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Ten OTP’s That Pull At My Heart

Feb 13, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone join as you please. This week’s topic is Ten OTP’s That Pull At My Heart.

If you know me well, then you know I ship so many bookish couples. I just love romance and it’s one of my favourite things to read. So today I share some of my favourite OTP’s. There are some oldies here and some new couples. And in reality it was really hard to choose only 10 – but here we go. Like always these are in order.

Clary and Jace from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. One of my first real OTP’s, I just love these two together. Not the most likely pair, they clash a lot – but that makes them who they are. I loved how they grew throughout the whole series and even in other series, with their story still pending.

Emma and Julian; Mark and Keiren from The Dark Artifices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. Basically, I am not prepared for the last book. I don’t know who’s going to survive. Who is going to be together? But all I know is that my heart is going to be torn. You can read my reviews of Lady Midnight and Lord of Shadows.

Nix and Kash from The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig. My heart. They are both so adorable together. I loved the slow burning love, the hesitation (most of the time). I loved that they knew so much about each other, and slowly their feelings changed. The reader is able to see how much they care for one another, even if they don’t see it themselves. I just love this OTP. Check out my reviews on The Girl From Everywhere and The Ship Beyond Time.

Lazlo and Sarai from Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. I didn’t just fall in love with Lazlo and Sarai individually, but together. My heart. I loved that they were innocent but explored at the same time. I loved how they interacted and how beautiful it was. Check out my full review.

Cinder and Kai from Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Ah these two. They go through a hell of a lot throughout the series and it’s hard. I love how they go through many ups and downs to get to where they are. It’s messy and complicated, but so beautiful and adorable.

Kestrel and Aria from The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski. I fell in love with the romance. Oh, it was just so beautiful. Slow, but just so gorgeous and breathtaking. I just swooned half the time. Both Kestrel and Aria don’t even realise how they feel about each other, but it’s beautiful to watch. Rutkoski is a mastermind. The combination of forbidden love between a slave and someone of high standard and the blissful moments are perfect.

Jamie and Ryan from Him/Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. These two boys. They killed me. I loved seeing their relationship grow and change. It was so nice seeing them tease each other, but you also know it’s how they love one another. Both novels are heartbreaking for each of them, but I loved seeing a different side of sports romance. It’s was so good.

Taylor and Jamie from Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde. One of my favourite tropes is ‘Friends to Lovers’, so you have no idea how excited I was about Taylor and Jamie. They were adorable together. I was squealing and couldn’t keep myself contained. I loved how much Jamie understood Taylor and knew when to step back. But he also knew when to push her and try and get her out of her bubble. Check out my full review.

Paisley and Jagger from Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros. These two break my heart. And still, do every time I re-read the book. I loved this burning romance and how perfect Paisley and Jagger fit. I loved how they both weren’t perfect, but learnt from one another. They have to be one of my favourite Rebecca Yarros’ OTP’s.

Echo and Noah from Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry. Noah and Echo, they are both broken but with the help of each other, they start to break down each other’s walls. Noah shifts not only his world but Echo’s as well. What I also love is that we get to see this couple grow throughout the whole series and even beyond that.

And that is it! Wow. What are some of your OTP’s? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat!

Books I Can’t Believe I Finished | Discussion

Feb 3, 2018

I have a tendency to finish books that I am not enjoying. I don’t really know why, but I hate not finishing a book, I would give it a chance. Even if that means pushing through to the very last page. So today I thought I would share with you, books I can’t believe I finished.

Assassin’s Heart (Assassin’s Heart #1) by Sarah Ahiers: Assassin’s Heart was not for me. Firstly I was intrigued by the end, I felt like a fish out of water. I felt there was no arc in both the protagonist and the plot. There was so much potential to make such a good read, but it didn’t reach that for me.

Paper Princess by Erin Watt: Paper Princess is a story of survival, rags to riches and how money can’t buy you everything. I was really looking forward to this one. I really enjoyed When It’s Real when I read it a couple of weeks okay. But I was utterly disappointed with Paper Princess. I wasn’t a massive fan of the writing, nor the characters. I felt at times that all I wanted to do was give up. In saying all that, I will read more into this series as the ending did give me hope.

Charisma by Jeanne Ryan: This one explores changing yourself to fit it and how that can tear you apart. It was slightly instalovey, and I felt that it was hard to connect with the protagonist as she was whiny and standoffish. The writing was crash hot and I hated that they ‘fixed’ shyness. Again, I did finish it.

Lisette’s Paris Notebook by Catherine Bateson: Overall, Lisette’s Paris Notebook was not for me. It explores family, friendship, and romance. It had a protagonist that felt too young to be eighteen and a plot that dragged on. I was expecting and wanting more from Lisette’s Paris Notebook.

The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares: The Whole Things Together is a poignant novel that just didn’t hit the right spots for me. With far too many characters and storylines to keep track off. I was confused most of the time. It explores the notions of romance, family and finding yourself.

The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra: Olive as a protagonist didn’t sit well with me, as well as the romance. The plot was intriguing and I kept reading for that alone. At the end, I was hoping it would work out somehow, but I was left disappointed.

And that is it for this post! What are some of the books that you can’t believe you finished? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat

Books I Really Liked But Can’t Remember Much About

Jan 23, 2018

This week was so much fun! I’ve read a lot of books over the past few years. And for the most part, I remember the book. But there are times where I know I loved the book, but can’t remember much that happened throughout the book.

There have been times when I pick up and book and halfway through remember that I already read it and enjoyed it. Or other times when I am reading a new book in a series and have to go back and refresh. So today I thought I would share some of the books that I liked, but can’t remember much about.

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake: This was a 4.5 Star read for me back in 2014. I know I adored and fell in love with the characters and the world. But apart from major plot points. I don’t remember much about the book and duo at all.

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles: One of the first contemporary bad boys that I read and loved. 2014 was when I started to read more YA contemporary and I loved trying so many things out – probably is now, I can’t remember much about the books that I read.

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi: One of the first dystopian novels that I read and again like the other books today – feel in love. I think that if I read it again, I would know what was happen and things would seem familiar. But I couldn’t tell you what happened at the top of my head.

Angelfall by Susan Ee: One of the many Angel books I read when they started to get really big. I know that I loved it because of how different the Angel’s were, I remember it being dark and really interesting. I never finished the series, so I might do a re-read this year.

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly: When I finished this one I remember really falling in love with the world. It’s a historical fiction Esq book and I love that sort of thing. It was full of crime and mystery. But I don’t know what exactly.

Gambit by C.L. Denault: I picked this book up out of nowhere, I was offered it for review by the author. I don’t remember what happened in the book. All I know was that it was different and I really enjoy the world that was created.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black: I recently just read The Cruel Prince by Holly Black and loved it! But now I can’t remember what I happened in the book. I think I remember the way that the world work, but I don’t know the plot. One thing I did remember was the quotes before each chapter that I loved!

And that is it for that post! What are some of the books that you loved, but can’t remember what happened? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat!