Sigh, I was ready to give The Ruining four stars. But the ending was so disappointing I can't bring myself to do it. A creepy, intense thriller that is very different from what I usually read. I was instantly hooked from the beginning. It ended up being predictable, with another incredible naive protagonist. Seriously, teens aren't that dumb.

 

Annie Phillips is leaving her crappy home life behind and heading to nanny for a family on Belvedire Island while start her college career. She thinks the Cohen's have the perfect family and only wants to do what she can to impress Libby and Walker. But quickly Libby starts to watch her every move and control her life. She can't help but feel like she starting to turn insane. 

 

First of all, Annie found this family ONLINE. Big no right there. I get that she wanted to do everything she could to get away from home. But to live and work for a bunch of strangers. Hm? She deserves what she got. She's incredibly naive and makes a thousand excuses for this crazy ass family. 

 

Then the ending felt very rushed and incredible unrealistic. Which is mainly why it disappointed me. I did love her writing and slow build up. But with things quickly falling down hill in the end I find myself not loving this one as much as I'd hope I would. 

 

ADORABLE! Emma Locke has found a new fan. Roman and Lucy were magnetic. I had to finish this story as soon as I started it. It was so cute how she tried to turn the tables and ended up falling into her own trap. It was wonderful how strong Lucy was in her beliefs. Normally the heroine gives in way too quickly. But she was spunky and determined to do things her way. Roman discovers that whenever the heart is involved anything goes and is willing to give his all to prove that he is all in. I received a copy of The Art of Ruining a Rake in exchange for an honest review. It is obvious to me that I love a story when it keeps drawing me back whenever I have to put it down. This was one of those types of reads for me.

This is book number four in "The Naughty Girls Book". For me I found this to be a stand alone book, but I will say it does feel like I should have read the previous book to get a more understanding of where their relationship started. But it didn't stop me from enjoying the book. We have a sexy, strong hero named: Roman Alexander. With our heroine named: Lucy Lancester. This is a really sexy, hot romance book! It has all the checks that I like in my Historical Romance. We have the sister of the hero's best friend, in addition she is a "bluestocking" and doesn't really have a wish to marry. But she had one night with our hero and left him. Now he is back.. What is a hero to do?

Two peas in a pod, Vanessa and Cam are just as perfectionist, and lovers of order, as each other. When they find themselves in a good place together, Cam isn´t late to know how good this could be, but Vanessa is just not as easily convinced. She knows Cam is the first one who awakens this feelings in her, but can she really trust him?
Contemporary Romance, smutty fluff and family angst in a great combo. Can´t wait for my chance to read about the rest of the family!

Still reading through these respective books, but I'm taking a bit of a mini-anime marathon break because for some reason, I felt compelled to rewatch some of the early Dragonball episodes on Hulu.  I remember watching the dubbed version during weekday mornings in high school, right now I'm watching the subtitled version.

 

 

Pretty sure when I dive back into reading, I'll resemble Goku diving into his food here. =P  Happy reading all.