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Book Review: Throwing Hearts by N.R. Walker

9/22/2020

 
Throwing HeartsThrowing Hearts by N.R. Walker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This started out promising, with the romance building between our heroes, but it went south about half way through. The whole abstaining from sex thing would have been fine if they had a reason that made sense. Both heroes regretted the decision and thought about it often. If they'd discussed the reasons behind the choice, there wouldn't have been a problem.

I found that this book was just too short. Now, I have nothing against this particular length of story, but there were significant scene-setting, description, and character developments missing from the writing that would have nicely filled-out the word count.

The ending was entirely unsatisfactory. Everything felt rushed, as though the author just couldn't wait to be done with writing. Also, (to avoid spoilers...) there's a scene that is just so unnatural and cheesy that really bothered me. There were plenty of ways that the author could have written that scene WITHOUT going full-cheese, and instead, playing it cool and letting things play out naturally.

Overall, I'm not totally sold on this one, but I did like the idea of it. Good effort.

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Book Review: Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles

9/18/2020

 
Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys #1)Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this book. In fact, I'm struggling to leave the book world behind and start reading another book. I'll definitely read this one again.

The characters were well-rounded, and the plot was gripping and flowed nicely. I love that the heroes didn't feel the need to change each other or improve themselves just for the other person. They accept and love each other for who they are, and I found that very refreshing.

Love, love, loved it!

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    Cheri Champagne

    Award winning historical romance author, wife, and stay-at-home mom of four. Chocoholic, nerd, & bath bomb enthusiast.

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