Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Review Day: Blissful Lies


It's Review Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Blissful Lies
Author: Jennifer Brown Thomas
Rating: 5 stars

**Stay tuned until the end, you can win your very own copy of this amazing novel plus other prizes!**

Book Blurb:
Things are often not what they seem in the decadent lifestyles of the rich and famous. Life can be messy and at times people do what feels wrong, because in the end it may turn out to be the best decision ever made. A close bond between 5 lifelong friends, now of college age, find the limits of their relationships are tested when multiple secrets and lies begin to surface, which ultimately leave them wondering if it is all too much to move forward as the family they once were. Forbidden love, drug dealing, date rape, betrayal, cheating, and more begin to unravel the strong ties between friends. Can they overcome secrets which warrant a very difficult life altering response?

My Review:
A stunning romance novel that will drive readers crazy!  I fell in love with this novel after just the first two chapters.  Jennifer's writing style is absolutely incredible - so crisp, clean, but descriptive.  I instantly knew exactly who the characters where, could picture the University and the city(ies) the characters were in.  I loved every second of this book.

I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous when everyone said it was a "romance novel".  Modern day romance novels have become so...uhm... erotic that I just can't read them.  But this is a perfect depiction of a modern day love story.  I definitely can't wait to see the movie!  It's going to be a huge success as a movie!  The relationships created between all of the characters - Parker, Jackson, Addison, the whole gang of 6, Mr. Hamilton, the University... - was perfect.  Each relationship was created with such detail it created such a rich back-story.  The other amazing part is, Jennifer could take any of these groups of people and write short stories with them as branches of this novel, a mini-series if you will.

5 stars for this stunning romance novel.  A perfect way to sit back and read a book on a weekend!  LOVE this one!  I highly recommend this novel to anyone who loves a good romance novel that isn't too heavy or full of erotic craziness (ages 17+ for mild sexual content).

About Jennifer Brown Thomas:

At just 25 years old, Jennifer Brown-Thomas is a celebrated book author and movie director. Her first novel, Blissful Lies, combines both of her passions.

At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, she presented Blissful Lies (the movie) starring Emmy award winning actress, Leann Hunley. YTINIFNI Pictures is working to bring the film to DVD and on-demand television this spring.

Jennifer is a married, Texas Christian University graduate and mother of one. Her newest venture, LBT Enterprises, is set to launch a fragrance, a children's clothing line and more.

In February, Jennifer will begin directing the film version of this novel. She says, "It definitely has more of the explicit sexual contact comparable to Fifty Shades of Grey."

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4 comments:

Tribute Books said...

Hilary, glad that Jennifer wrote a romance you truly enjoyed reading. Yay! Thanks for the wonderful 5 out of 5 star review :)

Jennifer Brown-Thomas said...

Hilary,
Thank you for such a stunning review. You will love the sequel... there's lots of exciting things to come. I hope you're having a fabulous week and I look forward to chatting with you on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks to all your readers for their attention and I hope you'll all enjoy it as much as Hilary has! Xoxo!

HilyBee said...

Jennifer - Your novel is amazing! Thank you so much for stopping by and reading the review. I'm so glad you liked it!

Nicole - It was amazing! :D Thank you for the opportunity to read it!

Jennifer Brown-Thomas said...

Absolutely! I'll continue to follow your blog and we can stay in touch via social media sites. I have another novel coming up before the sequel to Bliss. I think you're really going to love it...