Tangled By Emma Chase Review

I would like to start off by saying:

Why The Hell Did I Wait So Long?

I've seen this series when it first came out, I added it to my TBR list and was like yes I'm going to read it. Don't know what happened, but I never got around to it and now I'm kicking myself for not jumping on this sooner.

Amazing read. Both the Hero and Heroine (Sidebar: do I really need to call then that? Seems very fairytale like) are a breath of fresh air.

I'm a sucker for stories that are about this overly confident man who meets a feisty woman and she brings him down to his freaking knees!!! Nothing makes me happier then watching a "playboy" become a hopeless romantic and in love.

This book was well written, it was simple in the best way possible and nothing was overly drawn out.

Major, Major Kuddos to Emma Chase for making such an smart, sassy mouth heroine. (Just a note we need more real women in our fiction).

I also loved how it's told from Evan's (Hero's) POV. Emma tells the story like I'm sitting down with Evan while he tells how this intelligent woman made him fall in love. And he's funny about the story telling. I found myself laughing out loud a lot.

Out of 5 stars this Book is 4 stars and a highly recommend read. 

Upcoming Events

Hey Guys!!! 

Long time no blog! (I know I suck at this. Forgive me!)

Well, just wanted to let you know of the three big Events I have planned for 2016! 

If you guys are in the area and want a signed copy of my books or just want to come say Hi, check out the deets below:

Monday Jan 4th, 2016 at 7PM

I will be doing my first public reading. I will read an excerpt from my second book, Into Pieces at Lady Janes's salon at Madame X (located downtown on West Houston Street). There will be other awesome authors in attendance so come check it out. 

There's a five dollar admittance fee and the proceeds support WIN (women in need).

I will be selling paper back copies of Into Pieces for $10.00 as well so if you haven't picked up a copy yet, or just want the paperback signed now's a perfect opportunity to do it.

http://ladyjanesalonnyc.com

Saturday June 11th, 2016

Bright Lights Big City Presents: Boardwalk Empire Book Signing Author Event

MY FIRST EVER PUBLIC SIGNING!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

This will be my first signing in New Jersey. Tickets are already on sale, make sure you get your tickets early as they will sell out quickly. I will be selling both Shattered and Into Pieces at this event.

Ticket link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2332707

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BLBCHH/?fref=nf and https://www.facebook.com/events/1681412095427295/

Saturday August 6th, 2016 (Also my Birthday weekend!!!!!!)

Indie in NY Book Signing

This is the second signing I'm doing. It is in New York and it's the weekend of my 29th birthday (Aug 4th is the actual day) Tickets are on sale already and there will be a ton of authors in attendance. Being that it's my birthday weekend, I might have a little raffle going on as well. So be sure to grab your tickets and stop by my booth.

I will be selling both Shattered and Into Pieces at this event as well.

Ticket link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/indies-in-new-york-2016-tickets-16595697177?ref=gh
Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/IndiesInNY and https://www.facebook.com/groups/indiesinny/

Perfectly Imperfect Harper Sloan

I am super excited! This will be my first blog done on a book review. YAY!

Okay so this is the book I just finished reading:

Disclaimer:

If you fan girl Harper Sloan, you will not like me after this review. I promise. So if you can handle yourself maturely, continue on. If you can't, keep it moving!

Review:

Let me start off by saying: I think I'm in a massive book funk and this book kept me there.

Moving on:

I've read pretty much all of Harper's books. I know what to expect usually when heading into her books. She's usually a hit or miss with me. I think her best book to date is Unexpected Fate. She completely out did herself. So when I picked up this book I said maybe she will impress me again.

She didn't!

And here's why:

I have a huge issue with insta love. Sometimes I can get lost and believe that, BAM! Love at first sight happens. Then there are other times: I just eye roll throughout the whole story and think "this is so far fetched, I can't even pretend for it to be plausible."

This book tends to fall into the latter. Insta love was not working for me at all here. Every time Kane spoke my response was, "Yea we don't believe you!"

I went into this story thinking: This was going to be a kick ass story about a woman who has issues with how she sees herself and how she triumphs through her struggles to become this amazing strong person.......That's not what I got.

I got a cheesy Cinderella story that's been done too many times for me. (This is just a personal opinion I think the genre is flooded with Cinderella stories)

The formula:

Girl with major family and past trauma. The gay best friend (this varies amongst stories) and other friend who sees her worth, but sadly the heroine can't. 

Enter the Hero: Hot shot Mr. Movie Star (or Billionaire, all around popular playboy). Who instantly becomes taken with her the very first time he sees her. But nothing comes of it.  Not until later down the line were they so happen to cross paths and he sweeps her off her feet. 

MAGICALLY the heroine is all fixed because NOW she believes her worth. Apparently she thought she wasn't anything specially till hot shot Movie Star said she was. 

Digressing a little: My biggest pet peeve is seeing someone not love themselves until someone else defines their worth to them. You need to love you for you. You loving yourself should come from you, not because someone else is showing you love and attention. Honestly I think here is where/Why this story quickly died out for me. 

Back to the review:

We never really see her struggle enough with her issues. We get the glossed over version in the beginning and then poof she's "fixed." I wanted to see the growth. I wanted to weep with her and watch her rise to "I am woman hear me roar."

I hated that I couldn't connect with the characters and feel for them. I was left bored and annoyed that this wasn't the story I wanted it to be. I ended up skimming the last half of the book.

I'm truly frustrated. I wanted this to be epic. She had a great idea and a great premise. She could have destroyed me emotionally. I wanted this to be a female empowerment and it just fell completely flat.

Great writing and a good beginning just poor execution.

Out of Five Stars: I give Perfectly Imperfect a 3