Blog Tour: Book Review: The Happy Ever After of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter

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Format: Kindle

Publishers: Sphere

Published: 21st May 2015

Pages: 304

Genre: Adult, Contemporary/Paranormal Romance, 

Main Characters: Rosie, Charlie,   
Date Read: 7th May - 12th May 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:Falling in love is never simple. Especially when you're dead.
When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world's worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she's actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she's still here.
Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when you might just be falling in love . . .
In this hilarious, life-affirming and romantic journey through Rosie Potter's afterlife, she shares the ghostly tale of how she lived, she died, and she loved (in that order). 

I was given a review copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I do love the colourfulness of this cover but the main thing that I like about this cover is that the title takes centre stage as it tells us everything we need to know about the story. With the title being a long one if there was anything else on this book I think it would have looked over crowded.

I couldn't remember much about the premises of this story to begin with which I think was the reason why I kept wanting to put it off but when I read the book I didn't know why I kept putting it off as I really enjoyed it. I found it a really quick read as before I knew it, it was nearly finished, even though it took me a few days to actually finish it I still felt like was quick as I was enjoying it. Even though this has a depressing subject matter I still found it quite a light hearted read which I found myself laughing out loud. What I liked about this book is that even with it a book about the paranormal it still felt like it was something that is supposed to happen as it was written in a believable way. It was good that we got to know more about who Rosie was before she died as well as in the present. There was parts of the story that disappoint me especially when we found out how she died but I do feel like that, that did match up to the humour of the rest of the story so in the end I was able to forgive this more than what I thought I would have. I did love the romance side of the story but I do wish there was a bit more of it as I felt it was rushed towards the end. I loved the ending as there was a point halfway through when I wanted to give this a three star rating but the ending won me over even if it did leave me in floods of tears! I also loved the little epilogue giving us a glimpse of what happened to the other characters in the future even if some of it set me off again.

For me it was some of the characters that made me want to give it a three star rating as Rosie did annoy me at times as she was a hypocrite but there was times when I liked her especially when her humour shone through. I loved Charlie as he was such a sweetheart and he also broke my heart a little bit towards the end. I would have liked to haave seen more from Jenny and Chris as they where great when they where in the story. I also loved Rosie's Mum and again I would have liked to have seen more from her. I couldn't stand Jack and even though I've been told many times that two wrongs don't make a right I still feel like he got everything he deserved.

Author Bio

Kate Winter is a journalist, novelist and storyteller from the North West of Ireland who was lucky enough to grow up with no TV (though she didn't consider it a lucky break at the time) and lots of books. After graduating from University of Ulster with first class honours and the Ulster Television Award for her BA in Media Studies, Kate promptly forged a glittering career for herself in waitressing. Then one day, beside a swimming pool in Australia, Kate decided it was time to write a book. The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) is Kate's debut novel.  

Follow Kate on @KatiCut. 

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Blog Tour: Book Review: Thoughtful (Thoughtless, #1.5) by S.C. Stephens

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Format: Kindle 

Publishers: Sphere (Little Brown Book Group UK)

Published: 24th February 2015

Pages: 560

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, 

Main Characters: Kellan, Denny, Kiera  
Date Read: 20th January - 1st February 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:
In Thoughtless, Kiera told her story. Now it's time for Kellan Kyle to share his side in Thoughtful . . .
The only place Kellan has ever felt at home is on stage. Gripping his guitar in a darkened bar, he can forget his painful past. These days his life revolves around his music and his band mates, and that's the way he likes it. And then one woman changes everything . . .
Kiera is the kind of girl Kellan has no business wanting - she's smart, sweet, and dating his best friend. Certain he could never be worthy of her love, he hides his growing attraction . . . until Kiera's own tormented heart hints that his feelings might not be one-sided. Now, no matter the consequences, Kellan is sure of one thing: he won't let Kiera go without a fight.

I was given a review copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I do like the cover for this book as I am a huge fan of black and white images with a hint of colour plus I can imagine the guy as Kellan.

With this book I had a bit of a love hate relationship with it as during the beginning I didn't like it to the point where I wanted to put it down but thankfully I carried on and ended up enjoying it although during those times I did get annoyed with it but those moments never lasted to long. I do feel like it was too long and maybe that's why I couldn't get into it at the beginning as everything was dragging on. When Kiera and Kellan where together I felt that they belonged together as they had a great chemistry that sizzled with just one look but then when Denny was in the picture I felt annoyed by Kiera and the way in which she treated Kellan and even Denny. I do think that maybe I would have enjoyed this book better if I had actually read the first book but without realising that this wasn't the first one I said I would do a blog tour with it and with it being the same as the first one but from Kellan's pov I would be ok and for the most part I was but I needed to know what on earth was Kiera thinking. The ending was great as I felt like if I didn't want to continue with the series I wouldn't need to as there was no cliff hanger but I'm sure I will finish his series including the one I missed out on.

The characters in this book was easy to love but then some of them made it hard to continue to like them. Kellan I fell in love with from the moment I started this book even if he was broken inside it just made him al the more endearing. Even though I know that Kellan was in the wrong at times I just couldn't help but still loving him plus he had such a caring side to him that outweighed his bad traits. Kiera had moments when I liked her and I could see where Kellan was coming from but then the things that she did made me not like her at times but there was one particular scene towards the end that she did something so stupid but amazing at the same time that made me forgive her plus I know I need to read the first book to see her side of things and maybe then I will feel different. Denny I kind of liked but then what he did towards the end made me not like him at all even if they did hurt him Kellan didn't deserve what Denny did to him. I loved all the D-Bags even the annoying ones was a fun addition to the story.

Overall I enjoyed this book but there was times when I didn't think I would be able to get through it.

Author Bio: S.C. Stephens is a New York Times #1 bestselling author who spends her every free moment creating stories that are packed with emotion and heavy on romance. In addition to writing, she enjoys spending lazy afternoons in the sun reading, listening to music, watching movies, and spending time with her friends and family. She lives in Washington State with her two children. Follow her on Twitter @SC_Stephens_

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