Top 10 of 2016 - Best Book Boyfriend of 2016

I've decided to join Two Chicks On Books again this year to count down my favourite books. Throughout the week there will be different list, so without further ado let's get started!

Best Book Boyfriends of 2016 (MUST be from a book released in 2016 and from a book you’ve READ in 2016)

10.

Quaid - Charged by Jay Crownover

9.

Kolton - My Perfect Mistake by Kelly Siskind

8.

Jake - Bedmates by Nichole Chase

7.

Matt - Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan

6.

Vaughan - Dirty by Kylie Scott

5.

Cooper - The One Real Thing by Samantha Young

4.

Garrett - The Deal by Elle Kennedy

3.

Logan - To Love and to Cherish 

by Lauren Layne

2.

Zeb - Built by Jay Crownover

1.

Cormac - The Hurricane by R.J. Prescott

Who was your book boyfriend of 2016?

Top 10 of 2016 - Best Dual POV's of 2016

I've decided to join Two Chicks On Books again this year to count down my favourite books. Throughout the week there will be different list, so without further ado let's get started!

Best Dual POV's Of 2016 (Readers/Bloggers choice. Please fill in the blank with ONE of these topics – Villains, Contemporaries, Dual POV’s, Novellas, Adult titles, New Adult titles, Love Triangles, Couples, Bad Boys or Debuts. REMEMBER – this list MUST be from books you’ve READ in 2016)

10.

Built (Saints of Denver, #1) by Jay Crownover

9.

Irresistibly Yours (Oxford, #1) by Lauren Layne

8.

The Gambler (The Wedding Pact, #3) by Denise Grover Swank

7.

My Perfect Mistake (Over the Top, #1) by Kelly Siskind

6.

Rush by Shae Ross

5.

For Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles, #2)

by Lauren Layne

4.

Miracle on 5th Avenue (From Manhattan with Love, #3)

by Sarah Morgan

3.

Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

2.

Bedmates (American Royalty, #1) by Nichole Chase

1.

The Deal (Off Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy

All dual POV's in these particular series made them all the more stronger as I was able to get a better understanding of both characters involved in the story.

What's your favourite dual POV novel of 2016?

Top 10 of 2016 - Best Book Covers

I've decided to join Two Chicks On Books again this year to count down my favourite books. Throughout the week there will be different list, so without further ado let's get started!

Best Book Covers of 2016 (MUST be a book released in 2016. Would be best if it's a book you've READ in 2016, but it's not required)

10.

To Love and to Cherish (The Wedding Belles, #3)

by Lauren Layne

9.

The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

by Richelle Mead

8.

My Perfect Mistake (Over the Top, #1) by Kelly Siskind

7.

The Other Side of Gravity (Oxygen, #1) by Shelly Crane

6.

The Prophecy of Shadows (Elementals, #1) by Michelle Madow

5.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

4.

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1) by Cassandra Clare

3.

Balance (Balance Series, #1) by Janelle Stalder

2.

Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1) by Elly Blake

1.

Glitter (Glitter Duology,  #1)by Aprilynne Pike

All stunning covers in their own right. It was so hard to put them in order of preference but in the end none of the other covers look as good as my number one pick.

What is your book cover of the year?

Books of November

Another slow reading month but I did slightly better than last month. I've also been quite on my blog recently but I do hope that once Christmas and the New Year is over I will be able to put more time in reading as well as blogging.

Here's what I read in November:

• The Accidental Engagement (Chance Romance, #1) by Maggie Dallen - 2.5/5
• For Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles, #2) by Lauren Layne - 5/5
• Royal Scandal (Royals in Exile, #1) by Marquita Valentine - 4/5

and the book of the month goes too...

For Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles, #2)

by Lauren Layne

Synopsis:

Sex and the City meets The Wedding Planner in For Better Or Worse, the second sexy contemporary romance in Lauren Layne's The Wedding Belles series. Will a budding wedding planner and her bad boy neighbor stop banging heads and start hearing wedding bells? For fans of Jill Shalvis, Julie James and Rachel Gibson.

When small-town girl Heather Fowler finally gets promoted from assistant to actual wedding planner, she's determined to make it as one of Manhattan's elite Wedding Belles. Unfortunately, her first client demands an opulent black-tie affair at the Plaza...in five months' time. Heather's days quickly become a flurry of cake tastings, dress-fittings, RSVP cards, and bridal tantrums. But what she's really losing sleep over is the live music blaring from her playboy neighbor's apartment all night.

Five years ago, Josh Tanner was an up-and-comer on Wall Street, complete with the penthouse and the migraines. But a grim cancer diagnosis made him realize there is more to life than the corner office. If only he could convince his pretty, workaholic neighbor to let loose, too. As Heather lets down her guard, Josh is surprised when he starts falling for the sweet, vulnerable woman hiding beneath those power suits. Soon, it's Heather's turn to convince Josh to take the biggest risk of all: love

Books Received in November

I had to buy this in hardback as soon as I saw it as I have enjoyed Meyer's books in the past so I'm hoping this one will be just as good.

 

Just a couple that I'd thought I would get whilst I had some vouchers left.

  

  

I hope these books are as good as they look!

What does your books of November look like?

Book Review: A Fine Mess (Over the Top, #2) by Kelly Siskind

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Buy: Amazon UK | Amazon US | Book Depository

Format: Kindle

Publishers: Forever Yours

Published: 2nd August 2016

Pages: 340

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance, 

Main Characters: Lily, Sawyer,
Date Read: 16th July - 22nd July 2016

Rating Given:

Synopsis:Some guys should come with a warning label . . .
Sawyer West is Mr. One-Night Stand. He doesn't do relationships or promises or feelings. He's never cared enough to get involved. Until Lily Roberts. She's sweet and shy and sexy as sin, and resisting her is testing his self-control. She believes Sawyer can be a better man, and for the first time in his life, he wants to be. But change isn't easy, and Sawyer would do anything to protect Lily from his past self. Even break his own heart . . .

I received a review copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love this cover it's so cute and romantic plus it helps that it's in black and white which is always a favourite of mine. The hint of colour in the title really sets the whole cover off.

Another book that I was expecting so much more from and then for me it just fell short of what I was expecting. With the first book I was laughing out loud so when I knew that this book had Sawyer who made me laugh so much in the first book, I was even more excited but for some reason I just didn't find him or even very much of the book funny which is what I think disappointed me the most. I didn't believe in the romance for most of the book as I just didn't see how Sawyer could get over all his issues. There was a subject tackled in this book that I haven't seen tackled before so that was nice to see. There was a part of the book during the mid section when I really got into the book so much so I really thought I could end up giving it a lot higher rating but then it descended after they left the holiday. Once they got back I got more and more annoyed with how things where played out especially with Sawyer. I felt that the ending felt a bit too cheesy even for me and I also felt it was all a bit too rushed.

I thought I was going to continue to love the characters from this series however that wasn't the case for this book. Lily was my favourite in this book as she was sweet and had a lot of issues that could've easily gone against her but everything that she did do made me like her all the more. Sawyer was the one annoyed me the most which surprised me but he just did and said things that just annoyed me and I wasn't able to forgive him. I liked seeing more from Shay and Kolton and how they were getting on with each other.

Overall, this one was not as good as the first book but I'm still excited to read the last book in the series though just to see how it the last couple get together.

Books of July

Books Read in July
Another slow month of reading and not all of them that I did read I loved although I didn't DNF a book this month so that's a plus.

Here's what I read in July:

• Can't Help Falling by Kara Isaac - 2/5
• Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover - 5/5
• Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes - 2/5
• A Fine Mess (Over the Top, #2) by Kelly Siskind - 2.5/5
• The Secret Fire (The Alchemist Chronicles, #1) by C.J. Daugherty & Carina Rozenfeld - 3.5/5

And the book of the month goes too...

Charged (Saints of Denver, #2) by Jay Crownover

Synopsis:

The next book in the smoking hot SAINTS OF DENVER series from NYT bestselling author of the MARKED MEN series, Jay Crownover

Avett Walker and Quaid Jackson’s worlds have no reason to collide. Quaid is a high powered criminal attorney as slick as he is handsome, and Avett is a pink-haired troublemaker with a bad attitude and a history of picking the wrong men.

When Avett lands in a sea of hot water because of one terrible mistake, the only person who can get her out of it is this insanely sexy lawyer. The last thing on earth she wants to do is rely on a man who thinks of her as nothing more than a nuisance, yet there is something about him that makes her want to convince him to loosen his tie and have a little fun…with her. Quaid never takes on clients like Avett. She could stand to learn a hard lesson or two, but something about her guileless hazel eyes intrigues him. But keeping their relationship strictly business is becoming more impossible with each day he spends with her.

They have to figure out a way to get along and keep their hands off each other – because the chemistry between them is beyond charged.

In the same series as my book of the month in June and what's even better is that this was a lot better than the first. This one was so addictive and I can't wait to continue on with this series.

Books Received in July

From now on in my Book of the Month post I'm going to also let you also know the books that I was either bought or was given for review that I am excited to read.

  

These three book were available on Amazon UK for free so I just had to get them as they sound really good.

  

  

These are just a few of my books I got for review from netgalley/publishers. These are the ones that I was very excited about getting accepted and I am even more excited to read them all.

What's your book of the month?

Also what books did you receive this month?