3.5 This was slow to get going, with lots of conversation and not much else. Picked up right around the double dog adoption and ended up a pretty great3.5 This was slow to get going, with lots of conversation and not much else. Picked up right around the double dog adoption and ended up a pretty great romance. Nice HEA....more
4.5 Stars Enjoyed this one a bunch. Sweet and romantic but not your traditional college romance. Corey and Heartly's friends to lovers/neighbors/gamin4.5 Stars Enjoyed this one a bunch. Sweet and romantic but not your traditional college romance. Corey and Heartly's friends to lovers/neighbors/gaming buddies situation felt realistic. Great setting, unique story. A feel good ending....more
All told this was very good, narration was great, all characters had their own voice, a bit draggy in parts as in could have been edited down a bit, iAll told this was very good, narration was great, all characters had their own voice, a bit draggy in parts as in could have been edited down a bit, irrelevant characters getting too much page time, lawyer sections, etc. Good love story, a unique hero with MMA, ADHD, good mystery, excellent secondary characters (the bad guy becomes good guy cop and his best friends southern belle fiancé)
Very exciting, action filled ending interrupted by some random music which took me out of the zone. I also felt like this was, at least in part written with the big screen in mind as most of Nicholas Sparks books get made into movies and now he writes with that in mind. This would make a good movie though. LOL. ...more
I know what I'm going to get with like Lauren Blakley and this was as expected, a light, fun and flirty friends to lovers romance. Narrated by Andi ArI know what I'm going to get with like Lauren Blakley and this was as expected, a light, fun and flirty friends to lovers romance. Narrated by Andi Arndt & Zachary Webber, no complaints there. The romance here is basic; some flirty realizations, a kiss, one date, some sexy time and that's basically the whole story. No angst involved.
I suppose this would've worked much better for me if I'd read the rest of the series as this appears to be the last book in it and almost half the story here is taken up with other couples as well as several chapters towards the end where we lose our H/h POV's completely to characters I don't know or care about. Oh well my own fault. ...more
This was okay, not great but it had its moments (a great cover) and I was intrigued by the prospect of Opening Line: “Yo, It’s the fuckin’ ballerina.”
This was okay, not great but it had its moments (a great cover) and I was intrigued by the prospect of a sexy MMA hero and a ballerina getting together, opposites attract and all that. I also didn’t know enough about either profession to be able to pick them apart for realisms sake so I was able to just go with it.
Logan Rettino had been prima ballerina in her former life. When her ex-boyfriend drops her during a lift on live TV, she’s left injured and without a career. To make ends meet and with the dreams of opening her own dance studio Logan’s now been reduced to circling the eight sided octagon as a ring card girl, working the crowds into frenzy in sexy little outfits before the bouts begin. Hey a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
Keane O’Shea is a former marine and absolutely unstoppable in the ring. Filled with a silent, persistent rage, some serious PTSD and an F.U attitude about life in general he’s inexplicitly drawn to the alluring ex-ballerina.
Both of these characters are intriguing to me and I usually love me a good tortured hero but there was just something off here. I guess it started with the names; Keane and Logan. Both sound male to me so I was often confused as to whose head I was meant to be in. Logan(h) while fun to begin with, got annoying fast with her “leaping leotards” and silly quips -enough already. And Keane(H), well I just never warmed up to him; he started out as your typical grumpy, alpha jerk with issues but didn’t ever really seem to redeem himself enough to warrant “getting the girl”. I guess ultimately I never felt the love.
I also had issues with the premise, it was just silly –again I just had to go with it. Logan makes a deal with her boss and the only way she can keep her job is if she gets Keane to keep fighting and winning. If he loses she’s out. It didn’t really make any sense especially since he was done with fighting. I never understood his motivation for coming back into the octagon? And then they’re training together…seriously.
I did enjoy the MMA quotes rules/regulations/meanings at the beginning of each chapter. What a “cornerman” does what a “stalemate” is, “fight camp” etc. Very informative and helped put me better into the world.
**Thanks to NetGalley and Carina Press, who provided a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. **...more
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