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It’s hard to pinpoint book ratings sometimes. If you leave reviews or ratings you know what I mean. How do you sum up your thoughts about a book in 5 stars or less?
Well…in 2017 I decided for 2018 I would be a little more discerning when it came to my stars. A 5* book really had to have me by the tail, so to speak. I needed to have some sort of massive emotion in order to mark it as a 5. I’ve read 200 books this year. Out of those 200 only three (3) received 5 star ratings. Here they are with Goodreads links, buy links (click the photo) and my review for each one.
Feel free to leave a comment, if you read this post, and tell me what you thought about these books – if you read them. If you haven’t read if you’d like to.
Stephanie’s 5* Review:
I received a copy of this book from the author.
This is my first 5* read for 2018. Xavier Badd has been a favorite Badd Brother of mine the whole series and to finally get his book and learn more about him was fantastic.
There’s so many questions answered about X in this book. I loved the brotherly advice Sebastian, the eldest Badd, gives Xavier in this novel.
Meeting Harlow aka Low is the miracle Xavier needed to be able to live a life of love. Not only for himself but for a woman. Full of distrust and suspicion Harlow broke through all those walls.
Whereas all of Xavier’s brothers had to make some grand gesture to win their women back – Xavier and Harlow just needed a push in the right direction by the right people.
As their secrets are revealed in this book the love for these characters, as a reader, grew. Everyone should have someone to love them no matter their quirks or disabilities.
I think anyone who reads this particular Badd Brother novel will gain a new appreciation for Xavier and what he, and people like him, live through on a daily basis.
Stephanie’s 5* Review;
OMG does Michelle know how to write a thriller. This book… MUST READ for those of you who love books with a twist and a HEA.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Stephanie’s 5* Review:
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
Have you ever had a time in your life where you felt like everything you knew was turned upside down? The truths you thought were true weren’t. Lilah Love has some harsh realities revealed to her in this edition of the Lilah Love series.
I devoured this book. Gosh she makes one heck of a profiler. I’d love to sit in a room with her and just walk through the cases. Help her put them together piece by piece like a puzzle. Because really that’s what profiling is. Putting the puzzle pieces together. Some people are just able to do it faster than a detective.
In this particular book Lilah is forced to admit to herself she’s a target of their serial killer. Why? This is what she has to piece together. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger – or deeper and deeper depending on how you look at it.
If you love suspense novels – this one will keep you enraptured til the end. I’m looking forward to the next book in this series. There’s still more answers to answer. More clues to find. More connections to make.
Just remember – what you thought you knew no longer applies!
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One response to “Stephanie’s Favorite Books of 2018”
Kim Brewing
I read The Way We Burn after having it recommended to me. I actually emailed her back and said are you sure I’m going to like this after reading about 20%….she was right. Awesome read
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I read The Way We Burn after having it recommended to me. I actually emailed her back and said are you sure I’m going to like this after reading about 20%….she was right. Awesome read