Musings on Romance
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The Sea King by CL Wilson. One of those books I was prepared to lose sleep over. Loved it. (But there is a very dark section about 1/2-2/3 in and it might be too much for some readers and some things which made me a little uncomfortable as well. I loved it anyway.)
Why I read it: One of my friends recommended it to me as a short fun read. Plus, it was only 99c.
What it’s about: (from Goodreads) I’ve waited my whole life to catch her. They call her a criminal. A con-woman. A thief and too wild for her own good. But me? I just call her mine. –Officer Nathan Trent.
He’s one of the good guys. Honorable. Reliable. I’ve loved him since we were kids. But there’s no way I’ll let my wild ways tarnish his squeaky clean reputation. No matter how badly I wish he was mine. –Tillie Coletrain
What worked for me (and what didn’t): At just under 70 pages, Wild Thing is a short read. I knocked it over in one night without any trouble.
Tillie and Nathan have known each other since they were in high school. Nathan has had a thing for Tillie since they were 16 years old. The conceit of the story is that Nathan knew back then she was the one for him and he’s been biding his time since then. (I may have rolled my eyes a bit at this.) I realised that the story was over the top pretty fast and one has to just go with it really.
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton. Enjoyable contemporary romance sparked from a social experiment. It didn’t go where I expected it to. (That’s a good thing.)
Janine and I are doing a joint review at Dear Author of Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh. It hit us both in the feels.
Suddenly in Love by Julia London, narrated by Cristina Panfilio – B+ I recently listened to Suddenly Engaged and loved loved loved it. I bought the other audiobooks in the series immediately because I had found a great new narrator and wanted more. Each book in the loosely linked Lake Haven series stands alone well so it hasn’t been a problem to listen out of order. Suddenly in Love is actually book 1. Mia Lassiter returns to East Beach near Lake Haven from New York, her dreams of being the next big thing in the art world having crumbled to dust. She’s broke and living with her parents and trying to work out what’s next. Taking a job with her aunt and uncle in their design business, she is spending time at Ross House, a lovely house with hideous decor which has just been purchased by Nancy Yates. Mia’s aunt is quoting for the refurbishment and Mia is helping with the task. She comes across what appears to be a bum (he’s unkempt and smelly) who turns out to be Nancy Yates’s son, Brennan.
Brennan is actually Everett Alden, an international rock star and the lead singer of the band Tuesday’s End. He’s at a similar crossroads to Mia, albeit he’s not broke. Mia’s straight talking helps him to sober up and have a shower and put on clean clothes – which results in a much-improved Brennan. Continue reading
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of House of Shadows by Nicola Cornick. Historical mystery with a bit of a time slip to keep things interesting. Plus, there’s a HEA for extra bonus points.
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