MyTiredBrain

Rosie Graham quit her stable job to become a romance writer, but now she’s on deadline with massive writer’s block. She’s also homeless because the ceiling of her apartment fell down. Luckily her best friend, Lina, is away on her honeymoon, so Rosie uses the spare key and stays in Lina’s apartment. Lina’s cousin, Lucas, arrives to stay there too, which is tricky because it’s a studio apartment. They opt to not tell Lina for some stupid reason, and decide to cohabitate. Sure, there are other options, but they are pricey. Of course, Lina’s husband has an apartment too, but for some reason that’s never considered an option.  To help with Rosie’s writer’s block, Lucas takes Rosie out on experimental dates, which helps give her inspiration, but also deepens her crush in him. But Lucas is only staying for a few weeks and then he has to go back to Spain. And he’s dealing with the physical and emotional fallout of a surfing injury. Rosie’s brother is being cagey and there’s extra conflicts...

The book was fine. A sexy sporty book. Maybe a little long for the somewhat simplistic plot. I wasn’t impressed initially and found the insta-lust a turn off, but once the two characters got to know each other, and me them, it grew on me. One of my pet peeves is when the narrator directly tells the reader things are about to get worse, instead of just letting the story unfold, and the author does that a couple times in this book. It always feels lazy to me. Anna Jones was the chubby, invisible girl in high school, and finally feels like she’s hit her stride in college. But her old insecurities still pop up at unexpected times. Drew Baylor is the star quarterback of their school, and a soon-to-be rising star of the NFL. They meet in class and instantly want to jump each other’s bones. But Anna doesn’t want the attention she’d face if she dated the most popular guy on campus. So they hook up, and she tries to keep him at a distance. That goes on for what feels like a lot of pages, until ...

This book took a little while to grow on me, but once I was hooked, I loved it. Phoebe Stone’s life has imploded, and she goes to the Cornwall Inn to have one last hurrah and then kill herself. Her despair was difficult to read. She and her husband both teach at a university, but she watches her husband’s career grow while hers is stagnant. Fertility treatments wreak havoc on her hormones, and after rounds and rounds with no luck, Phoebe finally is pregnant, only to have a miscarriage. She’s heartbroken, mourning the loss of her planned family. Her own mother died during birth, and her father was depressed, so she was looking forward to creating a happy family unit with her husband. She’s numb, and he cheats, then leaves her. Even their beloved cat dies. Watching her figuratively drown was essential to the plot, but I had to muddle my way through it.  Phoebe is the only guest at the inn who’s not there for a big wedding. The bride, Lila, befriends her, and Phoebe’s curiosity about ...

This wasn’t my favorite B.K. Borison book, but it was still cute, and an easy, quick read. I’ve only read the first book in the Lovelight series, so this one is out of order for me. I’d still read book 2 and 3 if they become available. Nova is a tattoo artist who feels like she has to do everything perfectly to make her family proud. Charlie is an investment banker who lives 3-4 hours away, but goes to the farm to see his step-sister (Stella, from the first book), and to recharge. It starts as a casual hook up for them, but then moves to business casual, then to more serious. But Charlie has always felt like he doesn’t quite belong anywhere, and he fears he’s overstaying his welcome if he’s not helping to fix something. And Nova’s always been very independent and never wanted a serious partner. There’s not much more to the book. (7.5)

This is the third book by Farrah Rochon I’ve read, and I found it kind of meh. It was cute, but it’s never a good sign when I’m giving myself assignments in order to finish the book - read up to 70% tonight and then you can stop…Read five percent more and then you can take a break… It’s tough, because there’s nothing overly wrong with the book. Ashanti Wright owns a doggy daycare and doggy treats business that becomes a victim of its own success when a video of her dog, Duchess, and a poodle named Puddin are caught on a webcam canoodling Lady and The Tramp style. Thad Sims steps in as Puddin’s caregiver when his grandma can’t take the poodle at the assist living center, but he’s not a dog person. He’s trying to focus on getting his new bar, which will cater towards veterans, up and running, and he doesn’t have time for the public demands for his dog after the video goes viral. Watching Ashanti and Thad become closer was sweet, but I didn’t feel the chemistry. Ashanti had a lot on her p...