Thoughtless (Thoughtless, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Dec 01, 2011 Natalie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ! Rare epic. Major mind fuck. Addicting, spell binding, compelling. New girl Kiera is torn between loyal boyfriend Denny and sexy, local rock star Kellan Kyle.

I’ve been waiting my whole life for this book. “Thoughtless” totally blew my mind away. It's easily one of the best books I've ever read if not the best. The author amazed me from page one and I couldn't for the life of me put this down. It was freaking perfection and the emotional turment...don't even get me started. A complete a ...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Lindsay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: new-adult, reviews, on-blog

I seem to be reading books lately that leave me wondering what to say about them. I haven’t read all of the reviews but from what I have read, I know I’m not alone in having a hard time reviewing this.

I enjoyed Thoughtless. I honestly didn’t think I would. I mostly read it because a friend kept raving about it and telling me to. First, I’m not a fan of infidelity in books. There have been a few I read that I didn’t have an issue with it; for the most part, I don’t like it. Along those lines, I I seem to be reading books lately that leave me wondering what to say about them. I haven’t read all of the reviews but from what I have read, I know I’m not alone in having a hard time reviewing this.

I enjoyed Thoughtless. I honestly didn’t think I would. I mostly read it because a friend kept raving about it and telling me to. First, I’m not a fan of infidelity in books. There have been a few I read that I didn’t have an issue with it; for the most part, I don’t like it. Along those lines, I don’t like when characters jump from one person’s bed to another person’s bed. I don’t mind love triangles if they are done well, but I’m not a huge fan.

With all that said. I actually did enjoy Thoughtless. I had a hard time putting it down. Some people complained about the actions of Kiera and Kellan and how awful they were but I didn’t have a huge issue with the majority of their actions. Yes, they made horrible decisions and they didn’t think things through before acting; they reacted emotionally without thinking about how they were hurting each other. (view spoiler)

One thing most people (of the reviews I read) seemed to agree upon is that Denny is a sweet heart…I disagreed. I hated Denny. He was immature, and he hindered the story; making it more complicated than it had to be. (view spoiler)[From the time he went on his business trip he and Kiera grew apart. He didn’t call, which isn’t a huge offense, but if you want to talk to someone you make the effort. He did, in the beginning but then his job became more important and Kiera became an obligation. He took a job in another state after moving across country with his committed girlfriend. If he was really committed to Kiera he would have at least talked to her about a life changing decision. And his response to them being together…When you get out of school (in two years) you can move here. Um…didn’t she already do that? She would be giving up everything (again) to move to be with him (again). To compound the issue he bought up yet another move later in the book…moving to Australia. It’s bad enough she moved across the country to be with him, he’s now asking her to give up everything to move across the world…even further from her family and friends.

Honestly, even though the decision was made as a gut reaction and was motivated by emotion, Kiera did the right thing by breaking up with Denny. Then she promptly did the wrong thing by taking him back the instant he came back. Which is another life changing decision Denny made without her. He gave up his internship to accept the job out of state then gave up his job because Kiera broke up with him…leaving him unemployed. Not smart.

Kiera and Denny were holding each other back. They didn’t have true love because he didn’t even consider her when making a life changing decision; and she is using him as a crutch and letting him make all the decisions for her. He only came back because he panicked when she broke up with him. It was really too bad that she didn't have a backbone and didn’t kick him out of bed when he stripped. I don’t care if she missed him; he’s shown that he hasn’t missed her by not making an effort to call.

I’m not even going to go into Kellan’s beating and what happened with that. I’ll just say that it was extreme and it seriously made me question how “great” Denny seemed. (hide spoiler)]

Denny was my biggest issue with this book. There were frustrating moments overall, but the story kept me engaged and invested in the characters. I thank Alyssa for recommending this to me and I’m glad I read it.

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Jun 05, 2012 Steph rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-read, buddy-read, read-with-shanna

Those of you who know me pretty well will probably be questioning my five star review for this book. I know, I'm a little shocked myself to be honest.
I generally cannot stand love triangles and on top of that I hate cheating. That's why I've put this damn book off for so long now.
A huge thank you to my partner in crime, Shanna. I wouldn't have read this without you hun.

I won't go over the plot because there are already so many great reviews out there. I am outrageously late to the Thoughtle ...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Tessamari ♥Many Waters...♥ ~ Sweet Spot Book Blog rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: on-hold-until-further-notice, cheaters

Ok I'm about 50% done and I really really want to keep reading, but I'm just so torn up right now. The story is emotional and I'm trying to keep a mindset that it's all about a story of falling in love while falling out of love with another person. I just can't seem to get over the whole cheating thing. All the sneaking around Kiera and Kellan do behind Denny's back is something I'm having a hard time getting over. I think I just need to take a step back, breathe and wait til I have the proper m ...more

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Feb 22, 2012 ~V~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance

My thoughts on this book...

Denny...soooo sweet..i just felt bad for the guy and how clueless he was, or maybe he was just in denial? (view spoiler) ...more

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Oct 31, 2011 Sara ~Sphunky~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, ebooks-i-own, kindle-lendable

3/12/13: Re-reading the first two books to celebrate and get ready for the release of Reckless!!! I still give this one 4.5 stars. Kellan Kyle is my all-time favorite book boyfriend. Damn! I just absolutely love him. Re-reading this I was still extremely aggravated by Kiera, although the re-read gave me a slightly different perspective since I had already read this book and Effortless (where she grew on me a little more). This is a series that I know I will re-read many, MANY times in the future 3/12/13: Re-reading the first two books to celebrate and get ready for the release of Reckless!!! I still give this one 4.5 stars. Kellan Kyle is my all-time favorite book boyfriend. Damn! I just absolutely love him. Re-reading this I was still extremely aggravated by Kiera, although the re-read gave me a slightly different perspective since I had already read this book and Effortless (where she grew on me a little more). This is a series that I know I will re-read many, MANY times in the future. Thoughtless is a completely consuming and emotionally draining, but that's one of the reasons I love it so much.

4.5 stars This book comes down to one question: Do you choose safety/comfort/trust or passion/fire/excitment in a relationship? I really liked this one, although the subject matter/relationship could be uncomfortable for some people (it's a love triangle with cheating involved). I thought it was realistic though as these types of situations happen a lot (although maybe not with someone as HOT has Kellan Kyle). Stephens did a wonderful job portraying the raw emotions, moral battles, and consequences involved in such relationships. I equate reading this book to riding an extreme roller coaster at an amusement park...full of extreme highs and extreme lows. I was drained when I finished reading it (it is a somewhat long book too).

I completely fell in love with Kellan, the lead singer of the D-Bags and total hottie with a tortured past. He's a bad boy with a soft heart and "history" with women. Stephens did a great job explaining why Kellan acts the way he does. It had me grabbing for the tissues a few times. The scene towards the end in the Space Needle had my emotions all over the place. I think Kellan Kyle and Travis Maddox are fighting for my favorite hero of all-time at this point (sigh).

I liked Denny, but I found him to be a little too "good" for my taste and too work-obsessed. He treats Kiera like a queen and is a total care taker, but he almost does it to a fault. I don't want to give away too much here, but I'll just leave it at I liked Denny, but he just didn't "do it" for me. (I guess that answers which type of relationship I would choose!)

Kiera, oh Kiera. I found her completely frustrating 80% of the time. I realize she is young and naive (and dealing with two attractive and attentive men), so I'm giving her a 20% leeway because of that. Otherwise, I found her indecisiveness and game playing to be completely frustrating and exhausting after a while. I was somewhat sympathetic to her for the first half of the book (which by the way, is very slow to start, but keep with it, it's worth it) and I could see her dilemma, but after a while, I just keep screaming "C'mon girl, wake up and smell the coffee" (literally as she talks about the smell of coffee a lot in this book)! She is very insecure, which I can understand being that her sister is a Hooters girls and completely hot in addition to girls constantly throwing themselves at Kellan. But, honey, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen! I did enjoy watching her grow a little during her experiences in Seattle with the two men. She was under a lot of stress over the course of this book, but she had a lot of "help" working it out :-)

The secondary characters in this book are good as well. I love Evan and Jenny, and how can you not love and crack up at Griffin. I love the scenes he is in. He's completely inappropriate and crude, but he's hiliarious. I've already started the second book and I love it even more. I can't wait to see what happens to Kiera and her man... ...more

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May 14, 2012 Jessica rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, 2012-reads

Let me start off by saying THANK GOD that is done! The reason I kept reading was I needed to know how there could possibly be 400 pages of this I was suprised that S.C. Stephens found a way to do it, that made me want to throw the book (of course I couldn't because then I'd break my Kindle, but trust me if I could I would). I have no idea how people could like this book Kiera was so heartless, thoughtless and inconsiderate and the worst was she kept making Kellan feel like trash when it was all Let me start off by saying THANK GOD that is done! The reason I kept reading was I needed to know how there could possibly be 400 pages of this I was suprised that S.C. Stephens found a way to do it, that made me want to throw the book (of course I couldn't because then I'd break my Kindle, but trust me if I could I would). I have no idea how people could like this book Kiera was so heartless, thoughtless and inconsiderate and the worst was she kept making Kellan feel like trash when it was all her, she was the one who initiated ALL the sex, she was the one who was making it hard for him to NOT pursue her. I felt bad for Denny because he deserved better and I hated how Kiera acted towards him right from the start when he had to leave for his job for 2 months she made him feel like she should come first that she moved all the way to Seattle for him and that he was abandoning her. Then he has great news that he got promoted but he had to stay there and she could join him once her school was done in 2 years and she BREAKS UP with him REALLY!?!?!? How selfish could you be its 2 years and he said he would visit her and her him but no thats not good enough and she gives him the line "obviously your job is more important then me" COME ON get over yourself he is starting a carrer to support you and he is not allowed to do that. This is when all the cheating starts and of course she feels bad about it but then Denny comes home Leaves his job I might add for this piece of trash and takes a job that he hates and she gets mad that he gets called away so often and feels no remorse over the fact that he left a job he loved for her and is suffering in a crap ass job FOR HER. Now poor Kellan is in love with her and decides it would be best if he leaves becuase he can't stand watching Kiera and Denny being lovey? ? ?(which they aren't really because her mind is always on Kellan, but she has to string Denny along)and Kiera is going to have none of that because she "needs" him so she goes all flirty on him and comming on to him and Kellan is saying no we shouldn't and tries pushing away but he loves her and it is to hard for him to keep saying no so he gives in the have sex and she feels sick to her stomach right after making Kellan feel worse and blames him UGH REALLY ?!?!? SEE WHAT I AM SAYING this is an entire book of this!

Now you wanna know my FAVORITE part of the book it is Kiera getting kicked in the head :) an then waking up in a hospital and BOTH guys breaking up with her I was like YES! ! ! ! ! Victory! All though I hated what was going on before she got kicked and I HATED that she just stod there I would have been yelling and screaming but hey Kiera has no real emotion. Ugh but both guys also before they break up were apologizing to HER!! WHY??? She was the bitch not them she should have been up front with Denny it happens I guess where someone can love to people at once but if they do they should be up front about it no strining people around. In the end Kiera gets Kellan claiming she was scared of the passion between them and that Denny was like a safety blanket I don't know but I have NO CLUE how there possibly could be a second book and now a third WTF REALLY?!?!?!?!

I have no clue if I am going to read Effortless because description says she is determined to learn from her mistakes and not to inflict pain on Kellan BUT. . . OMG there is a BUT . . . life offers new challenges for every relationship . . . Because the first book's challenges weren't enough . . . and when Kiera's love is put to the ultimate test . . . lol she doesn't know how to love and we already know she fails miserably in relationships. . . will it survive? . . . Yeah this book isn't sounding to promising to me I think she is going to fail but I really do not feel like reading another book about someone so heartless.
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Oct 24, 2011 Yona Racheva rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-and-new-adult-romance

Well the first thing i will say is that this book was nothing like Beautiful Disaster not even close.

The book started really good Kiera and Denny were the perfect couple and they love each other a lot.
Until Kellan came in her life. Then she had two amazing people to love.
I don't understand how in one second you can love someone with all of your heart and in the other you can love another the same way. I never could understand what Kiera really was thinking.

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May 29, 2012 Vikki ~ *squee* lite ~ rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: books-everyone-loved-but-me, cheating, rock-star, angsty, sniffle, series, love-triangle, h-h-needs-a-2x4

I really wanted to like this book - the writing is great - great plot etc. but I just could not get past the cheating. Heck, I'm someone who doesn't even like to see the h/H with someone before they fall in love with each other - and the plot was good enough that I was ok with how things started in the beginning - but frankly - as Kiera dithered about who to choose, I just got so fed up with her. If I could have pulled her out of the book and smacked her around it would have made my day. As some ...more

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May 16, 2012 Lisa rated it liked it · review of another edition

This book is emotionally exhausting

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Mar 16, 2012 Erica Alyson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favorite-books, new-adult

I Loved this book!

Kiera and Kellan are awesome main characters. I couldn't get enough of them and of course I loved the DBags.

There were times when I was yelling at my kindle because I wanted Kiera to make better decisions, but if I were in her situation I am not sure how I would have reacted. You have the safe, secure and stable. Vs. The unknown, hot rocker. That is a tough call but the journey through there story was awesome one of my favorite books! ...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-favorites, series, romance, top-favs, mature-adult

Loved it! Slow to start and a little drawn out but it was good for the whole story. I had no idea how it was going to end! Can't wait to read the sequel! ...more

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