Quickie Reviews For You (1)

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To try an catch up on some reviews, I decided to do a list of books I have finished over the holidays and at work lately. They are ones I haven’t had a chance to write full reviews on, but should still give you an idea of what I rated them and an overall expression for each one.

1. THE IMMORTAL WHO LOVED ME by Lynsay Sands

The Immortal Who Loved Me
(2 Stars)  

I love Lynsay Sands and her vampire romance books, but this one just felt as a filler book with no real chemistry between the two main characters. It felt forced, rushed and bland. It didn’t have the creative spark that she has had in the past books of the series.

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2. LONDON FALLING (THE RULEFORDS) by Emma Carr

London Falling

(2 Stars)

Wasn’t a huge fan of the writing in this one. The plot was okay but poorly executed for me with little appeal. It did have some aspects that lured it to the 2 star rating but it never made it past that.

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3. HANSEL#1: An Erotic Fairy Tale by Ella James

Hamsel
(1 Star)

Creepy and skeevy in my opinion. I was not as thrilled with this one as other readers have been. I just couldn’t get past some of the things that happened. I honestly had to force myself to finish this book and then have to deal with the ending we were given.

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4. KALEIDOSCOPE by Kristen Ashley

Kaleidoscope
(3 Stars)

Love this author but her writing voice grated on my nerves slightly in this book.  I think I am just over the speech –and sometimes lack of speech– that this author is famous for. I might reread this one in the future though to see if it is just my reading preference at the moment.

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5. IN KELLY’S CORNER by Roxie Rivera

In Kelly's Corner
(4 STARS)

Absolutely loved this book.  While it did have a little bit of story hiccups along the way, I truly enjoyed the journey and entertainment of this book. Another author I am adding to my auto-buy list.

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#Review: Back to Buckhorn by Lori Foster

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For odd-girl-out Zoey Hodge, the best thing about Buckhorn, Kentucky, was leaving it behind. And now she’s back—at least until she can nurse her mother back to health and hightail it out of there anew. But there’s one person she doesn’t mind seeing again. Garrett Hudson was one of the few who was always kind to her. Now he’s a firefighter—still one of the good guys, but with a sexy alpha charm that’s tempting her inner bad girl.

In school, Zoey was smart, witty and unafraid to be herself. Garrett fell hard back then, and he’s falling even faster now. As far as he’s concerned, there are all kinds of reasons Zoey should stick around. Her pet grooming business. Her mom. And the chance for him to prove that he can be her real-life hero in every way that matters…

This series is the one that made me fall in love with author Lori Foster’s writing. I love her Buckhorn boys! Be forewarned though that you will want to start at the beginning of this series.  Not only will starting at the beginning give you all the back story, but you will understand how each person is connected in this story.  Also, this is novella length –Amazon has it listed at 90 pages– so don’t expect a huge read either.

As a person who doesn’t usually enjoy quick novellas, I found that Back to Buckhorn was actually pretty good lengthwise.  It flowed better than other novellas and didn’t feel rushed to me.  I loved thecharacter of Garrett and I even came to like Zoey by the end of the story.  While the plot line was pretty good, I did have some issues with it -namely that quick ending, it wasn’t enough to turn me off from reading more in this series.

Again, if you haven’t had the pleasure of reading any books in this series, I urge you to please start with one of the earlier books, if not at the beginning.  It can be read as stand alone, but you might find yourself a little confused at some of the character references.

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#Review: Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

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Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other…which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs.

After finishing the first book in this series called Sweet Filthy Boy, I was desperately in need of the next book in the Wild Seasons series by author(s) Christina Lauren. The icing on the top of the cake was that we were going to get to read about Finn. And Harlow. Finn and Harlow together!

“Shh, Poodle. I’m having a Johnny Castle, Dirty Dancing moment right now.”
“Is this a good thing or a bad thing?” he asks, bending to lick up my neck.
“I carried a watermelon.” — Finn and Harlow

Finn has come to town to work out some details for his family involving a TV show to save his family business. Harlow of course is annoyed by this and dreads having to run into him again after their quickie marriage and divorce.

“And, my impression of you is ever evolving, now that you aren’t just a pretty face in my lap.”
“You’re one classy motherfucker, Finn.” — Finn and Harlow

Harlow is a fixer. She fixes her friends and family when they need help, and she puts her own life on the back burner. When Harlow finds out some devastating news from her parents, she wants to fix things. She wants to make life easier for them. While in the process of overdoing it for her family, she turns to Finn for a distraction from the problems.  What we get is to see how Finn and Harlow grow into a friendly relationship and eventually fall in love. Again. They share things together that they haven’t shared with others and still keep a sense of humor during the tough times of life.

The plots climatic twist wasn’t as great or what I would thought should have caused the main problem for the couple to fix near the end.  Yes, it was something that pushed the book to conclude, but it just seemed a bit tame.  Even with that being said, I truly loved this book!  I am so in love with fisherman Finn and he has met his match perfectly with Harlow.  The next book in the series is suppose to be about Oliver and Lola who are also a cute couple needing a push.

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#Review : The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith

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18589656The Last Hour of Gann
Author: R. Lee Smith
Release Date: 9/12/2013

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

It was her last chance:

Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on Earth’s first colony-ship. She entered her Sleeper with a five-year contract and the promise of a better life, but awakened in wreckage on an unknown world. For the survivors, there is no rescue, no way home and no hope until they are found by Meoraq—a holy warrior more deadly than any hungering beast on this hostile new world…but whose eyes show a different sort of hunger when he looks at her.

It was his last year of freedom:

Uyane Meoraq is a Sword of Sheul, God’s own instrument of judgment, victor of hundreds of trials, with a conqueror’s rights over all men. Or at least he was until his father’s death. Now, without divine intervention, he will be forced to assume stewardship over House Uyane and lose the life he has always known. At the legendary temple of Xi’Matezh, Meoraq hopes to find the deliverance he seeks, but the humans he encounters on his pilgrimage may prove too great a test even for him…especially the one called Amber, behind whose monstrous appearance burns a woman’s heart unlike any he has ever known.

WARNING: This book contains graphic violence, strong sexual content and explicit language. It is intended for mature readers only.

MY THOUGHTS

Wow. What the heck? Scales? Lizard men? Wait…this is suppose to have a romance involved? With LIZARD MEN!?

That was my reaction to reading everyone else who left a review of this book.  Every person I talked to told me to have faith in the author and the story. I still could not wrap my head around how humans and lizard men were suppose to fall in love or even attempt to the naughty.   Then I had to come with the realization that this book is long. Not an extra day long, but try an extra week or two long if you have work and kids at home.

I am not going to recap the entire story for you because of length and all the other reviews that are out on this story.  I will say though, Lizard men can be worth reading about.  Meoraq was a good guy/lizard and paired nicely with Amber who was nice and fierce.  Every single woman in this story was weak except for Amber.  She was strong woman and deserving of Meoraq.

I truly enjoyed everything about this book except the ending.  There are rapes scenes in this story, but the author handled them well.  They aren’t just scenes thrown in, they are scenes that are needed to tell the story and way of life of the Lizard men.  The thing that lowered the rating was how some things were left unanswered or left open.  Does the baby turn out okay? Do the Oracles accept what Meoraq has to say? Is the way of life changed enough to accept a different world to begin?  And can someone please find me one of those bots that clean things up daily, because my housework has lacked since reading this book. Be prepared for the long haul when starting this story!

MY RATING
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Review: Tangled by Emma Chase

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Tangled
Series: Tangled #1
Author: Emma Chase
Release Date: 8/2/2013

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

Drew Evans is a winner. Handsome and arrogant, he makes multimillion dollar business deals and seduces New York’s most beautiful women with just a smile. He has loyal friends and an indulgent family. So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days, miserable and depressed?

He’ll tell you he has the flu.

But we all know that’s not really true.

Katherine Brooks is brilliant, beautiful and ambitious. She refuses to let anything – or anyone – derail her path to success. When Kate is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating.

Then, just when Drew is on the cusp of having everything he wants, his overblown confidence threatens to ruin it all. Will he be able untangle his feelings of lust and tenderness, frustration and fulfillment? Will he rise to the most important challenge of his life?

Can Drew Evans win at love?

Tangled is not your mother’s romance novel. It is an outrageous, passionate, witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about women…just not as much as he thinks he knows. As he tells his story, Drew learns the one thing he never wanted in life, is the only thing he can’t live without.

MY THOUGHTS

Tangled is the first book in the Tangled series by Emma Chase.  The main characters are Drew Evans and Katherine Brooks.

Tangled was freaking hilarious!  As a reader, I loved hearing the story unfold from Drew’s point of view.  Yes,  a mans point of view was needed for this book.  Drew was obnoxious, conceited, and full of himself, yet it worked and I fell in love with his character.  Personally, I wasn’t a big fan of Kate in this book, but she started to grow on me with the last half of the story.

While I can say that I laughed out loud too many times to count with this story,  It did feel a little too long and drawn out.  Also, at times it came across as trying too hard to bring the funny and comical dialogue.  This is not to say I didn’t enjoy it, but at times it was “enough is enough”.

If you are looking for a romance from a male point of view — without it being sugar coated and mushy at all times — then give this hilarious read a chance to grace your reading list.  With laugh out loud moments aplenty, you won’t feel so bad about calling it a guilty pleasure buy!

MY RATING
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