Showing posts with label New Adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Adult. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Book Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.
Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.
My Thoughts:
I suppose I will start at the beginning. I saw this book around goodreads a few times and never really gave it a chance. I didn't even read the synopsis. I just looked at the title and thought "Uh... what?... No". I shouldn't have judged the book by the title....
I first actually paid attention to this book after I had read beautiful disaster by Jaime McGuire and was looking at a list on goodreads about similar books with intense love. And I believe this book was #3 or #4. So I read the synopsis, but still judged. (I've really got to stop doing that).. It sounded interesting but the part that threw me off was the slam poetry thing. The only slam poetry I've seen was on TV & in movies, and it's always been poetry ethnic I'll say. So.. I was thinking this is either going to be ghetto or weird. But it was amazing. I repeat... AMAZING!
Poetry wasn't a huge part of this book like I thought it was gonna be, but it was a very meaningful part. I thought it was going to have a lot of poetry but there were actually only a handful. I thought the best one of all of them was the first one. When Will first takes Lake to slam night and the girls does the poem about being abused. It was like wow!
I really loved how the story played out. I was thinking there's no way.. like what can happen now... but it kept going and going and getting better and better. Layken was a really good character. She'd recently lost her father but was coping pretty well I think. And helping her mom with her little brother. I think it really said a lot about the character she was and grew even more to be. Will was also great, he too had been through some stuff, losing both his parents and now trying to raise his little brother while trying to finish college. I think they were just meant to be. I love when authors write such amazing love stories with such believable characters and true love. Gahhhh!
A few characters that I think need some recognition is Eddie, Caulder & Kel (the little brothers). Eddie was a wonderful best friend, even though she had really been through some shit in her lifetime, her optimism and outlook on life was very refreshing. She was very supportive of everything that Lake was going through. And Kel & Caulder, they made this book fun, when there were really serious moments, I felt like they were there so I wouldn't cry. Haha, I know it sounds weird, but I think it's true. And Halloween was I think the best part that involved the boys, just thinking about that part of the story makes me smile.
The relationship that Lake and Will had was so intense and deep and emotional. It drew me in in every way possible. I really love books like that. It's really inspiring for those looking for love and it's so romantic. There were times I wanted to cry. And times when I was very pissed off, but everything I went through was so worth reading this book.
I hope that you'll give it a change and don't judge it like I did :) I originally gave this book 4 stars and then sat there wondering why I only gave it 4, so I changed it to 5. Because there is nothing I would change about this book. It was perfect! I can't wait to read Point of Retreat and eventually the third book! It can't come fast enough! And I recently discovered another book by Colleen Hoover called Hopeless, I can't wait to get my hands on that either!
Here is the part I was talking about
from their first visit to slam poetry night:
Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that?(Her voice lingering on the word hear)That's the sound of my heart beating…(She taps the microphone again)Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of your heart beating.(She begins to speak faster, much louder than before.)It was the first day of October. I was wearing my blue sweater, you know the one I bought at Dillard’s? The one with a double knitted hem and holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.You promised to love me forever that night...and boydid youever!It was the first day of December this time. I was wearing my blue sweater, you know the one I bought at Dillard’s? The one with a double knitted hem and holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.I told you I was three weeks late.You said it was fate.You promised to love me forever that night…and boydid youever!It was the first day of May. I was wearing my blue sweater, although this time the double stitched hem was worn and thestrength of each thread tested as they were pulled tight against my growing belly. You know the one. The same one I bought atDillard’s? The one with holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.The SAME sweater you RIPPED off of my body as you shoved me to the floor,calling me a whore,telling meyou didn't love meanymore.Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of my heart beating.Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of your heart beating.(There is a long silence as she clasps her hands to her stomach, tears streaming down her face)Do you hear that? Of course you don't. That's the silence of my womb.Because youRIPPEDOFFMYSWEATER!
-Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Have you read Slammed?
Anything by Colleen Hoover?
What's your favorite "intense"
and "angsty" romance book?
Friday, December 28, 2012
Book Review: Losing It by Cora Carmack
Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers.
Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand.
But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe.
And as if if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor.
She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.
My Thoughts:
I first saw this book on iTunes I had never heard of it, but it was #1 on the list of iBooks. So I decided to go ahead and get it. And for $3.99? I'd say it was definitely worth it.
I really loved the synopsis. I could tell immediately that I was going to like this book. And when I started reading it, I thought I had it all planned out, like I knew what was going to happen. But it changed, which I liked.
I'd say this book is a romance. Not erotica in anyway for those who are wondering. It's all about Bliss and Garrick and what is going on. Because nobody really knows, not even them. And it's just an all around good story.
As far as characters go, I liked them all. Bliss was very likable She was a regular college student with dreams and ambitions. Even though she was a virgin, it was believable. Her character just seemed like a virgin. So inexperienced and everything. I also liked Kelsey & Cade, her best friends, their friendship was easy. And since they were all studying acting it made their bond even closer.
Let's talk about the love interest: Garrick! Oh. Oh my. Him and all his hotness and his British accent. The way that he is described just makes me want him. And then the fact that he turned out to be her teacher, wow. Lifetime fantasy right there! Bliss is too lucky to have lived it! I liked how there was an epilogue from Garrick's point of view. And we got to see what happened after her graduation and with them.
Overall I gave it 3 stars, I think it would be more like a 3.5. The only reason it didn't get 4 is because the book wasn't really about anything else besides what was going on with Bliss and Garrick. It had stuff to do with her friends, but nothing else was mentioned. And I felt like I would have gotten a better picture of her life if other things had been put in there.
Have you heard of this book?
Have you read it yet?
Are you planning on it?
Leave me a comment
and let's chat about it :)
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Day
Monday, October 29, 2012
My 2 Cents: Jenny Pox
"Avoid Her Like The Plague"
This will be my second 2 Cents post. I did the first on A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger. I'll link it here if you want to check it out.
Since I'll be talking about all the crazy scenes, it will obviously have a lot of spoilers. I suggest not reading any farther if you haven't read the book. Even if you don't plan on reading it, I still don't think you should read this post, you'll see all the awesome scenes you missed and will probably want to read it :) If you want to read my review of this book with no spoilers: you can do that here.
This is obviously my 2 cents on Jenny Pox. I'm not picking it apart, not harping on the writing or what the author did that I didn't like or anything like that. Just talking about what happened in the book that made me really think wow! Or something that I really want to talk about with other people, so I'm spilling it here.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Book Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
Easy by Tammara Webber
SYNOPSIS:
When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, stalked by her ex’s frat brother, and failing a class for the first time in her life.
Her econ professor gives her an email address for Landon, the class tutor, who shows her that she’s still the same intelligent girl she’s always been. As Jacqueline becomes interested in more from her tutor than a better grade, his teasing responses make the feeling seem mutual. There’s just one problem—their only interactions are through email.
Meanwhile, a guy in her econ class proves his worth the first night she meets him. Nothing like her popular ex or her brainy tutor, Lucas sits on the back row, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. At a downtown club, he disappears after several dances that leave her on fire.
When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, stalked by her ex’s frat brother, and failing a class for the first time in her life.
Her econ professor gives her an email address for Landon, the class tutor, who shows her that she’s still the same intelligent girl she’s always been. As Jacqueline becomes interested in more from her tutor than a better grade, his teasing responses make the feeling seem mutual. There’s just one problem—their only interactions are through email.
Meanwhile, a guy in her econ class proves his worth the first night she meets him. Nothing like her popular ex or her brainy tutor, Lucas sits on the back row, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. At a downtown club, he disappears after several dances that leave her on fire.
Review:
This is the first book I've read that was actually labeled "new adult." It's older than young adult but younger than adult, so basically college books. I also don't really read "contemporary" either. But I have to say I loved this book. I cut out about half of the synopsis, because it was very spoiler-ish. It gave away a whole lot...
I thought the characters were great.. They were developed and mature and they continued to grow while I was reading the book. Jacqueline was nice, sweet, caring, fun and very smart. Her best friend/roommate Erin was also very lovable. Ahhh- and the love interests... Fabulous! I can't really say too much or I'll give it away, but i was oo-ing and awww-ing.
The plot was good. Well paced. Love. Fun. Heartbreak. Drama. And a few BIG issues. I wasn't expecting them, but they're done very well. There were a lot of times in the book that I found my self smiling so hard and a few where I was about to cry. Overall I'd say I absolutely loved it! Not perfect, because I wasn't completely and totally drawn in, and I don't know why. I can't really pinpoint what was missing. Needless to say, I gave it 4 stars!
Have you read it?
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If not, go read it!
Have a wonderful day!
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