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Hey guys!

Recently my dad rescued me a box of books from  one of his clients houses who didn't want them anymore and was simply going to toss them in the trash. Most are not from a genre I venture into but I'm not one to turn away giving books a new home. Needless to say the space in my room for my books is beyond full, so when I added the newish ones my book cabinet exploded. 

The Result: 

My collection before it got so big did fit onto my bed like the top rows but as you can see I had to improvise with the last two rows. 

I'm currently looking into a new way to display them, possibly going to put my dads handy man skills to use. 

Book Review: Her Knight In Shining Armour

Title: Her Knight In Shining Armour
Author: Robyn Rychards
Series:
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Release Date: March 1st 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-8579-9138-6
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Romance

Synopsis

She may not need a knight in shining armour to save her, but that doesn't mean she's going to look a gift knight in the visor...

Paisley doesn't needs a knight in shining armour to rescue her from her high-powered abusive ex-husband. She's got it covered on her own: she's changed her name, liquidated her assets and has a plan to disappear in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Psychiatrist Sterling James has absolutely no intention of being anyone's savior. The only woman he has any time for is his sister. But circumstances change when Sterling finds Paisley in an unexpected and life-threatening situation. Brought in to the drama of her escape, Sterling finds himself invested, and he can't move on until he knows Paisley is going to be safe.

It should be simple enough exercise to get Paisley out of the park and into her new life. But nothing is ever as good as it should be, and Sterling soon discovers that even if her ex-husband buys the setup, he might not be able to watch Paisley go...

My Thoughts

Definitely going to be added to my "must reread" list. This novel was both hilarious and sad in different situations.

I really enjoyed this book, it was a genuine love story, guy saving girl type novel and really hit my inner girly girl. It was short and sweet and didn't drag on, the novel was full of adventure and action which is what I like to see most of the time. The plot kept you on the edge of suspense - and your wondering at every turn if Paisley is going to be found by her ex. It was thrilling, and the characters were very loveable.

The novel was set in a setting that was different from the ones i'm used to reading about. It's not every day your heroines find themselves falling in love while camping in the national park. It was different and a breath of fresh air. The camping setting made Paisley and Sterling's, situation a bit humorous and I had a great laugh.

My Rating: 5/5

About The Author
Robyn Rychards grew up in the granola bowl of the United States, Boulder Colorado, a town filled with fruits, flakes and nuts. She considers herself a Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none and has taught herself to sew, paint, play the piano, garden, cook, the list goes on. But now that her books are published, she’s thrilled to finally be considered a master of one. At least as much as a person can be, for the learning never really stops.

She feels her active imagination is a blessing and a curse, with the blessing far outweighing the curse since it has led her to fulfil her dream of writing for Harlequin. Robyn started writing stories when she was a teenager because she didn’t have enough books to read. Sometimes she finds it hard to believe that people are willing to pay her to do something she enjoys so much, but mostly she’s happy to have such a wonderful excuse not to cook and clean. And a job that means you can stay in your jammies as long as you want? Priceless.

Her Knight In Shining Armour on Goodreads
Robyn Rychards

Book Review: Something Borrowed

Title: Something Borrowed
Author: Emily Giffin
Series: Darcy & Rachel - #1
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: March 29th 2011
ISBN-13: 9780312993177
Source: Owned Paperback
Genre: Chick Lit

Synopsis
Rachel White is the consummate good girl. A hard-working attorney at a large Manhattan law firm and a diligent maid of honor to her charmed best friend Darcy, Rachel has always played by all the rules. Since grade school, she has watched Darcy shine, quietly accepting the sidekick role in their lopsided friendship. But that suddenly changes the night of her thirtieth birthday when Rachel finally confesses her feelings to Darcy's fiancé, and is both horrified and thrilled to discover that he feels the same way. As the wedding date draws near, events spiral out of control, and Rachel knows she must make a choice between her heart and conscience. In doing so, she discovers the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk everything to be true to yourself.

My Thoughts

I admit that I've seen the movie to reading this novel, and that the movie is my all-time favorite, but the book blows the movie by large proportions and is now about to be added to my favorite shelf.

This novel was hilarious and had me laughing from cover to cover. I was a little sad to that a friendship as long as the one between Rachel and Darcy couldn't survive the catastrophe both girls caused. But in the end it looked like their friendship had been a little lopsided all along. So was it really a big loss?

I believe whole heartedly that Darcy in the end got what she deserved because karma is a b*tch in the end. Rachel and Dex are my favourite and it was about time the underdog finally came out on the top. I had been rooting for Rachel from the very beginning, she did after all have dibs first on Dex.

The second book which is about Darcy, I don't think I will read, usually I read a series if I loved the first book but in this case, I didn't like Darcy anyway so I don't think I will be missing much. Her character was a little too shallow for my taste, I didn't like her personality of thinking she deserved everything no matter the price, or the fact that she had to have everything that Rachel had, that's a little to grade school for my liking.

My Rating: 4/5

Goodreads: Something Borrowed