DNF @ chapter 14 — Should I have stopped in the first chapter when she called the girl her crush was kissing a skank because of her tight clothes, big boobs and big hair? Probably. But it was a 2013 book, and I try to remember that I wasn’t super enlightened back then either, so […]
DNF @17% — Wow. We hadn’t even gotten to the start of what was listed as the blurb, and I’m already totally out. Neither character was that admirable in my opinion. I was almost out with Krista from her first blog post that starts the book. I’m not the kind of person that’s interested in […]
DNF @14% — When it’s been 11 days, and you’ve only made it a few chapters in, it’s time to call it. I was really interested in the anxiety rep for this book, and the own voices in general. And, so far, the anxiety rep looked really solid. My problem is I just wasn’t interested […]
DNF @ end of Chapter 1 — Wow. I mean, I had a feeling this might not work for me because I have very mixed reactions to books by this author (who I think I’m officially marking as not for me). But I still expected to get farther than the end of chapter 1. It […]
DNF @ page 144 — Yeah, I know…50 pages left, but I was like forcing myself to read. It wasn’t even a terrible book, but I wasn’t captured and we were getting into only the second steamy scene of the whole book, and I was playing sudoku instead. And I thought, why? So I put […]
YOUR FRENCH KISSES: 4 stars — This was just cute. I really felt the connection between Marley and Reed, it really was magical and bittersweet. It was the perfect story for novella form, b/c we got a glimpse of the present, then the whole past story, then back to the present. It helped us invest […]
ORIGINAL REVIEW: 3.5 stars — I saw Malik and Nicolette mentioned in one of Ms. Porter’s more recent books, and had to dig around in my kindle so I could reread this. It didn’t disappoint. I LOVED the chemistry and banter between Nic and Malik…some of their conversations had me cracking up! And I enjoyed […]
THE YULETIDE ENGAGEMENT 3.5 stars — It was a typical Harlequin, where the heroine makes assumptions and the hero isn’t clear and so things drag out longer than they should. I think I would have enjoyed it more if we’d gotten Patrick’s POV as well. I enjoy the fake relationship trope, and this one had […]
DNF @ 14% — I really really wanted to love this book, what with its double whammy of diversity. I rarely find religious diversity books, so I was super excited! But. *sigh* I had a hard time getting sucked into this one. The writing was okay, but I wasn’t connecting with Gaby (or her friend), […]
DNF @ 13% (Chapter 5 of Wet) — *sigh* OK, I know I’m in a bit of a slump, so I’m probably DNF’ing quicker than I normally would. But I just had a hard time getting into this one. I’m not really connecting with Sadie that much, and so far West hasn’t pulled me in […]