Mouthy by Megan McKenna

In this book Megan talks openly about her life growing up from her singing dreams, beloved grandad and more in an honest and open look into her life.

I loved hearing her passion for music and performing from an early age and the truth about TV drama she was involved in. It was a witty and real life talk book and I loved it!

Happy Girl Lucky: The Valentine's Book 1 by Holly Smale

Hope is the youngest of the famous Valentine's, at nearly sixteen she isn't allowed in the spotlight yet but can't wait to be allowed as she dreams constantly of film style monologues and meeting the one, Hope is desperate for her future to begin.

A firm believer in star signs she hope's that they will guide her through life and to the one, enter Jamie making Hope the happy go lucky girl she is enter a new level of extreme happiness!

Jamie is a Californian she meets by accident only to discover he's going back to LA.

LA is also where her father now lives, hatching a plan Hope comes to realise a lot not just while she's there but realizing how much her family notice her, expect her to go along with anything and everything but also how her mum has been in rehab for so long because her father might have left and moved on for good from them all, not just to go make Hollywood films.

Ultimately, the book concludes to lead Hope to her possible future and leave the book open to interpret that the next in series will be about Faith/Effie and their life. It was a drama filled read and I devoured it, Hope is a positive ray of sunshine who does what her heart wants not letting anything get in her way an instantly likable character Holly has done a great job on her debut book from her new series.

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Wounded Dance by Deanna Roy

When Denham Young rocks up back in town, Livia can't believe it. Fifteen year old her had gotten pregnant by him when he lived with her family and was supposedly her half brother. She had to give up her young daughter as her parents shunned her into a quiet life, until Blitz Craven danced into her world and heart as in the previous first book, Forbidden Dance.

As this book is the second in the lovers dance series of standalones, I am beyond excited for this journey to play out.

It didn't disappoint and took me just over an hour and a half to finish!

Denham Young doesn't give up in practically stalking Livia and waits outside her dance studio in his truck getting evermore persistent to wanting access to his daughter even when he finds out she was adopted. We learn how Livia and him got caught up in teenage lust and passion and got carried away until Denham was sent away and his life revolved around jail sentences since. Continuing to insist he's a changed man, eventually Blitz and Livia have had enough, a restraining order hasn't deterred his persistence and so they bail him out of jail and offer to make contact with their daughter despite Livia already knowing her, just not as a mother. However, Denham shows careless and tactless he truly can be and Livia finds herself stunned at his reaction.

You in won't forget this ending in a hurry!

Deanna has done another smashing job with this book, I truly love this set so far and the passion between Blitz and Livia as well as their nature's fit so well I feel compelled and addicted to read all of these books as they're just so well written and detailed I really appreciate the author allowing me this arc copy to review and will rave about these books and the author till everyone I know reads them!

An OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu

Bea suffers with severe OCD and this book is based around her falling in love with another OCD sufferer.

She has a lot of issues in terms of her OCD, she follows a famous male, Austin and his wife, Sylvia at she has the appointment after them at therapy with Dr Pat. She also has a phobia of driving fast and hitting someone and not realizing when really she's driving at thirty five miles an hour or less. She also feels unsafe around sharp objects as she feels she may accidentally harm someone.

At Dr Pat's group therapy sessions, she meets Beck. He becomes her boyfriend but suffers his own phobia's, counting and doing things in eights. He's a gym and cleaning addict as he feels he could've saved his eight year old sister that way by being stronger we later learn.

We see how complex and individual each case of OCD is and how it differs in form from person to person. I really liked the book although I felt the storyline could've been stronger around the stalking as I know I wouldn't enjoy being stalked yet Austin and Sylvia seem to more embrace it. Maybe it's because they're famous and are used to fans!