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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Billionaire Caleb Blackstone is a player. He is successful, rich, and smoking hot. When he sets eyes on Brooke Casterley at a party he knows he will do anything and everything to have her.
Brooke Casterley knows all too well what a powerful man can do. She has the scars to prove it. Moving back home to help her Gram, she just wants to have a quiet life to heal her soul. That's until Caleb Blackstone comes to her rescue.
Can Brooke resist the charm that is Caleb Blackstone? Does she even want to? What could a filthy rich player have in common with a broke British girl?
I really enjoyed this one. It was super sweet. Very insta-love. Low angst. A tiny bit predictable. But I loved the characters (both main and secondary.) Caleb was SO sweet and one look at Brooke was all it took for him to give up his player ways and fall madly in love. Brooke was a sweet heroine. She had been through so much for such a young woman, but she handled it all so well. There is a fabulous cast of secondary characters, from Brooke's Gram to Caleb's siblings and best friend James. They all added an extra layer to the overall story. I can't wait to see what is in store for them.
That said, it did drag a little for me through the middle and I felt like we were left hanging about the heroine's husbands family. The author kept alluding to them being dangerous or potentially coming after the heroine, but nothing ever came of it. I also (as I mentioned above) found it a bit predictable. I saw the big surprise at the end coming from a mile away.
Overall, though, this was a fabulous little read that kept me entertained. So it gets two thumbs up from yours truly.
I liked the story, but I didn't think the writing was that good unfortunately.
I would read more of her books though, this definitely held my attention.
I would read more of her books though, this definitely held my attention.
A sweet romance read. Also side note it gave me some inspiration and I'm back to writing again!
2.5 Meatballs Stars
Brooke and Caleb bond over meatballs and Caleb rushing to her defense when she is being hit on by a slimy rich guy. Caleb has seen her before and is enchanted from the first second he lays eyes on her. He has broken up with his girlfriend recently and up until now he has never considered a serious relationship. Until he looks into a pair of sad eyes.
Brooke isn't on the market for something more than a hook up with a gorgeous guy but the more she gets to know Caleb, the more intrigued she is. She is honest and tells Caleb right away her sad story thinking it will scare him away...but she didn't expect Caleb's resilience and his desire to extinguish the sadness in her.
The story had a lovely premise and I was looking forward to reading the journey of those two. Everything was pretty insta with them. Insta-lust, insta-love, insta-forget-about-the-past. I have known authors who pulled off insta. Unfortunately this wasn't the case here. While I loved the first bit of this book the more I advanced, the cheesier it got. The I-love-yous started early on and Brooke's willingness to revise her decision to not have a relationship was too fast. Even the wrench thrown into the game by a vengeful ex and some paparazzi didn't make for an exciting twist.
On the plus side was the insane chemistry these two had. The smexy times were incredibly hot and so much better than the dialogues which didn't feel natural to me. Another plus were likable characters. Overall though it wasn't enough to wow me. I keep hearing that I should read Raine Miller's first series, especially Naked and I definitely will. I will also continue reading this series hoping that this one was a fluke.
Brooke and Caleb bond over meatballs and Caleb rushing to her defense when she is being hit on by a slimy rich guy. Caleb has seen her before and is enchanted from the first second he lays eyes on her. He has broken up with his girlfriend recently and up until now he has never considered a serious relationship. Until he looks into a pair of sad eyes.
Brooke isn't on the market for something more than a hook up with a gorgeous guy but the more she gets to know Caleb, the more intrigued she is. She is honest and tells Caleb right away her sad story thinking it will scare him away...but she didn't expect Caleb's resilience and his desire to extinguish the sadness in her.
The story had a lovely premise and I was looking forward to reading the journey of those two. Everything was pretty insta with them. Insta-lust, insta-love, insta-forget-about-the-past. I have known authors who pulled off insta. Unfortunately this wasn't the case here. While I loved the first bit of this book the more I advanced, the cheesier it got. The I-love-yous started early on and Brooke's willingness to revise her decision to not have a relationship was too fast. Even the wrench thrown into the game by a vengeful ex and some paparazzi didn't make for an exciting twist.
On the plus side was the insane chemistry these two had. The smexy times were incredibly hot and so much better than the dialogues which didn't feel natural to me. Another plus were likable characters. Overall though it wasn't enough to wow me. I keep hearing that I should read Raine Miller's first series, especially Naked and I definitely will. I will also continue reading this series hoping that this one was a fluke.
This book was perfect for what I was looking for-an easy, somewhat trashy (in the best of ways) read. I'm looking forward to the other books in the series.
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With a perfect balance between romance and sexy, Raine Miller delivers yet again, a story that’s the true definition of romance.
Billionaire Caleb Blackstone is used to a world full of wealth and succeed, but even him knows that money can’t bring happiness… or love. Sometimes, you find it where you least expected it, and not matter what you have to take it when it comes.
Insert Brooke Casterley.
"In another words, a complete anomaly in my world.”
A girl who’s so completely different from everything and everyone he’s ever know. A girl who has been hurt before and that’s not looking for love. Still, the attraction she feels for Caleb overpowers her and what starts as flirtation quickly turns into all-consuming passion.
”…it had been much more than a melding of bodies for me. It had been the melding of my heart with hers.”
There’s no doubt Raine Miller knows how to write a Romance, Filthy Rich is the book all of us hopeless romantics should read. Caleb Blackstone is your loyal romantic yet alpha hero that will have you swooning and wishing to be Brooke even for a chapter.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who's looking to get lost in a good romance with a sparkle of drama an a true happily ever after.
Boring af that's my opinion about this book. I found it interesting bc the cover and the sinopsis, but I didn't enjoy the book at all.
First of all the romance trope between the characters is insta-love, aka a trope I don't like. Basically the main character without knowing anything about her, he stalked her to get more info because he was in love. He no nothing about her!
Another issue I have with the story is the fact that the heroine had a lot of issues that could have been more deep, but it was all treated superficially, so I think it would have been more interesting if we had witnessed the heroin's character evolution.
One of the things I hated a lot is how Caleb knew that his ex basically pierced the condoms but he did nothing to prevent the heroin from pregnancy. She had the right to chose to take the pill after or something, I mean why not tell her and let her carry a baby that she could possible not be ready to carry.
The s3x scenes at the beginning were okay, but then we get nothing else.
Finally, my last issues with the story is that the plot is so basic. No drama at all, it was all about seeing them saying each time "i love you". Ugh I like to see some evolution in romance, I accept to see a character feel attracted to another one at first sight, cause it can happen, but no falling for someone the same day you meet. It was 0 alike to reality...
First of all the romance trope between the characters is insta-love, aka a trope I don't like. Basically the main character without knowing anything about her, he stalked her to get more info because he was in love. He no nothing about her!
Another issue I have with the story is the fact that the heroine had a lot of issues that could have been more deep, but it was all treated superficially, so I think it would have been more interesting if we had witnessed the heroin's character evolution.
One of the things I hated a lot is how Caleb knew that his ex basically pierced the condoms but he did nothing to prevent the heroin from pregnancy. She had the right to chose to take the pill after or something, I mean why not tell her and let her carry a baby that she could possible not be ready to carry.
The s3x scenes at the beginning were okay, but then we get nothing else.
Finally, my last issues with the story is that the plot is so basic. No drama at all, it was all about seeing them saying each time "i love you". Ugh I like to see some evolution in romance, I accept to see a character feel attracted to another one at first sight, cause it can happen, but no falling for someone the same day you meet. It was 0 alike to reality...