I know pretty early on when a book isn’t going to work for me, and a big indicator is excessive use of wordNo rating because I only got a chapter in.
I know pretty early on when a book isn’t going to work for me, and a big indicator is excessive use of words like “broken� and “shattered�. So yeah, it’s not you it’s me. ...more
More like 2.5 stars but rounded up for standard Cynthia Eden safe
Speaking of standard Cynthia Eden...... this is the same book she’s written hundreds More like 2.5 stars but rounded up for standard Cynthia Eden safe
Speaking of standard Cynthia Eden...... this is the same book she’s written hundreds of times. She has a template a sticks to it. Just enough plot and emotional depth to get by, but not real exploration outside of her norm.
Possessive alpha who is rich ☑️ Heroines life is in danger (usually caused by an ex boyfriend) ☑️ Layer of crime mystery that gets in the way and interrupts of the romance ☑️
Someone let me know when CE tries something different
Safety; No cheating, no OW drama, some OM drama H not a man white h not a virgin Both celibate awhile ...more
Honestly one of the worst heroines ive EVER read and thats saying something. Talk about a character with the emotional and mental depth of a toddler. Honestly one of the worst heroines ive EVER read and thats saying something. Talk about a character with the emotional and mental depth of a toddler. Such a shame tooe she's supposed to be a good FBI agent?
2 stars because the hero was great, but i ended up DNFing at 75% because i could not take the heroine for one more second. ...more
Idk, something about two celebrities hiding away at grandmas house to lick their wounds was just off putting tNo rating because I only got to 15% in.
Idk, something about two celebrities hiding away at grandmas house to lick their wounds was just off putting to me. I think my capacity to care about a characters problems dramatically decreases when they’re wealthy/famous. What I’m trying to say is, I didn’t get the chemistry or the humanity in either of these characters. It just came off as shallow. ...more
No character development, no redeeming qualities in the hero, and a masochistic heroine. 700 iPhone ebook pages of miscommunication, misogyny and insuNo character development, no redeeming qualities in the hero, and a masochistic heroine. 700 iPhone ebook pages of miscommunication, misogyny and insufferable characters for no reward. No satisfaction. Except for 1 page where the hero suddenly professes his love for the h when right before he gambled her away to another man.
Side note; it feels weird to review a book that’s over 40 years old but I Could not stop myself from adding my 2 cents....more
Let me start off by saying that i've been looking for a book like this; hero and heroine are in love even though the hero sa**spoiler alert** 2 stars
Let me start off by saying that i've been looking for a book like this; hero and heroine are in love even though the hero says he can only do casual but slowly learns that the heroine is his entire world.
Simple enough right? It rings true to real life and add in some mafia bad boy-ness and you got yourself a decent plot. Wrong.
A couple problems i had with this:
1. The plot falls back on completely overused 'ex OM becomes the heroines stalker and threatens her life which makes the hero claim the heroine because her life is now in danger' trope..... You would think authors would stop, think, and go "Maybe i should try something different from what EVERY author has already done before." Like, how unoriginal can you freaking get?!?!?! To me, this just comes off as laziness to the 10th degree.
2. This was written in 1st person POV but you wouldnt think it by the writing style. These characters were FLAT. So flat and distant that i thought i was reading a 3rd person POV the entire time. There was a lot of telling and no showing. No emotional depth in sight.
3. The heroine could not string 2 sentences. together. to. save. her. life. So much of "But Matteo..." or "Oh... I dont know...." from this truly pathetic excuse for a leading female character. She had no backbone at all. Take one WILD guess what this cookie-cutter woman does when she gets some flowers from her ex husband...
I'll wait...
If you guessed 'packs up her car and tries to leave without saying goodye to anyone because she 'doesnt want anyone to get hurt because of her'' YOU ARE CORRECT!
TLDR; if you're going to write a book as unoriginal as humanly possible i will rant about it.
Safety: No cheating, no OP after meeting Slight OW drama (a waitress hits on the H), OM in the form of heroines ex husband coming back to steal her child. Hero uses his mafia job as an excuse to not be with the heroine in public so their relationship is secret. ...more
Honestly, this was just boring. I would read three pages and get distracted by something else. Read 3 more pages, forget what I just read, an2 stars.
Honestly, this was just boring. I would read three pages and get distracted by something else. Read 3 more pages, forget what I just read, and then look for other books to read lol. Too much inner monologue and explaining/over analyzing.
When I was able to pay attention took everything was too neat and clean. If you write an stranded on a strange planet with aliens romance I expect to have some grit to it. Nada. ...more
Nothing was really happening. I got to 50% and it was the tamest Motorcycle club book ive ever read. Just so much 'woe, is me' co2 lack luster stars.
Nothing was really happening. I got to 50% and it was the tamest Motorcycle club book ive ever read. Just so much 'woe, is me' coming from both the hero and heroine that it really bogged down the story. When every book has characters with tragic pasts, it all blends together and i grow desensitized to it. ...more
Writing was terrible. The heroine was as deep as a shallow pool and there were too many mentions of the hero's past sexua**spoiler alert** 2.5 stars.
Writing was terrible. The heroine was as deep as a shallow pool and there were too many mentions of the hero's past sexual experiences. Also, nothing about this book had anything to do with covid or quarantining. This should be labeled a prequel. Won't continue with the next book.
Safety: Heroine is a virgin. Hero is a previous manwhore. Rape/dub-con. I think it was more on the rape side. Heroine is a minor (17) when the Hero starts pressuring her to have sex. Hero is the heroines leagal guardian but i still dont know how the math added up for that to happen. No OW/OM drama for the most part No cheating after they get together...more
While this book was hot, it was missing the tenderness and the vulnerability that makes romance.... romance.
“And with the Claiming, we had gr3 stars
While this book was hot, it was missing the tenderness and the vulnerability that makes romance.... romance.
“And with the Claiming, we had grown closer in every possible way, staying up late to talk, sharing stories, secrets, hopes for our very long future together.�
Ok that’s great, but the author didn’t show any of that. So what you have left is a very sexy book but ultimate shallow and a little empty when you’re down with it.
Especially when you don’t have the MCs saying “I love you� to each other. Why make this choice? Why is this a trend in romance these dayS? I swear, more and more authors aren’t having their characters profess their love for each other and I think it’s the stupidest goddam thing in the world. If this is how the genre is gonna go, I might as well watch tacky porn. Ugh.
Safety: No cheating H is a previous man whore, heroine is a virgin No OP after meeting. No ow/Om drama
This book was so beyond cheesy/cringy that it actually started making me uncomfortable to read. Last couple of books by this author have been the exacThis book was so beyond cheesy/cringy that it actually started making me uncomfortable to read. Last couple of books by this author have been the exact same way, so I think I’m done with jessa Kane for awhile. It’s not you, it’s me. ...more
After years of waiting we've finally come to the epic conclusion of Ms Thalassa's Horsemen series and the crowd.... yawns **spoiler alert** 3.25 stars
After years of waiting we've finally come to the epic conclusion of Ms Thalassa's Horsemen series and the crowd.... yawns and shrugs.
In my opinion this installment was a mess. A lot of tell-but-not-show, overly repetitive dialogue and scenes, and the whiplash of the MC's emotions had me going "what the fuck" for a majority of it. But i should clearly state:
This is the best book I've read in some time, and it was thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. (which is saying something because reading in 2021 has been a total dumpster fire)
Buttttttttt...
I think it could have been better. I thought adding in a child felt forced and underdeveloped. The first 1/4 of the book was dedicated to the MC's killing each other, when that time could have been spent showing the audience how important baby Ben was going to be to Lazarus instead of just telling us a bunch of times.
Also, I was disappointed with Deaths temperament. I was hoping for an indifferent bad boy with a heart of gold and instead I got a total marshmallow that couldn't think for himself. It was very instalove and not in the good way. The past 3 books i found myself GRIPPING onto my ipad for dear life because the tension was THAT hot. For Death and Laz.... a big ol shrug.
And one more thing.... the author totally jipped Sara, Miriam, and Ana!!!!!! We got a decent amount of time with the other horsemen but jeeeezzzzz this author really slighted the past female MC's!!! The women have always been the stars of the show (in my eyes) and I felt without them in it, it left the book feeling unresolved.
While I was slightly dissapointed, I did still enjoy it and this series has a firm place on my favorites shelf. It's a series I'll keep coming back to just for the writing style and character development. For all the crud that gets released at this time, this book is an uncut gem amongst a bunch of dirt. It had the passion and intensity that I've been longing for. It had a smart heroine AND a respectful, loving hero. I cant ask for much more than that. I highly recommend to anyone thats looking for a solid romance.
Safety: No cheating/no other people after meeting/no separation once they're together. Hero is a virgin, heroine is not No OW/OM drama Some violence (the MC's do kill each other a few times) HEA with a decent epilogue ...more
Very rarely do I vote books down the middle. I usually love it or hate it, but this one sat in the middle **spoiler alert** A very solid 3 star read!
Very rarely do I vote books down the middle. I usually love it or hate it, but this one sat in the middle of the satisfactory scale.
It was entertaining and cute but it lacked depth in the romance department. There wasnt enough time with just the hero and heroine being in each others company without the interruption of secondary characters.
Safety: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, no OP after meeting No seperation, no push and pull, HEA...more
That was my face while reading this book. Let me count the ways this was a big dissapointment.
1. Essentially **spoiler alert** 2 dumb stars.
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That was my face while reading this book. Let me count the ways this was a big dissapointment.
1. Essentially the same exact thing as the first two in this series. The plot to the characters all felt repetitive to the point i knew what was going to happen before it happened. Yes, romance is very predictable, but it got to a point where i knew what each interaction was going to entail and thats no fun. I want to be surprised and this was just another book in a long line of sameness. So this had: Grumpy hero that doesnt want any friends ? Check ☑️ Flighty, irresponsible, damsel in distress heroine? Check ☑️ Being chases by bad guys and just bouncing around Europe? ☑️ No romantic development until the later half of the book? ☑️
2. The hero and heroine Girl. Bruh. Manwhore matched with a 26 year old virgin heroine. GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE. This pissed me off so much because it was so unnecessary. It's 2020. Women are allowed to have sex with other men. But what takes the cake is that this is where were by 50%:
"He’d been fighting it for days, and he was tired of resisting. Kiyo definitely needed to get laid. But it wouldn’t be with Niamh. The woman was far too dangerous.�
And this is supposed to be a fated mate story? Get. the. fuck. outta. here. The romance in this book was extremely disappointing. To the standoffish personality of the heroine to the bored, annoyed attitude of the hero, this was all around a chore to read. And the MC's were insufferable to get to know. I didn't care about their tragic backstories because they were just so annoying. A Fated mate story where neither character doesnt recognize their fated mate until they have sex.... thats basically a regular romance. Why bother making it fated mates at all?
3. Ex drama. On top of some poor romantic development, you have to read through a scene where the H is met with an ex hookup and she's all over him and he doesnt push her away. They basically kiss in front of the heroine and he has his hands on her hips. Fucking gross, man. i dont want to read that shit. He doesnt want her, but he doesnt push her away either.
And thats it.
Safety: safe to personal preference No cheating, no OP after meeting No OM drama Some OM drama H is immortal and 200 years old, so he's been around the block (a lot apparently) heroine is a 26 year old virgin because sexism is alive and well Pushing and pulling on both sides....more
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