“Tick-tock. Welcome to the Clock.” Holy cow, this book. At first, I thought this was just going to be a random fantasy novel, complete with monsters and magic. And I was still willing to read it, because I wanted to know more about Lucy. Okay, I also just wanted to finish a darned book. Ya happy? Anyway, while I don’t sit down and read it … Continue reading Oh Wow!!
I was in between books, and looking for something that would get me back into reading when I saw that my good “friend” Nora had just released one of her non-series books. I hadn’t heard of Identity yet, but given the fact that I’ve almost always enjoyed books by this particular author, I quickly snapped it up and got to reading. As expected, the book … Continue reading Identity
I really enjoyed the first book that I’d read of Abby Jimenez months ago, called Part of Your World. It was a classic romance novel, with all the typical romance tropes that go along with a romance novel. I wrote about it here, and said that I’d absolutely flew through it because I knew what to expect. Abby Jimenez has done it again! Yours Truly is … Continue reading Yours Truly
At some point in my past, I purchased this book on my Kindle. I’m guessing it was because Amazon was running some kind of sale, or I was in a digital book binge type of mood. As a result of the previous pretty bad books I’d read, I selected this one for a work trip – something simple and easy. Bonus was that it’s set … Continue reading Quick and Easy Reads
So this was actually the first book that I read following the holidays. I’ve had it for a while, again from Book of the Month, and one that I had gotten months ago, but didn’t read because I wanted to get through my traditional Christmas books. The synopsis reads like many other books that I’ve enjoyed, and I thought might give me different perspective, given the fact that the author and the main character are so different than me. Spoilers ahead!
By far, this is one of my most favorite novels. It’s one of those that I come back to pretty much once a year, just to feel comforted and happy. When I get to the point where I just don’t want to care anymore, and I don’t want to have to figure out what the author is trying to tell me, I head to Jennifer Crusie, and specifically, to Bet Me. I went to a signing for Ms. Crusie years ago, and in her talk, she referred to many of her books and the general theme she sticks with, but mentioned that Bet Me is one of those books that doesn’t quite fit the mold. Why? Because this book is a straight up fairy tale. Read ahead for potential spoilers…
