Rosemary Beach... It's Almost Over *sob*

If you've been following me for any time at all you know I love Abbi Glines and I *really* love her Rosemary Beach series. It's my book crack... I'm totally addicted.

Rosemary Beach is a very real place on the Gulf Coast of Florida. And, as a Floridian, I feel fairly certain that I could hop on over there on any given day and run into all the characters I have come to know and love over the past 12 books. I'd swing by the Kerrington Country Club, of course, and there would be Blaire, Della, Harlow and Bethy having lunch in the dining room. From the window I can see the guys heading in from a round of golf - there's Rush, Grant, Woods and Tripp. Oh, who just arrived? What a surprise! Mase and Reese are here from the ranch in Texas for a weekend visit. Even Dean (yep, the Slacker Demon rock star himself) is in town, back at Rush and Blaire's house babysitting little Nate.

Okay, okay, so I know they're not *really* there but it's fun to imagine. Abbi has created an entire cast of characters that feel as though they live and breathe and I am totally invested in their stories. 

Yesterday Abbi revealed the cover of The Best Goodbye, the next to last book in the Rosemary Beach series. This is Captain's story (Blaire's half brother). He had a pretty significant role in the last book, When You're Back, and I had mixed feelings about him. He obviously has a serious, compassionate side but I also was ready to throat punch him for meddling in Reese and Mase's relationship. It'll be interesting to see how his story plays out in The Best Goodbye.

I'll be *so* sad to see this series end but at least there are still the final two books to look forward to. The Best Goodbye releases on December 1, 2015 and can be pre-ordered here: Amazon US  Amazon UK 

Do you read the Rosemary Beach series? Or have a favorite series that you're not ready to say goodbye to?

That's What *HE* Said Thursday #12

That's What He Said Thursday is a weekly meme created 

and hosted by Chapter Break. It's a fun way to share a quote 

from a favorite book boyfriend (aka male protagonist) to his girl.

For more info, visit Chapter Break here.

It's been almost two years since I read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black and I still think about it. Obviously it made an impression. Black's take on vampirism was so unique and the whole book had a quiet, foreboding kind of atmosphere. It's one of the *very* few stand-alones that I wish was a series. I truly need more Gavriel in my life. Equal parts calmly sane and utterly mad, Gavriel was capable of shocking acts of violence but had a surprising streak of compassion and loyalty. The romance factor was on the down low and doled out in small, delicious bites. (*wink*)

"I love you, you see... and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming here. 
I would kill everyone in the world for you, if you wanted. Or not, obviously."

"Tana. In all my long life, though there were many times I prayed for it, no one has ever saved me. 
No one but you."

"You are more dangerous than daybreak."

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Or just have a favorite quote you want to share? 

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What Are You Reading Wednesday #05

What Are You Reading Wednesdays is a weekly feature 

hosted by Andie at It’s A Reading Thing. 

How to participate:

Grab the book you are currently reading and answer three questions:

1. What’s the name of your current read?

2. Go to page 34 in your book (or 34% in your eBook) and share a couple of sentences.

3. Would you like to live in the world that exists within your book? Why or why not?

1.  Changing Tides (Kill Devil Hills #2) by Sarah Darlington

2.  Georgie's eyes shifted between me and Ellie. We weren't sitting anywhere near each other, but she was looking at us like she knew. She knew more than the start of a platonic friendship had happened between us.

3.  Would I want to live in this world? Definitely. First, much of the book (and series) takes place in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a beautiful area. And secondly, I really love all the characters that have appeared in the first two books. I'd love to be friends with this group. :)

What are you reading today? Want to share a snippet from page 34 (or 34%)? 

I love comments so tell me below. :)

Top Ten Tuesday: Quitters Edition

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme 

created by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's Top Ten Tuesday Topic (oh, the alliteration!) is Ten Bookish Things I Want to/Have Quit. This could be interpreted several ways: ten book series I'm going to abandon, ten bookish habits I want to quit, ten authors I quit reading, ten books I DNF'd. The possibilities are endless. 

I'm not choosing just one topic... I'm mixing it up. I'm wild like that. So here's what makes me a big quitter:

Books I Quit (DNF's) 

 

Friday Night Lights - Joanna Trollope

Please Don't Tell - Elizabeth Adler

It's exceedingly rare that I quit a book. I can usually find something redeeming enough to make me stick with it and push through. These two? Not so much. One was painfully slow and boring and one was painfully cringe worthy. Be gone with you, books!

Authors I Quit

  

Sarah Dessen

Jennifer E. Smith

Karen Robards

With these authors I can honestly say I tried (2-3 books each). And they're just not for me. 

Series I Quit

  

 

Mara Dyer trilogy - Michelle Hodkin

The Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater

The Remnant Chronicles - Mary E. Pearson

Doon series - Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon

Half-Bad trilogy - Sally Green

Oh yeah, I'm ready for the gasps of shock, the disbelief, the boos and hisses. Unpopular though it may be, I won't be continuing any of these series. Whether I didn't like the writing, didn't connect with the story, disliked the characters... these are all first books in a series that were so underwhelming to me that I quit after one book.

So what have you quit? An author you're done with? A habit you've ditched? 

A book you didn't finish? Let's discuss! :)

That's What *HE* Said Thursday #11

That's What He Said Thursday is a weekly meme created 

and hosted by Chapter Break. It's a fun way to share a quote 

from a favorite book boyfriend (aka male protagonist) to his girl.

For more info, visit Chapter Break here.

I'm pretty excited about the Sassy in Savannah book event this weekend and my main reason for going is to see Krista and Becca Ritchie, authors of the Addicted series. So for this week's That's What He Said quote, I've chosen two from Ryke Meadows. Both are from Hothouse Flower by Krista and Becca Ritchie.

Do you participate in That's What He Said Thursday? 

Or just have a favorite quote you want to share? 

Leave a comment and tell me about it. :)