Review: Ugly Truths - Book #2 Astrid Scott Series - Blake Blessing - August 2019 Life can be hard as behind everyone's perfect facades they are in fact hiding ugly truths that they push further and further down and try to forget about it as if the truths ever reached the surface it would break them and expose them for the frauds they are. In Book #2 we have Astrid who is enjoying her slight freedom from her mother after seeing her father in a compromising position with Rhys's father. Her mother knows something is up, but at the moment is keeping her cool but Astrid doesn't think it's for long as she is starting to crack and her usual self is starting to seep through the layers. Jonah tried to escape from his family trailer trash and wanting a better life worked hard, but of course he's been roped back in and if he doesn't do what they say, then he is dead. Rhys is still trying to avoid his cousin who has his father wrapped around his littl...

Review: Pretty Lies - Book #1 Astrid Scott - Blake Blessing - May 2019 Astrid Scott has just moved to a new town and she is about to discover that it is another town where the ugly truths are hidden by lies wrapped up in pretty bows.  Following the current trope of bullymances, comes Blake Blessing's new series Astrid Scott. Astrid's parents have moved to town to become the new pastor and wife of the local church. When she starts school, she is approached by a hockey player whom she rejects. This is a bad move on her as he decides to turn the popular crowd against her and make her a target with the Queen Bees of the high school. At least though, it seems that Astrid has captured the attention of four very different guys from all different walks of life and in their very own ways,  they want to protect her and would do absolutely anything for her. We have Rhys - the wealthy hockey player, Jonah - the student president and valedictorian, Thatcher - the Photog...