Sophie and Clayton, are like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. They fit together perfectly, but there id still a mysterious element
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Because of their respective pasts, both  Sophie and Clayton have many issues. They love each other,but are insecure to the point of being unable to accept their respective worth. The lengths they go to protect themselves cause many kinds of difficult problems. The way they resolve these make for an interesting story, you're sure to enjoy reading.
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Lost in Me is book one in The Here and Now series. Its a spin-off from Lexi Ryans New Hope series and focuses on Hanna, one of Maggies sisters. Hannas story begins with a flashback of the last thing she remembers before the accident  a night out with her sister and best friend at Bradys eleven months earlier. In chapter one, when she wakes up in the hospital, she has no recollection of the accident, owning a business, or being engaged to the man she has always wanted, Max Hallowell, and those are only some of the changes that have occurred. Shes also lost a significant amount of weight, has a connection to a mysterious rocker, and her once close relationship with her twin sister is no longer there. Hannas doctor diagnoses her with retrograde amnesia and tells her that her memory will more than likely resurface in time, but there is no guarantee. Needless to say, Hanna is confused and wonders why if she finally has everything shes always wanted then why does she feel so out of place and why cant she remember what is supposed to be the best time of her life?

Hanna is a very relatable character to a lot of readers. All of her life, she has struggled with her weight, which immensely lowers her self esteem. She has never felt good enough due to her mothers comments and the beautiful people who surround here. Her life seems too good to be true and perhaps it is because as Hanna slowly regains her memory, secrets and truths are revealed that send her life spiraling out of control. When the final puzzle pieces are put in place, who will Hanna choose and how will she move on, knowing that her life will never be the same?

Lost in Me is a fantastic read. I love how Lexi Ryan presents Hannas memories as flashbacks, so we as readers experience them right along with her. As Hanna is trying to solve the mystery of the last eleven months, all of her thoughts and emotions are shown clearly through Lexi Ryans explanations. Where Hannas story is going to go is anyones guess because readers are left with a bit of a cliffhanger but one thing is for sure, its going to be a hell of a ridewith two love interests, a memory not fully learned, and a variety of other complications, there is still a lot to be revealed, and I, for one, can't wait to see how it all plays out.

A complimentary copy of the text was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

5 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)
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This just gets better and better. I love Julian and Nora. The way that Anna has me thinking this situation is OK is a little alarming! Lol. I want them both to have the happily ever after they so desperately want.
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review The title makes no sense. Thea and Anselm ere perfectly matched from the beginning till the end. What I liked about these two was the uniqueness they have. Every time I will think of them my mind will go to Anselm stealing from Thea's breakfast tray. They have something that's only theirs and that made me realized that many books have very generic couples (I don't mind, but that makes books with couples like this more special).

I hope that a couple of loose threads in this story will be tied up in the future books. I want to know what happened to Henny and if she found out what she truly wanted. She is telling the story in two small parts and I would hate to see that her point of view was nothing more than space filling. I am more curious about what is going to happen to her after that. And then there is Thea's brother. I want to know if he is going to put himself together. I guessed I liked the characters and I don't want to leave them.

I was almost right about the identity of the mysterious man from Thea's past. It was easy enough to realize what happened. I wonder why the story is listed as 0.5 in the series since this isn't a novella and it doesn't set up the foundation for the rest of the series. I will have to read the first book in the series to find out my answer won't I?

From the relationships between Anselm's sisters and their husbands I got the impression that their stories is featured in a book or something. I hope a series exists because I would love to read their stories.
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This is the second novel by Norah and Heather that I have read. I love their style and uniqueness. They work well together and I look forward to their work.

  When I first started this novel, I was intrigued, then it did get a bit odd, but over time, it picked right back up, and filled my interest and left me yearning to know more. This is the first in a series, and I look forward to what's next.

  When three very different girls come together in a housing residence for school, I looked for fights and major arguments to break out. That wasn't even close to what happened. A goody-two shoes, a rebel, and a trouble maker can get along, and they can bond well. They can also discover the unknown in the attic of an old house that used to be one girl's prison. With only one way to escape, and being falsely accused, fleeing seems to be the only option. But it's not what you think. Alex, Brooke , and Maryanne have discovered an amazing way to escape the world, but realizing that all those years ago, it's the only way that a young girl named Connie could escape for good, it makes them uncover the truth to the past and unbury all those hidden secrets.
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OLIVIA DECODED is the sequel to OLIVIA TWISTED by Vivi Barnes. I read OLIVIA TWISTED when it came out, and I absolutely LOVED it. So when I got the chance to review OLIVIA DECODED, I jumped on it. And then I squealed. I thought you should know. I had the pleasure of meeting Vivi back in June, and that same squealing happened afterward.

As you might have guessed, OLIVIA DECODED follows a girl named Olivia. The first book was a modern retelling of OLIVER TWIST featuring teenage hackers. Ive never read OLIVER TWIST, but there were definitely references there. As far as I know, OLIVIA DECODED is its own novel, not a continued retelling.

I really love Olivia. At times, I wish she would go to the police instead of trying to do everything by herself, but she doesnt trust anyone. Her grandfather is a really cool character, though he could have had better character development. Its obvious he cares about her, but Olivia is always doubting him. To be fair, Olivia has never had a trustworthy adult figure in her life before.

The other main character is Jack. In book one, he was known as Z, and still is to most people. Jack and Olivia are perfect for each other, but both refuse to admit it. Jack thinks hes not good enough for her, and Olivia doesnt fully trust him. He is a hacker after all. While Jack has supposedly left the hacking life behind, he really hasnt. Jack has some major issues he needs to work through, but having Olivia by his side will only make that easier.

As of the beginning of the book, Olivia goes to a fancy private school. She hasn't made any friends except for the amazing Emerson. Emerson is the epitome of supportive best friend, and I love her for it. She is exactly the person Olivia needs. Emerson is also well developed, and I wouldnt mind reading a book from her point of view!

OLIVIA DECODED was an incredibly quick read. It is very much the second book in the series, and won't make sense if you haven't read the first one. I loved seeing Olivia and Jack fall in love all over again, and really learn trust each other, which they hadnt before.

I highly recommend OLIVIA DECODED, especially if youve read book one. OLIVIA DECODED features action, romance, hacking, friendship, and family. Its an amazing book, and my absolute favorite book that features hacking. To be fair, I haven't read many. All in all, go get this book series now! It is so worth the read!

Reviewed by Isabel C.
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Dakota is awesome.  I love her spirit and no holds bar attitude against the world.  luke is sex, mysterious and the connection Dakota has longed for her whole life.  These two together are a powerhouse and nothing can stop them now that they are together.  Both a huge piece to a puzzle that is missing so many pieces, but by the end of the story you see a new hope of the puzzle becoming complete.

ARC Review
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With both of them coming from broken backgrounds a relationship together is going to be tough. But the way they work past trust issues and the change both have made in their life is remarkable. Once I get started reading it's hard to stop.
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One of the defining characteristics of the Landry family, as seen throughout the entire series, is that, for a wealthy and influential southern family, they are all surprisingly, humble and unassuming. The lack of condescension for those from lower socioeconomic strata has them standing apart from their peers at every turn.

When it comes to the youngest, Camilla, the baby, it seems all of those pretensions go right out the window as her older brothers come to suspect that she's dating someone 'beneath' her. Someone unworthy of her. Someone who could only possibly want to be with her in order to take advantage of her.

Forced by her overprotective siblings to date in secret in order to avoid the protectiveness that she's convinced she's outgrown, Camilla, or Swink as she's known, withdraws more and more from all but her twin sister Sienna.

Besides, it's only temporary, right? It's not like this casual fling could possibly last more than a few months, could it? Oh right, it's been ten months already, and no one is in a hurry to end it.

In Swink, Adriana Locke has taken everything she's taught us about the Landry family over four spellbinding books and flipped it on end.

The very alpha protectiveness that made the Landry men's pursuit of their respective partners so swoonworthy, is exactly what is obstructing their little sister from finding the same kind of happiness.

The bonds of family loyalty, trust, and respect get tested to breaking point as Dominic Hughes, blue collar worker and part time MMA fighter, an underdog in ways every Landry including Camilla struggle to understand stakes his claim, not just on her body, but on her heart.

I kind of loved how each of the Landry boys, some moreso than others, are shown in here to be somewhat less than the stellar examples of manhood that the earlier books in the series might have made them seem. How, with their hearts in the right place, they leap in where angels fear to tread, and make a right mess of things.

The connection between Camilla and Dominic fairly crackles off the page with it's intensity even as neither can seem to fully come to terms with what they're feeling or what it means for them going forward, and the family dynamic, with each of their respective families, ensures that the process of working it out is riddled with complications. Some of which make for humorous reading, and others so very not.

Probably my favorite of the lot, I couldn't put it down.
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Eunomia's return home after a few years are sure confusing.  Mollis has asked her to perform a  task that leads to more questions than answers hunting down lost souls. To top it off Brennan ( my darling Brennan) is confusing E even more. I loved this book, like looking in on old friends to make sure that they are doing well.  I love reading from Eunomia's pov. Brennan jokes that she's spock, but she doesn't get it! Now I have months to wait until Betrayer comes out so I can see where all this new craziness with escaped  souls is coming from.
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Sometimes letting go of the past is hard to do. Even when Sophie thinks she has let things from her childhood with Declan go she find that things keep sneaking back up on her. And Declan well he's his own biggest optical in getting what he wants. Theses two push and pull each other the whole way. Neither wanting to be the vulnerable one but both knowing that's what it will take.
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She's just a girl who has an ability to kill people with her bare hands. She wants to be normal like the others. But she has no idea that its a valuable gift for her. She learns this gift she has while she tries to save a toddler. But she just kills him without knowing the truth about her.
After these, her family tooks her to every doctor. They make experiments on her. They think she is dangerous, she is poisoned..Reestablishment keeps her in a cell. 264 days later, she has a cellmate. And he changes her life for forever.
He touches her. But nothing happens..nothing but love.

Freaking awesome...My feelings are complicated right now. I don't know what to think, what to do. I just need to start Unravel Me soon. Enchanting,addictive,beautiful. They're just perfect. Juliette and Adam.
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Ellie and James  both come from two different societies one more hidden than the other .,  anotherwards James has his needs and  Ellie has been  sheltered but yet these two when they come together sparks fly and things that Ellie never imagined she would do  she does .  and can she  show James that they can be good together or will it be  worse to have them come together or  soar and fly  and grow . find this and more when you buy  and read and review this book
this was an ARC review  copy and  it is available to pre-order at amazon.com  get yours today and read it tomorrow  .
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1256894912?book_show_action=false
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My mind is a jumbled mess.. I'm curious to know what the deal is with Dylan and Jess. Dylan is clearly up to something and Jess is lacking experience. This one has me anticipating the next volume. Major cliffhanger!

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Sebastian "Baz" and Shea are what fairy tales and true love are made of, well kinda. Nothing has been "fairy taleish" in either of their lives. In fact life has been hard on both of them, but fate has brought them together. A strong attraction leads to an even deeper connection that neither of them can resist. When their skeletons start falling out of their respetive closets sh*t gets real in a hurry. A two part story left with a cliffhanger you will definitely be jumping into book two the second your wrap up with A Stone in the Sea.
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I liked having both Hannah and Luke's point of view throughout the story.  The mystery had me mystified till the end.  The story continues in Book 2, but this story stands alone as well.  The one sex scene is pretty tame, not offensive at all.
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This is the 3rd book in the Clayton Falls series, so I knew a little about Jake, but it was nothing compared to what we learnt about him in this book. The book starts off with a bang, and I loved that it did not stop right until the very end. Jake has made some choices in life that are not the greatest of decisions, and one major one is revealed at the beginning of this book, and that is when all the drama starts.
When he is in the hospital we are introduced to his nurse Emily, who is on the night shift when he is brought in, and because of situations that have occurred in her past, she is very much put off by Jake and what has happened, however, she feels drawn to him at the same time, and she is confused and not happy that this is happening. Jake seems determined to make an impression on Emily and have her go out on a date with him, and he can be very charismatic when he needs to be. We see them start to date and everything seems to be going okay, however, we know that Emily is hiding something, and we do not find out till later what that something is. I really enjoyed how Alyssa did this and kept us wondering on who or what this is because it gave us even more reason to keep reading.
During the duration of this novel, we see both of the main characters step put of their comfort zone in big ways, and we were able to see them grow together in a very realistic non fairytale way, and this is one of the things that I love about Alyssa's work, she is able to see that there are going to be bumps in the road that people have to work through, and instead of jumping right over them, she attacks them head on and is able to show that sometimes life is not perfect, and it shouldn't be because everything that is important to you should be worth fighting for and working through those bumps.
I have been privileged enough to read the three Clayton Falls novels, and I have loved every single one of them, Alyssa is able to pull at my heart strings just enough to make me feel empathy for the characters, but at the same time I am not put in to a "book depression" reading her work, it is the absolute perfect amount of drama and love for me, and she has become the go to author for me for when I am in need of these kinds of novels, even over Nora Roberts who was my go to, so in my eyes that is a HUGE accomplishment, and I want to thank her for her work, and I cannot wait to read more, and I wish her all the success in the world, and will do what I can to make sure more people are reading her work.