Blog Tour: TWO ROADS by L.M. Augustine

Title: TWO ROADS

Author: L.M. Augustine

~Synopsis~

The only person poetry-loving Cali Monroe hates more than herself is Logan Waters, the geeky kid who lives in the dorm building next to hers. 

Ever since Cali's parents told her she would amount to nothing, she has felt entirely inadequate. Friendless and alone, she takes on the mean girl role in hopes it will make her feel better--and Logan serves as the perfect target. He infuriates her with his obnoxiously long lashes, his all too perfect dimpled smile, and his complete lack of personality outside of his intelligence. It doesn't hurt that he's part of the reason her brother is dead, either. So Cali hates him, and he returns the favor. Thus, their prank-filled, insult-driven rivalry is born, and torturing Logan quickly becomes the highlight of her life. 

But when Cali's parents set them up on a blind date, she begins to realize Logan might not be as boring as she always thought. He shares her love of poetry, takes a sadistic pleasure in making fun of crepes, and he makes her blush when he calls her smile pretty. And hey, maybe those long lashes of his aren't that obnoxious after all... 

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So... I got very lucky to know Luke (my nickname for L.M. because he doesn't want to reveal his name apparently even though I begged him to. In return, I'm naming him whatever I want depending on my mood. Okay this is a very long side comment I'll stop now) while he was writing Two Roads and was even luckier when I was approved (okay not really approved, invited maybe) for an ARC. Hooray! Since then, TR is sitting at the top of my favorite geeky books until now. Maybe only another Luke book can topple it off that chart. Who knows? ;)

Almost four months after reading it, I stumbled upon a tweet about a blog tour for TR and of course, I signed up right away! This stop is actually not an additional job for me since I already wrote a review for TR. If you want to read what I had to say about it, just click here. Just a warning, I think I may have gone a little crazy when writing that. And oh, bonus! In that review is also included my casting for Logan. So if you wanna know who it is, click here. Seriously, just click here. Or here. ;)

I can't actually remember what I signed up for during the tour and when Stephanie emailed the schedule, I saw that I am to post or talk about playlist. As much as I wanted to embed the "official" playlist of TR compiled by the author himself, I can't. I know it sucks, but what sucks more than a country where Spotify isn't available yet? Oh yes people I'm not quite sure if we're living in the same planet but it looks like Philippines is in another galaxy because WHY IS SPOTIFY NOT AVAILABLE HERE?! Epic fail, my country. Anyways, if you want to hear Luke's playlist just click HERE and let's hope it takes you to the right link because I can't open the freakin' link myself! Again, click HERE for the official playlist.

So, my country being a bummer and all that. I wanna share my own playlist for Two Roads. Well, if you haven't noticed, our blog's name is The Bibliomaniacs and their Playlists. I think the name alone would give you an idea about the things we do, say or post here on our blog. Yes people, we review books and attach our own playlist to our reviews. We love books as much as we love music so why not put the two together right? ;) 

Here's my playlist for Logan and Cali's story :

Pray For You by Jaron and the Long Road
Cat and Mouse by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Petals Back On The Rose by Jaron and the Long Road
Let's Be Us Again by Lonestar
It's Always Been You by Chris August

(If you want to view the playlist on YouTube, click here)

~Playlist~  

For my book playlist I had a very hard time looking for songs that would perfectly fit Logan and Cali’s life stories. Really, really hard time. I found this one song and when I heard it, I immediately thought of Logan and Cali and their banters. The whole song doesn’t really fit but ohmygod the chorus is so perfect. You heard the song Pray for You by Jaron and the Long Road? Riiight?!!! If you haven’t heard it, well it’s in the playlist above and I included some lines from the song’s chorus. Here goes:

I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill

I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill

And knocks you in the head like I'd like to

I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls

I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls

I pray all your dreams never come true

Just know wherever you are, honey, I pray for you

Other songs in the playlists were included because they’re the ones I was listening to while writing this review. The Cat and Mouse by Red Jumpsuit well maybe because of the title. Haha! I am so not good at these stuffs I swear! Most of the songs I chose only have parts that fit TR, not the whole song. Just like this another song by Jaron and the Long Road entitled Petals Back on the Rose:

Can we put the petals back on the rose?

It's been you and me and this stem of thorns from a long time of lows.

Sadness and frustration.

Sometimes that's how it goes.

But baby tonight I start to put the petals back on the rose.

And this part from Let’s Be Us Again by Lonestar:

Look at me I’m way past pride

Isn't there some way that we can try

To be us again

Even if it takes a while

I'll wait right here until I see that smile

That says we're us again

Despite my incompetence on finding fitting songs, I think I nailed it with this one. I chose It’s Always Been You by Christ August as Logan’s song for Cali. Enjoy.

It's always been You

From the day that I saw You

From a heart that was broken

I was changed into something brand new 

Like a butterfly learning

How to use my wings to fly like the wind

I gotta make it home again 

It's always been You

Seeing deeper than the surface

With a smile You demolish

All my walls You can always break through 

To the heart of the matter

No matter what I try to do

When I hide from the sun

You come and change my point of view 

And I'm sorry for the things I've done

When You ran to me, I turned to run

But You were waiting when I came undone

And needed something to hold on to 

'Cause it's always been You

In the heat of the moment

When the pain was so real

And the scars on my heart were still wounds 

I gotta stop hiding

From the one thing that's left to do

I know what I gotta do 

And I'm sorry for the things I've done

When You ran to me, I turned to run

But You were waiting when I came undone

And needed something to hold on to

It's always been You 

I wake up, I wake up

To the morning light, to Your morning light

I wake up, I wake up

'Cause You shine so bright 

I'm sorry for the things I've done

When You ran to me, I turned to run

Yeah, You were waiting, You were waiting 

And I'm sorry for the things I've done

When You ran to me, I turned to run

But You were waiting when I came undone

You gave me something to hold on to 

Yeah, it's always been You

Oh, it's always been You

Oh, it's always been You

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“Because if someone, just by their existence, can brighten up your whole day, you have to try like hell to keep them in your life.” 

~L.M. Augustine, Two Roads

About the Author:

L.M. Augustine is a YA romance author who is obsessed with writing about dorky teenagers, love, and happy endings. He currently lives in New England, where he spends far too much time reading books and screaming at his computer, and he believes that the solution to the world’s problems can be found in chocolate cake. Click To Subscribe is his first novel, but it won’t be his last. Find Lucas on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Website

Sy reviews: CHANGING HIS GAME by Justine Elvira

Title: Changing His Game

Author: Justine Elvira

**Warning: This book is for mature readers ages 18 and up. It contains sex, sex, and more sex with a porn star. It briefly touches on M/F/M and M/F/F**

Adult Films. XXX Movies. Porn.

These are the kind of movies I've never planned to watch. It was a taboo topic where I grew up. As a kid I had only heard of it in passing. In middle school my parents would talk about my creepy uncle Frank and how he should look for a job instead of watching "those movies" all day. In High School boys thought it was funny to ask my friends and me to star in the amateur adult films they were making. In college most of my guy friends watched them, but I never had. When I moved to California that changed.

After surprising my fiancé at home and catching him screwing another woman, I hopped in my car and started driving. I was running away from my old life and I needed a change. I remembered my friend Tawny inviting me to visit her in Los Angeles, so that's where I went.

I didn’t find Tawny when I got there, but I did find her gorgeous roommate, Jared. Our friendship started out rough, but he gave me a place to stay and helped me get back on my feet. He became my best friend. My best friend who millions of women happened to lust over.

Jared plays by a different set of rules, where anything goes. His lifestyle is unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed before and it scares me. When you live your life on the edge, eventually you'll fall over. I didn't want to see that happen to him.

At night he’s just Jared, my Jared, and I’ll deny it to anyone who asks, but I’m completely in love with him. During the day he’s Brandon Boner, and the world is in love with him.

Oh yeah, did I mention he’s a porn star?

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~Review~

So, I read about a porn star and I liked it. I usually veer away from stories that have warning of M/F/M or F/M/F in it but for some reason, on one night, when was too drunk with mint tea and medicine, I decided to just read this for fun. And boy, did I have too much fun. *giggles*

So Changing His Game is about this porn star named Jared who also goes by the screen name of... Wait for it... Brandon Boner! Can you believe an actual porn star is named that?! I think I laughed for a minute because I couldn't get over that porno name. Anyway, he's a porn star and there's this girl named Autumn who is best friends with Jared's (ehem Brandon) room mate. Autumn went to LA and decided to stay with Tawny for a little while but got face to face with Jared instead. Long story short, Jared and Autumn became friends. Really good friends and somewhere along that friendship they happen to fall in love. Well, I can understand getting attracted to someone like Jared (porn star or not), really, his character is so easy to love. It's hard though to accept the fact and be open to a relationship when you know he has sex with other girls for a living.

I truly enjoyed reading Jared and Autumn's story. Like I said Jared is so easy to love and he can be a douche. Yep, he had his moments but he always redeems himself. I like Autumn too. And I really love how they started off as really good friends and how Jared has been taken with Autumn even before he met her.

Changing His Game is a fun story. It's like a dirtier happy ever after kind of story. And I really loved it. For a story to have that warning at the beginning, I still think this is a good and fun read. I loved the tats, loved the vows, loved Jared's nickname to Autumn, loved the ending.

Here's my Changing His Game playlist:

Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Beautiful - Mariah Carey & Miguel
One In A Million - Ne-yo

(If you want to view the playlist on YouTube, click here.)

~Playlist~  

Blurred Lines remind me of Jared & Autumn's relationship. Beautiful is my song for both of them. One In A Million is my Jared's song for Autumn.

Rating:

PLATINUM RECORD

 

About the Author:

Justine Elvira is an independent author who loves reading and chocolate. Her first novel was published in April 2013. The Road To Price follows Mia Dechino during a turning point in her life. It is a love story at heart. When Justine is not writing, she is spending quality time with her children.
Author social media links: Website | Twitter | Facebook 

Sy reviews: FOREVER WITH YOU by Laurelin Paige

Title: Forever With You

Series: Fixed #3

Author: Laurelin Paige

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won’t be easy for the scarred lovers, but they’re committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna, in particular, has grown through their trials, and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves.

But while the pair is focused on the future, their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken, and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets—secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him, her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.

Even though she found the only man who could fix her, a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach.

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Let me start by saying that this is bittersweet for me. I've been so excited to read Forever With You immediately after finishing Found In You but I also am not ready yet to say goodbye to one of my favorite couples. Sometimes I read a book that's too good that you don't even know how to write a review about it and if you do, you're not even sure if you can give justice to it. This is one of those times.

When I started reading Forever With You I told myself I gotta write something about the first few pages of that book. To say I was a nervous wreck is an understatement. I was silently screaming, "Nooooo" and "Oh my God nooo!" Well I could be overreacting but that beginning was written so well and I felt what Alayna must have been feeling that my palms were sweating a bit. No lie.

In this book more secrets were revealed. We'll get to know the characters more, especially Hudson. I know I wrote something before that I love Alayna's honesty. And I'm glad she hasn't lost that frankness in this book. It's disappointing for a reader to love a female character on one book then hate her on the next book because for some reason she inhaled some stupid air, but do not fret people, that didn't happen to our Alayna. I think I even loved her more on this book. I love how every piece of puzzle of this story came together in this book.

There are plenty of scenes of this book that made it to my favorites. One of them is Hudson groveling. I've always enjoyed reading scenes where the man grovels because he has been an ass. Hudson groveling though goes all out. If I were Alayna I don't think I would've held off long enough. My ultimate favorite part though was the I love you one. I have been waiting for Hudson to say it back to Alayna ever since she first told him that. Don't get me wrong, I loved how Hudson showed her what he feels without saying the words but you know, sometimes, a girl's gotta hear it even just once. I think everyone who witnessed their story from day one would jump for joy and won't be able to help it but be completely happy for Alayna when they read that part.

I remember I once mentioned in Fixed On You that it would've been nice to get a little Hudson POV too because he has always been a mystery to me and I'm super happy I got that here too.

To summarize, I think Forever In You is like a dream come true. When reading a series, you start to get to know and fall in love with these characters and begin to have dreams for them when the series ends and I guess all that I ever wanted to happen to the characters have happened here. The road to get to that happy ever after though was filled with tears and pain but it was so worth it.

The Fixed series may sound like another one of those stories you might have read already but I tell you it's not. So if you're one of those readers who is a big fan of happy ever after and is a tad masochist like me, then this book is for you.

Here's my Forever In You playlist:

Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
A Case Of You - James Blake
Stay - Rihanna
Everything - Michael Buble
No Love (I'm Not Used To) - Kevin Edmonds
For You - Kenny Lattimore
Who You Love - John Mayer & Katy Perry
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding

(If you want to view the playlist on YouTube, click here.)

~Playlist~  

Say Something is my Alayna's song for Hudson. When I first heard this song I said this is a perfect song for a book. Then the second time I listened to it I knew it was just the perfect song for Hudson & Alayna. A Case Of You is my song for both of them because of how they cannot seem to get enough of each other. Stay is my Alayna's song for Hudson during the time out. Everything is my Hudson & Alayna song. No Love is my Hudson song. This was during the time out and groveling part. For You is my Hudson's song for Alayna. Heck, this could be their wedding song too! Who You Love reminds me of them too. How Long Will I Love You is my Alayna's song for Hudson because she just loves him unconditionally, even before Hudson said it back.

Rating:

DIAMOND RECORD

 

About the Author:

Laurelin Paige is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine. She is represented by the wonderful Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency. Author social media links: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest