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fourclarkes's review against another edition
4.0
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4 1/2 stars
This is not my first Nalini Singh book because I love her Guild Hunter series, but it is my first Rock Kiss book. This can be read as a standalone and I didn't feel like I was missing much other than I knew there was another story happening with Molly and her rocker, Fox. This story is about Charlotte, the mouse and Gabriel, the T-Rex.
Charlotte's past haunts her. Because of what happened to her she lives her life a certain way, always in the background, never at the forefront. Underneath the insecurities is a fiery little beast. She is learning to live outside her fears and is definitely becoming bolder. A lot of the push to break out of her shell comes from the highly inappropriate, new CEO, Gabriel Bishop.
Ex-rugby player, now no-nonsense boss has come to turn another failing company around. He is welcomed to the new office by a flying stapler and scaring the life out of Charlotte. While Ms. Baird is not his typical chase, there is something about her that he wants and no is just not an option. There journey to find happiness together was quite a beautiful, filled with flying objects, growls, bites and humor.
I enjoyed watching these two characters interact. The were wildly entertaining and had amazing chemistry. I liked watching the mouse grow some claws and the T-Rex eat some veggies. As with other books by Ms. Singh, this book was story rich, which makes it feel like you are right there with the characters. There were times that the story was a little slow and I really wanted some action a little bit sooner. But over-all a true enjoyment to read and now I want to go back and read Molly's story.
~Jess
4 1/2 stars
This is not my first Nalini Singh book because I love her Guild Hunter series, but it is my first Rock Kiss book. This can be read as a standalone and I didn't feel like I was missing much other than I knew there was another story happening with Molly and her rocker, Fox. This story is about Charlotte, the mouse and Gabriel, the T-Rex.
Charlotte's past haunts her. Because of what happened to her she lives her life a certain way, always in the background, never at the forefront. Underneath the insecurities is a fiery little beast. She is learning to live outside her fears and is definitely becoming bolder. A lot of the push to break out of her shell comes from the highly inappropriate, new CEO, Gabriel Bishop.
Ex-rugby player, now no-nonsense boss has come to turn another failing company around. He is welcomed to the new office by a flying stapler and scaring the life out of Charlotte. While Ms. Baird is not his typical chase, there is something about her that he wants and no is just not an option. There journey to find happiness together was quite a beautiful, filled with flying objects, growls, bites and humor.
I enjoyed watching these two characters interact. The were wildly entertaining and had amazing chemistry. I liked watching the mouse grow some claws and the T-Rex eat some veggies. As with other books by Ms. Singh, this book was story rich, which makes it feel like you are right there with the characters. There were times that the story was a little slow and I really wanted some action a little bit sooner. But over-all a true enjoyment to read and now I want to go back and read Molly's story.
~Jess
redraspberry520's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
katyanaish's review against another edition
4.0
Fair warning right up front: the heroine was the victim of horrible abuse. It doesn't happen in the current timeline of the story, but you do get some of it in flashbacks.
I really liked it. I thought it was a beautifully done, fair story about a woman overcoming a horrific past, and a glorious, patient, delicious man who loves and supports her.
I was also glad that
I really liked it. I thought it was a beautifully done, fair story about a woman overcoming a horrific past, and a glorious, patient, delicious man who loves and supports her.
I was also glad that
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Richard's reappearance was so brief. He shows up, they beat his ass, he leaves. No more abuse, no more torture. Because it was a more compelling book to see Charlotte make progress, rather than the horrible back-slide that would have triggered. It was a brief moment of solid closure, and it didn't derail Gabriel and Charlotte's story.skelcat's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
shelf25's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
kenzee06's review against another edition
4.0
Oh praise - she's back. After that first one I was kind of worried. But I liked this installment. There's some actual build up, the couple talks and gets to know one another, and there's some real (internal mostly) conflict. Probably not a story I would pick up if it wasn't Nalini Singh because I like more action with my romance, but I think it was a solid book.
laanba's review
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alwaysbooking's review against another edition
5.0
I received a copy of this book from Net Galley for my honest review.
Honestly I was blown away by the writing in this book. Nalini Singh made the characters so believable and real I was rooting the whole time for Mr. Bishop.
Ms.Baird is a very shy, scared young woman. She is overcoming such a traumatic past that she doesn't even trust her own shadow without having a panic attack. She fights through the daily struggles of just interacting at work. Mr. Bishop comes in to clean house in her company and set it up for success. She accidentally runs into him one night after work and he invites her out to supper to pick her brain. She of course is terrified through this whole ordeal. Mr. Bishop see's that she is scared so of course being the great alpha he is wants to help her through it. Needless to say without spoiling it they work together a lot.
This book does skip months at some points it will say two months later which makes sense because he is trying to take it so slow with her so she trusts him enough to let him in. Once you hear her story you understand why she is so scared. Its so wonderful how patient he is, for once I enjoyed the male character much more than the female.
Fantastic book! highly recommend!
Honestly I was blown away by the writing in this book. Nalini Singh made the characters so believable and real I was rooting the whole time for Mr. Bishop.
Ms.Baird is a very shy, scared young woman. She is overcoming such a traumatic past that she doesn't even trust her own shadow without having a panic attack. She fights through the daily struggles of just interacting at work. Mr. Bishop comes in to clean house in her company and set it up for success. She accidentally runs into him one night after work and he invites her out to supper to pick her brain. She of course is terrified through this whole ordeal. Mr. Bishop see's that she is scared so of course being the great alpha he is wants to help her through it. Needless to say without spoiling it they work together a lot.
This book does skip months at some points it will say two months later which makes sense because he is trying to take it so slow with her so she trusts him enough to let him in. Once you hear her story you understand why she is so scared. Its so wonderful how patient he is, for once I enjoyed the male character much more than the female.
Fantastic book! highly recommend!