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August by Audrey Carlan

misslover's review against another edition

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4.0

I have to admit the entire book was very predictable. Except when it came to Maddy. Otherwise, this would have been given a 5 star. I'm very happy how things seem to be turning out though. Finally this series is going in a new direction and no longer the same repetitive relationships each month ;)

Wessssssss *drool*

jbarr5's review against another edition

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4.0

Calendar girl. Volumes 1-4 by Carlan_ Audrey
12 month books by the same author
Calendar girl: Mia wants to get in, make her money and get out problem is she has to keep her heart out of it.
She rides a bike and will explore the escort service after being a waitress on the Vegas strip. Her aunt will help her as it's her brother that is hospitalized from not paying back the loan sharks.
Her job for the next month is with Wes, in CA and she has her own room and wardrobe and lots of events they will attend. She just has to keep her heart to herself...she takes on other jobs to make more money...
Like very descriptive details of dress, jewelry and places they go-ultra rich. Erotic steamy sex scenes and some vulgar language that goes along with the story line.
Each volume containing 3 books of months of the year is included. Sex is all the same just with different men.
Baseball player, artist, swimsuit designer, locations: Boston, Seattle, CA, Hawaii, NY and all its locations.
Fire night dancing sounds so cool! Meaningful part of this for me was 'Family'. Really liked 'where are they now'
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

blubberbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Jeg ved ikke helt hvad jeg skal synes om denne måned. Jeg var underholdt, og jeg elsker stadig serien og Mia. Den her måned fik jeg noget helt andet, end jeg er vant til. Det var noget andet end det sædvanlige "forgabte Mia", sex og hotte fyre. Historien bliver dybere og dybere, og der hersker ingen tvivl om at Mia vil have forandret sig en del, når året slutter. Denne måned var så markant anderledes, at jeg ikke helt ved om det var godt eller skidt for min opfattelse af serien. Det var anderledes, virkelig anderledes. Uanset, glæder jeg mig til at læse næste måned!

hyms's review against another edition

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1.0

Drama, drama, drama - seriøst, hvor dum har man lov til at være?

cardmom's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved these stories. Read all the months and enjoyed the different flavor of the month and the story that went with it.

lisamh68's review against another edition

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4.0

Finding long lost sibling.. It was interesting.. and lets see where the journey takes us next..

lolasreviews's review against another edition

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4.0

After July I was really curious which direction this series was going to take and in August we get a glimpse of that and more. In my review of July I mentionedI was afraid this was going to become a bit formulaic, but July took things into a new direction that I was happy with. And August goes even a step further. I really enjoyed the direction this story is going and there's nothing formulaic about this episode, except maybe the fact that she has a new client and is in a different city again.

August is filled with heartfelt scenes, plot twists, character growth and a cliffhanger ending. I had predicted one of the plot twists as I thought it was pretty obvious, but the other one came as a surprise. We see how much these plot twists impacts Mia and how she deals with a big decision from July. We also see Madison and Matt make an appearance. And we meet some new characters, although I didn't like how they handled the plot twist topic as I felt they could've handled that better. And this episode is such an important part of Mia her journey and I want to know what's going to happen next and how this impacts things.

As I mentioned before this series is mostly Mia her journey, with each episode she gets closer to finding herself and knowing what she wants out of life. She finds new friends and learns new things about herself through the experiences. The decision from July has impacted her life and I liked seeing how she dealt with it and I think she has made the right decision. Although Wes could be a bit too bossy at times, pushing Mia a bit too much on certain issues, while I thought it would've been better for them to first get used to this point. And that's also why I understand that Mia wants to finish her journey and get the money her own way, even though at times I also think she could accept the help others give her a bit more gracefully instead of pushing the help away.

In this book we meet some new characters who are going to become part of Mia her live. I liked how the set-up was differently in this one. Mia is there to help them, but the plot is quite different from in other books. And I liked how this guy was already happily married and even had a kid. There were some side characters thrown in were I wasn't really sure why they were added, but overall I enjoyed meeting these new characters and seeing Mia interact with them. Like the other books you can expect some hot scenes in addition to the plot, but there's enough focus on the more emotional side of things as well.

To summarize: this episode continues to shake things up and I am glad this series doesn't turn formulaic. I really enjoyed this episode with the plot twists and heartfelt scenes. Although I did think one of the plot twists was a bit predictable and I don't get why Mia didn't see it earlier and the others didn't reveal things earlier. This one ends on a sort of cliffhanger. There is a lot of focus on the characters and emotional side of things. We see how Mia her decisions in July impacts things and it all made this book into and interesting read. And we meet some new characters and I liked seeing Mia interact with them. Looking forward to see how this impacts things in the rest of the series!

marilynmalloy's review against another edition

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5.0

WOW.

I love, love, loved this one.

Wes.

Max.

What a good story. Predictable. So very very predictable, but still a nice surprise as it was being led into.

Max. Mia. Maddie. .... and of course, Wes.

chb's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5


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gettinglostinagoodbook's review against another edition

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4.0

Starting off I'm having trouble picturing Max and Mia. All I see are two siblings I've taught who are also Max and Mia - the 11 year old girl nothing like I could ever imagine an escort to look like!
Yay! Back on track! This was a great book, and it is getting me reinvested in the series. So much more than just the escort job and hot sex (which I admittedly like reading, but it was getting repetitive). Max and Mia had so many things to discover about one another, and are slowing beginning to do so. Maddy appears to be taking a bigger role now too - and I like her!
Looking forward to September after all.