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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first book by the author I did not enjoy. The heroine was really annoying. I usually like the unrealistic situations the author creates but in this book it was too much. I have already read the next in the series and loved, so I will continue to read her work.
J'ai très vite arrêté la lecture car je ne suis pas un fan de la façon dont Max parle avec familiarité à Nina dès le début mais aussi de cette idée de l'homme qui vient dominer la femme. Ce n'est pas vraiment pour moi.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I knew before I even took this timeout that Niles and I were never going to work and I realized that I’d known that for a long time. I’d either fallen out of love with him or he’d bored the love out of me.
I'm a huge Kristen Ashley fan but I made the mistake of reading the Colorado Mountain Series out of order. I had read all of them except book 1 so I decided to go back and read it. Unfortunately I didn't find it as enjoyable as the other books but that may have been because the hero Max shares the same name as my dad. So I really couldn't bring myself to feel anything but friendship for the hero. Some may think that's a silly reason but for some reason I couldn't get past it.
However this was still a good book, it was full of all the good things that makes Kristen Ashley's books so popular. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone female :P I don't know what it is about the Alpha males this author writes that make them so drool worthy but if you haven't picked up a book by her then I suggest you get one ASAP.
“I thought I’d stay home, read, maybe plot how I’ll drug and kidnap my father, drive him to the next state and dump him outside a Police Station with a note pinned to him saying that he killed JFK and was there to confess.”
I'm a huge Kristen Ashley fan but I made the mistake of reading the Colorado Mountain Series out of order. I had read all of them except book 1 so I decided to go back and read it. Unfortunately I didn't find it as enjoyable as the other books but that may have been because the hero Max shares the same name as my dad. So I really couldn't bring myself to feel anything but friendship for the hero. Some may think that's a silly reason but for some reason I couldn't get past it.
However this was still a good book, it was full of all the good things that makes Kristen Ashley's books so popular. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone female :P I don't know what it is about the Alpha males this author writes that make them so drool worthy but if you haven't picked up a book by her then I suggest you get one ASAP.
“I thought I’d stay home, read, maybe plot how I’ll drug and kidnap my father, drive him to the next state and dump him outside a Police Station with a note pinned to him saying that he killed JFK and was there to confess.”
DNF at 59%
It feels like a blasphemy to say this, but this book left a bad taste in my mouth. The plot was boring and painfully repetitive that I was cringing the whole time.
I hate to be in a minority here, especially since this book was written by Kristen Ashley (one of my top go-to authors when I need a fun and fluffy read), but if I'm really being honest, reading The Gamble was like pulling teeth.
I didn't like the female lead (Nina) at all, which was surprising, because all throughout the book, I felt as if the author is trying too hard to make me like her. The key phrase there is "trying too hard", so I guess that's why it had the opposite effect on me. I hated her. She lacks largely in character development and depth.
I admit that there were a few times I had swooned over the male lead (Max), because of his possessiveness over Nina (which I kind of liked until it got too much). I also think their interactions are too mushy for my taste, and that's telling something because I'm a romantic at heart and dabble on mushy romances occasionally. It's just that...there were a lot of things happening that don't contribute anything to the story or made any practical sense at all.
Needless to say, I wish I liked it (I really do), but it just frustrated me to the point of quitting half way through the story.
It feels like a blasphemy to say this, but this book left a bad taste in my mouth. The plot was boring and painfully repetitive that I was cringing the whole time.
I hate to be in a minority here, especially since this book was written by Kristen Ashley (one of my top go-to authors when I need a fun and fluffy read), but if I'm really being honest, reading The Gamble was like pulling teeth.
I didn't like the female lead (Nina) at all, which was surprising, because all throughout the book, I felt as if the author is trying too hard to make me like her. The key phrase there is "trying too hard", so I guess that's why it had the opposite effect on me. I hated her. She lacks largely in character development and depth.
I admit that there were a few times I had swooned over the male lead (Max), because of his possessiveness over Nina (which I kind of liked until it got too much). I also think their interactions are too mushy for my taste, and that's telling something because I'm a romantic at heart and dabble on mushy romances occasionally. It's just that...there were a lot of things happening that don't contribute anything to the story or made any practical sense at all.
Needless to say, I wish I liked it (I really do), but it just frustrated me to the point of quitting half way through the story.
This is the first book by the author I did not enjoy. The heroine was really annoying. I usually like the unrealistic situations the author creates but in this book it was too much. I have already read the next in the series and loved, so I will continue to read her work.
I never learn and after I promise myself not to read another KA book I do it again.
It feels like they are the same characters in a different story setting. The same conversations in all of them. The same alpha male and same princess heroine.
And the dialogue! Omg! For goodness sake let the woman finish her sentences!
“Max –”
“I got in,” he declared and he could say that again.
“Max –”
“I’m in, Duchess, you think for a second I’m gonna let you push me out?”
“Um…”
“I’m not.”
“Max –”
His hands started roaming and he stated, “No fuckin’ way.”
Yeah, this is how a conversation is between H and h in every book (the contemporany ones anyway).
It feels like they are the same characters in a different story setting. The same conversations in all of them. The same alpha male and same princess heroine.
And the dialogue! Omg! For goodness sake let the woman finish her sentences!
“Max –”
“I got in,” he declared and he could say that again.
“Max –”
“I’m in, Duchess, you think for a second I’m gonna let you push me out?”
“Um…”
“I’m not.”
“Max –”
His hands started roaming and he stated, “No fuckin’ way.”
Yeah, this is how a conversation is between H and h in every book (the contemporany ones anyway).