Yikes. Is this the same author who wrote then Xiveri Mates series? I am afraid this book was not for me. I thought I had found a new author to follow.Yikes. Is this the same author who wrote then Xiveri Mates series? I am afraid this book was not for me. I thought I had found a new author to follow. Maybe not, now ...more
I need to remind myself- regularly- how much I do not enjoy reading this author.
Lee: cookie-cutter, foul-mouthed, disrespectful-of-women, man-whore pI need to remind myself- regularly- how much I do not enjoy reading this author.
Lee: cookie-cutter, foul-mouthed, disrespectful-of-women, man-whore pro athlete hero? Check. Shayna: supposedly intelligent but actually stupid, spineless FMC who still hankers after the arsehole who mistreated her in college after 8 years have gone by? Check.
Moreover, both MCs still talk and act like they are in college, not pushing 30.
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Let's look at an example of the deeply intellectual level of the conversations had between the hero (this is from his POV) and the lads on the footy team:
Chase shakes his head at me with a look of disgust. "There's more to life than pussy. Get over it." I lean in a bit toward him. "I take it you've never had pussy like Shayna's then." The words were crude and Shayna would castrate me of she overheard me, but I'm making a point. He guffaws. "Had lots of pussy, man, and you know it. One's no different than the next."
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Firstly, the whole tone of the 48% I read was incredibly insulting to pro athletes. I guarantee there are more decent, hard-working and sensitive athletes than there are misogynist, promiscuous athletes. Secondly, Shayna would not castrate him- she'd probably feel flattered. She lacks the backbone required for castration. Finally, the last sentence of the quote in Italics could just as well describe the characters in this book as it does all the faceless, nameless pussy good ole Chase has had.
Really good sports romance is out there- Karla Sorenson, for example, is an author who does this genre well. So if you are looking for character development, an interesting and multi-layered storyline, well-written steamy scenes and an emotionally satisfying love story, I would definitely avoid this book.
Wow- infantile MCs, especially the FMC, who was supposedly the daughter of some big shot Mafia boss. So unconvincing, and added to that, a silly, boriWow- infantile MCs, especially the FMC, who was supposedly the daughter of some big shot Mafia boss. So unconvincing, and added to that, a silly, boring plot. Made it about a third through.
Apart from the freaky lusting of the hero after one woman, then his waiting for her little daughter to grow up so he could indulge in his lust for HERApart from the freaky lusting of the hero after one woman, then his waiting for her little daughter to grow up so he could indulge in his lust for HER (umm..... WTAF?).... [image]
it was so boring. I couldn't get past the first 30 pages.
Always on the search for good CR/NA authors, I tried this new-to-me writer. Sadly, I will not be reading any more books by her if this is representatiAlways on the search for good CR/NA authors, I tried this new-to-me writer. Sadly, I will not be reading any more books by her if this is representative of her style.
It is frankly weird when you have a sexually conservative female, often abused in some way in their younger years, so that they are gun-shy and remain relatively inexperienced, only to meet the alpha hottie that has them turning into a nympho after the token PTSD episode. Wow- can we bottle that medicine and sell it? Or is it his Magic Penis?
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Why do so many female authors take a tokenistic approach to an actual plot and character development,when they simply dump it all after 50 pages so they can get to what seems to be the real purpose of their book- smut, with endless descriptions of erotic encounters?
Look, nothing wrong with hot sex scenes- I love me some smexy times and I have books that I have read specifically for their (very) erotic content. But let’s not call it romance, please. Romance is about the relationship as well as about the sex, and I need both in my CR/NA. In this case, the MCs were pretty underdeveloped by almost 50 % and while I found them OK people, I didn’t really care enough about them, or really believe in their relationship by this stage, to continue the story. ...more
1.5 stars I was interested to read this because it was labelled an interracial romance, and most sports romances I have encountered are very white-brea1.5 stars I was interested to read this because it was labelled an interracial romance, and most sports romances I have encountered are very white-bread. But the story was so boring and went nowhere.
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Cookie cutter, light weight college romance. Nothing to see here. ...more
I am always up for trying new authors- want to give them a fair go. But this was so ridiculous and the fact that the so-called hero was fingers deep iI am always up for trying new authors- want to give them a fair go. But this was so ridiculous and the fact that the so-called hero was fingers deep in some other woman after meeting the heroine while she was at the same party was not going to sell it to me. Add a lame plot, a heroine who straddles the hero she knows is a vampire, (and she is supposed to be a vampire hunter? Yeah, right) and makes out with him at same meeting, and I gave up. If you like depth in your characterisation and complexity in your story arc, don't bother with this juvenile attempt....more
I only got 30% through this- I just didn't like either of the MCs. She was all bitter and potty-mouthed, he was all ego and smark. Both seem superficiI only got 30% through this- I just didn't like either of the MCs. She was all bitter and potty-mouthed, he was all ego and smark. Both seem superficial, immature and uninteresting. (I should have avoided it when I saw he was a country music star- the one music genre I just cannot stand. But I was keeping an open mind.) Until this:
FMC POV: Just before I grab the door handle, my phone buzzes in my pocket. Suit: Drinks tonight? Tomorrow? I twist my lips. Suit is a man I met the night Larissa met Hollis a few weeks ago. We meet up for quickies here and but that's all he's suitable for. He's not my type. Besides that, he wears suits, and I find that ridiculously hot.......... Why do I compare the untouchable hot, though, when I can have nicely convenient at a text's notice? (author's italics)
This is an attitude I can't stand in males- like: she has double D's and I find that ridiculously hot. It's not the right way to treat people and I am not putting up with it in females, either. Just eeew. Hard pass, folks....more
Gave it a go, but- STRIP CLUB ALERT! Why oh why??? Intern does private lap-dances after an incredibly short time (got over her initial discomfort at sGave it a go, but- STRIP CLUB ALERT! Why oh why??? Intern does private lap-dances after an incredibly short time (got over her initial discomfort at stripping in record time!) because apparently in the US, lots of intelligent girls strip to pay for university. And there is a strip club in every one-horse town. Only in America. This is book two in the Hyde series- and my last attempt with this author. What a bunch of weirdly unlikeable characters. ...more
Yes, there was a warning. But I had read the other book in the series by Brynne Asher, and while that has a rather disturbing twist, I handled it (andYes, there was a warning. But I had read the other book in the series by Brynne Asher, and while that has a rather disturbing twist, I handled it (and she is an author I enjoy).
Not so here. I was so nauseated by the time I got to 25%, I had to stop. Wish I hadn't been reading it in bed, as I really struggled to get certain images out of my head while trying to go to sleep! I am not a psychologist and I don't pretend to understand what drives people to self-harm, or how it could be sexually arousing, but it was hard for me to stomach.
Add the pyschotic male MC to the mix, and it just seemed like everything was thrown into the pot and put on to cook. It was a mishmash of violence, murder and brutal sex. I tried this author twice before this, because she seems popular, but those books didn't appeal. Simplistic story arc, lots of sex- not especially sensual or arousing, either- and drama all over the place. Writing average.
This one confirmed it. Really not for the squeamish! I. Just. Could. Not. ...more
Ok, this one was really not my thing. I couldn't finish it, I was feeling a bit too uncomfortable.
A very conflicted girl from a conservative culturalOk, this one was really not my thing. I couldn't finish it, I was feeling a bit too uncomfortable.
A very conflicted girl from a conservative cultural background is guilted into not giving up her virginity and instead has a sexual relationship with a free-thinking artist, where absolutely anything goes (she gives head like a porn star) because she is very passionate and highly-sexed and needs to get off without actually letting a peen get into her vag.
The hero is a man-whore who has known her for years and suddenly decides she's the one for him when she turns up with a date. I didn't like him at all and she was way too submissive for me in her relationships, while being a tiger in bed who loves it really rough. Excuse me? WTAF? It was just the strangest dichotomy between apparent purity and lust. And how is there not one judgement made about the putative hero's promiscuity. He's a "womaniser". He "sleeps with many women". But what a great guy! The poor girl is constantly harangued by the other women to "not give up your cherry" and "stay away from him, he's bad for you". That's not being protective- that's harassment!
When the man-whore shags her hard, then gets up, dresses and tells her her got what he came for and leaves her, because he pissed off when he finds out about her previous sexual experience - hello hypocrisy- and she just accepts it all sadly, I was done. (He never apologises for the way he spoke to her, btw, and she never demands it).
The author's writing is fine, but this is my second book of hers, and I'm afraid it will be my last. I just don't think I understand the characters she writes about....more
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