Review: Most Likely to Succeed By Jennifer Echols

Title: Most Likely to Succeed (Superlatives #3)

Author: Jennifer Echols

Published Date: August 4th 2015

In this sexy conclusion to The Superlatives trilogy from Endless Summer author Jennifer Echols, Sawyer and Kaye might just be perfect for each other—if only they could admit it.

As vice president of Student Council, Kaye knows the importance of keeping order. Not only in school, but in her personal life. Which is why she and her boyfriend, Aidan, already have their lives mapped out: attend Columbia University together, pursue banking careers, and eventually get married. Everything Kaye has accomplished in high school—student government, cheerleading, stellar grades—has been in preparation for that future.

To his entire class, Sawyer is an irreverent bad boy. His antics on the field as school mascot and his love of partying have earned him total slacker status. But while he and Kaye appear to be opposites on every level, fate—and their friends—keep conspiring to throw them together. Perhaps the seniors see the simmering attraction Kaye and Sawyer are unwilling to acknowledge to themselves…

As the year unfolds, Kaye begins to realize her ideal life is not what she thought. And Sawyer decides it’s finally time to let down the facade and show everyone who he really is. Is a relationship between them most likely to succeed—or will it be their favorite mistake?

(Synopsis Provided by Goodreads)

Kaye is the vice president of her high school who's also dating the president. She's also head cheerleader and the only student council rep who knows how to get things done. It seems like her life is on the right track - and even if it wasn't her mother would make sure she was back on track before she could even blink. The future is where Kaye needs to keep her head. Her focus is to get into Columbia and become a business tycoon just like her mother. However, when she gets voted Perfect Couple That Never Was with all around flirt Sawyer - she can't help but put her plans on hold to wonder why Sawyer? Plagued by a curiosity she can't seem to get rid of, Kaye begins to take action on these thoughts and feelings about Sawyer. Leading her to realize the plan she's been following is no longer leading her towards to goals she once wanted.

Most Likely to Succeed was cute story. Sawyer was a great guy and Kaye was a refreshing female character who did things and acted out in ways I haven't really seen before. The plot was hard to follow at some points in the story but the characters Kaye and Sawyer pulled through in the end.

Sunday Musings: New Books & Only Lovers Left Alive [2]

After doing some more blogsphere discovering, I stumbled upon The Sunday Post Meme hosted by the lovely Caffinated Book Reviewer. It is quite similar to what I'm doing here with my Sunday musings and so, I will be linking to it from here on - check it out if this is something you're interested in as well!

This week went by rather quickly. Between work and blogging and reading - I barely slept. That's okay though, I'm use to that by now after three years of university procrastination development! I did get a chance to watch one of my favourite movies this week- Only Lovers Left Alive. It stars Tilda Swinton and tom Hiddleston and is a loose modern interpretation of Adam and Eve as vampires. The soundtrack is beautiful and the cinematography is dark and grungy. Great vibes and mood set with Tilda and Tom! I definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the mood for a dark and twisty romance!

Photo by Sandro Kopp - © 2013 - Sony Pictures Classics

As the month of May rolls in, I begin my #monthofmaybookchallenge over on instagram. Again I am so amazed by the support and love of the book blogging community across all platforms (Blogger, Instagram, Wordpress, Bloglovin' etc.). If you don't do the whole Instagram thing fair enough I'll post some of the challenge photos here for you lovely lot!

Day 1 : May TBR

Day 2 : Book & Glasses

Day 3 : New Books

The two books pictured on Day 3 of my #monthofmaybookchallenge are the newest additions to my bookshelf and boy are the covers pretty! The first one pictured is Finding Paris By Joy Preble. Based off the synopsis on the cover sleeve, it seems to be about a pair of sisters who set out on an adventure to have fun but one of them ditches the other making the one sister set out on a journey to find her. All the while learning about herself. It sounds extremely interesting and so now it has been added to my ever growing TBR pile of books!

The second book is How to Be Bad By E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle. These three authors have written other great teen novels and so I was super excited to stumble upon this read! I believe this is a new cover of the original book - not a new book in general. The sounds of this one are three friends who seem to be stuck in their hometowns dealing with boy problems, school problems and family ones. Together they set out on a drive with no destination in mind and no clue what their goal is but ultimately, each one of them will find answers they never knew they were searching for. 

Both of these books sound like great summer reads for me and I cannot wait to read them!

Question for you guys out there: What are some of your favourite movies? Any recommendations?

Let me know in the comments below!

AS ALWAYS,

HAPPY READING!

-Sherry

Review: The Deal By Elle Kennedy

Title: The Deal

Author: Elle Kennedy

Published Date: February 24th 2015

She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy... 

Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice... even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. 

...and it’s going to be oh so good. 

All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he’s worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.

(Synopsis Provided by Goodreads)

The Deal begins with a simple question and ends with the best answer! All around fun, The Deal is a great casual read for any New Adult lover! The characters have such great chemistry together and who doesn't love a hot hockey player? The main characters Hannah and Garrett are a great match with their self-confidence and sassy mouths - put a smile on my face for majority of the book! The book does introduce some pretty heavy topics of violence but does not dive too far into them. Overall I thought this book did a great job focusing/exploring relationships that begin as friends and how people move into something more.

SOMETHING NEW - Tuesday Thoughts & Talks!

Starting next week, the BloggityBLOG will be the host to a new blog meme:

TUESDAY THOUGHTS & TALKS!

This is a meme hosted HERE weekly, that asks you to write about something you've learned or thought about after finishing a certain book - sparking a conversation for us all! 

I was really inspired by all the great conversation surrounding books people have read on Instagram and book blogs online. Everyone experiences something after they read! The really great books we pick up spark something in us that make us think and so Tuesday Thoughts & Talks is all about getting those thoughts heard and sharing your opinions with this awesome book blogging community! 

If you want to participate in the Tuesday Thoughts & Talks, all you need to do is:

-tune in on Tuesdays

-grab the banner

-post your own TuesT&T on your blog 

-then leave a comment down below & link to your post!

Can't wait to start this adventure with everyone! Leave a comment down below if you're interested!

AS ALWAYS,

HAPPY READING!

-SHERRY

Waiting on Wednesday [1]

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine - spotlighting books that haven't been released yet!

My Waiting on Wednesday this week is...

Between Us and the Moon By Rebecca Maizel

Expected Release Date: June 30th 2015

A luminous young adult novel that evokes Judy Blume’s Forever for a new generation.

Ever since Sarah was born, she’s lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Scarlett. But this summer on Cape Cod, she’s determined to finally grow up. Then she meets gorgeous college boy Andrew. He sees her as the girl she wants to be. A girl who’s older than she is. A girl like Scarlett.

Before she knows what’s happened, one little lie has transformed into something real. And by the end of August, she might have to choose between falling in love, and finding herself.

Fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins are destined to fall for this story about how life and love are impossible to predict.

(Synopsis Provided by Goodreads)

I can't wait to pick this book up in June since it's everything I love about teen romances! I feel it will be a great summer read with the setting by the waters. Also, a novel that evokes Judy Blume's Forever? MUST READ!

Who else is eagerly waiting for Between Us and the Moon?

What books are you eagerly anticipating? Leave a link in the comments below to your own Waiting on Wednesday & I'll make sure to stop by!

Review: The Retribution of Mara Dyer By Michelle Hodkin

Title: The Retribution of Mara Dyer

Author: Michelle Hodkin

Published Date: November 4th 2014

Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she’s been told.

There is.

She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead.

She should.

She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance.

She will now.

Loyalties are betrayed, guilt and innocence tangle, and fate and chance collide in this shocking conclusion to Mara Dyer’s story.

Retribution has arrived.

(Synopsis Provided by Goodreads)

The Retribution of Mara Dyer was a good read overall. At some points, the story seemed to drag on (the entire first half of the book aka the beginning). Mara’s inner monologue got to be too much for me at certain points but her interactions with side characters carried me through it. And of course how Noah fits into all of the madness was, to me, meh. I had quite high expectations for the final book in this series and I was okay with how it played out. I wish the story didn’t end where it did – it came together in the end nonetheless.

This book continues where the last one ended – with Mara being captured by Dr. Kells. Mara wakes alone and scrambles to try to figure out how to get out of Horizons. She doesn’t know where Noah is, and last she heard he was dead. It seems like she’s the only one left at the facility but a path to Noah and ultimately freedom, appears. Set by none other than Jude Lowe (the crazy ex boyfriend/killer). All things scream ‘do not trust’ but Mara will do anything to get to Noah. The path set for her is not easy; she’s got to go against all morals. Weighing the odds of life and death – what is worth it? Who is worth it? And what will be the consequence if she takes the path to find Noah? Mara refuses to believe that Noah is dead and so as she trudges on through the dark and twisted road of Horizons. Only to discover more about what makes her unique along with Noah and the others with her at Horizons. The truth of why they were kept at the psychiatric ward is revealed and the truth is not what any of them could imagine. Filled with thrilling plot twists and a great deal of emotions, The Retribution of Mara Dyer will have you crying in sadness one moment and laughing the next.