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Book Review – Verity by Colleen Hoover

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Verity
<— TOTALLY. TOTALLY MY THING. Love twists and jaw-dropping reveals? THIS.

Right from the VERY first line, I gasped, shocked at what I just read, and I was hooked. And to be honest, it doesn’t surprise me that it came from Colleen Hoover, as she’s written “love stories” in so many genres (some sweet, some forbidden, some with incredible personal growth, even that dark one… “Too Late”) that it just makes so much sense that she’d venture into a creepy, psych-thriller obsessive-love territory, too. read more

Reader Question – The book about the teacher that falls for his younger neighbor…

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Tee hee!! YES. *nods emphatically* YOU (and I) KNOW THIS ONE!!

Christine has a reader question and I’m thrilled to say she’s come to the right place for this book-quest!!!!! It’s one of our original indie “old-school” forbiddeny favorites and I’m so jealous of anyone that hasn’t read it yet, and gets to experience it for the first time.

Our book community gets brand new members every day, so I don’t feel so bad spouting my older 5-star favorites regularly ’cause they are brand new treasures to them! read more

Colleen Hoover's latest book "Verity" is live, and she's giving away a signed copy right here!

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<— SURPRISE!!!! SQUEEEEE!!! PSYCH-THRILLERS are my favorite and so is Colleen Hoover!!! Two in one for me? MINE!!!!! Verity just went live TWO WEEKS EARLY (I love surprises!!) and we’re having a giveaway for a signed copy right here on the blog.
And here’s what one of my other absolute favorite authors has to say about Colleen’s latest (and she’s queen of psych-thrillers so she knows what she’s talking about):

“Sublimely creepy with a true Hoover pulse. I’ve been waiting on a thriller like this for years.” Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author. read more

Colleen Hoover – Maybe Someday Series Reading Order

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GASP!!!!!! Who knew there’d be a reading order for one of my favorite books from a few years ago, but as of now, there is! SURPRISE!! Ever since Colleen Hoover surprised us a day ago with a book #2 (totally unexpected – at least for me!!) well… it’s time for a dedicated series post. Who knows if she’ll come up with more, but in the meantime, I’m going to celebrate this gift!

<— Book #1 was one of her angsty, forbiddeny, yet totally unique and clever reads, and I just can’t forget it. In fact… here’s my review! And now we have a full length sequel!!! read more

Book Review – All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

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All Your Perfects: A Novel
OUR LATEST BUDDY-READ and OMG that was one of the BEST starts to a book I’ve read in ages. Hooked me from the very first page, and I was absolutely blown away by the circumstance that brought these two main characters together. With that kind of intro, I couldn’t wait to read their story (and I was delightfully scared, ’cause I know Colleen can go there).

Maryse: OMG I AM HOOKED ALREADY. This is going to be an AWESOME read.

Amy: One chapter into All Your Perfects and now I have to take some Z-Quil or else I’ll stay up all night reading it. Especially after that first chapter. ESPECIALLY after the first few lines of the second chapter. *silently begs CH to do some healing after the bruising* read more