It was enjoyable for the first 40-50 pages, and then it all went downhill from there. Not into overly dramatic YA historical romance, thanks #m2 stars
It was enjoyable for the first 40-50 pages, and then it all went downhill from there. Not into overly dramatic YA historical romance, thanks #morepiratesplease...more
So basically the plot is the teenage version of The Bachelor: cringeworthy moments, awkward group dates, and the token bitchy/mean cheerleadDNF at 11%
So basically the plot is the teenage version of The Bachelor: cringeworthy moments, awkward group dates, and the token bitchy/mean cheerleader. No thanks. ...more
This is a book I would not have read by the cover alone, but I'm so glad I picked it up because this is just SO GOOD. I literally could not sto5 stars
This is a book I would not have read by the cover alone, but I'm so glad I picked it up because this is just SO GOOD. I literally could not stop reading. I "went to bed" at like 8:00 so I could keep reading uninterrupted (my husband would not stop showing me cat videos) and ultimately finish the book.
I laughed and cried (mostly cried, tbh) and loved every part of this story. Cord and Anne are fantastic individuals, but together they are totally amazing.
The author doesn't mince words or scenes in this book, and it was a bit shocking at first. But it gave an authenticity to the story that wouldn't have been there otherwise and it completely drew me in. I'm downloading all of her other books (yay Kindle Unlimited!) and thus planning on living in the wild west for the next couple of weeks =)...more
eBook provided by Netgally in exhange for my honest review
Rant ahead
This was awful
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Dane is by and large the WORST hero I have ever had the1 star
eBook provided by Netgally in exhange for my honest review
Rant ahead
This was awful
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Dane is by and large the WORST hero I have ever had the (dis)pleasure to read about. There was nothing redeeming about him. He is a caveman who thinks he is God's gift to Earth and I just can't. Our first introduction to him meeting his "love" interest is by blowing a gasket and calling her "Hitler's spawn" and "Satan's spawn" because she dared to come to his university....and her father dared to run against his mother in the US presidential election. Um....what?? I mean, I get that your parents are rivals, but dude you don't even know the girl. Also very confusingly, Lucia has a huge crush on Dane and wants to "be his girl". WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE THE GIRL OF SOMEONE WHO CALLS YOU SATAN'S SPAWN. HAVE SOME DIGNITY PLEASE.
Also, I get that this book was written in 2014, but there are some phrases that Dane uses that really should never, ever be said. "Chillax", "pocket rocket", and "hawt" being a few examples. Dane has an extremely overinflated view of himself, his politics, and his attractiveness. I'm not sure what kind of character the author was trying to write, but Dane is 100% a spoiled, selfish, extremely immature man-child and I....
just.....
can't.......
even.............
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I definitely skimmed the majority of the book because I broke out in hives every time Dane had dialogue. And since he was one of the leads, that was an awful lot of hives. There may have been romance, but it totally went over my head because I have no idea how this guy even has friends, let alone girls who want to be romantically involved with him. This book could have been such a win for me....if only Dane wasn't in it.
eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review
Tossed Into Love is the third book of the Fluke My Life series. I have not rea2.5 stars
eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review
Tossed Into Love is the third book of the Fluke My Life series. I have not read the first two books in the series, but I figured I would give this a try anyway. I had some issues in the beginning because most of plot and relationship between the two main characters was set up in the previous books, so I took that into consideration when writing this review and giving a rating.
I didn't understand the attraction between Antonio and Libby. I felt like it was insta-lovey (but it was noted that both characters had interactions earlier in the series), and it was very confusing. Antonio hated her, but then didn't? And Libby couldn't make up her mind if he hated her or liked her, and whether he was being a jerk or being sweet. I wasn't able to connect with either character or root for their relationship at all because I wasn't sure if there even was a relationship I should have been rooting for. It was way too hot and cold for my taste.
Also, Miss Ina. I felt like she detracted a lot from the story, and really didn't understand why she felt like she needed to help Libby "keep her virtue intact". Is she just a cranky old woman who thinks the world still operates like it did in 1800s? Who knows.
The best part of the book for me was Pool. Cats and kittens win everytime.
Overall, not my favorite read, mostly because I was confused for half of the book on why Libby was so wishy washy on whether or not she liked Antonio because he was a jerk/he wasn't a jerk...and so on and so forth. I didn't feel like there was a point to the relationship because I never saw any connection past the physical. They fell in love because....why? If Libby and Antonio had more of a friendship to begin with and less of a "does he hate me does he love me" theme going on, this would have been a much more solid story and the relationship between the two would have been something to cheer for. ...more
Should have stuck with the "serious" literature....
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I promised myself I was going to read more "serious" literature and then I DNF at 15%
Should have stuck with the "serious" literature....
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I promised myself I was going to read more "serious" literature and then I picked this up so I guess I know where my priorities are at. Royal romances for the win *high fives*...more
"You helped my production, and now I'm helping you. This is what women should do for one another. We are a continent. We stick together. We a4.5 stars
"You helped my production, and now I'm helping you. This is what women should do for one another. We are a continent. We stick together. We all rise up, or we all go down"
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I loved this book so much. Full review to come once I get a good 8 hours of sleep. Been awake for 24 hours and counting.......more
Mia's neurosis, while entertaining, is starting to rub me the wrong way ((view spoiler)[Yeah I get this was written 15 years ago but still let'3 stars
Mia's neurosis, while entertaining, is starting to rub me the wrong way ((view spoiler)[Yeah I get this was written 15 years ago but still let's not poke fun at disabilities, k? (hide spoiler)]). Also, 5 books to get through one year in the story is a bit much. I'm glad the others coming up are a bit more spread out.
But honestly, when it comes down to it, the real reason I'm here for this is to read Royal Wedding =D...more
This was so adorable! It followed the main points of Pride and Prejudice but still had it's own story, which I really app3 stars
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This was so adorable! It followed the main points of Pride and Prejudice but still had it's own story, which I really appreciate. It wasn't perfect, and honestly I think that it should have been longer...there was a lot more material the author could have worked with. Overall it was a fun read. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a good P&P retelling (that doesn't have zombies).
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