Review: Twisted Family Values by V.C. Chickering

Twisted Family Values by V.C. Chickering
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Published: 2019
 

"Always do your Thornden best!" This is the family motto in Twisted Family Values. This book travels over 30 years following the lives of two of the Thornden's, Elizabeth and Charles. Elizabeth "Bizzy", is the daughter to Claire, a no nonsense woman who is the queen of keeping up appearances. Charles "Choo" is the son of Cat, the person who everyone in the family can trust. These two are cousins and best friends and we get to see them conquer the world from the age of 12 until they reach their 40s. A lot of things they get into are not acceptable to their family, most of all Claire. Will these two be able to remain friends long into their lives, or will they just have to settle at being family?

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When I read the description of this book, I was very excited to read it. The beginning hooked me in right away, but then throughout each section, there was a lull, a point where it felt like there was a bit too much information. There were also times when it was predictable, but I don't really have too much of an issue with that.

Everyone has drama in their family and I'm sure we all have an extended family member out there, who feels more like a friend or a sibling than a cousin or aunt or uncle. Bizzy and Choo are best friends, as they go through life, they lean on each other to learn different aspects of life, sometimes their friends and family don't understand their relationship, but they don't care.

Through their teens, college, and adulthood, this family goes through a lot, but will Biz and Charlie be able to survive it all and remain friends.

Good book and I will read more by this author.



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Review: Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook

Forever Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: March 2019


When I finished Losing Princeton Charming, I had to immediately start reading this book. Losing left me with such a cliff hanger, I had to see what was going to happen next.

Forever Princeton Charming starts with Charlie being in the hospital after a car accident. She thinks her best friend may have something to do with the accident, but that can't be right. Together she and Spencer are determined to find out who could of tried to hurt Charlie and why. They have had so much backlash against their relationship already, this last thing is just the icing on the cake.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this entire series from start to finish. These last two books had me crying and laughing.

Trying to maintain a relationship when it seems the whole world against you is next to impossible. But when you love someone, you try your best to defeat the odds and go for what you want. Charlie and Spencer are no exception. Their families don't want them together, their friends don't want them together and society dictates that because they come from two different socioeconomic classes they shouldn't be together. You can't help who you fall in love with and who is going to make you the best version of yourself no matter what life throws at you.

I think Charlie and Spencer did what they had to do in order to be together. Forget the haters and naysayers. If you like a romance series with ups and downs and twists and turns, I suggest you go and pick up the Princeton Charming series right away. These books are sure to leave you with all kinds of emotions.

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Kissing Princeton Charming

Dating Princeton Charming

Losing Princeton Charming

Review: Losing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook

Losing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: Feb. 2019

Charlie and Spencer have been through a lot in their short time together. When Spencer lies to Charlie about his plans for then evening and then subsequently, finds her naked in her best friends apartment(it's a guy by the way), they make the decision that maybe they aren't the best for each other. But somehow they can't stay out of each others lives. Will they be able to either stay away from each other, or find a way to make it work no matter the consequences?

Thank you to C.M. Seabrook and Frankie Love for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This is book 3 in the Princeton Charming Series. I think that this one has been my favorite so far. It made me cry. Charlie and Spencer aren't together, but both of them are miserable. When vandalism hit both Charlie's room as well as Ava's, Spencer's sister, it brings them together like never before. Not only Spencer and Charlie, but also their friends. But is it enough for them to stay together and make it last?

There is one last episode in the story of Charlie and Spencer and I can't wait to find out where their relationship is headed to next.

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Review: Dating Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook

Dating Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Published: Jan. 31, 2019

Dating Princeton Charming continues with the story of Charlie and Spencer. It is now Christmas break and Charlie has gone home to be with her family. Her mom isn't doing too well and even though she has lost her job, she knows she is where she needs to be. When Spencer shows up at her door, she is not only shocked, but also very excited to see him. Things are great with the just the two of them together, but will they be able to maintain this happiness once they are back on campus?

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For me, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the first one, Kissing Princeton Charming. I still can't wait to see where this series is going to go.

When the scholarship girl gets with the man on campus who has a building named after his family, there seems to be nothing but chaos. From threatening notes, to bricks being thrown, and fights between just about everyone, life shouldn't be this hectic. It would be so much easier on everyone if Charlie and Spencer weren't together, but since they've had a taste of each other, they can't let the other go. Will their relationship be able to last with such a difference between the two, or will they have to let each other go?

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Review: Kissing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M.Seabrook

Kissing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: 2019


Charlie Hayes, just wants to make it through her senior year at Princeton without any issues. When her on-campus job calls for her to waitress at an event on campus, her whole life will change. There she meets Spencer Beckett, not that she doesn't know who he is, everyone on campus knows who he is. He's Princeton Charming. The man every girl drools over. There is no way a guy like him, would be interested in a girl like her. But when he does show interest, her whole world will be turned upside down. Will these two be able to make a relationship work? With Spencer's high class friends coming at her from all angles, and her own friends warning her to stay away from the infamous playboy, how will Charlie handle herself with all that is going on in her world.

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I couldn't put this book down. When I picked it up the first day, I read 70% of the book in the first setting. It drew me in from the very start and I didn't want the story to end. This is a four part series, that you have to read in order. I was really sad to get to the end of this book especially since I didn't know I was at the end. My kindle told me there were 19 minutes left in the book, but when I turned the page, it was the end. It left me wanting more. What is going to happen next.

College is a rough time for most of us. When you are nearing the end with all kind of decisions to make about your future, it seems as if the end is closer than you are ready for. For Charlie, she is focused on getting her degree so she can get a job to help her family with the ever growing medical bills from her mother. Having Spencer Beckett enter her life at this time is not what she is looking for even though it's something she has dreamed about. When they begin to spend time together, it's hard to separate the man she has in front of her with the reputation he is known for. Will she be able to trust him or will she have to live her life without him?


I can't wait to find out what happens in the next book, Dating Princeton Charming.

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Review--Hiding Places by Erin Healy

Hiding Places by Erin Healy

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kate and her family live at the Harrison Lodge, a hotel that has been in her family for generations. Together with her two older sister, Olivia and Alyssa; her mother Janet; her grandparents, Donna and Daniel; and her great grandmother, Pearl, Kate helps where she can around the lodge, but she spends most of her time in different hiding places listening in on her family and guests. When Kate discovers someone who is in need of her help, she doesn't hesitate to provide her assistance which helps to bring back the original purpose of the lodge. But when this stranger brings trouble to the only home Kate has ever known, will the hiding places be enough to keep them all safe.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the first book I have read by Erin Healy and I'm excited to read more by her. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed that there was a child as the main character. Not because of the situation that they were involved in, but it showed strength and commitment to a character you may not always associate these traits with.

This is another book that was hard to put down. I got upset when I fell asleep or had other things I had to get done that would tear me away from the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book that will hold your attention throughout its entirety.

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