Showing posts with label 2016 Favorites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 Favorites. Show all posts

Friday, December 30, 2016

Top 16 of 2016: Favorite Books

Hey, ladies!


I'm so excited to participate in Kimberly Faye Reads' Top 16 of 2016 event! Today's topic is favorite books of 2016. Funnily enough, I shelved exactly 16 books on my Best of 2016 Goodreads shelf. How convenient!

They're in the order I read them in, according to GR. It was fun to see which months had the best books!



16. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon




15. Sustained by Emma Chase



14. Sidebarred by Emma Chase



13. Showmance by L.H. Cosway




12. The Bird and The Sword by Amy Harmon



11. Still Life with Strings by L.H. Cosway




10. Idol by Kristin Callihan




9. Cocky Bastard by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward




8. Smut by Karina Halle



7. The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay



6. The Debt by Karina Halle



5. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews



4. Retrieval by Aly Martinez



3. Marriage Games by C.D. Reiss



2. Honor by Jay Crownover



1. Managed by Kristin Callihan


Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree

Hey, all!

It's Top Ten Tuesday by The Broke and The Bookish! This week's topic is ten books you wouldn't mind leaving under my tree. Personally, I've been buying all my books as either ebooks or audiobooks lately, and I miss my physical books something fierce. My shelves are feeling neglected, too. In light of that, these are 10 physical books I wouldn't mind having under my tree!

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Mini Reviews Monday

An all new second chance love story by the New York Times Bestselling author of the Driven series.

It all started with the invitation. To my ex-fiance’s newwedding. 

I should have ignored it.Thrown it away. Set it afire. But I didn’t.I replied. 

With a plus one. 

And then my assistant accidentally mailed it.

Enter Hayes Whitley. Mega-movie star. The man who has captured the hearts of millions. But I gave him mine years ago. He was my first love. He was my everything. Right until he up and left to chase his dreams without so much as a simple goodbye.

When he showed up out of the blue ten years later, I should have known to steer clear. I should have rejected his offer to take me to my ex’s wedding. I should have never let him kiss me.

But I didn’t. 

And now we’re left wondering if the pieces of the life we once shared still fit together somehow. First loves are hard to forget. The question is, do we want to forget? Or do we risk the chance and see what happens next?

3 stars!
A quick and easy read, but wasn't anything special. An annoying and dramatic heroine combined with an okay but doormat-like hero.

He's my soulmate. There's only one love that matters more than your first love: your last love. How damn lucky am I that both of mine are the same person?


“Knock knock!”
“Um… Who’s there?”

Yeah. That was me, on my last date. Before you feel sorry for me 
you should know that I was the one telling the jokes. Jokes as in 
plural, because I didn’t stop with just one. Of course not. 

Hi, I’m Chloe Scott. The most awkward single girl in the city.
But I’m going to get it together. I am. 

I’m going to learn how to date like a grown up.
I’m going to have an orgasm not given to myself. 
I’m going to fall in love and live happily ever after. 

Right after I get out of this interrogation room.

4 stars!
I didn't really get into this one until about 35%, but after the struggle with connecting with the heroine, I really enjoyed it! It was funny, super quick and easy, and the sex was hot. ;) Low drama, sexy read!

This girl is a fucking whirlwind to my common sense. She makes me think about forever with her when I haven't even nailed her down to the next date.



It started off as a battle of wits. Me: the ordinary girl with a big mouth against Him: the sexy bastard with a big...ego.

I thought I’d hit the jackpot when I was upgraded to first class on my flight to London.

That is until HE sat next to me. Gabriel Scott: handsome as sin, cold as ice. Nothing and no one gets to him. Ever. He’s a legend in his own right, the manager of the biggest rock band in the world, and an arrogant ass who looks down his nose at me.

I thought I’d give him hell for one, long flight. I didn’t expect to like him. I didn’t expect to want him. But the biggest surprise? He wants me too. Only in a way I didn’t see coming.

If I accept his proposal, I leave myself open to falling for the one man I can’t manage. But I’m tempted to say yes. Because the real man beneath those perfect suits and that cool façade just might be the best thing that’s ever happened to me. And I just might be the only one who can melt the ice around his heart.

Let the battle begin…

5 stars!
This book...this book! I loved it, absolutely loved it. The opposites attract romance was spot on, the banter between the entire cast was amazing, the pacing was flawless, and I was so happy while reading it. I was dying to get back to it every time I was forced to put it down!
Best of 2016.


"First and most importantly, I love you. I have never said that to a woman, and I will never say that to any other but you. I've lived long enough to know that you are completely it for me. This is a done deal - signed, notarized, what have you.
I will say the wrong words from time to time. And I will cock things up. That's a given, unfortunately. But there will never, ever be a time when I do not love you or want you in my life."






Monday, November 7, 2016

October Recap

Hey, ladies!

Happy November! *insert obligatory "how is it November" bit*.

October was a  good reading month and November is shaping up to be the same, so let's jump in!


Books Read


















A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet  - 1.5 stars/DNF at 80%




October Total - 19


Total So Far* - 171
*Including rereads and the books I've read for November so far 



Challenge Updates


165 of 130, 127% complete and 55 books ahead of schedule


Audiobook challenge

Sincerely, Carter
Gunmetal Magic
A Promise of Fire

2016 total so far: 55 and goal met



Sincerely, Carter
Specimen
Off Side
Heart Shaped Hack
Gunmetal Magic
Cruel Beauty
One Dom to Love


Favorites

Best of 2016

Best of 2016
Best of 2016


Best Swoon



The one I couldn't get into 

I tried so hard to finish this one, but I just couldn't. DNF at 80%.

The pleasant surprise


The hottest porn




The Book Boyfriends

Roman
Carter
Nicholas
Nassir 

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Monday, October 3, 2016

September Recap

Hey, ladies!

It's time for my October recap! I love this time of year, and I've already read some fabulous books (and it's only the 3rd!). That said, September's recap is nothing to sneeze at, either! Let's jump right in. In September I met my Goodreads goal of 130 books for 2016. :D


Books Read













Karma by Nikki Sex - 2 stars











September Total - 21



Total So Far* - 142
*including rereads



Challenge Updates


140 of 130 / 106% complete / 41 books ahead of schedule


Audiobook challenge

The Sea of Tranquility
Easy Love
Roman Crazy
Torn

Total for 2016: 52 and goal met




The Sea of Tranquillity
Rules of Protection
Easy Love
Until Lilly
Magic Dreams
Magic Gifts
Fight for Her
Losing It



345,031 steps / 135.2 miles / 4.23 hours

Favorites




Best of 2016

Best of 2016


Best of 2016



All The Feels





Someone Stab Her and Him



The Pleasant Surprise





The Biggest Disappointment




Favorite Heroine


I want to be Kate when I grow up. Seriously. 



Book Boyfriend  Harem of the Month


Devin!
Keir!
Marcello!
Curran!
Tucker!
Stu!










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