A new Saturday post where you can share with us what you are currently (or just finished) reading and I will share my brief thoughts on books that I read during the previous week.
May 14th - 20th:
When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James
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- This was picked from my TBR pile poll
- It was nice to return to James -- and this series -- as it's been a while
- But man, getting into a print book again was hard! My hands were not used to the workout. Plus harder to share quotes. :P
- These two were married by proxy when she was in her teens and he in his early 20s.
- He's been off exploring the world ever since, has never came back to consummate their marriage
- They are both virgins
- Which means their first scene together was Double Virgin Awkward, quick and a let down for Isidore, but they get the hang of it after that. :)
- Overall: Liked this one, it was a solid read, though not my favorite from James
- Definitely a lot of fun interactions/quotes, which I shared on this Twitter thread
Buns by Alice Clayton
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Rating = 4 1/2 Stars
May Royal Pick
- Heroine works to rebrand hotels/inns/the like
- She's GREAT at her job, and her newest project could make her partner if she does it right
- Hero is the son of the resort owner who hired her
- Hero will be owner soon when the father steps down
- Did I mention Archie is a ginger, has freckles, AND glasses? And he's hot as hell, very much a controlled man . . . until he loses that control with Clara
- Great dynamics and banter and tension and GAH, loved these two together
- So many fun interactions/scenes
- NO, really, SO MANY
- Fun, sexy, and romantic read, my favorite in this series
Find all my tweeted quotes HERE
Find my review HERE
Every Little Thing by Samantha Young
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Narrators = Ted Branson, Angelica Lee
Narration rating = 3 1/2 Stars
Rating = 1 1/2 Stars
- This started out meh for me but as it went on, my rating went down and my rage went up
- Biggest problem: the romance is a let down
- The two spend almost ZERO time together, in any capacity, in the first 70% of the book, besides one night of (hot) fucking
- By their second (also hot) fuck around the 75-80% mark, suddenly hero is declaring his love for her
- We don't see them falling for each other, nothing --- just 2 fucks and BAM, they're in love
- Couldn't believe the line of "Oh, we'd been dancing around each other for 4 years" because
- That wasn't shown either and if you're going to use that background to build on, I NEED TO SEE IT
- More important, she's been in a relationship for the last 10, breaking up at the start of this book when he cheated on her, and hero has been fucking every woman he can for the last 4 years he's been in town
- NO NO NO none of that helps to build their insta-love relationship, especially so late into the book!
- And the proposal at the end only sealed my "FFS, where's the romance?" eyeroll
- Best thing about the book? The sex scenes are hot, but that's not enough to carry the book or make me believe in their love
- Didn't really like either of them
- She felt immature to me, in particular
- Story had a NA feel . . .but both are in their 30s. o.O
- Don't even get me started on the heroine's shitty bitch of a sister and the shit she brings in because that STILL makes my blood boil and I can't
- Worse, it's written off as "But she's your sister, she doesn't hate you, she's just a brat and you should forgive her because it's 'not that bad'"
- One last complain -- the writing/POV
- Heroine's chapters = 1st POV
- Hero's chapters = 3rd POV
- WHY WHY WHY Don't do this, at least not in a romance, it doesn't flow well, gives an unbalanced view of the two's voices
- I liked book 1, and have enjoyed previous from this author, but this one just made me pissed and disappointed me
- Might not continue the series.
- Originally was looking forward to the bookstore owner's story but now I'm not so sure considering how her hero has been acting in book 1 and 2...
From Duke to Dawn by Eva Leigh
Releases May 30th
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- Kind-of second chance (they had a one night stand 2 years before)
- Duke + con artist/swindler heroine
- Hot chemistry, some decent banter
- Enjoyed hero's friends, curious about one of them and their planned heroine
- But overall, this one was kind of "meh" for me
- Didn't hate, liked quite a lot of the book, but was a bit bored/underwhelmed by the book
Find all my tweeted quotes HERE
Find my review HERE
Currently Listening To:
Almost caught up with the series, finally -- I already have the next book on my phone (audiobook). I'm loving Aden, and Zaira is such a different heroine, too.
Currently Reading:
This week's #TBQsTBR poll winner. It's been years since I read the previous books, which I loved.
Almost done with this one. Done -- this one was a disappointment for me, 2 Stars.
Starting this one next, releases on June 1st. It is her first M/F title; I already love her M/M books.
So what are YOU currently reading?
Enjoy!
Until Next Time,
*TBQ's Book Palace is a member of both the Amazon and Barnes and Nobles affiliates program. By using the links provided to buy products from either website, I receive a very small percentage of the order. To read my full disclosure on the matter, please see this post!
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Almost caught up with the series, finally -- I already have the next book on my phone (audiobook). I'm loving Aden, and Zaira is such a different heroine, too.
Currently Reading:
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| Kindle | NOOK | Kobo Goodreads |
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| Kindle Goodreads |
Starting this one next, releases on June 1st. It is her first M/F title; I already love her M/M books.
So what are YOU currently reading?
Enjoy!
Until Next Time,
*TBQ's Book Palace is a member of both the Amazon and Barnes and Nobles affiliates program. By using the links provided to buy products from either website, I receive a very small percentage of the order. To read my full disclosure on the matter, please see this post!
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