If you decide to risk it for the biscuit, have we got some books for you! It’s #tnreads, y’all.
Daughter of the Pirate King
Written by: Tricia Levenseller
Released on: 2/28/2018
Genre: YA Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Angela
Rating: 4.5 Bottles of Rum
Recommended for: Fans of badass women
Alosa is kidnapped by a band of pirates that plan to torture the location of the Pirate King’s keep (home base) out of her. Alosa gets herself kidnapped so that she can steal the ship’s captain’s third of a map that leads to a siren island full of treasure. The captain assigns his first mate–his brother, Riden–to question Alosa from her brig, but all he receives is sarcasm with a smile. And at night, when the pirates that guard her are passed out from rum, Alosa picks her lock and searches the ship. I was not expecting this to make me smile as I read it, but it really did. The bickering between Alosa and Riden, watching them try to figure each other out (because “pirates are liars”), and them denying their attraction for each other made this one of the more fun books I’ve read in awhile. I cannot wait to read the sequel (conclusion?), out in February. Buy it!
Runaway Groom
Written by: Lauren Layne
Released on: 1/30/2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Reviewed by: Heidi
Rating: 4 Reality TV Dating Shows
Recommended for: Bachelor Nation
As a fan (understatement of the year) of The Bachelor franchise, a fan (bigger understatement) of romance novels, and a fan (I really need to stop this) or Lauren Layne, Runaway Groom is the holy trifecta. In it, Hollywood heartthrob Gage Barrett is trying to turn his bad body reputation around on the set of Jilted, a trashy dating show I 100% wish were real. Meanwhile, Ellie Wright gets pushed onto the show in order to bring attention to her t-shirt company. Much to everyone’s surprise, the real attention comes from Gage himself. Runaway Groom is hilarious, sexy, and so much fun. You don’t have to be a fan of The Bachelor to enjoy it, but you probably are. Buy it!
The Visitor
Written by: K.L. Slater
Released on: 3/2/2018
Genre: Suspense
Reviewed by: Leanne*
Rating: 4 Nosey Neighbors
Recommended for: Surveillance enthusiasts, People questioning their past decisions
David likes to keep an eye on things in his neighborhood. From his bedroom window, he has a great vantage point of the surrounding houses. Nothing much changes from day to day and that is just fine with David. Routine and safety are very important to him, but when a beautiful stranger moves in with the elderly woman next door, his sense of stability feels disrupted. Told mostly from the perspectives of David, Holly (the beautiful stranger) and Cora (the elderly woman), The Visitor is a story about wanting something better, having good intentions, but learning what one is capable of when pushed too far. The fifth psychological thriller from Slater, The Visitor grabs readers and holds on until the final unexpected plot twist. Just in time for poolside reading! Buy it!
Remedial Rocket Science
Written by: Susannah Nix
Released on: 8/21/2017
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Reviewed by: Emily
Rating: 3.5 Nerds falling in love with Hotties
Recommended for: Anyone looking for a lighthearted romance with a smart and likable lead
This book caught my eye on Kindle Unlimited and I figured why not?! Then I read it in an evening. I’m already on to the second book in the series and I’ve come to the conclusion that Susannah Nix writes very likable women. They’re not stereotypes – no girly girls or geeks completely out of touch – these women seem real, relatable people I would want to be friends with. So you’re happy to read about them finding love with tall, hot men. I’m a sucker for the geeky-girl-finds-a-super-good-looking-man trope and this is a fun take on it. Plus it’s great to show women in tech as leading ladies. I’m all about it. Buy it!
Insatiable
Written by: Meg Cabot
Released on: 2010 (but it feels like yesterday)
Genre: Paranormal Chick-Lit
Reviewed by: Bea
Rating: 4 water balloons full of holy water
Recommended for: Feminists who know #EGBTT (so, LTT readers)
Meg Cabot’s a longtime favorite of mine (if you haven’t read Princess Diaries please go take care of that now), but I somehow missed this vampire-adventure-romance until now. Maybe because I was lost in a haze of babies and vampire-adventure-romance fanfic when it came out in 2010. If, 20 years from now, my kids read this book, they’ll either think the author was some combination of astonishingly creative and a little high. If, however, you lived through the pop-culture-vampire-obsession of 2008-2014 (plus or minus Buffy and Vampire Diaries), you’ll know that she’s mixing, matching, satiring, employing and critiquing every myth and trope available. Cabot manages to mash-up a huge pool of influences into a story that feels uniquely her own and true to the style I’ve always enjoyed. Buy it!
*arc provided by publisher in exchange for honest review
There you have it! Real quick reviews for books we loved … real quick because we lazy. Hope you find something new to read. But in the meantime, tell us what you are reading in the comments or on Twitter using #TNReads.
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