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This Chicks Take Control of my TBR Challenge Final Count! #TakeControlTBR

The Challenge was to pare down my TBR list during he month of March. The books had to be published before 3/1/17, so no ARC’s! However, I did have some ARC review commitments and that did cut down on my count. Because of those commitments I only gave myself a goal of reading 12 books off my TBR. In one month? Easy peasy! Mixed in with ARC’s? Hmmm. Surprisingly, I still blew it away!  At the end of last week I only needed one book to hit my challenge goal. I read three! I’ll admit, one was an ARC but it was a re-release so I thought it counted as it was published in 2013.  Lol. All of these books were great. My review for Angelbound is out, and the other two will be soon. Continue reading “This Chicks Take Control of my TBR Challenge Final Count! #TakeControlTBR” →

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This Chick Read: Wreck of the Nebula Dream – The Sectors SF Romance series by Veronica Scott

Wreck of the Nebula Dream is the first in a series of science fiction romance novels. This book was recommended to me by my sister and she never steers me wrong! This was science fiction in that there were aliens and space ships, but it was not a technical NASA geo-physics type science fiction novel it was more Guardians of the Galaxy adventure. Very tongue in cheek, fun, adventurous and yes, romantic!

Captain Nick Jameson is on leave and has to take transport on the Nebula Dream, a new cruise ship that has all the luxuries that a military man really doesn’t give a damn about. However, to get from point A to point B, it’s not a shabby way to travel, and Nick sets in for 10 days in the lap of luxury. Mara Lyrae is on business, and even though she takes notice of Nick, she doesn’t have time for him. Until, just like with the Titanic, the ship strikes an asteroid field and the Love Boat turns into the Poseidon Adventure. Nick, with his skills in the military takes charge of a small group and tries to find a way off the ship. He does not leave Mara behind, of course!

This was a short novel, but really a lot of fun! Nick and Mara have great chemistry, and Mara is also no fainting lady in waiting. She has been trained in firearms and holds her own in dangerous situations. If you like sci-fi and a hint of romance (think pg-13, this is no bodice ripper!) you’ll also enjoy this novel. Check it out! ❤❤❤❤


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This Chick Read: Pretty Fierce by Kieran Scott

Kaia had led a very unusual life. Her parents were hired assasins, taking her on jobs with them, until one day – the job hit back. Kaia escapes to live with her “grandparents” in South Carolina, where, for the first time, she leads the life she always wanted to have with her parents. A normal one. One day, ‘stranger danger’ hits town, and she realizes that her parents may not be dead. This book is mostly about her search for them.

I knew I was in for a crazy book when Kaia defends herself from a kidnapping by kicking butt, stepping on the guys neck, and pointing his own rifle down at his head. She’s trying to figure out if she’ll shoot or not, when her boyfriend Oliver walks through the door to pick her up for a movie, and catches her in the act. Does he run screaming from the room? Nope! He follows her into a car and makes a mad escape with her.  Ok, not very realistic, but it did keep the pace of the book from slowing down. 

I was exhausted from reading this book. It was all action, with only moments for reflection and reason. Kaia didn’t appeal to me very much, and instead I looked for Oliver’s POV to bring a little realism and sanity into the story line. Ok, yes, I understand what kind of book I was reading, but I just couldn’t really care if Kaia ever found her parents alive or dead, and that was the whole plot! I gave this book ❤❤❤ because it was well written and there weren’t too many holes in the plot. I would’ve liked it better if it was told entirely from Oliver’s POV. He was sweet, mixed with a bunch of teenage badass…

I was given an ARC of this book for my honest review, and yep, I was honest.


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Review Blitz! The Hard Truth about Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett #excerpt

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I am so excited to be a part of the review tour for Sawyer Bennett’s novel The Hard Truth About Sunshine. This novel is not your typical contemporary romance. It’s a novel that deals with some hard truths, finding the courage to forgive, and falling in love. Please read the blurb and excerpt below, followed by my review.

 

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New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett has written her most gripping and poignant tale yet. Provocatively heart-breaking, audaciously irreverent and romantically fulfilling, The Hard Truth About Sunshine exposes just how very thin the line is between a full life and an empty existence.

Despite having narrowly escaped death’s clutches, Christopher Barlow is grateful for nothing. His capacity to love has been crushed. He hates everyone and everything, completely unable to see past the gray stain of misery that coats his perception of the world. It’s only after he involuntarily joins a band of depressed misfits who are struggling to overcome their own problems, does Christopher start to re-evaluate his lot in life. Continue reading “Review Blitz! The Hard Truth about Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett #excerpt” →

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This Chicks Take Control of my TBR Update! (week 3) #TakeControlTBR

I’ll admit, I got a little off track this week!  I actually had a social life!  Lol. A hockey game one night and then an exhibit and book signing on another, which was great fun, really! But, with the ARC commitments (two books) and those other activities, I only got one book read that will count towards my challenge. And that book was…. insert drumroll here….

1) Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys


This book truly deserves all of the great things everyone has to say about it. Check my blog for a future review!

Take Control of my TBR Challenge Goal – 12 books

Week 1 started off with a bang! 6 books read

Week 2 had a couple ARC’s throw off my total… 4 books read.

Week 3 had great weather, fun extracurricular activities 1 1/2 ARC’s read… and 1 book finished for the challenge.

3 week total- 11 books.  I have until this Friday to meet my 12 book challenge, and I know I can easily get that done.  So, just to make things fun, do you all think I can get to a higher book total? Anyone want to race me to the end? Ready…Set…Read!

I’ll post one last Take Control of my TBR Update next week! I do want to give a quick Thanks! To Kimberly at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.  This has been fun!

Deb

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This Chick Read: The Unyielding (Call of Crows #3) by Shelly Laurenston

The Unyielding is the third and, I think, final book in the Call of Crows series ending the story arc of Ragnarok, or the end of the world. Erin Amstel is the only one who can steal Stutr, the flaming sword located on the Isle of Corpses. A place where crows are definitely not welcome. Up to the challenge, Erin accepts her fate and dives through the mystical door, accidentally bringing her maybe boyfriend Stieglitz Lundstrom with her. This novel, told with a kind of slapstick, frenetic humor, tells of their journey through mythological lands to retrieve this sword from a corpse eating dragon with the hope of returning in time to save the world. It reminded me a bit of Beowulf, if Jeff Daniels and Owen Wilson in their Dumb and Dumber roles were sent out to heroically save the world. Continue reading “This Chick Read: The Unyielding (Call of Crows #3) by Shelly Laurenston” →

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This Chick Read: The Cage by Megan Shepherd

The Cage has a rather disturbing premise. Six teenagers are kidnapped from earth and held on some sort of alien space station. They are put into a simulated Earth environment and given a few rules. Play their games to collect their tokens, eat to remain healthy, and by day 21 start having sex. If you have a vivid imagination like I do, this premise doesn’t seem too out there, right? This book reminded me of a high school psychology class excercise. If you were stuck on a lifeboat, or deserted island or something, who would you want with you, and how would you react? Each of these six teenagers have things they are good at, one is brilliantly smart, one is a mechanic, one is bilingual, another was a criminal dealing on the black market, and then Cora was a Senator’s daughter who had just gotten out of juvie. Will they use these skills to survive? Continue reading “This Chick Read: The Cage by Megan Shepherd” →

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This Chick Read: Accidentally on Purpose (Heartbreaker Bay #3) by Jill Shalvis

If a group of friends worked in the same neighborhood, became friends you could rely on, wished on a fountain for love, and then found it, you’d be reading the Heartbreaker Bay series from Jill Shalvis….or watching old episodes of Friends. Regardless, you’d be enjoying the hell out of yourself! Continue reading “This Chick Read: Accidentally on Purpose (Heartbreaker Bay #3) by Jill Shalvis” →

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This Chicks Take Control of my TBR Update! (Week 2) #TakeControlTBR

Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer created this challenge to motivate us to read some books on our TBR lists. Reduce those stacks of books, even if they are virtual stacks! This week I had to read one of my ARC commitments, which doesn’t count towards my challenge, so I didn’t get as much read as last week.  However, I still read four books. Look for my reviews in the future!

1) Baron: The Knickerbocker Club by Joanna Shupe


2) The Hunt (The Cage #2) by Megan Shepherd


3) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir


4) Devil in Spring (The Ravenals #3) by Lisa Kleypas


My goal for this challenge was to complete 12 books. I do have a couple more ARC’s that I need to fit in this week, but I should definitely hit my goal this week. This challenge goes through the 31st, so maybe I should’ve set myself a higher number? But then, what’s the fun in setting a goal you can’t hit!

  • Last week- 6
  • This week-4

Total count -10!

Until next week!

Deb

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This Chick Read: Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch

There are a couple of spoilers in this review. Read at your own risk…

Ella has been born and trained to be a pet. Yes, just like a dog, Ella is adopted by a family, micro chipped and brought home to live in her new home. She has been trained to be a perfect girl, she plays the piano, can make idle conversation, and can keep her own emotions at bay. She doesn’t know how to do the things normal girls can do, like read or swim. She is adopted into a Senator’s family. The Senator who helped pass the bill to make it ok to own humans again. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch” →

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