Review: Slumber by Becky Bird

Slumber by Becky Bird
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from BookSirens and the author. This is my honest review.

This was a cute, fast read of a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I loved Lucy so much. She is a fish out of water, a girl born in the wrong era. She doesn't want to wear dresses or learn how to sew, but she does want to wear pants, hunt, fish, and be useful. That's how her dad raised her, and that's how she wants to be. But society is forcing her to be a "lady"... So much so that she decides to leave.

When she runs into the future king, Prince Thomas, he has a rude awakening on how this "commoner" treats him. Lucy doesn't care that he's royalty or the proper way she's supposed to act. She tells him like it is and how nasty he treats everyone.

Thomas is a little brat at the beginning of the novel. Enough to make me want to slap some sense into him. So I'm glad that Lucy gave it to him straight and he actually grew into a person who deserves respect and love from the people that he will eventually rule.

Overall, I'm really glad I got a chance to read this book. Lucy and Thomas both matured during this novel and they learned a lot of things in their adventure. It is also an unique view of the Sleeping Beauty story.

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Review: Flawed by Becky Bird

Flawed by Becky Bird
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from BookSirens and the author. This is my honest review.

I've always adored Pride and Prejudice, so i was very happy to see a YA book based on this novel :) Mia is a great character. She is a little angry and a lot judgmental most of the time, so she is always jumping to conclusions and thinking the worst of everything. I loved the way Mia and Finn met and had this insane attraction, and then the insults and sarcasm started - on both ends.

This is a very good depiction of Austen's book, and I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that they were reading the original novel during this book. I really wanted Mia to realize that her life IS Pride and Prejudice, but she only thought part of it was similar.

I also loved Jade and how creative she was with designing clothes. Camilia was a nasty girl and I'm glad she got what happened in the end, though I feel like she could have gotten a worse ending it still would have left her off the hook.

I'm really glad I got a chance to read this and I'll definitely be looking out for more novels by this author!

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Review: The Bet by Alexia Chase

The Bet by Alexia Chase
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Meh, this was an okay novel. I got frustrated with the characters because they just wouldn't TALK to each other. They were talking around what they wanted to say and making everything 10x worse than if they would have just fessed up their feelings and made their lives so much easier. And the most frustrating part is that Chloe had no problem telling it like it was to Tabitha, but when it came to Rich she was a mime majority of the time.

This was a short, to the point novella that is a fast read, but I just got so frustrated at the characters that I don't think I truly enjoyed it as much as I would have liked.

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Review: Flirting with Maybe by Wendy Higgins

Flirting with Maybe by Wendy Higgins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I'm glad I found this eBook at my public library because I was finally able to read it! This novella was cute and fast, but it was actually about a serious topic. Many people miss out on great relationships because of the age gap in school. Just because a guy is younger than you does not mean that he is not the one. I know it's hard to deal with the struggles of being in high school already, and then you have to deal with immature classmates and friends who bully and tease about this subject, but I feel like if you like someone and he happens to be younger, it shouldn't be a big deal.

Brooke has a lot of personal issues to deal with, and while I don't agree on how she dealt with them, I am glad that she had Ryan to talk to. The way she treated Ryan wasn't fair, but most teenagers aren't at that age. They use and abuse so many good things around them, and that's kinda what Brooke did to Ryan.

I was impressed on how mature Ryan was, though. At the age of 15, he knew that Brooke was it for him and he never lost that notion. He was also so nice to his mother, and that shows how he is going to treat his future wife - with love and respect.

I'm so glad I got a chance to read this! Wendy Higgins is one of my favorite authors and I'm well on my way to reading all of her books :)

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Review: Taking Control by Jen Frederick

Taking Control by Jen Frederick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a good sequel to Losing Control. I'm really glad that we got Ian's viewpoint in some of the chapters because it's nice to see what the other main character is thinking and feeling. I feel like these two are definitely going to have their ups and downs, but I really love the fact that as long as they are together forever, neither one cares if they are rich or poor. Though I do have to say that I don't think Ian could be poor, but he thinks so, so we'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

I'm glad I got a chance to read these books in the series. I doubt I'm going to read the 3rd book since it's not about Ian and Tiny, but about Jake. He was an alright character in this book, but not enough that I want to read his story right now.

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Review: Losing Control by Jen Frederick

Losing Control by Jen Frederick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Victoria, Tiny, has had a rough few years. After her mom got and beat cancer 3 years ago, Tiny has been trying to stay above water to make ends meet. And because she's dyslexic, finding a job she can manage hasn't been the easiest. Thankfully she found a job biking packages throughout the area, which requires very little reading and writing. But when her mom gets cancer again, she has to work for her stepbrother delivering...not so legal packages to places for extra money.

When she meets Ian Kerr, Tiny is stunned. The connection and attraction between them is undeniable and Tiny is very tempted to let him take care of her. But that is not her nature and she is always the one to take care of everything - especially since her mom got sick.

Ian is not a man to deny, however, as it only intrigues him more and makes him more determined to get what he wants. And right now he wants Tiny. Since he is rich - stinking rich - he is able to find a way to see and get to know Tiny by hiring her, because Tiny will not take presents of any kind.

The longer Tiny is with Ian, the more she knows her heart is going to break once he leaves her. But one thing she didn't see coming was how intense the connection is between the two of them, and what that could mean for her future...

This was a really good novel! I really admire Tiny and how determined and independent she is. She did not want to be flourished with lavish gifts without earning them, and that shows a very mature and reliable personality. And the way she took care of her mother? And found a job that she was able to execute without having to read or write? I seriously love her and I'm glad she finally got a break from a hard life when she met Ian. I don't know how she resisted him for so long, but that shows that she was really serious about how she wanted a relationship with him.

And Ian. He is an odd person. Has money coming out of his ears, and thinks that it will sway Tiny to his corner, but he has another thing coming. Ian is very serious and powerful, but to see him crumble at Tiny's feet is stunning. He has a vendetta that he needs to execute, but when it comes to Tiny, everything is on the backburner.

I'm so glad I got a chance to read this and I'm intrigued to see what book #2 will bring!

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Review: Outmatched by Kristen Callihan and Samantha Young

Outmatched by Kristen Callihan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review.

Parker is making her own life and working hard for it, so she feels disgusted that she has to hire a fake boyfriend to get a permanent position at her dream job. One of the sponsors won't hire employees unless they show they have strong commitment goals... like being in a serious relationship. It's completely wrong, but Parker is desperate to keep this job.

Rhys had it all as a professional boxer, but after witnessing a match gone wrong, he stopped instantly. Now he's struggling to keep his parents gym they started and he's trying to find a solution that doesn't involve selling it. When he interferes with his brother's plan to get paid to date a rich girl, Rhys finds himself dating her instead.

The longer Rhys and Parker are around each other, the more their attraction grows and grows. But they are just acting, right? Both are going to have to face their past and decide if they want to discover what may be in store for them.

I'm so so glad I got a chance to read this eARC!!! I loved it so much! Both characters are strong minded and so stubborn it was really entertaining to watch them go head to head.

Rhys had a lot of self discovery to get through during this novel. He had a lot of guilt and anger and healing to do, but Parker was good for him. She pushed him and challenged him.

And Parker... I feel really bad about how Fairchild treated her. He's a jerk and a snob and I think it's terrible what Parker went through. She's such a strong, independent person and to have to lower herself to that standard was hard to witness.

This was such a great book and I'm glad I got a chance to read this early! Looking forward to future books by Samantha Young and now I'll go discover some books by Kristen Callihan!

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