Wrap up of Romance Month

Back in the beginning to February, I vowed to read only romance books during the month.

And I did it. I have a hard time limiting my reading habits.

I confess it wasn't as easy as I thought. I had a few books from the library that I really wanted to read that had no romance in it. This book in particular:

Then there was this book that I read.

I was surprised by the romance angle in it.

Then I read Angie Frazier's blog - On Writing Romance - and loved it. It was exactly was I thinking.

I think Romance books surprise many people and that everyone seems to have a little bit of a different take on romance books.

Then I got hooked on Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series, except that my library didn't have them. I devoured these books (still waiting on book 7 to come in, but luckily I have book 8). I should have ordered them all at once, but I waited until I was almost done with the book to order the next two. Waiting for these books made me cranky and it was hard to read other books because they were NOT about the Bridgerton family (I long to belong a member of that family).

Also two books I was dying to read just came out at the end of the month:

I have them both now, so I'm off to read.

Review: Dead to You

Ethan doesn't have many memories of his previous life. He was abducted from the front yard at the age of 7. Now after 9 years away, he's coming home.

His family can't believe it. Everyone's so thrilled. At first Ethan's touched, but soon all the attention is overwhelming. He doesn't remember the house. He doesn't remember his brother Blake. He's never met his younger sister Gracie.  Most of all, he doesn't remember getting into the car.

While the family tries to move on and cope with his return, it's clear that things are very different.  Eathan's not used to rules after living on the street. He's not used to calling to say he's at a friend's house. He's not used to people worrying about him.

Ethan's trying to make himself part of the family. Not everyone's happy that he's back. Blake can't forgive him for getting in that car. Ethan must deal with fitting back into family, the community, and his brother's heart.

My Thoughts: While sometimes hard to read due to the high tension and emotions running through this novel, I devoured it. But it ended too soon for me. I wanted more out of it - which made me wonder if there is a sequel planned. I wanted to uncover more about his past. I liked the moments between Ethan and Gracie, which were very sweet. I liked the romance between Ethan and Cami. A highly emotion read that teens in my library will devour.


Cover  Thoughts: I love it 

Source: my Library

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