tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post9194012460760535464..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: #TBRChallenge 2020: A Rake for ChristmasWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-48459446521353450822020-12-17T19:56:44.052-08:002020-12-17T19:56:44.052-08:00AL: Oh yeah, it's problematic. And yet I liked...AL: Oh yeah, it's problematic. And yet I liked it. Lethbridge's writing I suspect, also there were elements of the plot I REALLY liked - like those acerbic, witty notes. If this had been a lengthier word count a lot of the problematic stuff could have definitely been smoothed over.<br /><br />Jill: Harlequin's pricing on the Undones and Spice Briefs were terrible given their very short word count (usually 50-75 pages). They even went back to the drawing board a year or so ago with Carina Press's Dirty Bits line - but that too looks like it's gone belly up. <br /><br />Glad to hear you liked the Lau. I've got a few of hers in my TBR and....well, isn't that a familiar refrain?<br /><br />Dorine: Oh I've had months like that. I have a TBR Challenge post from a few years ago where it was a round-up of the four books I DNF'ed and then finally a novella I managed to finish - LOL.<br /><br />2020 has been so hard and my November/December reading has been a crashing failure. I lack the energy, the interest and attention span right now.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-28253626578117812432020-12-16T14:03:22.064-08:002020-12-16T14:03:22.064-08:00Jill and Wendy - good to see that you both got a d...Jill and Wendy - good to see that you both got a decent book for this month's challenge. I really tried - started three books and DNF any of them. I think I'm ready for 2021. I know my reading/reviewing mojo really needs a new beginning, if not a good smack! LOL<br /><br />I hope everyone has a great holiday and the New Year is everything we hope for and deserve!Dorinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091485214243243002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-7345303620755192732020-12-16T11:08:39.225-08:002020-12-16T11:08:39.225-08:00I always meant to read an Undone and now I feel li...I always meant to read an Undone and now I feel like I've missed my window ;-) I know they're digital (and I think my library has some), but I probably won't ever hunt one down now unless it's by an author I already love.<br /><br />I read A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau. Canadian Thanksgiving, so definitely not too close to December but still festive ;-) It was a novella where the hero and heroine hook up for a one night stand and then have the awkwardness of encountering each other over the Thanksgiving dinner table b/c the heroine has been set up on a blind date with the hero's brother. Which sounds like it could be an interesting premise, right?<br />Well, the story kind of breezed right past that. They got together quickly, everyone was fine with it, etc. The story was mostly about each of them dealing about their insecurities about the different feelings they had about their relationship history. I know it was just a novella, but I felt the conflict seemed too slight and predictable. I think I've realized Jackie Lau just seems to get her characters together a little bit too quickly for my taste. I don't need things to be super angsty, but I like a little more slow burn, will-they-won't-they feeling to my romances. It had lots of delicious food and fun sexy times, so definitely not a total waste and I'd give it maybe a B/B-Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364220221782320521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-17365901306204905282020-12-16T09:52:52.713-08:002020-12-16T09:52:52.713-08:00All the yay for a story you liked enough to want m...All the yay for a story you liked enough to want more of--even as I wince at the "dump mistress for wanting relationship, bed heroine, and immediately want relationship with *her*" thing, because it smacks hard of "not like other girls"<br /><br />It would be awesome if this premise was spun out into a longer book.<br /><br />Happy holidays, Miz Wendy, here's hoping the year ends better at work (and ::gestures widely:: everywhere else) than it's been lately, and the new year brings you all good things.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com