This week I managed to finish four books. All were physical books.
The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes *****
Well this guy has kind of had me in hangover since I finished it. I've read enough of Moyes books to expect the emotions but man this one can give Me Before You a shove. I sobbed like crazy person during Me Before You but this one was like every freakin' chapter. Such a beautiful heart wrenching story. Moyes can weave together different time lines and lives like no other. Wonderful.
Play On(Lewis Creek #1) by Michelle Smith ***.5
Play On is a very southern romantic contemporary. Austin has all that southern charm. He was a very nice guy. You know sweet as pie with that small side of mischief. Marisa I liked. But she's not memorable as a romantic interest. What I'll remember from her is the way Smith dealt with her depression. Which I thought was done realistically. It showed the rough patches. But also Marisa had that you don't have to understand it but you do have to get it attitude with Austin. And I thought yea, it's true. Unless you're experiencing something as complex as depression you probably will never understand exactly what the person is feeling. But as a loved one you would be expected to be able to love them and be there for them. So, well done. My problem was not totally being invested in their relationship. The great thing was that the side characters had shit going on that was fully explored and dealt with and one of those stories I was super invested in. I'm hoping they get a book of their own in the future. Overall, a pretty solid YA contemp with decent amount of baseball involved.
The Score(Off-Campus #3) by Elle Kennedy *****
Well I definitely wasn't expecting to say that Dean's book has been my favourite of the series; thus far. But it has. Dean was totally everything I expected him to be with a bit more of special. He's that straight up gorgeous guy who loves the ladies. But he was never an ass about it. He likes sex. I thought he was great. Allie also now one of my favourite ladies. She carried herself really confidently. She was also firm but never rude when it came to arguments or discussions. Yea, the romance was where they start off in a fling. I found them to have a fun dynamic. And it wasn't like Dean was anit-relationship; he just wasn't wanting to be in one, until Allie. I did not expect the story to take such a heart breaking turn. But it did, and although I kind of hate Elle Kennedy for doing that, in the end it really added some hardcore emotions and real life like moments to their relationship. Besides that, this book/series is really fun and addicting.
Frigid(Frigid #1) by Jennifer L Armentrout ****(re-read)
This was actually my first JLA book way back when. It definitely has all the crack like qualities all her books contain but I can definitely tell how much she's grown as a write. I also don't remember disliking Tanner. But man what an ass. For sure my least favourite of JLA's guys.
The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes *****
Well this guy has kind of had me in hangover since I finished it. I've read enough of Moyes books to expect the emotions but man this one can give Me Before You a shove. I sobbed like crazy person during Me Before You but this one was like every freakin' chapter. Such a beautiful heart wrenching story. Moyes can weave together different time lines and lives like no other. Wonderful.
Play On(Lewis Creek #1) by Michelle Smith ***.5
Play On is a very southern romantic contemporary. Austin has all that southern charm. He was a very nice guy. You know sweet as pie with that small side of mischief. Marisa I liked. But she's not memorable as a romantic interest. What I'll remember from her is the way Smith dealt with her depression. Which I thought was done realistically. It showed the rough patches. But also Marisa had that you don't have to understand it but you do have to get it attitude with Austin. And I thought yea, it's true. Unless you're experiencing something as complex as depression you probably will never understand exactly what the person is feeling. But as a loved one you would be expected to be able to love them and be there for them. So, well done. My problem was not totally being invested in their relationship. The great thing was that the side characters had shit going on that was fully explored and dealt with and one of those stories I was super invested in. I'm hoping they get a book of their own in the future. Overall, a pretty solid YA contemp with decent amount of baseball involved.
The Score(Off-Campus #3) by Elle Kennedy *****
Well I definitely wasn't expecting to say that Dean's book has been my favourite of the series; thus far. But it has. Dean was totally everything I expected him to be with a bit more of special. He's that straight up gorgeous guy who loves the ladies. But he was never an ass about it. He likes sex. I thought he was great. Allie also now one of my favourite ladies. She carried herself really confidently. She was also firm but never rude when it came to arguments or discussions. Yea, the romance was where they start off in a fling. I found them to have a fun dynamic. And it wasn't like Dean was anit-relationship; he just wasn't wanting to be in one, until Allie. I did not expect the story to take such a heart breaking turn. But it did, and although I kind of hate Elle Kennedy for doing that, in the end it really added some hardcore emotions and real life like moments to their relationship. Besides that, this book/series is really fun and addicting.
Frigid(Frigid #1) by Jennifer L Armentrout ****(re-read)
This was actually my first JLA book way back when. It definitely has all the crack like qualities all her books contain but I can definitely tell how much she's grown as a write. I also don't remember disliking Tanner. But man what an ass. For sure my least favourite of JLA's guys.
What did you guys read this week?
Happy reading!
Brittany
Sims! I used to love Sims (I even had the first version) but haven't played it in forever. I could spend days playing that game! Jojo Moyes is an author I really need to read but I'm kind of scared too because I'm not sure I can handle all the feels. Austin sounds amazing though that's too bad about Marisa. I've been on a roll with amazing guys paired with not so memorable girls. Not bad just not memorable. The depression angle on that one seems interesting. Love the shirt! I love graphic tee and anything with bacon is automatically awesome.
ReplyDeleteI had the one by Moyes on my shelf for far too long. I keep putting it off (some some insane reason) and seeing you give it 5 stars makes me want to grab it NOW! :) Loved Frigid (I sure don't recall disliking Tanner, though!) but I think I loved Scorched even more.
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