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David McK (3425 KP) rated Arabian Nights Volume One in Books

May 7, 2020  
Arabian Nights Volume One
Arabian Nights Volume One
Marty Ross | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Arabian nights, like Arabian days,
more often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of god ways …"

(Sorry, that's from Aladdin …)

Audible's full-cast dramatization of several Arabian folk-tales, this covers:

1) the set-up for the telling of the tales (Scheherazade telling her Sultan the tales each night so she won't be beheaded!)
2) the tale of Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves
3) Julnar of the Sea

While I was knew of the first and (more famously) the second above, I probably couldn't have told you the full ins and outs of the stories until now; only a general outline of what happened. I have to admit, also, that Julnar of the Sea was completely new to me.

Now to pick up Volume Two (Sinbad the Sailor) ...
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021  
The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1)
The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1)
L.J. Shen | 2020
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.5 stars.

I picked this up for 99p back in July since I do enjoy me an L.J. Shen book now and then.

This starts with Hunter waking up to find he's starred in his own porn film after having an orgy with some girls and a random guy ended up filming it when he joined in. Hunter is now in deep sh*t with his family after a scandal too many and he is forced to move in with a room mate of his dad's choosing - Sailor Brennan. Sailor is an Olympic archery hopeful who has done nothing but train to make the team for years up to the point of neglecting everything else. Tasked with setting Hunter on the straight and narrow they lock horns for a long time before one night changes everything between them.

I don't know with this one. I liked a lot about it - the romance and how it blossomed from something a little unwanted (but super hot) to all hearts and flowers and public declarations. Hunter's progression from manwhore extraordinaire to a one woman man was cute reading. It was the other half of it, Hunter's family and all that drama, that just seemed unnecessary and way OTT. I do - in a way -understand why they did what they did but it was odd to say the least. They are a strange family apart from Hunter and Aisling.

I feel I have to mention Cillian. He is an enigma. One minute he's being a complete d*ck, the next he's being a rather decent guy. I'm intrigued to see inside his head and I'm assuming his romance with a certain Boston Belle - Emmabelle - may be the next book in the series since he couldn't seem to stop staring at her/talking crap about her.
  
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