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Book Review: Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry – Blog Tour

Mar 25, 2016

Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry

Pages: 384
Publish date: 29th March 2016
Publisher: Harlequin TEEN
ISBN: 0373211627
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

One moment of recklessness will change their worlds.

Smart. Responsible. That’s seventeen-year-old Breanna’s role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully’s line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas “Razor” Turner into her life.

Razor lives for the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, and good girls like Breanna just don’t belong. But when he learns she’s being blackmailed over a compromising picture of the two of them—a picture that turns one unexpected and beautiful moment into ugliness—he knows it’s time to step outside the rules.

And so they make a pact: he’ll help her track down her blackmailer, and in return she’ll help him seek answers to the mystery that’s haunted him—one that not even his club brothers have been willing to discuss. But the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow. And suddenly they’re both walking the edge of discovering who they really are, what they want, and where they’re going from here.

Walk the Edge:

I received an e-arc of Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry from Harlequin Teen Via Inkslinger PR in conjunction with the Walk the Edge Blog Tour. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

If you know me well enough then you would know that I love Katie McGarry’s books, her books were one of the first contemporary novels that I read and I let me tell you, I am so glad that I did.

Last year when I read Nowhere but Here, I fell in love with the characters and the world. There is something have guys and bikes that is so fun to read.

Walk the Edge is quite different in relation to the themes that it contains compared to Nowhere but Here. It is quite dark at times, but that is what I love about Katie McGarry’s writing, she can talk about things that are dark, but do it beautifully.

Walk the Edge follows protagonists Breanna, who is quite, shy and hella smart and Razor member of The Reign of Terror motorcycle club. Brought together by something that was a beautiful moment, but made to look like something more. Breanna and Razor join forces and make a pact; find out who is blackmailing Breanna and what really happened to Razors mother.

I adored both protagonists in Walk the Edge. They are both so different, but just work together so well.

Breanna is the shy type. She does what she has to do and is always there for her family, even when they are not there for her. And as the novel went on we get to see her grow. I enjoyed Breanna a lot, she wasn’t annoying or whiny, and she felt normal.

I cannot explain how much I loved Razor. You just feel for him so much. He had this fire about him, however he also had a wall and we slowly see him soften as the book went on.

I really enjoyed the plot of Walk the Edge. It was intriguing and had me turning page after page. I wanted to know what happened to Razors mother, why the club was being so secretive.

We also get to see how the town feels about the club in this book. We see the hatred that most of the town has and gosh, it broke me at times. They all have this outlook on how the club or they liked to call it sometimes gang work.

Walk the Edge has a sense of family. Good and bad, mostly bad. I love how Breanna had a big family, but they were just horrible. They were never there for Breanna and again, it broke me. Breanna has given up so much for them and they give nothing back. They infuriated me, I wanted to throw my book (well phone) across the room, whenever they were in scenes.

We also see a side of the club that we didn’t see in the previous books and I didn’t like it at all. They way that they treated Razor at times…no please.

I love the writing style of Katie McGarry, it’s easy to read and flows so nicely. You are never confused about what was going on. You just along on the ride.

I adored the romance in Walk the Edge. It was slow burning at first, but we could also see the attraction between the two and I loved it.

This has to be one of the most intense endings of a Katie McGarry book, and that is saying something, because the ending of Nowhere but Here is pretty heavy. There was just something about the ending that made it more jarring.

Overall, I loved Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry. It has a steamy romance, dark issues, sweet love and protagonists that pulls you right in. Walk the Edge by Katie MaGarry is a brilliant second novel in the Thunder Road series that is for lovers of YA Contemporary and anyone else who loves romance in dark times.

Have you read Walk the Edge yet? What did you think of it? Are you going to? Let’s chat!

Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine’s 2012 Reviewer’s Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

Book Review: You’re Still the One by Rachel Harris

Feb 18, 2016

You’re Still the One by Rachel Harris

Pages: –
Publish date: February 15th 2016
Publisher: Entangled: Bliss
ISBN: 9781633755550
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

Arabella Stone, Nashville’s darling, is eager to shuck her prim-and-proper rep, and a few wild months spent checking items off her “ summer bucket list” is the way to do it. First up: kiss the man she’s crushed on since she wore a training bra, the bad boy of country himself, Blue bassist Charlie Tucker.

For Charlie, a beautiful woman flirting with him isn’t out of the norm—but a beautiful woman bolting after the hottest kiss of his life sure is. And when he finds out his kiss-and-run Cinderella is none other than Arabella Stone, daughter of his label’s CEO, he knows he’s in trouble. Because not only is she a Stone, she’s also his employee for the next few months at the recording studio he just bought.

Over the course of one thrilling summer, Arabella and Charlie chip away at her list, but once it ends, so does their time together.

You’re Still the One:

I received an e-arc of You’re Still the One by Rachel Harris from Entangled Publishing and InkSlinger PR in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

I have quite a few Rachel Harris books to date but surprising none of her young adult ones. I find that her New Adult ones are so fun to read and I can normally read them in a day, two at the most and it was no different from You’re Still the One.

You’re Still the One follows protagonist Arabella Stone who is Nashville’s precious gem as she knocks off items from her bucket list while she is away from her over protective by loving father. Arabella is the daughter of the CEO of Blue whom we have previous meet in Accidently Married on Purpose.

The first thing on this list is to kiss the man she has had a crush for what seems like forever; Charlie Tucker. The thing is that she is country music’s bad boy and he just happens to be the bassist for Blue.

I loved You’re Still the One. It was filled with funny, sexy and awkward moments that every Rachel Harris novel, but there something different about this one. Charlie was introduced to us in Accidently Married on Purpose and I loved him straight away. There is something about him that grabs your attention, so I was really glad that he has his own novel.

Charlie is used to having all the girls attention, but Arabella is different. They have met quite a number of times before, but he was too busy with this music and being chased by girls that the CEO’s daughter didn’t catch his eye. But there is something different about Arabella to Charlie, apart from running away after they shared a steamy kiss she has this drive that Charlie hasn’t seen before. And now that he is her boss, let’s just say things get interesting.

I really did love Charlie. We get to see him grow throughout the novel and fall for Arabella, slowly. He was adorable sometimes, especially with his sister and niece. He handle things that is new for Rachel Harris, but I loved it so much. He cared so much for this family and what had happened and wanted to protect them with everything his got.

Arabella is very awkward and fun. She has liked Charlie forever, but has never really done anything about it. It loved her interactions with Charlie. She was a very easy protagonist to love. She wasn’t whiney or annoying, she is the person that everyone wants to be friends with.

The romance was adorable. Arabella and Charlie fumble around each other and get up to all sorts of stuff as they cross things off her bucket list. Some of the things that they get up to cause quite a bit of drama, however the drama that you love to read.

I also love that we get to see the rest of Blue and the band and there some adorable scenes that had me squealing, there is also some foreshadowing towards the next book in this series.

I have a love/hate relationships with books that include a musical person, you know the ones where the protagonist just pops put a guitar and starts signing – yer I really dislike those. Nevertheless, You’re Still the One is different, the band has already been together for quite a while and they are just building.

Overall, I really enjoyed You’re Still the One. It had all the Rachel Harris swoon worthy moments and had me flipping page after page. You’re Still the One reminds us that stardom isn’t everything. Behind every close door someone could be tearing themselves apart and that some people need a little light in their lives.

Have you read You’re Still the One? What did you think? Are you going to read it?

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Harris writes humorous love stories about sassy girls-next-door and the hot guys that make them swoon. Vibrant settings, witty banter, and strong relationships are a staple in each of her books…and kissing. Lots of kissing.

An admitted Diet Mountain Dew addict and homeschool mom, she gets through each day by laughing at herself, hugging her kids, and watching way too much Food Network with her husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult romances, and LOVES talking with readers!

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Blog Tour – Recipe: Root Beer Cupcakes

Nov 13, 2015

This is part 2 of my stop on the Dangerous Lies Blog Tour. You can check out my review and giveaway here.

In the book they have quite a few Root Beer Floats and I wanted to have some fun with them. Root beer is really hard to find here in Australia so I did some research and found that sarsaparilla is quite similar – so I used that in my cupcakes but if you have root beer you can use that.

These cupcakes were so fun to make and they are really yummy. The cupcake has the hint of sarsaparilla, with a chocolate filling with a vanilla buttercream on top. I also put some fondant cowboy hats on top for some fun.

These cupcakes are really easier to make and because of the use of a fizzy drink they stay nice and moist and don’t got dry.

The Chocolate in the middle is so good. With the mix of dark and milk chocolate makes it perfect for the cupcake.

I hope you give these cupcakes a try because they are just too damn good. I had so much fun both reading the book and making these cupcakes.

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