Top 10 Books To Snuggle Up With On V-Day

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish where each week there is a new topic for a top ten list. 

This week is a Valentine's Day Freebie so  I chose: "Top 'Ten' Books To Read On Single's Awareness Day!" 

1. My Life Next Door/The Boy Most Likely To

I'm counting these as 1 on my list because you can't read one without the other, but if you're trapped someplace cold this Valentines Day why not snuggle up with Tim Mason or Jase Garrett? 

2. To All The Boys I've Loved Before/P.S. I Still Love You 

Two more that need to be read together! Lara Jean is adorable and these are the perfect books for a night in on Vday!

3. The Duff 

Two words: Wesley Rush. Two more words: Robbie Amell. Why not have yourself a Duff marathon? Read the book and then pop in the movie and watch Robbie Amell take off his shirt!

4. Anna and The French Kiss 

If you'd rather pretend like you're not sitting at home in your pjs at 9pm on a Friday night, why not pick up Anna and jet off to the City of Love? This book is adorable and the setting is spectacular! 
 

5. Since You've Been Gone

Frank Porter, will you be my Valentine?... No seriously, will you? 

I dare you to read this book and not love it! It's one of my all time favorite contemporaries and the perfect book to brighten up this dreary February! 

6. On The Fence 

If you're more of a tomboy and you'd rather watch football while wearing your favorite players jersey then getting dressed up and going to a fancy restaurant then this book is for you! It's the perfect blend of cute, romantic and real. 

The last three I'm mentioning are all NA. 

7. Ugly Love 

Fair warning: this book will make you ugly cry! But it is so worth it! If you haven't seen the actor who they have cast to play Miles yet then I HIGHLY suggest googling him asap! (Nick Batman) (You're welcome)

8. Play Of Light

Another tear jerker read but again well worth it. Debra's writing is so unbelievably beautiful that it takes your breath away. 

This one is set on Cape Cod and is the perfect read to warm up your February!

9. Stupid Girl 

This is the first ARC I was ever sent (nearly two years ago) and I can still remember almost everything about this book! 

If you're in the mood for a 'bad boy' (with a Boston accent!) falls for 'good girl' romance then this is for you! 

Let me know what book you'll be reading this Valentines Day and I'll talk to you soon! 

Until next time, 

Ginger 

ARC Review of "Play Of Light"

Play Of Light By Debra Doxer 

Stars: 5 

Source: Netgalley 

Release Date: December 8th 2014 

"If I could swim across the ocean, I wonder if everything I've loved and lost would be waiting for me on the other side." 

In one split second, one horrifying breath, Sarah's perfect world is shattered. 

Her days of walking along the beach aimlessly, sketching on her roof and daydreaming about Spencer, her crush are gone. 

In order to protect themselves her family must leave behind their home, their friends and for Sarah the boy she thought she loved. 

Now years later Sarah has returned to her hometown in order to do what she tried to do years ago. Tell the truth. 

Spencer broke her heart, she lost everything that night and he was suppose to be there for her, but instead he turned his back on her and told her she meant nothing to him. 

So why now, after all this time, he can't seem to keep his eyes off of her? 

Burden by the secrets she had been made to keep and the lies she was forced to tell Sarah knows she now has the courage to come forward. But will telling the truth put the boy she loved so long ago in danger?

Sarah never stopped loving Spencer, but did he ever love her and is it possible that he still does? 

Is 'Sarah Smile', that young, carefree, happy girl still buried somewhere within her? Is it possible to ever get her back? 

"Play Of Light" is such a breath of fresh air. The cape cod setting, the young summer romance, the undeniable chemistry between the two main characters. 

But this isn't just a nice 'beach read' it has so much more depth than that. It's a story about pain and heartbreak and justice and injustice. How your world can change in the blink of an eye and how to move on without forgetting the past. 

Debra's characters are so developed, from the very first chapter, hell from the very first page they are so lively, so realistic that its less like reading a book and more like watching the actual events take place. 

The way that she describes their emotions and their thoughts, it's like Sarah's sketches and paintings, no one else could ever do it better than her. Her descriptions are one of a kind. 

"I wasn't prepared to mourn so strongly for something that never was." 

"His loss was one I would carry with me forever because I'd not only lost him, I'd lost the dream of him, which in a way was the greater loss." 

I found myself re-reading certain lines over and over again, unable to continue with the story until I had let those words sink in. 

This book was so beautifully written that I'm sure my review won't do it justice but I hope you go out and get it because this is a book that deserves all the recognition and love it can get. 

Until next time, 

Ginger 

In compliance with FTC guidelines I am disclosing that this book was given to me for free to review. 

My review is my honest opinion.