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#BlogTour | #Review: SAVING IT by Monica Murphy + #Giveaway

#NewReview Saving It by Monica Murphy!


Title: Saving It
Author: Monica Murphy
Publication Date: November 6, 2017Publisher: Entangled Teen Crush
Eden: Josh Evans and I have been best friends forever. He knows all my secrets, and I know all of his. So when he randomly asks me to help him lose his virginity, I sort of flip out. That’s a question that sends your mind to places you’ve seriously never considered before. Like, you know. Having sex. With your best friend. Except Josh doesn’t want to have sex with me—he wants me to help him find a girl. A nice girl who’s funny and smart and cute. Except he already knows a girl just like that…

Josh: Eden Sumner is my best friend. So of course she’d be the person to help me find my perfect match, so I can drop my V card before I head off to college. Except the more we search, the more I realize that maybe the right girl has been by my side all along. I don’t need Eden’s help in finding me a girl to love. I’m pretty sure I’m already in love with Eden. But now she thinks I’m only after one thing…with anyone but her.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book is what happens when American Pie meets Friends with Benefits. It contains two best friends, plenty of angst, and lots and lots of sex talk. Reading this might have you looking at your best friend in a different light!
#MyThoughts

#FanGirlModeOn:I do not think I could tell you which one was my first Monica's book (because it was a long time ago). But yes, I have read many of them. And they are amazing <3. Anyway, it had been a long time (a couple of weeks). But I still remember it .
Saving It is my kind of cute teen romance. I think the one thing I loved most above all was how they tried to deny and pretend nothing was happening -when everything was happening <3. The evolution of their friendship was amazing. They learnt to be a little more "open" with each other. Although without confessing what was really in their minds. 
So, Josh's reasons for losing his V-card lead him to ask for help. And who is better than his BFF? Nobody. Most of the time he was cute when trying to talk about it. And of course, as his BFF, Eden did not make it any easier for him. Eden --with every minute that passed, she realized it was inevitable.
Its plot is the result of a young friends-to-something-more friendship. Eden and Josh. And as I was saying, I though it was cute how both characters developed feelings in a way they knew would lead to a change in their relationship. The idea of considering to be  the one  for each other? It make it harder for them to be objective when it comes to their friendship. But at the end of the day, how they solve it was the best they could do. Love it!
Book: +4 From-BFF-to-BBFE stars!

You can follow the tour HERE!Buy: Amazon | Amazon Australia | Amazon UK | Amazon Canada | B&N | iBooks | Kobo + Add it to Goodreads
Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is a traditionally published author with Bantam/Random House and Harper Collins/Avon, as well as an independently published author. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance. She is also USA Today bestselling romance author Karen Erickson. She is a wife and a mother of three who lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through many angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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#BlogTour | #Review: OFFSETTING PENALTIES by Ally Mathews

#NewReview Offsetting Penalties by Ally Mathews!

Title: Offsetting Penalties
Author: Ally Mathews
Publication Date: November 6, 2017Publisher: Entangled Teen Crush
Isabelle Oster has dreamed of being a prima ballerina her entire life, so when the only male dancer backs out of the fall production, she’s devastated. Without a partner, she has no hope of earning a spot with the prestigious Ballet Americana company. Until hot jock Garret practicing stretches in one of the studios gives Izzy an idea, and she whips out her phone. But does she really want this badly enough to resort to blackmail?
All-state tight end Garret Mitchell will do anything to get a college football scholarship. Even taking ballet, which surprisingly isn’t so bad, because it means he gets to be up close and personal with the gorgeous Goth girl Izzy while learning moves to increase his flexibility. But Izzy needs him to perform with her for the Ballet Americana spot, and he draws the line at getting on stage. Especially wearing tights.
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains a bit of blackmail, a lot of sarcasm, and an ending guaranteed to melt your heart.
#MyThoughts

I admire someone who dance ballet. I do not think I would have their patience when it comes to improving a position... #justsaying
I think I have a not-so-secret love for cute young adult romance books. They are lovely, and sometimes, they are also what you need to relax while reading. Plus, I did enjoy reading Offsetting Penalties.

This book has two amazing characters who --I can assure you-- have crystal-clear what they want to do with their lives. And they both want to do what they love most --football and ballet. Hence, no matter what, they are ready to do whatever it takes in order to make them come true. Furthermore, Izzy has a soft spot even if she does not want people to know it. So, when it comes to blackmailing others? I will just say that she is better at dancing. Garret... oh boy! He got the moves. I could definitely picture him dancing ballet.

Overall, this book is a clear demonstration that you do not have to judge someone for their exterior. And despite the fact that there was a moment/scene -almost at the end- when I felt it was too forced. It was an amazing reading and plot.

Highly recommended.

Book: +4 love-football-and-ballet stars! You can follow the tour HERE!Buy: Amazon | Amazon Australia | Amazon UK | Amazon Canada | B&N | iBooks | Kobo+ Add it to Goodreads
Ally lives in Texas with three kids, four dogs, two cats, a rabbit, assorted reptiles, and her husband. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, binge watching Psych, Scream, Younger, and superhero movies, and letting dogs in and out of the house. She loves to cook but hates to clean up afterwards, and strongly believes that Disney World is truly magical. You can find Ally on her website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, though she makes no claims of using any of them properly.

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