Monday, August 31, 2015

Brazen by Cara McKenna

O-M-G this short novella was SO DIRTY! It was yet again another novella by Cara I had a distinct impression of after reading the synopsis then got a total different thing when I actually started reading it. 
While it was A LOT about the sex, there was also a very interesting heroine (the sole POV) with quite an interesting psychology behind her behavior. 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Her Best Laid Plans by Cara McKenna

Another great novella by Cara, I can't believe I have only ONE left. When I started reading this one, I wasn't sure how another Erotica novella is going to "play out" for me. I mean, I"ve been reading short Erotica novellas practically the WHOLE month, yet this one was SUCH an EXCELLENT read, I really liked both MC (though we only get Jamie's POV), really enjoyed the way it was "played", how they came closer together. I felt the whole ride with them and in the last chapter my heart was clenching with how much I wanted it to WORK, no matter how exactly. 

I'm getting ahead of myself.. though I won't write a lot about this novella because it's short and I SHOULD leave something for you to discover ;)

Friday, August 28, 2015

Shadow Bound (Shadow Bound #0.5) [Luca & Dash] by Garrett Leigh

Ultra short Paranormal novella. I was dead tired yesterday and needed a "boost" to my general mood after realizing that this week has gone by with little work achieved and almost no fun.. :/ Though it was very short it was kinda sweet and I felt as though the Paranormal part, even if not explained to the fully, was done really well. 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Convenient Strangers by Cara McKenna

Really enjoyed this short novella. It was steamy, yet it was really "human" and felt very real and genuine. I also liked how it ended, thinking about the situation both of these men are in, and considering how short this novella is, it was well played with a hopeful future rather than an unrealistic HEA. 

Monday, August 24, 2015

Ready and Willing by Cara McKenna

Very engaging, steamy (!) and somehow very sweet short novella. It's another novella I had my "doubts" about which were TOTALLY unfounded. I really enjoyed this one, especially the way it was concluded, the whole feel of it. I'm not a holiday person but if YOU are, read this on Christmas or whenever you feel festive :)

Sunday, August 23, 2015

The Darkest Flame (Roadmap to Your Heart #1) [Vaughn & Smoke] by Christina Lee

I haven't read for a full week. So when Saturday arrived I felt like I NEED to read and this one was on my immediate reading list having pre-ordered it and hoped I'll actually find the time to read it the day it was released..Yeah, no luck there.. It was a nice read, I liked both MC and the progression of their relationship but something was missing or rather I didn't find myself interested in the overall plot of the Motorcycle club. 

Both Vaughn and Smoke are a part of the Disciples Motorcycle club, while Smoke is a "real member" Vaughn's business ends with owning "Hog's Den" the bar the Club calls their own. Smoke and Vaughn were attracted to one another the first time they met, yet they didn't act upon their attraction, not wanting to draw unwanted attention. Motorcycles clubs being quite "old school" so accepting two bisexual men in the gang seemed unlikely. 

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Willing Victim (Flynn and Laurel #1) by Cara McKenna

I'll admit I sort of read this novella as an "experiment". I love Cara's writing and I do occasionally like to read things that take me out of my comfort zone. This one was something like that. I knew it's going to be more than just an Erotica novella, with the MC's kinks including "rape-play". 

I liked it more than I thought I will. I honestly thought that the sex would be "too much" for me, and I would rate this book low and say it's my personal "problem" not being able to "handle" reading something like that. I was more than surprised just how interesting this novella was! Both characters were complex and had more than just the rough sex. Yeah it took a huge part of the book, but it was also a very interesting glimpse into something that just thinking about it repulses me. Yet it wasn't "that bad", I mean, I still don't "get it" on a personal level, and I know I never will, but somehow it did kinda made sense considering the MC, it worked for THEM. Somehow a bit like my reaction to  "Unbound" also by Cara (even though it IS totally different). 

Friday, August 14, 2015

Resist: Gavin (Sphere of Irony #3) [Gavin & Mitch] by Heather C. Leigh

A very enjoyable read :) I didn't know what to expect from this one, and frankly it's not usually my "thing" to read the third book in a series, even though these are stand alone ones (also the two couples from the previous books don't show up that much). I really liked both MC and the fact they were two strong willed men, yet they somehow completed each other, both having a more sensitive compassionate side as well as being able to defend the other (mentally and physically). I gulped this one in two days after a WHOLE week of not reading a WORD (moving and studying t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r tend to do that..) so I was really happy I was sucked right into Gavin and Mitch's story  and didn't want to let them go. 

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Ruin Me by Cara McKenna

Quite difficult to review this short novella. Or rather I'm not really sure what I felt about it. I mean, most reviews say it's one fucked-up mess and it WAS. I"m not sure at all what I think about EVERYTHING that happened in this one but I think that now, "the morning after" I truly get it, even though I don't think that I would have acted like ANY of the characters in the book. Also I wasn't sure what to expect from the ending or how it's going to end / suppose to end? Yeah, I was confused about EVERYTHING. Yet, it was a good story, written beautifully, hot as hell, and in the end I think it was kinda sweet. 

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

When in Rome by Cara McKenna

Sweetness. Total sweetness. A very short and yeah, SWEET, story. Amy and Jens meet in Rome (no shocker here ;)) when he is running away from the paparazzi, the only place being open so early in the morning is the bakery Amy has been working in for the summer (she is in culinary school). They spend less than a day together, yet somehow there is a beautiful connection between the two of them.