Review | Take Me Now (Take Me Now, #1) by Faith Sullivan

Series: Take Me Now

Pages: 111

Date Released: July 16, 2013

How do you survive the internship from hell?

Don't fall in love.

Ivy thought being a reporter-in-training at the Independent Gazette would be her dream summer job. Little did she know, interviewing Eric, a landscaper with a heart of gold, would derail her plans. It turns out Ivy's boss, Lauren, has been eying his chiseled physique for quite some time.

But at twenty-four, Eric already has a tragic past, one that he is still reeling from. Even though his ordeal turned him into some sort of local celebrity, it's been a while since he's shared his bed with anyone. When he comes to Ivy's rescue out of the blue, it's not long before the two of them start seeing each other behind Lauren's back. When they get caught, Ivy's journey toward a college degree is jeopardized and her relationship with Eric is severely put to the test.

Career versus love? In the end, a shocking turn of events provides Ivy with a revelation she never saw coming.

     Take Me Now was certainly not what I expected. It was…..unique. First off, the characters. I couldn't make up my mind whether or not I loved them or hated them. It was probably both. I hated Ivy because she acted like a child at certain times, like letting a cute boy fuddle her mind like she was in middle school and taking all the crap that she did from Lauren. I loved her because she was so realistic for the same reasons. Sometimes boys do happen to make you act crazy even when you know that you are being stupid and Ivy acknowledged it. Also standing up to someone who had so much power over her career would not be so easy. Sometimes she dealt with stuff in ways that would make me frown, but all in all I could appreciate her naivety and her determination to grow up and learn from her mistakes.
     Eric was an awesome love interest. He had a hard life and was more mature than Ivy in a good way, but not in all ways. Sometimes, he blew stuff way out of proportion and overreacted. I still loved him because of his honesty and realistic qualities.
     Take Me Now’s aforementioned uniqueness came from its startling pace within the book and all the twists and turns. The supporting characters were truly psychotic and crazy in ways that were weirdly appealing. They brought drama to the book like I've never read and kept me on my toes while I was reading. This was the icing on the cake and led to a delightful ending and new beginning for Ivy and Eric.

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The Next Shakespeare by Wanda Ernstberger and First Giveaway!!!!

Blurb: Who thought a poem would trigger World War Three?

Tristan Gunner—skateboard fanatic, junk food junkie, award-winning poet. But you’d think he just got detention instead of the school’s grand prize for poetry. And even though Chris won five Math and Science awards, the next Einstein is crying because he’s not the next Shakespeare. Astra wants them both to cut the drama, and caught between a mortified winner and a crybaby loser, she hopes Chris can get over his attitude before World War Three erupts in her kitchen.

    

The Next Shakespeare was a young adult short story filled with interesting characters and inspiring events. The story is told from the point of view of Astra and from the short time that I was with her, I could tell that she was very sassy and likable. She is the Switzerland between jealous, spoiled Chris and modest Tristan. I liked really Tristan for many reasons. He was the underdog and people looked down upon him because his mom worked at Quickie Mart and because he was going to community college. This made him the perfect person to cheer for and he didn't let me down. His poem was beautiful and showed that you really can't judge a book by it's cover.

     I liked the character that Chris played. He was laughable in his jealousy at Tristan winning the poetry contest. What made him a nice character was that in the end he sucked it up and congratulated Tristan in his victory. In fact he realized that he could learn from Tristan and that if he was forever under his parents, he could never be happy no matter how many awards he had. The Next Shakespeare took me a short time to read, but reinforced some very important values. It did that while also being funny and enlightening. If you asked me, I'd say that it was the perfect framework for a good novel.

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Now the moment you've all been waiting for! The wonderful Wanda has been so gracious as to provide me with a copy of THE NEXT SHAKESPEARE, which I will send to 3 lucky winners. But...... since this is my first giveaway and I want to pace myself, there will be no ending date on this giveaway until I get at least 30 entries and then I will decide the date. All you have to do is leave a comment with your name and email address. It's that simple!