Review of Beautiful Addictions by Season Vining

An Engaging Read

Beautiful Addictions is a New Adult romance about a young woman and man whose paths cross again after she is thought to be dead.

I received this ARC from St. Martin's Griffin & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The writing is fast paced and the story line is quite interesting; it almost reads like a screen play for an action film. Told in third person with no formatting from one character to the next was at first a little annoying but once I got into the story, all the little things I was nit picking at just faded away. The characters were engaging and I loved the different side stories that all the other characters had tying into the story line.  There were formatting issues; some instances of grammar but certainly not enough to affect the story. I could definitely see this story being turned into a movie. There is cussing, sensual love scenes, sex scenes, kidnapping, murder, mention of drugs, alcohol, and child abuse. The cover is perfect. All in all an engaging read. 

3.5 Stars out of 5 Stars

"I'm sorry I yelled at you. I just really needed to see you, he admitted."

                                                         "You do see me. You always see me. That's what so scary." -Season Vining

Review of Wrecked by Priscilla West

Wrecked is a New Adult romance between a girl whose tenacity brings her back to college even though the stigma of her tragic past follows her in school and a guy whose reputation as a player follows him as well.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The writing style is immature and somewhat awkward; at times some of what the writer is trying to convey doesn't make sense nor does it seem possible. The characters seem one dimensional and Lorrie's character is tiresome. The story line is original; there were very few formatting and grammar issues. There is cussing, dirty talk, sex scenes, drinking, and mention of suicide and murder. The cover model is perfect for the book but he has no tattoos. 

1.5 Stars out of 5 Stars

Review of Knowing Jack by Rachel Curtis

An O.K. New Adult Romance

Knowing Jack is a New Adult Contemporary Romance about a young woman and her bodyguard.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The writing is a little choppy and the story line is predictable; it is written in dual POV although we hear more from the protagonist Chloe than Jack. Chloe's version reads a little like a one way conversation, you know the kind where you can't get in a word edgewise and Jack's character is pretty cut and dry. The chemistry between the two reads to be purely sexual because the insta-I-want-to-get-in-your-pants sets in from the start. How they fall in love from one moment to the next is really not believable. I really didn't care too much about the characters because quite frankly they lacked substance, even with Jack's past and his difficult relationship with his father set in the background story. It did hold my attention in the beginning but a quarter of the way through it really started waning.There are sex scenes, an attempted rape, and some drinking mentioned. The cover is fitting. An o.k. read.  

Review of Breaking by Claire Kent

Erotic Read

Breaking is the continuation of Lori and Ander's erotic romance.

I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I have had some serious issues with electronics for about six months including losing all my ARC's to my Kindle, that went to the electronic place in the sky and for that I apologize to NetGalley and the author.  I had a list and was able to finally access my ARC's via computer so reviews will be coming although quite late. 

Breaking as told in Ander's POV, is a series of flashbacks of how Lori and his romance developed and how the couple is managing Ander's past employment as a gigolo. The writing is captivating and the development of Lori and Ander's issues are interesting however it just seemed like this story was a recycled version of Escorted only told in Ander's POV. The steamy sex scenes and banter between the protagonists are again swoon-worthy but again it just seems like a recycled version of the first book. I absolutely love the male POV, I just wish the author would have elaborated a little more. There are definite sex scenes as mentioned above and some cussing. The cover is hot.

Review of Elect(Eagle Elite#2) by Rachel VanDyken

Confusing Continuation 

Elect is the continuation of Trace and Nixon's Mafia romance.

I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I have had some serious issues with electronics for about six months including losing all my ARC's to my Kindle, that went to the electronic place in the sky and for that I apologize to NetGalley and the author.  I had a list and was able to finally access my ARC's via computer so reviews will be coming although quite late. 

Wow. What can I say? I am even more frustrated than I was before. This story had SO much potential and I know that as a Beta Reader we are there to help give feedback or even sometimes catch things however the direction that the author took this story in, I just don't understand. I don't pretend to know a lot about Mafia behavior but I do know from watching all kinds of Mafia, mobster, gangster,etc. movies that "sharing" or at at least pretending to share your love interest is a NO-NO. Men have been killed just for looking at the " Boss' " woman the wrong way let alone letting one make out with her constantly. There were so many different issues but just to keep it simple the story simply didn't gel with me. I applaud the author's effort because this kind of story simply had not been done before but I just can't get past the story line and how confusing the parentage is with the characters. I re-read the chapters several times and I was just as confused if not more. I even went as far as writing notes and just finally gave up. There are very sensual love scenes and one questionable sex scene, drinking, and cussing through out the book. The cover is a little confusing because Trace is supposed to have dark hair right? 

Sorry, I take things so literal.  

Review of Façade by Nyrae Dawn

Heart Wrenching Read

Façade is the second book to the Games series; a spin off to the characters in Charade. 

I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book; I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I have had some serious issues with electronics for about six months including losing all my ARC's to my Kindle, that went to the electronic place in the sky and for that I apologize to NetGalley and the author. I had a list and was able to finally access my ARC's via computer so reviews will be coming although quite late. 

I had the opportunity to read the first book in this series some time ago and I found Ms. Dawn's writing to be honest and captivating. I have to say that Ms. Dawn definitely wrote a winner with this heart wrenching story that had me smiling and crying through out. Told in dual POV, the lead characters, Adrian and Delaney definitely have chemistry. I really connected with the lead characters; they were flawed and although Adrian's brooding cryptic behavior was depressing I found myself rooting for him. I don't want to give anything away because the previewed synopsis to the book sums it up; I will say that the title definitely fits the bill. I look forward to reading the next installment in this series and reading the rest of Ms. Dawn's books. There are some very sensual love scenes and several sex scenes, mention of drugs and drinking throughout, and cussing. The cover shown is the original one I received with the ARC however the new cover is better.     :)

New Cover

Happy New Year!

I am back! Temporarily but I am back. I am posting as many reviews of ARC's that I have managed to read after months of electronic hell. Computer crashing, Kindle dying, and phone freezing issues however I managed to somehow keep my wits and notes together. Thank you for your patience with me and hopefully this will be a better year!

 Apologies to NetGalley and those authors that sent me their books, reviews are on their way!