…for a very important announcement. Charlie Hunnam has been cast as Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. This fine, fine specimen of a male will be nakey (omg he better be full frontal naked) on the big screen… Did I care about the Fifty Shades of Grey movie five minutes ago? No. Do I care now – hell yes. Can he pull off Christian Grey? I don’t really care. Just do dirty things naked and I’ll eat my popcorn with my girlfriends and it will be an epic night. Continue Reading
Three is a Crowd
We all know romance is fantasy. I’m sorry y’all but you are not going to meet your future billionaire husband at your local coffee shop The creepy, stalker guy you see on the street corner – is really just a creeper, he is not a secret sex god waiting to whisk you away. And you are not going to end up in a permanent menage with two hot men. There I said it. You are not going to live happily ever after with two guys. All contributing to the household expenses evenly, all taking turns having Continue Reading
The Alpha-Hole Hero. Hot or Not?
A few weeks ago I reviewed Sweetened with a Kiss by Lexxie Callahan and in the review I referred to the hero as an ‘alpha-hole.’ To me, an alpha-hole hero is one that is very alpha and also an asshole. It’s his way or no way (of course the heroine always gets her way at the end) This hero goes above and beyond being arrogant and possessive. I feel an alpha-hole hero can be a believable romantic hero as long as there is proper redemption on his part. To me, an alpha-hole is not necessary a Continue Reading
The Marriage in Trouble Trope
I love, love, love a marriage in trouble trope in a romance book. It’s different. It’s not hero/heroine meets hero/heroine, flirt, court, say I love you. No. These two are already in love but circumstances have either forced them apart, or lack of communication has driven them to feel alone. And now we get to see how they put it all back together again, which can be even more sexy than new love. In a marriage in trouble trope, the couple knows how to love to each other, but sometimes they have Continue Reading
Favorites of 2013….So Far
Taking a break from the Top Ten today to bring you our favorite books of 2013 so far. Has 2013 been a good year for you up to this point? Looking over our reading lists, we have found some goodies. Before we begin, let me note that this list is brought to you by: (Thanks Linkin Fever) Mandi’s Favorites: Painted Faces by LH Cosway. Review l GR l Amz Beyond Control by Kit Rocha Review l GR l Amz Captive Prince Vol 1 and 2 by SU Pacat Review l GR l Amz Thank you for Riding by Meg Continue Reading
Tori’s BookBash Adventure *Giveaway*
I went to BookBash 2013 last Saturday and had a BLAST!! Of course, I ONCE AGAIN had to get up at 5am. What the heck is up with cons and 5am? Is it a law or something because this is the 4th con where I’ve had to get up that early to attend. Grrr. I arrived around 7:30 at the pretty, pretty Doubletree Hilton in Orlando in order to have breakfast with Kristen Dywer, publicist for Simon & Schuster, and a few other bloggers. I met the lovely ladies behind the fabulous blogs Continue Reading
Shut Up and Read This Book!
By May. Book recommendations are a funny thing, as you can’t always guess what a person will love or what detail they might find so off-putting that they end up hating the book and possibly questioning your judgment. It’s hard to say what might work for someone, even if they are your friend and you know what they generally like. That said, I’ve been given a lot of recommendations over the years, a few of them strong/demanding enough that I actually felt I was instructed I must read! Now, Continue Reading
Need a New Adult Rec? We got ‘em
I’m (Mandi) kind of new to the New Adult (NA) genre. I don’t know why I held out. I honestly think part of it was because there was so much hype and discussion about the genre I was over it before I even tried it. However, there is this place called Twitter where I see people tweet all of these “OMG THIS BOOK AHHH” tweets all the time and I have zero control when it comes to said tweets. There are also people/friends (one named Tori) that are always talking about these fantastic NA books Continue Reading
Authors, Please Share Your Intentions
What are your intentions? By May. Recently I read a short story that I quite enjoyed, and when I went to the author’s website to find out if there would be more (it was an Urban Fantasy type world), what her plans were, and if I could expect another installment soon I found nothing. No information at all other than the fact that the book in my hands was coming out. This got me thinking (and ranting to fellow Smexy reviewer Tori) about author intentions and I wanted to write up my thoughts on Continue Reading
Five Ways Hollywood Could Bring the Rom Com Back
By May. It breaks my heart that the romantic comedy is a thing of the past. When I look at the movies I’ve seen, movies that are coming out, I see I have watched two or three new romantic comedy releases in the past three years. Seriously – where are they all? We all know that Hollywood loves to recycle ideas, as well as destroy great books by turning them into painfully lame movies. That said, let us pretend for a moment that tinsel town would put their very best people on it, not Continue Reading