Flashback Friday 8/8: Left Drowning

Flashback Friday is a weekly meme that was created by The Autumn Review.

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Goodreads Synopsis:

What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe?

Weighted down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her head above water as she trudges through her last year at Matthews College. Then a chance meeting sends Blythe crashing into something she doesn’t expect—an undeniable attraction to a dark-haired senior named Chris Shepherd, whose past may be even more complicated than her own. As their relationship deepens, Chris pulls Blythe out of the stupor she’s been in since the night a fire took half her family. She begins to heal, and even, haltingly, to love this guy who helps her find new paths to pleasure and self-discovery. But as Blythe moves into calmer waters, she realizes Chris is the one still strangled by his family’s traumatic history. As dark currents threaten to pull him under, Blythe may be the only person who can keep him from drowning.

This book is intended for mature audiences due to strong language and sexual content.

One of the most fantastic books I’ve ever read.  It was one I couldn’t put down and had all of the elements I love in a book – love, friendship, humor, sex, suspense, angst.

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Flashback Friday 8/1: My One and Only

Flashback Friday is a weekly meme that was created by The Autumn Review.

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Goodreads Synopsis:

Just when she thought she had life and love all figured out…

Divorce attorney Harper James can’t catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister’s destination wedding, but now, by a cruel twist of fate, she’s being forced to make a cross-country road trip with him. And her almost-fiancé back at home is not likely to be sympathetic.

Harper can’t help that Nick has come blazing back into her life in all of his frustratingly appealing, gorgeous architect glory. But in Nick’s eyes, Harper’s always been the one. If they can only get it right this time, forever might be waiting—just around the bend.

One of the most perfect romances mixed with humor that I’ve ever read.  I adored this book, and need to make time to read more by this author.

Flashback Friday 7/25: The Sea of Tranquility

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Goodreads Synopsis:

I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.

Full of rage and without a purpose, former pianist Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone discovering her past and to make the boy who took everything from her pay.

All 17 year-old Josh Bennett wants is to build furniture and be left alone, and everyone allows it because it’s easier to pretend he doesn’t exist. When your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.

Everyone except Nastya, a hot mess of a girl who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. The more he gets to know her, the more of a mystery she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he may ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding or if he even wants to.

The Sea of Tranquility is a slow-building, character-driven romance about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.

Please Note: This book contains mature content including profanity, drug/alcohol use, and sexual situations/language.

This book is a beautiful and emotional read, and felt a lot like I was reading a Colleen Hoover book, because of the writing and uniqueness of the story.  So, of course I loved it.  It is one of the most phenomenal books I’ve ever read and I highly recommend it.

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Flashback Friday 7/18: The Sweet Gum Tree

Flashback Friday is a weekly meme that was created by The Autumn Review.

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Flashback Friday 7/11: Red Hill

Flashback Friday is a weekly meme that was created by The Autumn Review.

I’m not flashing back as far as this meme usually calls for.  I read this book a few months before I started my blog and wanted to share my love for it.

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