Book Hook Up: Collide by McHugh

Collide (Collide #1)

Gail McHugh

My rating: Kiss 
Average rating: 4.37
Steamy level: SUPER HOT !!!
Publishing date : 19th January 2013 

Synopsis 

A missed first encounter…

Colliding with a second chance…

On the heels of graduating college and trying to cope with her mother’s death, Emily Cooper moves to New York City for a fresh start.

While harboring secrets of his own, Dillon Parker takes care of Emily through her grief. Knowing he can’t live without her by his side, he’s sweet, thoughtful, and everything Emily has ever wanted in a man.

Until she meets Gavin Blake—a rich and notorious playboy who is dangerously sexy and charming as hell. Emily tries to deny the instant connection she feels, but Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome is not inclined to let go so easily. Recovering from his own painful past, Gavin will stop at nothing to win Emily over. 

This unexpected encounter compels Emily to question her decisions, forcing her to make a choice that will destroy friendships, shatter hearts, and forever change her life.

I'm not sure if I liked this book its really hard to decide. I know I know guys your thinking how could you not know if you like this book this book is amazing everyone giving it full star.Well then I guess I'm just weird 

 

But don't get me wrong the book was good and was superbly written. But its just that damn story line  girl has a boyfriend girl meets guy girl falls in love with this guy but still has a boyfriend. Or my all time favorite girl meets boy who is a womanizer prick but when he meets her he miraculously stop his womanizing ways. Im sick to death of reading these kind of stories and I find that most NA stories have these story lines  So the fact that this book has TWO of my book hates does not help it case AT ALL!! 

I miss the genre i fell in love with that was so relate-able to people like me. And was soo different from anything the book world has seen. Where is that genre? I miss that genre. 

However, just because I don't like this book doesn't mean you wont; most people rather enjoyed it which would explain it massive average rating. Hell in some bit i really enjoyed it as well. 

What I liked 

The characters:

1)OMG i love Oliva she is like my all time favorite character, she reminds me so much of myself. With that feisty attitude of hers: she is a class A bitch!

2)Gavin oooh Gavin (girls beware of terrible swooning as you read this book) Oh heaven Gavin you are now my new husband. He ticks all the write boxes: 

a)his rich ✓

b)his sweet ✓

c)His HOT ✓

How wouldn't love a guy that completely adores you. Emily Emily Emily you are one luck bitch.

3) Surprisingly, I liked Emily I thought she was going to be a whining fool all like: oh my life is hell i have two sexy ass men fighting over me a heavens what am i suppose to do. But she wasn't like that at all she was strong and had such a high level of realism as a character  its like I knew her in real life and we were best of friends. I really liked her..... well apart from her utter stupidity and how gullible she is .... Ops is that counted as a spoiler. Well i guess you will have to read the book to find out what I'm talking about 

Review for Up In Flames

UP IN FLAMES                                                                                                                                         by Nicole Williams                                                     

My rating: Date !!
Average rating: 4.07

Steamy Level: SUPER HOT!!!!!

Synopsis 

Elle’s life couldn’t possibly get any more small town than it already is. She was raised in the same home as the two generations before her were, her family owns the iconic downtown cafe, and she’s been dating the pastor’s son since she was allowed to go on her first date at sixteen. Cole’s life couldn’t possibly get any larger. He’s tried. Roaming from town to town for the past three summers as a smokejumper, Cole dreads the thought of putting down roots. The only thing he avoids more than that is settling down with one woman, especially when there are as many willing women as there are trees in the forest he jumps out of planes to save. Elle Montgomery’s life is going one way. And Cole Carson’s is going the opposite. There’s no reason their paths should ever intersect, even in a small town in central Washington. But summer in the Methow Valley has other plans for Elle and Cole. After an awkward run-in at the local swimming hole, Elle tries to keep away from the guy who looks at her like she’s already lying beneath him in bed. She fails. Cole is about as successful at staying away from the girl who seems immune to his charms. As the summer heats up, and tensions between Elle and Cole run high, he begins to realize there’s more he’s attracted to than Elle’s body, and she discovers there’s a lot more to the man that jumps out of planes into raging forest fires than meets the eye.

When i first pick up this book i thought Aaahhh here comes another nicole williams with a good story line but will be an utter disappointment. I personal can say that i do not really enjoy most of nicole williams book i read crash and im not going to lie it was ok. But that the problem here books are just okay so when i picked up this book i expected it to be okay. But it certainly was not it was brilliant and i loved it the

What i loved about the book

1. first and foremost i can finally for the first time say that i liked the character. I felt that they were easy to relate to, realistic and certainly acted there age. In this book i felt like Nicole had really grasped the new adult seen and had made her characters more mature and defiantly more STEAMY (which brings me to point number 
2.  I can certainly say that this book scaled top notch on my steamy factor and at time it was so hot that i had to open up a window because i feared that any second i will light into flames and sweet Cole will have to save me. Who am i kidding if Cole saved me i would die but nt from the flames but being so close to his sweet sexy body.
3.  One word ......    Four Letter ......    COLE !!!!!!  the bad boy act that de-virginezes the sweet small time good girl is getting way to old but with cole I loved it he was so such a realistic character.
4.   4. I liked No correction I loved the character of Ellie. I felt she was a strong character who had finally broken from her shell. We never find out how old Ellie is but i can sort of guess that she is her late teen (17 18ish). But even then she still acted highly mature and was not mopey and annoying she took responsibility for her action and that is why i truly related with her character

I know through out this review all i have done is praise this book but here is one flaw i would like to point out ***WARNING DO NOT READ THIS BIT IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE STORY IT CONTAIN WHO ELLIE CHOOSES!!!***    WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO LOGAN!!!!!!  I felt like the issue of Logan was not dealt with probably and although i was so routing for Cole to get the girl I also really wanted Logan to get her too. I he was an amazing character and had so much to offer o felt like if Ellie had waited he too could have broken out of his shell and become greater than what was expected of him. And in certain points in the story we do she him breaking out form that shell but with him being the pastor son so much was expected from he so it just took longer for him to break free than it would be for Ellie. I think like Logan was not done justice in this book but that is what sequel are for Make Nicole write a 2nd story about Logan That would be such an amazing story and it would be a success because there will be no other book like it (well know that i know of) it would be so good to explore Logan state of mind after the Love of his Life cheating it would just be soo Amazing.  SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE nicole write another story about Logan and then you will official become my new favorite writer!!!!!