3.5 stars — I read this in a boxed set, so didn’t have the updated 10th anniversary editions. I will admit that I found the story to read a bit jumbled, especially in the beginning. It feels like we’re thrown in, and then plot things just keep happening and happening, but we haven’t really had […]
3.5 stars — This was a strangely compelling book, despite some things that really pushed my buttons. The funny thing is, I kind of expected not to enjoy this book, and so it surprised me in many ways. I wasn’t expecting the way the story started, and the way the story was told through so […]
4.5 stars — Well wow, there is definitely no sophomore slump in this series! I was worried at the beginning, because Isadora is so closed off, I wasn’t sure I would connect with her, or with them together, but I wholeheartedly did! I really ended up loving Isadora. Yes, she was shy and reserved and […]
OVERALL: 3.5 stars — Mostly pretty solid stories, with a few standouts! BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE by Kimberly Kincaid 3.25 stars — Solid, just didn’t blow me away. It just felt short, but that can happen with short stories. PLANES, TRAINS AND HEAD OVER HEELS by Erika Kelly 3.75 stars — Started off a bit […]
3.5 stars — This one was solid, I think I was just slightly disappointed by the time jumps…it made the story feel shorter somehow. I loved how determined and adventurous Stella was, with everything but her heart. But seeing the glimpses into the past, I could totally see how she fell in love, and wasn’t […]
4 stars — This review is going to be a bit lacklustre and all over the place, but I’m leaving it as I wrote it after reading. Read it while I was sick, might have affected my enjoyment because I couldn’t read it in a short period of time. The pacing felt a little slow […]
4 stars — OK, for a novella this was pretty solid. I find novellas to be really hard to get right, because inherently you don’t get the background and depth of a full length book. But you still have to get the reader to connect with your characters, and Ms. Eden certainly accomplished that for […]
4 stars — Harry and Pippa were both very likeable characters, but I think I’m still not quite in reading mode and so I got a bit frustrated with them (mostly Pippa) at times…I also might have had a hard time suspending my disbelief on how often Alice conveniently napped. *snort* For all that Harry […]
4.5 stars — Well wasn’t that all that and a bag of chips! This is technically my 3rd time reading this book, though it has changed over that time. I think this final copy is just about perfect: it has humour, action, suspense, mystery, great friendships, and a splash of romance. Tessana is everything I […]
4 stars — Man, I needed this. I can always count on Ms. Mayberry for just a solid romance, but without any of the usual clichés. I think the only reason I hadn’t bumped up to 4.5 is because there was the almost cliché of them both being in love but not believing the other […]