Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

 3/5 Stars

Goodreads:

An ambitious intern. 
A perfectionist executive. 
And a whole lot of name calling. 

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. 

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office. 

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other. 

Originally only available online as The Office by tby789—and garnering over two million reads on fan fiction sites—Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.

My Review:

I really was hoping for more with this. It was 3/4 sex and 1/4 story. 

Don't get me wrong, I love my smut. But I also like there to be a story. The story really didn't get strong until towards the end. It was cute, but I guess I was more in the mood to read a story rather than erotica.

I haven't read 50 Shades but I've heard enough about it. This seems similar but much more tame. 

I liked Chloe and Emmett. Chloe was a spitfire and Emmett gave it right back to her. I just wished there was more character development. I wanted more of a story to balance out the hot sex. 

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

 3/5 Stars

Goodreads:

Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning...

My Review:

I wish I loved this more. I loved loved loved Vampire Academy. I enjoyed Bloodlines, but just wish it drew me in more. 

Sydney's character was strong and I enjoyed her inner turmoil with her views on the Moroi and the typical alchemists' views. There were definitely parts that were predictable, but I also have high comprehension skills. 

I wished there was more Adrian. I guess he comes in more in the next book, but I was ready for him in this first book. 

Overall this was a good book and I'll definitely be reading the entire series. 

Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4/5 Stars

Goodreads:

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don't kill him first, that is.

My Unfortunately QUICK QUICK QUICK Review:

I am so sad that I didn't write a review for this book. I love this series. I remember loving the dialogue and the banter between Daemon and Kat. It was all just so real and fresh. I remember not wanting to stop reading. I've only read the first 2.5 books because the cliffhangers drive me insane! I need all the books in the series to be out before I continue. So, the author needs to write faster.

Love the series!

4/5 Stars

This is actually the #.5 of the series. I read it after I read Lux #1.

5/5 Stars

#2 in the series

The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram

3/5 Stars

Goodreads:

When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically.

The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.

Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.

My QUICK QUICK Review:

3 stars. I really liked this story. The only thing keeping me from rating it 4/5 stars were the scientific entries. I think the book would have been much much stronger without those.

Grayson is definitely swoon worthy. Favorite part was the college party.

Twisted Perfection (Perfection #1) by Abbi Glines

4/5 Stars

Goodreads:

Life outside of her house was a new experience for Della Sloane. The dark secrets of her past weren’t something she ever intended to share with anyone. They would never understand. No one would ever get close enough to find out. There was always a chance she’d go crazy sooner than they expected…

Woods Kerrington had never been one to be attracted to fragile females. They seemed like too much work. He wasn’t in it for the work just the pleasure. A night full of naughty fun had been exactly what was on his mind when he’d laid eyes on the hot little number that didn’t know how to pump gas and needed some help.

What he didn’t know was she was as fragile as they came. The carefree girl who spoke her mind and didn’t care what the world thought of her was more breakable than he could ever imagine…

My QUICK Review:

I read this book in 5 hours. I just didn't want to stop reading. I don't know what it was that kept me needing to know the ending when most romance books are predictable. But this did have another element to it besides just the romance. (Side note- HOLY HECK hot sex scenes!!!)

I think I would have liked more about Woods. Just felt it was missing a little something hence the 4 stars instead of 5.

Existence (Existence Trilogy #1) by Abbi Glines

5/5 Stars

Goodreads:

What happens when you're stalked by Death? You fall in love with him, of course.

Pagan Moore doesn't cheat Death, but instead, falls in love with him.

Seventeen year old Pagan Moore has seen souls her entire life. Once she realized the strangers she often saw walking through walls were not visible to anyone else, she started ignoring them. If she didn't let them know she could see them, then they left her alone. Until she stepped out of her car the first day of school and saw an incredibly sexy guy lounging on a picnic table, watching her with an amused smirk on his face. Problem is, she knows he's dead.

Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.

He is Death and he's about to break all the rules

My unfortunately QUICK QUICK QUICK Review:

I really wish I actually wrote a real review when I read this book because this is not going to do the book justice at all. All I can say is that don't judge the book by thinking, "It's about a girl falling in love with "death". Lame. I'm not reading this." Don't do that!!! Just give it a try. I am so glad I did because I feel in love with the series. I read all 3 books in 3 days. It was so good. The characters were amazing, the little twists here and there were amazing, and the whole plot itself was just great.

Honestly, read it!

5/5 Stars

5/5 Stars

These are the other two books in the series. I am not going to put what the two other books in the series are about because it just ruins the first book. But trust me, you'll want to read them.

Losing It (Losing It #1) by Cora Carmack

4/5 Stars

Goodreads:

Virginity.

Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.

My QUICK QUICK review:

I really really enjoyed this book. It was almost a 5 star for me. It would have been a full 5 stars if there was more Garrick.

The character of Bliss was great. I loved how awkward she was at times. And the scene of her leaving the guy in bed... her excuse was hilarious. The writing was strong. The dialogue, the secondary characters, all the different scenes worked perfectly together. Great read.