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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Marjorie Ivarsson is the picture of naivete. A hardworking waitress raised by her grandmother, an evening playing bingo is her sort of socialising. But when she's invited to be a bridesmaid at her friend Bronte's wedding, she enters a whole new world.
Whisked away to the billionaire groom's private island, Marjorie is awe-struck by the glitz and glamour. But what dazzles her most is notorious playboy and hot-shot TV producer Robert Cannon.
After Marjorie saves Robert from drowning in the island's turquoise lagoon, she can't help but feel drawn to him. But she's not the only woman intrigued, and with his wild and womanising ways, they couldn't be more wrong for each other. With the blistering attraction between them becoming hard to ignore, and the idyllic, irresistibly romantic island as their playground - will opposites attract?
I got kind of annoyed at this one. I didn't absolutely love the The Billionaire Boys Club books, but I enjoyed it. So I was looking forward to reading this because it was new people but also included the other characters. But I was honestly a little disappointed.
Rob was a pig right up until the end when he "realized the error of his ways". Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that he was trying to be someone that Marjorie would want/be proud of but he was still a pig. In the other series, I did get annoyed with the guys, but that was mostly because they had an attitude of "I have lots of money so I can get whatever I want". They weren't necessarily pigs, they were just stupid. But Rob was just...ugh! And it wasn't even because of what he did (although that was a little pervy, NGL, and I liked when Marjorie called him on it). It was because of the way he kept thinking about Marjorie or the other girls who were throwing themselves at him. I was glad that he at least was all over Marjorie and upping her self-confidence. He gets points in that department. That was pretty much the only thing I liked about him: The way he didn't care that Marjorie was tall and he did everything he could to get her to stop hiding the height.
Marjorie was a little...well she wasn't exactly whiny, but I did get annoyed at the beginning when she spent so much time complaining about how she'd been made fun of for her height. I did like that as she spent more time with Rob and he continued to point out that he didn't give a crap about her height, he just liked her, her self-confidence skyrocketed. I also liked the way she helped Bronte with everything that she needed and then when she needed to, she also stood up to her (although that was more to Logan than Bronte, but still, she laid everything out there and wasn't going to let them take away her happiness).
I'm interested enough in some of the others to probably read the other books, but this was definitely a disappointing start.
Whisked away to the billionaire groom's private island, Marjorie is awe-struck by the glitz and glamour. But what dazzles her most is notorious playboy and hot-shot TV producer Robert Cannon.
After Marjorie saves Robert from drowning in the island's turquoise lagoon, she can't help but feel drawn to him. But she's not the only woman intrigued, and with his wild and womanising ways, they couldn't be more wrong for each other. With the blistering attraction between them becoming hard to ignore, and the idyllic, irresistibly romantic island as their playground - will opposites attract?
I got kind of annoyed at this one. I didn't absolutely love the The Billionaire Boys Club books, but I enjoyed it. So I was looking forward to reading this because it was new people but also included the other characters. But I was honestly a little disappointed.
Rob was a pig right up until the end when he "realized the error of his ways". Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that he was trying to be someone that Marjorie would want/be proud of but he was still a pig. In the other series, I did get annoyed with the guys, but that was mostly because they had an attitude of "I have lots of money so I can get whatever I want". They weren't necessarily pigs, they were just stupid. But Rob was just...ugh! And it wasn't even because of what he did (although that was a little pervy, NGL, and I liked when Marjorie called him on it). It was because of the way he kept thinking about Marjorie or the other girls who were throwing themselves at him. I was glad that he at least was all over Marjorie and upping her self-confidence. He gets points in that department. That was pretty much the only thing I liked about him: The way he didn't care that Marjorie was tall and he did everything he could to get her to stop hiding the height.
Marjorie was a little...well she wasn't exactly whiny, but I did get annoyed at the beginning when she spent so much time complaining about how she'd been made fun of for her height. I did like that as she spent more time with Rob and he continued to point out that he didn't give a crap about her height, he just liked her, her self-confidence skyrocketed. I also liked the way she helped Bronte with everything that she needed and then when she needed to, she also stood up to her (although that was more to Logan than Bronte, but still, she laid everything out there and wasn't going to let them take away her happiness).
I'm interested enough in some of the others to probably read the other books, but this was definitely a disappointing start.
so pretty much everything about this book was great and on par with the billionaire boys club books. the writing, the heroine, the conflict, the tension, the steaminess. so why am i giving this book 3 stars? because the hero was a raging fraternal misogynist who made billions (emphasis on the b) on exploiting women and their bodies and im just supposed to forgive him because he fell in love? yeah fuck him. rob was just a slimy douche and even the way he thought about marjorie and her virginity was so gross and i just didn't vibe. i really like marjorie because she was tall (even taller than the hero which i rarely see in books) and she was sweet if a little naive but overall rob's "redemption" was not deserved because to me, that level of misogyny just doesn't disappear because you fell in love and donated some money. maybe i'm being a cold-hearted bitch but i don't care, this wasn't it
So funny! I loved Marge and even Rob, sleazy though he was. I enoyed this from page one to the end!
I loved this book so much that I read the ending three times in a row because I didn't want to be finished with it.
The hero is suuuuuch a jerk. He's crude as hell. And I loved him anyway. I also loved how bad their dates were when they were trying to be what they thought the other person wanted them to be instead of themselves. And then they let is all hang out and it was great! So great!
And that was some damn good grovel. One of my favorite reads of the year.
The hero is suuuuuch a jerk. He's crude as hell. And I loved him anyway. I also loved how bad their dates were when they were trying to be what they thought the other person wanted them to be instead of themselves. And then they let is all hang out and it was great! So great!
And that was some damn good grovel. One of my favorite reads of the year.
1.5-2 stars *library book*
He's halfway likeable. He runs a version of Girls Gone Wild called "Tits or GTFO" and runs a network similar to the Playboy network. His TV crew kinda harasses women. He shows a different side of himself with her but that only goes so far. She's really boring. She could find people her own age with similar interests if she tried. Or at least closer to her age than 80. I like some of this author's books but probably skip this one
He's halfway likeable. He runs a version of Girls Gone Wild called "Tits or GTFO" and runs a network similar to the Playboy network. His TV crew kinda harasses women. He shows a different side of himself with her but that only goes so far. She's really boring. She could find people her own age with similar interests if she tried. Or at least closer to her age than 80. I like some of this author's books but probably skip this one
I enjoyed this reforming the rake romance, insta-love and all. The “hero,” Rob is quite the rake. I placed hero in quotes because it takes him a realllllllllly long time to get there. The heroine, Marjorie, is so thoroughly lovable that her overwhelming innocence and naivete (repeatedly noted by Rob and other characters) didn’t bother me as much as I thought it might. Rob’s head-over-heels reaction to her helped with that, along with the fact that this pair had chemistry in spades.
Fans of the Billionaire Boy’s Club series should enjoy appearances of the heroines from those books. Gretchen easily steals every scene she’s in.
Fans of the Billionaire Boy’s Club series should enjoy appearances of the heroines from those books. Gretchen easily steals every scene she’s in.
Marjorie is standing up in her friend’s destination wedding when she meets Rob Cannon, billionaire TV mogul. She saves his life, and he changes her. But when she finds out that runs a “Girls Gone Wild” type of man channel, can love conquer that?
The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between
-Who doesn’t want a billionaire to fall in love with them?: The premise is one I can get behind - billionaire who is madly attracted to you on sight and will do anything for you. You know. As they do.
-Marjorie’s a tall gal: I loved that Marjorie is, physically at least, a departure from most heroines. She’s 6’1” and she’s willowy, not all curves. She’s always been made to feel less than because she doesn’t fit into your standard definition of beauty. When you address this type of insecurity, more often than not it’s because a heroine is overweight, or curvy. You don’t see height as a factor very often and it made this stand out for me. When you add in the fact that she was raised by her grandparents and is more at home at a bingo hall than a nightclub, and you’ve got the makings of a very individual kind of gal. She’s a very likeable heroine and I just loved that she didn’t just cave at the first sign of difficulty, but she stuck to her ideals and she didn’t excuse anything just because she “loved” Rob.
-Rob’s boorish and crass, and absolutely likeable: Rob’s got a real big attitude, larger than life and frankly, a bit of a dick. He’s never cared what anyone thought of him and he’s made a living being a misogynist. He’s not perfect, but his transformation for Marjorie and his love for her height (he's six foot, so he's a little shorter than Marj) won me over completely:
He treated her with care every step of the way, and when he screwed up, I just wanted him to fix it and get her back.
-Sexy times, and plenty of them: The sex, lordy the sex was copious and well done. Perhaps a bit much, but I'm not complaining.
-It’s a fantasy, so it definitely goes there: It’s fantastical, not a bit believable and a bit predictable, but that didn’t diminish my enjoyment. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but there’s no need to. It’s a fantasy erotic romance and works well as such.
The Bottom Line
I really enjoyed this romance and I definitely recommend it to those who like easy reads with a not your everyday kind of heroine and a hero who starts as a dick (but not to the heroine which is all I care about, really).
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review**
The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between
-Who doesn’t want a billionaire to fall in love with them?: The premise is one I can get behind - billionaire who is madly attracted to you on sight and will do anything for you. You know. As they do.
-Marjorie’s a tall gal: I loved that Marjorie is, physically at least, a departure from most heroines. She’s 6’1” and she’s willowy, not all curves. She’s always been made to feel less than because she doesn’t fit into your standard definition of beauty. When you address this type of insecurity, more often than not it’s because a heroine is overweight, or curvy. You don’t see height as a factor very often and it made this stand out for me. When you add in the fact that she was raised by her grandparents and is more at home at a bingo hall than a nightclub, and you’ve got the makings of a very individual kind of gal. She’s a very likeable heroine and I just loved that she didn’t just cave at the first sign of difficulty, but she stuck to her ideals and she didn’t excuse anything just because she “loved” Rob.
-Rob’s boorish and crass, and absolutely likeable: Rob’s got a real big attitude, larger than life and frankly, a bit of a dick. He’s never cared what anyone thought of him and he’s made a living being a misogynist. He’s not perfect, but his transformation for Marjorie and his love for her height (he's six foot, so he's a little shorter than Marj) won me over completely:
“Any man who’s not secure enough to be seen with a gorgeous woman who just happens to be taller than him doesn’t deserve the aforementioned gorgeous woman. He can go fuck himself.”
He treated her with care every step of the way, and when he screwed up, I just wanted him to fix it and get her back.
-Sexy times, and plenty of them: The sex, lordy the sex was copious and well done. Perhaps a bit much, but I'm not complaining.
-It’s a fantasy, so it definitely goes there: It’s fantastical, not a bit believable and a bit predictable, but that didn’t diminish my enjoyment. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but there’s no need to. It’s a fantasy erotic romance and works well as such.
The Bottom Line
I really enjoyed this romance and I definitely recommend it to those who like easy reads with a not your everyday kind of heroine and a hero who starts as a dick (but not to the heroine which is all I care about, really).
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review**