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Review at AudioGals

January 31, 2015 / Kaetrin

I’m over at AudioGals today with a review of Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor, narrated by Johanna Parker. A Navy SEAL meets and falls in love with a pregnant widow who has four other children – and it totally works.

Review at Dear Author

January 31, 2015 / Kaetrin

I’m over at Dear Author today with a review of Guilty Pleasures by Jane O’Reilly. Super sexy but not as romantic as The Pleasure Principle.

The List by Joanna Bolouri

January 24, 2015 / Kaetrin

Why I read it: I received a review copy from the publisher.

What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Phoebe Henderson may be single but she sure doesn’t feel fabulous. It’s been a year since she found her boyfriend Alex in bed with another woman, and multiple cases of wine and extensive relationship analysis with best friend Lucy have done nothing to help. Faced with a new year but no new love, Phoebe concocts a different kind of resolution.

The List: ten things she’s always wanted to do in bed but has never had the chance (or the courage!) to try. A bucket list for between the sheets. One year of pleasure, no strings attached.

Simple, right?

Factor in meddlesome colleagues, friends with benefits, getting frisky al fresco and maybe, possibly, true love and Phoebe’s got her work cut out for her.

What worked for me (and what didn’t): Given the story is about a list, I thought it might be fun to review it in list format too.

1. I’d categorise this book as “chicklit” (even though I don’t love the term).

Yes it has a romance and yes there is a happy ending but it’s really more about one woman’s journey over the course of a year and it doesn’t have much by way of deep character description of anyone other than Phoebe. I liked many of the characters, but I can’t say I really got to know them all that well. It is a different book to Bridget Jones’ Diary but it has a similar vibe and style so I think it would work for readers who enjoyed the Helen Fielding novel.