Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
Jenny's Review: Dr. Strange Beard by Penny Reid
Title: Dr. Strange BeardSeries: Winston Brothers #5
Author: Penny Reid
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Cipher-Naught
Pub Date: July 30, 2018
Rating: 3 Stars
Our thoughts...
Dr. Strange Beard is the fifth installment in the well-loved Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid. This book is centered around the youngest of the siblings, Roscoe, and Simone, the girl (now woman) he grew up with. This book jumps five years after the previous book in the series, Beard in Mind, and takes place ten years after Roscoe and Simone stopped being best friends.
Jenny's Review: The Varlet & the Voyeur by LH Cosway & Penny Reid
Title: The Varlet and the VouyerSeries: Rugby #4
Author: LH Cosway & Penny Reid
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Publisher: Cipher-Naught
Pub Date: June 14, 2018
Rating: 3 Stars
Our thoughts...
I thought I really enjoyed this one, I really did. But then I tried to participate in a conversation regarding the book and I was not able to support that opinion, which shocked me. So I went back to my notes and realized I was a little too blinded by my love for the authors and the other books in the series and I fooled myself into thinking it was love.
Jenny's Early Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Title: Love and Other WordsAuthor: Christina Lauren
Genre: Women's Fiction
Publisher: Gallery
Pub Date: April 10, 2018
Rating: 3.75 Stars
Our thoughts...
The prologue feels like watching the opening of the movie Up and reading the story feels like watching an episode of This Is Us. If that’s your thing, if those give you all the right feels, then check out Love and Other Words.
Blog Tour, Jenny's Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid
Marriage of Inconvenience, an all-new romantic comedy standalone in the USA Today bestselling, Knitting in the City Series by Penny Reid, is available NOW!
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Jenny's Review: Still by Camilla Monk
Title: StillSeries: Still #1
Author: Camilla Monk
Genre: New Adult, Fantasy
Publisher: YayPub
Pub Date: February 28, 2018
Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
I was very excited to get my hands on this book. How can you go wrong with an angsty, lonely girl who randomly experiences time stopping all around her and a blind hobo with time-freezing powers?! Add in a healthy dose of Greek mythology and you’ve got yourself a real winner! No, seriously.
New Release & Jenny's Review: Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid
Marriage of Inconvenience, an all-new romantic comedy standalone in the USA Today bestselling, Knitting in the City Series by Penny Reid, is LIVE!
Jenny's Review: Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid
Title: Marriage of InconvenienceSeries: Knitting in the City, #7
Author: Penny Reid
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Humor
Publisher: Penny Reid
Pub Date: March 6, 2018
Rating: 5 Stars
Our thoughts...
Marriage of Inconvenience (MOI) is the final official installment of the Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid. This is easily one of my favorite all-time series and MOI wraps things up nicely as it follows Dan and Kat’s relationship and touches a bit on all the other people we have come to love. It is sad to see the gang go but the stories lend themselves to easy re-reads and the audiobooks truly bring the characters to life.
Jenny's Review: The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz
Author: Tiffany Reisz
Genre: Romance, Mystery
Publisher: Mira Books
Pub Date: February 13, 2018
Rating: 2 Stars
Our thoughts...
Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of Tiffany Reisz. I love The Original Sinners series, The Bourbon Thief, and The Headmaster. I think she has a very intelligent, sophisticated, yet easy-to-relate-to style of writing full of humor and sass. The Lucky Ones, however, do not meet the standards Reisz has set up her readers to come to expect. It pains me to say that or to talk negatively about anything Reisz writes because I respect her a lot, but this book was disappointing. Prepare for some spoilers ahead because some things I took great issue with that I couldn’t NOT talk about them. You’ve been warned.
Jenny's Review: Keep Her Safe by KA Tucker
Title: Keep Her SafeAuthor: KA Tucker
Genre: Mystery, Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Atria
Pub Date: January 23, 2018
Rating: 5 Stars
Our thoughts...
Keep Her Safe is good, folks. Tucker knows how to write
mystery and suspense with a dash of romance and this story is no different. In
fact, it’s one of my favorites by her.
Jenny's Audio Slave Review: Lingus by Mariana Zapata
Title: LingusAuthor: Mariana Zapata
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Mariana Zapata
Pub Date: August 7, 2015
Story Rating: 3 Stars
Narrator Rating: 4.5 Stars
Our thoughts...
I was excited to hear Callie Dalton narrating because she really does have a great grasp of Zapata's stories and characters. She adds a lot to the story and I recommend checking her out.
But the story...I wanted to love it.
But the story...I wanted to love it.
Jenny's Audio Slave Review: Rhythm, Chord, & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata
Title: Rhythm, Chord, & MalykhinAuthor: Mariana Zapata
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Mariana Zapata
Pub Date: August 21, 2015
Story Rating: 3 Stars
Narrator Rating: 2 Stars
Our thoughts...
I'm starting to realize that reading all of Zapata's books in a row is a mistake. I enjoy them; they're cute and so funny, but they follow an almost identical formula. I'm not going to break it down because it feels too critical for something I still enjoyed, but the repeated outline is becoming more and more obvious.
Jenny's Audio Slave Review: Under Locke by Mariana Zapata
Title: Under LockeAuthor: Mariana Zapata
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Mariana Zapata
Pub Date: January 19, 2014
Story Rating: 3 Stars
Narration Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
Okay…third book in and I am not impressed. I could tell this was an earlier work of the author’s because it didn’t have the polish, the flow, or the development of the other two I have read so far. Was it enjoyable enough? Yes. Was I captivated? No. In fact, I often spaced out through this one but I’m pretty sure I didn’t miss much.
Jenny's Audio Slave Review: Kulti by Mariana Zapata
Title: KultiAuthor: Mariana Zapata
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Publisher: Mariana Zapata
Pub Date: March 20, 2015
Story Rating: 4 Stars
Narrator Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
This is the second book of Zapata’s that I’ve been cruising through lately and I enjoyed it. The heroine is strong and admirable, and the hero is a brute on the outside and a loyal softy on the inside. This dynamic leads to a lot of engaging, entertaining, and fun scenes.
Jenny's Audio Slave Review: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
Title: The Wall of Winnipeg and MeAuthor: Mariana Zapata
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Publisher: Mariana Zapata
Pub Date: February 28, 2016
Story Rating: 4 Stars
Narration Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
I am diving in the Mariana Zapata’s catalog and The Wall of Winnipeg and Me is the first one up. I didn’t read the synopsis, I only knew that most of my book friends love this author. I was not expecting what unfolded in front of me, but I was pleased and impressed.
Jenny's Review: Roomies by Christina Lauren
Title: RoomiesAuthor: Christina Lauren
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pub Date: December 5, 2017
Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
Roomies is a marriage of convenience story that follows the
standards for this trope to a T. It isn’t too dramatic or over-the-top but is
still rife with emotion, angst, struggles, and an actual plot.
Jenny's Review: Kissing Tolstoy by Penny Reid
Title: Kissing TolstoySeries: Dear Professor #1
Author: Penny Reid
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Humor
Publisher: Caped Publishing
Pub Date: November 7, 2017
Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
Penny Reid’s writing and her characters just make me happy. Sometimes they make me cry but even then, I love it all. Kissing Tolstoy made me happy. I ate this story up and wanted more but was happy with how things end. Isn’t that how it should be, though? The story ends well and readers are left craving more purely for selfish reasons and not because the story was lacking. I feel that way with every Penny Reid book I read and I love it.
Jenny's Audioslave Review: When Dimple Met Rishi by
Title: When Dimple Met RishiAuthor: Sandhya Menon
Genre: Contemporary NA Romance
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pub Date: May 30, 2017
Story Rating: 3 Stars
Narration Rating: 3 Stars
Our thoughts...
This story is very sweet and cute and I LOVE the cover. I had some minor issues here and there but nothing worth complaining about. I enjoyed seeing things from Dimple and Rishi's perspectives and learning new things. I especially liked seeing how the characters and I are so different and yet still so similar (well, college-me). I wasn't wowed but I enjoyed myself and recommend picking it up.
Regarding the narration: the narrator for Dimple did a very nice job but the gentleman who narrated for Rishi was inconsistent and had the tenancy to add drama that made him sound like he was auditioning for the voice-over guy role in trailers for suspense movies. He was hit and miss and I honestly think it affected my impressions of the story negatively.
Regarding the narration: the narrator for Dimple did a very nice job but the gentleman who narrated for Rishi was inconsistent and had the tenancy to add drama that made him sound like he was auditioning for the voice-over guy role in trailers for suspense movies. He was hit and miss and I honestly think it affected my impressions of the story negatively.
Jenny's Review: Michael's Wings by Tiffany Reisz
Title: Michael's WingsSeries: The Original Sinners #6.3
Author: Tiffany Reisz
Genre: Erotic Romance, BDSM
Publisher: 8th Circle Press
Pub Date: November 7, 2017
Rating: 4 Stars
Our thoughts...
If you’re a fan of Tiffany Reisz’s Original Sinners series,
you’ll love this story about Michael and Griffin. It’s everything fans have
come to love about this world and is a giant spotlight on a favorite couple.
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