Hart Broken - Annie Arcane

Genre – Contemporary Romance

Publishing Date –  December 2016

Source – Sent by author

Format – Kindle

Standalone/Series – Series

Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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        I was sent a copy of "Hart Broken" by the author herself, Annie Arcane. This is her debut novel and it is book one out four of the Cale & Mickey series. I went in blind basically when I was emailed by the author. I just read what Annie Arcane sent me and I didn't want to know more. I am glad I did that because within the first couple of pages I was shocked and I wanted more. 

       "Hart Broken" is a dual point of view story and it is told between Mickey Hart and Cale Windermere. Mickey doesn't do one-night stands - or until she wakes up in a luxury penthouse. Of course she doesn't know whose bed she's in. If that doesn't pull you in then I don't know what will. I suggest you just go in and read this book and prepare to be wowed. 

      This book was beautifully written and I enjoyed every page of it. The characters are fun, quirky, and crazy for each other. I was drawn to Cale and his "struggle" if you want to call it that. He is a strong man and his will power to better himself and not be held down by his past is amazing and draws me to him. Mickey on the other hand is a very sarcastic and emotional person but she doesn't let anyone see that besides her best friend Mel. She plays the independent female and doesn't let anyone in- well until she lands herself in Cale's bed. 

      I highly recommend this book and going into this book blind. You won't regret it, I promise. It's a perfect, easy read, contemporary romance. 

Finding Jake - Bryan Reardon

Genre – Suspence/Mystery

Publishing Date – November 7, 2015

Page count – 261 pages

Source - owned copy

Format – paperback

Standalone/Series – Standalone

Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finding Jake follows a stay at home dad raising two kids, Jake and Laney while their successful lawyer mother go to work everyday. You learn about each character through the eyes of Simon Connolly; from birth until their teenage years. With them in high school now; They're in high school; the angst-ridden father should feel more relaxed. But now his darkest fear is coming true. There's been a shooting at school. Simon races to the rendezvous point, where his worst nightmare unfolds. Jake is the only child missing. Simon begins to search for answers, for hope. Is it possible he doesn't really know his son?

        I remembered when I picked up this book and wanted to read it. I've always been a horror/mystery fan and this book was right up my alley. I didn't even check Goodread to see what others had to say about this book. Even if sadly it collected dust on my shelf for about a year. I have a million other books on my TBR shelf and this wasn't on the top of my list. So when I looked for another book to read I looked right past Finding Jake, and picked every other book. To be completely honest, I made an assumption about this book and I assumed this book was going to be a quick and boring read. I tend to go through many phases when it comes to certain genres. 

        The thing is before I decided to read Finding Jake I forgot what it was about. I didn't reread the summary ok th back. I just picked It up and started to read it. I was really intrigued by the writing and the view point. I barely read books that are in the male perspective. Normally they're female or they are in third person so it was refreshing and something new to experience. I was really into the characters and when the news dropped I was so into finding out the truth. I could not put the book down. I really enjoyed the feel and emotional experience when I read this book. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. 

      

Duress - Ridge Taylor Book Review

Duress – Ridge Taylor

Genre – Erotica

Publishing Date – January 19, 2017

Page count – 103 pages

Source – ARC

Format – Kindle

Standalone/Series – Standalone

Rating - ⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was lucky enough to be an arc reader for this new standalone by Ridge Taylor. I have never read or even heard of this author. I do enjoy reading new work from authors I have never heard of before. With every new read I like to keep an open mind, a judgement free mind. Before even starting to read, I browsed Goodreads for any information on the author or on Duress without spoiling anything. I personally hate spoilers in books, so normally I do not read any reviews on books I plan on reading.

In all honesty, the first chapter was alright. It made me interested in learning about Barry. But as the chapters continued, I wanted to throw my phone across the room. I seriously was considering DNF'ing this book but it was only 103 pages long. I hate leaving books I started reading unfinished. So I tried to give it benefit of the doubt, hoping it would get better towards the end. Sadly I was wrong, dead wrong. Every single thing about this book was rushed and boring. The plot, the characters, and the climax sucked ( no pun intended ). The moment Derek and Becca met, they instantly wanted to do each other and Derek acted like she was his world. 

        In my opinion it wasn't love, it was simply lust. The characters were unrealistic and the way they're "romance" unfolded was not written realistically and it should have been thought out more and let the story fully develop. All the characters annoyed me to the fullest and the plot and events within the 103 pages were not fully addressed and prosecuted. 

         Barry is a narcissist, egotistical  asshole. Derek on the other hand thinks with his private part and doesn't think with his head ( no pun intended ). Becca in my opinion is almost cocky and full of herself and my annoys me. I don't know how to explain it. All the characters annoyed
In conclusion, this would have to fall under the "would not recommend " pile. I had to give this read a 1 star rating.  Sorry but I have to give an honest review.