Freefalling

Author: Darlene Susan Girard
Stars: 5 out of 5

** Book was given to me by the author in exchange for a honest review**

Back of the Book
FREEFALLING is an uncompromising view of the world as seen through the eyes of a 14 year old runaway caught up in a world of drugs, prostitution, and violence - living on the street, learning to survive, and not really caring if you don’t.

Powerful, poignant, sensitive, and sometimes overwhelming; Freefalling is a two and a half year journey that begins with the loss of innocence and ends with the death of a young girl in a skid row hotel room. And the story of everything that happens between is Freefalling.


My Review
It starts with a young girl Melinda who is only 14 when her father starts to rape her, she runs away away and into the life of prostitution. Melinda spends 3 years on the streets before her death. Within this time she learns about the streets and being smart and safe through her new friend Angel. Melinda has a child CeeJay by the age of 17. Melinda continues her downwards spiral into drugs and working to get her next hit. 
Such a moving story of a young girl forced to grow up. I felt so bad for her and I wondered why her sister never went to look for her. Melinda is such a brave character, I wished her survived for her daughter. One part that got me is when CeeJay met her "father" she called him "grandpa" which I thought was really creepy. That dude should just rot in hell.

One of the best books I've read this year. Such a sad story about a young girl Melinda who grows up to fast. This book touches on incest, prostitution, drugs, sex, rape, crime and love. 

10 years after her death Angel and CeeJay reunite, they form a bond and together try to heal and learn from each other. 
But other than that I demolished this book in one sitting. A good read for everyone.

Tampa

Author: Alissa Nutting
Stars: 4 out of 5


This has been a very controversial book which makes it a lot more fun to read and gauge everyone's reaction.

Back of the Book
But Celeste's devotion lies elsewhere. She has a singular sexual obsession—fourteen-year-old boys. Celeste pursues her craving with sociopathic meticulousness and forethought; her sole purpose in becoming a teacher is to fulfill her passion and provide her access to her compulsion. As the novel opens, fall semester at Jefferson Jr. High is beginning.
In mere weeks, Celeste has chosen and lured the lusciously naive Jack Patrick into her web. Jack is enthralled and in awe of his teacher, and, most important, willing to accept Celeste's terms for a secret relationship—car rides after school; rendezvous at Jack's house while his single father works late; body-slamming encounters in Celeste's empty classroom between periods.
Ever mindful of the danger—the perpetual risk of exposure, Jack's father's own attraction to her, and the ticking clock as Jack leaves innocent boyhood behind—the hyperbolically insatiable Celeste bypasses each hurdle with swift thinking and shameless determination, even when the solutions involve greater misdeeds than the affair itself. In slaking her sexual thirst, Celeste Price is remorseless and deviously free of hesitation, a monstress driven by pure motivation. She deceives everyone, and cares nothing for anyone or anything but her own pleasure.


My Review
Celeste is a predator. 

Her prey are 14 year old boys.
Her hunting grounds are the classrooms of Jefferson High. 
She will stop at nothing to get what her wants. 

Such a controversial topic for a book and must I saw it was such a good read. To get inside the head of a totally twisted person who is selfish and does stop until she has had her fill. The writing itself is very descriptive as if you are actually there as the affair starts. Such a sad end to Jack who has a whole life ahead of him. 
The ending of the book solidifies Celeste twisted and selfish mind. 
Totally would recommend this because it's not your typically book where you could guess the scenario it's keeps you guessing and reading till the end.

Book Review: Hot Item (Hot Zone # 3) by Carly Phillips

Back of the book:
What star quarterback has been spotted with a new flavor of arm candy? It's notorious bad boy Riley Nash, but his newest flame is the last person this reporter could imagine--none other than Sophie Jordan, beautiful, buttoned-down co-owner of The Hot Zone, the industry's top sports management agency.

What's behind this unlikely team? Some say it has to do with the sudden disappearance of super agent Spencer Atkins. Could there be a connection between the red-hot quarterback and the missing dealmaker? Or has the famous groupie magnet simply met his perfect match in cool, collected Sophie? Watch this space, because the resulting news is bound to be one Hot Item.

Review 

This is the third book out of the three book series, which each book follows a different sisters struggles and path to finding their love.

Absolutely loved this series. Its witty, romantic, funny and down right cute. I love Riley and Sophie's mutual attraction to each other, it is strong and well over due and their barriers from their past and present add another element to each character. 

They start their journey by coming together to track down Spencer, Sophie's uncles best friend (a man who treated her like a daughter) and Riley's legitimate biological father. Spencer goes in hiding after his secret is revealed that he is gay. Where in the sports world this may not be accepted as much. In their journey to Florida to find Spencer, the mutual attract between Sophia and Riley ignite. Can they control the lust between each other and can they find Spencer before its too late?