Blog Tour – Saving It by Monica Murphy

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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.


monica_murphyAbout 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

Review – A Short History of the Girl Next Door

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

Jared Reck

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5 ★ –   Sweet, Hilarious and Painfully Gorgeous
PUBLISHED BY Knopf Books for Young Readers SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
GENRE(S) : YOUNG ADULT, CONTEMPORARY, ROMANCE
PAGES: HARDCOVER 272
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Synopsis

The unrequited love of the girl next door is the centerpiece of this fiercely funny, yet heart-breaking debut novel.
Fifteen-year-old Matt Wainwright is in turmoil. He can’t tell his lifelong best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her; his promising basketball skills are being overshadowed by his attitude on the court, and the only place he feels normal is in English class, where he can express his inner thoughts in quirky poems and essays. Matt is desperately hoping that Tabby will reciprocate his feelings; but then Tabby starts dating Liam Branson, senior basketball star and all-around great guy. Losing Tabby to Branson is bad enough; but, as Matt soon discovers, he’s close to losing everything that matters most to him.

Review 

A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck is a hilarious, sweet, and heart-breaking story that hit me so hard I don’t know what to do with all these FEELS.

This book is SO AMAZING!! The emotional depth is wonderfully executed from beginning to end. The plot is interesting, heartfelt, and utterly beautiful. The writing is also painfully gorgeous and riveting. I should warn you now… be prepared with a box of tissue and maybe some of your favorite comfort food. I thought I knew just how the story would turn out, but Reck surprised me with the most achingly astounding plot twist. I actually went back and reread that one part just to make sure what happened really happened. And it did…and it shattered my heart and made me hurt so much… BUT I LOVED IT!

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The characters are absolutely fantastic — well-developed, realistic, and perfectly flawed. At first, I wasn’t quite sure I would like Matt, but by the end, he’s definitely stolen a big chunk of my heart. While he’s a bit awkward, sometimes frustrating, and quite angsty, Matt is also genuine, incredibly sweet, and adorable in every way. I really enjoyed seeing the story unfold through his eyes. His voice is so raw and relatable and my heart just broke for him. I loved Tabby! She’s such a wonderful character — caring, loyal, smart, and beautiful. Tabby also has this amazing lively personality that just makes everyone want to be near her. I could definitely see why Matt fell so hard for her. Even his family members, specially his little brother, Murray, love Tabby. Speaking of Murray, he is so cute and spunky and I just wanted to hug him. The other supporting characters are pretty awesome and adorable — Matt’s grandparents, his parents, his best friend, Tripp, and the wonderful teachers.

This book seriously wrecked me, but in a terribly wonderful way — painful to read, emotional all the way, and so incredibly full of heart. Matt’s unrequited love for Tabby made me feel so many emotions.  It made me smile, laugh, and cry… then cry some more. (cue the waterworks!) I had to stop a few times to breathe and get myself together. My eyes hurt and swelled up from crying so much… but I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. I loved spending time with Matt, his family, and Tabby, and yeah… I really miss them all.

A Short History of the Girl Next Door is a fantastic story full of heart, friendship, love, loss, and never-ending supply of nerds. It’s beautiful, funny, and sad, but so real in every way. Definitely recommend you pick this up if you’re in the mood for some epic FEELS.

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

Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll add this heartwarming story to your TBR! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Week!

Sincerely Karen Jo


jaredreckAbout the Author 

Jared Reck lives in Hanover, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two daughters. He teaches 8th grade Language Arts, where he has been reading awesome books and writing alongside his students for the past twelve years. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is his debut novel

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