Thursday, July 13, 2023

New Audiobook Release Review: Plays Well With Others by Lauren Blakely

 

Plays Well With Others (How to Date, #2)Plays Well With Others by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just finished the audiobook for Plays Well With Others and it was a DELIGHT! Author Lauren Blakely's trademark witty banter and chemistry was spot-on and I was immediately pulled in to professional football player Carter and jewelry shop owner Rachel's friends-to-lovers story. Narrators Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon are favorites of mine, and they were perfectly cast. I enjoyed every moment start to finish!

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Monday, July 3, 2023

New Release Review: Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland

 




Title: Something Unexpected
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 3, 2023


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When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.

After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number.

Eleanor started sending me pictures of Gram’s adventures. At first she seemed nice, but when I attempted to persuade her to talk some sense into her friend, she told me where I could stick my advice. After that, photos arrived with snarky comments, and Eleanor and I got into it on more than one occasion.

When I heard Gram’s upcoming plans were more dangerous than ever, I hopped on a plane.

Since I arrived late, I headed to the bar for a drink, figuring I’d surprise her in the morning.

To my delight, I met a gorgeous woman looking for a no-strings-attached night. Nora was just what I needed. She invited me back to her room, telling me to give her a ten-minute head start. But when I went to pay her bar tab, I realized how much she’d had to drink. As much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn’t. So I stood Nora up.

I knew she’d be pissed, but I also knew I’d never see her again.

Except never came a little early. Namely, the next morning when I went to meet my grandmother and her evil-spinster friend. Because old Eleanor turned out to be young Nora from last night. And if I thought the woman disliked me before, that was nothing compared to how ticked-off she was now. Or how unhappy she was going to be that their party of two was about to become a party of three.







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My review: 5 stars!
Oh my goodness! I went in totally blind (and I recommend you do too!) and I was blown away by this story! Beck is my favorite type of hero- no time for a relationship until he meets THE ONE and then he is ALL IN. I loved Nora's sassiness and the relationship she had with Beck's grandmother was just fantastic. This is probably my favorite Vi Keeland book of all time, but that might change with her next release because I adore her writing.




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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.


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