May 19 2013
Dear Ms. Chase: Tangled is narrated Drew, a horrible person. He says horrible things. Thinks horrible things. Half the time he comes off slut shaming and half the time he comes off misogynistic. Yet, every time that I think he’s gone beyond the pale, I’m drawn back in. At the end of the book I’m(…)
May 18 2013
Dear Ms. Kent: At first, I was a little distressed because the hero is a lawyer and the heroine is a legal assistant (not at the same firm, though). It’s fairly hard for me to get lost in the world of make believe when the characters are so familiar to me. However, there was not(…)
May 17 2013
It’s Not Easy Being Green – For My Lady’s Heart This review might be a little shorter than usual, because all I really have to say about For My Lady’s Heart is “it’s awesome.” Thanks for reading! See you next week! Okay, I should probably say a little bit more than that, but this will(…)
May 17 2013
the “Cliff Notes” version of my review Dear Ms. Morgan: I did not like this book. For starters the heroine, Whitney Vidra, is a nasty piece of work: self-absorbed, manipulative, bitchy, and oh so superior to all the lesser beings around her. I endured page after page of her being a she-dick, waiting in vain for her(…)
May 16 2013
Dear Ms. Goodman: I love your books. I particularly love the slow way that they unfold, like a scroll unfurling as you toss it down a long set of red carpeted steps and then slowly wind it back up as you read each word and each sentence. Your books are for savoring. Alas. True to(…)
May 16 2013
“Princess Kimri is used to betrayal. Her brother sold her to a king in exchange for swords to defend his lands. King Tathan’s reputation is as fierce as that of his mountain kingdom–where dragons are said to guard the castle walls–but the realms are unstable enough without angering the mountain-king, so Kimri reluctantly agrees to(…)
May 15 2013
Dear Ms. Evers: I think my expectations played a part in my dissatisfaction with this story. I was expecting something a little more serious and perhaps dark and angsty; but instead the relationship between the two came off as more flippant. Marc Wilde and Mistress Lauren are very good friends. They play at the same(…)
May 15 2013
Note: The comments are closed for this review. I’d direct you to the Dear Author Book Club pick for May for centralization of comments. Dear Ms. McCarthy: Rory does one thing really well – school. Everything else, particularly the social scene and the interpersonal relationships with the opposite sex, she can’t quite grasp the nuances.(…)
May 14 2013
Dear Ms. Bailey: I enjoyed your debut book, Protecting What’s his, quite a bit and I was told that this novella would feature a hero cut from the same dirty talking clothe. They weren’t wrong, but this novella suffers from length related problems. Troy Bennett is a homicide cop for the NYPD, recently transferred from(…)
May 14 2013
Dear Ms.Cowan, Your historical romance debut, Untamed, centers on Kit Sutherland, child of a fortune hunter and an earl’s daughter. Brought up in a shabby country manor, Kit lacks the manners of a well-born young lady. By contrast, Lydia, Kit’s younger sister, is poised, beautiful, and has made a successful entry into society thanks in(…)
May 13 2013
Dear Ms. Graham: This book was re-released by Harlequin Presents to look less Harlequin Presents-y and more upscale contemporary romance. The inside however, is classic Harlequin Presents. A young, down on her luck waitress slash potter spends a torrid evening with a wealthy Spanish billionaire only to find herself pregnant because neither of them use(…)
May 13 2013
Blurb: For three years, Kellen Frey has led bounty hunters Tal and Vanya on a merry chase, evading capture with flair and style. Now, just when they finally have their pet project–and object of their mutual fantasies–cornered, the elusive con artist turns the tables and gives himself up. A sudden attack of conscience, perhaps? Tal(…)
May 12 2013
Yesterday marked the last performance of the symphony in my town. This year my family went to four events. It wasn’t the first time that I’ve been to a symphony but it was the first time that we did so as a family on a semi regular basis. I confess that while I was amazed(…)
May 11 2013
Dear Ms. Meader: On the plus side, this is NOT a small town contemporary. Cue cheers. It’s an entirely serviceable story set in Chicago with a believable plot and likeable characters but for some reason I didn’t love it like I thought I would. This is totally a case of “It’s not you, it’s me.”(…)
May 10 2013
Know When To Hold ’Em – Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie [Apologies in advance – my ebook for some reason came devoid of even pretend page numbers so I can’t reference in my usual half-arsed way] Bet Me represents my first foray into the world of contemporary romance. And I’m afraid you’ll have to forgive me(…)
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