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thepassionatereader's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book but didn't love it in the way I love Uncommon Passion. But, then, there's little I love as much as Uncommon Passion.
I had a harder time than usual connecting with Ms. Calhoun's hero. I like Lucas but he didn't quite add up for me. I love the heroine--a librarian, yes!--and the book has Ms. Calhoun's trademark heat.
It's a very good book and if you like hot contemporary romance, I recommend it.
Oh, and if you haven't read Uncommon Passion, you are missing out!
I had a harder time than usual connecting with Ms. Calhoun's hero. I like Lucas but he didn't quite add up for me. I love the heroine--a librarian, yes!--and the book has Ms. Calhoun's trademark heat.
It's a very good book and if you like hot contemporary romance, I recommend it.
Oh, and if you haven't read Uncommon Passion, you are missing out!
darlenemarshall's review
4.0
I thought I would like this novel, but I didn't think I would love it.
I loved it.
Jaded is set in a small town in the upper Midwest, and while I enjoyed the story about the quiet librarian and the hot police chief (even they acknowledge this is a cliche), what really made me love it was the library. It's no secret that I'm on my local public library foundation, that I've been involved in library renovations, and that I believe 100% that public libraries are needed in the 21st century as community centers, places where people of all ages and all backgrounds come together for a vast array of services.
I'm also a tutor in a literacy program, and I know how much it means to invest your time in a child from a home without access to books, bedtime stories and college dreams. While I can't guarantee a happy ending in life like I can in my books, it gave me a great deal of pleasure to read about the characters in Jaded earning their HEA.
I loved it.
Jaded is set in a small town in the upper Midwest, and while I enjoyed the story about the quiet librarian and the hot police chief (even they acknowledge this is a cliche), what really made me love it was the library. It's no secret that I'm on my local public library foundation, that I've been involved in library renovations, and that I believe 100% that public libraries are needed in the 21st century as community centers, places where people of all ages and all backgrounds come together for a vast array of services.
I'm also a tutor in a literacy program, and I know how much it means to invest your time in a child from a home without access to books, bedtime stories and college dreams. While I can't guarantee a happy ending in life like I can in my books, it gave me a great deal of pleasure to read about the characters in Jaded earning their HEA.
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