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You are new to me
And I love a good contemp
(And hockey heroes)
Sadly, this was not
The read I was looking for.
Almost, but not quite.
Faith is ex-Playboy
Bunny and stripper who wed
A millionaire
Sound familiar?
Yep. It’s a romance spin of
Anna Nicole Smith.
But Faith is ’special’.
Because she loved the geezer
Not just his money.
The geezer bumps off
And leaves Faith [...]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Auto-buy for me
Jane Austen and zombies? This
is my dream come true.
At first, I’m puzzled.
Why is Jane Austen sharing
copyright with Seth?
Public domain book
But I read and it is clear
more ripoff than new.
The text, dialogue
word for [...]

You are Chris Brown to
my Rihanna – it hurts but
here I come again
I keep saying that
I am off the wagon, and
Yet I read this book
‘Read’ is not correct
More like ‘devoured it whole’ or
‘inhaled’ or ‘wolfed down’
This book’s not a fave
But I liked it far better
Than poor Phury’s book
Ehlena is the
Love interest to Rehvenge.
Nurse [...]

What can I say that
Has not already been said
By Joan’s fab review?
Not a non-fic fan
Was not expecting to like
As much as I did
For me, the best joke?
The list of eye-colors for
Building a hero
Best, that is, until
I saw the ‘heroines list’
Then I wept laughter
But…then I kept going
And giggled at ‘alpholes’ and
The dictionary [...]

I am a big fan
You are on my auto-buy
I love your writing
Am less of a fan
Of your contemporaries
But still a fun read
My fave was the first
Loved Sugar Daddy. But the next
Was a little dark.
STS is a
Return to light and happy
But remains poignant
Ella – ‘Dear Abby’ type
But ‘Miss Independent’ is
Not so much her name
Had [...]

This? Legendary.
At least to comic book fans
I am piqued by hype
First impression: LOOOOOOOONG.
Story is intricate and
Convoluted too.
Quick recap for newbs:
Watchmen used to be heroes
Govt made them retire
One ends up murdered
The others reunite to
Try and save the world.
The heroes are a
Bit hard to like. Let’s recap:
Rorschach? Psychotic.
Silk Spectre II? Only
Girl and romantic interest
She’s wishy-washy
Night Owl [...]

Another contemp
I become predictable
Sorry DA Fans
This one – first person
The POV is light, fun…
Also present tense. :-(
Is ok, Higgins
I forgive for present tense
Because your book? Great.
Men do not want Chas
Female jock masquerading
As dating leper.
Chas still wants Trevor
Her first lover & first love
But they are just friends
I love your voice BUT
Trevor’s “hot fudge sundae eyes”
Every chapter??
The [...]