Review: The Best of Beswick by Amalie Howard

 First of all I'd like to admit that I normally am not interested in historical romance, but after reading the first look I was hooked. Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite fairytale and this twist on the tale was such a delight for me to read. Thane and Astrid have amazing chemistry and I loved all of their witty banter. Astrid is such a strong and smart female lead, I truly wish there were more characters like her. Thane is attracted to her mind just as much as her physical appearance and she definitely needs a strong man to be her match while he needs a strong woman to be able to handle him as well. It felt like they were made for each other. The secondary characters were interesting as well, especially the spunky aunt, she was a hoot!  There is just so much about this book to love. I think Beast of Beswick is my favorite read of the year so far!

**I received this book through bookishfirst. This is my honest and voluntary review. **
       

My thoughts on: Shark's Edge

Shark's Edge


I am usually a very good judge of what books I will like. I thought that I would really like this one. I mean enemies to lovers is one of my absolute favorite tropes. Unfortunately I was wrong this time. I tried and tried, but there was just something about it that kept me from enjoying what I was reading. I've got a pretty good guess that it has to do with Sebastian's character. I seemed to like Abbi alright. Other than her bad taste in men that is. I also think something about the writing style just felt off to me. Could it possibly be because there are two writers? I'm not sure. I am definitely disappointed because like I said I seriously thought I was going to love Shark's Edge. Who knows, maybe I will give it another try at a different time and see if I feel differently then.

** I received a copy of this book from bookishfirst. This is my honest and voluntary review. **

Review: Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry

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Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved Echoes Between Us. First of all what a beautiful title for the book! The story is instantly captivating with two teenagers who run in different circles living under the same roof. Well technically it's on different floors and Veronica's dad is renting to Sawyer's mom, but still... They are bound to run into each other. Veronica has a brain tumor, can see ghosts, and is very strange. Sawyer is popular, but secretly doesn't have the best home life among other secrets he's keeping. As if all of that wasn't interesting enough, this book also tackles several heavy subjects. I mean the whole book is just so amazing and I just cannot believe I have not read all of this author's books yet. The writing flows so well and just pulls you instantly without letting you go until the very end. Heck even after the ending I cannot stop thinking about this book! There were some pretty cool side characters as well that I would love to get to have their own books. If you like contemporary teen romance with supernatural aspects that hits hard on the emotions then this book just might be for you.

** I received this book through bookishfirst and this is my honest and voluntary review. **