ARC August... not ready, but coming!

I have seen these things for a while and I started to wonder why wouldn't I participate. I may suck at read-a-thons, but a whole month to read all the books you want? I am totally in. Plus, they have to be ARCs? Whoa, take my money (not literally)!

My dashboard in Netgalley has 26 books that I have yet to read and review. Most of them have been there for a long time (which means that I may not be the perfect person to get accepted for more arcs). I am going to take advantage of this ARC August and try to read at least 12 of them, but let's be real... If I read at least six, I am going to throw a party for myself.

The following books... well, all of them are already out there. I just need to read them and get them out of my never ending tbr pile, thank you very much.

TBR PILE

  

  

  

  

So, that's it. I really, really hope to at least read six of them. I feel so, so behind in my reads these days. I need someone to push me, haha. Anyways, we'll see how this will go in August. See ya!

Stacking the Shelves [19]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, which is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can read more about the creation of this meme by visiting the official launch page here.

June 4, 2016 to July 9, 2016

READ THESE PAST WEEKS:

  

  

• Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson
• Bad Teacher, by Clarissa Wild
• Untouched, by Alexa Riley
• The Billionaire and His Castaway, by Alexa Riley
• F*cking Awkward, by Various Authors

CURRENTLY READING:

• Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare

HOPING TO READ NEXT:

  

• Hard Rules, by Lisa Renee Jones
• #Swag, by Cambria Hebert
• The Curse of Tenth Grave, by Darynda Jones

My reading slump is slowly going away, but still is the worst. I just don't want to do anything at all. I have been watching series, but that's it. Hopefully next time the list will be longer. See ya!

[Short Review] Bad Teacher, by: Clarissa Wild

Bad Teacher

by: Clarissa Wild

★★★★☆

My name is Thomas and I’m always hard.
No really, that’s my last name. Thomas Hard, the pleasure is all mine … literally.
I can’t help it that my name suits me well.
You know what else suits me well? That girl sitting across the bar, with her lips right where I tell them to be. I want her, and when I want something, it’s gonna be mine.
One night. No names. No phone numbers. Just me, her, and pure pleasure.
Except, that one girl turns out to be the biggest mistake of my life.
Why?
Because I broke my cardinal rule …
Never bang a student.

Author’s note: Don’t like reckless decisions & unbridled screwing? Don’t love girls that are obsessed with ice cream, rainbows, and unicorns? Don’t enjoy a bit of corny humor sprinkled on top? Then this book is not for you. And last but not least, if you hate cats with giant jewels … Don’t even bother.

I have been in this such horrible reading slump that I'm getting scared of never coming out of it. But I'm a little relieved that I have finally started a book and finished it already. And in a couple of hours! This book may have been what I was looking for. Forbidden things always keep my attention and Clarissa Wild always have been there for me to grant me a happy ending, so... I'm quite happy now.

As the blurb says, this book is about how a teacher and a student broke the professionalism and took their relationship a step further. Thomas is quite a character, but just like any other alpha male... he is a controller, feelings off and with secrets in the dark. But Hailey is not far off. She has secrets herself, but the dark side that Thomas awoke wants more and more. These two are quite a pair, but their secrets are keeping them apart.

It was a good read. What I was looking for. What took me out from my reading slump for a little while. And what made me want to read more asap, of anything. I want to hop in the wagon of reading a lot and staying awake late night just reading. I love their scenes together. Lesley was an annoying character for me, but overall the book was good enough. Light, fast and yes, hot. You'll laugh too! So, yeah... read me later.

Thursday Tracks [9]

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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...

Just Like Fire, by: P!nk

favorite part: P!nk is always the best part.

favorite lyrics: Just like fire, burning up the way. If I can light the world up for just one day. Watch this madness, colorful charade. No one can be just like me anyway. Just like magic, I'll be flying free. I'mma disappear when they come for me. I kick that ceiling, what you gonna say? No one can be just like me anyway.

linked to a book: no, no, no. but it's tied with the movie, obvs.

Hear me next Thursday!

[Cover Reveal] Long Way Home, by: Katy McGarry

Being released on January 31st, 2017, the highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry's Thunder Road Series has a cover that we can't wait to share with you! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen! Pre-order your copy of the next book in this emotionally charged series, and don't miss Violet and Chevy's story!

 Long Way Home

(Thunder Road #3)
by: Katy McGarry
Release Date: Janurary 31st, 2017
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Seventeen-year-old Violet has always been expected to sit back and let the boys do all the saving.

It’s the code her father, a member of the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, raised her to live by. Yet when her dad is killed carrying out Terror business, Violet knows it’s up to her to do the saving. To protect herself, and her vulnerable younger brother, she needs to cut all ties with the club—including Chevy, the boy she’s known and loved her whole life.

But when a rival club comes after Violet, exposing old secrets and making new threats, she’s forced to question what she thought she knew about her father, the Reign of Terror, and what she thinks she wants. Which means re-evaluating everything: love, family, friends . . . and forgiveness.

Caught in the crosshairs between loyalty and freedom, Violet must decide whether old friends can be trusted—and if she’s strong enough to be the one person to save them all.

"An intoxicating and unforgettable story that kept me glued to the page."

—Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Walk the Edge

PRE-ORDER LINKS:

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And Don’t Miss the First Two Titles in the Thunder Road Series!

 

AUTHOR:

Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON,  BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

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[Book Blitz: Giveaway + Excerpt + Book Trailer] Bad Teacher, by: Clarissa Wild

Bad Teacher

by: Clarissa Wild
Publication date: June 28th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

My name is Thomas and I’m always hard.
No really, that’s my last name. Thomas Hard, the pleasure is all mine … literally.
I can’t help it that my name suits me well.
You know what else suits me well? That girl sitting across the bar, with her lips right where I tell them to be. I want her, and when I want something, it’s gonna be mine.
One night. No names. No phone numbers. Just me, her, and pure pleasure.
Except, that one girl turns out to be the biggest mistake of my life.
Why?
Because I broke my cardinal rule …
Never bang a student. 

Author’s note: Don’t like reckless decisions & unbridled screwing? Don’t love girls that are obsessed with ice cream, rainbows, and unicorns? Don’t enjoy a bit of corny humor sprinkled on top? Then this book is not for you. And last but not least, if you hate cats with giant jewels … Don’t even bother.

BUY IT NOW! 

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BOOK TRAILER:

EXCERPT:

I step closer until she finally raises her head and sees me.
Her eyes, hidden under thick lashes, sparkle with enthusiasm as she looks up at me. She playfully bites her lip as I approach, and I reciprocate with an added tongue swipe.
Her brow rises as I place my hand on her hip, pulling her closer toward me.
She hesitates a second, but when the beat drops, her hands slide up to my shoulders, and she starts to dance. The friction between us is undeniable, her ass swaying side to side against my hands. I cop a feel, which she doesn’t seem to mind. We inch closer and closer, her eyes irresistible, but her mouth even more so. When our lips almost touch, her lips part.
“Who are you?” she whispers.
“Call me John …” I murmur.
“John who?”
“John Doe.”
She smirks. “Your real name.”
I twirl her around in my arm and lean on her shoulder, my lips dangerously close to her neck. She takes in a sharp breath of air as my teeth graze her skin, my breath probably already setting her on fire.
“Do you really want to know?”
Slowly, she nods her head.
“Hmm … all right. Because you’re so curious. Let’s do two questions.”
“Two?”
“You ask me a question, I answer, then I ask you a question, and you answer.”
“Okay. Who goes first?” she asks.
“You.” I smirk.
“Why did you pick me?”
“I saw you in your high heels and your tight skirt. I like how you looked back,” I whisper, licking my lips. “My turn. Do you like to dance with strangers?”
“Is that a real question?”
“Ah-ah,” I say. “Can’t answer with a question.”
“Okay. Well, then I guess … maybe?”
“Hmm …”
Her hips grind against mine as we lose ourselves in the music. My body close to hers, it’s almost as if we’re becoming one. We don’t know each other … and that makes it perfect.
“My turn,” she says. “Do you do this often?”
“Yes.”
“That’s not really an answer,” she says.
“Then don’t ask a question that can be answered with just one word,” I muse.
She sighs. “You’re a know-it-all, aren’t you?”
“I just like games and rules,” I say with an arrogant smile. “Last one … What would you say if I took you home tonight and fucked you like you’ve never been fucked before?”
She sucks in a short breath.
I place a hand over her mouth. “Don’t answer yet. Dance with me first.”
We dance some more, my hands incapable of staying off her. As I become heady from the lust, I press a soft, succulent kiss on her neck, which creates goose bumps all over her body. Her body melts in my arms, and my cock stiffens in response.
“I can’t control myself …” I whisper into her ear.
She twists around in my arms again, and we dance closer than before, my hands on her body in places they shouldn’t be. She leans in, so I go in for the kill.
I kiss her full on the lips, enjoying the spicy taste of her drink.
She kisses me back just as fervently, and I take it as a sign to kiss her harder, faster. I show her what’s in store for her if she goes home with me. And right when she becomes needy, I stop, pull back, and let her suck in the empty air.
“Are you game?” I ask.
“Yeah …” she mutters under a heavy breath.
“No names. No numbers.”
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Fuck yes, it is.”
“Hmmm …” A smile forms on her lips. “I like dangerous.”

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Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author, best known for the dark Romance novel Mr. X. Her novels include the Fierce Series, the Delirious Series, and Stalker. She is also a writer of erotic romance such as the Blissful Series, The Billionaire's Bet series, and the Enflamed Series. She is an avid reader and writer of sexy stories about hot men and feisty women. Her other loves include her furry cat friend and learning about different cultures. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, reading tons of books and cooking her favorite meals.

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Waiting on Wednesday [44]

"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:

 Royally Screwed

(Royally #1)

by: Emma Chase

Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka “His Royal Hotness”, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant—hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you. 

Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down. Instead, she throws a pie in his face.

Nicholas wants to find out if she tastes as good as her pie, and this heir apparent is used to getting what he wants.
***
Dating a prince isn’t what waitress Olivia Hammond ever imagined it would be.

There’s a disapproving queen, a wildly inappropriate spare heir, relentless paparazzi, and brutal public scrutiny. While they’ve traded in horse drawn carriages for Rolls Royces and haven’t chopped anyone’s head off lately—the royals are far from accepting of this commoner.

But to Olivia—Nicholas is worth it.
***
Nicholas grew up with the whole world watching, and now Marriage Watch is in full force. In the end, Nicholas has to decide who he is, but more importantly, who he wants to be: a King…or the man who gets to love Olivia forever.

RELEASE DATE: September 19th, 2016

What are you waiting on?

#TreesofReverieReadAThon [Wrap-Up]

TreesofReverie Read-A-Thon

June 25th - July 3rd, 2016 | Host by: Tress of Reverie

Goal: read as much I can

Realistic Goal: 2 books

Total Books Read: 0 books
Total Pages Read: 486 pages
GOAL FAILED!

Reading:

○ Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare [page 362]
○ F*cking Awkward, by Various Authors [page 124]

I feel so bad of not doing good in this readathon. My reading slump is getting out of control and I don't like that not one bit. Plus, I was at the beach and basically no one let me read in peace. Too much people bothering me with a lot of stuff. I read just 3 pages in all that weekend. I was away from my laptop and there wasn't Wi-Fi anywhere. Not my kind of vacations, for sure. Anyways, hope to do better next time around.

Top Ten Tuesday [38]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join! This week Top Ten is...

Top Ten Underrated Books According to GoodReads

*The end of this post is to make known books that have less than 2000 ratings on GoodReads and that are good enough to recommend. Basically underrated books according to GoodReads. The thing is that some of my underrated books in GoodReads kind of deserve being like that, so I raised my number to 3000 ratings. Sorry, not sorry!*

LOWEST TO HIGHEST IN RATINGS
187 Ratings

Once Upon a Wallflower

525 Ratings

Dream of Me

884 Ratings

Priceless

913 Ratings

Feels like Summertime

1165 Ratings

#Junkie

1293 Ratings

Hotel Ruby

2017 Ratings

Into the Fae

2166 Ratings

Broken Course

2203 Ratings

Kissing in America

2940 Ratings

Dear Girls Above Me

These numbers might can and will change from the time I made this post to now that you might be reading it. I encourage you to read all these if you feel like you would like of what it's about. Most of these books are not favorites or I didn't rate them as five stars (I had my reasons), but they still were awesome books. If they weren't awesome they would be here. Give them a chance and you might love what you read. If you have an underrated books list, link it in the comments and I will check it, I will never know what I can find. Nice day and enjoy this summer to read everything you can!