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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
Quick and fun read. Great for a relaxing afternoon read on the patio. I loved it!
The blurb of French Wanker was promising. A sexy Frenchman to cure a broken heart during a holiday in Europe. But, sadly, the execution fell short.
It is an instant love story. Very instant. They meet on page 2 of chapter 1, and by the fourth day they are together they are already in love. And I wouldn't have minded the glorified one-night stand turned almost week-long affair had the characters been convincing and had I connected with them.
There were some interesting background issues that, told differently and given the right weight, could have made the story so much more interesting. Yet, they felt rushed and washed down to the point that some passed as bad jokes. When Kara asks Quentin how his relationship with his ex-fiance ended, he replied "in silence." *spoiler* she died.
The book is full of cliches. There is a lot of repetition. Quentin is French/British and, besides some phrases in French, he sounds very American (American sayings and words). The cameos by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's characters felt forced and not believable. They didn't sound like the originals. Lastly, the book has some serious editing issues.
It is an instant love story. Very instant. They meet on page 2 of chapter 1, and by the fourth day they are together they are already in love. And I wouldn't have minded the glorified one-night stand turned almost week-long affair had the characters been convincing and had I connected with them.
There were some interesting background issues that, told differently and given the right weight, could have made the story so much more interesting. Yet, they felt rushed and washed down to the point that some passed as bad jokes. When Kara asks Quentin how his relationship with his ex-fiance ended, he replied "in silence." *spoiler* she died.
The book is full of cliches. There is a lot of repetition. Quentin is French/British and, besides some phrases in French, he sounds very American (American sayings and words). The cameos by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's characters felt forced and not believable. They didn't sound like the originals. Lastly, the book has some serious editing issues.
Bring your sense of humor and don't forget your heart. Quentin and Kara aren't always easy to like, but they take emotions on quite a ride. Pinder throws caution to the wind with French Wanker. An unpredictable escapade.
3.5 stars
This was one of my most anticipated books of this series because of the title alone. Add in this gorgeous cover and the blurb I thought this would be everything I could possibly want. Especially, since it was part of the Cocky Hero world. Sadly, it was not at all what I was expecting. France is one of my favorite places in the world. There is a certain type of charisma that they exude, and being arrogant and cocky go hand in hand with the men of this nationality. That was not the case with Quentin. Quentin was sweeter than anything with a touch of whiney, "oh woe is me". instead of what I was both wanting and expecting. Kara was okay but I really wanted more in regards to this relationship. I needed her to have a battle of wills against a true cocky French 'wanker".
This was still an okay book, it just didn't jive with the rest of this world.
This was one of my most anticipated books of this series because of the title alone. Add in this gorgeous cover and the blurb I thought this would be everything I could possibly want. Especially, since it was part of the Cocky Hero world. Sadly, it was not at all what I was expecting. France is one of my favorite places in the world. There is a certain type of charisma that they exude, and being arrogant and cocky go hand in hand with the men of this nationality. That was not the case with Quentin. Quentin was sweeter than anything with a touch of whiney, "oh woe is me". instead of what I was both wanting and expecting. Kara was okay but I really wanted more in regards to this relationship. I needed her to have a battle of wills against a true cocky French 'wanker".
This was still an okay book, it just didn't jive with the rest of this world.
Oh a French hottie to entertain me...whatever will I do! French Wanker has a very entertaining meet cute and a steamy instalove connection. While I find the dear doctor dreamy, I have to say I felt a lot of this book was rushed. They had an instant connection. It happens. Cool. But they didn't quite develop it before the big grand gesture. I actually thought I skipped a few pages because while their connection was fun I had no earthquakes here on my part.
Enjoy the French, I certainly did. As a person who studied for 4 years, 20 years ago, it was fun to see if I could translate before I double checked with Google. The answer...yes.
So while I entertained myself with translating and enjoyed the good doctor's back story, I feel like French Wanker left me wanting more but not in the panting for it way I like.
Enjoy the French, I certainly did. As a person who studied for 4 years, 20 years ago, it was fun to see if I could translate before I double checked with Google. The answer...yes.
So while I entertained myself with translating and enjoyed the good doctor's back story, I feel like French Wanker left me wanting more but not in the panting for it way I like.
Uh, not my favorite out of the series.
French Wanker started off on a weird note for me. As someone who has been to Paris.. I just didn't think the accent was French enough? Not sure if that's a diss to the narrator or not, so super sorry if it is! To be honest it was a mixture of British with a dash of French? Again, not sure if that makes sense but that's what I'm going with.
Besides the accents, you get to meet Quentin and Kara. He is a doctor who has decided to leave his practice and dive into something else rather suddenly. Whereas she is taking the honeymoon she would've taken if she had gotten married to Marco, who is a douche. They both have somewhat of a past and they needed to heal in some way. So that obviously means they need to share a kiss or two, right?
Sure. Things start to feel a insta-y to me and it just wasn't working. They had cute moments but I just felt like things were way too rushed. Especially the ending, when she was randomly given this huge job just because they were going to get married. She knew nothing about it.. but hey, she's the new fiancé who cares.
Plus, it also had it's boring moments in between. In the end, it was an okay but boring book.
French Wanker started off on a weird note for me. As someone who has been to Paris.. I just didn't think the accent was French enough? Not sure if that's a diss to the narrator or not, so super sorry if it is! To be honest it was a mixture of British with a dash of French? Again, not sure if that makes sense but that's what I'm going with.
Besides the accents, you get to meet Quentin and Kara. He is a doctor who has decided to leave his practice and dive into something else rather suddenly. Whereas she is taking the honeymoon she would've taken if she had gotten married to Marco, who is a douche. They both have somewhat of a past and they needed to heal in some way. So that obviously means they need to share a kiss or two, right?
Sure. Things start to feel a insta-y to me and it just wasn't working. They had cute moments but I just felt like things were way too rushed. Especially the ending, when she was randomly given this huge job just because they were going to get married. She knew nothing about it.. but hey, she's the new fiancé who cares.
Plus, it also had it's boring moments in between. In the end, it was an okay but boring book.
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What you need to know about French Wanker:
✔ Insta-love romance
✔ Complete stand-alone
✔ Jilted bride on her European Honeymoon Trip
✔ Sexy French/British Doctor
✔ If you loved British Bedmate by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, you will get to see more of Bridget and Simon.
The first thing that struck me about this book was a fairly big problem. “Wanker” in British slang is defined as this: 1. Someone who masturbates, 2. a contemptible person (used as a general term of abuse) and variations of this. Never is it defined as it is in the book, that is as Quentin tells Kara: a slang term for “penis”. So that’s a fairly glaring error. It makes Kara referring to Quentin as “Wanker” and “Mr. Wanker” and Quentin referring to his ‘member’ as “wanker `` just laughable, then irritating. It’s mind boggling really. How did this happen?
When I first heard the title of the book I thought that it was going to be about some French alpha jerk because of the term but no, Quentin is a sympathetic figure. He’s a doctor who feels responsible for the death of his fiance (and his brother - he carries many burdens).
The tone of the book is, let’s say, varied. He’s brooding about his fiance’s death and Kara the jilted bride is feeling rather frisky and referring to him as “Wanker”. “Quentin was a cute name though he’d forever be my wanker.” Quentin asks Kara about her wine: “How does it taste to you?” Kara: “Yes.”
It’s comedic at points and then tense and brooding, then angst-filled, I will just say, it was not for me. The “wanker” thing threw me off and I could not enjoy the book. I had high hopes. There’s a road trip. There are scenes in a vineyard and in Monte Carlo. No blurb or description was provided.
WRITING STYLE: 2/5
PLOT: 2/5
WORLD-BUILDING: 2/5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 2/5
ROMANCE: 2/5
HEAT: 2/5
Many thanks to Give Me Books Promotions, the Cocky Hero Club, and Victoria Pinder for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of “French Wanker”. My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
What you need to know about French Wanker:
✔ Insta-love romance
✔ Complete stand-alone
✔ Jilted bride on her European Honeymoon Trip
✔ Sexy French/British Doctor
✔ If you loved British Bedmate by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, you will get to see more of Bridget and Simon.
The first thing that struck me about this book was a fairly big problem. “Wanker” in British slang is defined as this: 1. Someone who masturbates, 2. a contemptible person (used as a general term of abuse) and variations of this. Never is it defined as it is in the book, that is as Quentin tells Kara: a slang term for “penis”. So that’s a fairly glaring error. It makes Kara referring to Quentin as “Wanker” and “Mr. Wanker” and Quentin referring to his ‘member’ as “wanker `` just laughable, then irritating. It’s mind boggling really. How did this happen?
When I first heard the title of the book I thought that it was going to be about some French alpha jerk because of the term but no, Quentin is a sympathetic figure. He’s a doctor who feels responsible for the death of his fiance (and his brother - he carries many burdens).
The tone of the book is, let’s say, varied. He’s brooding about his fiance’s death and Kara the jilted bride is feeling rather frisky and referring to him as “Wanker”. “Quentin was a cute name though he’d forever be my wanker.” Quentin asks Kara about her wine: “How does it taste to you?” Kara: “Yes.”
It’s comedic at points and then tense and brooding, then angst-filled, I will just say, it was not for me. The “wanker” thing threw me off and I could not enjoy the book. I had high hopes. There’s a road trip. There are scenes in a vineyard and in Monte Carlo. No blurb or description was provided.
WRITING STYLE: 2/5
PLOT: 2/5
WORLD-BUILDING: 2/5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 2/5
ROMANCE: 2/5
HEAT: 2/5
Many thanks to Give Me Books Promotions, the Cocky Hero Club, and Victoria Pinder for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of “French Wanker”. My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
Quentin and Kara ❤️
Paris is for lovers, that’s what they say, but Kara just wanted to spend her honeymoon alone, since her wedding was called off by her groom to be, she decided to not let her honeymoon go to waste. Little did she know that the decision would change her life forever.
Quentin was running from his past, filled with misguided guilt he thought he wasn’t worth anything, until he kissed a strange American on the Eiffel Tower.
What happens next could only happen in a fairy tale, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. With a tiny bit of drama these two set out on an adventure to find them selves and maybe fall in love?
This was a sweet story about two troubled souls, who are just looking for happiness and maybe a little something extra
Paris is for lovers, that’s what they say, but Kara just wanted to spend her honeymoon alone, since her wedding was called off by her groom to be, she decided to not let her honeymoon go to waste. Little did she know that the decision would change her life forever.
Quentin was running from his past, filled with misguided guilt he thought he wasn’t worth anything, until he kissed a strange American on the Eiffel Tower.
What happens next could only happen in a fairy tale, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. With a tiny bit of drama these two set out on an adventure to find them selves and maybe fall in love?
This was a sweet story about two troubled souls, who are just looking for happiness and maybe a little something extra
I have been dying to read this book. The name sold me but the blurb did also. This is my first read by this author and I am now going to go looking up other novels by her.
Quentin and Kara aren't always easy to like, but they take emotions on quite a ride. Kara, in Paris to experience her aborted honeymoon on her own and Quintin, leaving his home town after selling his physician practice. One might reject the idea of a one night stand to console a jilted bride and a brooding Frenchman, but fate has them meet on the train to Monte Carlo.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review, and I plan to buy this book when it becomes available.
Quentin and Kara aren't always easy to like, but they take emotions on quite a ride. Kara, in Paris to experience her aborted honeymoon on her own and Quintin, leaving his home town after selling his physician practice. One might reject the idea of a one night stand to console a jilted bride and a brooding Frenchman, but fate has them meet on the train to Monte Carlo.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review, and I plan to buy this book when it becomes available.
Not for me
I’m a big fan of the Cocky Hero club, but this story fell short. It tried to include too many feelings flipping back and forth. I really had to work to love the characters because the writing just wasn’t my style.
I’m a big fan of the Cocky Hero club, but this story fell short. It tried to include too many feelings flipping back and forth. I really had to work to love the characters because the writing just wasn’t my style.