Monday, April 29, 2019

WWW Wednesday

Hello lovelies I know my blogging been a little randomized these past few months but I am hoping that once school ends I will be able to get back on my blogging schedule!!

 I am also terribly behind on ARC’s so to all the publishers out there... I am sorry I did not forget about you school has just been a mess and I will get to your fabulous books in no time!!

 Any who did I get any reading done?

 Sadly not much, but I did get a little done! Heres an update:


What I just finished:



What I am currently reading:



What I plan on reading next: 


 

What about y’all? Been up to any reading lately or is school/ work keeping you from reading? As always any good book recommendations?? LMK in the comments below!
-BubblyBooks 

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Cover Reveal || Pretty Reckless by L.J. Shen




Hey everyone so excited to be sharing the new cover for LJ Shen’s upcoming book!! As you all know I am a big fan of LJ Shen and therefore am super excited to be sharing the cover with y’all as well as mentally counting down the days until this comes out (its released on April 29th guys!)





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Pretty Reckless, the first standalone in the highly anticipated All Saints High series from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is coming April 29th and we have the gasp-worthy cover!

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We were supposed to be best friends
But turned out to be worst enemies…
Penn
They say revenge is a dish best served cold.
I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart is completely iced.
I took her first kiss.
She took the only thing I loved.
I was poor.
She was rich.
The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.
Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project.
Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.
Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother.
There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.
Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.
Daria
Everyone loves a good-old, unapologetic punk.
But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way.
The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.
In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.
Four years ago, he asked me to save all of my firsts for him.
Now he lives across the hall, and there’s nothing I want more than to be his last everything.
His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.
Now? Now he is making me pay.

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Cover Designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs
Model: Austin Victoria


About LJ Shen:
L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.
Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people's’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.
She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.


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What do you guys think? Great cover right? Going to add to your TBR? Also if you’ve never read LJ Shen I recommend giving some of her books a try! Especially her book Vicious!
-BubblyBooks

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Blog tour: Dangerous Beauty by J.T. Geissinger




Summary:

A strapping bodyguard and a mysterious beauty on the run cross paths and tempt danger in Cozumel…

Dangerous Beauty, an all-new sexy and suspenseful romance from J.T. Geissinger is available now!



For Nasir, former Special Ops military man and bodyguard, his new job seems like an easy-money gig: trail a Russian mobster’s runaway wife in Mexico, enjoy the sun, observe, and report. Just one rule: don’t get too close. But it’s all Naz can do not to watch the alluring dancer’s every move. A closer look is irresistible—especially when she’s in trouble.

Evalina escaped to the island getaway to live an untraceable life—as far away from the past as she can get. But Eva can’t ignore the dark, muscled stud who rescues her from a drug gang. He says he’s an ex-cop on vacation. When providence throws them together time and again, Eva thinks it’s all a beautiful coincidence. Now she’s giving in to a strange new sensation: trust.

But Naz has a mission to accomplish and a secret to keep. Eva has her share of secrets, too. And as the heat flares between them, Naz knows that trust could become the most dangerous impulse of all.



Excerpt: 

I turn to look at her. She’s framed in the doorway with the light bright behind her and her face in shadow, her hair a golden corona around her head. A band of tightness settles around my chest. 
I take a step toward her. She takes a step back. I don’t know what she sees on my face, but her eyes are huge and her pulse is throbbing in the side of her neck. 
When I take another step and she retreats again, I stop. “Are you afraid of me?”
She laughs shakily. “No.”
“Then why are you backing up?”
“I was hoping I’d be at the wall by now. I need it to hold me up. I’m so excited I think I might faint.”
The band around my chest grows tighter. 
“Stay where you are,” I say, holding her gaze. The eye contact feels like a touch, like an electrical current running on a loop between us. It’s probably close to ninety degrees, but the skin on my arms raises in gooseflesh. As I take another step toward her, she flexes her hands open and draws a breath. 
She says with quiet wonder, “I can feel my heartbeat in my fingertips.”
“I know. Me too.”
I advance another step. She’s an arm’s length away. I see it when she begins to tremble. 
“This must be what a stroke feels like,” she whispers as I reach out and touch her face. 
“Probably not this good.” I slide my hand into her hair, and she bites her lip. 
When I move closer, she raises her hands and flattens them on my chest. I know she can feel how hard my heart is pounding. Her breathing is as erratic as mine. 
“Oh God,” she says faintly. “I really hope this kiss you’re about to give me is as amazing as the pre-kiss. I think my panties just went up in flames.”
“Not a good idea to talk to me about your panties right now, sweetheart,” I murmur, brushing my lips over her jaw. “I’m barely in control as it is.”
I nuzzle my nose into the soft, sweet spot under her earlobe and drag in a breath scented of her skin. She shudders. I cradle her head in my hands as her fingers dig into my chest. I open my mouth over the pulse in her throat and she moans, low and soft, arching into me. 
That little moan sets my entire body on fire. 
With one hand cupped around the back of her head and the other around her jaw, I tilt her head back and fit my mouth to hers. 
Her lips part. Our tongues touching is an electrical shock. She makes a soft, feminine noise in the back of her throat that makes me feel savage, like an animal. 
We stand in the gloom and kiss, deep and slow, until the urge to push her against the wall, lift her skirt, and thrust deep inside her is a hot, heady pulse in my veins. She slides her arms up around my shoulders so her breasts press against my chest. I feel her nipples, two hard points in a lush expanse of skin, and groan into her mouth. 
My dick is so hard it’s throbbing. 
“I want you to kiss me everywhere,” she whispers, breaking away from my mouth but staying in my arms. She’s panting. Her eyes look glazed. “I want you to take off my clothes and kiss me everywhere like that. Promise me you will.”
I huff out a breath that’s part laugh and part groan. “So it measured up to the pre-kiss, huh?”





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About J.T. Geissinger:

J.T. Geissinger is a bestselling author of emotionally charged romance and women’s fiction. Ranging from funny, feisty rom coms to intense, edgy suspense, her books have sold more than one million copies and been translated into several languages.

She is the recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book, the Golden Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, and is a two-time finalist for the RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America®. She has also been a finalist in the Booksellers’ Best, National Readers’ Choice, and Daphne du Maurier Awards.

Her first novel was published in 2012. Since then she’s written eighteen more novels. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking wine, surfing the internet, and daydreaming about all the things she’s going to be when she grows up. She lives near the beach in Los Angeles with her husband and deaf/demented rescue kitty, Ginger.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

WWW Wednesday

Hello hello everyone I know its been FOREVER since I’ve posted anything (I think I’ve only managed to get one post up this month so far?!?!) ahaha this month has just been school, school, and more school (so aka I’ve been DYING over here!).

 Also I’ve legit had no time to do any reading :((( which makes me so sad because I miss it so much! It has just come to the point where I’m too tired to read and if I have a spare moment I always end up throwing in a few episodes of tv (which I know guys is no substitute for reading) (also please please please watch Deadly Class! Its a great show based on some equally great graphic novels!)

What I recently finished: 




What I’m currently reading: 


 


What I plan on reading next: 


Trying to stay on top of my ARC game this book comes out in April so I need to get started ASAP!

What are you all currently reading? Read any of the books I’ve listed? Interested in any of these? LMK in the comments below!
-Bubblybooks 


Saturday, March 9, 2019

20 Questions Book Tag!


 Hey everyone! So excited to be doing this tag that I picked up from Cait over at Paper Fury! If you haven’t checked out her blog I highly recommend you do because she is amazing, funny, and recently an author!!


1. HOW MANY BOOKS ARE TOO MANY FOR A SERIES?

 if their well written YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH!! 

2. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CLIFFHANGERS?

 I think they are so mean and evil but if I’m being totally honest.... I love them ahahaha.

3. HARDCOVER OR PAPERBACK?

  I like hardcovers for reading at home especially for long books but paperbacks are probably my fav because there just so convenient. 

4. FAVORITE BOOK?

Mean question! So I obviously cannot pick just one (i'm stressed out just thinking about that) so imma make a list:

1. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
3. Cruel Prince/ The Wicked King by Holly Black
4. A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab 

5. LEAST FAVORITE BOOK?

 I don't know if I ever full on hated a book? more like strongly disliked, but if I really didn’t like a book I mostly likely would have DNF’d.... but I guess if I had to pick one it would be A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Grey.


6. LOVE TRIANGLES, YES OR NO?

hmmmmm really no because I feel like we all just wasting time here when we know who they all gonna end up with??? 

 Honorable mention: Vampire Academy (I feel the love triangle was not bad in this) 

7. THE MOST RECENT BOOK YOU COULDN’T FINISH?

 I Do Not Trust You by Laura Burns 



8. A BOOK YOU’RE CURRENTLY READING?

Vicious by VE Schwab 


9. LAST BOOK YOU RECOMMENDED TO SOMEONE?

Starry Eyes (even though I haven’t read this one I’ve heard nothing but good things and just recommend it to someone in Target) 

10. OLDEST BOOK YOU’VE READ BY PUBLICATION DATE?

I’m not sure but probably something I’ve read for class like To Kill a Mocking Bird or The Outsiders. 

11. NEWEST BOOK YOU’VE READ BY PUBLICATION DATE?

 Only a Breath Apart by Kate McGarry 



12. FAVORITE AUTHOR?

Just one I think not: 
  • Holly Black
  • VE Schwab
  • Wendy Higgins
  • LJ Shen
  • Leigh Bardugo

13. BUYING BOOKS OR BORROWING BOOKS?

 BORROWING!! Being a college student I miss my library with my whole heart! Being broke sucks. 

14. A BOOK YOU DISLIKE THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO LOVE?

 Throne of Glass by SJM the first book in the series.... ew. 

15. BOOKMARKS OR DOG EARS?

Ummm both??? Ik I'm bad but desperate times call for desperate measures. 

16. A BOOK YOU CAN ALWAYS RE-READ?

 Anything LJ Shen. 

  


17. CAN YOU READ WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC?

 Yes but I prefer not to. 

18. ONE POV OR MULTIPLE?

 Usually my fav books have multiple POVs because the story just ends up being more layered because of that but I also like one POV occasionally!! 

19. DO YOU READ A BOOK IN ONE SITTING OR OVER MULTIPLE DAYS?

 Usually over multiple days. Aint nobody got time for this one day reading situation. 

20. WHO DO YOU TAG?

 Anyone who has the sudden urge to complete this tag!! 

What about you guys?? Read any of the books above? Have any of the same authors or books? Lets chat in the comments below!
-BubblyBooks

Friday, February 22, 2019

January/February Wrap Up|| Goals for the new year, life happenings, books, and more BOOKS!!

 Hey guys! So with the craziness of the new year I some how did not get around to a January wrap up post?!?! Which is why I’m taking the liberty of shoving the two months together in this one jumbo ULTIMATE wrap up post!

 I’m hoping I’ll have a long list of books I read during the duration of these two months but theres only so much a girl can read while juggling school work, friends, and all while trying to grab some zzz’s here and there (sooo not getting the min 8 hours required here people this is why college students become caffeine addicts)

 Any who on the months happenings:

   In January I completed a whopping 4 books amigos! (I’m actually quite proud of this considering two of the books were completed right after I got back to school)


 Books I Read in January: 


 
 

  • I actually loved all of these immensely my fav obviously being The Wicked King by Holly Black (that ending my god waiting a year for the next book... ahaha you’ll just find me over here dying slowly) 
  • I also discovered Kate McGarry’s books and love her writing! Totally forgot how much I LOVE a good classic YA romance (these ones had very balanced male and female characters I didn’t feel a power struggle or like one or the other was belittling each other in any way which I am just starting to realize is a bit rare in most of the YA romance books I’ve read?!?) That being said I liked Say You’ll Remember Me the best out of the two!!
  • Also The Towering Sky is the final installment in the Thousandth Floor series by Katherine McGee is a GREAT series I feel enough people are not talking about so please please check it out!!

 January On the Blog:

  Overall I am very pleased with the amount of blogging I was able to squeeze in last month! I was able to complete five pretty solid posts (two of them even being reviews and ARC reviews on time *pats self on the back*) all while balancing school and life stuff. Hopefully this trend continues throughout the year but we shall see ;)

  Books I read in February

  •  I really enjoyed these two! LJ Shen is AMAZING so of course she did not disappoint with the Kiss Thief! Even though it was very different from some of her other books it still had the dark and dirty MC that you cant help but route for as he finds his weakness *melts into puddle*


February on the Blog: 


 Well this is quite sad y’all I have only managed one post his month?!? I guess all I can do is hope next month will be better?? *shakes head at self*

Goals for Bubbly Books in 2019!!:

  • Post at least 3 times a month consistently
  • Read at least 3 books a month
  • Post more ARC reviews on time/ stay on top of ARC requests on NetGalley/ Eldewiess
  • Reach 500 friends on Goodreads
  • Reach 650 friends on Twitter 
  • Comment more on other blog posts 
  • Keep consistent with weekly memes (WWW, TV Thursdays, etc.) 

Life Happenings:


  • welp college is fully in swing right now and currently kicking my butt ughh the stress is real!
  • Also I am quite addicted to chai lattes  (I am currently drinking one at the moment) and this is contributing to my caffeine addiction rn yay heathy college habits!
  • On top of classes, hw, and more HW I have also managed a heathy TV addiction and literally am obsessed with The Bachelor and Deadly Class (which you all should watch RIGHT NOW!!)
  • Also the STRESS is so real right now I honestly do not know how I am juggling everything in my life. I am quite sleep deprived but somehow hanging in there?!? I have also discovered the power of NAPPING (aka naps=good class = bad) I also have not been reading or posting as much as I would like lately and hope this trend does no continue *stares longingly at book* *stares a planner w a million HW related things* queue heavy sigh. 
So how was y’alls month? Get any reading done? (probs more than me lol) Any reading goals for the new year? or for simply next month? Let me know in the comments below!
-BubblyBooks








Saturday, February 9, 2019

2 Smutty Reads you do not Want to Miss this February!!


Cash: A Power Players Novel

By: Cassia Leo

Rating: 3.5 stars


Summary: N/A

Review: This book was a cute fast paced read about a playboy billionaire named Cash who mets a financially struggling blackjack dealer, Kara.

 Kara is the typical heart throb you cant help but route for. Due to Kara struggling to take care of her dad on top of trying to make ends meet due to piling financial debts you already want to help this girl out (hence the entering of bad boy billionaire Cash... *wink wink*). Being that she only has a high school diploma Kara reverts to the only thing she’s really good at: dealing blackjack. Quickly after she obtains the new job she mets Cash.

Queue the body boy billionaire magic amigos...

 Cash is instantly attracted to Kara and thats when the plot really starts to kick off! Cash is desperate to impress the board that he is, in fact, mature enough to continue his fathers company, causing Cash to go off on the hunt for a fake fiancé in an effort to prove he’s finally ready to settle down.

  Cash and Karas chemistry is immediate and of course I am naturally intrigued to see what comes next. The romance is steamy, and the jokes are lighthearted yet extremely witty! Overall I found this to be a fast, read in one sitting book, that anyone with a soft spot for the fake fiancé trope would instantly fall in love with!

 The ending has a bit of a surprise plot twist that spices things up and I never found myself bored with this one it had me from the beginning all the way to the end!

 **A huge thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own**

The Kiss Thief 

 by: L.J. Shen

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

SummaryThey say your first kiss should be earned. 

Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. 

They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. 

Mine were broken before we left church. 

They say your heart only beats for one man. 

Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. 

I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. 

Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage. 

They say that all great love stories have a happy ending. 

I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter. 

One kiss. 
Two men. 
Three lives. 
Entwined together. 

And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.


Review: oh my. LJ Shen fans are in for a treat with this one. Ahh this book was... this book was very very good. It is like LJ Shen looked into my mind and created the perfect twisted, complicated, bleeding heart monster of a man of my dreams!!

 I mean the intensity of every interaction. The verbal foreplay. The way their minds bounced around one anothers thoughts like they were intwined in a deadly tango was just ughh... SO. DAMN. GOOD. 

“No love is fully requited. No love is equal. No love is fair. There is always one side that loves more. And you better not be that side—because it suffers.” 

 Warning this book does have a bit of the love triangle thing going on... and I say this as a person who does NOT do love triangles: I didn’t find it to be a big problem in this book. Like I didn’t find it deterring from the plot or making it like the reader had to jump through too many hoops while waiting for their OTP to finally get together. In some instances I even felt it was necessary for the plot developments and character growth that most definitely was a slap in the face at times but very much what made this book great. 

“With Angelo, I felt warm and fuzzy. Under a rich blanket of security. With Wolfe, I felt as if I was on fire. As though he could end me at any given moment, and all I could do was hope for his mercy. I felt safe, but not secure. Desired, but unwanted. Admired, but unloved.”

 This book was different than most LJ Shen’s books in the sense that it was not really centered around a berating a**hole who had really witty and dark humor hidden by some sort of intriguing secrets and/or qualities that still made him lovable AF who just had sex every second or at least thought about it. Instead it rather was a much slower burning romance. While I am usually annoyed when my smut comes with a side of lets wait forever for the two to get it on I thought the way this book was structured in a genius way and I wasn’t bored once! I even appreciated the waiting because I feel like it made this book an even more precious little gem.

“We fell in love fast and slow. Hard and soft. With everything we had in us, yet we both refused to give anything away.”

 In fact this book almost reminded me a tad of the beauty and the beast in the sense that Francesca is just this innocent nineteen year old girl who finds herself in the clutches of this older man who she cant help but be fascinated with yet fear at the same time. But the attraction is just so intense and beyond words and I loved dissecting their feelings for one another that they didn’t even admit to being aware of yet their action were practically SCREAMING it! 

“A Story of a Nemesis and a Villain with no chance at a happy ending. Where the prince doesn't save the princess. He tortures her. And the beauty doesn't sleep. She's stuck. In a nightmare” 

 Ughh just literally so aching, heartbreaking, and tender yet strong at the same time. This was easily one of my favorite LJ Shen books of all time and make me even more excited for her next release! 

 Two great smutty reads that I hope y’all get the chance to read before the month is up! What do you guys think? Adding any of these to your TBR? Have any other great romance recs? LMK in the comments below!
-BubblyBooks

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