Another year gone in the blink of an eye and the turn of many book pages. And did we have a lot of book pages between us. We had one hell of a 5 star year between the three of us and we can’t wait to share our favorites with you all. Oh wait…we’re not waiting. Well, can’t say suspense was ever a forte of ours.
It’s awesome to see that even with our varying tastes in books, there are some shared faves (*cough* The Duchess Deal *cough*)
But without further ado, I present to you Jenn’s favorite picks for 2017!! *in no certain order*
JENN’S FAVORITES OF 2017
NOWHERE BUT HERE by Katie McGarry
If anyone could write a Young Adult MC Romance, it’s Katie Mc-fucking-Garry. She is the perfect author for this, and I am so glad that she chose to do it. Because it is flawless.
With all of the violence and sex and just downright MC-ness, you would think that a YA MC Romance just wouldn’t be possible, but Katie gave us the middle finger and wrote this series that blew my mind.
She is the queen of YA in so many ways.
I mean, every YA comes with some angst, which isn’t always my favorite. But Katie includes just the right about the angst that it isn’t too soft…it isn’t too hard…it’s juuuuust right.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
WICKED INTENTIONS by J.T. Geissinger
I read Wicked Sexy last year and was blown away.
After reading Wicked Intentions, my brain and heart and body are bursting!!
These books are the whole package (pun intended).
What I love about this book? EVERYTHING. It seriously has everything you ever want in a perfect book. The feels. The humor. The sex. The dirty talk. The amazing story. The words. The dark. The light. All wrapped up in one perfectly packaged book.
If I could give only ONE BOOK RECOMMENDATION this whole year, it would be THIS BOOK.
AMAZON | GOODREADS | MY REVIEW
THE QUEEN by Skye Warren
I couldn’t gush enough about Skye Warren.
If you know me at all, you know I am a HUGE fan.
This series is one of my favorites of hers, after the Stripped and Endgame series. Lol. Ok. I love all her books. Leave me alone!! Her writing is able to capture beauty in the darkness. And there is A LOT of darkness in her books. Just gimme all the darkness.
Gabriel or Damon. Damon or Gabriel. I can’t choose!!! They are equally assholely, but the reasons for their actions are soooo different that it’s so hard to compare them.
I can’t love one more or less than the other, so I will place them on the same level on my ultimate book boyfriend list.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
THE CASTLE by Skye Warren
GABRIEL.
Can I have him?
Seriously Skye, I want you to write a Gabriel story EVERY…..DAY and send me the story.
No one else.
Just me.
Especially not Lana. BECAUSE HE’S MINE!!
Gabriel has me like….Unf. THANK YOU, Skye Warren, for creating Gabriel Miller….for my pleasure! Just when I think Skye Warren can’t get any better, she goes and drops Gabriel into my lap (yes, please!).
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
EMBER by Rachel Van Dyken
I love when an author makes me hate a character so much, then she turns around and makes me love that same character.
Very few authors can make me do anything, let alone change my mind. I never would have thought I could love Phoenix. I cannot resist a tortured hero. I knew he was tortured, and so I was naturally drawn to him, but I had no idea how the author was going to redeem him for what he did.
I didn’t think there was any way he could be forgiven. I didn’t know if I could forgive him, and I wasn’t even the person wronged. Lol.
I LOVE that Rachel Van Dyken continues to make me LAUGH and FEEL so much in this series. This mafia family has me wrapped around their crooked fingers.
CROWN OF MIDNIGHT by Sarah J. Maas
You know those books that are so BEYOND that you can’t even give them stars?
THIS. SERIES.
Earth? What is Earth? I am living in Erilea.
What was I thinking waiting so long to read this series? I am utterly captivated. I would even believe that this series has cast a spell on me. Gasp! Maybe it has!!!
These characters. This world. The magic. The mystery. The secrets. The murder. The LOVE. The FEELS.
I am escaping into this series every day, and I couldn’t escape it if I tried. I am shackled to it. I can’t stop thinking about it. If you love Harry Potter, read this book. If you love Hunger Games, read this book. If you love The Lord of the Rings, read this book. If you love books, read this book.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
VICIOUS by LJ Shen
I could not put this book down.
It is brilliant. Genius.
This book blew my mind.
The writing. The character development is ON…POINT!
LJ Shen can write like a motherfucker! This is the most perfect asshole in all the books I’ve read. I have never met a more perfect asshole. I mean, this guy is actually mean. Like……really really really narcistic mean. And he doesn’t get better….ok, maybe marginally better. And I LOVE HIM. Like I have deep, down love for this man.
I loved how LJ Shen MADE ME LOVE HIM. She did. She took my heart in her hands, and said, “JENNIFER, YOU WILL HATE VICIOUS SO MUCH, YOU WILL LOVE HIM.” And I did.
So thank you, LJ Shen, for making me hate…I mean, love him. ALL THE HATE/LOVE FOR VICIOUS.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
THE DUCHESS DEAL by Tessa Dare
I begged for this ARC.
Literally.
And I’m not even sorry.
Was I surprised by how much I loved this book? Absolutely not.
I will always love Tessa Dare….always.
I always giggle in her books.
I always swoon in her books.
There is almost always a hate-to-love relationship, which is perfection for me.
The Quirk! The Dry Humor! The Witty Dialogue! ALWAYS!
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
UNCONTROLLABLE TEMPTATIONS by Janine Infante Bosco
Janine doesn’t mess around. She jumps right into the center of the Satan’s Knights and writes the President’s book first, and Gawd, it’s beyond.
Jack and Reina find SOLACE in each other. Isn’t that what we all want? Just a little bit of PEACE.
She does it again with the issues. (There was a lot of cursing at Janine for writing a book such as this. For example, “Damn you, Janine!”)
I’ve never read an author like this, especially an MC series like this. This is definitely in my top 3 favorite MC series (with Kristen Ashley and Lauren Gilley). Janine makes it REAL. I came out of this book with HEALED SCARS and NEW SCARS. How did this book changed me? It helped me see that the thing that I viewed as the cause for my struggle can actually be my HOPE.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
THE FAILING HOURS by Sara Ney
This book has ALL MY LOVE!
Oh my…….Zeke and Violet have ruined me!
I was giggling so much throughout this entire book. Zeke is absolutely hilarious, and Sara Ney writes the male POV PERFECTLY! This book is the epitome of why I love assholes so much.
Zeke is a pissy, giant bear. Ugh. I loved him. He’s so broody and angry all the time.
This book is all kinds of my favorite.
I love broody Zeke. I love mousey Violet. I love the writing.
I love the FEELS. I didn’t expect the feels and the swooning. Zeke falls HARD for Violet, and I fell HARD for Zeke and Violet.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
SLEDGEHAMMER by P. Dangelico
Confession: I have a THING for lawyers. And when I say a THING, I mean an OBSESSION.
Maybe it’s the suit.
Maybe it’s the ego.
Maybe it’s the brain.
I don’t know, but I cannot resist a lawyer.
This book is Opposites Attract in all its glory. Hilarious. Feel-good. Snarky, swearing heroine. Swoony.
And did I mention hilarious? He is broody & sweet & the slow burn.
THE SLOW BURN!!! Oh, and the “effing smorgasbord of feelings!!”
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
WOUND TIGHT BY Tessa Bailey
Spontaneous combustion does exist.
Because that’s exactly what happened while reading this book.
Oh man oh man oh man.
The business man and the security guard GET…IT….AWWN!!!!
It’s impossible for Tessa to NOT write dirty words.
The manly banter between these two.
I could just listen to Renner and Milo talk to each other and “fight-flirt” …. all…. day.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
SUTPHIN BOULEVARD by Santino Hassell
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jennifer who was a idiot because she had never read Santino Hassell.
This will probably go down as one of the biggest regrets of her life.
But once she reads Santino Hassell, it becomes one of the best choices she has ever made in her life.
Santino, Can I slap your ass, I mean hand, for being so dirty?!
I mean, anyone this dirty needs to be handcuffs….damn it, I can’t even talk right now without dirty words spewing out of my mouth because Santino has ruined me.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
FIELD-TRIPPED by Nicole Archer
I love that neither Eli or Charlie take themselves too seriously.
What could have been a tear-jerker of angsty proportions (*gag) instead turns out to be one of my perfect reads.
At the same time, Archer weaves those words that evoke just enough feels to make the book mean something.
They are genuine, and their actions are unpredictable, much like real life.
Eli and Charlie have such a rich history that only the few can dream of, growing up together and knowing all the dirty little secrets from those intimate young moments.
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
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