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A review by stucknbooks14
Mine This Winter by Suki McMinn, Rebecca Conrad, Melanie A. Smith, Heather Scarlett, Trinity Wood, Karigan Hale, Danielle Bellwood, Chrissa Rose, Toni Denise, Lila Grey, Charlotte O'Shay, Sofia Aves, A.R. Bell, Anna Volkin, Chele MacCabe, Megan Hetherington
3.0
This review and rating is specifically for Naughty List by Melanie A Smith
(I received an ARC for this book)
I started judging right out of the gate. Joanie was fired for…well, being irresponsible on the job. Purposely, just to get herself fired. Maybe next time, just quit? Sometimes, being in her head was a little much. I was glad those were silent thoughts and not for public consumption. Especially the way she thought about her best friend’s man?! And it only got worse. Less of those inner thoughts, and I would have enjoyed her as a character more. Joanie is extremely straightforward and enthusiastic, and I DID enjoy that about her! Greg is more reserved. He finds her forwardness as a turn on, but liking her is a tricky situation because of his own friendship with her best friend’s man. So, he pumps the breaks and turns this into a slow burn. That best friend of his warned him to be careful with Joanie, and I have to be honest, I’m glad he did. I was so worried he was going to get too attached and she was going to carelessly destroy him. One of those ‘he deserves better’ situations. This honestly deserved the space of a full length book. There wasn’t enough space to understand the characters, especially Joanie. Or maybe just completely take out the sudden introduction of Greg’s family? That felt weird. And so did her sudden want for more. It wasn’t until after I finished reading and had all these opinions that I was told this was an introduction to Greg and Joanie’s full length book. That should be at the beginning, not at the end.
My Favorite Quotes:
• “Anticipation can be pretty fucking hot too.”
• “Make me scream it, like you promised.”
• “I can’t wait until you make that noise because I’m between your legs.”
• “As much as I want to taste you, I want to fuck you more.”
• “Tonight, I’m going to worship you.”
7/10 Dirty Birdy
(I received an ARC for this book)
I started judging right out of the gate. Joanie was fired for…well, being irresponsible on the job. Purposely, just to get herself fired. Maybe next time, just quit? Sometimes, being in her head was a little much. I was glad those were silent thoughts and not for public consumption. Especially the way she thought about her best friend’s man?! And it only got worse. Less of those inner thoughts, and I would have enjoyed her as a character more. Joanie is extremely straightforward and enthusiastic, and I DID enjoy that about her! Greg is more reserved. He finds her forwardness as a turn on, but liking her is a tricky situation because of his own friendship with her best friend’s man. So, he pumps the breaks and turns this into a slow burn. That best friend of his warned him to be careful with Joanie, and I have to be honest, I’m glad he did. I was so worried he was going to get too attached and she was going to carelessly destroy him. One of those ‘he deserves better’ situations. This honestly deserved the space of a full length book. There wasn’t enough space to understand the characters, especially Joanie. Or maybe just completely take out the sudden introduction of Greg’s family? That felt weird. And so did her sudden want for more. It wasn’t until after I finished reading and had all these opinions that I was told this was an introduction to Greg and Joanie’s full length book. That should be at the beginning, not at the end.
My Favorite Quotes:
• “Anticipation can be pretty fucking hot too.”
• “Make me scream it, like you promised.”
• “I can’t wait until you make that noise because I’m between your legs.”
• “As much as I want to taste you, I want to fuck you more.”
• “Tonight, I’m going to worship you.”
7/10 Dirty Birdy