So I have read a bunch of great reviews for Kira Sinclair's new Blaze. I am going to have to go back and read her older ones. I found one for August 2008 and May 2009. I am looking forward to re-reading them. Yay!
And I left a message on the Harlequin GoodReads site. I was my bundles back. Please?!?
Showing posts with label Harlequin Blaze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harlequin Blaze. Show all posts
REVIEW: Body Check by Elle Kennedy
Body Check by Elle KennedyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
While not a bad story, I am just not sure the plot was meaty enough to keep my interest or for another re-read. It was a simple story with charming characters. I enjoyed Elle Kennedy’s writing and will probably read other work by her.
I really enjoyed how we were able to read about what the couple did on their dates (in terms of skating, museum, etc.). I thought it was a nice touch and showed how both characters were (though, not admitting to) willing to compromise.
And poor Hayden – I had the hardest time remembering her name. I kept wanting to call her Peyton. I thought that both the name and character of Brody Croft were far more memorable. What a sexy hockey player!
Re-thinking this story: Was Presley’s problems ever rectified? Who did Shelia end up with? Hmm . . . And there was an epilogue, too!
Overall: 3.5 Stars
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Just a bit addicted. . .
So I am LOVING GoodReads.com
You know how some people are addicted to facebook? Well, I have not been on facebook since I joined GoodReads - FIVE MONTHS ago. I love it. I am constantly finding new books. I have not really interacted to the full extent, but I have been reading like crazy. I hope to get some new reviews up shortly.
I am not sure how authors live with this site. I am not published yet, and I am on this site for hours each day. It is incredibly distracting.
LOVE LOVE LOVE. :)
You know how some people are addicted to facebook? Well, I have not been on facebook since I joined GoodReads - FIVE MONTHS ago. I love it. I am constantly finding new books. I have not really interacted to the full extent, but I have been reading like crazy. I hope to get some new reviews up shortly.
I am not sure how authors live with this site. I am not published yet, and I am on this site for hours each day. It is incredibly distracting.
LOVE LOVE LOVE. :)
Okay, So I am a Soap Opera Addict, Even in my Romance Novels
Today is all about reading. I have read a lot this week. I think I am going to go reach way into my back pocket and talk about JoAnn Ross. Ms. Ross is a great imagist. She puts together the perfect picture using an abundance of detail.
This week I went back and purchased her Callahan series. I had read all three book before, but I was grateful to add them to my collection. I was thinking about how different the books and the characters actually are, despite being about three brothers and sharing a setting.
River Road was my favorite. Shocking, right? Okay, maybe not. It was about an FBI agent and a soap star. I loved Julie and Finn. They were a great pair. Blue Bayou was a nice story too, though extremely rushed. Danielle and Jack were great - though her father never received his comeuppance in that story, and Holly was way too forgiving. In Magnolia Moon Nate and Regan were hard to read. I don't know why. I thought she was kind of worldly for him. I just don't see why they would love each other. I even have a hard time imagining them as friends. Hmm. . .
This week I also went back and read Leslie Kelly's Harlequin Blaze Play With Me. It was cute. I loved Amanda and Reese, but was there really a plot? The real reason I went back to read it was that I read a review for it and the plot they described was not ringing any bells with me. Well, the plot they described did happen, but I am not sure that that would be the way I would have described it at all. Also, the story was not funny. It was sexy, sure. Not funny.
On Tuesday morning I bought twenty-nine (!!!) books and my wallet is still feeling the repercussions. I will have to let you know how it all goes.
This week I went back and purchased her Callahan series. I had read all three book before, but I was grateful to add them to my collection. I was thinking about how different the books and the characters actually are, despite being about three brothers and sharing a setting.
River Road was my favorite. Shocking, right? Okay, maybe not. It was about an FBI agent and a soap star. I loved Julie and Finn. They were a great pair. Blue Bayou was a nice story too, though extremely rushed. Danielle and Jack were great - though her father never received his comeuppance in that story, and Holly was way too forgiving. In Magnolia Moon Nate and Regan were hard to read. I don't know why. I thought she was kind of worldly for him. I just don't see why they would love each other. I even have a hard time imagining them as friends. Hmm. . .
This week I also went back and read Leslie Kelly's Harlequin Blaze Play With Me. It was cute. I loved Amanda and Reese, but was there really a plot? The real reason I went back to read it was that I read a review for it and the plot they described was not ringing any bells with me. Well, the plot they described did happen, but I am not sure that that would be the way I would have described it at all. Also, the story was not funny. It was sexy, sure. Not funny.
On Tuesday morning I bought twenty-nine (!!!) books and my wallet is still feeling the repercussions. I will have to let you know how it all goes.
Love, Adrienne
Marching to the Beat of Your Own Drum
This week I purchased a bunch of ebooks. I received a new ereader for my birthday earlier this year, and just got around to opening it. Anyway, to celebrate I bought eight new books.
. . . You know what I freaking hate?!? When Amazon.com reviewers and I do not see eye-to-eye. I am reading something that for the most part the reviewers recommended and, frankly, it is terrible. Like, seriously, I am no wondering how this author got published. Worst part? I bought four of her books. And I paid for each of them individually. They are not in a bundle. Ugh.
Speaking of bundles, in August of 2010, why did the Harlequin Blaze line stop producing them? Does anyone know? Really, I could use some help on this one. Thanks.
So, I was working on my writing this week. I was wondering, do people who read enjoy reading series of books? I do, but I don’t really know anyone else who does.
My story is clearly setting itself up to be a series.
If you do like reading series, what are some of your favorites?
I have two major favorites. One of them is, without a doubt, the I-Team series by Pamela Clare. I also love the first three books of the Holy Terrors series by Geralyn Dawson (please see below). I also like the Buchanon family restaurateurs by Susan Mallery, the Bodyguard series by Cindy Gerard and the Bellagio Shoes series by Leanne Banks.
One thing that irks me is when the stories in a series do not flow. In my opinion, the Holy Terrors series is the best example of this. The fourth book of the series, which I have not yet read, was so drastically different than the first three that the author felt she needed to CHANGE HER OWN NAME so that people would not walk into the novel expecting one thing and getting something completely different. I guess I commend her for that. My biggest gripe is that she did not just leave the third book in the series opened for a fourth – she practically wrote the intro to it. Why did she have to publish those last few pages? Why did she tease us with that?
PS: Her new name is Emily March, if you still want to read her work.
. . . You know what I freaking hate?!? When Amazon.com reviewers and I do not see eye-to-eye. I am reading something that for the most part the reviewers recommended and, frankly, it is terrible. Like, seriously, I am no wondering how this author got published. Worst part? I bought four of her books. And I paid for each of them individually. They are not in a bundle. Ugh.
Speaking of bundles, in August of 2010, why did the Harlequin Blaze line stop producing them? Does anyone know? Really, I could use some help on this one. Thanks.
So, I was working on my writing this week. I was wondering, do people who read enjoy reading series of books? I do, but I don’t really know anyone else who does.
My story is clearly setting itself up to be a series.
If you do like reading series, what are some of your favorites?
I have two major favorites. One of them is, without a doubt, the I-Team series by Pamela Clare. I also love the first three books of the Holy Terrors series by Geralyn Dawson (please see below). I also like the Buchanon family restaurateurs by Susan Mallery, the Bodyguard series by Cindy Gerard and the Bellagio Shoes series by Leanne Banks.
One thing that irks me is when the stories in a series do not flow. In my opinion, the Holy Terrors series is the best example of this. The fourth book of the series, which I have not yet read, was so drastically different than the first three that the author felt she needed to CHANGE HER OWN NAME so that people would not walk into the novel expecting one thing and getting something completely different. I guess I commend her for that. My biggest gripe is that she did not just leave the third book in the series opened for a fourth – she practically wrote the intro to it. Why did she have to publish those last few pages? Why did she tease us with that?
PS: Her new name is Emily March, if you still want to read her work.
Love, Adrienne
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