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Brazen by Maya Banks

birdloveranne's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this book! Worth the time, to me!

sissykat31's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved the romance

jetenold's review against another edition

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4.0

Good read. Loved the fact that she fought for what she wanted.

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

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3.0

*Audiobook
My summary: Jasmine Quinn is going back home to Texas after being gone for a year in Paris. In love with both Zayn and Seth, she’s decided that she wants both brothers after having left because she couldn’t deal with the fact that she was in love with them both. Zayn and Seth took Jasmine in six years ago, when she was a 16-year old runaway in trouble. Now, Jasmine hopes to find her true love in both their arms, but both brothers may not accept sharing her.
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Genre: Erotic romance
My thoughts: I see why the wait on Libby was super short for this. I lost count of how many times I rolled my eyes or shook my head. It was so bad. Like train wreck bad, where it’s awful but you can’t tear your eyes away (or tear the earbuds out). The only reason I kept listening was because I didn’t have any other holds available on Libby. Basically, an emotionally damaged girl can’t separate love from inappropriate feelings for the brothers who took her in when she was a 16-year old abused runaway. The narrator’s voice was pretty flat, so it grated a bit at times. They were several spicy scenes, but overall didn’t make up for the ridiculous plot. In this genre, there are far, far better books out there [insert one final eye roll], so unless there’s truly nothing else available on audiobooks, probably skip this one.
My rating: 2.6

geo_ix's review

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2.0

The overall feel of this book just made me uncomfortable. Not because it’s ménage or poly, but because she pushed it so hard even when one of them felt so uncomfortable with it. She was so stuck on the fact she’d seen them with another woman at the same time once that they’d commit to a lifelong relationship like there was no difference between sex and a relationship. It didn’t help the two guys were brothers, and they then started fighting and she’d just quickly jump from one to the other even when she was aware how one felt about sharing.

It always felt really immature and dramatic and probably would have worked better for me if they were two guys who worked on the farm together or they were adopted by the farm owners something. Would have loved her to be a little understanding too and not get upset when they were weirded out about the whole thing lol

franki7's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

queenmegzz's review

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adventurous emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

story_stone's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

salene27's review

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4.0

Great book, hot & steamy, but had a great story line to it too. WIll read her again.

callmemer's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I love a good fast-paced story, but I still think there has to be relationship building, so that a reader can see WHY the MC loves the romantic partner(s). The backstory where we learn why we should love Seth and Zane as much as she does is just not there. 

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