This review is for Almost Perfect by Julie Ortolon. Part of the Perfect Trilogy (Book 1).
Almost Perfect is a fun, easy to read romance story. It starts with three women in a book store, discussing the success of a former friend who has been very successful in life. From this woman's self-help book, they decide to go on a journey to better their own lives.
The main character of this book is Maddy. She is an artist who gave up her dream to care for her terminally ill husband. Once he passes away, she is in a kind of "funk", and the book (and her friends) challenge her to try to start up her career again. An opportunity for a job comes up and with some encouraging, she takes it.
She's an arts & crafts counsellor at a camp. Her love interest in the book, Joe, is introduced as the director. He is a man from her past, and throughout the book the reader gets to see if they can rekindle their romance or if its just best to let it go.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. There were a few spelling errors but other than that it was quite enjoyable. I'm always a sucker for romance, so I tend to like most books pertaining to it. This author's writing style made it very easy for me to follow along and really drew me in to the character's lives. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes rekindled romance books!
4 stars, currently free for Kindle on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Almost-Perfect-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B004SY9KYG
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Review - Finding Pride
This review is for Finding Pride by Jill Sanders. It is part of the Pride Series.
I loved this book. That said, I also had a lot of issues with it. Maybe it's just the Kindle version, maybe it's all ebooks, I'm not sure.. but there were a LOT of grammatical errors which drives me crazy. I realize on this blog I've probably already made a lot of grammatical errors, but I'm not writing book so I don't feel the need for my writing to be perfect. If I were writing a book, I would do my best to eliminate all errors. Some of the phrases in the book were also a bit weird, and the actual formatting of the book was mostly highlighted with a white background on my Kindle. That bugged me so much that I nearly deleted it on the spot but I decided to give it a chance.
Finding Pride is about a woman named Megan who is leaving an abusive relationship. The start of the book is a little confusing and very abrupt, because when I was reading the description I thought we'd get to know her brother, Matt, a little bit before he gets killed off. The beginning of the book actually takes place at his funeral which isn't how I tend to like the stories I read to begin.
The beginning is also where there is a lot of weird phrasing in the stories, especially with the description of Todd. Todd is one of her neighbors (along with is siblings but you can find out about them by reading the book) who, like with many romance books, becomes her lover. Todd comes off as quite standoffish and his jealousy is a huge turn off for me, but the author made it work.
Megan begins to trust him, and he helps her to finish making her brother's dream of owning a business a reality. The book was very predictable from the beginning, and it came as no surprise when her abusive ex husband made an appearance.
If you like romance books that you can read in one sitting, you'll probably enjoy this one. I'm considering buying the next book in the series.
I gave it a 4 star review, and it is currently free for Kindle on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Series-Romance-Novels-Volume-ebook/dp/B009LQKHIO
I loved this book. That said, I also had a lot of issues with it. Maybe it's just the Kindle version, maybe it's all ebooks, I'm not sure.. but there were a LOT of grammatical errors which drives me crazy. I realize on this blog I've probably already made a lot of grammatical errors, but I'm not writing book so I don't feel the need for my writing to be perfect. If I were writing a book, I would do my best to eliminate all errors. Some of the phrases in the book were also a bit weird, and the actual formatting of the book was mostly highlighted with a white background on my Kindle. That bugged me so much that I nearly deleted it on the spot but I decided to give it a chance.
Finding Pride is about a woman named Megan who is leaving an abusive relationship. The start of the book is a little confusing and very abrupt, because when I was reading the description I thought we'd get to know her brother, Matt, a little bit before he gets killed off. The beginning of the book actually takes place at his funeral which isn't how I tend to like the stories I read to begin.
The beginning is also where there is a lot of weird phrasing in the stories, especially with the description of Todd. Todd is one of her neighbors (along with is siblings but you can find out about them by reading the book) who, like with many romance books, becomes her lover. Todd comes off as quite standoffish and his jealousy is a huge turn off for me, but the author made it work.
Megan begins to trust him, and he helps her to finish making her brother's dream of owning a business a reality. The book was very predictable from the beginning, and it came as no surprise when her abusive ex husband made an appearance.
If you like romance books that you can read in one sitting, you'll probably enjoy this one. I'm considering buying the next book in the series.
I gave it a 4 star review, and it is currently free for Kindle on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Series-Romance-Novels-Volume-ebook/dp/B009LQKHIO
Review - Mountain Angel
This review is for the book Mountain Angel by Suzie O'Connell. It is part of the Northstar Angels series.
Mountain Angel takes place in Northstar, Montana. After reading the description of this beautiful place, I almost want to visit it myself! The main characters of the book are Aelissm, Pat, June, Luke, and Adam.
I'll admit that I was almost put off of this story just because of Aelissm's name. It has to be the weirdest name I have ever come across and honestly, I'm not even sure how to pronounce it. "Uh-leese-um"?, "Uh-liss-mm"? I have no idea. But anyway, when the author referred to her as Aeli in the book I just called her "Alli" in my head and went from there. I also was annoyed at Aelissm calling her uncle "Unk" constantly in the book.
So anyway, Aelissm moved back home to Northstar after a series of events that happened to her in Washington. She is fleeing from her past, including her former friend, Adam, who is now stalking her.
Pat is a member of the police force and is sent to Northstar by his boss (who happens to be Aelissm's uncle). The circumstances surrounding this is a little complicated, because it's referred to as a vacation, but he's also to basically act as a guard for Aelissm while he's there. He stays with Aelissm and helps her to run a Bed and Breakfast that she took over for her grandparents.
It was slightly predictable that the uncle was ALSO acting as a matchmaker (so now we have Pat in Montana on vacation, to protect Aelissm, and to be set up with his boss's niece), but sometimes predictability is nice.
In the book we basically follow the every day lives of Pat and Aelissm, her best friend June and her son, Luke, and occasionally her stalker, Adam. Pat tries to figure out what Adam's motive is, while battling demons of his own past (which may or may not come back to haunt him in the story).
Near the end there is a dramatic scene that unfolds between the main characters and people from their past. I'm not going to spoil the book, so you'll have to see for yourself.
Overall, I thought the book was a slow, but steady read. I enjoyed it and hopefully you will too! While I did enjoy the book, I probably will not be purchasing the rest in the series.
I would give it a 3.5 star rating. This book is currently free for Kindle on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Angel-Northstar-Angels-Book-ebook/dp/B0083PN2QI
Mountain Angel takes place in Northstar, Montana. After reading the description of this beautiful place, I almost want to visit it myself! The main characters of the book are Aelissm, Pat, June, Luke, and Adam.
I'll admit that I was almost put off of this story just because of Aelissm's name. It has to be the weirdest name I have ever come across and honestly, I'm not even sure how to pronounce it. "Uh-leese-um"?, "Uh-liss-mm"? I have no idea. But anyway, when the author referred to her as Aeli in the book I just called her "Alli" in my head and went from there. I also was annoyed at Aelissm calling her uncle "Unk" constantly in the book.
So anyway, Aelissm moved back home to Northstar after a series of events that happened to her in Washington. She is fleeing from her past, including her former friend, Adam, who is now stalking her.
Pat is a member of the police force and is sent to Northstar by his boss (who happens to be Aelissm's uncle). The circumstances surrounding this is a little complicated, because it's referred to as a vacation, but he's also to basically act as a guard for Aelissm while he's there. He stays with Aelissm and helps her to run a Bed and Breakfast that she took over for her grandparents.
It was slightly predictable that the uncle was ALSO acting as a matchmaker (so now we have Pat in Montana on vacation, to protect Aelissm, and to be set up with his boss's niece), but sometimes predictability is nice.
In the book we basically follow the every day lives of Pat and Aelissm, her best friend June and her son, Luke, and occasionally her stalker, Adam. Pat tries to figure out what Adam's motive is, while battling demons of his own past (which may or may not come back to haunt him in the story).
Near the end there is a dramatic scene that unfolds between the main characters and people from their past. I'm not going to spoil the book, so you'll have to see for yourself.
Overall, I thought the book was a slow, but steady read. I enjoyed it and hopefully you will too! While I did enjoy the book, I probably will not be purchasing the rest in the series.
I would give it a 3.5 star rating. This book is currently free for Kindle on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Angel-Northstar-Angels-Book-ebook/dp/B0083PN2QI
Review - Clouded Rainbow
Okay so I know this is mostly focusing on chick lit, but sometimes I see a book in the Kindle store that draws me to it. Clouded Rainbow by Jonathan Sturak was one of them.
I just want to start off by saying that this book is a heartbreaker. Reviews on amazon are quite mixed for the book but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. A lot of people complained that the author was very descriptive in the book which is true, he was. However, I felt like with some of the descriptions he used, I was actually drawn into the story and I could picture the settings.
Roger and his wife, Lois were celebrating their anniversary at a restaurant. On their way home, there is a terrible, tragic accident and the two are sent to separate hospitals. The book follows Roger's desperate journey to find and reconnect with his wife. He will do whatever it takes, which often involves breaking the law.
We are also introduced to a detective assigned to figuring out the identity of Lois. Through his discoveries, he empathizes with Roger and it becomes a race to get to him before the other police do (see above about breaking the law). The end had a twist that I did NOT see coming. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone, so I highly recommend you read the book and see for yourself!
Overall, I'd give this a 3.5 star rating. It is currently free for Kindles on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Clouded-Rainbow-Jonathan-Sturak-ebook/dp/B0032UY4FW
I just want to start off by saying that this book is a heartbreaker. Reviews on amazon are quite mixed for the book but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. A lot of people complained that the author was very descriptive in the book which is true, he was. However, I felt like with some of the descriptions he used, I was actually drawn into the story and I could picture the settings.
Roger and his wife, Lois were celebrating their anniversary at a restaurant. On their way home, there is a terrible, tragic accident and the two are sent to separate hospitals. The book follows Roger's desperate journey to find and reconnect with his wife. He will do whatever it takes, which often involves breaking the law.
We are also introduced to a detective assigned to figuring out the identity of Lois. Through his discoveries, he empathizes with Roger and it becomes a race to get to him before the other police do (see above about breaking the law). The end had a twist that I did NOT see coming. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone, so I highly recommend you read the book and see for yourself!
Overall, I'd give this a 3.5 star rating. It is currently free for Kindles on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Clouded-Rainbow-Jonathan-Sturak-ebook/dp/B0032UY4FW
Figured I'd give this a try
So I'm currently unemployed and between looking for jobs and getting rejected for jobs, I get kind of bored during the day... Figured I'd give blogging another shot to try to keep myself occupied and hopefully stop me from thinking about how much being unemployed stinks.
I'm a huge reader (mostly only chicklit) so I thought I'd try out reviewing books I've read. I tend to read about 4-5 books, sometimes more, in a week so this should fill up pretty fast! I'm undecided if I want to try to review books I've already read, I might read them again to freshen my memory before blogging about them. I have hundreds of books on my bookshelves and also hundreds on my kindle. Let the fun begin!
I'll have three reviews up today, only because I've finished three books since Friday and they're all still fresh in my mind ;) After that, my posts will be a few days apart unless I'm really into it and stay up all night reading!
ps, idk why it's called dreamie-eyes but I initially created this account several years ago so I'm sticking with it haha
I'll have three reviews up today, only because I've finished three books since Friday and they're all still fresh in my mind ;) After that, my posts will be a few days apart unless I'm really into it and stay up all night reading!
ps, idk why it's called dreamie-eyes but I initially created this account several years ago so I'm sticking with it haha
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)