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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

BLOG TOUR: The Fall of January Cooper – Audrey Bell + Review, giveaway & teasers

Released: June 17th, 2014

How do you lose everything?

Ask January Cooper.

She was the daughter of a Dallas multimillionaire, the debutante of the year, and the girl most likely to get whatever she wanted.

But when her father is arrested for securities fraud, the girl who had everything starts to lose everything. And once she starts falling, she can't seem to stop.

When she walks into Christian Cutlass's bar, she meets the first person who sees all the way through her. And Christian Cutlass meets the first girl who doesn't care about who he used to be and what he lost one night when he was nineteen years old.

She's gorgeous and hurt. He's twisted in too many ways to count. She's the girl with nothing left to lose. He was the boy who lost everything he lived for.

How do you lose everything? You start by falling.
"And the truth is, this makes more sense if it's somebody's fault. but it's not. It's not anybody's fault. It just happened."
*COPY PROVIDED BY AUTHOR FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*

Emotionally wrecking but it also pieced my heart together as the two slowly fell in love. The characters were both deliriously stubborn with issues stacked higher than Mount Everest. Yet the two, in the midst of despair, managed to find solace and comfort in each other.

Audrey Bell has created yet another wonderfully written book. Although honestly it was slightly lacking in the emotional connection, the dialogue and the characters' actions were written so wonderfully, especially since the point of views kept alternating so we get a look into both their heads.

We've first got Christian Cutlass who basically lost everything that one fateful night. No, not everything. He's still a man with hope but also a man filled with guilt. He doesn't think he deserve any happiness.

On the other hand, January Cooper had everything. Wealthy, beautiful and popular. Well, if you don't count the fact that one of her ex-boyfriends is a cheating stoner and the other is a impulsive cheater on drugs. But the exposure of her father's fraud flipped her world on its axes. No money, no home, nothing. It was her against the world.

Although they both showed significant emotional pain, they always managed to work through it. January rarely ever cried until what happened, until she realized how vulnerable she actually was. Christian was perfectly content with his average life but then the guilt and the pain kept building up inside of him until it burst like a dam.

However, the two connects in a way that is difficult for other couples, which is through pain. Beautiful, intricately written and just wonderful. Wonderful sigh.

MY RATING:

4 APPLES!!!!!


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Audrey Bell is a writer living in New York.
Titles include: LOVE SHOW and Carry Your Heart.

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

BLOG TOUR: Love Show – Audrey Bell + Review & giveaway!


Released: January 1st, 2014

Hadley Arrington is the career-driven editor-in-chief of her university’s prestigious newspaper. Jack Diamond is a laidback student whose good looks have made things even easier than they need to be. She’s the girl who came out of nowhere and kissed him in the rain. He’s the boy who made her do something crazy.

When the stakes seem too high, they have to decide if they’ll let their love show or if they’ll walk away for good.


"When you lose someone important, not everything makes sense. Being angry was easier than being hurt. Being alone was easier than letting people get to close."
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Sweet, funny, exhilarating, heart-breaking. The characters were so beautifully written and developed. Strong personalities. Strong conflicts. Strong desires. This book surprised me more than it disappointed me. The storyline unraveled wonderfully bit by bit throughout the whole book.

I loved it! When I first saw this book, I was reading the blurb and thought, "HEY! Probably another bad boy - nice girl romance. My type!" Boy was I wrong. I thought the whole story was going to be about the chase. And it was. But it was more. It was about the facing of fears and the development of characters and their feelings and emotions.

Hadley's character was shockingly likable despite her stubbornness. I usually hate those uptight, snooty girls who are too firm about rules but not Hadley. I liked her dedication and her commitment to her work and career. She worked hard for what she wanted and didn't give a shit if she looked like crap.

Her reactions were fairly normal and I could still put myself in her shoes. Meaning, her reactions were rational. Ugh, I love some of her lines though.
"We act like love is this uncontrollable thing. But when it comes to hate and anger all of that ugly stuff we're supposedly able to handle that. We're supposed to handle it without hurting anyone. But throw out the word love and everyone thinks all of the rules should go right out the window and who can help it if someone gets hurt? It's absurd and it's degrading, honestly, that we expect people to control themselves except for when it comes to wanting to sleep with someone."

A REALIST! I love it!

When she's with Jack, she's a whole other person. I like that. Maybe this was because, with Jack, she could let loose a little bit. Flirt. Fuck. Fun. She liked that other side of her with Jack.

“I’m a little bit of a disaster, Hadley.”
“Then, you’re my favorite disaster, Jack.”
Too cute!

Jack. Jack Diamond. This guy I would want for my best friend, boyfriend, husband, everything! He is the most adorable fucker. He was so determined and tenacious with Hadley.
"I'm going to swing by," he said adamantly. "We can hang out. That's a good idea. No dinner. Anti-date date."
AND UGHHH, HE'S SO CUTE WHEN HE JOKES AROUND.

“We have class tomorrow.”
“Does that mean you turn into a pumpkin at midnight? Vampire? Or, no, werewolf. Tonight’s supposed to be a full moon. Can I come in? Nice place.”
So. Cute.

I can go on and on about him but that would take forever. Nevertheless, such a great read! Definitely recommended.

MY RATING:

4 AND A HALF APPLES!!!!!



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