Maraya21’s Comments (group member since Aug 27, 2016)

Maraya21’s comments from the Fallen Into Tijan Books group.

Whitney wrote: "Maraya21 wrote: "Really curious about this one, hence me picking it. I'm currently in the middle of reading Ryan's "Roommates Series", book #1 was ok but book #2 was awful. I guess I'll see.."

I a..."

She has a lot of books, mostly standalones and all of them on the same theme, but some do seem interesting judging from the blurps.
Which book would that be?

Really curious about this one, hence me picking it. I'm currently in the middle of reading Ryan's "Roommates Series", book #1 was ok but book #2 was awful. I guess I'll see..

I've never heard of it before now but it does seems kind of interesting. I will give it a shot!

I added this to my TBR in December and now boom you chose it. Will be reading this for sure, but later in the month :)

Whitney wrote: "Love how you did this, and that graphic is kick a**! :)"

Thanks! I made the picture! (^_^)
Actually I have made a few and will probably rotate them out throughout the year.

I haven't read any of them - didn't know they existed - but I have added some on my TBR :)

The theme chosen for January in The Auxiliary Challenge was MYTHOLOGY/GODS. Three of the choices tied with equal amount of votes. So, a random book was picked from among them with the help of my fellow Mods Whitney and Kylie.

The winning book is: My Ex From Hell (The Blooming Goddess Trilogy #1) by Tellulah Darling

The Auxiliary Challenge (2018): Rules & How To







My Ex From Hell

Romeo and Juliet had it easy.

Prior to the Halloween dance, Sophie figures her worst problems involve adolescent theatrics, bitchy teen yoga girls, and being on probation at her boarding school for mouthy behaviour. Then she meets bad boy Kai and gets the kiss that rocks her world.

Literally.

This breath stealing lip lock reawakens Sophie’s true identity: Persephone, Goddess of Spring. She’s key to saving humanity in the war between the Underworld and Olympus, target numero uno of Hades and Zeus, and totally screwed. All she’s gotta do is master her powers, save the world...

...and stop kissing Kai, Prince of the Underworld.

My Ex From Hell is a YA romantic comedy, Greek mythology smackdown, perfect for everyone who loves sassy girls that kick butt and the bad boys who infuriate them.

⚡ February 2018 ⚡


Theme: FOREIGN (TO YOU) CULTURE
• Nomination Thread


🌟 Won: 🌟
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

➡ [Discussion Thread]

♦️ The Fix Up by Kendall Ryan ♦️

This is my pick for January as part of the "Unleash The Mods™" Challenge. Hope you enjoy it!
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♠️ Blurp ♠️

My tempting and very alpha friend Sterling Quinn is someone I consider off-limits.

It's not just that we're friends, he's also cocky, confident, and British, which means he's a walking aphrodisiac.

But lately he's been giving me the look. You know the one. When he thinks I'm not paying attention, and his gaze lingers for too long.

When we start working together, that's when the sexual tension between us gets so thick, I want to hack through it with a machete. I want to make all these deep feelings I've harbored for him disappear, because there's no way this can end well.

The lines between business and pleasure become irrevocably blurred, and I'm stuck between a rock, and Sterling's very, very hard place.

Rather than keep a level head about our growing attraction, Sterling wants to go all in, showing me just how explosive we can be together.

But I've been around long enough to know that this British bad boy is more than my heart can handle. I'm not about to be cast aside like yesterday's underwear when he's done having fun.

Sterling’s never been told no, and he's not about to put his ego aside and play by my rules. But I never thought he'd fight so dirty.

♦️ The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley ♦️

This is my pick for January as part of the "Unleash The Mods™" Challenge. Hope you enjoy it!
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♠️ Blurp ♠️

Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father. One night her brother's best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate relationship that spans over the next eight years. Liam is now a confident, flirty player who has never had a girlfriend before. Amber is still emotionally scarred from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. Together they make an unlikely pair. Their relationship has always been a rocky one, but what happens when Amber starts to view her brother's best friend a little differently? And how will her brother, who has always been a little overprotective, react when he finds out that the pair are growing closer? Find out in The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom Window.

♦️ Roomies by Christina Lauren ♦️

This is my pick for January as part of the "Unleash The Mods™" Challenge. Hope you enjoy it!
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♠️ Blurp ♠️

Marriages of convenience are so…inconvenient.

Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant musician back by pulling some of her errand-girl strings and getting him an audition with a big-time musical director. When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway—until he admits his student visa has expired and he’s in the country illegally.

Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York, her growing infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves from awkward roommates to besotted lovers, Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway. In the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting, what will it take for Holland and Calvin to realise that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?

I nominate this
A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe

Our theme/prompt for February 2018 will be:


FOREIGN (TO YOU) CULTURE


Japanese, Chinese, Greek etc. whatever and whichever culture you want to delve into as long as the book you will suggest/nominate has one specific Foreign To You Cultural influence. So go ahead and drop your nomination below!


Each person can nominate only ONE book!


What this is, Rules & How it works can be found HERE.


Nominations: 01.01 to 15.01
Voting: 16.01 to 31.01

Hello & Welcome to the Mirroring Challenge 2018!

Sorted bellow is the list with all the nominations. Thanks to all who nominated!
You can pick & choose what you wish :D
Rules & How To

Happy Reading!



● Carter Brothers Series by Lisa Helen Gray


Nominated by Louise


● Slater Brothers Series by L.A. Casey


Nominated by Tami


● Covenant College Series by Amanda M. Lee


Nominated by Whitney


● Faking It Series by Chloe Walsh


● Carter Kids Series by Chloe Walsh


● The Broken Series by Chloe Walsh


Nominated by Helena

You will respect my authority!
~ Mods, probably


This thread will serve as an archive of sort to help everyone keep track of what they are reading/have read.

Simply copy & paste the list bellow to keep personal track. Afterwards you can either cross them out or state dates reads or whatever method of keeping track you prefer.

Some Rules
● To keep everything clean & organised please only post once.



Whitney
January ➡️ Roomies || Discussion
February ➡️ Lost Rider || Discussion
March ➡️ Love Me Never || Discussion
April ➡️ The Queen of All that Dies || Discussion
May ➡️ Blood Vice || Discussion
June ➡️ Magic Bites || Discussion
July ➡️ Kulti || Discussion
August ➡️ Power Play || Discussion
September ➡️ Naked in Death || Discussion
October ➡️ Bat Out of Spell || Discussion
November ➡️ The Trouble with Mistletoe || Discussion
December ➡️ Christmas In Evergreen || Discussion



Kylie
January ➡️ The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window || Discussion
February ➡️ Follow Me Back || Discussion
March ➡️ Secret Lucidity || Discussion
April ➡️ Mack Daddy || Discussion
May ➡️ Wishing Well || Discussion
June ➡️ Big Rock || Discussion
July ➡️ Getting Schooled] || Discussion
August ➡️ Whiskey Girl || Discussion
September ➡️ Dirty Girl || Discussion
October ➡️ The Boy and His Ribbon || Discussion
November ➡️ The Girl and Her Ren || Discussion
December ➡️ Anointed || Discussion



Maraya21
January ➡️ The Fix Up || Discussion
February ➡️ The Studying Hours || Discussion
March ➡️ Damned if I Do || Discussion
April ➡️ Chosen || Discussion
May ➡️ Punk 57 || Discussion
June ➡️ From the Ashes || Discussion
July ➡️ That Guy || Discussion
August ➡️ The Law of Moses || Discussion
September ➡️ Elusion || Discussion
October ➡️ City of Demons || Discussion
November ➡️ City of the Lost || Discussion
December ➡️ Talon || Discussion

You will respect my authority!
~ Mods, probably


We, The Mods, welcome thee to the "Unleash The Mods™" Challenge! (a.k.a UTM™)

When Maraya joined the Team in September 2017, she suggested that each Mod pick a book each month for the remaining of the year for various reasons, and from October to December we did just that.

Now 2018 has rolled around (Yay!) and it was decided that we will continue with this practice. Hence, each Mod will be suggesting books for your reading pleasure.

This is a fairly simple challenge:
Each one of the Moderators will be suggesting one book each per month for the entire year. That will make a total of 12 books per moderator and 36 books total within 2018. All you have to do, if you decide to join this challenge is pick a number of books to commit to - it can be all 36 or 10, 20 etc however many you want - and make a separate shelf for this (for example "unleash-the-mods-tijan-group-2018"). That is it, you have successfully joined & are ready to begin.


Some additional info:

~~ We will be picking the books as we go along each month, which means that there won't be any list in advance for said picked books. You will just have to go in blind and commit to a number.

~~ There will be Discussion Threads for each choice available in the Group Reads folder. Due to limited space in the titles the acronym "UTM™" will be used for to designate each thread.

~~ An archive discussion thread will be posted here in the Challenges folder for all the books that will be/have been picked for this challenge, making it easier to keep track.


We hope you enjoy each & every book we will unleash upon you all!
Happy Reading,
♦️ The Mods ♦️

Whitney wrote: "So, I'm sad to say that I ended up disliking this one a lot. I didn't like the heroine towards the end, and I just felt bored with the book. :("

Ohhh too bad :( You think you gonna try Book #2 when it comes out? I will admit it has me quite curious :)

✨ January 2018 Nominations: ✨
These are the nominations for the January Poll


Godhunter (The Godhunter #1) by Amy Sumida
Antigoddess (Goddess War #1) by Kendare Blake
Half-Blood (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My Ex From Hell (The Blooming Goddess Trilogy #1) by Tellulah Darling
Dark Descendant (Nikki Glass #1) by Jenna Black
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers
Night Goddess (The Goddess Prophecies #1) by Araya Evermore
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1) by Michael Scott

~~ Nominations are now CLOSED ~~

Since there were only two nominations I will be adding a few at random to fill out the poll.

~~ Nominations are now CLOSED! ~~

Thanks to the people who suggested books for this challenge!

All suggestions/nominations will be gathered and announced according to the program above.

# Additional nominations/suggestions are always welcome. Just send me a message with your choices. :D #