That Boy: New Covers, A giveaway, & an exclusive sneak peek at That Baby by Jillian Dodd

My entire body is shaking with excitement as I type this post. One of my favorite series of ALL TIME has gotten new covers. Beautiful covers. Covers that take me all the way back to February of 2012 when I discovered That Boy and by default, Jillian Dodd. THANK GOD FOR THAT. I have been waiting years, years I say, for this amazing story to continue. Now I can see it, almost touch it. IT'S COMING SPRING 2015!! That Baby not only has a cover, but an exclusive excerpt for me to share!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!! Check out these amazing new covers and don't forget to enter for a chance to win a signed copy of That Boy and That Wedding. If you haven't read this amazing series. Do it. DO IT NOW!

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That Boy (That Boy #1) by Jillian Dodd
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That Wedding (That Boy #2) by Jillian Dodd
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That Baby (That Boy #3) by Jillian Dodd
Release Date: Spring 2015

Excerpt
I wake up stilling feeling kinda crappy, but I don’t puke! I’m thinking, Thank you, God, but, still, where is Mother Nature when you need her?
Still no period, and I’m starting to believe that maybe I am pregnant. Phillip says that since I am still sick or whatever, that he will unpack, while I watch and tell him where I want stuff.
So we do that.
And I can’t help it. The thought actually crosses my mind that it might be cool if I were pregnant. I know the timing is not right at all, but Phillip is so amazing, so sweet, so good to me. It seems kind of selfish of me to want to hog all that love and keep it for myself. He’s going to be a great dad and a wonderful husband, of that I have no doubt.
And this afternoon, when he drives twenty-two miles to get me what Danny dubs as the best chicken noodle soup in Kansas City, I almost want to cry because I feel so lucky and loved.
We sit at our new kitchen table and eat warm, soft dinner rolls, and the amazing chicken soup together.
I know I look like shit. I haven’t showered or brushed my hair in two days, but Phillip doesn’t seem to care. He still looks at me like I’m the most beautiful girl in the world.
I’m so seriously lucky.
I also seriously have to pee.
It is at this point in my life that I realize Mother Nature has a very warped sense of humor.
My period has arrived.
And I should be relieved. I should be jumping with joy happy.
I should go out screaming, Phillip, it’s okay!!  My period is here!! Lets celebrate!
But that’s not how I’m feeling.
I feel, well, I’m still trying to wrap my head around how I’m feeling. Because the way I’m feeling is a shock even to myself. I’m feeling, um, well, I’m feeling quite sad actually.
I’m feeling let down.
And I have no idea why.
I walk back out to the living room and tell Phillip quietly, “I just got my period.”
He looks kinda crushed, and I just start bawling.
I know most of us women get a little weepy feeling when our hormones are doing whatever it is that they do when we get our periods. I always tend to feel fat, ugly, and sorry for myself. When I went on the pill in college, that seemed to help those symptoms lessen, and I’m lucky that I rarely even get cramps anymore.
But this is more than hormones, this is sadness.
I can’t believe I’m thinking this, but I think I might be sad I’m not pregnant.
And I can see disappointment written all over Phillip’s face. He really looks like he could cry.
I start blubbering to Phillip, “I’m sorry, Phillip, I’m sorry I let you down, I know you wanted me to be, and I wasn’t sure, and now I’m like so sad that I’m not, and I love you, and blabber, blabber, blabber.” I don't even know what I’m saying.
Phillip holds me tight and just listens. When I’m done blathering on, he says, “It’s okay. I’m not mad, but I will admit I got a little excited about the possibility. Maybe we learned something?”
“Like what?” I sob.
“That maybe we don’t need to wait? Like maybe you are ready, we’re ready?”
“Yeah, maybe we are."

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NEW REVIEW: Bright Side by Kim Holden

Bright Side by Kim Holden
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

"Dude, I can't even…"


Secrets. 
Everyone has one. 
Some are bigger than others. 
And when secrets are revealed, 
Some will heal you ... 
And some will end you. 

Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical. She’s endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side). Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She’s also never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks. 

They both feel it. 
But they each have a reason to fight it. 
They each have a secret. 

And when secrets are revealed, 
Some will heal you … 
And some will end you. 

My Review

It has been days. Days!! I just can't, but I gotta. But I can't. I must.

Numbness. Feels. Overload.

It's impossible.

Here I go.

I'm going.

Okay.

So.

Maybe it would be best if I started at the beginning.

It all started as a goodreads recommendation….from Donna. Donna. The person I want to hug. Punch in the face. Hug. Punch. Damn you! You owe me valium…and ice cream. After the recommendation, I read the synopsis. Intriguing. I also loved the fact that it only had three reviews. I absolutely love new unknowns. It's like a secret. My secret. I decided to give it a go.

I went.

There's no going back.

These feelings can't be unfelt.

I feel.

Kate Sedgwick may be one of my favorite female characters of all time. Let's face it, female characters usually have the tendency to be….well, they sometimes suck. They're annoying. I usually prefer the male characters. I don't play well with others.

Wait!

Before you revoke my woman card or force me to burn my bra and roar, it's kind of a common occurrence with female heroines. They frustrate. They annoy.

I'm sure the nations leading psychologists might theorize that my "issues" with female characters probably stem from a place of jealousy. Damn straight. They never deserve the guy. My guy. I tolerate them because without them, there'd be no story.

Not Kate. I more than tolerated Kate. I adored Kate. I loved Kate. I was tied to everything she felt, experienced. Her character is unforgettable. This story is unforgettable.

I feel.

Then there's Gus (who I hear is getting his own book), and Keller, and Clayton, and Stella, and pretty much every character in this book.

I. Can't. Even.

The love between Gus and Bright Side. The love between her and Keller. I felt everything. The love was intoxicating. Suffocating. It hurt. It healed.

Sure the plot was predictable, but nothing. Nothing, prepared me for the emotions. I started crying during the last half, sobbed my way through the final chapters, but somehow I ended the book with a smile.

The hurt and emotions didn't cause me to break. I endured. I survived. Each emotion was coupled with humor, wit, an amazing story, and unforgettable characters. Laugh. Cry. Heal.

Embark on this incredible journey.

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Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher: Review & SIGNED book giveaway….

Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Release Date: April 6th, 2014
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When reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat…and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found. 

With her survival hanging by a thread, Senna soon realizes this is a game. A dangerous one. Only the truth can set her free.

My Review

I don't think my brain has ever worked harder, but at the same time it felt effortless. So many thoughts. So many emotions. I impossibly invested myself into a story while the receeses of my mind never stopped questioning, theorizing….searching. Tarryn Fisher has found a way to tap into a dormant part of the brain allowing it to concomitantly function at an intensified level. A part of the brain that is devoid of all emotion yet at the same time a place that is created by feeling. Feeling too much.

Some reviews summarize the plot. You won't find that here. You will do yourself a disservice entering this experience with anything but a clean slate allowing your head and heart to be a blank canvas later to be painted by tears and emotion. Go in blind and find sight by experiencing the words. Mud Vein will crush every emotion you have into tiny pieces just to create new ones.

This book is one of the most honest things I've ever read. It explores the dark side of love, the true side of love.

"What's the difference?" I asked him. "Between the love of your life, and your soulmate?"
"One is a choice, and one is not."

Everyone will experience this book in a different way. Some may experience nothing but the superficial layers of the story while others will strip each coat away discovering not only pieces of the characters, but pieces of themselves. There is no right or wrong here. It's not about what the words mean, but that you find meaning in them. This book is psychologically fascinating because it is brilliantly written in a way that can be diversely interpreted. My advice to you, look deeper. The words continuously evolve, and will speak to you differently each time you read them.

Don't be so worried about loving this book. Focus on feeling this book. Let all your conflicting emotions be united by Mud Vein.

The hardest part will be letting go. I can still hear this book silently echoing in my thoughts…consuming

"Your silence, Senna, I hear it so loudly….I hear you still."

It is time for you to listen.

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You don’t have to be alone. We are mostly born that way though. We grow up being nurtured to believe that the other half of our soul is somewhere out there.  And since there are seven billion people inhabiting our planet, chances are one of them is for you. To find that person, to find your soul piece, or your great love we must count on our paths diverging, the tangling of lives, the soft whispering of one soul recognizing another. 

I found my piece. She wasn’t what I was expecting. If you formed a woman’s soul out of black graphite, bathed it in blood, and then rolled it around in the softest rose petals, you still wouldn’t have touched on the complication that was, my match. 

Tarryn's Bio

I am a real life villain, truly. I drink sick amounts of Starbucks. Most of the time my hair smells like coffee. I was born in South Africa, and lived there for most of my childhood. I moved to Seattle just for the rain. Rome is my favorite place in the world so far, Paris comes in at a close second. I read and write more than I sleep. When I was eleven, I wrote an entire novel about runaway orphans, using only purple ink. I am addicted to Florence and the Machine and will travel to see concerts. I love scary movies and giraffes. I spend way too much time on Facebook. Meet you there?…

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Maybe Someday: Book Review & Interview with Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson….

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

That's right! Jordan Catalano ate my hypercolor underwear…..


Release Date: March 18th, 2014

Author: Colleen Hoover

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance—and the enchanting music that inspires one young woman to put her life back together.

At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.

Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Slammed, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, This Girl, and Losing Hope, Maybe Someday is destined to become another bestseller and long-lasting fan favorite.

My Review

Slap bracelets, tampons, coke zero, and fairy porn. 

Underoos, hypercolor, thin mints, and Jordan Catalano. 

What do these things have in common? Absolutely nothing….or maybe they do. Maybe it's possible to have absolutely nothing but everything in common, a beautifully random conundrum. Colleen Hoover is that conundrum. Each and every one of her books possess a fresh uniqueness that drags you into the very heart of everything she writes. The Fault in Our Stars has the literal heart of Jesus. We have the literal heart of Colleen Hoover. No two books are alike, yet they are completely the same. A little bit of herself bleeds onto every single page which gives each book the exact same quality, but at the same time she manages to create an impossibly unique story with unrivaled creativity.

Colleen Hoover is sui generis.

New CoHo books tend to scare me though. No one can have that many amazing stories to tell. One of these days she's bound to drop a huge load, right? I mean….right? Probably not. She'd more likely drop a deuce in the shape of a New York Times bestseller and I, without hesitation, would stick my head in the toilet to read it!

Maybe Someday blew me away. It's a story you need to go into with very few details in order to fully enjoy the experience. In true CoHo fashion, she shocks us with a minor detail that carries a huge impact. With your mouth agape, you will press on to discover a story about two people with a slow and powerful connection.

People don’t get to choose who they fall in love with. They only get to choose who they stay in love with.

It's not all just angst and emotion, but humorously fun and addictive too.

The music lets you connect with the story in a way that creates the ultimate reading experience. There is an exclusive feature worked into the book where real, listenable songs written and recorded specifically for this book are integrated throughout the story and you are prompted to listen to them at the exact right time. Colleen Hoover is an innovator and may have just changed the way we experience books forever.

This book is what feeling sounds like!

READ ON!

Interview with Colleen Hoover

How long did you have this idea before it came into fruition?

I started working on it in January 2013 when I was still writing This Girl and Losing Hope. It wasn't until a few months later that I really started making progress on the book, and the book was nearly done when I started working with Griffin on the songs.

How much involvement did you have in writing the lyrics? 

Not much. I wrote some of the lines for Maybe Someday, and was stoked when Griffin decided to use them!

Is this something you'd ever consider doing again?

Absolutely! We both had a great time with this project. We've talked about the possibility of doing it again, but we haven't decided yet. 

What was the hardest part about this experience?

The hardest part was probably just trying to figure out how to best combine the music with the story. There are a lot of extra steps in the process of getting a manuscript ready when you have songs attached to it. Now that I've done it once, though, I'd like to think it would be much easier the second time!

Any chance we might be reading more about these characters in the future?

Again, it's possible. As of right now, I don't have any intentions of writing more about these characters, but Slammed and Hopeless were supposed to be standalones, too. 

Last novel you read?

Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher. So good.

Would you ever consider doing this process in reverse; have Griffin write you an original song and then build an entire book around it?

Interesting idea! I hadn't considered that, but it might be fun ;)

Interview with Griffin Peterson

Did you read the whole book, or did Colleen fix you up with some cliffs notes? 

At first, she just sent me scenes from the book so I could build songs around them, but eventually I read the whole thing :)

Did you identify with Ridge's character at all?

Yes, definitely. Music is such a big part of both of our lives. Also, I think anyone can relate to the struggle of not being able to express your feelings. Ridge and I both use music as a way to express things that aren't always easy to say.

Are you normally a book reader? If so, what are some of your favorites?

Two of my favorite authors are C.S. Lewis and Margaret Wise Brown. (And Colleen Hoover, of course!)

I know you've been to a few book signings with Colleen, do people actually call you Holder?

Ha, no, they're pretty good about calling me Griffin!

Musical idols? 

Some of my favorites are Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, One Republic, Ben Rector, and John Mayer.

So what's next? Any new projects you're currently working on?

I'm always writing and working on new songs in my spare time. I also have several events scheduled with Colleen this year, so I'm keeping busy! (Tour Schedule)

Would you ever consider doing this process in reverse? Give one of your original songs to Colleen and have her build an entire book around it?

That's such a cool idea! Hah, I'd love to try it some time!

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Music by: Griffin Peterson

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Release Date: March 18th, 2014

Author: Colleen Hoover

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NEW REVIEW: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
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When Bree Prescott arrives in the sleepy, lakeside town of Pelion, Maine, she hopes against hope that this is the place where she will finally find the peace she so desperately seeks. On her first day there, her life collides with Archer Hale, an isolated man who holds a secret agony of his own. A man no one else sees.

Archer's Voice is the story of a woman chained to the memory of one horrifying night and the man whose love is the key to her freedom. It is the story of a silent man who lives with an excruciating wound and the woman who helps him find his voice. It is the story of suffering, fate, and the transformative power of love.

THIS IS A STAND-ALONE NOVEL. The first three books in the series need not be read to enjoy this book. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18

I'm pretty sure my words need therapy...

I have no words! No. Words! I am absolutely positively without the words in which I don't have. How do I begin to write a review with the words that are gone with the thoughts that created the words in which I am now without. They. Are. Gone. Gone are my words! WHERE DID THEY GO!?

I am pretty sure that my words were totally consumed by Archer's Voice. The voice which eliminated all need for words. Words replaced by love and emotion. Emotion that was tangible.

Damn me for waiting so long to read this.

Honestly, it sat on my kindle for days just staring at me. I was incredibly apprehensive once all the hype started pouring in. Especially when readers began christening it with insurmountable expectations. I was pretty much counting on being disappointed. Call me a cynic. Hell, I'll call me a cynic, but dammit I was wrong. I'm officially on the Archer bandwagon. Ooh! Do I get a t-shirt?? Do I get to ride his ummmmm...bandwagon?

Seriously, I picked it up expecting to work in a chapter here and there, and the entire book ended up working me. It worked my emotions, my heart. I read it straight through, and very nearly stroked out in the end. Thank God for large quantities of alcohol!

It's a book demanding to be read. It is a beautiful experience with a kaleidoscope of emotion. I am seriously mad at you world for not forcing Mia Sheridan on me sooner!

Stop, drop, and READ! NOW!

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A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING: Review & GIVEAWAY

A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire
My rating:  4 of 5 stars

Release Date: December 10th, 2013 by Atrial Books

You know that Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. But what do you really know?

Why did Abby pop the question?
What secrets were shared before the ceremony?
Where did they spend their wedding night?
Who else knew about it . . . and didn’t tell?Everything about Abby and Travis’s elopement was top-secret . . . until now. Fans of Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster will get all of their questions answered in this whirlwind tale of the wedding day (and night!)—and as with all good stories, this one will definitely have been worth the wait.

My Review

And she ripped my closure off like a bandaid!! Son of a….

When A Beautiful Wedding showed up at my doorstep, my emotions seized. I was exited. I was thrilled. I was scared. I was indifferent. I was a whole lot of everything all at once. The only thing my eyes could see was CAUTION. Caution written in bright green neon letters….with glitter.

Why?….

Because I…am an addict, and the drug that is a Beautiful Disaster is my drug of choice. Just opening my package made my hands shake. The addiction all started with a tattooed tongue. That damn tattooed tongue, and I couldn't get enough. To this day, Beautiful Disaster holds my record for the most re-reads ever. I read it from start to finish, and from finish to start. I partied with my favorite scenes, and shot up with my favorite intimate moments. I inhaled into my system everything that is Abby and Travis. I needed to get my fix; I was a user, and I used often. I wanted more. Hell, we all did.

Then came A Walking Disaster, and with that came my recovery. It was like a twelve step program for my addiction. It was my rehab. My therapy. Getting to experience a book for the first time, for a second time, was a stroke of literary genius. We got our more, but in a way that protected the integrity of the story along with everything we love about this series. We were able to get more without risking the perfection of Beautiful Disaster with a sequel.

Instead, Walking Disaster gave me closure. It gave me...completeness, and after reading those words, "The End", I felt it.

Now, sitting on my doorstep was frickin pandora's box. A line of literary cocaine begging to be snorted. What the hell was I suppose to do. Call a sponsor? Go to a meeting? Someone in my neighborhood's bound to have some mild (but effective) mood altering medication, right?

Here's where I'd like to say that I was strong. And looking back, three seconds (and only one shot of tequila) before tearing open the pages was pretty damn strong. Especially when the name of Jamie McGuire is staring right at your face. I swear, even the font taunted me.

I totally caved.

When am I ever going to learn that Jamie McGuire is always right. She knows what I need even before I do. Yes, Walking Disaster put a bandaid over my Beautiful Disaster hole, but A Beautiful Wedding filled the hole. This is the end.

It may have started off with me wanting to punch Abby in the face, but it ended with acceptance. Acceptance because I had to remember something that me, myself once said about this series. It is perfectly imperfect. This isn't a fairy tale, it never was. Abby and Travis are two jagged edge puzzle pieces that somehow perfectly fit together. They have both driven us mad from the start, why would we expect that to change now. This is fictional reality at its finest.

Then there's Travis. His dialogue in this book was funny, sweet, sexy, hot. I think my eyes even had an orgasm! I loved everything from the bachelor party to the letter. Oh sweet Jesus the letter. There was so much beauty in the words that I literarily had chills. Especially when they came from Travis.

In the end however, I was left with a few unanswered questions concerning Abby's secret. And to be honest, I'm not sure I liked learning what I did about her actions. However, I'm guessing my questions may have been answered if I had taken the time to read between the lines instead of devouring it like I did, but I pretty much shit out all self control when it comes to Jamie McGuire. I also noticed one small discrepancy in one of the scenes, but it is so small that I'm sure the ONLY reason I noticed it was because of the uncountable re-reads I did of Beautiful Disaster. The only reason I'm mentioning it is because I hope other readers don't piss out the haterade over MINOR details. Take your nit-pickers parade down another street and just enjoy the story. READ. ENJOY. LOVE.

This is definitely one of my favorite series of all time and I am so blessed to have gotten MORE! If you haven't read Beautiful Disaster yet, first off, congratulations on coming out of your coma. Yay for you! It's a miracle. Second, READ THIS SERIES!

If you already have, A Beautiful Wedding is NOT one to miss!

READ ON!

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A Blast from the past:
My review of Beautiful Disaster. One of my very FIRST reviews I ever wrote. Back before I really let my mouth take over, and before I started blogging. Maybe it's time for a reboot. 

NEW REVIEW: Red Hill by Jamie McGuire

Red Hill by Jamie McGuire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When the world ends, can love survive?

For Scarlet, raising her two daughters alone makes fighting for tomorrow an everyday battle. Nathan has a wife, but can’t remember what it’s like to be in love; only his young daughter Zoe makes coming home worthwhile. Miranda’s biggest concern is whether her new VW Bug is big enough to carry her sister and their boyfriends on a weekend escape from college finals.

When reports of a widespread, deadly “outbreak” begin to surface, these ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances and suddenly their fates are intertwined. Recognizing they can’t outrun the danger, Scarlet, Nathan, and Miranda desperately seek shelter at the same secluded ranch, Red Hill. Emotions run high while old and new relationships are tested in the face of a terrifying enemy—an enemy who no longer remembers what it’s like to be human.

Set against the backdrop of a brilliantly realized apocalyptic world, love somehow finds a way to survive. But what happens when the one you’d die for becomes the one who could destroy you?

Red Hill grabs you from page one and doesn’t let go until its stunning conclusion. This is #1 New York Times bestselling author Jamie McGuire at her unforgettable best.

My Review

Conjunction junction what's your function, Lord have mercy I have been conundrumed. <----yes Red Hill has officially turned conundrum into a verb. Nouns are so 1990s anyway.

I must admit, that if this book had been written by anyone other than Jamie McGuire, I probably (most definitely) wouldn't have picked it up. Zombies??....ehhh. Even in the beginning, I was a little (a lot) concerned when I wasn't immediately hit over the head by romance. However, the romance was supplemented by curiosity, and in spite of myself, I wanted to know more, read more. Next thing I knew, I was completely and helplessly immersed.

I know, I know. This is where you romance fanatics run far far away; quicker than a topless blond in a horror flick.

WAIT!

Everything romantic about this book is subtle. Subtle in a way that evokes true emotion, true feelings. It makes everything feel so damn real. The quiet execution of the romance (because yes it is there) is what makes this book one of the best romances I've read. It's because I cared. I cared almost too much. It drew me in from page one and kept its grip throughout its entirety. That would have never happened without development, and Jamie developed the hell out of this one! I needed that development. Thank God Jamie McGuire is smarter than me.

If I would have gotten exactly what I wanted from the beginning, it wouldn't have meant near as much, and by the end...it meant everything. I was left thinking (more like aching) about the story for days...days I tell you. Who gives a shit if you don't give a shit, but Jamie McGuire made me give a shit.

I may have mentioned subtle romance, but this book is extremely fast paced; a page turner! I just wanted to make sure that the those who probably wouldn't give this book a chance, do. The first step is opening the book, Jamie McGuire will take it from there. She will shock and stun your emotions only to completely overwhelm you with them later. You have to give it a chance or you might as well kick your own ass right now.

This book was not for me...until it was. It was. It was. It. Was.

How many times do I see people complaining about reading the same thing over and over again, being in a book slump. Wanting something new, different. This is a big bite of different, and it's delicious. It's a book I never expected to like.

To be honest, I never got into Red Hill...It got into me.

You will never know until you open the book.

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