REVIEW: Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl

Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


So I was going to save this for tomorrow, but I just finished Lead Me On.

Oh, wow. For a while it felt kind of boring, but man-oh-man did I end up loving it. With about fifty pages left, I kind of spaced out and wanted to give up. I am so glad I didn’t.

I want to marry Chase. I love this man.

The last two pages of the novel made up for every thing that was wrong with it (not that I can think of anything right now, because I am on a last two page high). It was so beautiful.

Jane could have easily been really annoying because she was a major snob. I thought it was funny, mostly because Chase kept calling her one. Her family was a mess. I really liked Mac, but not really her Grandma Olive, Jessie or her mom. *shrugs*

Chase was, well, he was perfect. Read the book. Discover him for yourself. If you don’t love him . . .

Plot was okay. There is a bit of suspense in each of the books in the Tumble Creek series. I didn’t really care for the suspense in this one. I did not care if Jessie went to jail. Greg was so creepy from the very beginning. Mitch was kind of strange, too.

The women that Victoria Dahl writes about must be pretty amazing in bed. They always have some previous lover lusting after them (well, at least I think Lori did. Molly definitely did. And given as I just finished Lead Me On moments ago, I can tell you Jane did).

I am really, really looking forward to the next series. Yay!



Overall: 4 Stars



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REVIEW: Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl

Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really ended up enjoying this book.

I thought that Quinn’s problem of ignoring people was actually really funny. I loved that fact that when he concentrated on something he really did it well. And he LOVED to concentrated on Lori.

Lori was a great heroine. I liked her quite a bit. She was funny and understanding, but in no way was she a pushover. She was a bit of a snob though, but I thought it was funny.

Molly was 100% more likable in this book. She is definitely meant to be a supporting character. In this book she was still driving Ben crazy – I loved it!

One thing that kind of put me off – the hero and heroine never ended up exchanging I Love Yous. The book ended with Quinn telling Lori that he liked her a lot more than he liked buildings (for him that is practically I Love You). I am kind of on the fence about how I feel about this.

I finished this book with a smile on my face; I just wish there was more.

Overall: 4 stars.







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REVIEW: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Hmm . . .

I never really connected why Molly was so insistent about keeping her career a secret. She also lied about Cameron. That was really annoying.

I think it made sense at first, but once she started receiving threats and feeling watched she needed to tell the police who were investigating the distress – even if the police was her partner in “not dating” Ben.

I really loved Ben. He might be one of my most favorite heroes ever – definitely in at least a while! He was sexy and protective and funny. He trusted Molly and pushed her when he knew she wasn’t being honest. Ben is definitely the type of man I could fall in love with.

Just a heads up to those who are reading – this is definitely not a happy ending story; it was a happy for now book. Nothing against those kinds of books, sometime they even work a lot better. I thought the ending worked for Ben and Molly.

Next up in Lori and Quinn’s book. Weird. After re-reading Talk Me Down and being introduced to both characters, I would not have thought they would work. I am looking forward to checking that book out.

And for a bit of gripe: There was a very brief mention of a townsperson named Nick Larsen. Consider the hero's name was Ben Lawson, why were their names so close without actually meaning anything. I was so curious about that . . .



Overall: 3.5 stars



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