15T18:27:00.000-07:002023-09-15T18:27:41.826-07:00Bossing the Cowboy by: Kennedy Fox<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFxAEGl5Nz6h-Zrm89-rWfBJZlw00ubMwOi-03wnrGfvJhy9YPhneHMgifBhdpBmwDeQEIlCu-bluU706LGr9zEkg0QKwQeyn-h3_wbIWOI0tb1NHAVGClojb8-HkStIbsVtilW3lnmUdwuu_JVKlmiiBvTIZsvx5Wkc2eyeFQY--sasPfaaf1A=s475" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFxAEGl5Nz6h-Zrm89-rWfBJZlw00ubMwOi-03wnrGfvJhy9YPhneHMgifBhdpBmwDeQEIlCu-bluU706LGr9zEkg0QKwQeyn-h3_wbIWOI0tb1NHAVGClojb8-HkStIbsVtilW3lnmUdwuu_JVKlmiiBvTIZsvx5Wkc2eyeFQY--sasPfaaf1A=s320" width="213" /></a></div></b><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bossing the Cowboy (Circle B Ranch #4)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Published: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">May 2021<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Publisher: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Format: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">ARC E-Book<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Pages: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">240</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">Rating:</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4.5/5<br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Summary:</u></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">After surviving a messy divorce and custody battle, Dr. Connor Wallen quickly became married to his job. Helping animals is the perfect distraction from his crazy ex, but he finds it difficult to concentrate when an attractive woman joins his veterinary clinic. Getting involved with someone who works for him would only lead to disaster, so staying professional is key.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">He tries to ignore her, but their chemistry is undeniable.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Elizabeth Bishop can’t stand her boss or how he treats her, but there aren’t many job options in small-town Texas. No matter what she does, it’s never good enough for Connor, but she continues trying to impress him anyway.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">She’ll never admit she’s attracted to him and denies it every chance she gets.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Avoiding him is impossible, but Elle keeps her distance whenever possible. After his walls start to crumble, she knows her feelings aren’t one-sided. She’s tired of playing his games and is ready to prove who’s really in control.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Although he pushes her away, she’s determined to pull him closer—showing him exactly what they’ve both been missing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">**Bossing the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect. Suggested for mature readers only.**</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><u>Review:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Okay, so we know I'm WELL behind on these reviews, but I also did a re-read, so let's just take this as an updated review on top! LOL!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Anyway, huge thanks to Kennedy Fox for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review! Bossing the Cowboy has definitely made it to the top 3 of this series overall! When I say I don't cry often reading books, I mean it. Yet here we are with me texting them in tears over a certain scene, that I am still not over!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/26hpKMTa5HgdSMhRC/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="250" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/26hpKMTa5HgdSMhRC/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Dr. Wallen has gone through hell and back with his ex-wife. Dealing with a custody battle over a woman who he can't stand, all for the sake of his adorable and sweet daughter was one thing. Throw in Elle Bishop, his newest employee into the mix and you've got this doctor in a tangle of many things. Trying to avoid any looks or comments that go past professional in the workplace is hard... especially when Elle feels the exact same way. They butt heads, but you can feel the attraction between these two from the beginning, it's only a matter of time before someone snaps.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I'm gonna take a second to talk about Vivian. The ex. When I say she's a real witch... that's being nice about it. The things that she put everyone, including sweet Olivia through was unbelievable and she had everything coming to her, but what I would give to just reach inside the book and give her a good shaking...<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This was such a slow burn though, and although I love and hate slow burns (hate because it's like torture for me in a good way) this was an amazing build up between Connor and Elle. The way he spends time to help her with her exams, the side glances, the more time they spend together, you can tell they're meant to be.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Now that one scene that really got me... I'm not going to say when it was, to avoid spoilers but let me tell you I did not expect that at all. Like AT ALL! It caught me off guard, and I was bawling my eyes out reading this scene. Sometimes things like that just get you and this one did. My lengthy voice messages and texts over that got laughs, but that emotional damage it did to me at the time... SO not okay 😂</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The connection that Elle has with Olivia was another amazing moment. I always love reading stories with a single parent and you fall in love with the kids just as much as the love interest does. Olivia was the sweetest little girl, and getting pulled into the Bishop family was just the cherry on top!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Overall, I really loved this book! The slow burn, the angst, the STEAM... It had everything you could think of in this single dad, workplace romance. Of course the Bishop family in all it's glory and antics you know and love!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to grab your copy to read! You don't have to read it in order, but I HIGHLY suggest starting from the beginning of the series for the best reading experience!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">So until the next time, Keep Reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914454380270940746.post-50728598056297346582023-09-11T10:31:00.001-07:002023-09-11T10:31:16.449-07:00The Fall of Us by: Kennedy Fox<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl-og-GMNb67Lr0rTPWbE7_dSmTBgijD4xKKG0yGk8sTPfv8H7egA7D4UI_V0_PTOnM-3TgW8zmgp_m7Prb9vG1l6CafC-pGU_zs__b976IHXBe35-AW9utH_RCdc5B971xcG8Ua35rFRxwadJZ5v6sJGtxvgdTjFwqxi-ZBumUXvBTBobbo7mg/s1600/fall.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl-og-GMNb67Lr0rTPWbE7_dSmTBgijD4xKKG0yGk8sTPfv8H7egA7D4UI_V0_PTOnM-3TgW8zmgp_m7Prb9vG1l6CafC-pGU_zs__b976IHXBe35-AW9utH_RCdc5B971xcG8Ua35rFRxwadJZ5v6sJGtxvgdTjFwqxi-ZBumUXvBTBobbo7mg/s320/fall.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Fall of Us (Love in Isolation #5)</b></span><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Author: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kennedy Fox<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Published: </b><span>October 2022<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Publisher: </b>Kennedy Fox<span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Format: </b><span>BETA/ ARC E-Book<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Pages: </b>2<span>56<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rating:</b><span> 5/5<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Summary:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i>What happens when you travel across the country for your dream job and end up sharing a bed with an older man who volunteers you to be his fake girlfriend? You hope you don’t fall in love when it’s time to say goodbye.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">Review:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">Okay so I'm late once again posting this review (Are we really surprised right now?) but if you're looking for the perfect Fall read... this is it! It gives you all the tropes set in a small town with ALL the fall things you love! Throw in some angst, some fake dating and also a dash of hate to love and you've got The Fall of Us!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">To keep it simple, this is definitely a spicy hallmark with all the small town vibes! The way these authors were descriptive in writing this location had me wishing I could just hop right into this book and live right here! Between the paintings and the landscape, I was in awe of it all and so wished I was living right there!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/im1LR6wCCSYqiSfsQx/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="180" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/im1LR6wCCSYqiSfsQx/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">When I say I devoured this book, I seriously did! Even while I was beta reading, I couldn't get enough of Finn & Oakley. Right from the beginning you're hooked on these two characters who clearly don't get along, but when Finn blurts out that Oakley's his girlfriend to his ex who randomly shows up... well only time will tell before these two start to bring the heat!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">And did they ever! Grab some water and a fan because they may be stuck in a cabin together and pretending to be a couple, but those lines blur real quick!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">These two connected on a whole other level, plus all the small town vibes with Finn's family, ughh I just adored it! This was such a page turner, I needed to know what was going to happen when Oakley's time was up after being commissioned for a painting!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">The biggest thing for me was of course the fall vibes. The fact that this town went all out for it gave me the biggest smile on my face. Oakley getting to see another layer of Finn and all the things he does for his family was so sweet, and the ending! OMG swooning hard!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">Overall, I seriously loved this story! From beginning to end, these two had all the angst, side glances, bickering like an old couple, laughing out loud moments, fall cozy vibes, and it was the perfect read! I'll definitely be doing a re-read this coming fall because *chefs kiss!*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it and be sure to one-click your copy today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">So until the next time, Keep Reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;">Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)</span></span></div><p></p>Graduated Bookworm Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800941050460633354noreply@blogger.com0