Book Review: Shape of My Heart
Katie 
Shape Of My Heart is the 3rd book in the Heartthrob series. Unfortunately I missed out on Book #2, but did read All I Ever Wanted earlier this year. I didn’t really miss out on too much by skipping book #2, as each book focuses on a different one of the Heart brothers and his love life. This one focused on Jimmy. The book starts with Jimmy outside on his balcony trying to write a song while his neighbor Maggie’s dog will not stop barking interrupting his train of thought. He ends up throwing a pretzel at the dog in an effort to shut it up, which set Maggie off as the dog was not to ever have people food! Jimmy asks for a few treats in an effort to win the dog over – and as you can probably guess – he starts to win Maggie over as well.
Maggie is well aware of who Jimmy is – she had quite a crush on him during Heartbeat’s hey day but is trying to play it cool like she has no idea he is a famous pop star. The chapters alternate between Jimmy and Maggie telling the story from their point of view, which I really like because you can kind of get into each of their heads and see where they are at in the relationship. It took a while, but Jimmy finally gets Maggie to cave and have dinner with him… and things progress from there.
I really enjoy this series and am kind of bummed I missed out on Book #2 and #4 on NetGalley 🙁 I’ll have to see about finding It’s Gotta Be You and As Long As You Love Me on Amazon!
I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.
About the Book
The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Cricket Creek series returns with this third title in her fun and flirty Heartthrob series, following the quiet songwriter of the Heart brothers as he meets a feisty young adult author who may just be his match.
Meet the Heart Brothers: formerly the members of the cult-phenomenon boy band Heartbeat, now they’re all grown up and back together for one last reunion tour. Trends may come and go, but a group of sexy brothers with a penchant for song and dance never goes out of style…
Jimmy Heart, affectionately known as the quiet one of the group, was never completely comfortable on stage. He prefers writing songs on his balcony in his high-rise condo overlooking the sea. But when a noisy neighbor moves in next door, Jimmy’s muse goes on strike, leaving him no other choice but to confront Maggie Murphy and her little dog, too.
But the sassy author of empowering novels for teen girls refuses to pipe down, creating an ongoing battle along with an underlying sizzling attraction they both can’t deny. And when Jimmy learns that feisty Maggie has gone through emotional turmoil as a teen, he’s touched by her bravery and he vows to show her the depth of his unconditional love.
With her “rich and unique voice” (Romance Junkies), LuAnn McLane crafts another sweet and spirited novel that is perfect for fans of Anna Todd and Katy Evans.
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My Doll, My Style has a lot of sewing patterns for 18 inch dolls. If this was out when I was about 10 years old, I probably would have tried my hand at sewing and making some of these designs for my doll! I was obsessed with picking out outfits for my American Girl 18″ doll – that is until I decided she was possessed and moved at night when I was asleep and locked her in a locker never to be seen again.
I like to think that I have my finger on the pulse when it comes to Rad Girls, but whenever I read these books I am always surprised to find out there are only a handful that I have heard of before reading the book and with this edition of Rad Girls Can, I found the same thing to be true. Why are there so many Rad Girls out there that I otherwise have not heard about? Where is all the media and social media coverage for them? At least I keep reading these books to educate myself and I hope that if you have a daughter you give her these books to read as well so she can find out about the Rad Girls out there and hopefully follow in their footsteps!
The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City is a really cool book. It breaks down different neighborhoods in NYC and how they relate to stories in Rock And Roll History. There is the address to the location, details about it and photos in some cases. It is also noted if the location no longer exists, and instead just shares the stories locations. Certain more iconic bands have their own sections in the book – for instance The Beatles have their own chapter and John and Yoko have a chapter as well. It was fun to go through and see which locations I have been to (not many) and which I have heard of (some, but nowhere near all).
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a book full of photos and details on America’s Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane. It is really cool to see all the photos of this plane and all about the history of it.
200 Embroidered Flowers has instructions on how to make some really cool looking embroidered flower designs. This isn’t something I have tried to do before, but the way the book explains all the knots and stitchings in the beginning of the book makes it seem like this is something I might be able to try out! Of course, I had to check to see if there was a pansy design included and was happy to see that there was – and a hop plant as well! Maybe I’ll soon be on my way to a Hanson themed embroidered flower display…
Lies We Tell Our Kids is a book of lies that parents have told their kids – and some cute and creepy illustrations of them. Like George Washington was the first president in space and fish don’t sleep so we can. I am not sure how many of these are actually told by parents – but there were a handful that I had heard at one point or another! Really cute book that gave me a few good laughs.
One To Watch Me and One To See Me are a series of 2 books in “The ONE Series”. Emmeline needs to get away from her family, former fiance and job for a bit. She ends up booking a trip from Chicago to Miami to stay in a beach house for a bit to regroup and find herself. Someone there is watching her, and she knows it. She ends up meeting a handsome stranger and spending almost all of her free time with him. Their relationship turns hot and heavy almost immediately and she seems to throw out all of her fears and inhibitions even though she normally seems to have such a good head on her shoulders. These books are two short pieces of the story, but I could not stop reading either and wanting to know more about what was going on with her former fiance and if he was playing her and her father and his business. I also really wanted to know who the heck was watching her, even though I had my ideas from the beginning of the series as to who it might be. (I doubted myself a couple of times, but in the end, I was right) I really enjoy these quick read romance stories because there is a lot of action and not a lot of backstory.
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Saturday
Hanson show with a (imo) lame setlist than pretty much anywhere else in the world. So.) After the concert we rushed off to Firkin Feast – and after the gross burger the night before I was wondering what I had gotten myself into, but I actually enjoyed 2 of the 4 beers that they offered after thinking I would never find a beer I would actually like, so that was a plus, and despite the menu not being at ALL what I would ever choose to eat, I ate each of my courses in its entirety and enjoyed it!
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