Friday, August 17, 2012

Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn

Mina finds out she is the decendent of Wilhelm Grimm, one of the Grimm Brothers, and has been cursed.  The curse started with Jacob and Wilhelm.  They needed to defeat all of the fairy tales to break the curse, but they could not.  It has been passed down in her family, the last being her father.  The curse got him, but Mina won't let it get her.

This book is free for the kindle on Amazon.  I wasn't expecting a lot from it being that it was one of the free books, but was pleasantly suprised.  Maybe I just enjoyed it because I love fairytales.  The fairytales were placed in modern times and the curse was definitely an interesting twist.  I liked it a lot.  There is a second book, I don't remember what it's called, but I'll be reading it.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Getting Close by Lauren Barnholdt

Gabriella is scared of going to college with a boyfriend.  So she breaks up with him earlier rather than later but realizes all she's done is made herself unhappy.  But will Landon want her back?

Not much to say again.  The books had potential, but I wish they were longer and had a little more story for them.  definitely good guilty pleasure reads though.

Kissing Perfect by Lauren Barnholdt

Josh meets Brynn outside the party where she's trying to steal her ex-boyfriend's bike.  After helping her with her plan, Josh realizes he wants to be with a girl like Brynn and Brynn realizes she should be with someone like Josh who actually appreciates her.

Telling Secrets by Lauren Barnholdt

Book 2 in the At the Party series.

Brooke has been hooking up with Aiden for three months amidst her parents recent divorce.  She hasn't told anyone about Aiden and since her best friend moved away she doesn't feel like there's anyone she can tell.  The only person she would consider telling is Ry, her only best friend now.  At the party, Brooke realizes she's been making bad decisions because she's tired of hurting but makes it right by letting herself fall for the one guy whose best for her, Ry.

Not sure if I've confused the order of the books.  If I did I apologize.

Fall Hard by Lauren Barnholdt

Book 1 in the At the Party series.

Emily throws parties all the time, trying to live up to her mother's expectations of her.  The parties are usually boring, but this one isn't.  Emily meets Ashton who happens to like her a lot.  As the night progresses they fall for each other, a very unlikely couple.

So I bought books 1-4 in this series on Amazon for $4.99 for my kindle.  I'm kind of bummed.  They were so short.  And each story was kind of the same.  There are more books in this series, but I'm not going to continue reading them right now.  They're adorable cute high school romances and those are fun, but not all in a row.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Choker by Elizabeth Woods

Cara has been friends with Zoe since she was little, but Zoe seems to bring out the worst in Cara.  And Zoe seems to always show up when things start to get rough.  When two girls in town die, Cara thinks Zoe is at fault, but can't bring herself to terms with the fact.

This book was nothing like I expected.  It started out as the typical story of the high school girl who got picked on, but turned into so much more.  My jaw was legit hanging open as I read the last chapter.  Choker had a huge twist ending, but made the book so good.  I loved it.  It was a little darker than the books I usually read, but I'd definitely recommend it.  It still had a bunch of romance.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson

Leigh is a freshman at Stiles college, a psych major, and in a relationship with her high school boyfriend, Andrew.  But with college comes change and Leigh learns that the hard way in all aspects of her life.

This book wasn't what I was expecting.  It was really good.  It was a coming of age story, but it was also a romance.  It took me a while to read just because I've been busy lately, but had I not I think would have been a quick read.  I really got into Leigh's character and could relate.  I haven't read any other books by Alicia Thompson, but I'll be looking for what else she wrote.  I liked her writing style a lot.