Review: Stepsister - Jennifer Donnelly - May 2019 This book had been on my list to read for a few months now and I kept avoiding it as it looks daunting being quite a thick book.  As I am not keen on fantasy novels as well, that was the other thing that stopped me. Surprisingly though as I started reading it, I could not put it down it was amazing and the character development of Isabelle just blew me away. The book starts where Cinderella finishes with the Prince coming house to house to find the owner of the glass slipper. Just like in the OG Grimm Fairytale, the two stepsisters have their feet cut - Octavia has her heel cut to try and fit in the slipper and Isabelle her toes. At the end Cinderella aka Ella comes dashing out and just like that, the Duke lets the glass slipper smash. That's alright though as Ella has the other one in her possession. Ella and Prince Charming riding off into the sunset to live HEA. The Ugly Stepsisters Octavia and Isabelle st...

  Review: Wanting my Stepsister - Alexa Riley - November 2016 One thing about Alexa Riley is that despite most of her books having either a suggestive cover or title, she has two categories that her books can fall in. She either has the overly sexual books like her Trailer Park Virgin which was pure smut or books like Paid For which still had sexual content but a bit more romantic gestures are happening, and it had a softer tone to the level of sex.  I had assumed that Wanting my Stepsister would be more Trailer Park than Paid For, but I got a surprise when I read this book as it was far tamer than I had assumed. This book introduces us to Libby Moore who has just finished high school and is trying to decide what to do next; we also learn that ever since she started to notice boys she has only ever loved one guy - her stepbrother Jasper. He arrives back for a few days, and it turns out he feels the same about her, and so of course, you can guess what ...

We're celebrating the release of Everything to Me: Book Four by Teresa Hill! Be sure to check out the book info, purchase links, and giveaway! Title:  Everything to Me, Book Four (Six Part Serial Series) Author: Teresa Hill Release Date: January 13, 2016 YA/NA Crossover Contemporary Romance Purchase Everything to Me, Book Four iBooks | Amazon | Kobo  DANA: I’ve always been the smart girl, the careful one. Not anymore. I feel reckless, desperate. I love him, and it’s senior year, my last chance with him before I leave for college, so I’m going to take it. What could go wrong? Oh, my God, I had no idea. PETER: I’ve spent years trying to hide how I feel about her. It gets harder every day. For so long, she was my best friend, the first person who truly believed in me, sometimes the only one. Do I love her? Of course, I do. Can I let her get even deeper into the hellacious mess my life is? No way. You don’t do t...