I have never been one to reread books. Before, I always needed something new, something fresh. Then I read Fifty Shades of Grey
. Then read it three more times. (Please don't judge me on that - I know the writing's a little...off.) But then I realized, I liked some of these stories. A lot. It's like a movie I want to watch over and over again. So I did. And I loved it.
. Then read it three more times. (Please don't judge me on that - I know the writing's a little...off.) But then I realized, I liked some of these stories. A lot. It's like a movie I want to watch over and over again. So I did. And I loved it.
I've read Thoughtless
, Effortless
, and Reckless
by S.C. Stephens twice now. I have to say I like it. These books are romance books about 360-540 pages long. The books are a little expensive - even on Kindle - but the quality I think is definitely there. (In the entire books I think I noticed two errors.) Now I'm going to go into some detail so, spoiler alert.
In the first book, Thoughtless, we start with Kiera and Denny moving to Seattle. Denny has an internship opportunity with a prestigious firm there. Kiera, ever the loving girlfriend, follows him there to finish her college work. They move in with the extreme hotness that's known as Kellan, a friend of Denny's from a year he spent abroad (he's from Australia) in high school. Kellan's in a band that's popular in the area and with the ladies. After a while Denny goes to Tuscon to help set up a new branch. During his absence, Kiera and Kellan become close friends and their relationship seems to follow. Isn't there an adage "proximity breeds attraction?" Well, Denny gets an opportunity to take a job in Tuscon and does, without talking to Kiera first. Just having started her junior year, she doesn't want to change schools yet again and doesn't want to be apart for another two years after hating the separation after only two months. After a heated argument, Kiera breaks it off with Denny and then proceeds to get drunk. Really drunk. Kellan stumbles in on it and they start drinking together. You can probably imagine what comes next. After their night together, we find that Denny flew home after quitting the job and losing his internship. Kiera and Denny make up, which leaves Kellan devastated. He begins to fall into old habits of "dating" a string of girls. Kiera becomes upset but she's torn between Denny and Kellan. The situation builds and culminates with Denny finding them together and him nearly killing them both. Accepting defeat and the lose of Kiera, Denny goes home to Australia leaving Kellan and Kiera to figure out how to move forward. After recovering, both physically and emotionally the pair tentatively begin a relationship where they struggle to trust but understand more as the book ends.
In the second book, Effortless, Kellan and Kiera are still together. She's fighting to be confident that Kellan is 100% in their relationship. She struggles that she's not enough. Not pretty enough, etc. Then Kellan's band finds some fame and goes on tour with a bigger act. Kiera questions some of Kellan's actions. But they remain together despite the distance and find ways to be close. Then Kiera runs into Denny who's back in Seattle. Despite everyone's advice, Kiera doesn't tell Kellan he's back. Kiera and Denny fall back into an easy friendship but just friendship. As he's dating someone who's back in Australia and Kellan's it for Kiera. Kiera and Denny are talking one night when Kellan comes home early from his tour. He's stricken by seeing them together, as he never found out Denny was back in Seattle. After a heated argument, a five second break up, and Kellan explaining his weird actions recently, they stick together.
In the third and final book, Reckless, we find Kellan on tour again. After graduating at the end of book two, and committing to one another, Kiera joins Kellan on tour. The band grows in popularity even more and picks up attention from a big pop star. After recording a duet with a sexy star, fans are obnoxious about their alleged relationship, straining Kiera's relationship with Kellan and her friends. Unfortunately, Kellan's label want him to keep mum about the non-relationship with the pop star. Furthermore, Kiera doesn't want to be in the spotlight so she tells Kellan to keep quiet too. The hype around "Kell-Sex" reaches an insane level and Kellan's "found" with Kiera. Fans turns brutal to Kiera, when Kellan finally decides to come clean about her. After the radio interview, the craziness pushes Kiera into a busy street where Kellan saves her, taking the brunt force of a truck. Finding Kellan in the hospital, Kiera decides to move up their planned wedding and makes it official right in the room. Surrounded by family and friends, Kellan finally gets that people care about him and that he's loved. One of the highlights in the series, for me, comes in the epilogue of book three when Kiera, Kellan, and the band are at the Grammy's. I won't spoil it for you, but it's adorable.
The books end with a happily ever after and makes me smile. I'm not even joking when I say that writing these snippets made me want to read the series again. And I may do just that. If you read it, let me know. Happy reading!
, Effortless
, and Reckless
by S.C. Stephens twice now. I have to say I like it. These books are romance books about 360-540 pages long. The books are a little expensive - even on Kindle - but the quality I think is definitely there. (In the entire books I think I noticed two errors.) Now I'm going to go into some detail so, spoiler alert.In the first book, Thoughtless, we start with Kiera and Denny moving to Seattle. Denny has an internship opportunity with a prestigious firm there. Kiera, ever the loving girlfriend, follows him there to finish her college work. They move in with the extreme hotness that's known as Kellan, a friend of Denny's from a year he spent abroad (he's from Australia) in high school. Kellan's in a band that's popular in the area and with the ladies. After a while Denny goes to Tuscon to help set up a new branch. During his absence, Kiera and Kellan become close friends and their relationship seems to follow. Isn't there an adage "proximity breeds attraction?" Well, Denny gets an opportunity to take a job in Tuscon and does, without talking to Kiera first. Just having started her junior year, she doesn't want to change schools yet again and doesn't want to be apart for another two years after hating the separation after only two months. After a heated argument, Kiera breaks it off with Denny and then proceeds to get drunk. Really drunk. Kellan stumbles in on it and they start drinking together. You can probably imagine what comes next. After their night together, we find that Denny flew home after quitting the job and losing his internship. Kiera and Denny make up, which leaves Kellan devastated. He begins to fall into old habits of "dating" a string of girls. Kiera becomes upset but she's torn between Denny and Kellan. The situation builds and culminates with Denny finding them together and him nearly killing them both. Accepting defeat and the lose of Kiera, Denny goes home to Australia leaving Kellan and Kiera to figure out how to move forward. After recovering, both physically and emotionally the pair tentatively begin a relationship where they struggle to trust but understand more as the book ends.
In the second book, Effortless, Kellan and Kiera are still together. She's fighting to be confident that Kellan is 100% in their relationship. She struggles that she's not enough. Not pretty enough, etc. Then Kellan's band finds some fame and goes on tour with a bigger act. Kiera questions some of Kellan's actions. But they remain together despite the distance and find ways to be close. Then Kiera runs into Denny who's back in Seattle. Despite everyone's advice, Kiera doesn't tell Kellan he's back. Kiera and Denny fall back into an easy friendship but just friendship. As he's dating someone who's back in Australia and Kellan's it for Kiera. Kiera and Denny are talking one night when Kellan comes home early from his tour. He's stricken by seeing them together, as he never found out Denny was back in Seattle. After a heated argument, a five second break up, and Kellan explaining his weird actions recently, they stick together.
In the third and final book, Reckless, we find Kellan on tour again. After graduating at the end of book two, and committing to one another, Kiera joins Kellan on tour. The band grows in popularity even more and picks up attention from a big pop star. After recording a duet with a sexy star, fans are obnoxious about their alleged relationship, straining Kiera's relationship with Kellan and her friends. Unfortunately, Kellan's label want him to keep mum about the non-relationship with the pop star. Furthermore, Kiera doesn't want to be in the spotlight so she tells Kellan to keep quiet too. The hype around "Kell-Sex" reaches an insane level and Kellan's "found" with Kiera. Fans turns brutal to Kiera, when Kellan finally decides to come clean about her. After the radio interview, the craziness pushes Kiera into a busy street where Kellan saves her, taking the brunt force of a truck. Finding Kellan in the hospital, Kiera decides to move up their planned wedding and makes it official right in the room. Surrounded by family and friends, Kellan finally gets that people care about him and that he's loved. One of the highlights in the series, for me, comes in the epilogue of book three when Kiera, Kellan, and the band are at the Grammy's. I won't spoil it for you, but it's adorable.
The books end with a happily ever after and makes me smile. I'm not even joking when I say that writing these snippets made me want to read the series again. And I may do just that. If you read it, let me know. Happy reading!
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