I am amazed when I find a book that I wouldn't have picked up if not for a book challenge. I consider them gems because for me sometime I look at a book and think not for me. Then I try it and it shines so beautiful and to think I could have missed it. I loved every minute that I listen to Lynnie, Homan, Julia, Martha, and Kate's story unfold.
Okay I'm trying to get my thoughts together enough to write a simple review. I started off enjoying this book but as I continued I grew tired of all the bull that never happened. I typically like these kind of contemporary romance novels but I just didn't understand why the author waited so long into the story to throw a curve of any kind at Shy and Tabby. It was to late to pull me in. My eyes glazed over by that point. I was just reading to finish reading.
This was my first book by Lisa Unger and definitely not my last. Wow...creepy...characters that will stick with you even after the story ends. I love a great mystery and this story had so many layers I couldn't stop reading. Pulls you into the twisted world of Lana. Would I want to go to a college that in a town called Hollows and has so many horror stories of its own? Never but that is the town the main character Lana goes to college and lives. When one of her friends goes missing Lana's world starts to unravel. Fantastic mystery! I love figuring stuff out as I read. I will say I loved the diary tidbits throughout the story. All around great thriller/mystery book.
SAA didn't disappoint. I loved it. This maybe my new favorite of hers. I love the way SAA weaves magic into her stories. Sometimes small sometimes big in this case just a small amount. She is such a good story teller. Her characters always feel as though there is a possibility for them to be based on real life people. Not really but I can hope. Such a great story and one of my favorite!
My TBR list for January
Loved it and the preview into Lost Lake. The wait is going to drive me crazy.
4.5 Stars
Okay I have to admit that I’m a holiday short story book junkie. I love them especially if they’re written well. All these stories were and I got introduced to several series that were not even on my radar. Which was a crying shame. My big plus is even though these short stories are part of series they were whole and you didn’t feel lost. I would not have known they were a part of a series if not for the small previews into their other books. I would recommend for anyone one who likes Contemporary Romance and/or Holiday Romance books. For me there is nothing better than reading a good Holiday book this time of year. 
First off I'm going to say is that I fell in love with this book and series! I got this book for free from B&N(who knows when) and every so often I go through all my free books which is over 1000+ and pick out books I want to try. Usually most of them are junk or poor knock offs of other books I have read but every so often you find a book that is so great you can't believe you owned it and have not read. Well this was that book I can't believe I missed it! I absolutely could not get enough. I loved it!! I bought the rest of the series which is also fantastic and read them all in a couple of days. It's very original book/series and would recommend for anyone who is addicted to reality tv shows.
I’ll keep this short and simple it’s an okay book. I did well with it in small doses couple of chapters here and there. It is great written novel however it was very descriptive to the point of being boring in certain place. I would think yes we get the point move it along. What kept me coming back though and picking it up was the story of being reincarnated and the characters Marcus, Theron and Helghul. I need to know how their lives past and present intertwined together and how everything would all play out. I did get a bit confused with the use of past and present names until I was a little further into the novel. Overall an okay book and I would pick up another book by this author in the future. 
The story of Robert and Maggie starts off slow and steady. I really liked the beginning getting introduced to Robert who I took a liking to right away. Maggie on the other hand was okay if the story would have progressed differently I might have grown to like her. However midway this book went downhill and the story starts to jump all over the place. Characters are thrown in that are not needed. They just add to your confusion. By the end I had a What??? kind of feeling. I might give the first book a try in this series before I completely write it off
3.5 Stars
This was quick cute story that I was pulled into easily. Online dating or meeting someone by chance…You have both aspects as this story plays out. I had some laugh out loud moments with her online dates. I don’t know if that is how it works with online dating. I did find myself laughing when she scored 86% and then proceeded to argue with her date. It a fun, quick, romantic story that not everything can be planned to the way you want it. It might look good on paper but when you bring it to life you’re not very happy with it. I liked it a lot and have bought 2nd book in the series. 
