Top 10 of 2016 - Most Anticipated Books of 2017

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!

Top 10 Books I’m looking forward to in 2017. (This list should be comprised of books released ONLY in 2017)

10.

Hunted (Hunted, #1) by Meagan Spooner

14th March

9.

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

31st January

8.

Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne

18th April

7.

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) by Cassandra Clare

23rd May

6.

Every Little Thing (Hart's Boardwalk, #2) by Samantha Young

7th March

5.

The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young

27th June

4.

Roar (Stealing Storms, #1) by Cora Carmack

13th June

3.

Twist (Dive Bar, #2) by Kylie Scott

11th April

2.

Carve the Mark (Untitled Duology, #1) by Veronica Roth

17th January

1.

 

Riveted and Salvaged (Saints of Denver, #3 & #4)

by Jay Crownover

14th February & 20th June

(Not cheating as they are from the same series so I'm equally excited for them both)

What are you most excited for in 2017?

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 Books Read in 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 books that I have read in 2016, it doesn't have to have been released in 2016, just a book that I've read in 2016.

10.

Rush by Shae Ross

I really enjoyed reading this book and even though it didn't get the full 5/5 star rating it still made a lasting impression.

9.

The Aftermath (The Hurricane, #2) by R.J. Prescott

An epic read and the only reason why it wasn't higher on the list was that the first one in this series was even better.

8.

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

by Sarah Morgan

A cute read set at Christmas which I loved reading even if I read it months before Christmas.

7.

To Have and to Hold (The wedding Belles, #1)

by Lauren Layne

This was a really cute and fun read.

6.

Dirty (Dive Bar, #1) by Kylie Scott

This one could've been even closer to the top of the pile this year but the ending was a bit too fast and even though I could forgive it for that, it was the only way I could order my books as I have loved each and everyone on this list.

5.

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

by Lauren Layne

Another fun read from Lauren Layne.

4.

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

I've always enjoyed everything I've read by Jay Crownover but this one was by my favourite of her books.

3.

Bedmates (American Royalty, #1) by Nichole Chase

Such a great read and it helped seeing more from my favourite characters in her other books.

2.

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

This book was so good and at times had me laughing out loud.

1.

The Hurricane (The Hurricane, #1) by R.J. Prescott

I absolutely adored this book it was by far my favourite book of the year as well as any other year I just loved it that much. It was so hard to get into any other books after reading this one. 

What was your favourite book of 2016?

Waiting on Wednesday - Twist by Kylie Scott

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Here's this week's book that I can't wait for...

Twist (Dive Bar, #2) by Kylie Scott

Expected Publication: 22nd November 2016

Synopsis:
When his younger brother loses interest in online dating, hot, bearded, bartender extraordinaire, Joe Collins, only intends to log into his account and shut it down. Until he reads about her.
Alex Parks is funny, friendly, and pretty much everything he's been looking for in a woman. And in no time at all they're emailing up a storm, telling each other their deepest darkest secrets...apart from theone that really matters.
And when it comes to love, serving it straight up works better than with a twist.

Loved the first book in the Dive Bar series so naturally I am really excited to read book two even if I'm not a fan of the guy in the cover.



What are you waiting on?

Book Review: Dirty (Dive Bar, #1) by Kylie Scott

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Format: Kindle 

Publishers: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 19th April 2016

Pages: 288

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance, 

Main Characters: Lydia, Vaughan
Date Read: 14th February - 17th February 2016

Rating Given:

Synopsis:The last thing Vaughan Hewson expects to find when he returns to his childhood home is a broken hearted bride in his shower, let alone the drama and chaos that comes with her.
Lydia Green doesn't know whether to burn down the church or sit and cry in a corner. Discovering the love of your life is having an affair on your wedding day is bad enough. Finding out it's with his best man is another thing all together. She narrowly escapes tying the knot and meets Vaughan only hours later.
Vaughan is the exact opposite of the picture perfect, respected businessman she thought she'd marry. This former musician-turned-bartender is rough around the edges and unsettled. But she already tried Mr. Right and discovered he's all wrong-maybe it's time to give Mr. Right Now a chance.
After all, what's wrong with getting dirty?

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

I do like this cover and I especially like that it's similar to the Stage Dive series but with a difference which is a good thing as this is a spin off from Stage Dive. I love that it looks like it could be from a scene from the actual book which I always love to see that in covers.

From the moment I started this book things was happening so needless to say there was always something entertaining happening. Even though there you would think that this was going to be a bit of a downer book you would be wrong as I found myself laughing out loud most of the time especially the shower scene at the beginning. I loved that everything was explained in the beginning with no secrets which I'm starting to get fed up of secrets between the two main characters so this was a refreshing change for me. There was moments when I though I was going to mark the book down but then something else would happen that brought it around again that for me I just couldn't mark it down. The relationship between the two main characters was very quick but in the end I forgot that they had only known each other for a short space of time as they just suited each other from the get go plus I felt that they started off more as friends with lust so it felt more believable in my eyes. The ending did feel a bit rushed but seeing as this is just the beginning in the Dive Bar series I could forgive it in the hope that there is more to come in the next book.

I loved all of the characters which was no surprised as I loved the other characters from the series that this was a spin off from and these was just as entertaining as the Stage Dive were. In the beginning I didn't think I was going to like Lydia but I was surprised that I thought she was such a strong character who wasn't a pushover. Vaughan was a great male character and loved him from the get go. There was some great secondary characters that I'm hoping will get their own book so I can find out more about them. I loved that we got a brief glimpse at one of the Stage Dive boys he made me want to go back and reread about the band.

Overall, another great book by the fabulous Kylie Scott and I'm very much looking forward to reading more from this series.

Book of the Month - February 2016

I had a pretty descent month of reading in February which was surprising considering it was a short month.

Here's what I read in February:

• Flesh (Flesh, #1) by Kylie Scott - 2.5/5
• Irrisistibly Yours (Oxford, #1) by Lauren Layne - 4.5/5
• Dirty (Dive Bar, #1) by Kylie Scott - 5/5
• Accordance (Significance, #2) by Shelly Crane - 4.5/5
• The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines, #6) by Richelle Mead - 4/5
• Ruined (The Eternal Balance, #1) by Jus Accardo - 3/5

And the book of the month goes to...

Dirty (Dive Bar, #1) by Kylie Scott

It was an easy choice this month as this one was my only five star book as none of them held my interest as much as this one did. 

What is you book of the month?

Book Review: Flesh (Flesh, #1) by Kylie Scott

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Format: Kindle

Publishers: Momentum

Published: 1st October 2012

Pages: 288

Genre: Adult, Paranormal Romance

Main Characters: Ali, Daniel, Finn,
Date Read: 1st February - 9th February 2016

Rating Given:

Synopsis:
Ali has been hiding in an attic since civilisation collapsed eight weeks ago.
When the plague hit, her neighbours turned into mindless, hungry, homicidal maniacs.
Daniel has been a loner his entire life. Then the world empties and he realises that being alone isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Finn is a former cop who is desperate for companionship, and willing to do anything it takes to protect the survivors around him.
When the three cross paths they band together; sparks fly, romance blooms in the wasteland and Ali, Daniel and Finn bend to their very human needs in the ruins of civilisation.
Lust, love and trust all come under fire in Flesh as the three band together to survive, hunted through the suburban wastelands.

As soon as I finished reading Kylie Scott's Stage Dive series I went and brought this book and was hoping that it was just as good but I'm afraid for me it didn't come even close...

I love the dark colours used for this cover as it gives it a creep feel to the cover which is good as it is about zombies. I also feel that everything else about the cover is in keeping with the story which is always a favourite thing of mine in the covers that I love.

When I first started reading Flesh I really thought I was going to love it as it captured my attention and after reading the Stage Dive series I knew that she liked doing insta-love so I thought that I would learn to love Ali and Daniel together as Kylie Scott is usually brilliant at writing powerful romances which she did do for a little while. Flesh really started to take a nosedive as soon as Finn came on to the scene and once that happened the relationship between Ali and Daniel changed and after that I didn't feel any chemistry between any of the characters. I think that some of the things that happened was a bit too unbelievable and then for them to decide on making a family in a world that is full of zombies it just doesn't make any sense what so ever. For me there wasn't enough zombie action as I was expecting more from that area. The ending was a bit too rushed for me to like it I thought there was more to say and yes I understand there is going to be another book in the series but it's with new characters so I'm not sure everything I wanted clearing up will do so in the next book.

In the beginning I kind of liked the two main character but like I said before I really didn't like Finn for me he ruined the book. With Ali I started off thinking she takes no prisoners however, that wasn't to be the case as she came across as a bit of a whiner and very annoying. Daniel was my favourite character in this particular book as he was so sweet and very protective but in a way where he didn't come across as controlling which happens a lot in other books I've read and with Finn. Finn came across as a controlling and far too arrogant and not in an endearing way that I can sometimes like.

Overall, Flesh started off strong but by the end I just wanted to get the book over with so I could get onto something I may enjoy more than I had with this one. This hasn't put me off reading Kylie Scott books as this was one of her more earlier books plus I know she can do an amazing series.