My Mistletoe Mix-Up by Judy Corry

My Mistletoe Mix-Up by Judy Corry

4.5 stars — Wow, another great YA holiday novella!!  Again, touched on some tough subjects and had characters that were so easy to connect with.  Honestly?  This one surprised me with how much I liked it.  I think I was worried about the bad boy aspect… But Logan was freaking adorable.  I loved that this former […]

Posted November 16, 2019 by lenoreo in Reviews / 1 Comment
Stacking the Shelves — November 16th, 2019

Stacking the Shelves — November 16th, 2019

(Images link to Goodreads, Titles link to Amazon using Amazon Affiliate links) Stacking The Shelves is feature/weekly meme created by Tynga’s Reviews (and co-hosted by Reading Reality) in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or […]

Posted November 16, 2019 by lenoreo in Stacking the Shelves / 3 Comments
Jayda’s Christmas Wish by Amy Sparling

Jayda’s Christmas Wish by Amy Sparling

5 stars — Now THIS was what I was looking for in a cute YA Christmas novella!  It had everything I wanted: characters struggling with tough topics over the holidays, a sense of Christmas spirit, and a hero and heroine that I could fall in love with! Jayda felt very authentic for her age.  She […]

Posted November 16, 2019 by lenoreo in Reviews / 1 Comment
2020 Diversity Reading Challenge

2020 Diversity Reading Challenge

We’re back for another year!  This challenge is focused on intentionally reading more diverse books, whether it be diverse characters or diverse authors.  We’ve been hosting it since 2019, when we merged some concepts from the Platypire Diversity Challenge and the 2017 Diverse Reads Book Challenge hosted by Chasing Faerytales and Read.Sleep.Repeat.  There’s the basic […]

Posted November 15, 2019 by lenoreo in 2020 Diversity Reading Challenge / 20 Comments
2020 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

2020 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

We’re back for another year!!  This challenge is focused on finally finishing those series that you’ve started but not yet completed.  It was previously hosted by Bea’s Book Nook, but we’ve been hosting it since 2018. January to March Link-UpApril to June Link-UpJuly to September Link-UpOctober to December Link-Up Guidelines: While we’re pretty lax about how […]

Man Cuffed by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby

Man Cuffed by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby

4.5 stars — I can’t tell you how many books I read where I get sucked right in, loving them, and then that enthrallment fades as the book goes on.  In a weird twist of fate, this book was the EXACT OPPOSITE for me.  I’m not sure if it’s because I started it while on a […]

Posted November 15, 2019 by lenoreo in Reviews / 1 Comment
The Candy Cane Kiss by Maggie Dallen

The Candy Cane Kiss by Maggie Dallen

4.5 stars — OK, so the oddest thing is that this book contained a jerk hero too, and yet I loved it so much more than the previous book I just finished reading.  I mean, I was worried when I started it and Lucas was HARSH with a capital HAR.  And not just in his […]

Posted November 14, 2019 by lenoreo in Reviews / 3 Comments
Christmas Kiss by Tammy Andresen

Christmas Kiss by Tammy Andresen

3.5 stars — There were a lot of cute elements in this book that I really enjoyed, but ultimately they were overshadowed by characters behaving badly. So what do I mean by that?  Well Evan is kind of a dick.  And unfortunately really immature as well.  At times I found it refreshing that these college […]

Posted November 14, 2019 by lenoreo in Reviews / 0 Comments
On the Brink of Passion by Tamsen Parker

On the Brink of Passion by Tamsen Parker

4 stars — Quite a few of the books in this series start off in such a strange manner wrt the romance…and this one was not an exception.  I was initially super uncomfortable with the arrangement between Beckett and Jubilee.  It was awkward, and not hot, and just…fucked up.  But here’s what’s funny.  It was awkward […]

Posted November 13, 2019 by lenoreo in NetGalley ARCs, Reviews / 3 Comments