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In which I return from a lengthy vacation and dive head-first in to the New Adult genre.

August 3, 2015 by scootsa1000 6 Comments

I’ve been away for a month on a lovely vacation. Mountains, beach, Boston, family, and 10 great books. And now I’m back to reality. Laundry, unpacking, back to school shopping, and book reviews. I’m not sure I can take it. Because I read a 5-book (well, actually, 4 novels and one novella) series, I’m going to start my reviews there. Even though they were the last books I read, and the freshest in my mind, and I should probably try and remember what happened in those […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Blonde Date, CBR7, Sarina Bowen, Scootsa1000, The Ivy Years series, The Shameless Hour, The Understatement of the Year, The Year We, The Year We Fell Down

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Blonde Date, CBR7, Sarina Bowen, Scootsa1000, The Ivy Years series, The Shameless Hour, The Understatement of the Year, The Year We, The Year We Fell Down ·
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What Blizzard? Another Contemporary Romance

July 17, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

I gave this book a try because I enjoyed Sarina Bowen’s excellent new adult romance series, The Ivy Years, but lightning did not strike twice. Coming In from the Cold was enjoyable enough and Bowen is great at setting a mood and the scene, but the story never quite came together for me and I felt that the resolution was achieved too easily. Summary from Amazon: Ski racer Dane “Danger” Hollister does not do relationships, though he keeps his reason a secret. The real-life curse […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Mrs. Julien, Prolixity Julien, Sarina Bowen, The Gravity Series

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:65 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Mrs. Julien, Prolixity Julien, Sarina Bowen, The Gravity Series ·
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Even More New Adults in Romantical Situations

July 15, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 6 Comments

So many “new adult” romances, so little time. I recommend The Ivy Years series by Sarina Bowen and will be looking into her back catalogue. Taking place at a New England college, Harkness, the stories are not light and yet avoid melodrama. These are young people coming into their own and figuring out who they want to be. Each story features at least one character who is an athlete, mostly they are involved in hockey, but there are also soccer and basketball team members, and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Blonde Date, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Prolixity Julien, romance, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years series, The Shameless Hour, The Understatement of the Year, The Year We Fell Down, The Year We Hid Away

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:64 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Blonde Date, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Prolixity Julien, romance, Sarina Bowen, The Ivy Years series, The Shameless Hour, The Understatement of the Year, The Year We Fell Down, The Year We Hid Away ·
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