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review 2019-02-17 10:39
Sunkissed Days (Magnolia Sound, #0.5) by Samantha Chase
Sunkissed Days: A Magnolia Sound Prequel - Samantha Chase

 

 

Samantha Chase has a talent for reminding us to remember the emotions we can so easily forget. Sunkissed Days blends a few life lessons into what looks to be an emotional series. For Mallory and Jake a teenage crush could lead to an adult fantasy, if life doesn't get in the way of their happy ending. From heart tingles to heart ache, Chase takes emotions through some serious growing pains with this couple.

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review 2015-09-08 20:21
Review: Sunkissed
Sunkissed - Jenny McLachlan

I received a copy from Netgalley.

It took me a while to get into this one, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I wound up loving it. i requested this one from Netgalley when I was looking for some cute fluffy fun books. I didn't even realise it was the third book in a series. But I think it worked perfectly well, and nothing was really confusing and I didn't feel like I was missing anything from not having read the others in the series. 

The main character, Kat, comes across at first as a shallow, selfish teen obsessed with boys, fashion and makeup. Nothing particularly new there. After being caught in a somewhat compromising position with her older sister's ex boyfriend her parents ship her off to her quirky aunt who lives on an island somewhere just off Sweden. 

Kat is not thrilled about having to spend her summer away from her friends, Aunt Frieda is described as a bit of a hippy, and the island she lives on is remote with (gasp!) no cell phone reception and very little electricity in where they live. At first Kat is mortified. There are hardly any other kids her age there, other than one dreamy boy she keeps hearing about. She does make sort of friends with a slightly younger girl, Nanna, who she at first dismisses as weird and her geeky brother. 

Kat's personality was grating. She got on my nerves and I was very close to DNFing. But I stuck with it, and glad I did because as the novel goes on Kat's character development is incredible. She shows tremendous growth as she warms to the very different life style and gets to be herself without having to worry about what anyone thinks of her. She loosens up and enjoys herself. It is an absolute delight to read about her adventures on the island.

When the boy she heard about, Leo, finally makes an appearance, he's a nature loving sporty type guy. They get to know each other. Everything is going along great...until Leo's girlfriend shows up. She's pretty perfect and athletic. So Kat is devastated. Off hand she's heard about some sort of adventure race the islanders do and Leo has told her about training for it. She's been doing some swimming and stuff but never really been into the idea of the race. Until the girlfriend, Peeta, makes some snarky comments about her. And guess what? Kat wants to get into this race!

She has always lived in the shadow of her star athletic sister Britta who wins all sorts of awards for this type of stuff. As she trains for the race, it becomes more about proving to herself that she can do this...even if she fails. She even gets one of her friends to come along and be her race partner. She wants to prove to herself she is just as capable as any. 

Its a light fluffy book that is very funny, but has some deep moments as well with wonderful depth to the characters who started of as vain and silly. By the end I loved it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) for approving my request to view this title.

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review 2015-03-15 02:45
Review: Sunkissed by Carys Jones
Sunkissed - Carys Jones

Publication Date: 23rd October 2013

 

Publisher: Kellan Publishing

 

ISBN: 978-1493567683

 

Source: Review copy received by author

 

Rating: 3/5

 

Synopsis:

Dawn Summers is dying. It’s 1853 and as the seventeen year old continues to fade away she has visions of the father she never knew, urging her to fight for her life. In the small village of Fandova the only medical care is in the form of the mysterious Dr. Moralus who has a known penchant for bloodletting. Thomas, Dawn's fiancé, is warned against inviting his intervention, but feels he has no choice, he pleads with the doctor to save Dawn’s life…whatever it takes. Whatever it ‘takes’ has some consequences neither of them expected. Now, it’s a hunt to the death, with both Dawn and Thomas determined to win.

 

Review:

 This is a slightly different take on the traditional vampire tale, and has some cleverly written scenes and one twist, in particular, that I didn't forsee. That said, I found most of the characters rather uninspiring. There were bits I really liked and bits I didn't, hence my middle of the road rating. I'd like to read more by the author and hope to enjoy them.

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review 2013-10-15 20:33
Sunkissed by Carys Jones Review

 

Title: Sunkissed
Author: Carys Jones
Publisher: Kellan Publishing
Book Genre: Romance, YA, Paranormal
Rating: 5 Stars


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Dawn Summers is dying. It’s 1853 and as the seventeen year old continues to fade away she has visions of the father she never knew, urging her to fight for her life.

In the small village of Fandova the only medical care is in the form of the mysterious Dr. Moralus who has a known penchant for bloodletting. Thomas, Dawn's fiancé, is warned against inviting his intervention, but feels he has no choice, he pleads with the doctor to save Dawn’s life…whatever it takes.

Whatever it ‘takes’ has some consequences neither of them expected. Now, it’s a hunt to the death, with both Dawn and Thomas determined to win.

 

 

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My Thoughts
 
Sometimes you have to fight for the things that matter most.
 
An exciting adventure that you won't be able to put down! The story had me riveted from the very beginning with the beautiful imagery and charismatic characters. There was always a bit of mystery shrouding the characters in the beginning and I had a great time figuring everyone out. The mystery and action were well done and had me on the edge of my seat in anticipation of the next turn of the page.
 
Dawn is a strong and courageous girl who I really admired. She had some tough decision to deal with in the course of the book and even when she wasn't sure of herself she still kept on going, which took a lot of courage. I also really liked that no matter what bad things were thrown at her she never really lost her sweetness. She was still a kind and caring woman who would do anything to help those she loved.
 
I also liked how the villains of the story weren't just plain evil for no reason. They had depth to them and their actions weren't always strictly black and white. It mad the story that much more interesting.
 
Ryan is a sweet man and I adored him. He wasn't always sure of himself, but he did his best to be good and help Dawn.
 
The romance was sweet and not rushed at all. I really liked how the romance developed slowly and how these two characters interacted with one another. I hope to see more of them in future books.
 

For an exciting and romantic adventure check out Sunkissed by Carys Jones!

Source: curseofthebibliophile.blogspot.com/2013/10/sunkissed-by-carys-jones.html
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