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500 Kisses to Steal a Heart – Anyta Sunday
“… Five hundred kisses are all it takes to steal a heart.”
Chris Montgomery doesn’t believe it, and he’d know. He’s met— and had— many a man. None of whom he’d want to share five hundred kisses with. If you don’t like someone, you just don’t like them. End of story.
No amount of kissing will change that.
Dylan Halsworth doesn’t believe it either. But Chris and his arrogant, “always right, dare I be wrong” attitude has Dylan challenging him to try it. And who knows, maybe watching his most-loathed neighbor suffer through five hundred kisses with the same man is worth it? He’d sit back, crack open a Mountain Dew, and have a good laugh…
But… shit… there is one slight snag in his plan.
Chris has chosen Dylan with whom to prove his point…
An enjoyable friends-to-lovers/enemies-to-lovers (it’s a bit of both) story involving a stupid bet and major misunderstandings. I liked this better than the last friends-to-lovers contemporary I read. There’s slow build up but it never drags. It’s short but not rushed. I’m not an outdoors person but I could imagine how fun the whole Camp Halsworth experience must be. I don’t blame them for getting carried away.
Rating:
3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked itSoundtrack: Kiss Me Deadly
Artist: Generation X
Album: Generation X(source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22442348-500-kisses-to-steal-a-heart)
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A fresh start can be as alluring as a good memory.
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[spotify id=”spotify%3Atrack%3A1MwXWkJHDCM0IMd35XYKnR&view=coverart” width=”540″ height=”620″ /]Soundtrack to 500 Kisses to Steal a Heart by Anyta Sunday
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Koi ni mo Naranai – Hagi
“That’s the first time I’ve seen crying so beautiful.” Tajima finds himself taken in by Koga’s crying face, but little did he know, the reason behind those tears was the death of his goldfish at the hand of Tajima’s cat (Buuta). While figuring out how to apologize for that, he stumbles across a secret of Koga’s.
Buuta is an ugly, fatass, cockblocking cat.
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Koi ni mo Naranai – Hagi
“That’s the first time I’ve seen crying so beautiful.” Tajima finds himself taken in by Koga’s crying face, but little did he know, the reason behind those tears was the death of his goldfish at the hand of Tajima’s cat (Buuta). While figuring out how to apologize for that, he stumbles across a secret of Koga’s.
Buuta is an ugly, fatass, cockblocking cat.
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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee
Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.
But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.
Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
With a title and cover like that, how can I resist? Right off that bat, I know it was going to be a fun, lighthearted read with adventure and laughter and kissing at the end. And indeed it is.
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue is about Monty, his sister Felicity and his best friend Percy and their Grand Tour gone awry (to be expected because Monty). Feckless is a word I learned recently and it is something that can be used to describe Monty, along with fun-loving and not the brightest spark in the room. Monty’s sister Felicity can throw a better punch than him. Probably the only things we can commend him on are his indecent supply of good looks and that he really does love Percy with all the love his silly little heart can give. Felicity is the nose-buried-in-a-book/can-do-anything type aka the smarter one and Percy is a music loving, well-mannered guy whose darker looks makes him a bit more circumspect with his behavior compared to his more reckless best friend.
If this was a movie, the visual style, storytelling and soundtrack might be something like what Sofia Coppola did with Marie Antoinette. Not entirely accurate but still gives a good sense of time, place and mood. This would also have been a solid 5-star book had it been a little more concise but I felt it was stretched out a tad too long like the author felt the trio had to have as many misadventures and go to as many places as possible before resolving everything.
Rating:
3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked itSoundtrack: City of Culture
Artist: Slow Riot
Album:(source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884-the-gentleman-s-guide-to-vice-and-virtue)
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My dearest friend if you don’t mind
I’d like to join you by your side
Where we can gaze into the stars
And sit together, now and forever
For it is plain as anyone can see
We’re simply meant to beFrancesca Zappia -
[spotify id=”spotify%3Atrack%3A7fxa0NiAHy25yp3nM7lM7Q&view=coverart” width=”540″ height=”620″ /]Soundtrack to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and VIrtue by Mackenzie Lee
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Triangle – Fuuke Mame
When one childhood friend passed away, the two who were left behind reminisce the love from the past and the present.
I hate cockblocks! Happily, there was a new beginning.
