OVERALL: 4 stars — 3 solid stories that actually made me happy? Not a bad ratio IMO. HOT ITEM by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward 4 stars — I almost DNF’d this one in the first few pages!! Holly and Bryce don’t start this book off on the best foot, and they gave me a […]
OVERALL: 4 stars — Huh, this was actually a really solid anthology. Pretty great Christmas vibes (some more than others), solid romances, lots of variety. Obviously I enjoyed some more than others, but there wasn’t one I didn’t connect with at least a little, which is kind of rare for anthologies! JUST THE TIP by […]
DNF @ chapter 8 (24%) — Okay, I’ll be honest…this one was always likely to be a stretch for me, since I’m not actually into alpha assholes or bad boys. But I was intrigued by the blurb, and every once in a while I want to give books outside of my wheelhouse a try just […]
4.5 stars — OK, wow, this book went in places I wasn’t anticipating at all. And while I don’t want to spoil things, I will warn that if you have problems with people in porn or the sex industry, then you should steer clear. So while I was surprised what subjects this book tackled, I […]
3.5 stars — I started off LOVING this story, but not really enjoying the male narrator (I’ll get to that). And I’m not sure if it truly lost its luster, or if the narration grated on me, or most likely a combination of the two, but I found myself just wanting to get to the […]
So, I was a bit let down with this book. Frankly, the whole story could have been one book, because most of this book was all about Rush and his weird back and forth with being able to be a father. I would have ditched his ass way before Gia did but like I said […]
Favorite Quotes: I was fake repairing a car…this was a first. While I ignored my mother’s suggestion of taking Gia to breakfast, I decided to use the day to pretend to fix Gia’s car—the car I’d already fixed and never told her about. The car I’d repaired and then lost a bet to have a […]
Favorite Quote: Most of the guys I’d dated had been starving artists, hipsters, or tree huggers. My life was far from Sex and the City. It was more like Sex and the Pity. Or Sex and the Shitty. “Don’t be afraid to get hurt. It’s far better than never experiencing anything earth-shattering. Even temporary joy […]
OMG I loved this book. It was a bit slow to warm up but I wouldn’t even have been able to tell where one author left off and another began it they didn’t label each chapter. PS: that’s a good thing. I loved how Hudson was so misunderstood and constantly pigeon-ed holed into this bad […]
4 stars — YAYYYYY!!! After reading my first Vi Keeland novel and being underwhelmed, I was a bit concerned about trying more. But I’d heard so many good things about her more recent novels, and also about these books that she and Penelope Ward have co-written. So I tried a sample, and was absolutely hooked!! […]