Map to the Stars by Jen Malone [ARC Review]

★★★★★Goodreads Summary: Author Jen Malone draws on her real-life experiences as a movie studio publicist to bring you an insider peek at love, Hollywood-style. 

The California dream was supposed to give seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton a fresh start far removed from her dad’s unusual betrayal. But when things don’t go according to plan in La La Land, Annie’s mom snags a last-minute gig as makeup artist to a teen movie idol and finagles a spot for her daughter on his European promotional tour.

Down-to-earth Annie would rather fangirl architectural sights than an arrogant A-lister. That is, until behind-the-scenes Graham Cabot turns out to be more sweetly vulnerable than she could have imagined. 

Too bad falling for a poster boy isn’t all red carpets and star treatment, especially when you factor in obnoxious fans, an overprotective assistant, a stage mom/manager, and a beefy bodyguard.

But it isn’t until the paparazzi make an appearance that things get really sticky…
Honestly… I’m never been a big fan of books with Hollywood themes. *grin*
I think you changed that… well kinda.
I just realized that Hollywood-themed YA ones are waaaay cooler than those Adult ones.

*MC’s Corner* 

Note: Spoilers.

• I hate long YA Contemporary books. So this, being that short is a plus points. Though… ironically I kinda wanted more. (You can slap my face now.)

• I read the little biography of Jen Malone by the end of the book… and it says that she worked on Hollywood… so I think this make it next to believable.
There are some things/scenes in there that is… kinda hard to, you know, believe?
THAT REALLY HAPPENS IN HOLLYWOOD?
*shrug*
(I always check the “About the Author” part before I start reading a book… so thank God!

• THE THING IS… don’t date a celebrity unless you plan on becoming one. (LOL… as if I can find a celebrity that I can date. *high*)

• This book I recommend it for girls… I don’t think it’s for boys.
ARC provided by Epic Reads Impulse (HarperCollins Publishers) & Edelweiss in exchange of honest review. Thank you! 

@gleekidMC

Heated (Most Wanted, #2) by J. Kenner [ARC] Review

★★★★★

 Goodreads Summary:  I knew better than to risk my heart.
But fierce passion comes at a high price.

I grew up believing in right and wrong, good and evil, black and white. I knew better than to trust. And then I met Tyler Sharp.

Bold, charming, and dangerously sexy, Tyler always gets what he wants. But his smile can be deceiving, his dealings sordid, his ambitions ruthless. I thought I was the one woman strong enough to resist him, but our need for each other was too urgent to deny.

One look and I was in trouble. One touch and I was hooked. One night and I became his.

And now that I’ve fallen, there’s no going back.

THIS IS SO MUUUUUCH BETTER AND HOTTTTTTER THAN THE FIRST BOOK!
I’M IMPRESSED, LOVED EVERY SINGLE BIT OF IT.
I LOVE TYLER SHARP! *PHEW*

*MC’s Corner*

Note: Spoilers.

• I’m not actually planning to read this. I really didn’t enjoy that first book that much. Then I saw it on NetGalley saw its synopsis. So I tried requesting but there’s so region restriction… Then, I saw it on Eideleiss and I’m so pleased that there are no region restrictions. Then I got approved and started reading it. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

• I enjoyed it! I am definitely reading the third book! GIMME GIMME!

• This series is about three guys: Tyler Sharp, Cole August, and Evan Black. They’re best friends and business partners. They have some dark secrets.

• Heated is told by Sloane’s POV. She’s a cop. I liked her, very much.She described herself as “genuinely pretty woman” with “camera-ready face, nice tits, and tight ass”. She is so cool!!! Very likable. She also got some dark past. She didn’t just pop-out of the blue, I mean she got a reason/mission when she met Tyler, plus points.

• Describe Tyler Sharp. *fanning*
  First, he blond. (I love blond guys, not bleached or salon blond… well Niall Horan is an exception…)
  He’s really hot. (that’s given) But yeah… he’s really hot, especially when he’s just wearing his slacks…. (like in the cover) *phew* When he’s naked… #dead
  He’s not an alpha male kinda guy. He’s not a pussy or pussy whipped okay? It’s just he’s not that alpha male, I mean the kind with testosterone pouring all over his body and want to crush everyone making a move to his woman. He doesn’t “mark” his territory

•  I think it is balanced. The idea is not over powering the other one.

 ARC provided by Bantam Books & Edelweiss in exchange of honest review.  Thank you! 

@gleekidMC

         

Wanted by J. KENNER (Most Wanted #1) [ARC Review]

Goodreads summary: He is everything I crave, all I desperately want—and he is everything I can’t have.
 
Evan Black embodies my every fantasy. He is brilliant, fierce, and devastatingly handsome. But he is also headstrong, dangerous, and burdened with secrets.

My family warned me to stay away, that I could never handle Evan’s dark dealings or scarred past. Maybe I should have listened. Maybe I should have run. But our desire is undeniable, and some temptations you just can’t fight.

And from the moment we touch—the passion between us consuming us both—I know that I will never be the same. 

DAMN!!! Evan Black is HOOOOOOT!!!
He’s certified BOOK BOYFRIEND!

*Mc’s Corner*

•  At first I was worried about it. I thought the secrets are scary. I was like, I don’t want to know it.

• I think this series is going to be the stories of three best friends: Evan Black, Cole August & Tyler Sharp.

• Hmm… Angie’s “demons”/secrets confuse me. I want to skip them.

• I think there are some parts that are incomplete. I’m going to check the retail one when it’s out. 

I enjoyed reading Wanted, I'm definitely going to read this series!!! It's a good book after The Stark Trilogy. Good Job!

Expected publication: January 7th 2014 by Bantam 


ARC via NetGalley and Edelweiss. THANK YOU!

@gleekidMC