BOOK REVIEW: Ecstasy by K.V. Rose

(Standalone NA Contemporary Romance)

Author: K.V. Rose

Published: April 20th, 2020

Source: GR

Zara.
Eli.
Alex.

Three students at Caven U who are all really, really f*cking tired of life.

Zara has a substance problem. Eli is a star athlete with a secret. And Alex? He’s just a f*cking a**hole.

Their paths collide one night at a party that quickly spirals out of control. A series of volatile moments follow, enveloping the three of them in a whirlwind of drama, drugs, and destruction.

Zara feels like she’s slipping under, losing her grip on reality. And if she isn’t careful, one of the boys just might pull her all the way down.

But the thing about almost dying at the hands of someone you hate?

In the moment before you take your last breath, the fear can feel a lot like...ecstasy.

And that’s a high you only get once in a lifetime.

Dark romance, suitable for 18+.

REVIEW

Title: ECSTASY Author: KV Rose Series: Standalone Characters: Alex, Zara and Eli Authors note⬇️ This is not a relationship guide. This is not a recovery manual. This is not a handbook on mental health. This is a dark romance that holds a special place in my heart. Holy shit! I'd devoured this book in one sitting, I'm so invested with the story, you will love to hate vice versa the characters in this book, and every pages is worthy of time. Whilst I'm reading this I really don't have a singular idea where will the story go through, I'm on the edge. This is very dark and twisted especially the last 80% of the book wherein the shit hits the fan, shocking plot twist. And I genuinely suggest please go in blind to fully enjoy the book and promise this book will take you in a one hell of a ride. 💯💕 "What’s real? Which one is real? The psychopath? The asshole? Neither of them? Am I fucking real?

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: Follow Me Down by Melissa Toppen

(Standalone Contemporary Romance)

Author: Melissa Toppen

Published: August 28th, 2020

Source: GR

For years I've been planning my escape.
Preparing for the day when I could leave home and never look back.
But when the moment came, it didn't happen like I had planned.
I didn't pack up my car and drive away, watching my old life disappear in the rearview mirror like I had always envisioned I would.
Instead, I ran—quite literally—as fast and far as my feet would take me.
I didn't know where I was going, only that I had to get away.
And that's when he found me…
Titus Driscoll.
He was unlike anyone I had ever met before.
A man who lived by his own code. Who answered to no one but himself.
He didn't care where I came from or why I was running.
He didn't care that my father was a powerful politician that would stop at nothing to bring me home.
Once he had me, I was his.

REVIEW

I really enjoyed reading this from the get-go. its simply written yet still delivers the connection and chemistry between Fallon and Titus. overall if your looking for a lightweight drama in romance, this book suits you well.👍 RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

(Standalone YA/NA Romance)

Author: Tillie Cole

Released Date: March 15th, 2016

Source: GR

One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe.

When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation? Rune's heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come.

A stand-alone young adult tearjerker romance, recommended for ages fourteen and up.

REVIEW

I don't know where to start 😭 and I'm run out of words for this incredible journey of love and heartache between Poppy and Rune. But I have 2 things to say though; first- I hate this book, y is that? Coz goddammit! While I'm reading, seems all I did is cry and cry and cry a lot till end resulting of my eyes became oh so puffy😢 secondly - I loved this, beyond no shadow of doubt, my heart breaks to witness how love can be so fierce, loyal and unbreakable that my heart bled for the stolen times and I utterly felt everything the words of love and strong emotions of the characters and the undeniable and unconditional love between the hero and heroine. Tillie Cole is such a spectacular and brilliant author and this book is absolutely the proof, a perfecto!👍 RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 Underneath The Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste

(Standalone)

Author: B. Celeste

Released Date: November 1st, 2019

Source: GR

It happened in stages.⁣

My father left.⁣

My twin sister died of an incurable autoimmune disease.⁣

My mother started breaking down.⁣

Then I was diagnosed with the very thing that took my other half from me.⁣

That was when I realized Mama’s eyes turned gold when she cried.⁣

So I moved in with my father and his new family—new wife, new son, new stepbrother.⁣

Kaiden Monroe made me feel normal.⁣

Hated. Cared for. Loathed. And … loved.⁣

Somewhere along the way, I’d found solace in the boy with brooding eyes.⁣

But everything happens in stages.⁣

And nothing good ever lasts.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: Bad Boy Blues by Saffron A. Kent

(Standalone Romance)

Author: Saffron A. Kent

Released Date: April 11th, 2019

Source: GR

Cleopatra Paige hates one thing in this world -- just one -- and his name is Zachariah Prince.

In grade school, he pulled at her pigtails. In middle school, he spread false rumors about her. And in high school, he ruined her prom.

She hates that his smirks are unfairly sexy. And she definitely loathes that his dark eyes seem to follow her everywhere. Sometimes, even in her dreams.

It doesn’t matter that he’s rich and popular or that he lives in a freaking mansion full of butlers and maids. He’s rude and arrogant, and she wants to stay as far away from him as possible.

But unfortunately for Cleo, she lives in the same freaking mansion as Zach.

Only he’s the prince and she’s the lowly maid who serves him.

#EnemiesToLovers #ZachAndCleo #AssholeAlpha #Angst #NewAdult

REVIEW

Title: Bad Boy Blues

Author: Saffron A Kent

Genre: Contemporary Romance /HS Bully

"I realize what I feel for him is too intense, too passionate, too heartbreaking and sad to be called love.

Maybe it’s a tragedy.

Or maybe it’s the blues."

"I don’t love you with just my heart. Heart’s just an organ. It can be ripped away from the body, stomped on, squashed into a pulp. I don’t love you with all my heart. I love you with all my soul. You’re in the core of me. You’re in my fucking essence. And no one can take that away from me. Not even death.”

"She calls me a prince and herself, Cinderella.

I agree.

She’s my Cinderella. Except in our story, Cinderella saves the prince."

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: Medicine Man by Saffron A. Kent

(Standalone Forbidden Contemporary Romance)

Author: Saffron A. Kent

Released Date: September 27th, 2018

Source: GR

Willow Taylor lives in a castle with large walls and iron fences. But this is no ordinary castle. It’s called Heartstone Psychiatric Hospital and it houses forty other patients. It has nurses with mean faces and techs with permanent frowns.

It has a man, as well. A man who is cold and distant. Whose voice drips with authority. And whose piercing gray eyes hide secrets, and maybe linger on her face a second too long.

Willow isn’t supposed to look deep into those eyes. She isn’t supposed to try to read his tightly-leashed emotions. Neither is she supposed to touch herself at night, imagining his powerful voice and that cold but beautiful face.

No, Willow Taylor shouldn’t be attracted to Simon Blackwood at all.

Because she’s a patient and he’s her doctor. Her psychiatrist.

The medicine man.

REVIEW

Okay i don't have suffice words for this incredibly amazing book, as always Saffron Kent is one of the brilliant author that i know. So i will be leaving you guys some of the epic lines in the book❤.

"Do you know why i love the rain? Because it reminds me of second chances, it makes me think that if this ugly world can be pure after a heavy shower, i can be pure too. I can get all the chances that i want". - Willow Audrey Taylor



"Maybe i haven't said it yet because... what i feel for you is more than love. It's happiness, You make me happy Simon.



"I know how difficult i can be. I know that, i know living with me, with someone like me won't be a picnic and i can't ask anyone to do that you know- like marry me and have babies with me because you never know if my babies are gonna come out like me or-"



"I'm your snowflake."
"Fuck yes, you are."
"I love you. I love you so much, Simon."



❤

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 The Unrequited by Saffron A. Kent

(Standalone Forbidden Romance)

Author: Saffron A. Kent

Released Date: July 13th, 2017

Source: GR

Layla Robinson is not crazy. She is suffering from unrequited love. But it's time to move on. No more stalking, no more obsessive calling.

What she needs is a distraction. The blue-eyed guy she keeps seeing around campus could be a great one--only he is the new poetry professor--the married poetry professor.

Thomas Abrams is a stereotypical artist--rude, arrogant, and broody--but his glares and taunts don't scare Layla. She might be bad at poetry, but she is good at reading between the lines. Beneath his prickly façade, Thomas is lonely, and Layla wants to know why. Obsessively.

Sometimes you do get what you want. Sometimes you end up in the storage room of a bar with your professor and you kiss him. Sometimes he kisses you back like the world is ending and he will never get to kiss you again. He kisses you until you forget the years of unrequited love; you forget all the rules, and you dare to reach for something that is not yours.

RATING:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: All The Little Lies by S.J. Sylvis

(A High School Bully Romance)

Author: S.J. Sylvis

Released Date: June 18th, 2020

Source: Goodreads

English Prep stands tall with its ivy-covered exterior and old, wrought-iron doors. The stone gargoyles sit at the school’s entrance, knowing just as much as anyone: I don’t belong.

Once upon a time, I did. I belonged in the “it” crowd with all the other well-endowed kids, but now, I am no longer welcome.

Not after five years away from this place.
Not after the scandal that landed me on the wrong side of the tracks.

I’d be lying if I said I’m not looking forward to seeing the one person who was always by my side. My old best friend. My safe place.

Only, Christian isn’t the same boy I left behind. His cold, brooding, devastatingly attractive glare sends chills down my spine. My old best friend doesn’t welcome me with open arms, and I have no idea why. Lies continue to fall from our lips.

Christian wants me gone.
But I’m determined to stay.

REVIEW

All The Pretty Lies S.J. Sylvis I plunged my tongue inside her mouth, tasting every lie, deceit, and ugly truth that was on her lips. When I'm reading this I did not EXPECT to like this, perhaps due to the fact that S.J. Sylvis is a new author for me I haven't read anything from her and I'm so happy that I have now♚. Because I tell you, this is such a good high school bully romance with a little bit of mystery, plus the heroine is a bad-ass bitch and a hero that will do anything for her eventually Overall I truly enjoy reading this I assumed at first that maybe this will be the same with most of bully romance out there same old, same old and I'm glad that it isn't. I can't wait to read more by this Author. “I know there’s been a huge gap of time between us, and other constraints of the past, but this…” Christian took my hand and placed it on his chest. I could feel his heart thumping against my palm. “This has always beat for you. Even when I wanted to hate you, it beat for you.” “When all the little lies tasted bitter on my tongue, you were the one truth I couldn’t hide from. It’s you. It’s always been you.”

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: Hateful Lies by Liv Reid

(An Enemies to Lovers College Bully Romance)

Author: Liv Reid

Released Date: June 17th, 2020

Source: Goodreads

Those angry, hateful eyes haunt me. Not the ones of the man I accused of murder, but the eyes of his son.
I see them in the dark every time I close mine.

Trailer trash. “Poor Girl”, that’s what they used to call me. Now, I’m less than that. I’m nothing.

My life fell apart the day I watched my dad die. Four years later, I’m getting the chance to put it back together.

Crowned College. A world of privilege and ruthless money. I don’t belong, and one person will make sure I know it.

Quiet. Dark. Deadly. Insanely gorgeous. Logan. The one whose eyes haunt my nightmares.

I need to stay as far away from him as possible if I want to get out of here alive.

Logan

What she doesn’t know is I was there too. I saw how her dad died. I know she lied.

That’s right, Violet, your nightmare is here. Welcome to my world.

I will make you regret the day you were born, you little liar.

Hateful Lies is a dark enemies to lovers college bully romance. This is a standalone story with a HEA. It contains scenes that may be offensive or triggering for some readers.

REVIEW

"She ruined my dad’s life, and now she’s ruining me."

Omg! Another bully romance and A New Author for Me! This was such an angsty and fast pace story read I flew on this. I really like Violet and Logan's character the sexual tension is🔥.

basically the story revolves when Violet witness he's dad being murder, and she claimes Logan Aston's father is the suspect. 4 years later she receives a letter from Aston's lawyer that they granted her a college scholarship so that she can pursue her dreams to become a doctor. At first she's very reluctant to accept the offer since she the family is the reason why her father died. But eventually practicality wins and from there the story progress.

Bully Romance is one of my favourite trope especially if the execution is brilliant. I'm sucker for the angst, pining & tension between main characters. So there's no surprise why I picked up this book because it's up with my ally✔

I can definitely say that I'm lookin forward to any books by this author♥ I'm excited to read more✓

✓Angst

✓Sexual tension

✓Great main characters

“I’m going to haunt her like she’s haunted me all these years. I’m going to change the look in those violet eyes in my nightmares from triumph to fear.”

“He’s standing up there like a curse from my past. All sharp lines, styled hair and piercing eyes. He’s staring into my soul,”

"She looked so alone when I walked into the courtroom. I saw her sitting by herself with just her lawyer and all the empty benches behind her. My dad’s side was packed with people, of course. My heart ached for her. She must feel so alone."

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rewrite the Stars by Charleigh Rose

(Standalone Contemporary Romance)

Author: Charleigh Rose

Released Date: October 24th, 2018

Source: Goodreads

Evangeline Thorne is privileged.
Beautiful and popular, if not a little jaded.
A chance encounter with a green-eyed stuntman sets off a chain of events that turns her perfect, little world upside down.
Short on options and desperate for adventure, she joins the traveling carnival for the summer.
Thrust into a world full of drama, deception, and secrecy, Evangeline tries to find herself and protect her heart in the process.

Sebastian McAllister is cursed.
He knows better than to think otherwise.
He’s content to live out the rest of his life traveling the country as one of the four Sons of Eastlake, seeking thrills the only way he knows how.
The one thing he doesn’t see coming is the spoiled blond with stars in her eyes.
The only problem is, the more time he spends with her, the more hope starts to stir in his dormant heart.
Too bad hope is a dangerous thing when you’re a McAllister

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Misbehaved by Charleigh Rose

(Standalone Student-Teacher Forbidden Romance)

Author: Charleigh Rose

Released Date: April 26th, 2017

Source: Goodreads

New from Best-selling author Charleigh Rose

Remington Stringer has never been like most girls. She’s outspoken, brazen and wants nothing more than to escape the Nevadan hell hole that she calls home.

On the brink of eighteen, with a deceased mother and a well-meaning, yet absent father, she is forced to fend for herself. The only person she’s ever had to depend on is her borderline obsessive stepbrother, Ryan. But, what used to be her anchor is quickly becoming a loose cannon.

When Remi gets the opportunity to attend the best private school in the state during her senior year of high school, she jumps at the chance. Then she meets Mr. James. Ornery, aloof, and totally irresistible.

Most girls would swoon in secrecy.

Most girls would doodle his name with hearts in their notebook.

But Remi Stringer has never been like most girls.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

 Devious Lies by Parker S. Huntington

(Cruel Crown 1)

Author: Parker S. Huntington

Released Date: December 13th, 2019

Source: Goodreads

From USA Today bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance full of revenge and a dash of fate.

“She could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine.”

I had a plan to escape the friend zone.
Step one: sneak into Reed’s room.
Step two: sleep with him.

But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw.
These were dark, angry, and full of demons.
And they belonged to Reed’s much older brother.

Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son.
I’m no longer the town’s prized princess.

At twenty-two, I’m broke, in need of a job.
At thirty-two, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge.

Who cares if my family ruined his?
Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing?
Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture?

I need the money.
Simple as that.

I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge…
Me.

Note: Devious Lies is a 145,000-word standalone in the Cruel Crown series. If you love banter and angst, this book is for you! Welcome to Eastridge. Enter if you dare.

Nash Prescott was thrift-shop beauty, threadbare and jaded, the memory of something once beautiful lingering as he looked on the world with war-torn eyes.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

 BOOK REVIEW: Rich Prick by Tijan

(Standalone High School Romance)

Author: Tijan

Released Date: July 15th, 2020

Source: Goodreads

He walked into school on his first day and owned it.
I guess that's what happens when you're a prick, rich, and you're best friends with the ruling school's king.
Also didn't hurt he's drop dead gorgeous.

That's all fine.
I mean, I have nothing to do with them.
I'm a loner, invisible, and that's how I wanted it to be.

I was even proud of it, until I wasn't.

Until I saw a girl kneel before him.
Until I couldn't look away.
Until he caught me watching.

His name is Blaise Devroe. My name is Aspen Monson.
He only knew how to get, command, and demand attention. I knew how to do everything but that.
And this is our story.

*Rich Prick is a full 100k standalone.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐