Two Bar Mitzvahs by Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion

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"Sp we'd taken things slow. And I'd do it all over again." Kat Bastion with Stone Bastion, Two Bar Mitzvahs

WARNING: Not intended for younger audiences.

Hannah and Cade are finally together and Hannah is slowly starting to trust both Cade and their relationship. But when Cade's ex comes back will Cade be able to balance everything that's going on in his life, as well as keeping a healthy balance with Hannah. Or will things fall apart? Find the official description on Goodreads.

So I was really excited to open this book again, and even more exciting is the fact that Cade's narrating again. I have to say that he is easily my favorite character in this series and I always enjoy his perspective. Mostly because I like the fact that he is male and is narrating the whole book. It's unique or at least unique to me and I always enjoy hearing his thoughts and seeing how they might differ from mine.

Two Bar Mitzvah's starts off where One Wedding left off. Or at least for the most part it does. It was good in a way that it did so because than we could just continue on where we left off.

Well the plot wasn't entirely unique many of the smaller details were. Such as Madison's addiction. That was definitely not where I thought this book would go and it was certainly a shocking thing when it happened. Although to be fair it's a valid addiction. Just not one that many people hear about a lot and it was very shocking because it was far from what I thought it would be.

I fell even more in love with both Cade and Hannah throughout this book and the character growth was amazing. I enjoyed Two Bar Mitzvahs and it was a marvelous addition to the No Weddings series. It is being released on October 20th, and you should be sure to check out both Two Bar Mitzvahs and the rest of the No Weddings series.

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One Funeral by Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion

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"This - us - it's important to me." -Kat Bastion with Stone Bastion, One Funeral

WARNING: Not suited for younger audiences

Hannah and Cade have decided to give themselves a chance together. But Hannah isn't exactly sure she can trust in her feelings. Cade's determined they can so he moves with patience, taking it slow. But will everything slowly crumble apart of will they be able to make it through to the other side? Find the official description on Goodreads.

In One Funeral, you can find the descriptions of people and places will get really detailed. However instead of getting to the point of boredom with these descriptions, the authors add some kind of spin to them that makes them interesting or just the way Hannah sees things is interesting. I really enjoyed all of the descriptions and felt that I could see everything in my head. 

One Funeral, instead of being in Cade's perspective was from Hannah's. I was a little leery at first because I really enjoyed Cade's perspective and while I do enjoy Hannah's character I wasn't sure how I'd feel about being in her head. But I had no reason to worry. Hannah's personality was clear to see and still as great as it had been throughout her thought processes. And we were able to get a new perspective on a situation which also adds depth to it. Although I am going to say that I still love Cade even if we weren't in his head.

We also see extended metaphors at least once in One Funeral. While they were metaphors that are used quite a lot, Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion went into more depth and really created a metaphor that didn't sound overused and really sounded much more interesting, using Hannah's voice.

Throughout the book, readers are also given a look at texts between Hannah and Cade. While these can sometimes get confusing about who's sending what, both authors made sure that the reader could easily tell who was sending what. It kept things light and did not make the readers frustrated.

One Funerals is a great addition to the No  Weddings Series, and I can't wait to see more! One Funeral is set to release September 29th, and I definitely think you should grab a copy!

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No Weddings by Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion

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"Their world has never been the same." -Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion, No Weddings

Cade and his three sisters form an event-planning business. One major rule is brought into play; No mixing business with pleasure. But when Cade becomes point man in meeting with baker, Hannah, he finds that he will do anything to spend time with her. And girls no longer hold the same appeal. But Hannah's been burned before and she's leery of Cade, even as he tries to get beyond his own past. Can the two work things out? Find the official description on Goodreads.

I have to admit that I love Hannah's attitude and the fact that she can be icy but when she lets herself relax, she's very kindhearted and warm. Her attitude definitely added some spice and fun to the book and I enjoyed her character as a whole. 

Cade was the narrator of No Weddings and I found it a bit strange. Usually if the gentlemen are narrators it tends to be flipping between the main female character and the main male character so to have the narrator be Cade was unique and refreshing. It made No Weddings stand out in my mind.It was interesting to see how a male character works through things, not necessarily similarly to the females. 

Throughout the book, there kept being this mention of the Travesty and it roused my curiosity and definitely made things interesting, if they weren't already. But then when we find out the reasons behind both characters difficulties with relationships, it's easy to see they've had a difficult run of things. 

No Weddings is a unique and interesting read that will stand out in my mind. It was released September 8th, and I suggest you give it a chance.

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