Fraterfest Read-a-thon

I thought I had this post scheduled to post last night only to come check my blog this morning and nothing. Sooo after replacing half of my missing post, here's Take 2...

This weekend I'm participating in the Fraterfest Read-a-Thon!! I read and LOVED Rhiannon Frater's As the World Dies series so I'm very excited to be reading more of her books!

If you want to see my reviews of the As the World Dies series:

• The First Days (As the World Dies #1)
• Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies #2)
• Seige (As the World Dies #3)

After realizing how awesome Rhiannon is I stocked up on her books so I have plenty to choose from for the thon.

Pretty When She Dies (Pretty When She Dies #1)

Pretty When She Kills (Pretty When She Dies #2)

The Last Bastion of the Living

As the World Dies Untold Tales Volume I

As the World Dies Untold Tales Volume 2

Blood & Love and Other Vampire Tales (ebook)

I can't commit to reading for the entire 4 days but I'll definitely fit in as much as possible. I'll try to read at least two books.

Happy Reading :)

Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec

Seduction & Snacks (Chocolate Lovers #1)

Goodreads Summary:

Claire is a twenty-something, single mom that grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start  her own business to give her foul-mouthed, but extremely loveable (when he’s asleep) toddler a better life.

When Carter, the one-night stand from her past that changed her life forever, shows up in her hometown bar without any recollection of her besides her unique chocolate scent, Claire will make it a point that he remembers her this time.

With Carter’s undisguised shock at suddenly finding out he has a four-year-old son and Claire’s panic that her stretch marks and slim to none bedroom experience will send the man of her dreams heading for the hills, the pair will do whatever they can to get their happily ever after.

My Review:

Tara Sivec is officially one of my heros and there's no way my reviews will give her books the justice they deserve but here goes...

Seduction and Snacks is a contemporary romance but it’s so much more. It had me laughing out loud so often that it deserves a 5* rating on entertainment value alone! I can’t even put into words the level of awesome within these covers. I know if I ever need a pick-me-up to just read a few pages of this book. Just a warning though, along with amazing characters and the romance aspect, these books contain adult humor, sex, and a whole lot of cursing…which makes me love them all the more ;) Really I don’t think there’s anything Tara Sivec is afraid to say, haha.

Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Futures & Frosting (Chocolate Lovers #2)

*keep in mind there will be spoilers for book 1 in this summary

Goodreads Summary:

Claire, Carter and Gavin have formed the perfect little family. Their friends are getting married and everyone is growing up, maturing and ready to face the future. Or are they?

  

From bachelorette party hell, porn addictions, dinner roll baseball and botched wedding proposals to finding out everyone’s extended family is chock full of crazy, Carter and Claire begin to question the strength of the ties that bind them. Unfortunately, these ties have nothing to do with fuzzy handcuffs and everything to do with the mounting differences between them.

Will their friends make a mess of things with their inappropriate comments and need to know everything, or will they convince the couple that happily-ever-after sometimes really can start with beer pong?



 My Review: 

With sarcastic humor, smart ass comments, sex, romance, and a few awkward moments Futures & Frosting picks up where Seduction & Snacks left off. You get see a lot more of Claire, Carter, Gavin, and all of their crazy friends! This book didn’t quite hit the same level of awesome as the first book but I still loved every minute of reading it!

Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Ending Thought: READ THEM!!

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Goodreads Summary:

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives - an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school's most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message. Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn't scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

My Review:

It was Mrs. Peacock in the Living Room with the rope. No wait, it was Mr. Green in the Conservatory with the candle stick. Or was it the pipe?!

Ten is a quick read that turned out to be a masterful YA whodunit meets Clue. It kept me guessing until the end of the book. The guess I did make proved to be W R O N G **sounds loud, obnoxious FAIL buzzer** but a big kudos to Gretchen for stumping me! 

Although I wasn't shaking in my boots scared I'm still hoping Ten will encourage more ya authors to join the growing trend that's bringing thriller plots to ya novels.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5