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Title: Curious Minds Authors: Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton Series: Knight and Moon #1 a fun romp with an intriguing plot but leaves one wanting something more This book seemed to come out of nowhere; Janet and her co-authors are all in the middle of series already, so the last thing I expected was a new one. Maybe the Lizzie and Diesel series isn’t selling like they hoped. Regardless, it’s an Evanovich book, so I was game. And overall, it …
Title: Darkness Author: Karen Robards Series: n/a Interesting original story, lots of beautiful detail, a solid win for Robards This book was fantastic! I have only three or four-ish problems with it, and honestly, they’re nitpicking, because it was overall a solid piece of work, in my opinion. I may reveal a few spoilers. First and most inconsequential, the cover design. It’s beautiful, I absolutely love it–hot pink is my favorite color!–but it 100% clashes with the content and the …
Title: Built Author: Jay Crownover Series: Saints of Denver #1 Three-dimentional, complex but relatable heroine; smart, sexy, mature hero; and a seriously cute kid 🙂 I discovered Jay Crownover last summer and listened to all her books on audiobook in quick succession. I loved them, I thought they were absolutely sensational, and I was sooo excited for Zeb and Sayer’s story! But Built is the first of her books I’ve read in print form, and never before did I realize …
Title: New Leaf Author: Catherine Anderson Series: Mystic Creek #2 Charming, cozy, and heartwarming–the perfect book to read curled up by the fire What a charming story! I was impressed. I can’t give a very authoritative review of her last book a year ago, Silver Thaw–the one that started this new series–but I remember thinking that the writing seemed a bit sloppy, just not as spectacular as I had come to expect from an author whose work I’ve collected for …
Title: Obsession Falls Author: Christina Dodd Series: Virtue Falls #2 good kind of weird. more thriller than romance. pain and insanity in many forms… Where. To. Start. Before Virtue Falls last year, I hadn’t read a Dodd novel for several years. She had a period where she published novellas that weren’t printed and reissues of old books that I already own and have read, and since I don’t have an ereader and don’t really like sitting at my computer for …
Title: The Scam Authors: Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg Series: Fox and O’Hare #4 Intelligent, fast-paced, hilarious, intriguing–what more could you want? 🙂 Evanovich at the top of her game Evanovich is on a role so far this year, in my opinion. I loved Wicked Charms, the third fun and mostly silly installment in her Lizzie and Diesel series, and I loved this fast-paced, intriguing installment in the Kate O’Hare and Nick Fox series. Last but not least this year …
Title: The Last Time I Saw Her Author: Karen Robards Series: Dr. Charlotte Stone #4 Not a stellar example of Robards’ writing skills, but a fantastic ending to the series! I give this five stars because I love Karen Robards’ books and particularly loved the Dr. Charlotte Stone series, and I’m just glad to finally know how it ends! I’m satisfied with it. If you’re a Robards fan, you’ll love it. If you’re new to Robards, I recommend starting this …
Title: Evermore Author: Alyson Noel Series: Immortals #1 Twilight knock-off, pathetic characters, ridiculous paranormal elements Well. I’ll start off by saying that I listened to the audiobooks of the first and second books of this series, and I’m not sure if I’ll listen to the others. They’re narrated by Katie Schorr, who has potential but was by no means skilled at the point when she recorded these. I hope she’s gotten better with practice. She reads in a pleasant, engaging …
Title: Cider Brook Author: Carla Neggers Series: Swift River Valley #3 boring with unlikable characters I couldn’t finish the book. It was SO. BORING. Usually when I start a book I’m a can’t-stop-until-it’s-done person. But I worked on this one for a week, unheard of for me. When I still had two hours left (of the audiobook) I decided to give it up, because I still didn’t care about the characters enough to want to know how they turn out. …
Title: Wicked Charms Authors: Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton Series: Lizzie and Diesel #3 A fun action-adventure-comedy (with a pinch of romance) that will make you laugh out loud 🙂 YAAAY AN EVANOVICH BOOK!! WHOOP WHOOP! There was quite a long hiatus between the last book of this series and this latest installment, but it was worth the wait. Only Janet Evanovich (and whichever co-writer she’s got tagging along at the moment) can pull off something this fantastically ridiculous. Her …