A Sweet Move...

Hi Sweeties!

I am so sorry for the no show these past few months. I have been really busy and I have been itching to start a newer and better blog. Now this is using word press and hopefully I can get a real blog website one day, but this is where I have decided to finally move Paige’s Book Sweets to. Hopefully, you guys will like it! Please comment down below what you guys think.

This is truly a HUGE change for me and for you guys because this means that my posts will be a little different looking…maybe. The style has changed and in a big way my blog has grown. Hopefully, I can be also a little better at up keeping this blog. lol

Things that won’t be changing:

• Whether its a blog, vlog, or even on a totally different site, I won’t be changing the READING PART!!! lol Yup as long as books are in my life I’m going to probably review the snot out of them.
• My reviewing style as of now. I’ve really liked my review style right now so I probably won’t be changing that, but as this blog keeps growing and changing that can be negotiable. ya know?

Things that may change:

• The web url
• and the web design of my blog 

And for those of you that are sweeties and are hanging on THANK YOU SOOO VERY MUCH!! I am so grateful to have such wonderful Sweeties like you all!

The wordpress url: https://paigesbooksweets.wordpress.com

– P

Roller Derby, Reread!

Hey Sweeties!

This past weekend, I watched the fantastical movie, called Whip it! It's one of my favorite movies and I kind of forgot just how much I loved Roller derby. I especially loved it more after reading a Roller Derby series a while back, by Lila Felix. So after re-watching the movie I decided to delve back into the series again. It's been such a long time and I can't believe that I forgot mostly EVERYTHING from the story.

Still, Love and Skate, is seriously one of my favorite series, even after all these "years". Okay so it's probably been only like 2 to mayyybe 3 years since I've read this book. There are some things that I find myself not liking as much as I did back then, but for the most part I still LOVE IT! *squee* Yup and here's why...

The whole story-line about derby girls and bouts is just so unique, something that I've written (or thought about but it never went into an actual review *cough*) before. It seriously is what pulled me in, when I first saw it because I had never even heard about the sport before that moment.

Another reason why I love it is because the characters are pretty great in their own right! They have so many love-able traits that makes them seem almost real, which let's face it, is one of my favorite things about reading. It's also something that I truly look for when choosing books. They are weird and quirky and imperfect. They have problems and don't even get me started on Nellie's AWESOME hair. Just the fact that she has practically dyed it every color of the freaking rainbow makes me want to dye my hair! Something else I love about her character is no matter what, she loves herself. Not in the conceded way, but in a way that promotes self confidence.

Her "Hubby" Owen Black is also pretty cool. He's real in the sense where he can be self-conscious and is nerdy and quirky himself. He also fits so perfectly with Nellie and he's just so darn cute! he wants to do right with Nellie and he wants to make sure that everything is the way it should. He's respectful and a true gentleman.

There were some things that I wasn't as happy about when I reread this book. Nothing major, but I felt the need to write it out, ya know. First, I didn't like how fast the story went. I would have liked it better paced. Still, I feel like I can't really complain since the flow of the story wasn't really affected. There were just times when I felt like the story would slow down a bit and things were better explained.

There was also a very little part that was sort of an outcome to the fast pace of the book. Time was kind of distorted in the sense where at times it felt like time was slow-ish and at the same time there were times when a whole month had passed. So it made the relationship seem like it was going a little faster than I think it actually was.

One last thing, I promise! I also didn't like how things weren't explained in depth. Which coincidentally also was sort of a bypass from the speed of the story. Some things were explained really well, and fleshed out and other times I felt like the scenes were rushed. For example, one minute Nellie would be hanging out with Owen and the next two sentences, he was leaving. That's a little exaggerated since it was probably like in four or five sentences, but you get the gist of it.

Other than that this book is a seriously good book! I would suggest it to anyone who loves a good story with a cute romance and who loves roller derby. I also think the characters have spunk and the overall story is pretty well established. It's a well written book with interesting characters and I think it's well suited for any hopeless romantic like me ;) lol

Well, thanks for hanging in there sweeties! I know I haven't posted much but one of my classes is totally kicking my tush. So I have had to put more of my time and undivided attention to it! But even though my schedule has been torn to shreds and then rolled through the wringer, I will try to post as often as possible. I can't promise when or what days, but I will try my hardest to find time :) Have a great week Sweeties and I'll post something soon!

~P

A Sweet Kind of Apology :)

Dear Sweeties,

This is a written apology because I am a sucky blogger. I was supposed to be posting more blog reviews and other stuff since I finished the semester. Unfortunately, much like last year, I kind of...didn't. Which is the reason for this apology letter. I know making excuses is a very bad habit, so i won't even try to make some. I will only tell the honest truth. I was lazy. Yup there is my glorious reason for not posting anything and sort of going AWOL for a while. I was posting up until finals rolled around and if any of you know what finals are like then YOU GET ME! Let's put it this way, going into finals I was pumped. It's like when you wake up to go on a hike. You wake up bushy tailed uuunless...you're me who hates hiking. Then somewhere between tuesday and wednesday of that finals week went kind of blurry. I was working my A off to just stuff whatever information I could into my brain. Which is like trying to pick what candy to buy in a candy factory. By the time finals week was over I almost forgot my name (even though I wrote it almost a billion times that week on test papers and final essay reports). Even the weekend wasn't mine yet until Sunday morning after I sent in the last of my concert reports for Jazz class. SO even though I don't really have an excuse, I really just wanted a tiny break before the next semester started. This "break" pretty much consisted of sleeping for long periods of time or staring like a zombie at the TV trying to find a decent anime to watch. Which was a success ladies and gents! *Pssst for those of you who would like to have anime posts every once in a while included please comment down below.

So this is basically what's been going on and what the new year will bring to my channel/blog! I have been thinking of starting a youtube channel....maybe. So please comment down below if you would like to see that happen. I also have been thinking of expanding my content and eventually upgrading this blog to an actual website (most likely to wordpress). Who knows though. I know my instagram idea ended up kind of a bust when it didn't really go as planned, but I AM WORKING ON IT! PROMISE! 

So far I have just been trying to enjoy as much of the break slash holidays as I can. When you live in a state with weather like mine, you tend to enjoy the rain and cold whenever it appears. lol  I've been trying to load up on coats, cute boots, and hot drinks for the past month or two before I won't be able to anymore! I can already feel it slipping away! *Cries*

Oh well, I guuuesss too much of anything isn't really good for you and if I had it all the time...well I think I would be happy, buuuut...maybe not. hee hee. I will say this before I sign out for today! I am planning to write more and have at least something ready for next week. Happy holidays guys! I hope your New Years is all full of excitement and new goals!

Candy Corn, Pumpkin Pie, and an Update!

Happy Halloween Sweeties!

This year I wanted to post my update on Halloween! Yup, I think it's just more asthetic that way. At least that's how I think it is in my mind, ya know? In a way I guess it would mean that i'm a little late on the update since it's literally one day away so...maybe not my best idea ever lol. In a way I guess it really does set us up for my November reading plans so I guess it's just how you want to look at it :)

So right now, I'm currently reading the Seaside Pictures series by Rachel Van Dyken (which I am planning to post soon). I have already finished the first book which may I write, was AAAAMAZINGGG! I LOVED IT! unfortunately I ate it up Wayy too fast. Something that can't be helped when you're a bookworm, heehee. Luckily book 2 was out so I slipped right into that baby. On the downside, it's not as great as the first book. I'm wide eyed and gobbling it up, but I'm not as strapped in and ready to read as I was with the first book. On the upside, I do really really like this book so I'm pretty sure I'll be done with it very soon and then I'll be able to post another review!

I also wanted to give you my usual Next Up To Read List:

1. Twisted Palace by Erin Watt

2. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

3. Unsteady by Shey Stahl

4. Breathing Fire by Rebecca K. Lilley

5. Tear by Rachel Van Dyken - I'm not entirely sure about this one but it's the original series of Seaside Pictures (a spin off) so I'm hoping to try this series *fingers crossed*

So these are my top five picks to read next! I didn't write my usual descriptors on how I feel about reading them because two of them are sequals to my favorite series (plural). And the others are ones that I'm not 100% all about. Like I want to read them, but mostly I'm judging by the cover at this point. Yup.

I hope you all are having a wonderful Halloween and I will be posting more soon! I have a list of books already waiting to be reviewed, so I'm sure I'll have something for you guys in the upcoming weeks. :) hopefully before the next monthly update heehee

Questions of the week:

• Do you celebrate halloween?
• What are you dressing up as? Do you like to dress up?
• What is the spookiest book you've ever read?

Alrighty sweeties! That's all I've got for you guys this month I'll see you in November!

~ P 

A Sweet and Sour Read :)

Greetings Sweeties!

How are you all? So! I am very excited to post my first book review of the month....well actually the first review since September when I read the sucker, "The Red Queen". I think that book somewhat scarred me a bit and it really took me a little while to get back into actually picking a book to read. For me, I have to say, the worst part about being a bookworm is picking out a book. It's like have an itch and when you try to scratch it, you suddenly realize that it's not in that spot and it gets under your skin and become impossible to scratch! Have you ever felt that? No? Well, if you have then high five and I'm glad you get my reference! If you answered no...then I never wish that feeling upon you ;) Ever. 

Anyways, let's set aside my very random and very awkward opening, and get to something you all care more about. The review! So this month I picked a series of books that I've had on my TBR list for a really long time, but I just never got to. These I promise you were ones that I researched fully, so that I wouldn't have last month's problem, happen again.  If you guys are new and don't know what happened last month, here's the short version. I messed up. It's that simple. I picked a bunch of random books on my TBR list that I wasn't excited about and I hated them. Trust me putting the review up would've had one common title on each of those picks. It would be "SUCKER". I don't know.... maybe it was just me, but I just couldn't get into them. Some were just one big grammar error. Grrr. I just made the short story very long again! Sorry! 

Okay so that's what went down last month! This month was the COMPLETE OPPOSITE! I have been reading some fantaaaastic books this month! Some of the best this year in fact! Trust me I will be posting those soon. Believe me, they are just that good. 

So this week I will be posting a review on Sincerely, Carter by Whitney G. 

This Book is About...?

Just friends.
We’re just friends.
No, really. She’s just my best friend... 

Arizona Turner has been my best friend since fourth grade, even when we “hated” each other. We’ve been there for one another through first kisses, first “times,” and we’ve been each other’s constant when good relationships turned bad. (We even went to colleges that were minutes away from each other…)

Throughout the years, and despite what anyone says, we’ve never crossed the line.

Never thought about it.
Never wanted to.

Until one night changed everything.
At least, it should’ve ...

Just friends.
We’re just friends.
I’m only saying this until I figure out if she’s still “just” my best friend… 

(goodreads synopsis from goodreads.com)

What I Thought slash Rating:

I want to say before I continue that this book was really reallly reeeeeally good. The only thing that made me hit that four star for this book was the content. *blows out a breath* This is gonna sound really dumb, but please bear  with me. I really like books with substance. I say this because I don't really like books that keep bringing up the "s" word. Now I'm not gonna spell it out because I like to keep this blog "kid friendly" but for those of you who guessed it, great! Now, I don't really mind books that bring up dialogue with that word in it or bad words or stuff like that I mean duh. most contemporary romances are like that, but I just don't enjoy the book as much when it's mentioned like every five minutes. Don't get me wrong, this is a "it's me not you" kind of thing so if you would like to Please just ignore that entire top part. 

One other thing that got to me was that I didn't love Arizona. There were some parts where I felt like she could've been "better" and same with Carter. Then there were parts where I wished were moved around, but then at the same time I liked the structure...so *sighs* I don't really have a fair argument there either. But I guess it was just preference to the writing style?

There was A LOT of good though! Or I wouldn't have given it such a high rating! I loved the characters chemistry! I loved their hangouts and that they knew everything about each other! I absolutely ADORED how Carter would drop what he was doing for Ari and vice versa. It was sweet and endearing. I did also like how the author wrote about these characters. She really built them up and gave us the bigger picture.

Who Should Read It?

Overall this was a very good and smooth and "sweet" story with humor and that is a lot of 'ands'. Basically it was just a great book.

This would be great for readers who like contemporary romances with A LOT of angst. Man especially at that ending! I loved it! It's great for readers who love the dual POVs and flashbacks. Yup there are like four different chapters with those in them, which weren't bad, but I may have skipped one or two. 

You have to read it! I was skeptical at first, but I am truly glad that I gave it a go and you should too! If you guys do read it or have read it. Comment below. Tell me what YOU thought about it. Do you agree? Disagree? I wanna hear your opinions so don't be shy :) Even if you just want to say hi, it's cool ;) 

Alright by guys! 

Sincerely, 

P.

Top 10 Contemporary Romances! + A Teensy Update...again!

Hello Sweeties!

So today I wanted to post a Top 3 Contemporary Romances! I know, I know, its a little late (by like one or two days), but it's here today! XD Even though, I already posted something this week I still felt like it didn't do as much justice. The main reasoning for this little post in our Post of the Week sesh.

Anyways! As you all know, my love for books is very broad but usually sticks to either Paranormal Roms or Contemporaries Roms.  Everything else is up in the air compared to those two genres, ya know?

Alright, enough of my nerdy talk, onto da list!

My Top Contemporary Romances!

This will be in descending order, 1 being the best. These are literally all my favorites.

1. The Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines. - This book is one of my absolute favorites and will probably remain this way for FOREVER! It's the writing, and the scenery (aka the setting), and just the overall dialogue, and then some! Rush is aloof and fits the ideal man (nowhere near perfect but at the same time cares). And Blaire is a girl who is just trying to live without falling through her grief. I think that Abbi was soooo soooo sooo creative with her storyline and built it with an unobtainable amount of imagination! This book has situations that really remind me of real life, adds a touch of humor to those probs, and finises off with you wanting MORE! I swear I was sweating and cursing by the time I got the next book because it couldn't be released fast enough!

2. BULLY by Penelope Douglas. - My Oh My was this book FANTASTIC! I looooved this book with a passion! I don't exactly know why...oh Yeah I DO! It was the EVERYTHING! I loved the fact that the MC fell in love with her bully....yeah that sounds sooo wrong, but I swear it's not as bad as it sounds. In a way...I guess it is, but when you read the story the characters and the character's problems come alive. They open up like a blossom waiting to be truly bloom. Then when it finally comes out into the open you really see the TRUE beauty of the situation.

3. Neighbor From Hell series by R.L. Mathewson - This SERIES is phenomenal! It's so realistic and absolutely and completely creative. Everything that happens is simply imaginative and really captures the essence of the author's mind! Every conflict, conversation, and romantic scene is filled with down to earth-ness that just makes it really realistic!

The Update...

Guys! This is some exciting news! I have finally picked a book! Yup....alright so it's not that exciting, but I feel like it's been FOOOOREEEVER since I really settled on a book so it's like hitting gold or something. Huh, that just made me think of boogers *cringe*. Anyhoo. When I meant tiny update I really meant it. So I will try very hard to have a review for ya'll next week! I know keeping up with me is hard because I said every weekend and I've just been...well...ALL OVER THE PLACE. But I really am trying guys so please bare...bear....er...aco-taco. Okay well try to "bear" with me!

Alrighty guys! Have a good night!!

Love,
P

September update part 2!

Alright Sweeties! Let's roll up our sleeves and get to business...SO I know that this is not a Friday or a Saturday post like I had promised AND I know that I have a lot of 'splainin to do. Here we go...

Since the update, nothing has really changed. I'm still in school and basically have gotten NO reading done, whatsoever. I have tried to read, but I cant really get into anything right now. The last "reading schedule" was a bust because I didn't like ANY of those books. I know it's lame, but it's what happened. I either thought the writing was bad or the book just wasn't getting interesting...aka I was bored.

I have tried thinking of some books, but all I can come up with are a few genres. I am hoping to start on some new releases! Let's face it, I miss reading.

So here's the deal guys. Yes I have a lot of stuff going on like family and school, but I WILL be putting up some new stuff!!! You'll just have to be patient with me! For example, Tomorrow I'll have my first exam in one of my classes so I really shouldn't be writing anything right now! But I also missed blogging, so take that SCHOOL! lol

Here is the plan guys. Either this Friday or next Friday, I will be posting a my favorite contemporary romances list. Then I will be hopefully posting more, but we shall see. Just keep tuned and I'll either be starting "Empire of Storms" or something I've been craving.

Alright I gotta go but I'll be back soon!