Saturday, November 23, 2013

Book Boyfriend of the Week #17 ~ Daniel from Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover



This is a meme created by Reading and Things for bloggers to talk about there book boyfriends and tease the readers with things they've said.


Want to participate?


Then all you have to do is:


1) Pick a book boyfriend, it can be from the book your currently reading or from one you've already read.
2) Write what kind of boyfriend he is, and if you want, say why you think that.
3) Pick a quote from his book, long or short, that proves he is the kind of boyfriend you said he is.
4) Make sure the quote, and the explanation DO NOT give away anything from the book (we want all of the twists and plot surprises to remain surprises).
5) Share it! And shout it out using the #Reading and Things.


This week I would like you to meet:

Daniel Weasley

He's cute, a little crazy, sometimes cocky and completely in  love with Six.

She’s smiling wider than I’ve ever seen her smile.

“Daniel Wesley, where’d you learn those smooth moves?” 

I laugh.“Not moves, Six. Charisma.” 

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"Are you going to tell me how awesome that kiss was or are you going to ignore it?”

She shakes her head and laughs at me. “That wasn’t even a real kiss,” she says. “You didn’t even try to put your tongue in my mouth.”

“I didn’t have to put my tongue in your mouth,” I say. “My kisses are that intense. I don’t even really have to do anything. The only reason I pulled back was that I was sure we were about to experience a classic, ‘When Harry met Sally’ moment.” 




This novella is a companion novel to the Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. 

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love comes with conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don’t happen outside of fairytales.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Daniel soon realizes the way he pretended to feel about Cinderella and the way he really feels about Six may not be so different after all. Especially when the two loves of his life end up being one in the same.

Unfortunately for Daniel, finding Cinderella doesn't guarantee their happily ever after…it only further threatens it.


Okay!
Now it's your turn. Who's your current book crush for this week? Please leave a link below.




Friday, November 22, 2013

Feature & Follow #66

Alison Can Read Feature & Follow

Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community. If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers. But you have to know, the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.



This weeks question:


You Are It! We are playing #FF tag this week. Comment on as many blogs as you can, even if they aren't participating in #FF. Just say Happy #FF! At the end of your comment. Keep a running total if you want and update your post with it. The bigger the number the more impressed we will be!
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So what's your FF?

To play along visit Parajunkee & Alison Can Read

Follow them, follow their Featured Blogs and then visit as many blogs as you can, posting your answers.

And don't forget to leave your link in the comments section below!


Thursday, November 21, 2013

Swoon Thursday #66 ~ Here Without You By Tammara Webber




The fabulous girls over at YA Bound created this super HOT meme.

Here's how it works. From the book you're currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOONWhat got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering.

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag#YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog!


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My Swoon for this week comes from:

Here Without You
(Between the Lines #4)

by
Tammara Webber

First - The Blurb:

Reid Alexander, Hollywood’s hottest young actor, is completely distracted. And this time it isn’t his latest co-star or a major new film role that’s demanding his attention but something far more life-changing...

The hotly anticipated fourth book in the irresistible Between the Lines series.

















Second - My Swoon:

Sweeping her hair back on one side, I cradle her head in my hand and smile down at her now-demure expression - pursed lips, faint blush pinkening the curve of that exposed ear. My voice restrained, low, I say, "Let's go be alone, beautiful girl, where I can ravish you without the audience that bothers only you." I feel her pulse speed under my fingertips and tighten my opposite arm around her, pressing her closer. "Or... I'd be happy to back you up against a wall, right here, right now, and kiss you breathless. For a start."


Third - My Thoughts:

Here Without You is the final installment of the Between the Lines series by Tammara Webber. Once again, the story is told from several POV - (Reid - who has been a main character in all 4 books. Dori - Reid's love interest whom we met in book 3. Brooke - another character who has remained consistent throughout the series. And River - whose identity I will keep hidden. Don't want to spoil it for those of you who haven't read it yet.)

Reid has matured a lot since book one. Although he is still a hot celebrity sought after by his fans, he is no longer the playboy. Dori has changed him in the best way possible, and I really liked who he became.

Brooke has also changed. I wasn't particularly fond of her in the first two books, but now, I quite like her. She is no longer selfish and superficial. Instead, we see a caring and sensitive side to her - a vulnerability which we hadn't seen before.

Overall, I really enjoyed this series. Tammara has written a terrific story. One with many swoon worthy moments, lots of emotional ups and downs, and quite a few fun filled moments. 

If you haven't read Between the Lines - (Book 1-4) - WHY NOT?????


My Rating: 5 out of 5



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Okay, so what do you think?

If you liked my Swoon, please leave a comment below!





Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Teaser Tuesday #66 ~ Good For You by Tammara Webber


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My Tease for this week comes from:

Good For You

(Between the Lines #3)

by
Tammara Webber

First - The Blurb:

Reid Alexander's celebrity life is an open book. Every relationship, every error in judgment is analyzed by strangers. His latest mistake totaled his car, destroyed a house and landed him in the hospital. As his PR team works overtime to salvage his image, one thing is clear—this is one predicament he won’t escape without paying for it.

Dori Cantrell is a genuine humanitarian—the outward opposite of everything Reid represents. When his DUI plea bargain lands him under her community service supervision, she proves unimpressed with his status and indifferent to his proximity, and he soon wants nothing more than to knock her off of her pedestal and prove she's human.

Counting the days until his month of service ends, Dori struggles to ignore Reid’s wicked pull while challenging him to recognize his own wasted potential. But Dori has secrets of her own, safely locked away until one night turns her entire world upside down. Suddenly their only hope for connection and redemption hinges on one choice: whether or not to have faith in each other.


Second - The Tease:

"All I'm asking," his knuckles brush along my jaw, "is that you tell me, Dori, what... you...want."

When he straightens and begins to back away,  I almost protest, biting my lip to keep from doing so. This movement betrays me, though, because again, he stares at my mouth a long moment before his gaze shifts to my eyes.

"Or maybe, just tell me if I do something you don't want," he says quietly. And then his palms are skimming down my arms, and his mouth is on mine and he's kissing me, sliding his arms round me and pulling me up against his chest, hands pressing my lower back. Gently, his lips play over mine, teasing and testing and it feels so incredible.


Third - My Thoughts:

Where You Are continues with Reid's story. A celebrity and a well known figure in the public eye, Reid's life is under constant scrutiny. Does he mind? Not really. He's a player and he doesn't seem to care that the whole world knows it. At least not until he meets Dori. 

Dori is a do-gooder. She works hard, tries to keep to herself and doesn't like to rely on anyone (other than maybe her sister). She is, for all intents and purposes, the opposite of Reid. And you know what they say about opposites...

After crashing his car into the side of a house while drunk, Reid is sentenced to a months worth of community service. Assigned to help fix the house he destroyed, he crosses paths with Dori who is working as a volunteer at the same site. At first, Reid sees Dori as a little righteous and does everything he can to annoy her. But then, as he gets to know her, his feelings towards her begin to change. As do hers for him.

Seeing sides of each other that are not so bad, the two of them slowly begin a relationship which neither one of them knows quite how to tag.

I loved the chemistry between Reid and Dori. Their little interchanges at the beginning were fun. I also liked how their feelings for each other changed and developed over time. This is a sweet romance. One I would recommend.


My Rating: 5 out of 5


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Okay, so what do you think?

If you liked my Swoon, please leave a comment below!


TBR Tuesday #21 ~ Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover



My good friend Sharrice from Reese's Reviews: My Addiction to Fiction came up with the idea of 'TBR Tuesday'. And look at the lovely personalized banner she created for me.


Thanks Sharrice. It's awesome!

If you want to join in the fun, then just do the following:
From your book shelf or your e-reader, pick a book that you own that is still on your TBR list. Post it however you want to, then leave a link below so others can see what's waiting to be read.


This week for me its:


Finding Cinderella
(Hopeless #2.5)

by
Colleen Hoover


This novella is a companion novel to the Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. 

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love comes with conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don’t happen outside of fairytales.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Daniel soon realizes the way he pretended to feel about Cinderella and the way he really feels about Six may not be so different after all. Especially when the two loves of his life end up being one in the same.

Unfortunately for Daniel, finding Cinderella doesn’t guarantee their happily ever after…it only further threatens it.

I picked this up from Amazon a few weeks back. Why haven't I read it yet. Yeah....


SO NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
On your blog (and be sure to leave a link) tell me what's waiting on your TBR pile.