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textandtunes's review
2.0
Danke an NetGalley und den Piper Verlag, die mir ein Rezensionsexemplar zur Verfügung gestellt haben.
1,5/5 Sternen.
Schon Band 1 der Hot in the Kitchen Reihe (Love Recipes - Verführung à la carte) war nicht unbedingt mein Fall. Da ich in dem Buch aber Cara sympathisch fand, hatte ich mich auf Band 2 (Love Recipes - Süßes Verlangen) gefreut.
Leider fand ich ihn noch schlechter als seinen Vorgänger...
Denn obwohl ich Cara in Band 1 sympathisch fand, bin ich hier nicht mit ihr warm geworden. Und auch Shane war mir die ganze Zeit über fremd.
Der Einstieg ins Buch ist mir unglaublich schwer gefallen, und dieses holprige Gefühl hat sich durch mein ganzes Leseerlebnis gezogen. Ab gut der Hälfte habe ich auch gar nicht mehr wirklich gelesen...
Die Sex-Szenen hier fand ich echt schlimm. Die Protagonisten haben sich und ihre Körperteile die ganze Zeit mit Essen verglichen. Darauf steh ich einfach überhaupt nicht.
Auch angesichts der "Probleme" der Protagonisten waren die Charaktere nicht gut ausgearbeitet. Beide tragen ihr Päckchen mit sich herum, und zumindest bei einer Person kenne ich das selber und irgendwie wurde das nicht realistisch dargestellt.
Das Familiendrama war für mich zusätzlich unnötig...
Ich glaube tatsächlich, dass mir das Buch besser gefallen hätte, wenn nicht die Perspektivwechsel so komisch wären, und der Anfang einfach besser an Teil 1 anknüpft.
1,5/5 Sternen.
Schon Band 1 der Hot in the Kitchen Reihe (Love Recipes - Verführung à la carte) war nicht unbedingt mein Fall. Da ich in dem Buch aber Cara sympathisch fand, hatte ich mich auf Band 2 (Love Recipes - Süßes Verlangen) gefreut.
Leider fand ich ihn noch schlechter als seinen Vorgänger...
Denn obwohl ich Cara in Band 1 sympathisch fand, bin ich hier nicht mit ihr warm geworden. Und auch Shane war mir die ganze Zeit über fremd.
Der Einstieg ins Buch ist mir unglaublich schwer gefallen, und dieses holprige Gefühl hat sich durch mein ganzes Leseerlebnis gezogen. Ab gut der Hälfte habe ich auch gar nicht mehr wirklich gelesen...
Die Sex-Szenen hier fand ich echt schlimm. Die Protagonisten haben sich und ihre Körperteile die ganze Zeit mit Essen verglichen. Darauf steh ich einfach überhaupt nicht.
Auch angesichts der "Probleme" der Protagonisten waren die Charaktere nicht gut ausgearbeitet. Beide tragen ihr Päckchen mit sich herum, und zumindest bei einer Person kenne ich das selber und irgendwie wurde das nicht realistisch dargestellt.
Das Familiendrama war für mich zusätzlich unnötig...
Ich glaube tatsächlich, dass mir das Buch besser gefallen hätte, wenn nicht die Perspektivwechsel so komisch wären, und der Anfang einfach besser an Teil 1 anknüpft.
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
4.0
*I received a free ARC of All Fired Up from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*
Oh, WOW! All fired up is an awesome contemporary romance, with characters that are worth to get to know, some wonderful hotness, and backgrounds that the readers need tissues for.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
Oh, WOW! All fired up is an awesome contemporary romance, with characters that are worth to get to know, some wonderful hotness, and backgrounds that the readers need tissues for.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
kerribookhoarder's review
4.0
What do you get when you combine a hot, sexy Irish man with a cold, reserved events planner?
Sparks and tension, that's what!
I really enjoyed this book. It's hot, well paced, and it's got heart to it as well, which I appreciate.
I've read a lot of romance novels over the years, I'll be honest - they're easy, they're sweet and sexy. But not every romance novel does it for me, simply because you can't just throw two characters together, make them lust for each other, have them screw and then kapow, instant successful romance story!
A good romance has more than that. It'll have the tension and the sparks, the heated looks and longing - but it'll also have real tension and show that the characters have real worries and vulnerabilities, things that make them tick. It'll show things that might make one character a bit of an ass, and the other one a bit mean, and that's what makes it all coalesce together.
All Fired Up has all of this. Cara is our reserved heroine, running from a slip of her control, battling her demons and trying to hold temptation at bay. Shane is our sexy cowboy, gorgeous, Irish - and with a history of his own, and a weakness for Cara.
Put it all together and you have a story that was engaging and made me care about the main couple. Learning about Shane and Cara throughout the book, I came to understand and empathise with both of them - at times I wanted to shake them, but I still knew why and how they were making their decisions.
The sex is damn hot, too! (Had to mention that, right?) There are some moments where the dialogue made me roll my eyes, which is why I'm not giving it the full five stars, but it wasn't enough to seriously detract from the story.
Definitely a good read for romance lovers. I should note that this book is the second in a series, but as is so common with romance novels, you don't have to read one to understand the other, as far as I can tell - though I'll be picking up the first to check it out, too!
Disclosure: An ARC was provided through Netgalley in return for an honest review.
Sparks and tension, that's what!
I really enjoyed this book. It's hot, well paced, and it's got heart to it as well, which I appreciate.
I've read a lot of romance novels over the years, I'll be honest - they're easy, they're sweet and sexy. But not every romance novel does it for me, simply because you can't just throw two characters together, make them lust for each other, have them screw and then kapow, instant successful romance story!
A good romance has more than that. It'll have the tension and the sparks, the heated looks and longing - but it'll also have real tension and show that the characters have real worries and vulnerabilities, things that make them tick. It'll show things that might make one character a bit of an ass, and the other one a bit mean, and that's what makes it all coalesce together.
All Fired Up has all of this. Cara is our reserved heroine, running from a slip of her control, battling her demons and trying to hold temptation at bay. Shane is our sexy cowboy, gorgeous, Irish - and with a history of his own, and a weakness for Cara.
Put it all together and you have a story that was engaging and made me care about the main couple. Learning about Shane and Cara throughout the book, I came to understand and empathise with both of them - at times I wanted to shake them, but I still knew why and how they were making their decisions.
The sex is damn hot, too! (Had to mention that, right?) There are some moments where the dialogue made me roll my eyes, which is why I'm not giving it the full five stars, but it wasn't enough to seriously detract from the story.
Definitely a good read for romance lovers. I should note that this book is the second in a series, but as is so common with romance novels, you don't have to read one to understand the other, as far as I can tell - though I'll be picking up the first to check it out, too!
Disclosure: An ARC was provided through Netgalley in return for an honest review.
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