Showing posts with label The Sweetest Thing Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Sweetest Thing Series. Show all posts
My husband is a mad baller, our son has also taken to it in a major way. So much so that we have some form of basketball related activity six days a week. And I have to admit their obsession has rubbed off on me and has started to affect my reading tastes. I have always loved college sport romances but normally it's football or hockey. However when I read the blurb for the first book in this series I had to have it and I freaking loved it so hard.
Then I got right onto the second and third books and loved those so when book four finally came out I one clicked it. But for some reason it just didn't appeal until finally I decided I had to read it. I got about 10% in and decided it just wasn't for me. And it really upset me. But when this book came out I got my grabby hands out and dove in without checking the blurb.
And I am so glad I did. I fell so hard for this story. Both Mica and Lance had moments where I loved them and moments when I was annoyed or didn't particularly like them and I think that's part of why I so thoroughly enjoyed the story. They were real, they made me feel and they felt like 20 year olds trying to figure out who they were.
It had me flipping the pages so fast to see if the drama was going to be fixed in a way that would make me fall for them or would make me stabby. And while Lance had some major issues that I wasn't a massive fan of the way he dealt with them I still loved the way he sorted his shit. Mica had her own issues but I felt she was blowing hers out of proportion and if not for the way she loved Lance I probably wouldn't have liked her.
But in the end I loved them both and I seriously can't wait to get my hands on the spin off. As soon as Sierra started to set that up in here I got so excited. Can't freaking wait.
Sweet Disaster
Sierra Hill
Publication date: TBA
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Kady:
My life is a complete and utter disaster.
One major screw up after another.
In other words – I’m trouble.
I attempted college, but made a mess of that scene, too. Chalk it up to yet another disappointment in my parents’ ever-growing list of Kady failures.
Deciding I needed an escape from reality, my best friend and I flew off to Europe, where we were going to have the time of our lives.
The only problem with that plan is that I ran out of money after two weeks, and now I’m stuck in Florence, Italy with no means of getting home.
See? Trouble finds me wherever I go.
Gavin:
All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.
It’s all I’m good at.
I bypassed college and went straight to the pros. I’ve been playing overseas in Italy for six months, gaining fame, fans and having fun.
There’s only one problem. I miss home. I’m not too big to admit I’m homesick for my family and friends.
But that all changed when I heard from Cade Griffin, a former college hoops star. He called and asked me to rescue his sister, Kadence, who’s stranded and alone here in Florence.
Seems easy enough, right?
Except for the fact that Kady Griffin is gorgeous, completely off-limits and a sweet disaster waiting to happen all over my life.
My life is a complete and utter disaster.
One major screw up after another.
In other words – I’m trouble.
I attempted college, but made a mess of that scene, too. Chalk it up to yet another disappointment in my parents’ ever-growing list of Kady failures.
Deciding I needed an escape from reality, my best friend and I flew off to Europe, where we were going to have the time of our lives.
The only problem with that plan is that I ran out of money after two weeks, and now I’m stuck in Florence, Italy with no means of getting home.
See? Trouble finds me wherever I go.
Gavin:
All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.
It’s all I’m good at.
I bypassed college and went straight to the pros. I’ve been playing overseas in Italy for six months, gaining fame, fans and having fun.
There’s only one problem. I miss home. I’m not too big to admit I’m homesick for my family and friends.
But that all changed when I heard from Cade Griffin, a former college hoops star. He called and asked me to rescue his sister, Kadence, who’s stranded and alone here in Florence.
Seems easy enough, right?
Except for the fact that Kady Griffin is gorgeous, completely off-limits and a sweet disaster waiting to happen all over my life.
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Author Bio:
Since writing and publishing her first book in 2014, Sierra Hill has found her creative passion in writing about the fictional characters that live in her brain, who are constantly shouting for their own love stories to be told.Sierra frequently indulges in what some might consider to be an unhealthy dose of reading, dark chocolate candy, and way too much coffee. She hates cold weather, and frequently finds herself traveling around the country to see her favorite live musicians in concert.
Sierra resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of twenty years and her long-haired, German Shepherd. She is currently working on her next book.
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Title: Sweet Summer Love
Series: The Sweet Thing #3
Author: Sierra Hill
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Logan
Everyone’s had a summer crush. One that’s etched into your memories so hard that it leaves an indelible mark, like a scar on your heart. For me, that crush is my first love, Carver Edwards. I met him at fifteen at summer camp, and for three perfect summers, he was mine. Until the blazing heat of the summer sun faded and reality crashed in. Carver went off to college, leaving me trapped in my small farming town, with no way of reaching him and a problem I needed solving.
Carver
As the senior captain of my college basketball team, all I’ve been focused on the past four years has been playing, school, getting drafted in the NBA, and steering clear of relationships. I didn’t want them. I had nothing to give another girl. I’d given it already. So, I built my rep as a player, and honed my natural ability to charm the pants off girls. It’s what I did. Who I was. Who I am.
Until March, when a lay-up during a tournament landed me in an emergency room, under the care of Logan Shaw – my first love. Of all the people I could run into, why did it have to be her? Not only did my face get split wide open, but so did the locks that held the pain I’d attempted to bury for so many years.
Now that she’s back in my life, we must face the truth and the consequences of our actions – even if it could destroy us. We must uncover the truths that have kept us shackled from moving forward. That could possibly set us free.
"I loved every moment of this book." - 5 Star Reader Review
"Simply Mesmerizing. Sierra Hill your imagination astounds." - 5 Star Reader Review
“This is definitely on my list of top reads for February and 2017!” - 5 Star Reader Review
Since writing and publishing her first book in 2014, Sierra Hill has found her creative passion in writing about the fictional characters that live in her brain, who are constantly shouting for their own love stories to be told.
Sierra frequently indulges in what some might consider to be an unhealthy dose of reading, dark chocolate candy, and way too much coffee. She hates cold weather, and frequently finds herself traveling around the country to see her favorite live musicians in concert.
Sierra resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of twenty years and her long-haired, German Shepherd. She is currently working on her next book.
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This is
probably one of the hardest reviews I have had to write. I don’t even
really know where to start.
First off I
guess I should say I LOVE Sierra Hill. I was so enamoured by the first book in
this series so I immediately started stalking her. Her writing is flawless and
I connect with it so deeply I hang on every word so of course as soon as I got
the opportunity to read this book I had to take it. However, it just so
happened that while reading this book my husband and son were travelling
interstate for our biggest basketball tournament so naturally this hit even
closer to home than normal.
Now in the
interest of not putting in any spoilers I am not going to go into any details
about the story so I will simply try to explain my feels.
For the
first half of this book I didn’t think I was going to be able to finish it. It
hit so many of my hot buttons, it was told in alternating points of view with
flashes to the past so it came out in bits and pieces as to what had happened
and how it had been dealt with so I had all these ideas about what I thought
had happened and who was to blame for how they had gotten to where they were at
now.
Then as I
got further into the story and watched it play out I found all my ideas were
wrong but I still couldn’t shake a few of my issues. But I have to acknowledge
they are MY issues. And despite the issues I still couldn’t put the book down.
And I spent a hell of a lot of time in tears wanting everything to play out
perfectly and end up all tied in a nice sweet little bow.
Which I
kinda got but it didn’t happen how I thought it would and I really would have
liked to see more of them together. The epilogue was awesome and I really loved
it but I personally just wanted a whole heap more of the happily ever after,
after living through all of the heartbreak they had gone through.
So how do I
rate a book that had my stomach in knots and a sick taste in my mouth for half
of the story, that had me cry like a baby and kept me flipping pages
frantically? I don’t know how to separate the fact that parts of the theme were
sensitive topics to me that made me uncomfortable. But on the other hand I
loved the writing and I enjoyed the rest of the story. Honestly I think the
story will stay with me for a while so I think maybe for now it’s a four star
read. Maybe at another time it would be a three star and at yet another time a
five star read so for today it’s a very solid 4.
Would I
recommend it? Yes, but with warnings. Yes, it can be read as a stand-alone but
since the first book is my favourite of the three I would highly recommend
reading that one first. See my reviews for them here
Sweet Summer Love
Sierra Hill
(The Sweetest Thing #3)
Publication date: February 7th 2017
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Sports
Logan
Everyone’s had a summer crush. One that’s etched into your memories so hard that it leaves an indelible mark, like a scar on your heart. For me, that crush is my first love, Carver Edwards. I met him at fifteen at summer camp, and for three perfect summers, he was mine. Until the blazing heat of the summer sun faded and reality crashed in. Carver went off to college, leaving me trapped in my small farming town, with no way of reaching him and a problem I needed solving.
Carver
As the senior captain of my college basketball team, all I’ve been focused on the past four years has been playing, school, getting drafted in the NBA, and steering clear of relationships. I didn’t want them. I had nothing to give another girl. I’d given it already. So, I built my rep as a player, and honed my natural ability to charm the pants off girls. It’s what I did. Who I was. Who I am.
Until March, when a lay-up during a tournament landed me in an emergency room, under the care of Logan Shaw – my first love. Of all the people I could run into, why did it have to be her? Not only did my face get split wide open, but so did the locks that held the pain I’d attempted to bury for so many years.
Now that she’s back in my life, we must face the truth and the consequences of our actions – even if it could destroy us. We must uncover the truths that have kept us shackled from moving forward. That could possibly set us free.
Other books in the series:
Author Bio
Since writing and publishing her first book in 2014, Sierra Hill has found her creative passion in writing about the fictional characters that live in her brain, who are constantly shouting for their own love stories to be told. Sierra frequently indulges in what some might consider to be an unhealthy dose of reading, dark chocolate candy, and way too much coffee. She hates cold weather, and frequently finds herself traveling around the country to see her favorite live musicians in concert.
Sierra resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of twenty years and her long-haired, German Shepherd. She is currently working on her next book.
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