Feature Follow Friday #64

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Today's question is:

If you had the money what would your own personal library look like? What would be in it? What colors, decorations, etc would you put in it? Suggested by  The Realm of Books

My answer:

Being a book hoarder, I've always imagined my dream library. I don't have any picture that will do justice to what I have in my mind, but what I'd basically like is an entire room dedicated to books, books and more books. I'd even add in a blog working desk and a cratfs corner where I can make bookmarks. There will be a comfortable couch and a really soft blanket with nice pillows on the floor. The room will be carpeted and will have that warm feel of a personal library. 

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Review- Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young

Summary-

Logan spent two years paying for the mistakes he made. Now, he’s ready to start over. He has a great apartment, a good job, and plenty of women to distract him from his past. And one woman who is driving him to distraction…

Grace escaped her manipulative family by moving to a new city. Her new life, made to suit her own needs, is almost perfect. All she needs to do is find her Mr. Right—or at least figure out a way to ignore her irresistible yet annoying womanizer of a neighbor.

Grace is determined to have nothing to do with Logan until a life-changing surprise slowly begins turning the wild heartbreaker into exactly the kind of strong, stable man she’s been searching for. Only just when she begins to give into his charms, her own messy past threatens to derail everything they’ve worked to build…

Review-

I have been a Samantha Young fan since she wrote On Dublin Street. I just love her writing style and the way she portrays her characters. That is why it was a bit bitterweet saying goodbye to her On Dublin Street series with Moonlight on Nightingale Way. This is Logan and Grace's book and I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading this.

Logan is Shannon's brother from the last book who has spent two years in jail. Now he's out and ready to start over. In the beginning I thought Logan was an asshole. Plain and simple. Grace is his neighbor and because Logan thinks she'll judge him harshly, he's mean to her. But soon things change and Logan needs to grow up fast. I liked seeing the protective and unsure side of Logan. He was slow to understand his feelings for Grace but he got there.

Grace was a truly sweet heroine. Having left her rich family behind she is full of insecurities and just wants to be loved for who she is. She is very attracted to Logan and goes above and beyond to help him and his daughter out. Her goodness was a perfect balance to Logan's cynical attitude at times. I really enjoyed Grace as a heroine and that was good because the whole book goes from her pov.

Logan and Grace had the whole opposites attract thing down pat. They definitely shared chemistry and I liked how they became friends first, then lovers. The trust between them was slow to build and Logan does mess up but he makes up for it. I love the way Samantha Young writes intimate scenes and I liked them very much in Logan and Grace's case.

We also get to meet ALL the other couples from all the previous books with their kids. They welcome Logan and Grace into their fold with open arms. We get tiny epilogues for each couple as well which was very cute. I enjoyed Joss and Braden and Nate and Liv's the most. If you like Samantha Young, Moonlight on Nightingale Way should not be missed.

Read-along Kick off- Just The Way You Are by Sanjeev Ranjan

Hi, everyone! I am excited to host a read-along for author Sanjeev Ranjan's Random House India release, Just The Way You Are. 

What's a read-along, you ask? Well, starting today July 15, until the end of the month, i.e., July 31, we'll read the book, have discussions about it, interact with the author and you are all invited to join us for the same. Purchase links for the books can be found later in the post. The whole point of a read-along is that we all read the book together! The book is systematically divided into three parts, so we'll have discussions posts up about each part on each of the three remaining Fridays of the month, save for this coming Friday. The first post goes up on Monday which gives you enough time to join us and get reading! 

Make sure you follow Sanjeev on Twitter; he has fun stuff going on there. 

Before we get to know the book and the author better, lert me introduce you to three lovely bloggers who will be participating in this event along with us. 

Aayesha @  In The Classroom of Life (Review)

Arti @ Metro Reader (Kick-off + Review)

Priyanka @ A Booklion's Hideaway (Promo Post)

By the way guys, Janhvi has already read the book and her review of the same can be read here.

GOODREADS SUMMARY OF THE BOOK: 

Love happens when you least expect it…

Sameer is a Steve Jobs fan, a consultant at an investment bank, and a confused soul looking for love. As he moves cities to study and work, he falls in and out of love,but fails to find the one person who belongs with him. In comes Shagun, whom he marries. But he leaves the very next day for Switzerland…to start a dream Job. In the meantime, Shagun starts reading his diary! What does she find in there?

Will this spell the end of their marriage? With Sameer not around to defend himself,what is the future of their relationship?

Just the Way You Are is a humorous, heart-warming story about one man’s quest for true love. 

BOOK LINKS: 

Goodreads / Amazon (IN) / Flipkart

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Sanjeev Ranjan is the bestselling author of "In Course of True Love!(2012)" and "It's No Longer A Dream! (2014)" 

An ardent lover of western classic and instrumental music, he enjoys reading. He has a keen interest in understanding human behavior and relationships.

"Just The Way You Are" is his third novel published by Random House India. 

Currently he resides in New Delhi.

AUTHOR LINKS: 

Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter 

Do join in the read-along, guys, and do help us spread the word about the same using the #JTWYAReadAlong hashtag. I look forward to reading the book with you guys, and do stop by our blog to share your thoughts with us. Do remember that all discussion posts will be linked in this post as well. 

Discussion Post #1
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Thank you for stopping by, and happy reading! 

Blog Tour: Book Playlist + Giveaway- All I've Never Wanted by Ana Huang

 All I've Never Wanted 

by Ana Huang 

   Release Date: 06/15/15

BOOK PLAYLIST:

1. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”  
2. Destiny’s Child – “Survivor”  
3. Elton John – “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”  
4. The Bravery – “Believe”  
5. Fergie – “Glamorous”  
6. Gwen Stefani – “Luxurious”  
7. Heart – “What About Love”  
8. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
 9. Jay-Z and Rihanna – “Run This Town” 
10. Mario – “Crying Out for Me” 
11. Omarion and Bow Wow – “Let Me Hold You” 
12. One Republic – “Apologize”  
13. The Bravery – “Believe”  
14. Timbaland – “The Way I Are” 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ana Huang, better known as ACRL37 on Wattpad, primarily writes Young Adult and Romance. She started writing her first novel, All I've Never Wanted, when she was sixteen; it was originally inspired by the Asian manga Hana Yori Dango (also known as Meteor Garden and Boys Over Flowers). Her second novel, If We Ever Meet Again, was loosely based on her own study abroad experiences in college. Her stories currently have a combined view of over 20 million on Wattpad. 

Besides reading and writing, she also enjoys politics, brunch, and traveling.

AUTHOR LINKS:

Wattpad / Goodreads / Twitter / Facebook

GIVEAWAY:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Or, go here. 

Tour organised by: 

YA Bound Book Tours

Review- Happenstance 3 by Jamie McGuire

Goodreads Summary:

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it all. 

Now that Erin has learned the truth about the girls who tortured her, and about the boy she loves, she finds her time before graduation dwindling at an alarming and exciting pace. What used to be summer break was now a countdown to her final days in Blackwell. Her parents, Sam and Julianne struggle with the fear that just when they’ve found Erin, they must let her go, and the tension is higher than it’s been since Erin discovered who she really was. 

Finally with the girl he’s loved since childhood, Weston grows more desperate as the summer days pass. He and Erin will go to separate colleges. His biggest fear is that this means they’ll go their separate ways. Plagued with making the best of the time he has left with Erin, and finding a way to make it last, Weston finds himself in a different state of mind hourly. He is just beginning to realize that hope is like quicksand. The harder Weston struggles, the faster Erin sinks.

REVIEW:

I have sincerely followed the Happenstance novella series, and each book has been pretty enjoyable. For really short Young Adult romance reads, that is exactly what you expect. On top of that, author Jamie McGuire, as all of her regular fan following already knows, tells really good stories. Happenstance 3 wasn't any different, but I didn't like it all that much, especially compared to the first novella in the series, which for me, was the best. The second one was good, but not that good. The third and final one was the same. I find that it was only in the first novella of the series that something actually happened, the remaining two were just an extension to an happily ever after that was going to happen in any case. 

Jamie McGuire has a knack for portraying independent, smart and genuinely nice female leads. Maybe that is the reason why her male leads sometimes seem as dickheads. I've said this before and I'll say it again, Erin was a really good protagonist and a good person as well since the beginning. We've seen a lot of changes happen in her life, but she remained herself throughout. Weston, on the other hand, wasn't as great as he first seemed to be. I started becoming less of a fan of his from the second novella, and in the third one, he was very dramatic and too possessive, especially for someone his age who has his entire life ahead of him. The whole family issue and presence made the story really sweet and warm and I appreciated that. 

I will end by saying that the Happenstance novella series has been enjoyable. I do not dislike the series or anything, but it's just that I know it could have been better. Nonetheless, as always, Jamie McGuire doesn't fail to give readers something to get lost in for the moment, and enjoy it. I highly recommend this series for those days when you're in the mood to read, but can't really pick something to read or even when you're experiencing the ever dreadful reading slump. Pick this series up. It'll make you cry sometimes but smile throughout. 

RATING:

Feature Follow Friday #63

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Today's question is: 

You can only eat one cuisine type for the rest of your life. Which would you choose? (E.g. Italian, French, Greek, Mexican, Chinese, Indian etc…) – Suggested by Journey Through Fiction.

This is a really difficult question because I don't think I'd survive eating only one cuisine. But one of my favorites is definitely continental. So I'm going with that.

   

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Review- Midnight Rescue by Elle Kennedy

Summary-

Dangerous. Ruthless. Savage. And she's the good guy. 

Abby Sinclair had a desperate childhood until she was rescued and adopted by a retired army ranger who molded her into a master of self-defense. Now, she's a cunning and fearless assassin thrust into assignment after dangerous assignment, using everything she has-nerve, resilience, strength, sex-to come out on top. Her only rule: trust no one. 
Abby's latest assignment is in Columbia: go undercover and snuff out a dangerous arms dealer active in the underground sex trade. But when Abby purposely blows her cover in a last-ditch attempt to free the helpless victims, deadly mercenary Kane Woodland is recruited as back-up. His mission: get Abby out of that hell hole. 

The last thing Kane expects is to feel a primal attraction for Abby. But when she convinces him to join her on her perilous mission, their newfound passion could put the lives of their whole team at risk.

Review-

I was a little bit bored after reading a ton of cheesy romances back to back. That is why I decided to change it up a bit with a romantic suspense novel. I had been seeing Midnight Rescue around and I really love the Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy so I decided to go for Midnight Rescue. I am so glad I started this book because I am totally hooked on to this series!

We'll start with Abby. She's an assassin who let herself be captured during an undercover op when she finds out that there is a sex trade ring going on. Abby was a hard heroine to like at first. She didn't show her emotions and she wasn't eager to take help. After suffering a horrible childhood she is more than emotionally involved to rescue these girls. But soon you do start to understand her.

Abby's boss is Noelle and she asks Jim Morgan for his help in getting back Abby. Here we meet the hero Kane who is one of the men who work for Jim Morgan. I found Kane to be a nice guy all around but there was nothing super special about him. He was patient with Abby and that is why they were so well suited for each other.

But the book is not all romance. We get to see Jim Morgan's team with another one of Noelle's assassin's pairing up to help Abby stop the sex trade. I have to admit that reading about all the undercover operations and how these people worked was very interesting. We also get a tiny bit of the villain's pov so that was there.

This book introduces us to a lot of unique and intriguing characters. I am especially interested in what is happening between Trevor and Isabel. Elle Kennedy opens up a whole new world with the Killer Instincts series and with her fast paced writing I am especially looking forward to the future books to see if I'm right about the pairings which are hinted at. I really liked Midnight Rescue.