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A review by shandra
Peyton's Ride by Jennifer James
5.0
Witty and original!!!
Jennifer James had me laughing through this entire piece with the characters' internal monologues as much as with their actual dialogue. Peyton Reynolds starts off as this female protagonist that I wanted to like because I could relate to her -she's got family obligations which she feels she's neglected or not done her best with, she's come to accept her figure rather than being a person who thinks their body is perfect, she's had bad luck with men/relationships in the past- and then Peyton becomes this chick I just want to buy a drink!
She's hilarious!
All the through the piece she's fixated on getting away from her real life worries for a while, living it up, and trying not to notice exactly how hot the mechanic at her bike dealership is...oh but that doesn't work out so well for her.
The moment that Ian's POV is introduced really shifted the story for me into that great space where paranormal romance blows contemporary out of the water since it's hard to compete with the magic of that genre. I loved all the details about The Wild Hunt. I adored that her Fae were darker in tone than a lot of people choose to go. I especially enjoyed how everything came together at the end to simply fit from pieces into a whole work like a puzzle that's finally solved.
That's how the ending felt to me: as if the puzzle of Peyton's life had been solved.
It was sexy, sassy, and above all else, supernaturally fun times. I'm so glad that I got the opportunity to read this and I can't wait to see where The Hunt rides to next!
***Review based on ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion on behalf of This Redhead LOVES Books Blog***
Jennifer James had me laughing through this entire piece with the characters' internal monologues as much as with their actual dialogue. Peyton Reynolds starts off as this female protagonist that I wanted to like because I could relate to her -she's got family obligations which she feels she's neglected or not done her best with, she's come to accept her figure rather than being a person who thinks their body is perfect, she's had bad luck with men/relationships in the past- and then Peyton becomes this chick I just want to buy a drink!
She's hilarious!
All the through the piece she's fixated on getting away from her real life worries for a while, living it up, and trying not to notice exactly how hot the mechanic at her bike dealership is...oh but that doesn't work out so well for her.
The moment that Ian's POV is introduced really shifted the story for me into that great space where paranormal romance blows contemporary out of the water since it's hard to compete with the magic of that genre. I loved all the details about The Wild Hunt. I adored that her Fae were darker in tone than a lot of people choose to go. I especially enjoyed how everything came together at the end to simply fit from pieces into a whole work like a puzzle that's finally solved.
That's how the ending felt to me: as if the puzzle of Peyton's life had been solved.
It was sexy, sassy, and above all else, supernaturally fun times. I'm so glad that I got the opportunity to read this and I can't wait to see where The Hunt rides to next!
***Review based on ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion on behalf of This Redhead LOVES Books Blog***