Book Reivew: The Chalet by: Tara Sue Me

I know I'm posting two in one day, but the fifth book comes out very soon and I want to have all the reviews up for the previous books to be up before it comes out.

Synopsis: Goodreads

Submitting her body was only the beginning.

Abby King didn’t know true passion until she gave herself to Nathaniel West, one of New York City’s most eligible bachelors and desired Dominants. Now, on the eve of her marriage, she realizes all her dreams are coming true. And with a romantic honeymoon getaway planned at a secluded Swiss chalet, she’s sure Nathaniel will find even more fantasies to fulfill…

Nathaniel never thought he’d settle down until Abby broke down his barriers and changed his plans. With their wedding only weeks away, he can barely wait to possess her completely—heart, body, and soul—and show her the true meaning of being both a wife and a submissive.

Only Abby has one more challenge in store before she becomes his: no sex and no collar for one month before the wedding. Nathaniel is willing to give it a shot but he has one scandalous stipulation—once that month is up, anything goes…

Review: (4.5 stars)

I don’t buy Kindle books because I have a hard time concentrating on the story, but when I saw this was only in that form I had to get it either way. This dealt with their wedding and I couldn’t pass up not reading it.

I like being able to have both Abby and Nathaniel’s point of view. We get more out of the situations they are in. Abby’s chapters were longer than Nathaniel’s chapters, but that didn’t bother me. I like that we got to be with the bride more and seeing her going through the motions of planning her wedding.

The only thing that did really bother me was, I would have liked to have been able to read more about the wedding. It felt rushed in my opinion. It really focused on their honeymoon. I didn’t mind that, but reading about the wedding was what I was looking forward to.


 I liked being able to read about their wedding and honeymoon. I think it helped the characters as well with having gotten married. Both of their relationships they have with each other I think grew because they both know that they are together in every way they can be. This was a beautiful story.


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Book Review: The Training by: Tara Sue Me

Time for another review to "The Submissive" series.

Synopsis: Goodreads

It started with a hidden desire.

Millionaire CEO Nathaniel West has always played by his own strict set of rules, ones he expects everyone to follow—especially the women he’s dominated in his bedroom. But his newest lover is breaking down all his boundaries and rewriting his rule book.

Abby King never imagined that she would capture the heart of Nathaniel West, one of New York City’s most eligible bachelors—and its most desirable dominant. What began as a weekend arrangement of pleasure has become a passionate romance with a man who knows every inch of her body and her soul – yet remains an enigmatic lover. Though he is tender and caring, his painful past remains a wall between them.

Abby knows the only way to truly earn his trust is to submit to him fully and let go of all of her lingering inhibitions. Because to lead Nathaniel on a path to greater intimacy, she must first let him deeper into her world than anyone has ever gone before…

Review: (5 stars)

This is a continuation of The Submissive and The Dominant. It picks up right where those two ended.

Instead of being in Abby’s point of view or being in Nathaniel’s point of view, we are in both. Some chapters are through Abby, while some are in Nathaniel’s. I enjoyed the mixture of the both. At some points I wished we could have switched perspectives during certain events, but in the end having a combination of both was very good for reading about these characters. Being able to see through both of their eyes, we get to explore their relationship a bit more for the both of them.

The plot focuses on Abby and Nathaniel starting their Dom/Sub relationship over again and them figuring out what works and what doesn’t.

Paul and his wife Christine made an appearance when Abby and Nathaniel visit them. I am glad that they were part of the story more and that we got to see how they balance their Dom/Sub relationship, but also their love relationship.

Not only do we get to see how they make it work, but we go even deeper into the Dom/Sub community. Nathaniel takes Abby to a party so she can see how others play. This installment was more informative about these types of relationships. It went into more detail.

This was originally a trilogy, but now there are more books coming out because of this, the epilogue wasn’t really an ending. If it stayed a trilogy, it would have been a cute ending to a great trilogy. I’m looking forward to see how Tara Sue Me will write the next books since the epilogue was sent into their future. Hopefully, things will come together nicely. I would like to see the other books lead up to their future from this epilogue.


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New Releases. (2015)

I came up with the idea to post a list of the books that will be coming out for the rest of the year that I want to get. I may not be able to buy all of them, but I will try my best to do so. At least it isn't a long list, so it shouldn't be too hard to buy the ones that I want to. Especially since they are pretty spread out when they are released.

June

• Glittering Shadows by: Jaclyn Dolamore (June 16, 2015)
• Storm by Amanda Sun (June 30, 2015)

July

• The Collar by: Tara Sue Me (July 7, 2015)
• Go Set a Watchman by: Harper Lee (July 14, 2015)
• Oblivion by: Kelly Creagh (July 28, 2015)

September

• Catacomb by: Madeleine Roux (September 1, 2015) 
• Library of Souls by: Ransom Riggs (September 22, 2015)

October

• Carry On by: Rainbow Rowell (October 6, 2015) 

November

• Queen by: Aimee Carter (November 24, 2015)

December

• Oblivion by: Jennifer L. Armentrout (December 2015)

Not too many books, since I'm just getting ones in series that I own. I have myself on a ban and I have been pretty good about it. But I plan on pre-ordering 6 of these because I love the series that they are a part of very much and I have no control over not buying them. Do any of you want to buy any of these?

Life Update: 6/27/15

Hello! How have you guys been doing?

I wanted to take a moment and give some updates. Life is crazier than usual at the moment. I'm super stressed due to many reasons and my depression is making itself known again. I'm trying to read and do my school work, but all I feel like doing is sleeping. My sleeping schedule is all messed up again and that makes me feel even worse.

For so long, I have been working on myself by myself, but I can't do it alone anymore. Things have become too much and I need help. I'm currently looking for a therapist who can help me. While looking for a therapist, I'm trying to find a job and saving up to buy my first car.

I have been pushing myself so much with school work that I can't concentrate on it at the moment. I have taken a break from it and focusing on finishing the book I'm reading before the end of the month. I'm ahead in my school work, so I can take some time off from it and focus on other things and get them straightened out and balanced.

Life is a balancing act. New things come into your life and you have to find a way to balance it all. Whether it is a new job, a new friend, a partner, school, etc. Balancing is key. I'm not the greatest at balancing all things, but I try my best to. If it becomes too much I get super flustered and take a step back. I'm better at putting too much onto my plate at once than balancing it all.

One of the things I'm trying to balance better is this blog. I have so many topics I want to post about, but it's hard to find the time and motivation to post them. I used to post so frequently and that made me happy to do so and now I barely post and that bothers me. I'm going to try my best to get back to posting more regularly.

One last thing I want to talk about is what happened yesterday (6/26/15) while I was sleeping. That is that gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states. It made me so happy to wake up to such wonderful news. Share the love!

I hope everything is going well for all of you. If they aren't going too well, just know that in time they will get better. Though I'm going through a lot and it seems that it won't get better for me, I know that it will with effort and time. It always does. Keep smiling!

Movie Review: Jurassic World

I grew up with the Jurassic Park movies, so I had to go out and watch this. Plus, Chris Pratt was in it and that gave me more motivation to watch it. I love him.

I loved this movie. If you have seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, then I'm sure you would love this. I found it to be a nostalgic movie since I did grow up with them.

We are in an age where we are able to step up the effects in movies and boy did they ever. The dinosaurs looked great and I loved looking at each species that were a part of this movie. I don't want to go into detail with them if you haven't seen it, but there was one in the water, which is my favorite of them all besides the Raptors.

I loved the Raptors right away. Chris Pratt's character was their alpha and he cared for each of them. While they cared for him too. You could see such a connection between them all. I found it to be beautiful. Towards the end of the movie they become a bigger part of what happens.

One thing I really did love that this movie showed was that making your own dinosaur has major consequences. That you shouldn't just cook something up in a lab. You don't know what would happen and this movie showed what could.

Chris Pratt was wonderful. He has become one of my favorite actors. For the other actors and actresses, the boys and their aunt were just as wonderful. It's good to see acting done well.

Not only was this movie action packed, but also it had its comedic moments. Those moments helped make the movie better.

If you loved the Jurassic Park movies or dinosaurs in general, then I recommend that you see this. You won't regret seeing it in my own opinion. I had such a good time going out with friends to see this.

Book Review: The Dominant by: Tara Sue Me

It's that time to post my review for the second book in "The Submissive" series by Tara Sue Me. The other day I found out that next February there is going to be a 7th book in this series. I got so happy when I found that out. Onto the review:

Synopsis: Goodreads

Nathaniel West doesn’t lose control.

As the playboy CEO of West Industries, he governs the boardroom during the day; as a strict dominant with exacting rules, he commands the bedroom at night. He never takes on inexperienced submissives, but when Abigail King’s application comes across his desk, he breaks his own restrictions and decides to test her limits.

Abby’s combination of innocence and willingness is intoxicating, and Nathaniel is soon determined to collar her as his own. As long as she follows his orders and surrenders herself fully to him, no one will get hurt.

But when Nathaniel begins falling for Abby on a deeper level, he realizes that the trust must go both ways—and he has secrets which could bring the foundations of their entire relationship crashing down...

Review: (5 stars)

I was apprehensive when I started this because I didn’t know how I was going to like it. 

This is 'The Submissive' told in Nathaniel’s point of view. Once I started, I left my previous thoughts behind. 

I really enjoyed being able to see things through Nathaniel’s eyes. We got a sense of who he is as a person when he was with his friends and his family. He may seem all put together on the outside, but on the inside, he still hasn’t fully grown into the man he is because of issues from his past. 

Abby helps him realize that he needs help when she left him. His cousin and mentor were there to get him out of the place he went when she left and got him to get himself back on track.

Being able to hear his thoughts and his conversations with those he knows, it shows how much he really cares for Abby. His feelings are put to the test a lot, from when she got into a car accident to the point where she left. He has a lot of inner struggles with himself when it comes to Abby and I liked being able to see that. 

One character that appeared I enjoyed seeing was Nathaniel’s mentor Paul. I loved him from the first time we met him. Paul doesn’t take anything from Nathaniel and is there for him when he messed up and helped him to realize what he needed to do. Not only that, but also to talk him how relationships like theirs can change when they turn to be romantic. 

I was able to empathize with Nathaniel and with being able to do so he grew on me more. With Abby and Nathaniel being able to start to fix things between them. I’m looking forward to see how their relationship grows and where it will lead them in the future.

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