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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
I am currently listening to the audiobook version and I am grating my teeth all the way. It's just me I guess, but I absolutely HATE the person reading this. It just doesn't go well with the people in the story. I want to enjoy the story but finding it real hard to focus because of the voice that is driving me nuts. Nobody talks that slow, ughhhhhh. I do not recommend the audiobook. -- The story is great btw and Beans' voice over.
Rating: 1.5 stars
I swear i have never been so infuriated with a female protagonist than this book. I mean, the entire time, she keeps using the excuse that H is the playboy and can't keep a girlfriend but the entire time, she's been pushing him away. And then when he's all like "open up to me" or like "you don't have to leave" she's all like "um . how about....no?"
I'm listening to unabridged audiobook version and 7 hours in, she's still pushing him away and not caring about the issues he might have.
I mean, the part I'm at is where she just walks to his house for angry sex for a misunderstanding over the phone.
I swear i never face palmed or eye rolled harder than I did then.
That's about the end of my rant but might come back and update this later.
medium-paced
⭐️ 3.5
🌶️ Open Door, Mild Details
» Contemporary Romance
» Workplace Romance
» Forbidden Romance
» Opposites Attract
» Grumpy MMC/Sunshine FMC
» Small Town
» Reformed Playboy
I enjoyed this book by Jill Shalvis. I LOVED Dell and Jade in book 1 of this series, but I didn't love their story. Their banter was awesome, their chemistry was spot on, and the comedy was great. However, by the 50% mark, I felt like they both continued to go back and forth about their issues instead of working them out. Just didn't hit like the first book did, but I'll be excited to see them again in the rest of the series!
🌶️ Open Door, Mild Details
» Contemporary Romance
» Workplace Romance
» Forbidden Romance
» Opposites Attract
» Grumpy MMC/Sunshine FMC
» Small Town
» Reformed Playboy
I enjoyed this book by Jill Shalvis. I LOVED Dell and Jade in book 1 of this series, but I didn't love their story. Their banter was awesome, their chemistry was spot on, and the comedy was great. However, by the 50% mark, I felt like they both continued to go back and forth about their issues instead of working them out. Just didn't hit like the first book did, but I'll be excited to see them again in the rest of the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse
Yep. I was right... I knew I love Dell and Jade a lot more. On to book 3!
Me ha gustado más que la primera parte, pero aún así deja mucho que desear para mi gusto.
Le estoy empezando a coger cariño al lugar pero los personajes siguen sin importarme, no conecto con ellos, aunque me han gustado bastante más que los del primer libro.
Tengo ganas de leerme el tercero porque por lo que he podido ver es de “enemies to lovers” y me encanta ese cliché. A ver si hay más suerte y me termina de gustar algún libro de esta saga.
Le estoy empezando a coger cariño al lugar pero los personajes siguen sin importarme, no conecto con ellos, aunque me han gustado bastante más que los del primer libro.
Tengo ganas de leerme el tercero porque por lo que he podido ver es de “enemies to lovers” y me encanta ese cliché. A ver si hay más suerte y me termina de gustar algún libro de esta saga.
3/30/12 Revisiting the book in audio, narrated by Karen White.
4 atars Grade B+
Enjoyed the story as much the second time around. The manipulative family issues didn't bother me as much this time because I already knew they aren't a big part of the story.
Oct 17, 2011- Rating for print edition 4 stars. Review below.
Animal Attraction started off, not slow exactly, but without grabbing my attention. That changed partway through the book as the story moved to a more serious tone. Once my emotions were engaged, Animal Attraction became a compelling and satisfying read.
Part of my ambivalence at the beginning of the book isn't the author's fault. She just happened to use a plot device that I don't care for: the pushy, manipulative family. Jade's family was mercifully a small part of the book, but their interactions were still distasteful to me. Her family seemed to give with one hand while taking away with the other. They would say how worried they were and how they wanted to take care of her, and then follow it up immediately with the guilt-trip of how much she was needed at home to run their business. Only a short interaction with her father at the end of the book broke this mold. My negative reaction to Jade's family is out of proportion to their importance in the book, but manipulative family characters in humorous romances take me completely out of the story, perhaps because my own reaction to that guilt-trip technique would be to tell them to go jump in a lake. ;-)
Another minor quibble was Adam's interruptions of Dell and Jade together. Once or twice might be funny, three or four times seems lazy.
But as the book progresses, the small irritations flew out the window. Shalvis manages to build the tensions and emotions of the second half of the book perfectly, taking a light-hearted story to a deeper emotional level. Watching Jade and Dell both trying to figure out who they were and what they wanted was compelling, and had me staying up way too late last night to finish the book. I liked that Shalvis had both main characters struggling with opening up and communicating with people. Both characters were being less than truthful to themselves and hiding behind an outward image. It made for some frustrating conversations, but definitely pulled at the readers emotions.
Speaking of conversations, Shalvis has a gift with dialog, something I've appreciated in all her books. Whether the conversations are humorous or serious, her characters speak words that seem normal and natural. I love that about her writing.
4 atars Grade B+
Enjoyed the story as much the second time around. The manipulative family issues didn't bother me as much this time because I already knew they aren't a big part of the story.
Oct 17, 2011- Rating for print edition 4 stars. Review below.
Animal Attraction started off, not slow exactly, but without grabbing my attention. That changed partway through the book as the story moved to a more serious tone. Once my emotions were engaged, Animal Attraction became a compelling and satisfying read.
Part of my ambivalence at the beginning of the book isn't the author's fault. She just happened to use a plot device that I don't care for: the pushy, manipulative family. Jade's family was mercifully a small part of the book, but their interactions were still distasteful to me. Her family seemed to give with one hand while taking away with the other. They would say how worried they were and how they wanted to take care of her, and then follow it up immediately with the guilt-trip of how much she was needed at home to run their business. Only a short interaction with her father at the end of the book broke this mold. My negative reaction to Jade's family is out of proportion to their importance in the book, but manipulative family characters in humorous romances take me completely out of the story, perhaps because my own reaction to that guilt-trip technique would be to tell them to go jump in a lake. ;-)
Another minor quibble was Adam's interruptions of Dell and Jade together. Once or twice might be funny, three or four times seems lazy.
But as the book progresses, the small irritations flew out the window. Shalvis manages to build the tensions and emotions of the second half of the book perfectly, taking a light-hearted story to a deeper emotional level. Watching Jade and Dell both trying to figure out who they were and what they wanted was compelling, and had me staying up way too late last night to finish the book. I liked that Shalvis had both main characters struggling with opening up and communicating with people. Both characters were being less than truthful to themselves and hiding behind an outward image. It made for some frustrating conversations, but definitely pulled at the readers emotions.
Speaking of conversations, Shalvis has a gift with dialog, something I've appreciated in all her books. Whether the conversations are humorous or serious, her characters speak words that seem normal and natural. I love that about her writing.
Good read. Very predictable but fun to read none the less. Great book to escape in. Plus....hot guys that love animals....what more could you ask for? I really like the author but her books follow a pattern. Doesn't mean I won't stop reading.
Side note: really hard to concentrate sometimes because of the typos. It's called an editor!!!
Side note: really hard to concentrate sometimes because of the typos. It's called an editor!!!
I loved this book and loved Jade and Dell. Though I thought them coming together would be a bit more explosive considering their relationship before with the sarcasm. I enjoyed reading how Jade overcome her fears though but wanted to read more about Dells past like his relationship with his mum. Still a great read cant wait to read Adams story. xxx