The Literary Dinner Party Tag

1. One character who can cook/likes to cook
Anastasia can cook pretty well in Fifty Shades so we'll go with her.

2. One character who has money to fund the party
Hmm...well Christian Grey has a lot of money...not sure how he'd feel about funding a party and Ana cooking though.

3. One character who might cause a scene
Nan from the Rosemary Beach series. She's a pain in the tush more often than not.

4. One character who is funny/amusing
Patrick from Perks of Being a Wallflower is super funny and I think he'd make an excellent dinner guest.

5. One character who is super social/popular
Brett from Until It Fades is a professional hockey player so he's my perfect choice.

6. One villain
I always liked Sebastian from the Mortal Instruments. He'd make things interesting I think.

7. One couple - doesn't have to be romantic
Rule and Shaw. I <3 them.

8. One hero/heroine 
Katniss is a hero, lets go with her.

9. One underappreciated character
I don't feel like Eddie from the Vampire Academy/Bloodlines series gets enough love. He does in the book, I just don't think enough people love on him who read the books.

10. One character of your own choosing

Catherine from Until It Fades because I love her and because Brett is coming, so she should be there too.

Because of Lila by Abbi Glines Is Now Available!!

ABOUT THE BOOK: Prim, proper, classic good girl, and her least favorite label - icy. 

Lila Kate Carter has heard them all. The last one, being the newest. She is not icy. She just doesn’t care for Cruz Kerrington and his spoiled, selfish, careless ways. That doesn’t make her icy, that makes him a jerk!

 

Tired of being labeled and doing what is expected of her, Lila Kate leaves Rosemary Beach, Florida ready for an adventure. Wanting to recreate herself, find a new path, and become something more. 

 

Eli Hardy is tired of women who always act the same, do the same thing and expect the same thing. He's ready to swear off women until he can get the rest of his life together. 

Two weeks into his no-women-rule he meets Lila. She’s so damn sweet and polite. Like she walked right out of an etiquette book. But he’d already been drunk before she walked in so there was a good chance she might not be as stunning and perfect as he thinks. He’s just too drunk to worry about that. 

The next morning, he swears he can still smell her on his skin. He just can’t remember why or what happened after that third dance. 

 

Their worlds are about to collide, and so are the secrets and lies.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Abbi Glines is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, Field Party and Existence series. She never cooks unless baking during the Christmas holiday counts. She believes in ghosts and has a habit of asking people if their house is haunted before she goes in it. She drinks afternoon tea because she wants to be British but alas she was born in Alabama. When asked how many books she has written she has to stop and count on her fingers. When she’s not locked away writing, she is reading, shopping (major shoe and purse addiction), sneaking off to the movies alone, and listening to the drama in her teenagers lives while making mental notes on the good stuff to use later. Don’t judge.

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Series I Haven't Finished

On Tuesday I shared with you all the book series that I have completed and today I'm going to tell you all the ones that I have not finished. Some of these series I haven't finished because they are still being written, some I just got behind on, and some I just didn't like enough to finish. After writing this lists it made me want to work harder on finishing more series.
Enjoy and let me know in the comments which book series you haven't finished.

1. The Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse books) by Charlaine Harris
-Read 6 out of 13. I will finish this series.

2. Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
-Read 1 1/2 out of 3. Will finish.

3. Obsidian Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
-Read 3/5. Will finish. 

4. Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
-Read 1/7. Maybe finish.

5. Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
-Read 1/5. Will finish.

6. The Selection by Kiera Cass
-Read 2/3 (original trilogy is what i'm basing this off) Will finish.

7. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepherd
Read 3/852...hehe...13. Probably not finishing this series.

8. Sea Breeze by Abbi Glines
Read 1/8. Of course I'll finish.

9. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
1/3. We'll see.

10. Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
I read one. I will not read another. 

11. Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
2/3 and oh yes.

12. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
1/3. Sure will someday.

13. An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
1/? Absolutely.

14. Rusk University by Cora Carmack
2/uh ?  I love Cora so yes I'll complete.

15. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
2/4. Doubtful.

16. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
2/3 and I'd really like to finish.

17. Getaway series by Jay Crownover
1/? Yep.

18. Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
5/8 I love this series and plan on completing it.

19. The Allure by R.S. Grey
2/? Maybe.

20. Thunder Road by Katie McGarry
1/3? Perhaps.

21. Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry
2/4. Who knows.

22. The Maddox Brothers by Jamie McGuire
2/5. Oh heck yes.

23. Penryn & The End of Days by Susan Ee (read Angelfall)
1/3. Eh...we'll see.

24. Never Never by Colleen Hoover & Taryn Fisher
1/3. Yes.

25. Ruin by Rachel VanDyken
2/3. Sure.

26. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
2/3. Yep!

27. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
1/3. I really want to finish this trilogy.

28. Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins
2/3. Very much want to finish.

29. Legend by Marie Lu
1/3. Yep.

30. The Coincidence by Jessica Sorensen (1-5)
5/7. Eventually.

31. Elixer by Hilary Duff
1/3. Possibly.

32. Marriage To A Billionare by Jennifer Probst
1/4. Yes.

33. The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
4/15, Wow that's a long series but yes I'd like to complete it.

34. Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
3/19. Holy moly...maybe.

35. Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz
3/7. Not a chance.

36. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
1/3. Eh.

37. The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
2/4. Nope not happening.

38. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
1/3. Maybe.

39. Sophie & Ava London by Elle and Blair Fowler
1/?? Eh.

40. Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
1/2. Yes.

41. L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
2/3. Maybe someday.

42. Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
1/3. I remember really liking this book so I'd like to reread it and complete the series.

43. House of Night by P.C. and Kristen Cast
4/12. Maybe.

44. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
2/3. We'll see.

Series I Have Finished

I did a tag the other day that asked about book series and it made me think about all the series I have an have not finished. So for this week I'm going to share with you all the series that I have and haven't completed - well at least the ones that I remember.
Today I'm sharing with you the series I have finished and on Thursday I'll share the books I haven't.
Enjoy!!

((And please leave comments telling me if you've completed any of these and what you thought))

1. Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines

2.Marked Men series by Jay Crownover

3.Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

4.Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L. James

5.Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer

6. Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

7. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

8. Bloodlines series (spin-off series from Vampire Academy) by Richelle Mead

9. Anna & The French Kiss companion novels by Stephanie Perkins

10. Wither The Chemical Garden trilogy by Lauren DeStefano

11. The Beaumont Series by Heidi McLaughlin

12. Me Before You duology by JoJo Moyes

13. Breathing trilogy by Rebecca Donovan

14. Existence trilogy by Abbi Glines

15. Watersong series by Amanda Hocking

16. Losing It trilogy/companion novels by Cora Carmack

17. Forever trilogy? by Pricilla West

18. Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth

19. The Goddess Test series by Aimee Carter

20. The Vincent Brothers duology by Abbi Glines

21. Anna duology by Kendare Blake

22. Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber

23. Between The Lines series by Tammara Webber

24. The Kiss Off duology by Sarah Billington

25. Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins

26. The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy by Jenny Han

27. Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan

28. Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares

Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

I did this book tag in 2015 and I thought it would be fun to do it again so here we go :)

1. Best book you've read so far in 2017
Confess by Colleen Hoover which I reviewed HERE

2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2017
The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead which is the last in the Bloodlines series. If you want to check out my review for it click HERE

3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to
I suck, I can't think of anything.

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the yearColleen Hoovers new book that comes out in October. I. Need. It. Now. Oh and wait isn't John Greens books coming out? What's the date?!

5. Biggest disappointment
I wouldn't say it was a huge disappointment but I didn't enjoy Beastly Lights by Theresa Jane as much as I was hoping to. Review HERE

6. Biggest surprise
I don't mean surprise in wow I'm shocked this book was good because I've liked previous books by this author but Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick is one of my favorite books hands down. My review can be found by clickinggggg HERE

7. Favorite new author (Debut or new to you)
Most of the books I've read this year are authors that I already love so I can't really answer this one.

8. Newest fictional crush
Adam Connor from To Hate Adam Connor by the lovely Ella Maise. Review

9. Newest favorite character
Owen Gentry from Confess <3

10. Book that made you cry
Confess. No joke.

11. Book that made you happy
I laughed a lot in To Hate Adam Connor. Ella has an incredible way of making you laugh in her books and making them a really fun experience.

12. Favorite book to film adaptation you saw this year
I have not watched a book to film adaptation this year yet.

13. Favorite review you've written this year
Probably my review for Dangerous Lies. I loved the book so much so it was really easy to write a review for it.

14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker. I received this book for review - and did my review Tuesday which you can find  - and when I got it in the mail I just stared at the cover. It's stunning.

15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year
Many.

Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker

Before I start you all know I like to tell you when I receive a book for review...so now's where I tell you I was sent this book ;)
Even when I am sent a book my opinion is 100% honest because I need you guys to be able to trust me. Luckily for me a lot of the ARCS I'm sent I really do enjoy.
Except for Beastly Lights...we all know that one didn't become my favorite.
I loved Until It Fades. Like really genuinely enjoyed my time reading it.
In the beginning we are in the past which sometimes I don't like. I feel like it's not always well done and unnecessary. However I really liked it this time around. I felt like we needed that background to understand our main character Catherine.
Speaking of our main character I think she's absolutely wonderful. She has dealt with some pretty not fun things in her life but she's not annoying about it like some characters can be.
She seems real and I love that.
As far as our love interest Brett, yeah I love him too.
The rundown of the story is that Cath had a baby when she was pretty young and is now a single mom working for a truck stop diner. One night on the way home from a terrible blind date she sees a car that has hit a tree and she stops to call the police. During her phone call to them she sees that the driver is deceased but the passenger -while he has some serious injuries- can be helped. The car catches on fire and through serious super human strength and a little help from the half conscious man, Cath is able to get him out of the car. Once the police show up - one officer is her best friend - she begs them to keep her name out of report. Remember how I said she's had some not so fun things happen? Yeah that's why she doesn't want her name out there.
Anyway it turns out that the man she saved is a NHL star and his mother is a huge movie star. He ends up finding out her name and showing up on her doorstep.
I don't really want to tell you much more because then I'll start gushing and end up giving you every detail. If you guys are looking for a book that is extremely well written but also easy to read you seriously don't need to look any further.
I loved the characters, the writing, everything. I definitely recommend Until It Fades!!


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The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead

If you guys are long time readers of my blog then you know that I'm a big fan of the Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series. You also know that I have a deep love for Adrian Ivashkov. Ah. Adrian.
I read the Vampire Academy series FOREVER ago and when I found out there was going to be a spin of series I jumped on it. Well, I jumped on it once the first book was out in paperback. I really liked the first book and wanted to read the second but waited until it too was released in paperback. For some reason when I got it though I didn't read it at first. Silly me.
When I finally did read it I was in love. Because I took 10 years to read it books 3-5 were out so I went crazy and bought them all on my kindle and read them one after the other. I couldn't wait for the last book to come out but didn't want to pay for the hardback and at that time the kindle book was more than a paperback so I waited.
It finally released in paperback and I snatched it up and then it sat on my shelf. I didn't want the series to end. This is a world that I've lived in for a while with these books and I wasn't ready for it to be over. But a couple weeks ago I looked at it and I just really wanted to find out what was going to happen. So I read it.
It's hard for me to review books that aren't the first book in a series - let alone the last book - so I'm not really going to give you any details.
What I will say is that I loved it. If you have read Vampire Academy or Bloodlines and haven't read the Ruby Circle yet don't be like me and wait forever.
Adrian and Sydney are so ship worthy it's sickening. I love them so much.
So much happens in this installment that it's crazy but so so good.
If you have read the series please leave a comment below and tell me what you think.
Obviously I definitely recommend!!

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