Sunday, March 16, 2014

BLACK BOX, REVIEW, PLAYLIST, GIVEAWAY.....





BLACK BOX








SYNOPSIS

Three fateful encounters....
Two heart-breaking tragedies....
One last chance to get it right.

From New York Times best selling author Cassia Leo, comes an epic love story about rewriting destiny.


Over the course of five years, Mikki and Crush cross paths on three separate occasions. Their first encounter changes Mikki's life forever, but their second meeting leaves them both buried beneath the emotional wreckage of a violent attack. Mikki is left with more questions and grief than she can handle, while Crush is forced to forget the girl who saved his life.

Now nineteen years old, Mikki Gladstone has decided she's tired of the mind-numbing meds. She books a flight to Los Angeles to end her life far away from her loving, though often distant, family.

Twenty-one-year-old Crush has always channeled his blackest thoughts into his music, but he's never had great aspirations. He decides to fly to Los Angeles to record a demo of the only song he's never performed in public; a song he wrote for a girl he doesn't even know: Black Box. He has no expectations of fame and he's never felt like his life had any purpose... until he meets Mikki in Terminal B.

When Mikki and Crush cross paths for the third time in Terminal B, neither has any idea who the other person is; until they slowly piece together their history and realize that fate has more in store for them than just another love story.


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AUTHOR BIO

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cassia Leo grew up in California and has lived in three different countries. She loves to travel and her dream is to one day score a record deal based on her awesome shower singing skills. She is the author of the Shattered Hearts series (Relentless, Pieces of You, Bring Me Home, Abandon) and the Luke and Chase series.



Our Review: 
                        
    “This black box is yours to keep, to stash your troubles away. Just lock it up and call my name and I'll be there always.”

Cassia Leo is a writing genius.  Black Box captivated me from the very first line and held on until the last.  The characters she created are so likable and complex that it was easy to get lost in their fictional world
This book is about Mikki and Crush. Mikki is struggling with Bipolar disorder and is left trying to pick up the pieces of her life after going to a party that would change her life forever. Now Mikki has a plan… But some say FATE has its way of stepping in…. well this is where we meet Crush. He also has a past that has left him Raw and in a dark Place. When you learn the whole story behind Crush your heart breaks for him, but at the same time makes you love him that much more.
         
   “I don’t believe in coincidence or fate but I know one thing for sure Your face was meant to be burned into the deepest reaches of my blackest memories.”

Two Tragic Souls come together and when we meet them their story is far from over. Black Box had the Perfect Balance of seriousness, playful banter, heartache and love. We cannot Recommend Black Box enough!!!!
                       
                                 ****We Give Black Box 5+ Stars****
              



                                                                              



                                                                   Black Box Playlist
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

MAYBE SOMEDAY
BY: COLLEEN HOOVER
5+ STARS!

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“Sometimes in life, we need a few bad days in order to keep the good ones in perspective.”

Maybe Someday starts off with a punch, literally.  Finding out her boyfriend of 2 years is cheating on her with no one other than her bestfriend, who is also her roommate; Sydney throws punches and leaves with nowhere to go and no one to turn to.

In comes Ridge, the guy who lives across the apartment complex and plays his guitar every night.  Sydney listens to him from her balcony and is enthralled by his talent.  There is something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either.

Their friendship develops rapidly and boundaries are crossed. They quickly find themselves at a crossroad between acting on what the heart wants, or doing what is right.

“We try so hard to hide everything we're really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most. People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it's somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life.”

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Coleen Hoover does it again! She has such a way of creating unique, interesting characters and perfect original plots.  Her writing is so entertaining and the humor in this story is typical Hoover style. I fell in love with Ridge and Sydney's story from the very first page and it had me hooked until the last.

Every time I read a book by Colleen Hoover I tell myself there is absolutely no way I am going to love it more than the previous Hoover book.  When I finish I find myself speechless and completely blown away.

Upon finishing Maybe Someday, I couldn’t even function.  The story was told with such charisma and originality it left me completely at a loss of words.  How can I even start a new book after finishing this one? How am I ever going to be able to let go of Sydney and Ridge’s story so I can let in new characters? How the hell is Colleen Hoover ever going to be able to top this one?

One thing is for sure, Colleen is the Queen of Plot Twists and Surprises.  Starting the book I was thrusted into Sydney’s life, my heart was broken for the girl who “lost two years of her life” being with such a jerk.  Not only did she lose her boyfriend, but she lost her bestfriend as well.  Then I meet Ridge, and oh good God he is the perfect book boyfriend.  The chemistry these two have is so intense and sweet, I could read about them forever.

Please do yourself a favor and pick up this book… and every other book written by Colleen Hoover.  I promise you, you will NOT be disappointed.  

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KOBO


Colleen Hoover is the New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, This Girl, and Losing Hope.  
Visit her website here.  

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