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Title: My Fair Lover Author: Nicole Jordan Series: Legendary Lovers #5 Got halfway, decided I had better things to do I would like to thank Nicole Jordan, Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I didn’t finish the book. I started it two weeks ago (three weeks ago? I don’t remember) and kept telling myself I needed to read it and get it over with (not what a …
Title: The Dream Keeper’s Daughter Author: Emily Colin Series: n/a A frustrating mess with an identity crisis and unresolved plotlines I would like to thank Emily Colin, Ballantine Books/Random House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All that follows is only my opinion and how I personally perceived the book. *takes deep breath* I gave myself a day to calm down, because the first time I started to write this review, …
Title: Come Sundown Author: Nora Roberts Series: n/a This path has already been heavily tread *sigh* This is a Nora Roberts, so of course I bought and read it—or tried to. Many people I’m sure do the same, and that’s why Roberts can afford to toss out this kind of crap. Brand recognition is priceless in marketing. Roberts wrote this story years ago, except it was titled Montana Sky, and it was so much better. Let me tell you what …
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: The Untamed Bride Author: Stephanie Laurens Series: Black Cobra Quartet #1 Thoroughly confused by what Laurens was trying to do here First I’ll say that I’m not a regular Stephanie Laurens reader. While I’ve read a few, though I don’t remember which, she never caught my attention enough to find a spot on my keeper shelves. But my library’s digital selection is limited, and this happened to be available. It was not a wise choice. I was both intrigued …
Title: Dangerous in Diamonds Author: Madeline Hunter Series: Rarest Blooms #4 I couldn’t finish it I couldn’t finish it. I almost forced myself to reach the end just to see if we’d get to meet Sebastian and Audrianna’s baby, but I just couldn’t do it. It was so boring and so bizarre that after a few hours I couldn’t stand it anymore and switched to a Dorothy Garlock to listen to as I finished mowing the lawn. Because I didn’t …
Title: Sinful in Satin Author: Madeline Hunter Series: Rarest Blooms #3 the good does not outweigh the bad I cannot tell you how many times I checked to see how close to the end I was, and how often I let out a bored groan when I saw how much was left. It…plodded…along…saving the “big” reveal for about three-quarters or perhaps two-thirds into the book. And either the reveal wasn’t all that exciting in itself or the time it took …