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I love when anthologies all revolve around interlocking characters or some central theme. For this contemporary romance anthology, all 5 of the stories take place in the same night at the same Irish Pub in Boston. There is this mysterious old man that shows up in each story and the characters interlock with each other in some way. One story is about the cook of the Irish Pub, one is about a waitress and a singer that they have performing regularly for them, two are about brothers from the family that own the pub, and two have regular customers in them. It was really nice to see bits and pieces from the other stories as you were reading each of the new ones. As I got to some of the later stories, I was looking out for the scenes where the earlier stories took place. It was fun.
One lucky night is a great book for when you are looking for a quick and happy pick me up. I started out reading the first three stories one at a time, each in between a full length novel that I had read. I thought it would be nice to insert some quick sexy fun between each of my longer books. But by the third one, I had gotten impatient and I was having much too much fun seeing how all the stories fit together to stick to my self imposed rule of reading the stories one at a time. I gobbled up the rest of the book in one reading.
I don't even know which of the stories I like the best. They are all really great. I enjoyed Charlotte's story, as well as Holly's. Oh, but I can't forget about the brothers Sean and Killian. They were great as well. Plus Killian's story came last and by the end of the book, I was dying to see why he was in a kilt the whole night. All of the earlier stories alluded to some sort of bet, and I couldn't wait to see what it was.
If you are looking for quick, Sexy fun, One Lucky Night does not disappoint. This is my second or third book that I have read by some of these authors and I love their anthologies. They always do the same overlapping story lines, and that is my favorite way to read an anthology. It reminds me of that movie, Love, Actually. Where all of the story lines intertwine. And these authors have it down to an art. One Lucky Night is tons of fun.
I love when anthologies all revolve around interlocking characters or some central theme. For this contemporary romance anthology, all 5 of the stories take place in the same night at the same Irish Pub in Boston. There is this mysterious old man that shows up in each story and the characters interlock with each other in some way. One story is about the cook of the Irish Pub, one is about a waitress and a singer that they have performing regularly for them, two are about brothers from the family that own the pub, and two have regular customers in them. It was really nice to see bits and pieces from the other stories as you were reading each of the new ones. As I got to some of the later stories, I was looking out for the scenes where the earlier stories took place. It was fun.
One lucky night is a great book for when you are looking for a quick and happy pick me up. I started out reading the first three stories one at a time, each in between a full length novel that I had read. I thought it would be nice to insert some quick sexy fun between each of my longer books. But by the third one, I had gotten impatient and I was having much too much fun seeing how all the stories fit together to stick to my self imposed rule of reading the stories one at a time. I gobbled up the rest of the book in one reading.
I don't even know which of the stories I like the best. They are all really great. I enjoyed Charlotte's story, as well as Holly's. Oh, but I can't forget about the brothers Sean and Killian. They were great as well. Plus Killian's story came last and by the end of the book, I was dying to see why he was in a kilt the whole night. All of the earlier stories alluded to some sort of bet, and I couldn't wait to see what it was.
If you are looking for quick, Sexy fun, One Lucky Night does not disappoint. This is my second or third book that I have read by some of these authors and I love their anthologies. They always do the same overlapping story lines, and that is my favorite way to read an anthology. It reminds me of that movie, Love, Actually. Where all of the story lines intertwine. And these authors have it down to an art. One Lucky Night is tons of fun.
The Oyster’s Autobiography is a super cute read about stepping outside of your comfort zone and about finding yourself. Mabs is a girl that is happy with her quiet simple life. She has school, and she has her best friend. But when her best friend leaves to do a study abroad exchange semester, Mabs is left all by herself. Her best friend knows Mabs well and she doesn’t want her to sit around by herself the whole semester, so she created a list of things she wants Mabs to accomplish before she gets back in 3 months. And what if Mabs doesn’t? Well, then Mabs super secret crush “Rob Eno” will be sent a very secret love letter and his identity will be revealed. Blackmailed into stepping outside of her comfort zone, Mabs big adventure begins.
I loved that Olivia cared about her friend enough and knew her well enough to make sure that she wasn’t miserable while she was gone. Not all of the things that were on her list were things that Mabs was going to love, but that’s ok. The real point of the list was for Mabs to get out there and do something. I loved Mabs. She was shy and reluctant a lot of the time, but she is funny and sweet and you can’t help but root for her. I had a feeling I knew the mystery of Rob Eno for a while, but I never did actual crack Mabs code, I just had a gut feeling that turned out to be right. Mabs does a bit of dragging her feet at the start, but once she recruits Patrick- her brothers best friend, she really starts checking off some items. I loved that Patrick was willing to help Mabs. And along the way, Mabs made new friends, and even started a budding relationship. All in all, The Oyster’s Autobiography is an adorable read. You will have a blast along side of Mabs, watching her come out of her shell.
All of the secondary characters were great as well. Her new friends were cool, and even her brother, his best friend Patrick and their friends all played decent roles. If you are looking for a cute summer read that will put a smile on your face, pick up The Oyster’s Autobiography. Plus, this book really makes me want to yarn bomb a fence! I had never heard of that before but it seems so cool!
I loved that Olivia cared about her friend enough and knew her well enough to make sure that she wasn’t miserable while she was gone. Not all of the things that were on her list were things that Mabs was going to love, but that’s ok. The real point of the list was for Mabs to get out there and do something. I loved Mabs. She was shy and reluctant a lot of the time, but she is funny and sweet and you can’t help but root for her. I had a feeling I knew the mystery of Rob Eno for a while, but I never did actual crack Mabs code, I just had a gut feeling that turned out to be right. Mabs does a bit of dragging her feet at the start, but once she recruits Patrick- her brothers best friend, she really starts checking off some items. I loved that Patrick was willing to help Mabs. And along the way, Mabs made new friends, and even started a budding relationship. All in all, The Oyster’s Autobiography is an adorable read. You will have a blast along side of Mabs, watching her come out of her shell.
All of the secondary characters were great as well. Her new friends were cool, and even her brother, his best friend Patrick and their friends all played decent roles. If you are looking for a cute summer read that will put a smile on your face, pick up The Oyster’s Autobiography. Plus, this book really makes me want to yarn bomb a fence! I had never heard of that before but it seems so cool!
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Part-Time Princess is a romantic comedy that is part Princess Diaries and part imposter story, (an example is slipping my mind). It was a very cute, very funny and overall very fun read. It is just the kind of light read that you can escape into for a couple of hours and come out the other end feeling happy. It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot of fun. And sometimes that is just what I am looking for in a book.
I loved the main character, Lucy! Flat out loved the heck out of her. She was nice and funny and spunky. She made the story for me. She is falling on hard times, having just lost her job and only way to pay for the mental health care her uncle needs. She has had to grow up quickly, so when this mysterious job offer comes around, she can't say no. She was not given a whole lot of information to go on, and that kind of bugged me. She was told that she would be impersonating a lady of Fredonia (made up country) for 10 days while the real Lady Elizabeth goes on a secret mission of some kind. But she wasn't given much else. Keep some prince interested in her and don't sleep with him. That was it. I thought they should have prepared her much better. It was like they were setting her up to fail. But through trial and error, which was the fun part anyway, she ended up being a wonderful lady. I loved that she became known as the lady with a heart.
The romance in the book was cute, but you really don't know where it is going until the very end. Partly because the summary says that the happy ending is an unexpected one, and partly because Pamela DuMond throws tons of curveballs at the reader to keep them on their toes. I liked that I didn't know what was going to happen until I turned the page. The actual romance was lacking a bit something to make me go from like to swoony. I liked their chemistry, but I didn't feel it 100%. It wasn't rushed or insta-love, but rather I think the issue was that there just weren't that many opportunities in the book for Lucy and her guy (I purposely don't want to use a name) to gain a good basis for falling in love because there was so much else going on. In the end, what they had was really cute and because I loved Lucy (and the guy really) so much that it didn't bother me. I just didn't swoon completely over them. But never fear, there is so much to love about Part-Time Princess. The whole cast of characters are great. I adored Lucy and her ladies in waiting. This book really has a little something for everyone. It was a really fun read.
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Part-Time Princess is a romantic comedy that is part Princess Diaries and part imposter story, (an example is slipping my mind). It was a very cute, very funny and overall very fun read. It is just the kind of light read that you can escape into for a couple of hours and come out the other end feeling happy. It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot of fun. And sometimes that is just what I am looking for in a book.
I loved the main character, Lucy! Flat out loved the heck out of her. She was nice and funny and spunky. She made the story for me. She is falling on hard times, having just lost her job and only way to pay for the mental health care her uncle needs. She has had to grow up quickly, so when this mysterious job offer comes around, she can't say no. She was not given a whole lot of information to go on, and that kind of bugged me. She was told that she would be impersonating a lady of Fredonia (made up country) for 10 days while the real Lady Elizabeth goes on a secret mission of some kind. But she wasn't given much else. Keep some prince interested in her and don't sleep with him. That was it. I thought they should have prepared her much better. It was like they were setting her up to fail. But through trial and error, which was the fun part anyway, she ended up being a wonderful lady. I loved that she became known as the lady with a heart.
The romance in the book was cute, but you really don't know where it is going until the very end. Partly because the summary says that the happy ending is an unexpected one, and partly because Pamela DuMond throws tons of curveballs at the reader to keep them on their toes. I liked that I didn't know what was going to happen until I turned the page. The actual romance was lacking a bit something to make me go from like to swoony. I liked their chemistry, but I didn't feel it 100%. It wasn't rushed or insta-love, but rather I think the issue was that there just weren't that many opportunities in the book for Lucy and her guy (I purposely don't want to use a name) to gain a good basis for falling in love because there was so much else going on. In the end, what they had was really cute and because I loved Lucy (and the guy really) so much that it didn't bother me. I just didn't swoon completely over them. But never fear, there is so much to love about Part-Time Princess. The whole cast of characters are great. I adored Lucy and her ladies in waiting. This book really has a little something for everyone. It was a really fun read.
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Bittersweet is a standalone New Adult contemporary Romance from Sunday James. It was an interesting read. At times I felt like there was too much going on for me to really start loving the story, but I did end up liking the overall flow of the storyline. It was a quick read that worked well as a standalone. I loved the small town setting. The writing was very atmospheric and rich with detail. The setting and the quaint feelings that the descriptions of the town of dogwood evoked were my favorite part of Bittersweet.
Cathy was great. I liked how wonderful she was to her dad and brother, and I loved that she loved her town so much. Sure, she had plans to get out and go away to college, but her father's health kept her in town and kept her helping out the family business. I liked Greg well enough, but Cathy was the real star of the book for me. I don't know if I just related to her more, or if it was because the book was told entirely by her point of view. I also really liked Cathy's best friend and roommate, Max. That girl is a true friend. And feisty as heck! She needs her own story.
Greg was a nice guy. He actually had these moments of such sweetness. I loved the start of the story, when he kept seeing all these things Cathy and him had in common, and he was almost in disbelief. He would say things to that effect and get so embarrassed. It was super cute. But my problem with Greg was that he held his cards so close to his chest all the time. I could never tell where his head was at. He was hot and then cold. And when he was cold or angry he was very angry. And that extreme anger never really got addressed the way I wanted it to. We did learn some things about him and his past, I just felt like we 90% of the way with him and didn't get a chance to connect that last little 10%.
I liked the tv filming aspect of the story too. It was cool to see the way filming was done on a location, and the whole Bethany aspect added intrigue to the story. Bittersweet will appeal to fans of standalone contemporary romances. It is an interesting story that you can knock out in one afternoon, and while I had a few issues with it, I did enjoy Bittersweet. Fans of small town atmospheres will love Dogwood.
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Bittersweet is a standalone New Adult contemporary Romance from Sunday James. It was an interesting read. At times I felt like there was too much going on for me to really start loving the story, but I did end up liking the overall flow of the storyline. It was a quick read that worked well as a standalone. I loved the small town setting. The writing was very atmospheric and rich with detail. The setting and the quaint feelings that the descriptions of the town of dogwood evoked were my favorite part of Bittersweet.
Cathy was great. I liked how wonderful she was to her dad and brother, and I loved that she loved her town so much. Sure, she had plans to get out and go away to college, but her father's health kept her in town and kept her helping out the family business. I liked Greg well enough, but Cathy was the real star of the book for me. I don't know if I just related to her more, or if it was because the book was told entirely by her point of view. I also really liked Cathy's best friend and roommate, Max. That girl is a true friend. And feisty as heck! She needs her own story.
Greg was a nice guy. He actually had these moments of such sweetness. I loved the start of the story, when he kept seeing all these things Cathy and him had in common, and he was almost in disbelief. He would say things to that effect and get so embarrassed. It was super cute. But my problem with Greg was that he held his cards so close to his chest all the time. I could never tell where his head was at. He was hot and then cold. And when he was cold or angry he was very angry. And that extreme anger never really got addressed the way I wanted it to. We did learn some things about him and his past, I just felt like we 90% of the way with him and didn't get a chance to connect that last little 10%.
I liked the tv filming aspect of the story too. It was cool to see the way filming was done on a location, and the whole Bethany aspect added intrigue to the story. Bittersweet will appeal to fans of standalone contemporary romances. It is an interesting story that you can knock out in one afternoon, and while I had a few issues with it, I did enjoy Bittersweet. Fans of small town atmospheres will love Dogwood.
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4.5/5 stars
Kate's Escape from the Billable Hour is 4.5 non-billable hours of pure hilarity. I don't even know where to begin with my review. Having been a law clerk at a "big law" firm while in law school, and watching some of my classmates go through the grind, I found this book to be extra humorous. I could not stop laughing. I'm at a smaller boutique law firm now, and I am happy to say it is NOTHING like Krapp & Lipschitz, LLP, but I still know a thing or two about billable hours. While I do believe that this book will hold an extra snicker or two for people in the legal profession, I think anyone will get a kick out Kate's Escape. She is zany and kooky and her "sanity break" as her firm will call it, is such a fun journey. Where can I sign up for mine?
Kate is an ideal associate. She has virtually no life outside of the law firm, she bills hundreds of extra hours yearly, and she did such a great job on her pro bono case that she had multiple newspapers praising her and the firm. Sounds awesome, right? Well, her power hungry firm partners didn't think so. They thought she wasted too many firm hours on pro bono work and they bashed just about everything that made up Kate. Instead of a nice fat bonus check, she got a ham and a tube of concealer. Cue scene to Kate's "sanity break".
Kate grabs a plane ticket and jets off to Barcelona. I really enjoyed Kate. I loved her tongue in cheek style and her witty and totally snarky mouth. I ate it all up. I loved that she thought about her vacation time in billable hour increments. I loved the law firm politics where an associate was praised as a creative thinker when he was able to bill a client for 27 hours in one day because he worked on a flight back to the west coast and cited the time change as the extra hours. I just want to hug this book. It made me laugh out loud more times than I can count. Kate is a mix between the personality of Bridget Jones and Stephanie Plum. I want to see more Petula Parker! I would love to see the stories of Kate's fellow associates and friends. If you are looking for a light read that will have you laughing your butt off, check out Kate's Escape from the Billable Hour.This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
4.5/5 stars
Kate's Escape from the Billable Hour is 4.5 non-billable hours of pure hilarity. I don't even know where to begin with my review. Having been a law clerk at a "big law" firm while in law school, and watching some of my classmates go through the grind, I found this book to be extra humorous. I could not stop laughing. I'm at a smaller boutique law firm now, and I am happy to say it is NOTHING like Krapp & Lipschitz, LLP, but I still know a thing or two about billable hours. While I do believe that this book will hold an extra snicker or two for people in the legal profession, I think anyone will get a kick out Kate's Escape. She is zany and kooky and her "sanity break" as her firm will call it, is such a fun journey. Where can I sign up for mine?
Kate is an ideal associate. She has virtually no life outside of the law firm, she bills hundreds of extra hours yearly, and she did such a great job on her pro bono case that she had multiple newspapers praising her and the firm. Sounds awesome, right? Well, her power hungry firm partners didn't think so. They thought she wasted too many firm hours on pro bono work and they bashed just about everything that made up Kate. Instead of a nice fat bonus check, she got a ham and a tube of concealer. Cue scene to Kate's "sanity break".
Kate grabs a plane ticket and jets off to Barcelona. I really enjoyed Kate. I loved her tongue in cheek style and her witty and totally snarky mouth. I ate it all up. I loved that she thought about her vacation time in billable hour increments. I loved the law firm politics where an associate was praised as a creative thinker when he was able to bill a client for 27 hours in one day because he worked on a flight back to the west coast and cited the time change as the extra hours. I just want to hug this book. It made me laugh out loud more times than I can count. Kate is a mix between the personality of Bridget Jones and Stephanie Plum. I want to see more Petula Parker! I would love to see the stories of Kate's fellow associates and friends. If you are looking for a light read that will have you laughing your butt off, check out Kate's Escape from the Billable Hour.This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
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T.A. Foster writes great feel good romances, and Because of Sydney is no exception. Because of Sydney is a standalone new adult contemporary romance with no cliffhanger. But even though it really does stand completely on its' own, it takes place in the same universe as her Kissing Eden series , which I absolutely loved. Because of Sydney's main character (other than Sydney, who is new to the books) is Mason, Grey's Uncle- who-is-really-his-age. When we last saw Mason he was dating Eden's friend Taylor.
Because of Sydney starts out with Mason completely single and very much back in his business state of mind, looking for a new land development deal. I loved that we got to see Mason's story because you can just tell from the get go that this is a complex guy. There is a lot brewing in that head of his. And I was super excited to slip on in there and make myself comfy to watch his story.
Sydney is a fresh faced college grad trying to make her way in the hard hitting world of journalism. I love that she works for a digital magazine, because let's face it- that is where journalism is today. It would have felt stuffy and forced to me if she was sitting in a newsroom cranking out a newspaper. #IsThatOnlyMe? Sydney wants to get the inside scoop on the land development deal, which lands her square in Mason's path. Oh boy, can you feel the sparks from here??
Because of Sydney was such a fun and flirty read. My only hiccup was when Sydney went against who she was and told Mason that she was a "just for fun" girl. There is nothing wrong with just for fun, if that is what you want. But Sydney so clearly didn't want that, and that kind of set up always has me groaning a little. It reminded me of the movie He's Just Not that Into You, when the girls are talking about being the rule and being the exception. Girls always think they can change the guy, but that isn't the rule, that is the exception. Anyways it was just a small hiccup because like I said this is a feel good book. HintHint WinkWink. If you are new to the Kissing Eden universe, you can read this story first and it does stand completely on its' own, but I would personally recommend starting with Kissing Eden, so you can get to know Eden and Grey and the island of South Padre a little better. But either way, you can't go wrong with any of these books. T.A. Foster is a great writer!
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T.A. Foster writes great feel good romances, and Because of Sydney is no exception. Because of Sydney is a standalone new adult contemporary romance with no cliffhanger. But even though it really does stand completely on its' own, it takes place in the same universe as her Kissing Eden series , which I absolutely loved. Because of Sydney's main character (other than Sydney, who is new to the books) is Mason, Grey's Uncle- who-is-really-his-age. When we last saw Mason he was dating Eden's friend Taylor.
Because of Sydney starts out with Mason completely single and very much back in his business state of mind, looking for a new land development deal. I loved that we got to see Mason's story because you can just tell from the get go that this is a complex guy. There is a lot brewing in that head of his. And I was super excited to slip on in there and make myself comfy to watch his story.
Sydney is a fresh faced college grad trying to make her way in the hard hitting world of journalism. I love that she works for a digital magazine, because let's face it- that is where journalism is today. It would have felt stuffy and forced to me if she was sitting in a newsroom cranking out a newspaper. #IsThatOnlyMe? Sydney wants to get the inside scoop on the land development deal, which lands her square in Mason's path. Oh boy, can you feel the sparks from here??
Because of Sydney was such a fun and flirty read. My only hiccup was when Sydney went against who she was and told Mason that she was a "just for fun" girl. There is nothing wrong with just for fun, if that is what you want. But Sydney so clearly didn't want that, and that kind of set up always has me groaning a little. It reminded me of the movie He's Just Not that Into You, when the girls are talking about being the rule and being the exception. Girls always think they can change the guy, but that isn't the rule, that is the exception. Anyways it was just a small hiccup because like I said this is a feel good book. HintHint WinkWink. If you are new to the Kissing Eden universe, you can read this story first and it does stand completely on its' own, but I would personally recommend starting with Kissing Eden, so you can get to know Eden and Grey and the island of South Padre a little better. But either way, you can't go wrong with any of these books. T.A. Foster is a great writer!
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3.5/5
The Riddle of Prague is the first book in the young adult series called, The QuickSilver Legacy, by Laura DeBruce. The Riddle of Prague is a fast paced adventure story that will leave you bitten with the travel bug. At least, I know that's what it did for me. I immediately want to jump on a plane and go to Prague. However, I am unsure if I would have quite as magical a time as Hana, but it would be pretty amazing none the less.
Hana travels to Prague to gather some family items, and what she finds is a mystery way bigger than anything she could have imagined. I loved trying to puzzle together the pieces and clues that Lara DeBruce was dropping. It was all very well done. I don't want to spoil anything, but if you would like to know a little more about the story you can check out the survival guide to immortality that Laura DeBruce has put together, below my review. I think it will pique your interest about the QuickSilver Legacy even more.
The Riddle of Prague will take you on a whirlwind journey where you will have no idea who to trust. Sometimes those are the most fun books for me to read. I am pretty good at picking out twists and turns and certainly bad guys, but this book had me guessing and second guessing myself. It was a lot of fun, and I cann't wait to continue this story in the next book.
Bottom line: if you like young adult mystery adventures with more and a touch of magic, The Riddle of Prague and the QuickSilver Legacy series is a great one for you to check out.
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3.5/5
The Riddle of Prague is the first book in the young adult series called, The QuickSilver Legacy, by Laura DeBruce. The Riddle of Prague is a fast paced adventure story that will leave you bitten with the travel bug. At least, I know that's what it did for me. I immediately want to jump on a plane and go to Prague. However, I am unsure if I would have quite as magical a time as Hana, but it would be pretty amazing none the less.
Hana travels to Prague to gather some family items, and what she finds is a mystery way bigger than anything she could have imagined. I loved trying to puzzle together the pieces and clues that Lara DeBruce was dropping. It was all very well done. I don't want to spoil anything, but if you would like to know a little more about the story you can check out the survival guide to immortality that Laura DeBruce has put together, below my review. I think it will pique your interest about the QuickSilver Legacy even more.
The Riddle of Prague will take you on a whirlwind journey where you will have no idea who to trust. Sometimes those are the most fun books for me to read. I am pretty good at picking out twists and turns and certainly bad guys, but this book had me guessing and second guessing myself. It was a lot of fun, and I cann't wait to continue this story in the next book.
Bottom line: if you like young adult mystery adventures with more and a touch of magic, The Riddle of Prague and the QuickSilver Legacy series is a great one for you to check out.
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Mind Mates is the second book in the Pull of The Moon series by Mary Huges. I had no idea that this wasn't the first book in the series while I was reading it, but it does make sense because there are a lot of terms and things going on. But Mary does include a glossary of terms at the start of the book to help you keep foreign words in order, which I really appreciated. I enjoyed Mind Mates. It is a quick paranormal romance read dealing with wizards and shifters and a nice little action adventure mystery.
Mind Mates alternates between Emma, a wolf shifter, and Gabriel's, a wizard, point of view. I do wish the point of view shifts were a little better labeled, but overall it wasn't too hard to keep track of who was speaking or thinking. I really liked Emma and Dr. Light. I loved that Dr. Light is a big ole techie. And Emma is pretty quirky and cute herself. They make a good match and I had a lot of fun reading about this forbidden couple. Wizards and Shifters are a big no-no.
Parts of the book were a little cheesy, but all in all this was a quick and fun read. I liked all the magical creatures. I didn't love simple minded the alpha wolf was. He seemed like he could hardly even string a sentence together. I wish he was a little more complex character, but as it was it was easy to hate him. Emma and Gabriel were well developed and flesh out, which is more important to me. If you are looking for a quick read that will put you in a witchy good mood, check out Mind Mates and the Pull of the Moon series. The books do not need to be read in order to understand and enjoy the characters and plot.
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Mind Mates is the second book in the Pull of The Moon series by Mary Huges. I had no idea that this wasn't the first book in the series while I was reading it, but it does make sense because there are a lot of terms and things going on. But Mary does include a glossary of terms at the start of the book to help you keep foreign words in order, which I really appreciated. I enjoyed Mind Mates. It is a quick paranormal romance read dealing with wizards and shifters and a nice little action adventure mystery.
Mind Mates alternates between Emma, a wolf shifter, and Gabriel's, a wizard, point of view. I do wish the point of view shifts were a little better labeled, but overall it wasn't too hard to keep track of who was speaking or thinking. I really liked Emma and Dr. Light. I loved that Dr. Light is a big ole techie. And Emma is pretty quirky and cute herself. They make a good match and I had a lot of fun reading about this forbidden couple. Wizards and Shifters are a big no-no.
Parts of the book were a little cheesy, but all in all this was a quick and fun read. I liked all the magical creatures. I didn't love simple minded the alpha wolf was. He seemed like he could hardly even string a sentence together. I wish he was a little more complex character, but as it was it was easy to hate him. Emma and Gabriel were well developed and flesh out, which is more important to me. If you are looking for a quick read that will put you in a witchy good mood, check out Mind Mates and the Pull of the Moon series. The books do not need to be read in order to understand and enjoy the characters and plot.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: http://bookbriefs.net**Fevered Souls Book 2 is a bind up of episode numbers 4, 5, and 6 in the Fevered Souls serial by S.K. Falls. I read, and mostly, enjoyed book 1 (which was a bind up of episodes 1-3) about 2 years ago on my blog. (review here) I liked the first volume well enough, but I wasn't over the moon excited about it and as I recall the characters grated on my nerves, which is why I put off reading the second book for so long.
I liked the second book, but I didn't love it. In fact, I was kind of meh about the whole thing. Each serial reads pretty quickly, and has a dramatic vampire/demon soap opera feel to it. The episode read quick and have a flair for the dramatic, as well as a healthy dose of romance.
The characters stayed largely the same from the first three episodes. It kind of felt like I was watching a later season of a show that has tons of seasons, the plots all start to feel similar.
If you love dramatic paranormal soap opera-y romances, then definitely check out this series. You can easily read an episode in an hour or so and there are plenty of episodes written for you to get your fill. I don't know if I will be continuing this series because it doesn't do very much for me. I wasn't excited to read it. But I am the weirdo here because people on goodreads LOVE this series. It has a 4.33 star rating!
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
I liked the second book, but I didn't love it. In fact, I was kind of meh about the whole thing. Each serial reads pretty quickly, and has a dramatic vampire/demon soap opera feel to it. The episode read quick and have a flair for the dramatic, as well as a healthy dose of romance.
The characters stayed largely the same from the first three episodes. It kind of felt like I was watching a later season of a show that has tons of seasons, the plots all start to feel similar.
If you love dramatic paranormal soap opera-y romances, then definitely check out this series. You can easily read an episode in an hour or so and there are plenty of episodes written for you to get your fill. I don't know if I will be continuing this series because it doesn't do very much for me. I wasn't excited to read it. But I am the weirdo here because people on goodreads LOVE this series. It has a 4.33 star rating!
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs