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November Wrap-Up 2016

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Hello everyone!! I hope you are all doing well today. It’s the ending of the year and this time is where things get crazy with the holidays and holiday shopping.

I only read two books in November. November was a hard month for me, I’ve been going through some things in my personal life and also experienced the dreaded Reading Slump because of the hectic stuff going on. On a positive note, I did start writing a new poetry book which also has placed a stop on my reading.

On to the books!

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Heartless by Marissa Meyer ★★★★★
Genre: YA Fantasy
This book is a Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland retelling, I have a in depth non spoiler review here. This was my favorite of the month and I got to buddy read this with my book bestie Lilly @ Lair Of Books. If you click her name, it will also lead you to her awesome in depth review =)

 

 

 

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Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons Series #1) by Christina Lauren ★★
Genre: New Adult
Someone should’ve saved me from reading this book lol. I couldn’t stand it and I have a rant review for it here. The review explains my thoughts and feelings towards it perfectly.

 

 

 

Like I stated earlier, November wasn’t my greatest month, however I still posted some poetry for People I Once Knew. I posted parts 11, 12, and 13. Which are about the neighbors that once lived upstairs, a teenage friend, and a stalker.

I also posted other poems:
sorry for being absent
the cab driver this morning
me, him, and us.
a story written in verse

I do a meme that goes by the name of Mini Review Monday. I posted 2 M.R.M.’s for:
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Legend (The Legend Trilogy #1) by Marie Lu

What I’ve been watching:
I finished Sons of Anarchy and also started/finished Luke Cage. Both 5 out of 5 star ratings for me. LOVED EVERY SINGLE THING and would highly recommend it!
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I can’t make any promises reading wise for December, especially with the holidays around the corner but I just hope you all stay safe out there and enjoy any time off!

Have you read the books and/or shows that were mentioned? What are your thoughts? I hope you have a great December =D

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Sweet Filthy Boy Spoiler Free Book Review

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Title: Sweet Filthy Boy (Book 1)
Series: Wild Seasons Series
Author: Christina Lauren
Genre: New Adult Romance
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback (owned)
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

two-star-rating

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Synopsis from Goodreads:

One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him.

But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play.

When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away.

***warning*** since this book is targeted for mature audiences, my review will not hold back and should be considered for mature audiences as well.

Me reading this book:

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This is my first Christina Lauren book, these authors are very well known for their Beautiful Bastards series that I have yet to read, nor do I really care at this point.

I want to start by saying that this book is purely for entertainment and you should never follow the footsteps of the main character.

We meet Mia who is the quiet girl who doesn’t do anything crazy and has just graduated with a Bachelors degree, alongside her two best friends Lola and Harlow. Who in fact happen to be on the wilder side. They go to Vegas for the weekend to celebrate their graduation and Mia meets a French boy, Ansel, and things go from there.

I was really loving the beginning of the story, although it is definitely instalove but I thought it was cute. And I was missing my dose of New Adult. I even told myself “omg this is like the New Adult version of Anna and the French Kiss”….yeah…no..

Till Ansel buys Mia a flight to France for the summer and while Mia is in France, NOTHING IS HAPPENING BUT WILD ROLE PLAY SEX AND MORE ROLE PLAY SEX AND EVEN MORE ROLE PLAY SEX because Mia has a problem cumming as her own self and they’re better at playing pretend. Which I mean, cool, if you’re into that stuff then have at it but my whole issue was that, the real core problems weren’t being talked about or anything. They were being shoved under the rug like nobody’s business. There’s absolutely no communication between Mia and Ansel, he’s a lawyer and works a lot, she’s living in his place for the summer and they still barely know one another.

Also, Mia left with Ansel to France in matter of like 2 days of meeting him because she’s trying to figure out her own life.

Then there’s this whole person that keeps being mentioned but Ansel won’t directly talk about such person which kind of draws into the “plot” and I actually disliked this because it definitely gave me 50 shades of Grey feels. The whole hiding, lying, and betrayal kind of thing is just something I don’t tolerate at all. Plus it played into Mia looking like a weakling which I didn’t appreciate, Bella and Anastasia 3.0

This book is almost 400 pages long. And I want to say that about the first 50 pages things happen, then for 300 pages its just descriptive sex, role play, her walking around France while he’s busy being a lawyer and is barely around, and then the last like 40 pages there’s a “plot twist” annnndddddd then the book ends.

This book and the characters in it were just really problematic and no one should make this into #relationshipgoals

Listen, I know that New Adult gets a lot of crap but I’ve read thought provoking New Adult Romance books that have literally made me cry because of it’s plot, storyline, and characters. This one did not deliver.

Would I recommend this? Nope! Will I read the rest of the series? Nope!

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