Rating: 📚📚📚📚
What's Not Said is the debut novel of Valerie Taylor. It's a
very realistic take on love, marriage, and everything in between. First, meet
Kassie, a marketing executive, who has a lot going on in her life, a lot of
stress. Then we meet Mike, the husband. Finally, there's Chris, the lover.
Kassie and Mike met in college, the whole student-teacher affair happening, that
eventually turned into something more. They get married and have been for a few
decades. Like most marriages, the honeymoon phase don't last forever. Mike is
controlling and emotionally abusive, and Kassie has spent most of their marriage
being Mike's puppet. She takes a vacation alone and meets Chris. Chris is
everything Mike isn't; kind, thoughtful, and attentive. Kassie eats up all that
Chris has to offer and begins this distant love affair while still married to
Mike. She's been contemplating divorce, but something gets in the way, and
divorce gets put on the back burner. Chris relocates to Boston, and that
motivates her to go on and go through with the divorce. Mikes falls ill, and his
health condition comes to light putting yet another hold on Kassie and her
journey to divorce. Kassie doesn't want to bring it to him, while he's not in a
good state mentally or physically. She expresses to Chris that she feels
betrayed and is angry that he would keep that from her and wonder what else he
may be hiding, what else has been left unsaid. Which is funny considering she's
been committing adultery and keeping it a secret from her husband, the irony.
The novel is told from all three of the main characters' perspectives, which I
enjoy. You get a small insight into how they see things, where their minds are,
and get a feel of the characters themselves. It's a slow burn, but the slow pace
is for the reader to understand the back story and why things got to the point
in which it's at. What's not said is about the things we don't share, the lies
we've told, and learning that communication is always best.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
As many of you may know, I love books. Reading was always my first love, and it was a thing between my father and I. He would always take me to a bookstore and let me get as many books as my heart desired. Fun Fact: He introduced me to Harry Potter by buying me the Sorcerer’s Stone VHS thinking I would like it, I loved it. My point is he is the reason I love to read. As many of you may know, I love books. Reading was always my first love, and it was a thing between my father and I. He would always take me to a bookstore and let me get as many books as my heart desired. Fun Fact: He introduced me to Harry Potter by buying me the Sorcerer’s Stone VHS thinking I would like it, I loved it. My point is he is the reason I love to read.
I mostly enjoy books that will help me develop my career or master a hobby of mine. I love digital marketing and I love to write. I have three books along those lines that I will review on my blog within the next week or two. I love contemporary YA/NA, which brings me to this ARC I am about to introduce. I mostly enjoy books that will help me develop my career or master a hobby of mine. I love digital marketing and I love to write. I have three books along those lines that I will review on my blog within the next week or two. I love contemporary YA/NA, which brings me to this ARC I am about to introduce.
There is nothing on Earth I love more (other than my kids) than book mail. Book mail is the best mail you can receive. Lately I have been receiving ARCs in the form of e-books, which is great, but I am old school I love me physical copies. I got Maya Hughes’ “The Second We Met” book in the mail and I could not be more excited. I opened the package and squealed like a little kid, hell, I even smelled the pages. The pages smelled delightful in case you were wondering. There is nothing on Earth I love more (other than my kids) than book mail. Book mail is the best mail you can receive. Lately I have been receiving ARCs in the form of e-books, which is great, but I am old school I love me physical copies. I got Maya Hughes’ “The Second We Met” book in the mail and I could not be more excited. I opened the package and squealed like a little kid, hell, I even smelled the pages. The pages smelled delightful in case you were wondering.
This is book two in the Fulton University series, with "The Perfect First" being book one. I cannot wait to dive in and start reading this book, after I am done with my other three. Just know a review is coming soon.
Gorgeous isn’t heTitle: The Second We Met Series: Fulton U #2 Author: Maya Hughes Genre: Contemporary Romance Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs Photo: Wander Aguiar Release Date: October 17, 2019 BLURB
Dear Jerk Across the Street, sorry for accidentally walking in on you and catching an eyeful of your—equipment. And hard pass on the open invitation to join you in the shower “anytime”, A-hole.
That’s the note I should’ve written. Instead, I sent a pleasant and apologetic version.
Had I known Phoenix “Nix” Russo would’ve been the neighbor from hell, I’d have told him right where he could shove my words.
Nix is the big man on campus with everyone lined up at his games to make sure he knows it. Sure, he’s got piercing green eyes, abs that don’t quit and a smile that could set fire to a set of panties from a hundred yards away, but he’s also the biggest pain in my ass.
Dear Pink-Haired Menace, learn how to take a joke and stop being such a kill-joy…
Elle Masterson called the cops on one of my parties—again. My sweet talking usually gets me out of trouble, but this time it got me into a nice pair of silver handcuffs. Now I’m on a reputation rehab tour with a stop at a spring break community service project.
Guess who’s my new boss?
Now we’re shoulder to shoulder, sweaty, tired and… she’s not anything like I expected. There might just be a heart under that hardass exterior. She’s invading my dreams and I can’t shake the feeling she’s the key to unlocking a piece of me that I’ve hidden away.
It’s only a matter of time until she finds out why I’m really here.
Maybe I can break through her walls and into her heart before that happens… one screw at a time
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Evan Griffith has had a hell of a day... And that was before he met the stunning, sexy woman having a meltdown.
Evan
Griffith has had many careers in his life. But who knew working for his
family's moving company would hold just as much action as his stint in
the Marine Corps? On an unforgettable job, Evan finds himself taken by a
teenage conman and confronted by a woman wielding a knife—and promptly
falls head over heels for her.
Kenzie
Sykes is doing her best to raise her little brother and keep him out of
jail—all while dealing with her own broken heart that just hasn't
healed. She doesn't have time for romance. He's not asking... Until he
is, and she finds herself saying yes.
Lately I have been going on a rant about RH and bully love stories. They have all been so repetitive, until now. This book blew me the freak away. It was sexy; it was daring, and it kept your attention. I love all the characters in the book, but as always in RHs I have a favorite. Aria is a great female lead. She has endured a lot in her life and all she wants is an opportunity to better herself. She gets accepted into a program by the state to attend a prestigious high school with great connections. It would mean college, a good job, better yet a future for Aria. There she befriends another student, Sierra, who is in a similar predicament such as herself. Sierra is more shy and timid, where Aria is not. That is where the boys come in.
Blaze, Jed, and Thor. The kings, the heirs, and the owners of the entire town. The richest of the rich, the powerful-est of the powerful, and the most arrogant. The torment and abuse the girls from the state program. They make sure you know that you don’t belong. Aria is the only one who has ever stood up to them. She fights back with the same ammo they try to use on her and the sexual tension is at an all-time high. Her goal is to steal their hearts and split the trio apart. Her plan almost worked, but she got to greedy and she made a mistake.
I am so ready for book two. This is what was missing in the other books. There is no heir returning home, there is no damsel in distress, or falling for her tormentors. Well, she does kind of fall for them, but she keeps her head in the game long enough to pull through and not fall completely for their bull crap. I have never been so excited for a sequel as I am for this one.
If you can get pass the poor editing, then you will love this book.
This book, this damn book... I was not ready; I wasn't ready at all.
The book discusses some heavy issues that most teens are going through in real life; depression, trauma, death, divorce or splitting, jail, abandonment, abuse, and neglect. Trying to deal, forget, numb, or heal from the pain can be hard; coping is never easy. All it takes is someone willing to listen or someone willing to care to make a difference in a person's life.
Peyton is an amazing character. She has been dealt with some of the hardest hands in life, but she played the game to the best of her abilities. She can still love and be selfless. All she wants is someone to love and want her. What I love most about her is even at her lowest she still refused to fall, she kept going.
Grandpa Delaney. I love this man. He is trying to right a wrong that his children have made. I feel he has limited time left, and he is trying to make sure that the granddaughter he never knew is cared for before his time runs out. He knows he can't fill the hole his son left in her, but he is hoping to show her that someone cares.
The boys: Loch, Paxton, Golden, Kyle, Crew, and Zane. These six men have come in and took all of us by surprise, a pleasant surprise. They are just as vulnerable as Peyton and just as strong. With RH series, I try not to have a favorite, but I always end up with one. I have two with this series, Kyle and Crew.
In each other, they have found a love so pure and a bond so strong. In each other, they have found another reason to live and another reason to fight. This book was so well done. I cannot wait for book 2.
I feel like many people will not like what I have to say in this blog and that is ok. My opinions are my own and I am not trying to force them on anyone else, but this is a topic I need to rant about. So without further ado, here we go.
The young adult genre is losing its appeal for me, specially reverse harems. Lately, every book I read is the same. The story line is borderline identical. The books are great and I love reading them and I love the authors, but what I don’t love to read is a different version of the same story repeatedly. Amazon Kindle has a lot of up-and-coming books available for pre-order similar in title, and the story line is almost a carbon-copy of another book.
The reverse harem bully stories are getting a tad bit out of hand. Book after book I am reading the same thing over and repeatedly and it’s sickening. The books are great reads and highly addictive, but again I have read it a thousand times before. Three to four guys are the kings of their school and/or town. A new girl moves in and has a run in with the kings/bad boys. They are hell bent on tormenting and turning the whole school against the girl. Suddenly something happens and they accept the new girl into their circle and guess the fuck what she eagerly joins. It‘s the eagerness that really puts me off. They have all but killed you for months on end and suddenly they want to place nice and you fall in line, the fuck? Oh, it gets better. Most of the time, the niceness is an act or a lead up for the big guns.
Reverse harem bully stories are addictive. They have become my guilty pleasure and they remind you of trashy reality tv; it‘s so bad it’s good. Here a few books by authors I absolutely love that are great reads, but damn near identical storylines.
These books have been amazing reads, and I have fallen for most of the characters. I just don't like how all three books have almost identical storylines. Callie Rose and Tate James are new authors for me and I love their style, it's just this someone has told this story many times before. Jaymon Eve and C.M. Stunich are authors I know and love and their artistry shows in everything they right, but again I have heard this story before.
I guess what I am trying to say is for reverse harem can we get a little more creative. I am sure there are a ton of ways to do an RH book without the typical bully/prep school line. On that note, this is just my opinion, until next time...
Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚 Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation by Karen Doyle Buckwa...
St. Alderville: United: A Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance by M. J. McKinlay
Peyton's Path by S.M. Olivier
Blurb: “You don’t belong.” No words whispered in anger have ever rung more true. They’re the Kings of Brayshaw with the worl...
Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚 Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation by Karen Doyle Buckwa...