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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
In 2011 Edith Zimmerman wrote a borderline creepy article about Chris Evans for GQ Magagzine. People joked that if she added 50k words and a happily ever after to the article it'd make a great romance novel. I didn't realize that the GQ article was the (uncredited) inspiration for Funny You Should Ask.
Eighteen pages in and things weren't really clicking for me, which is why I will be eternally grateful for folks who write extensive negative reviews of books. Sometimes it makes you go oh, I will definitely like this. And other times (like here), it's confirmation that I don't need to suffer through a book just to say I finished it.
Eighteen pages in and things weren't really clicking for me, which is why I will be eternally grateful for folks who write extensive negative reviews of books. Sometimes it makes you go oh, I will definitely like this. And other times (like here), it's confirmation that I don't need to suffer through a book just to say I finished it.
Gentling the Beast by L.V. Lane
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
My tolerance for poor quality writing in monster romance is high - but this sounds like it was written by a horny adolescent using their best old-timey voice.
Work: Strictly Professional by Jesse H. Reign
3.0
It just doesn't compare to Rent: Paid in Full. Miller + Ryan forever.
The Wrong Guy by Lauren Landish
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
I made a valiant attempt to get through this. Referring to you-know-what as hot cream? Jail. Also why on earth was the FMC, a city attorney, so involved in two other characters' divorce? Show your work. What party owns the subdivision? What is the legal relationship of the parties??? Why is one of the divorce attorneys talking to you about privileged client information you don't need to know? Once the author referenced Suits & Legally Blonde I should have known this was going to be one of those books about lawyers written by a woefully uninformed nonlawyer - which might be my biggest trigger. At one point our super spunky lady lawyer says that the old, misogynistic attorney "probably thinks [she's ] an assistant or someone equally beneath him." You mean he thought you were the paralegal??? Also RUDE, we do not talk down about paralegals (aka "assistants). Jail.