Top 10 of 2015: Best Boyfriends

Today its time for the best boyfriends nominee of 2015! Well they're not actually nominees but they''re boyfriends from books I read and that the best boyfriend of 2015. 

Also just to make note due to the number of books I read by the same author that her name will often show up when doing all the boyfriends nominees. 

From the Rose Gardner series by Denise Grover Swank, I nominate Mason Deveraux.

From the The Wedding pact "The Player" also by Denise Grover Swank, I nominate Garrett Lowery. 

From the San Fransico wolf pack "Beauty and the Werewolf by Kristin Miller, I nominate Jack MacGrath.

From the Witches of Blackbrook by Tish Thawer, I nominate Jason Hardy. 

From the Losing it series "Losing It" by Cora Carmack, I nominate Garret Taylor.

From the Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent, I nominate Finn.

From the Naturals "Killer Instinct" by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, I nominate Dean. 

From the Rusk university "All Played Out" also by Cora Carmack, I nominate Mateo Torres.

From the Wicked Saga by Jennifer L Armentrout, I nominate Ren Owens.

From the Selection series "The Heir" by Keira Cass, I nominate Erick. 

I was going to do more on this post but It was SOOOO HARD to find 10 boyfriends from the books that I read this year.

Top 10 of 2015: Best Couples

Today is Best ___ of 2015 and today I chose couples although I'm terrifed of writing this post because a lot of the couples I have a really hard time explaining!

So going from my top favorite to eh I like them but forgot entirely what I like about them (remember a whole year has gone!)

 

1. Bliss and Garret from Losing it by Cora Carmack. 

  Garrett has a BRITISH ACCENT!!! Do I really need to say more?

Bliss is one lucky women!

 

2. Rose and Mason from the Rose Gardner series by Denise Grover Swank 

 Rose and Mason are typically honest with each other and they both love each other unconditional but there's a little heartbreaker in 35 & a half conspiracies that leaves me as a Team Mason fan heartbroken.

3. Caroline and Reed from Off the Subject series also by Denise Grover Swank  

These two seriously are soulmates! 

 

4. Jack and Isabelle from Beauty and the Werewolf by Kristin Miller

 Jack and Isabelle had a lot of hurdles to go through in order to be together and sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the one you love the most.

 

5. Cassie and Dean from The Naturals series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

Now these two just got together, but honestly I saw it coming with these two finally got together. Although with Dean's troubled past it might put up some trust issues between them.

6. Nina and Finn from The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent 

Although these two are kind of in that unsure stages and with Finn's freaky situation, I wonder how it's going to work between them.  But hey at least he's not that easy to kill right?

7.  Kalliope and Wilder from Inspire also by Cora Carmack  

 A muse entangle love, but Wilder certainly feels something more that her inspirations but inspirations can be deathly.  He's determine to show Kalliope that it's true love from the heart.

 

8. Abby and Jace from Lion's Share also by Rachel Vincent 

Honestly this surprise me with the pairing but I'm glad that Jace has found someone and that Abby has been able to trust Jace with her heart.

9. Ivy and Ren from Wicked by Jennifer L Armentrout/J Lynn

 AND this one I don't remember too much of but I love the book since I gave it a Purrfect review. 

Is there a number 10? Not based on the books I read this years since a lot of them were focused on the Rose Gardner series.

Top 10 of 2015: Best Books

 

Best Books I’ve Read in 2015 (Doesn’t have to be released in 2015, just a book you’ve read in 2015)

Okay the top best book I read has to be Losing it by Cora Cormack, I read this book on my way home from St. Louis which was a 10 hours drive back home but I read it under four hours.

Wicked by J Lynn was another contender, I thoroughly enjoy the book but I'll have to re-read it again so I can jump in for the next book. When will that come out????

Of Shadow and Stone by Michelle Muto, this book was a fun read, I told Michelle that she should write an second book. We'll see what happens.

The Naturals (both book one and book two) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, I adore, Love, Obsessed with this series and I need book three right now!

 

I've read all of Denise Grover Swanks Rose Gardner's books and by far Thirty-One and a Half Regrets is my favorite out of all the books. But I still have a love/hate for thirty-five and a half conspiracies, there's so much I love but I still have a hate for what went down.

Another Denise Grover Swank book is Redesigned, those two characters are naughty and lovey towards one another.

 

Rachel Vincent (my all time favorite author) had two new books/series come out this year and I love both of them. The Stars Never Rise (YA) and Meneragie (Adult). IF you are a fan of the walking dead The Stars Never Rise I would highly recommend reading (no Zombies but there's a theme). If you're looking for something fresh and new/Never been written before then Meneragie is the book to try.

 

Tish Thawer's book The Witches of Blackbrook was amazing! and I can't wait for book two to come!

I was hook on Amy Mile's Wither book! I look forward to seeing where Wither takes her.

Top 10 Tuesday: Fall Shows I'd look forward to

After seeing Two Chicks on Books, she inspires me to do this post because quite honestly I haven't done much blogging. I've read few books these past two months and done minimum reviews.

So today Top 10 Tuesday post is all about what Fall shows I'm looking forward to seeing and I honestly HOPE that I have 10.

#1. The Walking Dead of course, I'm over the Fear the Walking Dead just over it.
 

#2. Quantico
 

#3. Code Black, let's hope this is what I'm looking for since Night Shift didn't cut it for me


#4. Flipping Vegas which is my new current obsession show to watch when its on
 

#5.  Right now Cake Boss is one of the shows that just started and I'm glad its back finally!
 

#6. Reign although I'm behind on season 2
 


#7. The Originals although I'm behind on both seasons


#8. Blindspot might be a show I'll watch

#9. House of DVF

#10. Keeping Up with the Kardashian

Can I also say that The X-Files is one of the highly anticipated show I'm waiting to see?!?!?!?

Top 10 Tuesday: Anticipating Releases

It's another Tuesday! and that means it's time for Top 10 Tuesday meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Today topic is Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015

Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank 

No Synopsis yet

Released date plan is November 2015

Six of Crows (The Dregs #1) by Leigh Bardugo 

Game of Thrones meets Ocean's Eleven in this brand-new book in the world of the Grisha by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first. 

Hardcover, 480 pages

Expected publication: September 29th 2015 by Henry Holt and Company 

Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements #3) by Jeniffer L. Armetrout 

Some loves will last ’til your dying breath

Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.

Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell...

Paperback, 400 pages

Expected publication: July 28th 2015 by Harlequin Teen 

The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent

Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive. Her town's population has been decimated by soul-consuming demons, and souls are in short supply. Watching over her younger sister, Mellie, and scraping together food and money are all that matters. The two of them are a family. They gave up on their deadbeat mom a long time ago.

When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she'll do anything to protect her. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. And Mellie's sin has put her in serious trouble.

To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie?

Wanted by the Church and hunted by dark forces, Nina knows she can't survive on her own. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her.

Hardcover, 368 pages

Expected publication: June 9th 2015 by Delacorte Press 

Menagerie (Menagerie #1) by Rachel Vincent

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent comes a richly imagined, provocative new series set in the dark mythology of the Menagerie…

When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town.

But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other "attractions"—mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies—are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed.

Renowned author Rachel Vincent weaves an intoxicating blend of carnival magic and startling humanity in this intricately woven and powerful tale. 

Paperback, 400 pages

Expected publication: September 29th 2015 by MIRA 

The Veil (Devil's Isle #1) by Chloe Neill 

Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle.

Claire Connolly is a good girl with a dangerous secret: she’s a Sensitive, a human endowed with magic that seeped through the Veil. Claire knows that revealing her skills would mean being confined to Devil’s Isle. Unfortunately, hiding her power has left her untrained and unfocused.

Liam Quinn knows from experience that magic makes monsters of the weak, and he has no time for a Sensitive with no control of her own strength. But when he sees Claire using her powers to save a human under attack—in full view of the French Quarter—Liam decides to bring her to Devil’s Isle and the teacher she needs, even though getting her out of his way isn’t the same as keeping her out of his head.

But when the Veil threatens to shatter completely, Claire and Liam must work together to stop it, or else New Orleans will burn…

Paperback, 336 pages

Expected publication: August 4th 2015 by NAL Trade 

Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young 

Stay Tonight. Stay Forever.

When Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel Ruby, she’s grateful for the detour. Just months after their mother’s death, Audrey and her brother, Daniel, are on their way to live with their grandmother, dumped on the doorstep of a DNA-matched stranger because their father is drowning in his grief.

Audrey and her family only plan to stay the night, but life in the Ruby can be intoxicating, extending their stay as it provides endless distractions—including handsome guest Elias Lange, who sends Audrey’s pulse racing. However, the hotel proves to be as strange as it is beautiful. Nightly fancy affairs in the ballroom are invitation only, and Audrey seems to be the one guest who doesn't have an invite. Instead, she joins the hotel staff on the rooftop, catching whispers about the hotel’s dark past.

The more Audrey learns about the new people she's met, the more her curiosity grows. She’s torn in different directions—the pull of her past with its overwhelming loss, the promise of a future that holds little joy, and an in-between life in a place that is so much more than it seems…

Welcome to the Ruby. 

Hardcover, 288 pages

Expected publication: November 3rd 2015 by Simon Pulse 

The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong

 
Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.

Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn’t dare reveal.

The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with “issues.” But that’s exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage.

The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree.

Riley and Max know that if they can’t get out, they’ll be next—but they’re about to find out that even escape doesn’t equal freedom.

Hardcover, 320 pages

Expected publication: October 13th 2015 by Doubleday Canada

Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken

Violin prodigy Etta Spencer had big plans for her future, but a tragedy has put her once-bright career at risk. Closely tied to her musical skill, however, is a mysterious power she doesn't even know she has. When her two talents collide during a stressful performance, Etta is drawn back hundreds of years through time.

Etta wakes, confused and terrified, in 1776, in the midst a fierce sea battle. Nicholas Carter, the handsome young prize master of a privateering ship, has been hired to retrieve Etta and deliver her unharmed to the Ironwoods, a powerful family in the Colonies--the very same one that orchestrated her jump back, and one Nicholas himself has ties to. But discovering she can time travel is nothing compared to the shock of discovering the true reason the Ironwoods have ensnared her in their web.

Another traveler has stolen an object of untold value from them, and, if Etta can find it, they will return her to her own time. Out of options, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the mysterious traveler. But as they draw closer to each other and the end of their search, the true nature of the object, and the dangerous game the Ironwoods are playing, comes to light -- threatening to separate her not only from Nicholas, but her path home... forever. 

Hardcover, 464 pages

Expected publication: January 5th 2016 by Disney-Hyperion

Riders (Riders #1) By Victoria Rossi 

For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.
Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can’t remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen—Conquest, Famine and Death—are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.
They fail.
Now—bound, bloodied, and drugged—Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he’s fallen for—not to mention all of humankind—he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.
But will anyone believe him?

Hardcover, 384 pages

Expected publication: February 2nd 2016 by Tor Teen

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish, today topic is Top Ten Books I'd Love To See As Movies/Tv Shows.

This is extremly hard because there's so many books that I have read and all of them could be contenders for Movie/TV shows.

1. Soul Screamers Series 
It would probably be better off doing it as a TV show unless the producers can find a way to fit 300+ into 120 pages which is the max for when converting a book into a movie. The journey that Kaylee had to go through during her High School life had a lot of ups and downs, and learning about something she never knew but had always thought that she was crazy with her panic attack.

2. The Naturals 
Honestly I love this series although there's only two books so far, it's a crime/thriller/paranormal book and I tend to do like some crime/thrillers shows. This series could go on forever since there's really no ending of this series, so which way would it be? Most likely a TV show because you can come up with different plots and if it were to be a Movie, you're really narrowed down to just what the book plot is with no expansion.

3. Fire and Blood series
MOVIE . . . Enough said

4. Lux Series
I know it's in the works for a Movie and I agree with it being a Movie AS LONG THEY DON"T FREAKING MESS IT UP!

5. The Selection Series
It was option for a TV show on CW but didn't get the green light for a first season and I think I know why proabaly because they also have presented Reign as a TB show as well and that one won in favor

6. The Rose Gardner Series
TV SHOW!!!! that way everything goes at its own pace rather than forced during the movie.

7. Shfiters Series
I don't know which way i would want it, maybe movie or maybe TV show. I just don't know. 

8. The Depossessed series
It can go either way . . . but it would probably rave better as a movie but Gargoyles was a TV show and a MOVIE before it really went into an TV show. So would you want to see Gargoyles on the big screen? Me personally YES.

9. Pushing the Limits Series
I can't make up my mind on TV or Movie . . . each book is different

10. A Wicked Saga
Definitely a TV show . . . but it could face competition with the other shows set in New Orleans.

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the bookish, and today topic is listing your 10 top Authors YOU REALLY REALLLY (donate an arm and leg or even blood) to MEET.

I'm going to add a little bit of Authors that I have met as well . . .

First my Top 10 Authors I want to meet

1. Rachel Vincent of course
2. Kristin Miller Gotta love her
3. Jennifer L Armentrout
4. Sophie Jordan
5. Denise Grover Swank I know I'll meet her at some point 
6. Jennifer Lynn Barnes
7. Chloe Neill
8. Katie McGarry
9. Victoria Scott
10. Page Morgan

Now after attending UtopYA last year, I met many authors that I would have never imagine meeting so many! Some I knew from social media and facebook so that was really great to meet the author face to face.

Authors that I've met at UtopYA

1. Megan Curd
2. Mindy Ruiz
3. Rachel Harris
4. Michele Miller
5. Casey Bond
6. Heather Hildenbrand 
++++ SO MUCH MORE!!!!!

Authors that I've met locally . . .

1. Andrea Creamer
2. Amanda Hockling 
3. Heather Anastasiu (she didn't host an book event but she was at one of Andrea Creamer book event) 
4. Jeri Smith-Ready

So yeah it's hard t0 believe that my "Author I have met" is growing compare to when I first started reading back in 2009 and it wasn't until 2014 when I met a whole load of writers in one place.

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish, today topic is what are the top 10 books you won't ever read.

1. I am Number Four (Lorien Legacies Sereis) by Pitacus Lore. I had saw the movie that feature Alex Pettyfer and the movie was good and it was enough for me to say "Now I want to read that book" but I am Number Four came out in 2011 practically four years ago and I've obtain at least all five books give or take as gifts. It's been four years, so I doubt I'll ever read it.

2. The Tiger's Saga by Colleen Houck. Again all were given to me as gifts and now they rest in crates in my closet so I had more space for books that I do really want to read but I kept adding on my To Be Read list.

3. The Iron Fey by Julia Kagawa. Again given as gifts, now I might still read it but I got a ton of other books that are on my shelves. Plus I've listed To Be Read list since 2012, more long wait.

4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Yes I have seen the movies but I don't have any desire to read the books. I have always had no desires to read the books, I almost didn't want to see the movie but Catching Fire was by far my most favorite movie. 

5. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith. I have read the first two books but when the show came on I was totally lost until someone pointed out that the show wasn't following the books. Now I'm behind on the show at least two seasons behind and with Nina Dobvre leaving the show, you wonder how is the show going to go on without her as Elena? That was the whole purpose of the books, Elena, Stefan and Damon love triangle.

6. Crusade by Nancy Holder. Seriously I read the first book and like it but when starting book two I lost touch with it but who knows I might pick it up again. But as of right now? No it's just a book that not on my radar.

7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia. OMG like really? it was so confusing! and I hadn't read it but I thought maybe if I watch the movie it might spark interest NOPE. That movie should be ashamed of how they went on with it, From what I read as the book summary I really thought that it would be a good for me.

8. Mercy by Rebecca Lim. Sighs I pick up this book because of angels and being in and out of different people bodies BUT it was so hard to find the next book! Like her books do not exist in any of my stores that I visit so I gave up on trying to even start it because what would happen if I started it and like it but couldn't buy the others? There's so foriegn rights issues since she is an Australia writer.

9. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. I've had this one under my Barnes and Noble wishlsit and honestly I don't know why I haven't taken it off. It's been on that wishlist since August 2013, maybe it was a rec that I gotten but really I never look for that book.

10. The Hollow Trilogy by Jessica Verday. Another Barnes and Noble wishlist but this one been on my list since September 2011. I think it's safe to say I'll never read nor buy this book.I can't even recall to why I wanted to read that book to begin with.