Jenuine Cupcakes

*I received these audiobooks from the publisher in exchange for honest reviews* Title: DUMPLIN' Author: Julie Murphy , Eileen Stevens (Narrator) Pulicaiton: September 15, 2015 By: Balzar & Bray Amazon | Goodreads  Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked…until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: enterin...

*Thank you to the publishers for providing copies of these audiobooks in exchange for honest reviews*   ~ Please note that while these titles may not have worked for me, links to 5 Star Reviews are included. ~ Author: Maggie Hall Publication: January 13, 2015 By: Listening Library Amazon | Goodreads A fast-paced international escapade, laced with adrenaline, glamour, and romance--perfect for fans of Ally Carter. Avery West's newfound family can shut down Prada when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to start a war. Part of a powerful and dangerous secret society called the Circle, they believe Avery is the key to an ancient prophecy. Some want to use her as a pawn. Some want her dead. To unravel the mystery putting her life in danger, Avery must follow a trail of clues from the monuments of Paris to the back alleys of Istanbul with two boys who work for the Circle--beautiful, volatile Stellan and mysterious, ...

 I go into EVERY book excited and hopeful that it will be the next one I shove down everyone's throat like,  you HAVE to read it!  Because I love books and I love authors! But sadly, it doesn't always work out like that.  I've DNFd (Did not finish more books in the last month than I ever have in my four years of book reviewing.  Which leaves me feeling like,   That doesn't mean the books aren't good. It just means, for whatever reason, they didn't work for me .  But maybe you'll have better luck with them.  Here are few of the ones I wanted to love but didn't.  *Click the cover to find out more about the book. New Adult/Adult Purchased DNF: 50% Why it didn't work for me: This one came highly reccommended from quite a few of my reader friends. Friends who share similar tastes as I do, but I just couldn't get into it.  I tried both the ebook as well as the audio but I couldn't connect a...