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A few more Random House bargains (still waiting for drops almost everywhere but Amazon).
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02-23-2014, 09:30 PM | #422 |
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I bought five books and one Audible this week. So not too bad right?
I read: Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay (4 stars). This was Stone's story and the conclusion of Hailey's Angel and I think had it really been the holidays I would have enjoy it more. This is why I can't read a Christmas book unless it's around that time of the year. Still I had to know how the gruff sheriff gets his HEA although I was a tad disappointed in the romance. I think I may read Dash's story next but I need a break first. Bound by Lorelei James (4.5 stars) I saw's DA's review on this and knew immediately I would love it! I was not disappointed. Ronin Black is my kind of hero. This is not another 50 Shades story but something really unique. The hero is part Japanese which I thought was really cool and he owns a Dojo and is a Master in Jujitsu. This is a weakness for me. There just isn't enough heroes out there like that. He's actually a nice guy which is what I think really drew me to him. The heroine however. Gosh I have mixed feelings on her. She one of those runs hot and cold and gives you whiplash. I liked her but didn't love her. She has too many issues and well morality isn't a bad thing and I felt she acted like a rebellious teenager and needed to really grow up. This is erotic romance so if you read this some of the words used to describe the sex scenes are raw. As I said in previous post the C word I could do without specially when a Character uses it to describe a feminine part of anatomy it's just sooo unsexy. All that said I haven't enjoy a book more in a very long time and I am counting the days for the conclusion to come out. Bared To You by Sylvia Day (DNF) My first DNF of the year Where's the romance in this? I was immediately annoyed with how in heat the heroine is from the moment she mets the guy and got tired of it quickly. The chemistry just isn't believable and there is no sexual tension whatsoever between the two. I had to lay it down because this is very much alot like FSOG but with better writing but with sterile characters. At least with Ana and Christian there was build up and mystery and I hate to say it chemistry and passion. Eva and Gideon seem to be like every other erotica I read you know the ones where you just skip the story and go straight to sex. I just don't get the appeal? So that brings me to this. I think Bound put me in a book funk. *sigh* There is just nothing I know of even similar out there so I don't know what to read next and I have till March 25th so I can't be in a book funk so I need something to grab my attention but what?!? Any one know of any books where the hero is a Martial Arts Instructor? Last edited by Blossom; 02-23-2014 at 09:37 PM. |
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Blossom, Her Singapore Fling, a HP by Kelly Hunter has a martial arts instructor/dojo owner as a hero. Also Against the ropes by Sarah Castile, the hero was a MMA fighter, though I don't know if that's what your looking for. He's also a billionaire dom who made furniture IIRC (LOL) so he was pretty far-fetched as a hero.
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That's a bummer. I wonder if they recall the requests after they've had a certain number of participants? Since I'm on my tablet throughout the day I frequently see the notifications.
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When I want a book I know I'll enjoy, I usually go for Sarah Mayberry. Her books have a lot of emotional angst but I love them! They're short but satisfying contemporary reads.
I just finished the first 2 books of Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series, and OMG! So good. I don't think they count as romance though. More like emotional roller coaster, intellectual, amazing S&M erotica. Like Megan Hart with intense kink, slightly less bittersweet and more religion? I've been lucky enough to be on a good streak. All 4 or 5 stars for the past week. Crossing my fingers it continues. |
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I started reading Naked in Death and wow it is every so slow! Police Procedurals are just not my thing but I am soo curious about Roarke who everyone always talks about. The futuristic stuff is throwing me off as Nora is not great on describing the world around Eve. |
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And keep in mind when Naked in Death was first published in 1995 there wasn't a futuristic sub-genre like there is now. There also weren't really any billionaire heroes. The characters types of Eve & Roarke have been copied a lot in the last 19 years. ETA: The world-building gets better in the next book. I always tell people to read the first three because I know several people who did not like book one but went on to become hooked on the series. Last edited by library addict; 02-24-2014 at 02:52 PM. |
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The billionaire hero is one of the reason I want to read it because it was a first back then. I started of just listening to the audible of it but when the narrator got to Roarke's voice I just couldn't go on and switch to ebook. I own the first 6 books in ebook and the first two in Audible. |
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