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renpuspita's review against another edition
3.0
Katanya lucu, nyatanya biasa ja.
Q malah g ngakak sama sekali.
Ceritanya standar banget menurutq, humornya juga standar, minjem istilahnya Veeta si "kurang royco" alias kurang menggigit.
Dah bisa nebak alur ceritanya kek gmana, walopun adegan sexnya hot n steamy, hmpfh.
Satu lagi kurangx, pendek banget.
Konfliknya kurang dgali lebi mendalam.
Padahal q pingin banget liat Mark ma Chelsea yg adu mulut, tapi baru beberapa bab, dah melempem.
Sayang banget.
Ni karya Rachel Gibson pertama yg qbaca, n moga2 ja buku yang laen g STD kek gini
Q malah g ngakak sama sekali.
Ceritanya standar banget menurutq, humornya juga standar, minjem istilahnya Veeta si "kurang royco" alias kurang menggigit.
Dah bisa nebak alur ceritanya kek gmana, walopun adegan sexnya hot n steamy, hmpfh.
Satu lagi kurangx, pendek banget.
Konfliknya kurang dgali lebi mendalam.
Padahal q pingin banget liat Mark ma Chelsea yg adu mulut, tapi baru beberapa bab, dah melempem.
Sayang banget.
Ni karya Rachel Gibson pertama yg qbaca, n moga2 ja buku yang laen g STD kek gini
ivinklerkomaric's review against another edition
3.0
Prije ove, pročitala sam već jednu od knjiga iz serijala Chinooks koja mi je bila puno bolja. Možda sam zato od ove knjige imala veća očekivanja. Ali sam se razočarala. Ova knjiga mi djeluje kao slaba kopija te druge, likovi su isforsani i predvidljivi, knjiga mi je bila dosadna.
knitdyeread's review against another edition
2.0
This already was pretty far from being my catnip because hockey, but I decided to give it a try. I enjoyed the first half, but the characters and plot never developed. They're still the same people and not great people at that.
Also, I have questions.
The hero is so close to his father and grandmother, but they never call or visit. So why even mention them? Mark is clearly depressed and no one seems to care? How do you not know that hitting on your assistant is bad? How do you have to be reminded twice? How is "I'm going to treat you badly because I like you so much" such a popular trope?
DNF about an hour from the end.
Also, I have questions.
The hero is so close to his father and grandmother, but they never call or visit. So why even mention them? Mark is clearly depressed and no one seems to care? How do you not know that hitting on your assistant is bad? How do you have to be reminded twice? How is "I'm going to treat you badly because I like you so much" such a popular trope?
DNF about an hour from the end.
ccgwalt's review against another edition
3.0
Fast, breezy read; sometimes humorous and overall enjoyable. That said, Nothing But Trouble doesn't bear too close an examination. Read it, enjoy it, and don't think too much about the shortcomings. I like Gibson's writing style and that carried me through a weak plot and somewhat underdeveloped characters. The fast pace kept me from dwelling too much on the missed opportunities for a deeper, more nuanced story.
A fun, relaxing way to spend a day on the beach, or cuddled on your couch on a rainy day. The book may not be deep, but it mostly manages to avoid the dreaded plot scenarios that make wall-bangers out of other books. Ms. Gibson delivers a book worth reading and, as always, I will be lined up to read the next one.
A fun, relaxing way to spend a day on the beach, or cuddled on your couch on a rainy day. The book may not be deep, but it mostly manages to avoid the dreaded plot scenarios that make wall-bangers out of other books. Ms. Gibson delivers a book worth reading and, as always, I will be lined up to read the next one.
kaixxx's review against another edition
5.0
I'm loving this series. Rachel Gibson has me hooked and I couldn't be happier. I loved this story as it catches us up about Mark and what happened to him after the accident. Can't wait to start the next book.
gemmalaszlo's review against another edition
3.0
It was just okay. First time I actually finished a book by this author, so I guess that has to count for something. More lust than love, especially on the hero's part. I never realy liked him all that much. I just didn't really feel their relationship was going to last past a year. I was actually more interested in Bo (the heroine's sister) and Jules than in the lead couple, but they got very little screen time.
skyeangei's review against another edition
1.0
Edit to add:
Just kidding, I went back to read the last 3 chapters to see how it ends and I am not impressed. Shit drama, shit groveling, and shit HEA.
Just kidding, I went back to read the last 3 chapters to see how it ends and I am not impressed. Shit drama, shit groveling, and shit HEA.
kjones31's review against another edition
3.0
A fun, easy read. I liked both the leads and appreciated the tension in the storyline, especially since the female lead had a moral code and stuck to it. Also appreciated the frank discussion of plastic surgery. Did not appreciate the use of “celebutard” or one character calling another retarded. Don’t punch down with your jokes, Gibson.
In what is becoming a repeat irritant for me, this is another book set in Seattle by someone who clearly does not know the location. It’s in that awkward middle ground of making fake settings out of real place names.
• Newport Hills is not called “Newport” for short and has never, in my knowledge, been called “Jock Rock.” I tried to google it and all that came up was quotes from this book.
• Mercer Island is not nicknamed “Mercer.” That's what we call the boulevard of horrific traffic down the hill from me in Queen Anne (which is also not called “the Queen Anne district”).
• This is not southern California; we don’t call our freeway “the 520” unless it’s an adjective, as in “the 520 floating bridge.”
• There is no Neiman Marcus in downtown Seattle. Why not pick Nordstrom, our proud local luxury retailer?
• The museum now known as MoPOP was the Experience Music Project, not the “Seattle Music Experience.” That one is so easily Google-able. Geez louise.
But perhaps most unbelievably, Medina—for all its wealth—is not some cosmopolitan mecca of fashionable elitism and old money. It’s a bunch of current and retired tech nerds, mostly Microsoft, who didn’t grow up here (what’s with this idea that being from Kent is some big slam?) and would think a professional athlete was just about the coolest person to move into the ’burbs and distract from all the jeans and windbreakers and external monitors. Just ask Russell Wilson and Ciara. Yet here’s the author’s description:
So a serious LOL/WTF on that one…
In what is becoming a repeat irritant for me, this is another book set in Seattle by someone who clearly does not know the location. It’s in that awkward middle ground of making fake settings out of real place names.
• Newport Hills is not called “Newport” for short and has never, in my knowledge, been called “Jock Rock.” I tried to google it and all that came up was quotes from this book.
• Mercer Island is not nicknamed “Mercer.” That's what we call the boulevard of horrific traffic down the hill from me in Queen Anne (which is also not called “the Queen Anne district”).
• This is not southern California; we don’t call our freeway “the 520” unless it’s an adjective, as in “the 520 floating bridge.”
• There is no Neiman Marcus in downtown Seattle. Why not pick Nordstrom, our proud local luxury retailer?
• The museum now known as MoPOP was the Experience Music Project, not the “Seattle Music Experience.” That one is so easily Google-able. Geez louise.
But perhaps most unbelievably, Medina—for all its wealth—is not some cosmopolitan mecca of fashionable elitism and old money. It’s a bunch of current and retired tech nerds, mostly Microsoft, who didn’t grow up here (what’s with this idea that being from Kent is some big slam?) and would think a professional athlete was just about the coolest person to move into the ’burbs and distract from all the jeans and windbreakers and external monitors. Just ask Russell Wilson and Ciara. Yet here’s the author’s description:
“Teams of landscapers mowed and edged immaculate lawns in the small Seattle suburb. Some of the wealthiest people in the world lived in Medina, but wealth alone did not open doors and guarantee entrée into the exclusive community. Much to his former wife’s dismay. Christine had wanted so desperately to belong to the exclusive group of women who lunched at the country club in their St. John and Chanel suits. The older women with their perfect hair, and the younger wives of Microsoft millionaires who reveled and basked in their snobbery. No matter how much of his money Chrissy donated to their causes, they never let her forget that she’d been born to working-class parents from Kent. Even that might have been overlooked if her husband had made his millions from business and finance, but Mark was an athlete. And not an athlete of an acceptable sport like water polo. He played hockey. He might as well have been a drug dealer, as far as the people in Medina were concerned.” [emphasis mine]
So a serious LOL/WTF on that one…
catdance23's review against another edition
4.0
This and #2 are my favorite out of the series so far. I loved Chelsea and the whole premise of her being a personal assistant to an injured hockey player.
emilyhei's review against another edition
5.0
Hockey superstar Mark Bressler had it all, until a fateful crash took away his ability to get back on the ice. Drowning in self pity he has managed to alienate every home health nurse the Chinooks have sent his way, until he meets Chelsea Ross.
Chelsea sitting on his front porch in a god awful mismatched outfit has made it clear his insults have left no impact. Not easily disuaded Mark decides to amp up the bad behavior trying to get her to quit, but Chelsea is determined to stay, for if she does she gets a bonus. As the two form a mismatched friendship and occassionally succumb to the electric chemistry both are wondering how they are going to manage one they are apart.
I have been going through my books and trying to make sure I have a review for each one I read, and occasionally I find one that I wrote zilch. I enjoyed this the second time around, it is pretty funny and I think Chelsea is a wacky hoot. Mark tries so hard to throw her off but she just keeps her feelings to herself, well most of the time.
Chelsea sitting on his front porch in a god awful mismatched outfit has made it clear his insults have left no impact. Not easily disuaded Mark decides to amp up the bad behavior trying to get her to quit, but Chelsea is determined to stay, for if she does she gets a bonus. As the two form a mismatched friendship and occassionally succumb to the electric chemistry both are wondering how they are going to manage one they are apart.
I have been going through my books and trying to make sure I have a review for each one I read, and occasionally I find one that I wrote zilch. I enjoyed this the second time around, it is pretty funny and I think Chelsea is a wacky hoot. Mark tries so hard to throw her off but she just keeps her feelings to herself, well most of the time.