Sunday, January 31, 2016

Kiss Me Kate (The English Brothers #6) [Kate & Etienne] by Katy Regnery

I was really nervous about this one.. also I had a few rough days so sitting down, being relaxed enough to read was also a struggle and as I finally sat and started reading I realized this is NOT what I feared it would be :) 

Like the first three in the series this one is also a rekindled love story. Kate and Etienne had a summer fling (much like Fitz and Daisy) but it ended badly for both of them even though it wasn't for the SAME reasons. We get glimpses into the past, when they were 15 years old along with the "real time" plot line which was sweet

Saturday, January 30, 2016

COVER REVEAL - Us (Him #2) by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

It's no secret I'm more than a fan of Sarina Bowen's writing, for me, everything she writes is GOLD. I've also recently started reading Elle (after reading her collab with Sarina) and have been enjoying myself with the first two books in her NA College series "Off-Campus". 
When HIM was out I was pumped as I'm usually am (up to the roof ;)) - It was as amazing as I knew it's going to be. So if you're here and you haven't read HIM yet - shame on you! go ahead and grab it and read it! It's funny and tender with two best friends who lost each other over one silly night rekindling their friendship and finding love with one another. 
I loved everything about it, truly couldn't put it down. Also loved how seamless the book felt even though it was written by two authors (which is another reason I was so excited about this one!).

Today we're here for this STUNNING cover reveal. 
When it dropped in my email box I was starring at it for a while and just feeling it. 
It's so THEM, isn't it?



Are you breathing? :) 

This book will be out on 8 March 2016 
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Us (Him #2) - BLURB:

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Wild About Weston (The English Brothers #5) [Weston & Molly] by Katy Regnery

Weston, Weston.. sweet, tender, warm hearted and yeah, has the tendency to punch guys in the face at times hehe Really enjoyed this one! Gotta say I WAS considering which is my absolute favorite - him or Stratton, but as it seems Stratton is going to stay my favorite book boyfriend :) and yet, this story was really special. Though the story only spans less than two days, we get a love story I could totally believe. A bit instant love-y I guess, and yeah it was a Happy For Now because of the short time they know each other but I really liked the buildup of their "relationship" or rather how they got closer and closer to one another. 

Saturday, January 23, 2016

The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1-4 (The English Brothers #1-4) by Katy Regnery

Though I've recently uploaded my reviews of the first 4 books in the "Blueberry 1 - The English Brothers" as stand alone novels, I'm actually a cheat ;) I bought them in this set but thought it would be better to have an individual review for each

Here are the links to the individual reviews:
1. Breaking Up with Barrett [Barrett & Emily] ★★★★
2. Falling For Fitz [Fitz & Daisy] ★★★★
3. Anyone But Alex [Alex & Jessica] ★★★★
4. Seduced by Stratton [Stratton & Val] ★★★★

Seduced by Stratton (The English Brothers #4) [Stratton & Val] by Katy Regnery

Oh MY! This one was PERFECT! I KNEW I'm totally going to fall for Stratton and I was SO right. I guess the confident, alpha type is what usually attracts others in a hero, but for me, someone like Stratton is much more real, much more interesting to see evolve. How someone shy, insecure in a way, awkward and yet gorgeous and talented finds his HEA with someone who understand him and doesn't expect him to change, on the contrary - appreciates who he is even when he says and does things that might make other people, mostly women, cringe :) 

Anyone but Alex (The English Brothers #3) [Alex & Jessica] by Katy Regnery

Another sweet installment in the English Brothers series. I gotta say I just love ALL brothers, naturally Alex included ;) It's so much fun seeing each of the brothers getting his HEA as well as seeing the interaction between the brothers, each being a bit different yet they are all the same when it comes to supporting each other. Like the previous installments this is also a re-kindled love story, but more like Barrett's than Fitz's in the sense that Alex and Jessie's love story started when he was there for her when she was a kid, growing up in the house next door and dealing with her father's death. 

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Falling for Fitz (The English Brothers #2) [Fitz & Daisy] by Katy Regnery

Another sweet installment, really enjoyed this one. Like the previous one it's a sort of rekindled love, I guess even more than the previous one because Emily and Barrett were never a couple, while Fitz and Daisy had a past as a couple even if for just a brief summer. 

Friday, January 15, 2016

Breaking Up with Barrett (The English Brothers #1) [Barrett & Emily] by Katy Regnery

I really enjoyed this sweet short romance between Barrett English and Emily Edwards. Barrett and Emily have known each other their whole life, which made the relationship buildup quicker in pace. In a way, I thought there wasn't enough "conflicts" between the two, only one at the end which resolved very quickly. It was more them finding how much they feel about each other and accepting one another as their lover even though they come from totally different worlds. 

Monday, January 4, 2016

Rule (Marked Men #1) [Rule & Shaw] by Jay Crownover

I enjoyed reading this one, but I gotta say, it's a rounded up 4 star review. Because though it was good, it wasn't great and I had a few issues I'm having a hard time ignoring. I loved both Rune and Shaw, they felt very realistic, especially because they weren't perfect, not even close. Actually NO ONE was perfect in this book, everyone had some sort of an issue which made all of them relate-able and considering most of the people are going to appear in the next installments it does make it more interesting and intriguing to keep on reading the other books in the series. 

Friday, January 1, 2016

2015 Yearly Recap

I can't believe this year is over! so much has happened! Well, the first half of the year was mostly quiet, but then came the other half in which I was 3 months buried in books getting ready to one HORRIBLE exam and managed to move TWICE in less than 5 months, finished correcting two old tattoos and got myself a new one! Got myself a new car, went to Germany with my mom, did a part of the "Castle Road" which was AWESOME, then went to Munich to visit my two cousin and a book friend which was also GREAT (Even though I was sick the whole day...). Later on I went to a few days off in the south of Israel which was exactly what I needed before my second move. 

Truly a year to remember! Though I always seem to wish for relaxed days like the one I was having the day I took this photo ;)



I thought about a project for 2016, not sure if I want to open a new blog for it or not.. it's mainly a way to remember and appreciate the following days. Basically it's pointing out for each day what I'm happy about, grateful for etc. I made a list, but naturally I can't find it hehe Since I'm not sure about the new blog I was thinking of making it a weekly post of collected thoughts, my resolves and insights into that specific week. 

Getting back to my yearly recap → Statistics! 

(Here's the GR's version)


Total Read - 194 ebooks (including 18 DNFs) / 33,331 pages (~91 pages a day)

I basically compiled a list of all my 4-5 ratings organized by author. 
Note that the ones in Italic are series (with link to either series page or series list)

Adrian, Lara: Bound to Darkness (Midnight Breed, #13), Stroke of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #13.5)

Baggins, T (Reid, S.A.): Thirst, Something Different, Fifteen Shades of Gay (to Pay), Manhandled, Soulless
 
Bell, Serena: Can't Hold Back (Returning Home, #2)

Bowen, Sarina: Gravity, Ivy Years
 

Bowen, Sarina & Kennedy, Elle: Him

Cardeno, C.: Wake Me Up Inside (Mates, #1), In Your Eyes (Mates, #3)


Chambers, Joanna: Enlightenment, The Dream Alchemist (Somnus, #1), Rest and Be Thankful, The Lady's Secret, Unforgivable, Humbug, Unnatural
 
Cousins, Amy Jo: Five Dates 


Davis, Jo: Firefighters of Station Five
 

DeLima, Jan: Autumn Moon (Celtic Wolves, #3) 


Elwes, Cary: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (audiobook)


Erickson, Megan: Bowler University
 

Fleet, Suki: Lima Oscar Victor Echo and the Truth About Everything, Metronomy


Frost, Jeaniene: Bound by Flames (Night Prince, #3)


Harmon, Amy: Making Faces, Infinity + One, A Different Blue


Kelly, Jensen: Out in the Blue


Kennedy, Elle: Off Campus 

Lane, Amy: Clear Water, Sidecar, Do-Over, If I Must, When the Sea and the Sky Turn to Blood, Christmas With Danny Fit, Going Up, Truth in the Dark, Food For Thought, Turkey in the Snow, Candy Man (Candy Man, #1), Talker
 

Lee, Christina: Between Breaths, The Deepest Blue (Roadmap to Your Heart, #2)
 

Leigh, Garrett: Roads, Misfits, Heart, Only love, More Than Life, Shadow Bound, Heated Beat, Blue Boy
 

Leigh, Heather C.: Gavin (Sphere of Irony, #3)


Marquesate & Brown, T.A.: Deliverance
 

McCarthy, Kate: Fighting Redemption 


McKenna, Cara: Shivaree, Unbound, Hard Time, When in Rome, Ready and Willing, Willing Victim, Ruin Me, Brazen, Her Best Laid Plans, Convenient Strangers  


Michaels, Tere: The Heir Apparent
 

Regnery, Katy: A Modern Fairytale
 

Roux, Abigail (+ Urban, Madeleine): Cut & Run (re-read)

Ryan, Cecilia: Do Svidaniya, Goodbye, A Symphony of Echoes, Mate, Merger, The Sartorialist


Sanchez, Kristina M.: Finding Purgatory 


Sheridan, Mia: Archer's Voice


Voinov, Aleksandr: Gold Digger, Skybound, Incursion
 

Voinov, Aleksandr & Witt, L.A.: Hostile Ground, Market Garden
 
Z., Cari: You Get Full Credit for Being Alive, Making It Work, In All Your Ways, Frieze Frame

Anthologies:  

Another Place in Time by Aleksandr Voinov, K.J. Charles, Kaje Harper, Jordan L. Hawk, Joanna Chambers & Tamara Allen (Historical MM Romance)

    Wish Come True by Keira Andrews, Joanna Chambers, Amy Jo Cousins, Megan Erickson, Suki Fleet, Kaje Harper & Anyta Sunday (Contemporary / New Adult MM Romance)
      I had a few "projects" this year - I finished all of the published work by - Joanna Chambers, Garrett Leigh and Cara McKenna. I also almost (!) finished all of Aleksandr Voinov's published work, but I still have 3 more. I added A LOT of Amy Lane's novels and plan on finished most of her books and series next year (though I'll still have a few PNR series for 2017 ;)). 

      Looking at all the amazing authors and specific books in this list I can't help but smile remembering how I enjoyed them. All I can hope that next year's list is going to be the same if not better :) 


      Happy New Year !