If We Were A Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram ~ REVIEW!

~ About The Book ~ 

NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get. 

Enter his new roommate Jordan--a quirky LA girl who believes that everything in life has already been done in the movies. In this heartfelt tale of love, friendship and family, Nate learns how to deal with his new adult life using Hollywood films as a guide.

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~ My Review ~ 

Language: Minimal Swearing

Drinking/Smoking: Some drinking. Mentions of smoking.

Adult Content: Some kissing, a few heavy make-out sessions, and sex is mentioned.

Things I didn’t like:

·         Ed Sheeran being compared to The Avengers. No! The Avengers is so much better! ;)

·         Sophie. Ugh!  

Things I did like:

·         All the movie references!

·         All the music references!

·         Jordan and Nate!

·         The references to Kelly’s other books. So much fun seeing those in there! And for all the references I missed, it just made me want to go read more of her books!

·         Pearl!

·         Christian and Tyler. As annoying as they were/could be, they were pretty awesome and really stepped up when they needed to.

Things I LOVED:

I enjoyed Pearl’s wisdom and jokes. Such a fun character. I look forward to reading the other stories in the Matchmaker series featuring her.

The book! If We Were a Movie was such a cute story! Real, emotional. It hit me right in the feels multiple times! I laughed, I cheered, I felt like kicking something, and I love it so much!!

~ About the Author ~ 

Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and four children.

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Author Name: Christina L. Rozelle

Book Title: The Treemakers

Book Genre: Fantasy

Release Date: Dec. 3, 2014

Publisher: A Spark in the Dark Press

Tour Host: Silverbow Promotions

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Book Synopsis:

Sixteen-year-old Joy Montgomery, daughter of Zephyr the Magnificent, the great magician, can only reminisce of better times. Before the Superiors. Before the uprisings. Long ago. Before the dying Earth ripped the family she loved away from her. She can only dream of the adventure life must've been before their ancestors brought the apocalyptic devastation in the form of disastrous climate change. 

In this desolate dystopian future, the Greenleigh orphans are “privileged” with the task of building mechanical trees for the post-apocalyptic survivors in Bygonne, so their world behind The Wall can breathe another day, and so the Superiors may continue their malevolent reign. 

Lured by a yearning for freedom, tenacious curiosity, and hunger for adventure, Joy discovers hope and magic amid the misery, and power in her promise to care for those remaining, whom she loves enough to risk her life for. To save them, herself, and the boy she adores from the abuse and slavery by the Superiors, Joy must entrust the aid of an unlikely ally who harbors a dangerous secret. 

With an intriguing stranger at the helm, Joy and the treemakers embark on an intense and terrifying, yet liberating quest for the truth about the existence of the forbidden paradise beyond The Wall. 

Mythology ~ A book review

Mythology by Helen Boswell

Hope Gentry doesn’t believe in Fate. Born with an unusual power to see the dark memories of those around her, Hope just wants to be a normal teenager. But on the first day of her senior year of high school, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a transfer student named Micah Condie. At first glance, Micah seems like a boy that most girls would dream about. But when Hope's powers allow her to discover Micah's darkest secret, she quickly becomes entangled in the lives of mythical entities she never dreamed existed. Was this her destiny all along? And will her powers help her survive the evil of the Demon Impiorum? 

Mythology isn't just for English class anymore



My Review: 

Demons, Guardians, Soul-Seers, Dark Pasts, Bright Futures, Hope.  

Heart racing, palms sweaty, legs shaking, hardly breathing, I couldn't put this book down.

I was caught off guard by everything going on.  

A demon for a boyfriend, A rebel guardian angel.  What else do you need?

I think about what to say while writing this review and the only word that comes to mind is Fantastic.  Pretty much the whole book was Fantastic.   There area few scenes where Adult Content is DISCUSSED but it never goes beyond that.  Ever.  Beyond those few scenes where it is discussed, FANTASTIC! That is my review.  The whole thing summed up in a single word.  Because, I'm kinda having a Book Hangover.  And can't really even think about what to say when I can't get over the words I read.

But for real (not that I wasn't being for real earlier),  This book was a breath of fresh air.  All the Cliche events in a  book that I hate, weren't in this book.  I was almost expecting them to pop out and I was genuinely happy they never did.  No crazy love triangle, no boyfriend/girlfriend being jealous and overly protective (as in, you can't talk to another person of the opposite gender or I am going to think you are cheating), no tear jerking break-up moments in attempt to save the each other.  Nope, it was truly a relief and a wonderful, well written story.  Helen, you have yourself a crazy, life-long fan! 

Writing? Incredible! 

Characters? LOVE THEM!

Dialogue? Perfect! 

Story?  Give me more! 

My rating?

(For those unaware, 5 dragons notes is reserved for the books that I LOVE the MOST EVER.  Like, these books get their own shelf and I buy a billion* copies to giveaway to all my friends because the book is THAT good)

*That might be an exaggeration.

Paranormalcy Trilogy-Review

Let me just start by saying, these covers are beautiful, but they do not match the character AT ALL! I think Evie wears a formal dress like twice, maybe.  So really, they should have done something more fitting for the covers.  I know that a lot of books have women in fancy dresses on the covers and seriously, if it doesn't go with the story, DON'T DO IT AS THE COVER! 

Anyway, besides that this series is incredible!  You laugh, you cry, you smile, you frown, you yell at Evie (the Main Character) for making mistakes and you totally love and hate some of the characters (at the same time!)  The entire series keeps you up reading until you've read all three books because they are THAT GOOD! 

I read Paranormalcy and Supernaturally both in one evening because I could not put them down.  (Yes, I was very tired the next morning.  But it was worth it!) 

Evie is a believable character who makes mistakes, has major flaws and can seriously irritate you at times. BUT, she over comes, learns from her mistakes and has a freakin' awesome boyfriend.  (But I'm not going to say anymore because I don't want to spoil things for you).

So, the entire series overall rating

If I reviewed each book individually, the first would get 4.5 music notes, the second book would get 4 music notes (This book happened to have a really big cliche that I HATE so it would get fewer music notes).  and the third would get 5 music notes.  The entire series all together gets 5 music notes! 

And putting the writing aside, Kiersten White is an incredible, hilarious author!  If you didn't see it CLICK HERE to see another post where I mention her and how she signed my copy of Paranormalcy.  (It is hilarious!)  

Once you have done that, continue reading because this isn't gonna make any sense until you do.  

I handed Kiersten my copy of Endlessly with a stick note attached with the correct spelling of my name.   She laughed. :)


See?!? Isn't she totally awesome! 

The Golden Cord: A Book review

Book Blurb:

Some bonds can never be broken.
A hunter must leave behind his true love, give up all hope of survival, as he is forced to guide his most hated enemies on a suicidal journey to the lair of the dragon king.

Front cover flap synopsis:

Death comes from above in the plateau world of Ae’leron, where griffins and dragons prowl the sky. Those who escape becoming prey—or enslavement in the Drobin Empire—hide in secret villages. Surviving in the depths of the Thornclaw Forest, the people of Cliffton live on the edge of the Void—an abyss of clouds that surrounds the plateaus and blocks the view into the Underworld.

Guardians work tirelessly to protect each village, and Drake, along with his pair of guard dogs, is Cliffton’s most dedicated and vigilant. When two Drobin warriors appear outside the gates, he is forced to confront his most hated enemies. But the secretive Drobin hide the true nature of their journey and why wyverns hunt them. 

Drake’s world becomes a whirlwind of change as he leaves his true love and guides the Drobin on a suicidal journey to the lair of the dragon king. He must do this, for if he doesn’t, war will consume the world and destroy everything he loves.

My thoughts:

Everyone knows how much I LOVE dragons! 

So when I heard about this book my first thought was 'ooooh Dragons!'

Then I got lots of other books and put off buying this book forever.  

Last year at LTUE I met the wonderful author and he gave me a great deal on book one and two.

Now, the first thing you need to know about this series is that

the whole thing is the dragon is the villain of the story. . . but, but, but I love dragons.

Why would I want to read a book about dragons being the villain?

Well there is nothing to worry about!  I love people too but that doesn't mean all people are good right? 

And I always love a good villain!

This books is AMAZING! Well written, beautiful detail, dialogue and description.  My ONLY complaint revolves around one seen with mention of possible adult content.  Nothing actually happens.

Do I recommend this book?  YES!

For what age? 13-18+

Overall rating:

To read more and learn  more about the wonderful author, you can visit his website HERE!

And now. . . the surprise that you didn't know about because I didn't mention it in this post up until now; The