Wicked Sexy Liar: 5 stars Not Joe’s Not-So-Short Story: 3 stars First of all, I have to once again thank the wonderful Mrs. Julien for getting me the Target special edition paperback of this book and sending it to me with a veritable feast of Junior Mints, just so I could get to read Not-Joe’s story, which wasn’t included in the e-book version of the book. The Junior Mints were a lovely bonus, and I now have to be very strong and not gorge myself […]
CBRers are the Best People
Before I get to my review, I just need to get sappy here for a minute. I have lurked on Pajiba forever, and have dropped in on CBR intermittently over the years, but I never thought to join in. Because I was embarrassed that my reading is almost exclusively romance novels. But, Beth Ellen convinced me that it was cool here, that there are others like me, and we are all accepted – and she was right. You guys just ‘get’ me. This book was […]
He’s Not Actually a Liar – A Contemporary Romance
Finally, a Christina Lauren couple that doesn’t scream the house down in the throes of passion. Quiet people need love, too. In the first three books of the new adult romance Wild Seasons series, each of a trio of close friends made impulsive marriages on a graduation trip to Las Vegas. The aftermath of each of these choices was the basis for Mia, Harlow, and Lola’s novels. Book four brings Lola’s surfer roommate, London, to the fore and pairs her with Mia’s ex-boyfriend, Luke. I […]
Two great books and one where I could not.
The Wild Seasons series is centered around a group of lifelong friends and their post-college graduation trip to Vegas, where they end up drunkenly married to a matched group of men. The individual books dive into the aftermath of these hasty weddings and untangle the authenticity of the pairs’ feelings for each other. The books all follow the same obvious pattern: 1) Couple gets together. Couple has The Best Sex In The World. 2) Couple has blow-out argument and ambiguously break up. Female buddies get […]
Fun and Sexy Contemporary Romance – A Series Autobuy
With the Wild Seasons series, the writing team known as Christina Lauren is hitting its stride. Stronger than the Beautiful series, each of these books features one of three childhood friends who have just finished university and are figuring out where their lives will go next. When a weekend in Vegas turns into three impulsive marriages, Mia, Harlow, and Lola react differently by staying married, getting it on then getting it annulled, and getting started on the annulment immediately. Lauren’s fun female friendships are included […]
Sweet, Dirty, and Wild
I do tend to follow along behind Malin and Mrs. Julien when it comes to reading Romance. They have good taste and I can take their suggestions and not read the books that induce feelings of rage. The Wild Season series is my first experience with the bff writing team known as Christina Lauren. I read all three books this weekend and enjoyed them. Often with series the first book is the strongest and they go down from there. In this case, I found that […]