Well, okay, this wasn’t my least favorite Florand, but it didn’t blow me away either. It also took me over a week to read (bad in Romance Standard Time.) Caveats: I have been in a romance slump for awhile, and I may have just poisoned my own well too badly both in general mood and specific experience with this author. And now that I am reviewing it basically a month later, I have the arduous task of even trying to remember it (she said, rolling […]
Ice sculpting with a chainsaw, world-class desserts and special ops soldiers with a book club
3.5 stars This is the third book in a series, and while you can read each of these books completely independently of each other, this book references an pretty significant event in the previous book, Chase Me, and readers who want more details may want to check that book out first (it’s also the better romance of the two). Be aware that I spoil part of the plot of that one in the very first paragraph of this review, though. Lina Farah has had to […]
Trust Me, It’s Pretty Mediocre
Trust Me by Laura Florand is her latest in her Paris Nights series. The first in the series, All for You, was fine, the second, Chase Me, was silly and a heck of a lot of fun. Here she picks up in the almost immediate aftermath of Chase Me. Lina Farah is one of Paris’ top pastry chefs. “Jake Adams” is a “civilian” aka special ops fighting the war on terror in Paris. They meet due to the climax of the Chase Me, and their […]
Light escapism, and a lot of fun
Beth Ellen was kind enough to lend me this one and it was a lovely break from all the historicals I’ve been reading. Not nearly as good as the books I’ve read in her Amour et Chocolat series, but fun escapism. Violette Lenoir is the head chef at a 2 star Michelin restaurant. She is only in her late 20s and has been working towards this goal for over 10 years. She is very tough and no nonsense (you can tell this because she wears […]
A Crown of Bitter Indifference
So my latest romance read has taken me weeks. Weeks of boredom. Thankfully Malin reminded us CBR Romancers that the new Lucy Parker comes out next week (which I preordered months ago). All this is to say it gave me finally the motivation to finish this snore fest so I’m ready to go for Tuesday! A Crown of Bitter Orange is the latest in Laura Florand’s La Vie en Rose series. It’s the only one I’ve read in this series so far, and it’s the […]
The Perils of Gift Giving
A Crown of Bitter Oranges is a quiet romance with a comfortably romantic hero. Tristan and Malorie have known each other most of their lives. For most of their lives Tristan has been in love with Malorie, but she has never trusted the ease with which he moves through the world. They have an antagonistic friendship that rather sweetly moves to love. Tristan is open and emotional. Malorie is self-contained and distrustful. She needs to open up and he needs recognize his privilege and empathize […]
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