Tag: contemporary

#BookReview: THE SUMMER OF CHASING MERMAIDS by Sarah Ockler

#BookReview: THE SUMMER OF CHASING MERMAIDS by Sarah Ockler

Let’s start off with a big thank you to Jamie from Books and Ladders for gifting this book to me. She read it in December of last year and thought it would be perfect for me, and she was soooo right. But then she always is when it comes to choosing books for me. I actually have a few of Ockler’s books, but this is the first of hers I’ve read. (I think I’ve read maybe 20% of the books in my flat…) What a huge mistake. I should have started reading her work sooner, as she is a brilliant […]

Posted June 10th 2017 in Contemporary, New Adult, Reviews, Romance / / 0 Comments
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Read the first chapter of Beyond the Gardens by Sandra C. López

Read the first chapter of Beyond the Gardens by Sandra C. López

Beyond the Gardens is the follow-up to Lopez’s debut, Esperanza: A Latina Story. Today, I have the first chapter of the book to share with you! About the book Published by: Outskirts Press Publication date: October 27th 2009 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Add to Goodreads She was a shy artist, who was afraid to blossom into the beautiful flower she was meant to grow into. At the age of 18, Esperanza Ignacio begins her college years at an upscale Los Angeles art school, where she studies to fulfill her long-term dream in Animation. But she soon learns the truth to the old folktale: “you […]

Posted January 22nd 2016 in Spotlights / / 0 Comments
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Cover Reveal: In the After by Elisa Dane

Cover Reveal: In the After by Elisa Dane

GOOD MORNING, WORLD! Yes, it’s Monday, and yes, it’s hard. That’s why I’m starting you off this week with a little bit of romance. I’ve got the cover for In the After, a YA romance by Elisa Dane and the first in her new series, Fighting Chance. About the book Series: Fighting Chance #1 Published by: Swoon Romance Publication date: February 2nd, 2016 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Goodreads That might actually be the longest synopsis of a book ever… Where to buy: Amazon UK | Amazon US Reasons to read the book Farmer boy! Ok, maybe he’s not a farmer boy, but I am having Smallville flashbacks […]

Posted January 11th 2016 in Cover Reveal / / 0 Comments
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Review: Anatomy of a Player by Cindi Madsen

Review: Anatomy of a Player by Cindi Madsen

I loved this book. Anatomy of a Player had a sexy college hockey player, a career-oriented aspiring journalist, plenty of humour and delicious sexual tension. I could fall into both Whitney and Hudson’s heads and believe what they believed – mostly that they were perfect for each other, even when they didn’t see it. While the plot was overall predictable, how Madsen filled it out was fun, emotional and filled with enough surprises and treats to more than satisfy me. Work was torture because all I wanted to do was keep reading! Best and worst The best thing about this book: THE CHEMISTRY The […]

Posted January 9th 2016 in Contemporary, New Adult, Reviews, Romance / / 1 Comment
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Review: Apricot Kisses by Claudia Winter

Review: Apricot Kisses by Claudia Winter

Apricot Kisses is a great translated contemporary romance novel. The fated couple is comprised of Hanna and Fabrizio, two stubborn people who, by what can only be fate, are brought together against their will. (It’s actually quite funny – Hanna ‘borrows’ Fabrizio’s grandmother’s urn in an airport in Germany and has to return it to him in Italy.) Both characters drove me and each other crazy, but they were made for each other. Throw in Italian sunshine, family and food, and you get a cute comfort story to fuel your Mediterranean daydreams. This book was exactly what I needed when I needed […]

Posted December 5th 2015 in Contemporary, Reviews, Romance / / 2 Comments
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Review: Scarred by Joanne Macgregor

Review: Scarred by Joanne Macgregor

Scarred tells this story of two broken teenagers who don’t know the full story. It is a story of honesty, acceptance and –ultimately– forgiveness. I read the book in a day, eager to watch Sloane and Luke’s truth unfold. Through it all, both were genuine characters, and Sloane was funny and so gloriously sarcastic. This book is therapy and hope in 251 pages. After the epic failure that was Soundless, I was equal parts eager and wary to start a new book. I was on the precipice of falling into the River Reading Slump. Scarred rescued me. So first of […]

Posted November 24th 2015 in Contemporary, Reviews, Young Adult / / 1 Comment
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Review: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Review: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Quick review If I Stay is a book about one of the biggest decisions Mia must make. Forman has crafted a heartbreaking tale with solid characters and very real problems. If I Stay is proof that the Young Adult genre is not just for silly stories for teenagers. This is a stellar thought-provoking, contemporary novel that will stick with me for a long time. Not so quick review My amazing sister from the OTSP Secret Sister programme sent me If I Stay as a read-along book, and I was supposed to read it two weekends ago. I seem to be terrible […]

Posted October 11th 2015 in Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 5 Comments
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