Thursday, February 12, 2015

14 Days of Fictional Swoon Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY


This girl loves to read a good romance any day of the year, but I'm especially drawn to them around Valentine's Day.  I'm super pumped to be part of the '14 Days of Fictional Swoon' blog hop hosted by Fic Fare and Swoony Boys Podcast.  For the past two weeks leading up to Valentines Day, several blogs have been sharing their first fictional crushes, recommendations for authors who write the best swoon + so much more!  Today I am sharing fictional scenes that make MY heart race!  You definitely WILL NOT want to miss all the swoony goodness taking part during this blog hop!


There is something so inviting about a book that takes place in 24 hours or less.  Throw in a swoony romance and I am completely sold!  Whether the characters have known each other for awhile, or they are meeting for the first time, there's this instant attraction to all the possibilities enveloped into a short period of time.  Each moment feels magnified, giving the reader a closer, more intimate look at how the relationship straddles the line of complete strangers, or just friends, to the possibility of something more.  I thought I'd share a few of my favorite YAs that fall into this category + offer a giveaway to win one (open to US & Canada residents only).



The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
by Jennifer E. Smith

Four minutes changes everything. Hadley Sullivan 17 misses her flight at JFK airport, is late to her father's second wedding in London with never-met stepmother. Hadley meets the perfect boy. Oliver is British, sits in her row. A long night on the plane passes in a blink, but the two lose track in arrival chaos. Can fate bring them together again? [goodreads]









Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes. [goodreads]







Just One Day by Gayle Forman

When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines. [goodreads]







Bright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt

Jonah and Brighton are about to have the most awkwardly awful night of their lives. For Jonah, every aspect of his new life reminds him of what he has had to give up. All he wants is to be left alone. Brighton is popular, pretty, and always there to help anyone . . . but has no idea of what she wants for herself. Her seemingly perfect life is marred only by Jonah, the one person who won't give her the time of day, but also makes her feel, well, something. So when they are repeatedly thrown together over the course of one night, anything can—and does—happen. Told in alternating chapters, this poignant, beautiful novel's energy and tension, amidst the humor and romance, builds to a new beginning of self-acceptance and hope. [goodreads]





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28 comments:

  1. This is a tough question to answer because there are so many scenes that just make me smile.
    In no particular order:
    -When a boy leans against the wall over the girl to whisper something
    -When he smiles that goofy/lop sided/confident/etc. grin
    -Almost all flirting scenes
    -When a boy enters through a bedroom window (where I live that's impractical - would need to remove jalousies and a screen. Not romantic at all!)

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  2. I love all the romance in Anna and the French Kiss! The fact that they are in Paris definitely helps! My favorite scenes are when they are in the same bed together (and they really do just sleep!) and the last scene when they finally get together!

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  3. There are so many, but I'm going to go way back to The Thorn Birds when Meggie and the priest finally get together.

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  4. What great choices, G! I'm especially fond of Just One Day, one of my all-time favorite novels :) But I've read the others and enjoyed them quite a lot too!

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  5. I just finished I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios and the scene where the two main characters finally show some of their real feelings for each other was amazing! And steamy too!

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  6. I'd go with all the scenes between Cath and Levi in Fangirl, they were just so awkward and sweet together, and I'm a sucker for that. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  7. Oh! SPOILER ALERT!!! The wedding between Sydney and Adrian from the Bloodlines series.

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  8. I love all the first kisses scene in the books! I think it's so sweet and memorable. Their romance really blossoms from that. Thank you for this amazing chance! :)

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  9. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi chapter 62. The scene between Juliet and Warner. I just found that incredible when I read it. Always will. Thank you so much. Happy Valentine's Day.

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  10. Basically, anything with Percabeth or Chaolaena!! <3 <3 <3 I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! :D

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  11. SPOILERS FOR WHERE SHE WENT!

    When Adam and Mia kiss at the end of Where She Went ~ Danielle D.

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    1. Also, did you post your secret phrase? I didn't see one, unless you meant the underlined "WILL NOT" to be it.. ~ Danielle D.

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  12. It doesn't take much, I'm easy ;) I love the scenes in Eleanor and Park where they are just starting to connect and realize they like eachother. It's so precious.

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  13. The hot tub scene in To All the Boys I've Loved Before

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  14. The scene in The Raven Boys when Adam calls Blue after she gets the flowers he sent her.

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  15. Any of the scenes between Evie and Death in Endless Knight by Kresley Cole.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  16. I actually have never read a book that made my heart race

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  17. I am a big fan of Anna and Etienne, they are such a cute couple and have great chemistry!

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  18. There are many scenes between Layla and Roth in the Dark Element series by Jennifer L. Armentrout that made my pulse race!

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  19. There are SO MANY, but the one(s) that really stick out to me are from Lola and the Boy Next Door. There is one where he is in Lola's bed (it gets cut short) and then at the end on the way to the dance. Cricket Bell has magic hips and while I feel creepy saying it, they were both scenes I was sad to see end!

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  20. Oh god this is difficult!! Hmmmm. I swooned so hard reading EDENBROOKE! Philip was just the perfect gentleman, the perfect flirt, and oh so proper. One of the best YA historicals I've read!!!

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  21. I'm so excited to see Graffiti Moon on this list! It's one of my all-time favorite books ever! Have you listened to the audio because it was amazing too!

    thank you for participating in the hop!
    xo
    jaime

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  22. Oh my goodness, Just One Day! I loved that book SO MUCH. Gayle Forman is one of my favorite authors and sure knows how to write a good romance!

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  23. Any one where the two characters finally reveal their true feelings!

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  24. Pretty much any Sarah Dessen book when the two main characters have their first romantic scene together.

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  25. I still love the scene in Twilight when Edward saves Bella from being hit by the car.

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  26. This is too tough a question for me to answer. I'm all about the swoon ♥

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