Apr 28 2013
Dear Ms. Seasons: This is one book wherein I think the grade looks harsher than it really is but I had so many problems with this book, I felt like it was the best reflection of my interaction with the story. Others may have had a much different experience. The story begins with Lorelei Littleton spying(…)
Mar 29 2013
Dear Ms. Bale: This new adult book told in alternating first person from Georgia and Ben Lancaster’s points of view. Georgia King is a 20-year-old who is three months off of a suicide attempt trying to cope outside of her mental hospital. She is living with her brother and struggling with her medications. Her brother,(…)
Feb 8 2013
Dear Ms. Martin: We are back with hockey! Yay! I wasn’t a fan of our walkabout to the tavern and then to Ireland and I really didn’t like the playboy hero of Breakaway. The male protagonist, Esa Saari, is a long time member of the NY Blades. Esa is from Finland and has been enjoying(…)
Nov 22 2012
Dear Ms. Lynn: A sports romance! A sexy sports romance! This is my kind of book. Chad Gamble is an all star pitcher for the Nationals whose contract is up. Chad takes full advantage of his star power, cavorting with models, actresses and all manner of female flesh. his antics, however, are not impressing management. (…)
Oct 14 2012
Dear Ms. Hammond: This is a book that has problems. There are three different POVs written in three different tenses. Despite the blurb stating that it has been re edited for grammatical errors and minor inconsistencies, there are still several grammatical errors and typos. And really strange ones like up for lip or won’t for(…)
Sep 6 2012
Dear Ms. Burton, I love a good sports romance, and your Play-by-Play series has thus far delivered some truly entertaining reads. Your fourth installment, Playing to Win, focuses on Cole Riley, a wide receiver for the St. Louis Traders. Cole is a bit of a bad boy, having been released by several teams for not(…)
Aug 28 2012
Dear Ms. Maxwell: When I saw this book featured an MMA fighter as the hero, I immediately snapped it up. The $2.99 purchase price didn’t hurt and neither did the trope: best friend of the older brother. Forbidden loves can be delicious. Lucie Miller is a physical therapist in love with the orthopaedic doctor she(…)
Aug 3 2012
Personal Best (1982) Genre: Sports/romance Grade: C I remember almost nothing about this movie when it initially was released but I got it in my head to try and find some movies about the Olympics and discovered that there aren’t too many Summer Games ones that could fit the bill. So, crossing my fingers I(…)
Aug 1 2012
Dear Ms. McLinn: In ESPN’s The Body issue (their answer to SI’s infamous Swimsuit edition), an article ran about licentious behavior in the Olympic Village. Put together a thousand young people with high energy levels and incredibly toned bodies and it’s spring break, athlete style. And on it went for eight days as scores of(…)
May 7 2012
Dear Ms. Hartman: Within the space of about 20 minutes, I received two emails from disparate parties telling me I must read this book. I toddled off and did what I was instructed. There were parts of the story that I loved but parts that frustrated me a great deal and so while I can(…)
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