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Review | Giveaway | Capture by Penny Reid

Friday, May 22, 2015

Maybe love, at its essence, is being a mirror for another person—for the good parts and the bad. Perhaps love is simply finding that one person who sees you clearly, cares for you deeply, challenges you and supports you, and subsequently helps you see and be your true self.

One week.

Manhattan apartment.

Super-hot ex-boyfriend.

…What’s the worst that could happen?

It’s been nine months since Kaitlyn Parker has seen or heard from Martin Sandeke—nine months and five stages of matter. She’s lived through the worst of first-love heartbreak, and is most certainly stronger (and less likely to hide in science cabinets) than ever before.

But now Martin is back. And he wants to be friends. But he’s sending mixed signals to the Bunsen burner in Kaitlyn’s pants.

Will Martin re-capture Kaitlyn’s heart? Can Kaitlyn and Martin ever be just friends? Or, despite an abundance of chemistry, are some bonds just too unstable to endure?

Elements of Chemistry: CAPTURE is the third part in a three part series; it is 70k words. Part 1 (ATTRACTION) will be released April 9, 2015. Part 2 (HEAT) will be released April 30, 2015. Part 3 (CAPTURE) will be released May 16, 2015.

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ARC received from author in exchange of an honest review but it didn't affect my opinion about this book.

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I knew a lot of people went crazy with how the second part ended and no sneak-peak was given at all since I was one of them. Actually, when Penny Reid warned the readers about it, I purposely held off reading the second part until the third part was out. Fortunately, I was given an ARC.

It took me some time to finally get on writing a review because the book hangover I got from this book hit me so hard I couldn't read anything for days. Yeah, I accepted that I wouldn't be able to finish my reading challenge this month. *sniff, sniff* Even now, I still couldn't accept the fact that the time when we got to see what was happening in their lives was over. No. I wanted to see them get married. I wanted to see Martin propose. I wanted to see Kaitlyn get preggers and most of all, I wanted to see Martin as a dad. Thinking about it just made me cry.

If you read the previous part, you'd know that our lovely couple broke up because of family circumstances. Kaitlyn tried to move on but it was hard. On the bright side, she finally pursued her passion. Months after their break up, Martin entered Kaitlyn's life again and they attempted to be friends again.

It was times like this that I wished Penny Reid wrote this with dual POVs. It was not like it wasn't enough for me to know what Kaitlyn's thoughts were, I just wanted to know what was on Martin's mind the whole time.

Though we didn't get to see what Martin's thoughts, Penny Reid managed to create a very tangible character in Kaitlyn. You could feel her emotions grip you. Her heartbreak, her attempt in moving on, her hopes of getting back together with Martin, her happiness when all was finally well. I found myself smiling when they finally got their happy ending.

A part of me wants to say that it was a great way to end a very wonderful story but a bigger part of me is still reluctant to acknowledge that it has ended. I didn't want to say goodbye to Kaitlyn and Martin yet. Elements of Chemistry was hard to put down (so I eventually stopped trying after the first part) and it elicited a lot of emotions from me.

Dive in to Kaitlyn and Martin's story and get ready for an emotional roller coaster ride.

Capture by Penny Reid Hypothesis #3 Publication Date: May 16, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Humor, New Adult, Romance

About Penny Reid

SEX! It all started with sex, between my parents. Personally I don’t like thinking about it, but whatever works for you is a-ok with me. No judgment. The sex happened in California and much of my life also occurred in that state until I moved from the land of nuts (almonds), wine, silicon… boobs, and heavy traffic to the southeast US. Like most writers I like to write, but let’s get back to sex. Eventually I married and gave birth to 2 small people-children (boy-6, girl-4 as of this writing). By day I’m a biomedical researcher with focus on rare diseases. By night I’m a knitter, sewer, lino block carver, fabric printer, soap maker, and general crafter. By the wee hours of the morning or when I’m intoxicated I love to listen to the voices in my head and let them tell me stories. I hope you enjoy their stories.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Review | The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Her: If there’s a pic of your dick on that collage, I’m photocopying it and passing it around in the student center.
Me: Bad idea. You’ll give all the other dudes an inferiority complex.
Her: Or an ego boost.

He’s a player in more ways than one…

College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he’ll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he’s worth a second chance.

Now he’s going to need to up his game…

After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She’s not a charity case, and she’s not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He’ll have to work for it. This time around, she’ll be the one in the driver’s seat…and she plans on driving him wild.

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I've been disappointed with the few books that I've been looking forward to be released for months so I was worried if I'll react the same with The Mistake. The Deal already set the bar so high for this series so I wondered how Elle Kennedy will be able to create a book better than the first one (which I still have to review lol) or anything just as good.

This woman never fails to impress. No, seriously.

If you read The Deal—if you haven't, then what are you still doing here? Go to read it!—then you'll know that Logan had a thing for Hannah, Garrett's girlfriend. He tries to move on, met Grace and wants to use her to move on from his feelings with Hannah at first but later on starts liking Grace. Grace finds out Garrett's initial intentions and got angry. Not only does he refuse to sleep with her because she is a virgin but he only uses her to move on. Logan, with the help of Hannah, realizes that he doesn't want Hannah but rather what she and Garrett has. Realizing he fucked up, Logan does his best to win back Grace but she doesn't have any intention in making things easy for him.

I suck at summaries, that much has been established. But whatevs.

I really loved how Grace made Logan work so hard for a second chance. Had it been another heroine, a few apologetic words and heart-to-heart talk would suffice to them. But Grace? Oh, no. She made Logan do six romantic gestures which included writing a poem, a celebrity endorsement, and a boudoir shot of him on a red velvet chaise lounge. I also appreciated Logan's determination. You'd think that he'd balk at the prospect of the gestures but he did his best in proving to Grace that he really wanted a second chance with her. Even if what he did to her was a very asshole thing to do, he redeemed himself with his sincerity on wanting to have a second chance on her.

Logan and Grace were just funny and adorable together that when they were together, I found myself smiling so fondly and giggling like a schoolgirl at them. Their chemistry was, like Garrett and Logan, scorching.

Yet somehow Logan and Grace were similar to Garrett and Hannah in terms of personality. That was the one thing that I didn't really like.

I'm curious on how Elle would take on Dean the savior since it'll be his turn on the next book. I'm just hoping he wouldn't end being similar to Logan and Garrett. (Though I'm pretty sure he won't be. He's such a manwhore.)

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Review | Heat by Penny Reid

Monday, May 18, 2015

“If multiple orgasms are a myth, then you can call me Hercules.”

Four days left.

Private beach (…and boat).

Not so invisible girl.

And maybe less of a jerk-faced bully than originally thought.

What’s the worst (or the best) that could happen?

Kaitlyn is finding life outside of the science cabinet of obscurity to be quite illuminating …and so are her pants.

When things heat up between Kaitlyn Parker and Martin—previously known as the jerk-faced bully—Sandeke, she places her trust in the one person she never thought capable of earning it, let alone keeping it safe. Fortunately or unfortunately for Kaitlyn, where she gives her trust she can’t help but also give her heart.

But how will the world beyond the sanctuary of their newfound connection react to their relationship? Soon senators, chinless billionaires, and elements beyond Martin and Kaitlyn’s control want to weigh in on the young couple’s future.

Navigating the chaotic inferno of new love might be more than Kaitlyn bargained for, and much, much more than her trust—or her heart—can handle.

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Okay, so it took me a few days to finally write a review for this book not because I don't want to but I was busy re-reading the third part again and again.

The title is very apropos to the contents of this story. In Heat, Kaitlyn and Martin explore their relationship more, both sexually and emotionally. They get to know more about each other; how Kaitlyn hides her passion and ends up doing things that are expected of her so that she won't disappoint anyone and how Martin's family is really fucked up and how he has to deal with it. Eventually they are faced with a big challenge that might potentially end their relationship and Kaitlyn and Martin struggle to try to make ends meet.

I know I've said it in my previous review but yeah, I really love their chemistry. They could go from smexy to hilarious in a matter of 0.2 seconds. The banter was better this time because Kaitlyn was getting used around Martin. Before, she would be mindless around him and end up agreeing in his demands. Not now though.

Even though their relationship is still young, the more time they spend alone together the more they know each other. They also bring out the best in each other. It was Martin who called Kaitlyn on her BS and made her pursue her passion. Kaitlyn was the only one who could understand how Martin's family has affected him in so many ways. Also, he happened to be shy. Yeah, I couldn't believe it myself when I read about it.

So far, I'm liking the pace of the story. My emotional attachment with the characters is stronger now and I've never been devastated with how the second part ended. And I'm pretty sure a lot of people went crazy too.