March 2018 – Page 51 – Sincerely Karen Jo

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Good Morning Loves!! It’s time for my favorite segment of the week. I mean who doesn’t love raving about their favorite book boyfriends?!? So… who should we go on a Swoony Saturdate with today?

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Swoony Saturdates is a weekly segment where I’ll feature one of my favorite book boyfriends and explain some reasons why I think he’s utterly and undeniably swoon-worthy. And just for fun, I’ll occasionally describe an ideal date with the book boyfriend I choose. If you’d like to join me, feel free to do so and leave your links in the comments so everyone can check out your picks. Oh and it’s definitely not limited to just book boyfriends…you can totally pick book girlfriends too! Don’t forget to link back to me so I can see your posts!

Without further ado….Let’s go on a Swoony Saturdate with

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I absolutely adored Dean Holder in Hopeless, but I fell head over heels in love with him in Losing Hope. I remember reading those two books and swooning over everything he did for Sky. If you haven’t read any of CoHo’s books, then I highly recommend you add Hopeless and Losing Hope to your TBR.

Reasons Why Dean Holder is Delightfully and Ridiculously Swoon-Worthy

He’s handsome and such a hottie! – He has tousled dark hair, dimples, seductively crooked grin and stark blue eyes. Sky says “He’s beautiful. Not beautiful in the pretty-boy sense. Or even the tough-guy sense. Just a perfect mixture of in-between. Not too big, but not too small. Not too rough, not too perfect.” AND I couldn’t agree more.

He’s determined and never gave up HOPE – I feel like if I say too much here, I might give something away plot wise, so I’m just going to leave it at that.

He’s intense and very passionate about his feelings – When he loves, he loves with all he has. He cares so deeply and is not afraid to express how he really feels.

He’s honest, sweet, kind, thoughtful, loyal and just someone who has a really good heart. He appears to be this tough guy and he did have a troubled past, but in truth…he’s such sweetheart.

He’s also very funny, charming, flirty, and romantic. I loved all the scenes between him and Sky. Oh and their first kiss… swoon!

He’s very protective of everyone he loves and would do anything for them. The things he did for Sky made my heart melt.

He’s perfectly flawed and vulnerable in a way that makes him so damn lovable. You really just need read Hopeless and Losing Hope to know just how amazing he is. I feel like there is so much more about him that I can’t put into words. So just read these two books. I promise you will fall in love with not only Dean Holder, but also the story, the characters, and the incredible writing.

“When you become mine, it’ll be a forever thing. I’ve told you before that the only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers, and I mean that.”

An ideal date with Dean Holder would be him cooking spaghetti for me while I bake him some chocolate chip cookies. After dinner, we’ll watch something on Netflix for an hour or two,then maybe go for a night run if it’s not too cold. (This is something I do now with my bf. I’m such a homebody and I think Dean Holder is too. I just know he’d love a quiet and chill night).

I hope you enjoyed this Swoony Saturdate post. Who are some of your favorite book boyfriends? Don’t forget to leave your comments down below and have a wonderful day!

sincerelykarenjo2

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Good Evening to some of you who are still in the Friday night timezone. I’m feeling a little bit better, but still not 100%. I just stayed in bed the whole day and took long naps and would wake up just to get some food in my tummy. I’m hoping to get a really good sleep tonight cause tomorrow is going to be a very long day. Visiting the boyfriend’s fam for lunch and then going to a friend’s party after… so there’s going to be a lot of eating and socializing. Anyway, just wanted to share the first few lines of what I’m currently reading right now so let’s get to it!

FIRST LINES FRIDAYS IS A WEEKLY FEATURE FOR BOOK LOVERS HOSTED BY WANDERING WORDS. WHAT IF INSTEAD OF JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER, ITS AUTHOR OR ITS PRESTIGE, WE JUDGED IT BY ITS OPENING LINES?

PICK A BOOK OFF YOUR SHELF (IT COULD BE YOUR CURRENT READ OR ON YOUR TBR) AND OPEN TO THE FIRST PAGE
COPY THE FIRST FEW LINES, BUT DON’T GIVE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE BOOK AWAY JUST YET – YOU NEED TO HOOK THE READER FIRST
FINALLY… REVEAL THE BOOK!

COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT AND BANNER (OR MAKE YOUR OWN!) ABOVE FOR YOUR OWN FIRST LINES FRIDAYS POSTS. MAKE SURE TO COMMENT YOUR FIRST LINES BELOW SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN CHECK THEM OUT!

Never remove a blade from a wound. Her mom’s warning cried through the howling wind. Could her spirit see Halen now — read her frantic thoughts? How else would her mom have known how desperately she wanted to let Dax sink to the ocean floor? He was a knife in her heart; if she let him go, death would follow.

Holding on tortured her worn muscles as she fought the waves from stealing his body from her grip. The unforgiving ocean shoved Dax forward, ramming his head into her jaw. Screaming, the salt water rushed between her lips, choking her breath. She was a siren — she wouldn’t drown, but it didn’t stop the ocean from trying to claim her.

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Just a little more…

Smoke and Ruin

(The Siren Chronicles #3)

Tiffany Duane

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Published February 6, 2018

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Darkness is Calling

She sacrificed her soul to save the realms. Now Halen must face a life tethered to a curse. But can she accept a world without Asair and her sister? She has no clue where to find them and with an unconscious Guardian, it’s not as if she can travel far. As the days spin to months, and the elixir she so desperately needs to cast magick diminishes, Halen must learn to survive without her powers while drowning the evil whispers calling to her soul—a call she must never answer. Still, she fears, what if the mermaid’s twisted vision were true? Will the darkness consume her power before Natalie and Asair find her? Will she resist or ruin them all?

So, I really love this series. I actually just posted my reviews for the first two books. If you haven’t read it, I’ll link it down below. I had planned on reading this yesterday night, but as you know, I wasn’t feeling that well. I tried to read a little bit today, but that definitely did not work. Hoping I get to read this weekend cause I’m miss everyone already and I’m so excited to find out how the series ends.

Coral and Bone Review

Curses and Ash Review

Have you read this book/series? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below.

sincerelykarenjo2