Young Adult Contemporary Romance | Valentine's Day 2018

Happy Valentine's Day!

A long time ago I did something like this where I mentioned books that I hadn't read and it didn't make that much sense. So I'm trying this again. This time with some books I've read. I'm also going to divide them by different categories.

Young Adult Contemporary Romance

Adult Contemporary Romance

No Romance But Cute Stories

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The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson

I'd like to say that If you like Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell then you'll love this book too. Its a lot nerdier and a lot more adorable.

It's also an adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.

I loved this book so much. With references to Saga, Doctor Who, and DC and Marvel comics. And I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

One day Lara Jean Song finds out that all of her in-sent love letters have been sent without her permission and now all her crushes know how she felt about them.

I read this book a while back but still keep the same thought. That I loved every chapter I read. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

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Love & Gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch

Lina is sent to live with a man who may or may not be her father and she had just learned this fact.

With things like gelato, Italy, pastries and cute boys, what's not to like. I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars.

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No Love Allowed by Kate Evangelista

They must not fall in love. That's rule number one for Caleb and Didi. Because Caleb needs a fake girlfriend and Didi just got fired The day they both met.

This book got 4 out of 5 stars from me.

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Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius

In a town where love is real will the unfortunate in love Fallon figure out how to change her fortune. Yes she will.

I loved this book so much that I really want to continue the series and read the second book, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes. Wait! I did that.

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How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You by Tara Eglington

Aurora has a secret, she's never been kissed and doesn't want to be unless the right guy comes into her life. But until then she enjoys matchmaking her friends with guys she thinks they would match up with perfectly.

After reading the entire book in one day (minus the first 36 pages which I had read months ago) I can honestly say that this is an awesome book with awesome characters and a great plot. I actually cried reading the last 100 pages. That's how good it is. Totally recommend and gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

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A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody

Ellison has just gotten dumped by her boyfriend along with having the worst Monday ever.  Now she has to relieve the same Monday again and again trying to fix whatever she did wrong.

5/5 stars!!!

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Waiting on Wednesday #20 - Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases.

This is such a pretty cover. Plus, the plot sounds great.
Do I need more reason to want to read this. No!
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Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff

A bad storm, two canceled flights, stuck in an airport with a hot stranger and the guy who broke her heart... what could go wrong?

After Sari caught her boyfriend Zev cheating on her, their romantic Florida vacation was ruined. She can't get back to NYC soon enough. Unfortunately, mother nature may have different plans. A huge storm is brewing in the Northeast, and flights all over the country are getting canceled—including Sari's. She winds up stuck at the airport for hours. With Zev!

When another stranded passenger (a hot NYU guy) suggests a connecting flight to Boston, Sari jumps at the chance. But when her mom freaks out about her traveling alone, she has no choice—she has to include Zev, and somehow survive being trapped with the guy who broke her heart!


Published by: Swoon Reads      

The Release Date for the book is:
May 15th 2018

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When We Were Sisters by Beth Miller | Book Review #91

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
When We Were Sisters by Beth Miller

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity. 

Title - When We Were Sisters
By - Beth Miller
Publication - May 1st, 2015 by Ebury Press

Copy -  Paperback, 400 pages

Genre - Humor, Fiction, Family, Woman's Fiction


A funny, poignant debut about female friendship and dysfunctional families

I never think of Laura as my stepsister, but that's what she is.

Once they were the best of friends, inseparable as only teenage girls can be. That is until Miffy’s Jewish father ran off with Laura’s Catholic mother and both of their families imploded—as well as Laura’s intense relationship with Miffy’s brother. 20 years later, they’re all about to meet again.

The Rating:

My Review:

Started this book on November 1, 2018.
I finished reading this book on November 7, 2018.

I've had this book for years and never got to it. But I read it in a week or so and learned that I didn't get anything that was happening. Not only did the main character have a weirdness to her but she didn't get how weird she was being. She thought it was okay to break a solid marriage that her stepbrother had with his wife because they used to date before he was her stepbrother. Plus, her mother was crazy manipulative and when she was confronted she acted innocent which is even crazier. I just didn't get anything that was going on in this book. But I liked it. So I gave it 3 stars.

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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead | Book Review #90

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.  

Title - Vampire Academy
By - Richelle Mead
Publication - December 31st 2013 by Razorbill                           

Copy -  Paperback, Film Tie-In edition, 332 pages

Genre - Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

The story that kicked off the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series is NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. The official movie tie-in edition includes exclusive movie cover art and the official movie poster inside. Read it before it hits theaters on Valentine's Day, 2014!

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires--the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir’s Academy, where vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be prepare for a life fraught with danger. Rose and Lissa must navigate their treacherous world and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever. But soon Rose finds herself gripped by temptation of forbidden love, leaving Lissa exposed to Strigoi attack.... Now she must choose between the best friend she lives for, and the man she can't live without.  

The Rating:

My Review:

Started this book on October 8, 2017.
I finished reading this book on November 6, 2017.

I have owned this book for years but it took me to be stuck in the aftermath of a hurricane with no electricity to read it.
And I have to say that I prefer the movie to the book. But they were very similar. I guess I'm just a person who likes movies more but It was really good.

I don't really know what else to say since I read it month ago. I will edit this later.

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Waiting on Wednesday #19 - Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases.

Yet another awesome looking Lily Anderson book. Also just look at that amazing cool cover with the jean jacket and the awesome pins.

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Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There's not much excitement in their small town of Cross Creek, so Mila and Riley make their own fun, devoting most of their time to Riley's favorite activity: amateur witchcraft.

So when Riley and two Fairmont Academy mean girls die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life.

Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders, but they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.

Published by: Razorbill

The Release Date for the book is:
May 8th 2018

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The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely | Book Review #89

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, electricity, and satellite tv.  

Title - The Knocked Up Plan
By - Lauren Blakely  
Publication - June 23rd 2017 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Paperback, 300 pages

Genre - Adult, Romance, Cotemporary

There are three little words most guys don’t want to hear on the first date. Not those…I mean these… “knock me up.”

This single gal has had enough of the games, the BS and the endless chase. I know what I want most, and it’s not true love. It’s a bun in the oven, and I’m not afraid to hit up my sex-on-a-stick co-worker to do the job. Ryder is gorgeous, witty and charming — and he’s also a notorious commitment-phobe. That makes him the perfect candidate to make a deposit in the bank of me.

I won’t fall for him, he won’t fall for me, and there’s no way baby will make three.
Right?

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There are four words every guy wants to hear on the first date — “your place or mine?”

When my hot-as-sin co-worker makes me a no-strings-attached offer that involves her place, my place, any place — as well as any position — I can’t refuse. After all, my job is like a coach and my latest assignment for the good of mankind is to create a fail-safe, battle-tested, proven guide of what to do or say to get a woman to fall into your bed — I mean, fall for you. So when Nicole says she’s game to work through my list in a hands-on way, I take her up on her deal even with her one BIG condition.

There’s no way I’ll want more from one woman than any position, any where, any night? Except . . . what if I do?

Note: Be prepared to swoon and fan yourself from the heat! This full-length standalone contains lots of hot baby-making s-e-x, happy tears, naughty jokes and a hot, swoonworthy hero you will fall madly in love with.

The Rating:

My Review:

Started this book on January 2, 2018.
I finished reading this book on January 7, 2018.

I don't even remember how my friend gave me this book to read. It was just in my hands one day and I started reading it.

Its about Nicole who is baby crazy and is willing to go and get a sperm donor, but when the idea to ask her co-worker Ryder who is super hot and who she believes would make a beautiful baby for her comes up. But when she tells Ryder about her brilliant idea he counters it with a proposition she cant resist.

I loved this book. The romance between them didn't feel all that real in the beginning but half way and  during the end I totally believed they should be together. So I was rooting for them to end up as a happy couple and be in total love with each other.
  

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Killer Instinct by S.E. Green | Book Review #88

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.  

Title - Killer Instinct
By - S.E. Green  
Publication - May 19th 2015 by Simon Pulse

Copy -  Paperback, 288 pages

Genre - Young Adult, Cotemporary, Mystery, Horror

Lane is a typical teenager. Loving family. Good grades. After-school job at the local animal hospital. Martial arts enthusiast. But her secret obsession is studying serial killers. She understands them, knows what makes them tick.

Why?

Because she might be one herself.

Lane channels her dark impulses by hunting criminals and delivering justice when the law fails. The vigilantism stops shy of murder, but with each visceral rush, the line of self-control blurs. And when a young preschool teacher goes missing—and returns in pieces—Lane gets a little too excited about tracking down “the Decapitator,” the vicious serial murderer who has come to her hometown.

As she gets dangerously caught up in a web of lies about her own past, Lane realizes she is no longer invisible or safe. Especially after the Decapitator contacts her directly. Now she needs to use her unique talents to find the true killer’s identity before she—or someone she loves—becomes the next victim…

The Rating:

My Review:

Started this book on January 7, 2018.
I finished reading this book on January 18, 2018.

It was the cover that first attracted me to this book. With the sealed doll hand on the cover it looked creepy. Then a lot of people were saying it was like Dexter. A series which I don't like but I was on board to reading a creepy YA thriller.

Plus, at the time I was listening to And That's Why We Drink and My Favorite Murder podcasts. So I was in the mood for this book 100%.

It's the story of a teenager who something is wrong with her. She doesn't have normal emotions like the people around her and she's interested in studying murderers. And she takes it upon herself to take them out whenever she can.

I read this book in a week or so and enjoyed every page. And I would like to say that I knew from page one who the serial killer was. I kind of want to show off too because my instincts are still on point.

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