Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry

Wow, this was a great book!!!

From Goodreads:

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal.But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.

Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

My Thoughts:

I am just going to get straight to the point...I LOVED THIS BOOK!!  This book has me adding yet another great one to my favorites!  I know I say this a lot, but I swear I only do when it's true!  Katie McGarry's debut novel Pushing the Limits has everything I look for in a book! Great characters, great story line,  and a touching element to get the readers to weep!  EVERYTHING!

I cried, I laughed, I gawked, I wanted to scream!  These characters had me cheering for them, weeping for them, and just laughing with them at times!

Echo, what an awesome name by the way!, is such a complex character.  What she has been through, no girl...heck no person! should ever have to even witness, let alone go through!  Noah, what a tough stubborn guy!  But you gotta love him!  Also having been through some extremely tough issues that no one should ever have to witness or go through, he learns that not everything has to be as bad as he's used to.  Life definitely sucks at times, but I think both characters, at the end, realize that their are definitely still good things to look forward to in life.

Overall rating...I'm sure you've already guessed:

I ABSOLUTELY loved this one!  I highly recommend this one to everyone!  Okay, so I know probably not EVERYONE is going to love this one...because what book is loved by EVERYONE? But I would definitely recommend this one to young adults, ages 14 and up.  This book deals with some touching issues that some may relate to! :)

Thanks everyone!!

The Romance Bookie :)

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Music Tuesday #71

Hello!! Music Tuesday Time!! :)

This week's song is a favorite for the shower!  So I know it isn't the usual style of music that most people want to listen to when listening to their iPod, but what most of you may not know about me is that I am a huge Musical junkie! Love them!

So here's one of my favorites! Especially for the shower, where everything echos nicely! :)

Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera!  (This is the movie version sung by Emmy Rossum!)

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True by Erin McCarthy (ARC)

***WARNING***This book contains mature ADULT content!!!***

Hey Everyone!! :)

Today I want to share with you all my review of Erin McCarthy's True! :)

This is an ARC review, but the actual finished book was released on May 7th, 2013! :)

From Goodreads:

When Rory Macintosh’s roommates find out that their studious and shy friend has never been with a guy, they decide that, as an act of kindness they’ll help her lose her virginity by hiring confident, tattooed bad boy Tyler Mann to do the job…unbeknownst to Rory.

Tyler knows he’s not good enough for Rory. She’s smart, doctor smart, while he’s barely scraping by at his EMT program, hoping to pull his younger brothers out of the hell their druggy mother has left them in. But he can’t resist taking up her roommates on an opportunity to get to know her better. There’s something about her honesty that keeps him coming back when he knows he shouldn’t…

Torn between common sense and desire, the two find themselves caught up in a passionate relationship. But when Tyler’s broken family threatens to destroy his future, and hers, Rory will need to decide whether to cut her ties to his risky world or follow her heart, no matter what the cost…


My Thoughts:

I found this book to be very intriguing!  The characters each had something very interesting and unique about them, that I enjoyed reading about.  Rory, love that name!, is a very strong independent woman who knows what she wants, she's got two friends, who happen to be her roommates, who I honestly would have had some problems with, if they would have done what they did to me.  Her friends, honestly, pissed me off at times.

Tyler was interesting, in that he was a bad boy on the outside, but inside this complete vulnerable guy who just wanted to take care of everyone.  In the end, while Rory kept being worried about Tyler feeling he needed to not only take care of his dysfunctional family, but also her, I felt she was actually taking care of him too.  Supporting him in all the  endeavors that he focused on.

My overall rating:

 I truly enjoyed this one!  While I believe Rory should have been a bit more confrontal towards her friends, in the end I felt she knew what she doing when it came to handling situations.  The reader will find themselves routing for her and Tyler to work things out!

This book does contain some mature content involving sex, talk of drugs and virginity, so keep that in mind when deciding if you want to read it or not.

You can get your copy at Amazon or Barnes and Noble! Both places have it for only $3.99 for the ebook! :)

The Romance Bookie :)

The Forgotten Ones by Laura Howard (#1 The Danaan Trilogy) (ARC)

When I got an email a couple of weeks ago from Laura Howard asking me to read her new novel The Forgotten Ones, I read the synopsis, and knew I would find it intriguing!

From Goodreads:

Allison O'Malley's plan is to go to grad school so she can get a good job and take care of her schizophrenic mother. She has carefully closed herself off from everything else, including a relationship with Ethan, who she's been in love with for as long as she can remember.

What is definitely not part of the plan is the return of her long-lost father, who claims he can bring Allison's mother back from the dark place her mind has gone. Allison doesn't trust her father, so why would she believe his stories about a long forgotten Irish people, the Tuatha de Danaan? But truths have a way of revealing themselves. Secrets will eventually surface. And Allison must learn to set aside her plan and work with her father if there is even a small chance it could restore her mother's sanity.

My Thoughts:

When I first started this novel, I absolutely instantly fell for...Ethan!! That sounds like one hunky man!

Allison was such an intriguing character, because she is living this very unique life.  Her mother grew almost unresponsive when Allison was a very young age, and now, at the age of almost 22, she is wanting to do nothing else but taking the load of herself and her mother off her grandparents and aunt and uncle.   Her family loves, but she thinks that it's time to start a life on her own, and take care of her own mother for a change.

To be honest, while the whole secret life of Allison's father, who randomly appeared back into her life, came out, while interesting and enthralling at times, I was more concerned about something else...When was Allison going to realize that Ethan was not the guy she thought him to be!

Overall rating:

The entire story was very intriguing!  It was almost two different genres in one...contemporary and paranormal/fantasy! I loved both aspects, however...me being the contemporary romance fan...was totally waiting and waiting for more, More, and MORE Ethan parts!!!

I am definitely looking forward to the second book, where hopefully we'll be seeing MORE ETHAN!!! :)

This is a fun short read, with fantasy creatures with wings, hot guys, and an intriguing story line! :)

You can get your copy at Amazon (it's only 99 cents right now!!)

The Romance Bookie :) 

Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross Blog Tour (ARC Review)

Hey Everyone!
So today I'm a part of the Inhale, Exhale Blog Tour!!! :)

I am doing a review on the ARC edition!  The came was released officially on the seventh, so if it's something that might sound interesting to you, you can find the buy links below! :)

From Goodreads:

Jillian had a plan: celebrate the end of her first year of college with an amazing summer full of beaches, barbeques, and bonfires. When her mom insists she needs a summer job, and her boyfriend spends more time with his band than with her, Jillian’s plans go down the drain.

Grant had a plan: finish his Masters, get a great job at Google, and get the hell out of Georgia. He might be giving up some of the fun of his youth, but he knows his all work and no play method would be worth it when his dreams came true.

But things never go according to plan.

When temptation brings them together and tragedy tears them apart, Jillian and Grant will be forced to choose: fight for their dreams, or fight for each other.

My Thoughts:

inhale, exhale by Sarah M. Ross was a cute book!  It was a lot like what I like to read! Characters around my age, a good story line involving a love story of some kind without paranormal aspects.  

Jillian was a great character, whose had quite a bit of luck in her life, I feel like.  She's been in one relationship since she was a sophomore in high school, she has a great family who adores her, and she gets lucky when her mom gets her that job!  

That's where she meets Grant!  Grant, on the hand, hasn't had the most simple life.  His mom died when he was sixteen, and since then he's pretty much been taking care of father, making sure he doesn't he go downhill completely, while going to school and working on computers for a living.  He's extremely smart when it comes to computers!  

Jillian, while always have been pretty lucky, runs into a couple of rough patches in her life throughout inhale, exhale.  She realizes her high school sweetheart boyfriend of four years isn't exactly the guy she thought he was..., her grandmother goes ill, and there is that small problem of staying away from Grant to avoid the physical attraction that is clearly there between them!

While, I truly enjoyed this story, there was one thing that sort of bothered me, and while it also bothered Jillian, herself, that she did it, it was a little sad to me...not ending her relationship with her boyfriend before starting something new with Grant.

I get it, Grant was there for her, and I was definitely hands down 100% routing for them, however, I honestly didn't think it was right!  I mean, she supposedly loved her boyfriend! AND they had been together for a long time!  It was the decent thing to have done, in my opinion.

However, luckily Jillian felt very guilty about it herself!

Overall rating: 

This is hands down a cute contemporary New Adult novel!  I would recommend it for the 17 and up age group, since it does involve some graphic elements involving sex, as well as physical abuse.  It's got a set of great characters, that obviously have some serious chemistry between them! And it's the perfect read for a romancaholic seeking a great book! :)

The Romance Bookie :)