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1989: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Kelly Martin

bookdrgn's review

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4.0

A decent final story.
Revenge turned to love.
I liked how Nancy realised there might be two sides to a story, and unless he did something heinous, revenge dating, while lucrative, is cruel.
I liked Chad. He’s genuine and down to earth.

bookwormbunny's review

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5.0

*** I reviewed an Advanced Review Copy voluntarily. The opinions expressed are solely my own and no one else's. ***

1989: Once Bitten, Twice Shy is a book by Kelly Martin about a college student named Nancy who runs a business quietly called Once Bitten. It's a revenge business of where girls who have been wronged by their boyfriends get in touch with her and pay her to get revenge on their ex boyfriends who hurt them. She's good at what she does but when she's approached by a client who wants her to get dirt on a guy who's a bit of celebrity things get a little complicated. She's warned not to fall for him but she quickly finds herself doing exactly that. But she has a job to do...money that she needs badly...will she be able to do it or will she fall and get played herself?

I wasn't really sure what to think of this book at first but as I read more into it I started to really like it. Nancy is an interesting character. She is keeping the business from her roommate but it turns out that everyone is keeping secrets in this book. You really can't fault Nancy for falling for Chad to be honest...he sounds basically perfect except for the whole sex tape thing. The twist in this story makes it really interesting and all in all it's a very enjoyable read. Short and sweet.
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