Tuesday 13 November 2012

Book Review (162): Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) - Jamie McGuire


Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)

Publication: 14th August 2012
Publisher: Simon And Schuster
Pages: 416
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Appropriate: New Adult
Price: $17.99
INTENSE. DANGEROUS. ADDICTIVE.

Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
My Thoughts...
Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow!
This book was amazing!
I've had extremely good luck with the Contemporary Romances I've read this year, this is usually a genre I steer clear of but I'm really starting to re-think that idea given the fantastic ones that I've read recently, this book has been on my wishlist for quite a while now but because of the genre I've shied away from actually purchasing it, and then I received a copy for review and I kept hearing so many good things about it that I finally gave in and read it and boy was I blown away!
I love the whole bad boy/good girl storyline, and Travis Maddox, there are just no words to describe how much I love him, bad boy or not he has the charisma and charm to knock your socks off and Abby is the perfect foil for his character.
Because of the terrific characterisations this was an extremely hard book to put down once I picked it up, it was addictive, and I grew to care so much for the characters I didn't want to leave their world for one minute.
Travis fights in a fight ring, reknowned for his fighting abilities, numerous tattoos, his way with the ladies and his reputation for one night stands, he is far from Abby's type, the complete opposite, she becomes friends with him through her best friend's boyfriend who happens to be Travis' cousin and they make a bet, if she loses she has to move into his apartment with him for 30 days, if he loses he has to remain celibate for the same amount of time.
They soon become close friends, but their feelings for each other soon change, but will a relationship between them be for the better or just tear them both apart?
This book had me laughing out loud, giddy with excitement and in a flood of tears, it's just that good, even if Contemporary isn't your thing just give this a chance, I did and I'm so happy that I did.
I cannot wait for the next book Walking Disaster, which is Beautiful Disaster from Travis' pov, I cannot wait I'm so excited and the cover is gorgeous!

See what I mean, I love this cover!
I give this a huge 5/5.
A big Thanks To Caroline @ Simon And Schuster Australia.

Waiting On Wednesday.

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight an upcoming release that you're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm waiting on....

Whisper Falls



Mailbox Tuesday.

Tuesday's Mailbox.
I've decided that I will stop participating in In My Mailbox, the reason being I seem to get a lot of books every week and it takes me forever to put them all together in one post and link them up.
So I will be doing Mailbox Mon-Fri every week.

Review...

Shadow's Claim (The Dacians #1) - Kresley Cole (Simon And Schuster Australia)

(ARC) Scent Of Magic (Healer #2) - Maria V. Snyder (Harlequin Teen Australia)

(ARC) Touch Of Death (Touch Of Death #1) - Kelly Hashway (Spencer Hill Press)

The Skeleton Key (Pandora English #3) - Tara Moss (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Brought...
Iced (Fever #6) - Karen Marie Moning

Rebel Heart (Dust Lands #2) - Moira Young

Monday 12 November 2012

Book Review (161): Eve & Adam - Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate


Eve and Adam


Friday 2 November 2012

Mailbox Friday.

Friday's Mailbox.
I've decided that I will stop participating in In My Mailbox, the reason being I seem to get a lot of books every week and it takes me forever to put them all together in one post and link them up.
So I will be doing Mailbox Mon-Fri every week.

Review...

Ironskin (Ironskin #1) - Tina Connolly (Tor/Forge U.S.A)

Foundation (Valdemar: The Collegium Chronicles #1) - Mercedes Lackey (Titan Book UK)

Intrigues (Valdemar: The Collegium Chronicles #2) - Mercedes Lackey



Thursday 1 November 2012

Blog Tour: After Dark (The 19th Year #1) - Emi Gayle, Book Review (160).



After Dark (The 19th Year #1)

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Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal
Age Appropriate: Young Adult
Buy It: Amazon   Barnes & Noble
What I loved about this book was the different species of paranormal from vampire, fairy, witch. demon,ghost etc, and that's all just the main character!
 Mac whom is a Changeling, and who happens to be the only one in existence (one only appears every fifty to a hundred years) can change paranormal forms at night, has until her nineteenth birthday to decide on what form she will take permanently and will then take charge of that faction at the council table.
But Mac is undecided and with less than nine months to decide, she begins to feel pressured, but when she see's the school geek Winn walking out of the local library one night with a book about her heritage she resolves to accquire it even if it means associating with humans, so when they are both paired together in class on a project she knows that this is her chance to find out about herself and where she came from, as she's been kept in the dark all of her life.
I loved Mac's character, a strong kick-ass female, and Winn who's so adorable and they make such a good couple.
This storyline was original and extremely well done and I really can't wait for the next book, what Emi has written here is a fantastic start to what seems to be an extremely good series.
Definitely check this out!
I give this 5/5.

Author Profile...

Emi Gayle just wants to be young again. She lives vicariously through her youthful characters, while simultaneously acting as chief-Mom to her teenaged son and searching for a way to keep her two daughters from ever reaching the dreaded teen years. 

Ironically, those years were some of Emi's favorite times. She met the man of her dreams at 14, was engaged to him at 19, married him at 20 and she's still in love with him to this day. She'll never forget what it was like to fall in love at such a young age — emotions she wants everyone to feel.



Mailbox Thursday.

Thursday's Mailbox...
I've decided that I will stop participating in In My Mailbox, the reason being I seem to get a lot of books every week and it takes me forever to put them all together in one post and link them up.
So I will be doing Mailbox Mon-Fri every week.

Review...

Beautiful Redemption (Caster Chronicles #4) - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (Penguin Australia)

Echo (The Soul Seekers #2) - Alyson Noel  (Pan Macmillan Australia)