Book Review: Anne Boleyn By E. Barrington

It has taken me a while to get to this book but I finally did and...well let's get to the review:

Anne Boleyn by E. Barrington

A daredevil beauty stakes all and loses in the great game of kings and kingdoms…

Henry the Eighth was wedded to a total of six wives.

E. Barrington tells the romantic history of the most beautiful and vivid of them all - his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

Anne rises to fame when she captures the heart of King Henry.

He is married to Katharine of Aragon, but she is six years his senior, and though she has provided him with sons throughout their marriage, they have all died.

Henry is desperate for an heir, and he becomes captivated by the mysterious and shrewd Anne Boleyn.

But Christian law stands in his way, and their courtship is put on hold as he battles those in power to gain a divorce from Katharine.

And the moment Anne finally gets what she wants - the crown - is also the moment her downfall begins…

Barrington’s classic novel portrays Anne as shrewd, lovely, ambitious, generous, disillusioned, and resolved to capitalize her beauty for her own ends. This is the story of Anne, but also of the days of Anne - when the question over a woman’s virtue was paramount in the great game of kings and kingdoms…

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Well, I think we all know who Anne Boleyn is, she is the second wife of King Henry the Eighth and probably the most famous one of six of them.  And who doesn't like to read books about her, even if most of them are fiction?  I personally do, and when I saw this one on NetGalley, I'm not going to lie, the cover drew me in right away and it had been a while since I have read a Anne Boleyn story so I was glad that got a chance to read it and I have finally to some time to really sit down and read, since we are all in quarantine and more time in our hands, right?

I'm not going to lie, this was not was I was expecting, Anne Boleyn's books and movies are always full of action, and upbeat and on the go, do you know what I mean?  But this one?  It dragged a lot for the first three quarters of it, but I pushed through it and I got to the end of it and it was okay.  I was not in love with the writing and the way the story went from one point to the next it was confusing at times.  Anne was kind of boring too, and she was not supposed to be, in my opinion and towards the end I was expecting her to go more crazy and desperate and she really wasn't and that disappointed me too.  

Overall? It was an okay book to read, it took me a few more days that I like but I got to the end of it lol.

3 out of 5 stars

XOXO,

Nelia

Book Review: Charlie by Siobhan Davis

Guys, this book is EVERYTHING!!! Trust me, you will fall in love with this one for SURE.  Okay, enough for now, let's just get to the review:

Charlie by Siobhan Davis

Demi
Dropping out of college senior year was never part of my plan. But Dad needs me, and I'd move mountains for the only parent I’ve ever known—even working for the company that fired him.

My boss, Charlie, is determined to make my life a living hell, availing of every opportunity to undermine my confidence, to humiliate and threaten me.

Sleeping with him the night of his wedding might have something to do with his attitude.

Or the fact I’m the spitting image of the woman he really wants.

If our financial situation wasn’t so dire, I’d tell Charlie to stick his job up his delectable butt.

But I’m trapped, and things are only getting worse. Because the more layers I uncover, the more I realize he is nothing l expected and everything I crave.

Charlie
If there was a manual for all the ways a person could mess up his life, it’d have my name written on it.

I can’t undo the things I’ve done, no matter how badly I want to, and every day is a constant reminder of my epic failure.

Especially her.

It’s as if Demi has been put on this earth to punish me. To inflict more torture and pain. Because every second I’m around her, she makes me feel things I don’t want to feel.

So, I lash out. Doing my best to push her away.

Until I realize she’s everything I never knew I needed, and the fight becomes a new battle—one to win her heart.

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Alright, where do I begin with this book? Can I start by saying, I am in LOVE with Charlie?  But let me start by saying, he was NOT a favorite of my and when I started reading this book I did not have high expectations and OH MAN, was I wrong, so so so wrong.  And so glad at the same time that I was wrong, because I just couldn't get enough of Charlie in this book and I still cannot get enough of him, he has become one of my favorite book boyfriends, and I'm a little picky when it comes to them. Yeah, I have many book boyfriends but I read hundreds of books so I am can say that I am picky, right? lol.  Alright back with this book. 

This book is part of the Rydeville Elite series and if you haven't read the series yet, where have you been, you are for sure missing out on so much action and lots of steam romance and I leave it at that because I spoil it for you, but trust me you need to pick up the series now. 

We get to see Charlie managing his dad's business, a side that I was not expecting from him.  Life has never been easy for him, that's for sure, but the mistakes that he has made?  That was a lot and he knows that he cannot undo them, but he can do things to make up for all the wrong he has done.  And he can start with Demi, his assistant. 

Demi has drop off college and all her dreams, but she doesn't regret one bit.  She did it all for her dad, the man that has done everything for her and now is her turn to make sure he is taken care of and has everything he needs to get better.  Even if it means if she has to work at the company that fire him and to make matters worse, she made the mistake to sleep with her boss on the night of his wedding.  No matter how hard Demi tries to make things just professional, Charlie just makes her life miserable but he doesn't realize that Demi is stronger that she looks and she will put up with everything just to make sure her dad has the best care.

The more the two of them fight and try to push each other away, the more attracted to each other they are and at the end they realize they are meant for each other, but their worlds are totally the opposite from each and Charlie will do anything to keep Demi safe, even if it means to keep her away from him.

I loved these two together, I loved their fights, I loved their chemistry, their love for each other, I could feel their feelings through the pages, it was everything you wish for on a book.  Siobhan knows how to make you fall in love with characters, but she out did herself on this one.  Charlie was the bad boy that when you really get to know him, he is the good guy all along and you just don't have any choice but to fall in love with him.  And fall in love with him I did.

A million stars to this book! My favorite for sure.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book.

XOXO,

Nelia