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Wonderfully Sarcastic, Quietly Romantic

February 26, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 6 Comments

Lucy Parker is TWO for TWO! Buy this one! Pretty Face follows the contemporary romance that I hope you’ve already read, Act Like It, in Parker’s London Celebrities series and she continues to mix clever writing and emotional sincerity to gain engaging, recommendable results. Herewith the only note I took while reading, “wonderfully sarcastic”; although, I highlighted several passages, such as, “It’s a lost art, condescension. Most workplaces are so PC these days that you just don’t get patronized in quite the same way.” and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities series, Lucy Parker, Mrs. Julien, Prolixity Julien, romance review

Implausible Drivel

February 24, 2017 by Ellepkay Leave a Comment

This is a new to me author and I decided to give her a try with this prequel novella.  There were two things that made me want to pick this up (1) the title of the series is Lovestruck Librarians (how cute is that?!) and (2) it is set on New Year’s Eve.  I like to read holiday novellas each year, and I liked the idea of a NYE setting instead of Christmas.  Too bad I didn’t get around to reading it until February.  :-/ […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Lovestruck Librarians, Olivia Dade

*fans self*

February 20, 2017 by emmalita 7 Comments

I am shallow. I’m not afraid to admit it. I read The Game Plan in 2015, but didn’t review it for CBR7. Mrs. Julien did though, and you can read her review here. I took the title for this review from my comment on her review. Because that’s how I still feel about Ethan “Dex” Dexter. He is hot and I am shallow. Why is he hot? He is tall, heavily muscled, heavily tattooed, bearded, artistic, intense and patient. He pushes Fiona out of her comfort zone, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Kristen Callihan, The Game Plan

Trading Places for New Adults

February 9, 2017 by Classic 10 Comments

I read this for Romance Book Bingo: Interracial couple square.  I feel really bad about this, but Courtney Milan’s foray into New Adult Contemporary is not my jam. I almost DNFed this book a couple of times while reading. The two protagonists were not compelling or believable as a couple. The main plot about two 20 year old college students trading lives for a couple of weeks was all over the place. I think the amount of sub-plots also hindered the overall story too. Tina […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Courtney Milan, Cyclone #1, New Adult, trade me

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