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4 reviews for:
Atria Books: A Booklovers Sampler
Tina Reber, Raine Miller, K.A. Tucker, Colleen Hoover, Katja Millay, Jamie McGuire
2.82 AVERAGE
4 reviews for:
Atria Books: A Booklovers Sampler
Tina Reber, Raine Miller, K.A. Tucker, Colleen Hoover, Katja Millay, Jamie McGuire
2.82 AVERAGE
Won this as a First-Reads sampler.
Book (sample) by Book (sample) analysis
Selection 1: _Beautiful Disaster_ by Jamie McGuire. I can see where this book might appeal to some. For me, it's not a selection I'd buy, primarily because I couldn't relate to the main character, Abby, right off due to the vast difference between her age and experiences and mine. She's a 18 year old college frosh in the first months of school, falling for the the champion of her college's version of Fight Club. It's well enough written (at least the bit I got to sample) that I'd probably read it if I found a copy at my library & didn't have anything else pressing to read. But it wouldn't be a book that I'd spend money on for myself.
Selection 2: _Love Unscripted_ by Tina Reber. This one, I actually could see myself buying as a paperback to read. Taryn is the mid-20's-ish owner of a small pub in a seaside Rhode Island town that's over-run by celebrity & groupies with the filming of a movie in the town. Taryn's not interested in the heart-throb actor who drops into their midst, until he literally stumbles into her pub, looking to escape a hoarde of groupies & paparazzi. And THAT's where the sample ends. It caught my attention well enough that I'm considering buying this one.
Selection 3: _Naked_ by Raine Miller. I'd first seen a blurb for this book months ago, and it's been on my radar ever since. Was thrilled to get to read this little sample. Will most likely buy a copy soon to read, it drew me in that quickly. Brynne is a college-girl/part-time model who catches the eye of a rich Londoner when he buys a nude painting of her at the art showing of a best friend of Brynne's.
Selection 4: _One Tiny Lie_ by K. A. Tucker. Similar to selection 1 in that it's a college frosh on her first day at school, at a toga party, catching the eye of the hottest guy in the room, who promptly accosts her & kisses her almost senseless (though given that she was already pretty drunk, she was already half senseless).... He's the guy she should be avoiding, he's the guy she winds up craving. Situation & premise don't appeal to me. This is one I probably wouldn't even look at twice. Certainly won't be buying a copy.
Selection 5: _The Sea of Tranquility_ by Katja Millay. This one threw me. I actually looked for a copy at the library today because it caught my attention enough that I want to read more, but I can't say that I "liked" it, truly. Not sure what to think of the premise. I'll look for it at the library, perhaps even put in a request for the library to buy it for the collection. Don't think it's a book I'd buy for myself, but it appears that it's a good YA teen angst novel that I'd give a a read.
Selection 6: _Slammed_ by Colleen Hoover. Another 18 year old protagonist who falls for a college-level peer. This one looks a bit different, though, as the teen & her mom & bro move to a new town after the passing of her father. We don't find out much about the situation in the sample, except the details of the move, and the passing of her father. No hint of the "shocking discovery" hinted at in the blurb. Not sure if it'll be a romance like selections 1 and 4, or if it'll be a bit more angsty & self-discovery type YA like selection 5. I'd be willing to give this one a read, as well, if I can find it at the library, but again is not one that I'd probably buy for myself.
All in all, 5 of the 6 selections are books that I'd read if given another chance, though only a couple of them would I be willing to (plan to) spend money on myself.
Book (sample) by Book (sample) analysis
Selection 1: _Beautiful Disaster_ by Jamie McGuire. I can see where this book might appeal to some. For me, it's not a selection I'd buy, primarily because I couldn't relate to the main character, Abby, right off due to the vast difference between her age and experiences and mine. She's a 18 year old college frosh in the first months of school, falling for the the champion of her college's version of Fight Club. It's well enough written (at least the bit I got to sample) that I'd probably read it if I found a copy at my library & didn't have anything else pressing to read. But it wouldn't be a book that I'd spend money on for myself.
Selection 2: _Love Unscripted_ by Tina Reber. This one, I actually could see myself buying as a paperback to read. Taryn is the mid-20's-ish owner of a small pub in a seaside Rhode Island town that's over-run by celebrity & groupies with the filming of a movie in the town. Taryn's not interested in the heart-throb actor who drops into their midst, until he literally stumbles into her pub, looking to escape a hoarde of groupies & paparazzi. And THAT's where the sample ends. It caught my attention well enough that I'm considering buying this one.
Selection 3: _Naked_ by Raine Miller. I'd first seen a blurb for this book months ago, and it's been on my radar ever since. Was thrilled to get to read this little sample. Will most likely buy a copy soon to read, it drew me in that quickly. Brynne is a college-girl/part-time model who catches the eye of a rich Londoner when he buys a nude painting of her at the art showing of a best friend of Brynne's.
Selection 4: _One Tiny Lie_ by K. A. Tucker. Similar to selection 1 in that it's a college frosh on her first day at school, at a toga party, catching the eye of the hottest guy in the room, who promptly accosts her & kisses her almost senseless (though given that she was already pretty drunk, she was already half senseless).... He's the guy she should be avoiding, he's the guy she winds up craving. Situation & premise don't appeal to me. This is one I probably wouldn't even look at twice. Certainly won't be buying a copy.
Selection 5: _The Sea of Tranquility_ by Katja Millay. This one threw me. I actually looked for a copy at the library today because it caught my attention enough that I want to read more, but I can't say that I "liked" it, truly. Not sure what to think of the premise. I'll look for it at the library, perhaps even put in a request for the library to buy it for the collection. Don't think it's a book I'd buy for myself, but it appears that it's a good YA teen angst novel that I'd give a a read.
Selection 6: _Slammed_ by Colleen Hoover. Another 18 year old protagonist who falls for a college-level peer. This one looks a bit different, though, as the teen & her mom & bro move to a new town after the passing of her father. We don't find out much about the situation in the sample, except the details of the move, and the passing of her father. No hint of the "shocking discovery" hinted at in the blurb. Not sure if it'll be a romance like selections 1 and 4, or if it'll be a bit more angsty & self-discovery type YA like selection 5. I'd be willing to give this one a read, as well, if I can find it at the library, but again is not one that I'd probably buy for myself.
All in all, 5 of the 6 selections are books that I'd read if given another chance, though only a couple of them would I be willing to (plan to) spend money on myself.
I received this book sampler from a Goodreads contest. It was a great sampler of contemporary fiction. I have already read a few of the books introduced in the sampler, but was pleasantly surprised by the books, I had not yet. I will be adding the rest to my ever growing TBR pile.
I have read a majority of these and have the rest on my need to read list! Ten Tiny Breaths and Ugly Love are at the TOP of my list!
I received this book for free through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
This book was good for what it was...a sampler of 6 books. Each was about 10 pages or so. I enjoyed 4 out of the 6 excerpts:
Love Unscripted by Tina Reber, One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker, The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay and Slammed by Colleen Hoover. The other 2 stories had the theme of the dominating, bad boy which I'm just not in to.
This book was worth reading since it gave me some new books to look into reading that I had not known about before! It was a very quick read.
This book was good for what it was...a sampler of 6 books. Each was about 10 pages or so. I enjoyed 4 out of the 6 excerpts:
Love Unscripted by Tina Reber, One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker, The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay and Slammed by Colleen Hoover. The other 2 stories had the theme of the dominating, bad boy which I'm just not in to.
This book was worth reading since it gave me some new books to look into reading that I had not known about before! It was a very quick read.