Confessions of a Queen B* by Crista McHugh

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

Pages: 180

Edition: Kindle

Time Read: 07.14.15 - 07.26.15

Hmm, what to say, what to say.

I really enjoyed some parts of this book, but then others really just made me want to throw my phone down and yell a little.

Alexis has a reputation for being a bitch, and she isn't afraid to use her powers to get what she wants when she wants it.  She has dirt on everyone except for golden boy, star quarterback, Brett.  Conveniently, when she is required to do a group project, she's stuck with him.

Within the first 10% of the book she is totally melting over him.  Because he smells good.  Alright, I can concede that an attractive man who smells good can be distracting, but frankly fighting off your hormones over him doesn't happen.  If she had fallen for him in a more realistic way I'd be a little less harsh about it.

People like Brett don't exist. Star Quarterback, smart, nice to everyone, forgiving, and into the biggest bitch of the school? That sounds like a dream I had in high school once.

The main conflict is those two getting together.  The side conflict I found to be a lot more interesting and I kind of wish more was done about it.  At the end, when the person placing cameras was revealed, I really wanted to have my suspicions confirmed as to why he needed to be tiptoed around.

Now, I'm not shy about sex. I'll talk about it no problem. This book though. It's another level of sexual innuendo and flirting and whatever else makes people a little uncomfortable.  It mentions sex so much that I honestly think it should be put into the new adult category instead of young adult. And the one scene that does happen, holy cow. It's graphic. It's very graphic.

Overall, it was a fun book to read. I really did enjoy it, especially as it got later in the book.  Because of the graphic content I cannot recommend it to anyone under 16 even though I should probably go with 18 to be on the safe side.  If you're looking for a cute book to take you back to the troubles of high school with your dream boat man chasing after you, you should definitely check this one out.

The Corridor by A.N. Willis

 Rating: 4/5 Stars

Pages: 208

Edition: Kindle

Time Read: 06.22.15 - 07.02.15

Everything about this book was incredibly fascinating for me. The idea of the portals, of the many different worlds out there to discover, it was all something that kept me drawn into the story.

Estelle is a fascinating girl. She feels like a real person with some very special powers and reacts in the same way most people would. She freaks out, tries to hide it, and then becomes curious enough to start experimenting with it. When it turns out to be something incredibly important, she tries to solve every problem on her own and then realizes that that's not how it's supposed to work. She picks a few people to trust and goes on an incredible journey to save her world from the same thing that happened to Second Earth.

The villain in this story was constantly changing and throwing you for a loop. There was a lot of different plot twists that really kept you guessing what was going on.

The plot is something that really drew me into the book and kept me drawn in. I finished the story and couldn't really remember what was going on in the outside world; I found myself fully engulfed into The Corridor.

The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 was the romance. God dammit, if the romance wasn't in this story it would be so much better. I don't know what Estelle saw in him because he was a jackass the entire time and suddenly he was this super nice guy who has emotions other than jerk and then Estelle falls in love or something? If you're confused by that sentence then we're in the same boat. I don't know how it happened or where but it did.

Other than that I loved this story so much. I will definitely be looking for the second one when it's out! (That cliffhanger was EVIL!)