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ktyne's review
4.0
Check out my review on my blog!
https://karolinesbookreviews.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/capricorn-cravings-by-trish-jackson/
I had a few reservations about this book prior to starting it. I don’t typically read adult romance novels but I decided to give this one a try (primarily because the main character is a veterinarian). I was worried that this book would cater to one thing only: sex. Thankfully, I was wrong and there was a strong plot line outside of the bedroom.
I enjoyed this book way more than I expected to. It was incredibly fast paced and I wasn’t bored at all. I found the murder mystery very intriguing even though I figured out who the serial killer was at 40% of my way through the novel. Despite the fact that I knew who killer was, I was still curious to see exactly where the plot would go.
I thought Riley was a strong female lead. Her backstory was intense but what she endured throughout the book was equally as challenging. Powell was a decent love interest though he fell a little short for at times because he was a tad blunt and crude about what he wanted from Riley. I wouldn’t say he was disrespectful per se, just direct. Overall, I did like him and thought he was a good match for Riley.
There was one thing that I found slightly off putting about this book. I hated the way the men talked about women. It was incredibly objectifying and any time a young woman was introduced into the story the first almost all the male characters would do was talk about if they thought she would be a good lay. Whether or not it’s an accurate representation of the way men talk amongst one another, it wasn’t something I wanted to read.
Though this novel was pretty predictable, I still enjoyed it a lot. It was fun but definitely had a dark side to it. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a romantic novel with a dark twist to it.
https://karolinesbookreviews.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/capricorn-cravings-by-trish-jackson/
I had a few reservations about this book prior to starting it. I don’t typically read adult romance novels but I decided to give this one a try (primarily because the main character is a veterinarian). I was worried that this book would cater to one thing only: sex. Thankfully, I was wrong and there was a strong plot line outside of the bedroom.
I enjoyed this book way more than I expected to. It was incredibly fast paced and I wasn’t bored at all. I found the murder mystery very intriguing even though I figured out who the serial killer was at 40% of my way through the novel. Despite the fact that I knew who killer was, I was still curious to see exactly where the plot would go.
I thought Riley was a strong female lead. Her backstory was intense but what she endured throughout the book was equally as challenging. Powell was a decent love interest though he fell a little short for at times because he was a tad blunt and crude about what he wanted from Riley. I wouldn’t say he was disrespectful per se, just direct. Overall, I did like him and thought he was a good match for Riley.
There was one thing that I found slightly off putting about this book. I hated the way the men talked about women. It was incredibly objectifying and any time a young woman was introduced into the story the first almost all the male characters would do was talk about if they thought she would be a good lay. Whether or not it’s an accurate representation of the way men talk amongst one another, it wasn’t something I wanted to read.
Though this novel was pretty predictable, I still enjoyed it a lot. It was fun but definitely had a dark side to it. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a romantic novel with a dark twist to it.
monroeps's review
3.0
Needed a fact checker
This book was very confusing in the beginning. I almost did not get through the first couple of chapters. After I understood a little of what the author was trying to express, the reading went a little easier. It was not a good beginning. It was if the author was trying too hard to grab our attention, and lost it in the process. It was a decent book, but there were other issues with the book that as a Colorado native, I could not overlook. Now I know why they have fact checkers for the newspapers. One fact that stood out was the time change from CO to FL; if it is 4:30 am in CO, it is 6:30 am in FL. Trish made it sound like it was the other way around. The other real-life fact is that Colorado’s county fairs are before their state fair. The Colorado State Fair is always the last one or two weeks in August and ends usually the first week in September. In the book the author wrote a county fair going on in mid-September, impossible in real-life. I live in Colorado and these things stuck out in my mind and distracted me from the story. I know it is fiction but I want a book to be as real as it can get and this one missed a few points
This book was very confusing in the beginning. I almost did not get through the first couple of chapters. After I understood a little of what the author was trying to express, the reading went a little easier. It was not a good beginning. It was if the author was trying too hard to grab our attention, and lost it in the process. It was a decent book, but there were other issues with the book that as a Colorado native, I could not overlook. Now I know why they have fact checkers for the newspapers. One fact that stood out was the time change from CO to FL; if it is 4:30 am in CO, it is 6:30 am in FL. Trish made it sound like it was the other way around. The other real-life fact is that Colorado’s county fairs are before their state fair. The Colorado State Fair is always the last one or two weeks in August and ends usually the first week in September. In the book the author wrote a county fair going on in mid-September, impossible in real-life. I live in Colorado and these things stuck out in my mind and distracted me from the story. I know it is fiction but I want a book to be as real as it can get and this one missed a few points
karolinetyne's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book way more than I expected to. It was incredibly fast paced and I wasn’t bored at all. I found the murder mystery very intriguing even though I figured out who the serial killer was at 40% of my way through the novel. Despite the fact that I knew who killer was, I was still curious to see exactly where the plot would go.
I thought Riley was a strong female lead. Her backstory was intense but what she endured throughout the book was equally as challenging. Powell was a decent love interest though he fell a little short for at times because he was a tad blunt and crude about what he wanted from Riley. I wouldn’t say he was disrespectful per se, just direct. Overall, I did like him and thought he was a good match for Riley.
There was one thing that I found slightly off putting about this book. I hated the way the men talked about women. It was incredibly objectifying and any time a young woman was introduced into the story the first almost all the male characters would do was talk about if they thought she would be a good lay. Whether or not it’s an accurate representation of the way men talk amongst one another, it wasn’t something I wanted to read.
Though this novel was pretty predictable, I still enjoyed it a lot. It was fun but definitely had a dark side to it. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a romantic novel with a dark twist to it.
I thought Riley was a strong female lead. Her backstory was intense but what she endured throughout the book was equally as challenging. Powell was a decent love interest though he fell a little short for at times because he was a tad blunt and crude about what he wanted from Riley. I wouldn’t say he was disrespectful per se, just direct. Overall, I did like him and thought he was a good match for Riley.
There was one thing that I found slightly off putting about this book. I hated the way the men talked about women. It was incredibly objectifying and any time a young woman was introduced into the story the first almost all the male characters would do was talk about if they thought she would be a good lay. Whether or not it’s an accurate representation of the way men talk amongst one another, it wasn’t something I wanted to read.
Though this novel was pretty predictable, I still enjoyed it a lot. It was fun but definitely had a dark side to it. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a romantic novel with a dark twist to it.