Bout of Books 16 [Day 6 + Day 7 + Wrap Up]

It ended, already, and I certainly not did well. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se at the beginning, but I did read a little this week, but I never caught up. I suck! I challenged myself to read eight books, so I definitely failed.. What the hell I was thinking? Really, bro.

Read Between Day 6 & 7:

 

Mister O, by: Lauren Blakely

15 / 300 pages

#Player, by: Cambria Hebert [RE-READ]

478 / 598 pages

Read Overall:

*click the picture for my review*

   

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

426 / 426 pages

Taxi, by: Cambria Hebert

300 / 300 pages

#Nerd, by: Cambria Hebert [RE-READ]

472 / 472 pages

#Hater, by: Cambria Hebert [RE-READ]

492 / 492 pages

Total of Pages Read: 2,183
Total of Books Read: 4
GOAL FAILED!

Será para la próxima, amigos! Ciao!

Bout of Books 16 [Day 5]

It started four days ago... and I'm not doing that well yet. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se at the beginning, but I did read a little the past four days and I'm almost catching up. I suck! I challenged myself to read eight books, so right now that is still not looking good. What the hell I was thinking? Ugh.

Currently Reading:

 

Mister O, by: Lauren Blakely

15 / 300 pages

#Hater, by: Cambria Hebert [RE-READ]

246 / 492 pages

Read:

*click the picture for my review*

  

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

426 / 426 pages

Taxi, by: Cambria Hebert

300 / 300 pages

#Nerd, by: Cambria Hebert [RE-READ]

472 / 472 pages

Not doing today's challenge, because I didn't have too much time to actually make it. How are your readings going, guys?

Bout of Books 16 [Day 4]

It started three days ago... and I'm not doing well. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se at the beginning, but I did read a little the past three days, and I have not catch up for real. I suck because I read nada, zero, nothing today. I challenged myself to read eight books, so right now that is not looking good. What the hell I was thinking? Ugh.

Currently Reading:

Mister O, by: Lauren Blakely

15 / 300 pages

Read:

*click the picture for my review*

 

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

426 / 426 pages

Taxi, by: Cambria Hebert

300 / 300 pages

TODAY'S CHALLENGE!
If You Like This, Try This

Since we all love recommending books, here's your chance to share the love. Example: If you like paranormal romance with bloodthirsty vikings, try Shelly Laurenston's Call of Crows series. Make sure you use the hashtag #boutofbooks on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, so we can see your recs.

If you really like books inspired by Frankestein and all that, you should try Megan Sheperd's trilogy called The Madman's Daughter. I do NOT like horror books, but I was hooked from the start with those.

How are you doing in the read-a-thon?

[Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY] When I Become Yours, by: Rae Daniel

When I Become Yours
(The Richmond Series #2)
by: Rae Daniel
my rate: ★★★½☆

Ben’s been in love with Renee from day one. At the same time, she’s kept him at a distance due to reasons only a select few know.

That all ends. Now. Because nothing will stop him from getting what he wants.

Her.

There’s no one else for him and there is definitely no one else for her, not as long as there is a breath left in his body. When she tries to date, Ben quickly ends any and all attempts of her being with someone, other than him.

Follow Ben and Renee through some serious alpha male episodes paired with a side of light hearted humor and steamy encounters, hot enough to make your Kindle fog over!

‘When I Become Yours’ is book two in The Richmond Series but it does not need to be read in order. This is a stand alone book in a series that will follow four girlfriends through their crazy and hilarious antics in addition to their passionate love lives. Each friend will have their own stand alone.

The Richmond Series:
Book One: When I Make You Mine (Anne & Jim) - Out now!
Book Two: When I Become Yours (Renee & Ben) - Out now!
Book Three: When We Become One (Marisa & David) - Soon to be released
Book Four: When I’m Ready (Amber & Brian) - Soon to be released

BUY IT NOW!

If you make me chose between the first book and this one, my favorite still the first one. I knew what I was getting myself to in this book, it did not disappointed but it wasn't outstanding. I wanted a little more, but I am not hopeless because there still books that are going to come soon and I see their progress in them as I saw Anne & Jim's. We'll see.

From the first book we know what's happening around Ben and Renee, but not quite much. We know that these two are in love with each other, but Renee doesn't actually want to act upon the fact that Ben want a date with her. You might think that it is because they have been friends from quite a long time, and she doesn't want to act upon it because friendship can be ruined. And, on part, it is, but the real reason threw me off. I never expected such a curve! Honestly, I don't understood much of it and I thought it was a very poor excuse, but it worked for their story.

I like Ben's point of view more than Renee's, but it was fantastic to have both. Another good thing was to see the last book characters, like omg I want to cuddle those twins a lot. We are introduced to a new character that it might have her book next, but I don't know about it, just guessing here. I hated that I couldn't have more scenes between Renee and Ben. The story was too short to add more, but I really really wanted more. At least, I don't know maybe an actual wedding or Renee getting pregnant, but no such thing happens here. I just wanted a little more. The author writes beautifully, so a longer book would be well received.

Overall, the book was a great pastime when I was bored in my car waiting for a class. It did not hooked me up much as the last book, but I definitely binge read it until it was done. Short, sweet, a little hot... it is a good read, so why don't you read it?

Born in the midwest, Rae Daniel has been telling stories her entire life. After earning her degree in History from Old Dominion University, she found her niche in the professional world as an analyst. In her analytical roll, she found that compiling her research into “stories” for her upper management team, gave her the confidence to start to write all the other stories that were running around in her head.   Rae is also the founder of GetYourSmutOn.com, a romance book review website. Within the first six months of operation she was being asked to write reviews for independent, USA Today, and NY Times best selling romance authors from around the world.   When she is not writing, she is living a charming life in North Carolina with her husband and two kids. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading and drinking wine. (PS, not necessarily in that order) :)

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Thursday Tracks [2]

hosted by Gone with the Words

Ohhh! You know, and if you don't you'll know now, that I LOVE, love, LoVe music. Just as I live and breathe words, I live and breathe music. Those two things are just part of me as any other organ in my body. As you can see in my Music page, I hear music while reading! My Thursdays will become from now on... Thursday Tracks day! A feature created to share what song, album, playlist, artist I got stuck in my head every week. Now, this week song is...

 Freak, by: Lana del Rey

favorite part: basically the very end of this video where it rings Clair de Lune by Debussy

favorite lyric part: Baby, if you wanna leave, come to California. Be a freak like me, too.

linked with a book: sadly, no.

Hear me next Thursday!

Bout of Books 16 [Day 3]

It started two days go... and I'm not doing that well still. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se at the beginning, but I did read a little the past two days and today, I think I did well enough, but not to really catch up. I suck! I challenged myself to read eight books, so right now that is not looking good. What the hell I was thinking? Ugh.

Currently Reading:

Mister O, by: Lauren Blakely

15 / 300 pages

Read:

*click the picture for my review*

 

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

426 / 426 pages

Taxi, by: Cambria Hebert

300 / 300 pages

TODAY'S CHALLENGE!
Five Favorites!

Everybody loves sharing favorites and now we're giving you free rein to do just that. Pick the topic of your choice and share your 5 favorite books that fit. Topics could be a favorite genre, a favorite trope, book boyfriends, or ANYTHING. There's no limit to where you can take this!

Five Favorite Authors:

1. Kristen Ashley
2. Darynda Jones
3. Cassandra Clare
4. Rick Riordan
5. Jennifer L. Armentrout

Five Favorite Book Covers:

   

  *list goes on and on*

Five Crying-a-River Favorite Books:

1. Sweet Nothing, by Jamie McGuire & Teresa Mummert
2. Hotel Ruby, by Suzanne Young
3. The 5 Stages of Falling in Love, by Rachel Higginson
4. City of Heavenly Fire, by Cassandra Clare
5. More Than This, by Patrick Ness

Five Laughing-My-Ass-Off Favorite Books:

1. Into the Fae, by Quinn Loftis
2. Charley Davidson, by Darynda Jones
3. Dear Girls Above Me, by Charlie McDowell
4. The Player and the Pixie, by LH Cosway & Penny Reid
5. Sustained, by Emma Chase

Five Least Favorite Books:

1. Once, by Anna Carey
2. The Jewel, by Amy Ewing
3. Allegiant, by Veronica Roth
4. Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater
5. One with You, by Sylvia Day

That's my progress and my "favorites"! Yours?

[R] Taxi, by: Cambria Hebert

Taxi
(Take It Off #11) 
by: Cambria Hebert

★★★★☆

The meter is running…

One night as Rose Crawford steps out of a bar, she gives no second thought to lifting her hand to signal for a cab. After all, it’s the responsible thing to do.

A common occurrence.

Far safer than walking several blocks, alone, in the dark.

A familiar-looking yellow taxi with black, faux-leather seats, running meter on the dash, and a smiling driver pulls up to the curb.

Rose slides in. Gives the driver her address…

But she never reaches her destination.

Instead, she finds herself captive, at the will of a man who isn’t a driver, but a bona fide psychopath.

Trapped in a taxi she can’t escape, Rose begins to panic. As the miles between her and safety grow, hope dwindles. It isn’t until someone else joins her in captivity that her spark of hope is rekindled.

Derek is strong, capable, and surely together they can fight their way to freedom.
Then Rose finds out exactly why she’s been driven into hell. Derek may be an unwilling captive, but he isn’t going to help her.

In fact, he’s there to do the exact opposite.

[R] The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

The Girl's Got Secrets
(Forbidden Men #7)
by: Linda Kage

★★★★★

Here’s the same old “girl posing as a boy” story but with a rock-n-roll twist.

Remy Curran dreams of one day being in a band, except the group she wants to join refuses to hire a girl drummer. So, she auditions as a guy...and makes the cut.

Becoming “Sticks,” a member of Non-Castrato, isn’t quite what she dreamed it would be, though. She spends most of her time keeping up the subterfuge and learning how to walk, talk, act, and drink like a man.

But what’s even harder to deal with is acting oblivious when the band’s heartthrob lead singer, Asher Hart, treats her like one of the guys and not a woman. She never imagined he’d be so much more than a pretty face with a nice voice. But he’s better than perfect. He’s perfect for her.

When love and lies combine, Remy must keep up the act or lose everything. But who knew lying to reach one dream could prevent you from attaining an even bigger dream?

Waiting on Wednesday [36]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. 

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Summer Days & Summer Nights

by: Stephanie Perkins & others

Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair and grab your sunglasses. You have twelve reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love.

Featuring stories by Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Perkins, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, and Jennifer E. Smith. 

RELEASE DATE: June 14th, 2016

What are you waiting on?

Bout of Books 16 [Day 2]

It started yesterday... and I'm not doing well still. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se yesterday, but I did read a little and I read a little more today. Still I suck! I challenged myself to read eight books, so right now that is not looking good. What the hell I was thinking? Ugh.

Currently Reading:

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

67 / 426 pages

TODAY'S CHALLENGE!
Show Off Your Shelves Photo Challenge

Share a picture of your books/shelves/nightstand/e-library/wherever you keep your books on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post. Use the hashtags #boutofbooks and #shelfie4boutofbooks

This picture does not gives justice to my shelves. I have two, but this is the only that looks sane enough to be shown. I got like 10 books going around other places like the floor, my car, my desk and just around, ok? So that's my only sane enough bookshelf, can I see yours? How are you doing in your reading?

Bout of Books 16 [Day 1]

It started... and I'm not doing that well. I almost forgot about the read-a-thon per se, but I did read a little, so I started slow. I challenged myself to read eight books, so right now that is not looking good. What the hell I was thinking? Ugh.

Currently Reading:

The Girl's Got Secrets, by: Linda Kage

29 / 426 pages

TODAY'S CHALLENGE!
Introduce Yourself #InSixWords

The challenge is simple: introduce yourself on Twitter, Instagram, or on this post using six words, no more, no less. Use the hashtags #BoutOfBooks and #InSixWords.

Almost full-time bookwork. Student. Teacher. Sleeper.

I really tried to changed from last time I made this challenge. But some things never change, like being a bookworm. I am not a full-time, because life happens and I have to study and sleep. I hope to read more tomorrow or to at least finish the book. I think I'm dreaming to high, lmao. Are you participating in the read-a-thon?