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SavingItTour

Hello lovelies and Happy Thanksgiving Day to everyone celebrating!!

Welcome to my stop for the Saving It Blog Tour hosted by Chapter by Chapter. I really enjoyed this adorable and flirty friends-to-lovers romance. I cannot wait to introduce you to Eden and Josh and gush about their cuteness. Don’t forget to stay until the end for an awesome giveaway!

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4.5 ★ – Flirty, Hilarious and Incredibly Swoony

PUBLISHED BY ENTANGLED TEEN CRUSH NOVEMBER 6, 2017

GENRE(S): YOUNG ADULT, ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY

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Synopsis

Eden: Josh Evans and I have been best friends forever. He knows all my secrets, and I know all of his. So when he randomly asks me to help him lose his virginity, I sort of flip out. That’s a question that sends your mind to places you’ve seriously never considered before. Like, you know. Having sex. With your best friend. Except Josh doesn’t want to have sex with me—he wants me to help him find a girl. A nice girl who’s funny and smart and cute. Except he already knows a girl just like that…

Josh: Eden Sumner is my best friend. So of course she’d be the person to help me find my perfect match, so I can drop my V card before I head off to college. Except the more we search, the more I realize that maybe the right girl has been by my side all along. I don’t need Eden’s help in finding me a girl to love. I’m pretty sure I’m already in love with Eden. But now she thinks I’m only after one thing… with anyone but her.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book is what happens when American Pie meets Friends with Benefits. It contains two best friends, plenty of angst, and lots and lots of sex talk. Reading this might have you looking at your best friend in a different light!

Review

Another cutesy and fun read from Entangled Teen Crush! Seriously, these books are so addictive and I always have the best sugar high from them. And Saving It by Monica Murphy… definitely sweet and incredibly swoony.

This is the first book I’ve read from Monica Murphy and I can honestly say that it won’t be my last. Saving It is adorably fun, flirty, and hilarious. Not to mention Eden and Josh’s relationship is absolutely endearing and 100% shippable! The plot is also interesting and had plenty of lovey dovey aww moments that made me all fuzzy and warm. And the ending… so stinkin’ cute and romantic and just so wonderfully done that you’ll want to replay the moment over and over. Definitely one of the cutest friends-lovers romance stories.

I completely and positively adore Eden and Josh. They’re both so charming, funny, and quirky. I loved how they genuinely cared about each other that they didn’t want to do anything that could hurt years of friendship. They’re also very likable and I enjoyed their POVs so much. Being able to see how they really feel about each other was absolutely heartwarming. And even though I wanted them to admit how they truly felt and kiss and just be together, it was super cute and fun to watch them struggle and fight the inevitable. I don’t want to give too many details, but just be prepared to swoon, laugh, aww, giggle and have a smile plastered on your face the entire time… I sure did!

I liked the supporting characters too and the friendship dynamic between them and Eden and Josh. Abraham didn’t sit well with me at first, but by the end, he definitely earned the best friend title award. Then there’s Molly, Eden’s other best friend. She’s the blunt and tell it to your face kind of friend… but at the end of the day, you know she’ll have your back. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters and can’t wait to see a book about Molly and Abraham.

Saving It is a delightful, fun, and incredibly swoony read. With great friendships, sweet phone calls, adorable Snapchats, and a cute romance, you won’t be able to resist falling in love with this book. So don’t save it for last… grab a copy now and get ready to fall head over heels with Eden and Josh!

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is a traditionally published author with Bantam/Random House and Harper Collins/Avon, as well as an independently published author. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance. She is also USA Today bestselling romance author Karen Erickson. She is a wife and a mother of three who lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through many angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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Thanks for reading lovelies. Hope you have a wonderful and funfilled Thanksgiving weekend!!!

Sincerely Karen Jo

HavenTour

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to my stop for the Haven Blog Tour hosted by Chapter by Chapter. I absolutely love this spellbinding YA paranormal romance and can’t recommend it enough. I hope you enjoy reading my review and don’t forget to stay until the end for an awesome giveaway!

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5 ★ – A DELICIOUSLY DARK, SEXY, AND HEART-POUNDING TALE

PUBLISHED BY ENTANGLED PUBLISHING NOVEMBER 7, 2017

GENRE(S): YOUNG ADULT, ROMANCE, PARANORMAL, FANTASY

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Synopsis

Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere, He’s used to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He’s always been on the outside, looking in, and he’s fine with that. Until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart.

Freddie isn’t like normal teen girls, though. And someone wants her dead for it. Freddie warns he’d better stay far away if he wants to stay alive, but Rain’s never been good at running from trouble. For the first time, Rain has something worth fighting for, worth living for. Worth dying for.

Review

I’m utterly and positively smitten with this book. Haven by Mary Lindsey is such an incredibly unique, oddly intriguing, and suspenseful tale that had me reeling and holding my breath the entire time.

“We all hold a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed.”

Rain Ryland has lived a very troubled life and never felt like he belonged. That is until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart (Freddie). Immediately, Rain finds himself undeniable attracted to Freddie. Even with a murder mystery to solve and a killer on the loose who wants Freddie dead, Rain just can’t seem to stay away. As the darkness unfolds before his eyes, Rain must decide what’s he’s willing to do to protect everyone he loves.

Haven is wickedly awesome in every way. Chapter after chapter, this book pulled me in deep until I was beautifully drowning in its eerily, but enthralling supernatural world. The plot is fast-paced, gripping, and full of twists that had me on edge. The mystery, tension, drama, and dangers lurking in every corner kept me turning the pages. The family dynamics, friendships, and tender moments between the characters give the story its heart and a sense of realness. The romance, while not the focal point, is sweet and achingly swoontastic! And the writing — absolutely phenomenal and so captivating that I found it impossible to put the book down. I truly enjoyed reading Haven and if I didn’t have work or errands to do, I’m certain that I would have devoured this in a day.

Rain and Freddie are ridiculously adorable — their chemistry is electrifying and had me smiling and swooning. The side characters, like Petra, Merrick and Ruby, are pretty great and delightful. Actually, I like all the characters to some extent — even the ones that are menacing and downright evil. The author does such a terrific job creating characters that are brilliantly mysterious, positively intriguing, and flawed in the best possible way. They have their own dark secrets, heartbreaking pasts, inner turmoil, and insecurities. With complicated relationships, vile manipulations, and endless lies, the characters surely kept me on my toes and surprised me plenty of times. Even though it was extremely frustrating, I honestly loved never knowing for sure who to trust and not to trust — just made reading Haven so much more exciting and interesting.

I seriously love this book so much that I definitely would not mind reading a sequel or two! It’s deliciously dark, sexy, and heart-pounding. The plot is filled with intrigue, mystery, suspense, and a steamy romance that will give you all the feels. With a badass, sassy, and beautiful heroine like Freddie, a handsome, tough, and brave hero with a gentle heart like Rain, and a wonderfully spellbinding story that’s hard to forget, Haven gave me the most amazing spine-tingling thrills and chills.

If you’re looking for a unique, gritty and tension-filled YA paranormal romance that will leave you wanting more, then this book is perfect for you.

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Mary Lindsey is a multi award-winning, RITA® nominated author of romance for adults and teens. She lives on an island in the middle of a river. Seriously, she does. When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens, two Cairn Terriers, and one husband. Inexplicably, her favorite animal is the giant anteater and at one point, she had over 200 “pet” Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. The roaches are a long story involving three science-crazed kids and a soft spot for rescue animals. The good news is, the “pet” roaches found a home… somewhere else.

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Thanks for reading lovelies. Hope you have a great weekend!

Sincerely Karen Jo