Mini Reviews #9: Christmas in July with A Man's Heart

Christmas in July (Christmas, Colorado #2) by Debbie Mason 

I loved this book! Debbie Mason is a brilliant writer who crafted an amazing story about finding love again. While I hated that there was a love triangle and Grace's insecurities made her a bit...irrational, I loved that Jack never gave up on winning her back. I loved Jack, though he was a total idiot for what he did to Grace before he lost his memory. And then while he was gone, he was still an idiot, even if he did lose his memory. I loved how everything worked out, but I kinda feel that Maria's back-story was a bit overdone. If you read the book (which you should), then you'll know what I'm talking about. Overall, this book was really good. (I will admit though, I skipped the first two chapters because they sounded a bit boring to me).

5 starfish!

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A Man's Heart by Debbie Macomber

Like all of Debbie Macomber's books, I loved this one. While some may not appreciate some of the cheesy romance Debbie may sometimes come up with, I love it. Reading her books makes believe that there are great guys out in the world waiting for their other half to find them. (Yes, I'm a romantic. Sue me.) What I loved about the first story, The Way to a Man's Heart, was that the character's age difference didn't matter to them. And no one judge them! In the second story, Hasty Wedding, the main heroine didn't care that her husband was Indian. Getting past all the prejudice and seeing him the man he is, the heroine fell in love and forgot about her awful ex. Yes, some of parts of the stories is unrealistic and cheesy, but isn't that what makes a great romance novel? I think so.

5 starfish!

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Mini Reviews #8: At 3:59, at the Red Pyramid, the Son of Sobek Married Two Friends with the Staff of Sephasis over two Bleeding Hearts

Okay, I’m going to try to do these reviews in five words, one phrase, or less, minus the rating and technical info. Click on the titles to go to Goodreads!

(I just really don't want to write a full review for any these because it's been ages since I've read them and I didn't write anything down at the time I finished them.)

1) 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil 

5 starfish

            Creepy, amazing, why isn't it a movie yet, why isn't there a sequel, awesome characters.

2) The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1) by Rick Riordan  

5 starfish

            Plot, characters, and funniness reminds me of the Percy Jackson series (which made me a bit sad). Crazy but funny monkey. Characters were more emotionally involved than some in Riordan’s other series. Why haven’t I read the sequel yet? It’s freaking amazing.

3) The Son of Sobek by Rick Riordan  

5 starfish

            Awesome combination of his two series: Kane Chronicles and the Percy Jackson world. Funny. (PERCY DOESN’T DIE!) What is planning to do with the two worlds? And is he going to introduce his Norse mythology series with it? Great plot.

4) The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan  5 starfish 

            Funny. Annabeth and Sadie are a hilarious combination. Now I know what may happened if Riordan combines the two worlds. WHEN DOES THAT BOOK COME OUT?! The sneak peek at The Blood of Olympus (which the cover---eh. Wish it had Percy on it) was awesome!

5) Marriage Between Friends by Debbie Macomber  

4 starfish

            A sweet book for quick reading. Love the romance. A little cheesy, but still funny.

6) Bleeding Hearts (The Drake Chronicles #4) by Alyxandra Harvey  

4 starfish

            Funny, fast-paced, romantic, and one of the best couples ever. (Didn’t like how fast Connor was ‘falling’ for Christabel and how fast-paced the book went. Good book anyway!)

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Mini Reviews #5: Blissfully Out of the Ocean Breeze Rain with a Prince

 

Title: Ocean Breeze Series

Author: Sherryl Woods

Series: Yes

Source: Bought

Finished or ARC: Finished

Stars: 5 Starfish

 

 My summary:

Go on an adventure with three incredible sisters who find that home is the best to be and that romance may come out of nowhere and give you a reason to stay.

 

Review:

Sherryl Woods is an adult fiction writer that I would recommend if anyone asked. It's not how she writes that gets me, it's the story. I love the stories she comes up with, and the Ocean Breeze books are a great example. Great love stories with a flare of drama. The characters are very different from each other so their stories each have a certain personality to them. The only thing about this series that makes me sad that its only a trilogy. And the last book didn't have a big epilogue to it - like a 5 years later thing. No, just a one year thing. It sucked. But don't let that stop you from picking up this great series.

 

 

Title: Once Upon a Prince (Royal Wedding #1)

Author: Rachel Hauck

Series: Yes

Source: EBook, bought

Finished or ARC: Finished

Stars: 5 Starfish

 

Review: I've never read anything by this author, but apparently she has several best sellers out. And I can see why. Once Upon a Prince was a great read, except for one little detail.

 

The story starts off strong and really gets your emotions going. the thing is that what happens is our heroine gets her heart broken immediately - like, in the first five pages. But then her knight (or prince) in shinning armor comes in and saves the day. Sure, the plot is kinda cheesy, but that cheesiness makes it great. And sure the characters are a little cliché, but the stubborn women and prince who can't get what he wants but wants to save the day anyways makes the cheesiness complete. We all need a cheesy novel once in a while.

 

The flaw: they fall in love in two weeks. It's not insta-love/love-at-first-sight, but damn close. I wish their romance went on a little longer. But it's a great read anyway.

 

 

Title: Out of the Rain

Author: Debbie Macomber

Series: No

Source: Bought

Finished or ARC: Finished

Stars: 5 Starfish

 

Review:  I love Debbie Macomber. Her books are like crack to me. LOVE THEM!!! Sure, many of you wouldn't like some of her stories because of the insta-love crap and some of the too cheesy plots, but like I said earlier, everyone needs to read a cheesy love story now and then. This book is romantic and cheesy enough to make anyone smile. I loved it. End of story.

 

 

Title: Bliss Books by Entangled Publishing

Author: Various

Series: Yes

Source: EBook, bought

Finished or ARC: Finished

Stars: 5 Starfish

 

Review: Entangled Publishing has been known to publish great books like our favorite series about a seriously hot alien. Their Bliss series is a great addition to their books. They are the type of books that are a quick read with awesome characters, comedy, love, and drama. It's a book series to read when you are bored. They a great. End of story.

 

 

 

That's all.

Until Next Time

 

(P.S. Sorry for my silence. I've been busy all summer with college stuff.)

 

 

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