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All I Want by Jill Shalvis

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monenahall's review against another edition

Romance is not my genre. I tried, but found that when I needed to take a break from the audiobook because of shuttling kids, I didn’t really care how the book ended and can’t go back. It was cute, just not my thing.

smiley7245's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was Zoe's story. Wyatt and Darcy have both moved out so she decides to rent a room in her house for some extra money. Her first renter is Parker, a friend of Wyatt's. She thinks he's her blind date so she kisses him to kind of see if there are any sparks/get the ball rolling but its not her blind date; in fact he stands her up. But she and Parker end up having amazing chemistry, which is unfortunate for her because he's only here for a short time and he definitely doesn't do relationships. Parker is supposed to be on vacation but he's really chasing a big game hunter/smuggler until he finds out that he made a deal with ATF and FBI for a militia group. But when he shows up at the airport and holds Zoe at gunpoint Parker decides that saving her is more important than his job. Parker leaves to go back to DC to deal with the fallout and she doesn't hear from him for a week. Then, he shows up at her house and tells her that he didn't get fired, but he did quit and he took a job with the ATF because it would be based in Sunshine, with no traveling. This was cute and sweet and everything I have come to expect from a Jill Shalvis book.

anabelsbrother's review against another edition

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4.0

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA @ everything

whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition

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3.0

First off, the book stars Oreo, a Bernese Mountain dog. That's a Lab, I'm fairly certain, on the cover. No. Give me the right doggie. And as long as we are making wishes, give me a Rottweiler. In the story and on the cover.

Anyway, not trying to say it in a rude way but if you've read one Jill Shalvis, you've more or less read them all. Late 20s early 30s heroine, some mish mash of getting life together or down on luck combined with been burned by guy before or stone-walled from poopy parents. Hero is mid-thirties, mish mash of uniform job, poopy parents, recovering from harrowing incident from said uniform job, and sweetly alpha. A meet-cute follows by funny conversations, sexy encounters, and the heroine put in a precarious situation. The characters are always affable and I always end up smiling over something. This one followed the formula and I liked it.

The formula works because it's a glazed donut, no one turns down a glazed donut, they're delicious. They take the edge off but rarely do they blow your socks off. There have been Shalvis books I've liked more than others but usually they fall into the good category. Which is not a complaint but it's not a thunderous standing ovation either. They are a glazed donut to me, they get the job down but they're no Ain't That a Peach fritter (Voodoo Donuts reference ;) either.

sydlor93's review against another edition

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5.0

I love this series and while Darcy's book was a dud to me, Zoe's book was all I could ever have wanted. The chemistry, the looks, the animals, the sex and most importantly, the love in this book made me fall head over heels. Parker and Zoe were made for each other and they were hooked on each other from the first steamy "mistake" kiss. I hope Shalvis has another book for the series because I'm just not ready to leave Sunshine yet.