Sarah Billington Week Day #2 Ba(n)d Romance

This was a short story...so yeah it was short.
However even though it was a "short story" it was so wonderful. I really enjoyed it.
Basically the gist is that Jordan is dating this dude named Paul. She finds out that their "secret relationship" was a secret because in reality Paul has a girlfriend. What? Oh yeah, he does. Jerk.
Anyways Jordan and her friend Wyatt are supposed to be performing at their schools dance. Unfortunatly Jordan can't get her mind off of the whole Paul fiasco.
It doesn't take that long to read because as i've said twice now it's a short freaking story. If you have some extra time I definatly recommend this.
By the end I didn't feel like uh what the heck, that's it? Sarah Billington gives you enough to feel satisfied when you're finished.
Go check it out!


Ba(n)d Romance Playlist

7 Things by Miley Cyrus
Really Don't Care by Demi Lovato
Misery Business by Paramore
You're So Gay by Katy Perry
Picture To Burn by Taylor Swift


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Sarah Billington Week Day #1 That One Night

Heeeeello everyone! :)
This week I have decided to dedicate the week to Miss Sarah Billington.
As i'm sure you all know I am a HUGE fan of hers and i'm stoked to be dedicating a week on my blog to her.
Todays review is a of a short story she wrote called "That One Night"
(As if you couldn't already tell from the title of the blog and the giant ass picture next to what I've been typing.)

I read this back in March and reviewed it on my Goodreads so you're going to be reading a review that I wrote as SOON as I finished the story.

Enjoy!!


Whoa.
This story was like watching a really short romantic comedy. (This is a good thing just so you know.)
It was another short story by Sarah Billington where after reading it i'm like "OMG that was so good. I think I just might read that one more time...right now."
Skylar (who might I say sounds super cute) and Annie meet one night at a mutual friends party. As Annie is leaving she runs (literally) into Skylar spilling her beer all over him.
When he finds out that she's leaving he asks if he can walk with her.
While they are walking they talk and everything is just so damn cute.
I loved this.
I recommend it so gooooo now and check it out!


That One Night Playlist:

Boys Like You by Megan & Liz
Stay Beautiful by Taylor Swift

Lucky by Jason Mraz Feat. Colbie Caillat
It's Time by Imagine Dragons
For The Night I Can't Remember by Hedley

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Hayden Hill Interview

A few days ago I posted a review of the book Hopeless For You by Hayden Hill and now....

I've got an interview for you!

I know, I know-i'm excited too : )

She's been really fun to talk with and i'm really happy to be able to say I interviewed her. Many many thanks to you Hayden for being so rad!

Okay enough of my rambling here's the interview.

Enjoy :)

1. Has being an author always been a dream of yours?

It sure has! I've been writing on the side for a long time now, and didn't feel I could really publish anything with the old system that was in place, you know what i'm talking about, the agents/editors as gatekeepers system, which at the time felt like a lottery.

I remember reading so many stories about how people who were rejected by the traditional publishing houses went on to self publish on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc, and the books that were rejected ended up being big sellers. Then the publishers knocked on their doors saying "Hey this is so-and-so from Big 5 Publishing House No. 1 and your novel is fantastic can we publish it?" And the authors replied: "Well if it's so fantastic how come you passed on it two years ago???"

2. If you weren't an author, what would be your other dream job?

Traveling the world, roving from place to place, sampling the local foods and wines. I'm not sure what the official title for a position like that would be. Maybe Remote Epicurean Specialist? I'll have to get in touch with National Geographic and see if they can hook me up.

Hey, I just thought of something. I could probably do something like that while writing on the side. Hmm, no maybe not. The fans would kill me...already it takes me long enough to write a book as it is! : D

3. Which authors-living or dead-would you say inspire you the most?

In the romance genre, mostly indies like H.M. Ward, Jay Crownover, J.C. Reed, J. Lynn, Georgia Cates, Rachel Van Dyken. I'm also a big fan of some traditionally published rom authors like Nora Roberts, Brenda Novak and Nicholas Sparks.

Outside the romance genre, I really like Lee Child's writing style, and Wilbur Smith's. Those two know how to weave a suspenseful tale with some to-die-for alpha males! I also have a special place in my heart for Dan Brown novels. I mean come on, who doesn't like a little puzzle quest thrown into their books now and again? : )

4. If you could trade lives for a day with any author or book character, who would you pick?

I'd want to be Bilbo Baggins. I sooo could use a ring like that, you know, the one that makes you invisible to everyone else? I'd use it to sneak into the gym and get all my exercises done for free, and I'd go into bookstores and read all the books without getting kicked out, you know, fun stuff like that.

Well, I might do some naughty stuff with it too, play tricks on people and things like that, but hey, wouldn't you?

5. I love reading about boys with tattoos like Kade. You get to pick a book character to come to life and marry them, who do you choose?

Mmm that's tough. I want to say someone from my own books, but that's cheating isn't it? I suppose the people I put in my own books are the ideal people for me, which is why I wrote about them. So can I get away with that? (choosing my own book character? haha).

For me, someone has to be more than just hot. Sure, the eye candy is great, but I want someone who can talk philosophy and comment on Mozart and Baroque art and cook me some meals. Guess I can dream, right??

6. I adore the names Ash and Kade, how did you pick them?

Well, that was tricky. I tried to do Google searches on unique names but couldn't find any I liked. So then I started writing down a bunch of names I thought sounded cool, names that evoked character with just the sounds, and then I did Google and Amazon searches on those names to make sure they weren't popular or used in other people's novels. That's how I ended up on Ash and Kade.

7. I thought Kade and Ash were an interesting couple and enjoyed seeing their relationship develop. Who is your favorite book couple and why?

Mmm, I kind of actually loved the dynamics between Samantha and Alex in "Suddenly Royal," by Nicholas Chase. I love that whole billionaire/famous person meets and falls in love with the non-rich/non-famous person, and all the little intricacies of class that go along with it. Besides, who deosn't dream of being swept off their feet by an actor, musician or billionaire?

8. If Hopeless For You was being turned into a movie who would you want to play your characters?

Well, my first instinct would be to pick Jake Gyllenhaal for Kade and Megan Fox for Ash, but I guess they're getting a little old now. Honestly i'm out of touch with the TV and movie scene, I've been spending so much time in books these days. I guess i'm dated now : )

9. A band approaches you and wants to write a song for your book, which band would you want it to be?

Ooooooooooo! I don't know! There are so many good bands! Hmm hmm hmm.. Let me see... hmm, can I say "One Direction?" Or maybe "The National!" Haha, can I have one band do one song, and another band do another one? That way I get the best of both worlds/bands!

10. If Hopeless For You had a theme song what would it be?

Why is "Eye of the Tiger" running through my head now? Haha.

No, that wouldn't be the them song. I'd say.. hmm.. well, how about the Nicki French dance cover of "Total Eclipse of the Heart?" That sums it up for me..!

"Turn around... every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you never come around... every now and then I fall apart... I need you now tonight..."

Thanks everybody for checking out the interview and if you think Hayden is as cool as I do then you should support her by picking up her book here

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Hopeless For You by Hayden Hill

If you

A) Know Me

B) Follow Me On Goodreads

or

C) Read my reviews

Then you are aware that I uh-freaking-dore the New Adult genre.

I came across Hopeless For You on NetGalley and was instantly interested.

I mean look at the cover--talk about steamy.

Also in the description it described the love interest with a faux-hawk and tattoos.

Um, yes please.

Hopeless For You is told in dual perspectives which AGAIN I freaking love.

Basically what happens is Ash (the main chick) is dealt a really crappy hand when her fiance gets killed in an accident. To get away from the grief her and her best friend are going away for the summer to intern at a wildlife thing-a-ma-bob in Canada. There she meets Kade.

Who is this guy?

He's a cool dude who had his heart broken but when he sees a picture of Ash he pretty much falls in love at first sight.

I felt like it took a while for the two of them to actually get together but I was pretty happy with the way they developed throughout the story.

One thing I really enjoyed was the fact that this book had a little bit more adventure than most and I thoroughly enjoyed that.

I wouldn't say that Kade and Ash are my number one couple but they are definitely not my least favorite either.

All in all i'd recommend this book if you're looking for a quick New Adult romance novel.

Hopeless For You Playlist

Stay by Florida Georgia Line

One Song Away by Cassadee Pope

Breathless by Better Than Ezra

Prove You Wrong by He Is We

Never Gone by Colton Dixon

Alive by Adelitas Way

The Dash by Scotty McCreery

Decleration by David Cook

No Ones Gonna Love You by Band of Horses

Anywhere But Here by SafetySuit

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Top Ten Tuesday...On Wednesday

Top Ten Covers I Wish I Could Redesign

10. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
There are a crap ton of different covers for this book but the one I have I reeeeeally dislike. I suppose that technically that means I just want to change my copy.

9. Jaded (The Rockstar Trilogy) by Mercy Amare
I absolutely can't stand this cover. First off the girl in the picture reminds me of somebody I dislike. Oh and she looks stoned.

8. Forever by Karen Ann Hopkins
I am a fan of the first two books in this series and i'm excited for this book i'm just not excited about the cover. Actually it's not really the cover I have an issue with it's the colors I don't like. The other books have a darker more dreamy quality and this ones all bright and yay fun times. It doesn't match like I want and that just irks me.

7. Any of the new covers for Jackson Pierce's fairy tale retellings!
OMG I loved the Sisters Red and Sweetly covers! Of course love like that can't last because they decided to change the covers. Bitches.

6. The Julian Game by Adele Griffin
This cover creeps me the hell out and almost completely turned me off the book.

5. Paper Towns by John Green
WAIT don't hate me just yet. I absolutely adore the cover with the map and the thingy m'bob--it's the picture with the girl that I don't really care for.

4.The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg
LOVED the hardcover edition...pissed off about the paperback edition.

3. My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
I bought the ebook of this and LOVED the cover! I ended up loving this book so much that I wanted to buy a physical copy of it...that was until I saw the physical copy. Ew. Hate it.

2. Any of the Alex Flinn retellings that do NOT match Beastly and A Kiss In Time
I love the way these books look on my shelf together because they are GORGEOUS! I was stoked to find out that there were going to be more books like this from the amazing Alex Flinn...then I saw the covers. The font matches but there are pictures of people on the covers! Why?!

1. Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Just doesn't match enough. Nope.

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On


10. Champion by Marie Lu
I shouldn't be excited for this because I haven't read Prodigy yet but I hear it's good...so i'm excited to finish the trilogy.

9. Dream Dark by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Yes this is a novella. Yes this is a legal answer.
8. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Mhm I know...came out decades ago. Still haven't read it.

7. The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead
Whoa Kayleigh don't you ever buy books new? Yes in fact I do but I refuse to spend $15 on it. So until I see this sucker for a better price i'm just going to cry about the fact that I haven't read it yet.

6. Isla and The Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
You know what? I almost don't want to be excited for this. Why? Because it got pushed back and that just pisses me off. I'll forgive you this once Stephanie but don't let it happen again. (Also yes this does count as a sequel if you disagree then --as Zooey Deschanel says in Almost Famous-- feck you.)

5. Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Yes i'm aware that i'm the only person on the planet that hasn't read/bought a copy of this book yet. I suck and I apologize for that.

4. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
To be honest I was really excited about this book...now i'm nervous. I have heard CRAZY mixed reviews about this book. Actually that's a lie. Out of the 5 reviews i've watched/read only 1 person liked it. Now you see why i'm nervous?

3. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
I don't feel as if I need to explain why I am so excited for this book. If you don't already know well then you don't deserve to know. :)

2. ROME BY JAY CROWNOVER
I am so f'ing pumped for this book that I cannot control myself! The Marked Men series is one of my FAVORITES! If you haven't read Rule or Jet then again feck you. Just kidding but seriously read them. NOW!
1. Jay Crowover recently announced that she'll be for sure writing Nash, Rowdy and Asa's stories! What? Oh thank you book heavens.)

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names

10. River 

(Here Without You by Tammara Webber)

9. Jace 

(Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare)

8. Finn 

(Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian)

7. Linden 

(Chemical Garden Trilogy by Lauren DeStefano)

6. Poppy 

(The Kiss Off by Sarah Billington)

5. Sawyer 

(Vincent Boys & Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines)

4. Harlow 

(Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines)

3. Jet 

(Rule & Jet by Jay Crownover)

2. Shaw 

(Rule by Jay Crownover)

1. Rule 

(Rule by Jay Crownover)