ArecRain (8 KP) rated After the Hurt in Books
Jan 18, 2018
This story had two things going for it for me. 1) It was written dual POV which I love. I love being able to be inside the heros head as well as the heroines. 2) It was a second chance love story.
Normally I would love a second chance romance, but I tend to enjoy the ones where the couple is starting with someone new, not someone they have already been and screwed up with. If it were different circumstance, I could understand. However, I felt Pepper was a very selfish person and I was often annoyed by her behavior. Tank wasnt much better but he was far more patient with Pepper than I could have been. I understand that sometimes people need change or to get away, but I felt Pepper went about it completely the wrong way,
I was also annoyed that there didnt seem to be much interaction between the two. Inner monologues are something I like limited in my stories. They tend to tell more than they show so there is little plot progression. If there is too much of it, I tend to find myself skipping over it especially if it doesnt progress the story line (which inner monologues rarely do.)
I felt like this is a story I could have enjoyed had I liked the characters better.
Sarah (7799 KP) rated Shift: (Wool Trilogy 2) in Books
Jul 25, 2017
My only criticism would be that having finished Wool, I was desperate to find out how the characters in that story were faring, and Shift completely removed that by in effect restarting the story. Shift was needed, however it may have been better as the final book in the trilogy!
Cold is the Grave
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Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has reached a turning point. With his wife now living with...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Traveling Man (Traveling, #1) in Books
Jan 7, 2021
The beginning took me a little while to gel with but once I did I was really into this. The connection between our two characters was so intense from the start. When they hit the rough patch near the middle and were forced their separate ways I ached for them. So that glimpse a few pages later of their meeting again 8 years later I got so excited. They were getting another chance!!
The fact that we didn't get a concluded story and it's going to be concluded in a second knocked it down a half star... but I'm going to go buy it right away to see how they get their HAE.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Heat Wave in Books
Jan 8, 2021
I guess the storyline might not be for everyone but i didn't have a problem with it--it is fiction after all. I liked the description of Hawaii, it sounds beautiful, and kinda deadly. I loved the connection between all the co-workers, they really were like one big family.
I loved the second chance romance, though I found it a little strange how suddenly Logan's attitude changed to Ronnie. One minute they're arguing and winding each other up, the next they're kissing and admitting their love for each other. I know it'd been brewing in the background for seven years but... yeah, i didn't quite understand it.
Bridge Between the Worlds
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Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real, for a split second after waking up you believed that...
The Dispatcher
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One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone—999 times out of a...
How To Be A Complete And Utter Blunt
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Once upon a time, James Blunt's most enduring legacy was a three-minute, thirty-second pop song...
Andrea D (21 KP) rated Six of Crows in Books
Mar 6, 2019
There are very few morals in this book and money is king, don't expect to go into this book liking all the characters as it seems to take a while to truly understand them.
I love the way Leigh Bardurgo has refused to make her characters pure and innocent people who can do no wrong. Every single person in this book is deeply flawed but that's what makes it all so good.
The Grishaverse has a huge following and it is certainly well deserved. You do not need to have read the original trilogy to read this one but I did find myself overly excited every time I recognised a character from the originals.