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January Wrap Up I’m pretty freaking proud of how much I read this month. I managed to read six books. SIX! Holy moly. I can’t get over it!!! It was such a good reading month. I loved almost everything I read besides two books.  So far, my new year’s resolution is doing well. Let’s see how long I can keep it up! What did you read in the month of January? What was your favorite? Dollars By Pepper Winters Published By: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on November 12th 2016 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 323 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Rating: ☆☆☆ My Review Synopsis: A thief met a possession and did what he did best. Now, he has to live with the consequences. Including the girl he claimed. Pimlico was stolen and sold all before her twenty-first birthday. Two years with a master who almost killed her is over. She has a new master now. A master who demands everything, expects everything, and requires ultimate access to her mind. Elder broke countless rules when he took

Books I Can’t Believe I Read This isn’t really going to be a list really. It’s just more of a “series I can’t believe I read”.  I bought the Fifty Shades series off someone on Craigslist for all of like fifteen dollars. I read them pretty quick and at the time, I loved them. I thought they were amazing and wonderfully written. Well, my reading taste has gotten better since I read these. I no longer think they’re worth the read. Granted, they introduced me to entirely new world of romance.  These were the first “adult” books I read. I ended up picking up books similar to these and realized that Fifty Shades was terrible.  I’m not going to get into it this discussion much. I’m just going to leave it at this: I wish I never picked these up and I wish I never tainted my brain with them!

A Short History Of A Girl Next Door By Jared Reck Published By: Knopf Books for Young Readers on September 26th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 272 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: The unrequited love of the girl next door is the centerpiece of this fiercely funny, yet heart-breaking debut novel. Fifteen-year-old Matt Wainwright is in turmoil. He can’t tell his lifelong best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her; his promising basketball skills are being overshadowed by his attitude on the court, and the only place he feels normal is in English class, where he can express his inner thoughts in quirky poems and essays. Matt is desperately hoping that Tabby will reciprocate his feelings; but then Tabby starts dating Liam Branson, senior basketball star and all-around great guy. Losing Tabby to Branson is bad enough; but, as Matt soon discovers, he’s close to losing everything that matters most to him.

If I Fix You By Abigail Johnson Published By: Harlequin Teen on September 26th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 317 Rating: ☆☆ Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: Some things are easy to fix…but are some meant to stay broken? When sixteen-year-old Jill Whitaker’s mom walks out–with a sticky note as a goodbye–only Jill knows the real reason she’s gone. But how can she tell her father? Jill can hardly believe the truth herself. Suddenly, the girl who likes to fix things–cars, relationships, romances, people–is all broken up. It used to be that her best friend/secret crush, Sean Addison, could make her smile in seconds. But not anymore. They don’t even talk. With nothing making sense, Jill tries to pick up the pieces of her life. When a new guy moves in next door–intense, seriously cute, but with scars that he thinks don’t show–Jill finds herself trying to make things better for Daniel. But over one long, hot Arizona summer, she realizes she can’t fix anyone

If I Fix You By Abigail Johnson Published By: Harlequin Teen on September 26th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 317 Rating: ☆☆ Purchase: Amazon - Kindle Synopsis: Some things are easy to fix...but are some meant to stay broken? When sixteen-year-old Jill Whitaker's mom walks out--with a sticky note as a goodbye--only Jill knows the real reason she's gone. But how can she tell her father? Jill can hardly believe the truth herself. Suddenly, the girl who likes to fix things--cars, relationships, romances, people--is all broken up. It used to be that her best friend/secret crush, Sean Addison, could make her smile in seconds. But not anymore. They don't even talk. With nothing making sense, Jill tries to pick up the pieces of her life. When a new guy moves in next door--intense, seriously cute, but with scars that he thinks don't show--Jill finds herself trying to make things better for Daniel. But over one long, hot Arizona summer, she reali

Books I Really Liked But Can’t Remember Much About I’m pretty shocked that I had a hard time coming up with books for this one. My memory is complete crap. Luckily, I don’t really forget about the books I read. Maybe that’s where all my memory goes? Anywho, I don’t think I’m going to go into a lot of detail about these because it’s kind of hard to when you don’t really remember the books themselves. Sweet Thing Renee Carlino I read Sweet Thing back in April of 2016. It’s going on almost two years. Could I tell you what it’s about? No. I feel like it has something to do with music. And I’m honestly saying that because Sweet Little Thing has a piano on the cover. I could have sworn I really liked this book when I read it. I rated it 3/5 stars on Goodreads. Paper Hearts Claire Contreras I read Paper Hearts in 2015. That was actually the first year I started documenting the books I read. I think this one is like a “forbidden romance” book. Like, she loves her brother’s best friend or so

If I Fix You By Abigail Johnson Published By: Harlequin Teen on September 26th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 317 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: Some things are easy to fix…but are some meant to stay broken? When sixteen-year-old Jill Whitaker’s mom walks out–with a sticky note as a goodbye–only Jill knows the real reason she’s gone. But how can she tell her father? Jill can hardly believe the truth herself. Suddenly, the girl who likes to fix things–cars, relationships, romances, people–is all broken up. It used to be that her best friend/secret crush, Sean Addison, could make her smile in seconds. But not anymore. They don’t even talk. With nothing making sense, Jill tries to pick up the pieces of her life. When a new guy moves in next door–intense, seriously cute, but with scars that he thinks don’t show–Jill finds herself trying to make things better for Daniel. But over one long, hot Arizona summer, she realizes she can’t fix anyone’s life unt

Things I’m Seeing Without You By Peter Bognanni Published By: Dial Books on October 3rd 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 336 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler has just dropped out of high school. She can barely function after learning of Jonah’s death. Jonah, the boy she’d traded banter with over texts and heartfelt e-mails. Jonah, the first boy she’d told she loved and the first boy to say it back. Jonah, the boy whose suicide she never saw coming. Tess continues to write to Jonah, as a way of processing her grief and confusion. But for now she finds solace in perhaps the unlikeliest of ways: by helping her father with his new alternative funeral business, where his biggest client is . . . a prized racehorse? As Tess’s involvement in her father’s business grows, both find comfort in the clients they serve and in each other. But love, loss, and life are so much more complicated than Tess ever thought. Especially after she r

Things I'm Seeing Without You By Peter Bognanni Published By: Dial Books on October 3rd 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 336 Purchase: Amazon - Kindle Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler has just dropped out of high school. She can barely function after learning of Jonah’s death. Jonah, the boy she’d traded banter with over texts and heartfelt e-mails. Jonah, the first boy she'd told she loved and the first boy to say it back. Jonah, the boy whose suicide she never saw coming. Tess continues to write to Jonah, as a way of processing her grief and confusion. But for now she finds solace in perhaps the unlikeliest of ways: by helping her father with his new alternative funeral business, where his biggest client is . . . a prized racehorse? As Tess’s involvement in her father’s business grows, both find comfort in the clients they serve and in each other. But love, loss, and life are so much more complicated than Tess ever thought. Especially aft

Things I’m Seeing Without You By Peter Bognanni Published By: Dial Books on October 3rd 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 336 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler has just dropped out of high school. She can barely function after learning of Jonah’s death. Jonah, the boy she’d traded banter with over texts and heartfelt e-mails. Jonah, the first boy she’d told she loved and the first boy to say it back. Jonah, the boy whose suicide she never saw coming. Tess continues to write to Jonah, as a way of processing her grief and confusion. But for now she finds solace in perhaps the unlikeliest of ways: by helping her father with his new alternative funeral business, where his biggest client is . . . a prized racehorse? As Tess’s involvement in her father’s business grows, both find comfort in the clients they serve and in each other. But love, loss, and life are so much more complicated than Tess ever thought. Especially after she r

Millions By Pepper Winters Published By: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on November 22nd 2017 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 368 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: “Love had been given and taken and now…it had been stolen. No one steals from a thief—especially from me—and I will defend what’s mine until my dying breath. It’s not a question of what I’m willing to sacrifice but who to deserve her…” Once upon a time, I stupidly believed if I could make Elder fall for me, everything would be perfect. Now, I’m missing, and he’s hunting, and everything is far from our happily ever after. He gave me his heart, and I gave him my promise, but true love isn’t sacred to others. War is coming, disaster is brewing, and I’m not going down without a fight. Elder is mine. I am his. And no one can keep us apart. Beware Of Spoilers!! My Thoughts:  This was a great ending to a wonderful series. It’s beautiful. It’s bloody. I just couldn’t put it down! Although, a part of me is g

Millions By Pepper Winters Published By: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on November 22nd 2017 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 368 Purchase: Amazon - Kindle Synopsis: “Love had been given and taken and now…it had been stolen. No one steals from a thief—especially from me—and I will defend what’s mine until my dying breath. It’s not a question of what I’m willing to sacrifice but who to deserve her…” Once upon a time, I stupidly believed if I could make Elder fall for me, everything would be perfect. Now, I’m missing, and he’s hunting, and everything is far from our happily ever after. He gave me his heart, and I gave him my promise, but true love isn’t sacred to others. War is coming, disaster is brewing, and I’m not going down without a fight. Elder is mine. I am his. And no one can keep us apart. Beware Of Spoilers!! My Thoughts:  This was a great ending to a wonderful series. It's beautiful. It's bloody. I just couldn't put it down! Although, a par

Bookish Resolutions/Goals This week, I’m not going to do any pictures. I think I’m going to give myself a break from setting everything up and just have a nice text post. This is a good topic to do that because I don’t really have to take pictures to let everyone know my resolutions and goals.  I basically have to think of this one as I go. I don’t think I’ll end up with ten resolutions or goals for my bookish life. I didn’t end up with ten goals. That’s okay! Maybe next year I can  have ten goals! Getting Rid Of Books I’ve actually already started this one. I’ve downsized my collection from 715 to 500. I haven’t gotten rid of them yet. I’m going to go through them again just to make sure I want to get rid of them. I’ll be bringing them to a local book store and trade them in for store credit so I can get books that I will be more likely to read.  Read 50 Books I read 54 books in 2017. I know I can do it. Instead of setting my goal at 60 again, I aimed for lower. I felt so disappointed

Millions By Pepper Winters Published By: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on November 22nd 2017 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 368 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: “Love had been given and taken and now…it had been stolen. No one steals from a thief—especially from me—and I will defend what’s mine until my dying breath. It’s not a question of what I’m willing to sacrifice but who to deserve her…” Once upon a time, I stupidly believed if I could make Elder fall for me, everything would be perfect. Now, I’m missing, and he’s hunting, and everything is far from our happily ever after. He gave me his heart, and I gave him my promise, but true love isn’t sacred to others. War is coming, disaster is brewing, and I’m not going down without a fight. Elder is mine. I am his. And no one can keep us apart.

Thousands By Pepper Winters Published By: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on August 15th 2017 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 386 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle   Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆   Synopsis: Once upon a time, I didn’t think I’d ever be normal. Now, I’m talking and trusting, and it’s all thanks to Elder. He gave me my life back, and I gave him my heart, but love stories like ours are never simple. I did something to protect him. He did something to survive me. We screwed up. And now, it’s no longer just about us. It’s about safety, sanctuary, and sin. Beware Of Spoilers!! My Thoughts:  So this is my favorite one so far. It’s filled with anticipation and action. I feel like Millions isn’t going to top this one but I really hope it does. This book was really exciting. I didn’t want to put it down because I was too anxious to find out what was going to happen next. And finally, fight scenes. We haven’t had violence since the second book. Maybe the first book? I can’t really

Thousands By Pepper Winters Published By: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on August 15th 2017 Genres: Romance, Dark Romance Pages: 386 Purchase: Amazon – Kindle Synopsis: Once upon a time, I didn’t think I’d ever be normal. Now, I’m talking and trusting, and it’s all thanks to Elder. He gave me my life back, and I gave him my heart, but love stories like ours are never simple. I did something to protect him. He did something to survive me. We screwed up. And now, it’s no longer just about us. It’s about safety, sanctuary, and sin.

Ten Books I Meant To Read In 2017, But Didn’t Get To There isn’t really an order to this list. These are just books that I wanted to read in 2017 but just didn’t have the time to get to but I will definitely make time for in 2018. The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue Mackenzi Lee There is so much hype surrounding this book. That’s the main reason I didn’t get to this one in 2017. I’m just so scared it’s not going to be as good as everyone says it is. So maybe the hype will die down and I can gather up the courage to read it.  Love In Lingerie Alessandra Torre I read Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra a while ago. I ordered this book as soon as it was released and I still haven’t picked it up. I don’t know if it’s because it took me a while to read Hollywood Dirt or if it’s just because the cover is pretty revealing. But I definitely will pick it up soon! Lucky In Love Kasie West There’s actually a list of Kasie’s books that I would like to read in 2018 that I didn’t read in 2017. I wen