12 June, 2012

A few quick reads

Here are four books I read this week but am not necessarily reviewing:
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock StarName: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn Rigaud.
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My Thoughts: I felt like I have just read a 450 page piece of bad AU fan fiction. Did anyone else feel that way? It had so many repetitive scenes of people confessing their love to each other, that and a lot of repetitive sex scenes. I swear all the lovey dovey Jane and Charles scenes had me wanting to bang my head off a wall. That and do not talk to me about that epilogue.

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star, truly is not a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the only thing Rigaud did was steal the characters names and a quote or two here and there. Anyway, a terrible book that I lost about four to five hours of my life on. Seriously, just read Austen's actual Pride and Prejudice.

This is for mature readers only as it contains sexual contents.


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My Thoughts: I must say when the first third of the book was really good, like I laughed at the bike part but the book lost it's spark a few chapters in.

Also, Jeane has to be the most annoying female ever. I always hate that one person who is different so they can rub it in peoples faces that they are different. So, naturally, yes I did want to strangle Jeane. I did like Michael, however. He is a genuinely nice guy.



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My Thoughts: Another Pride and Prejudice retelling I read this week. A fun book which deserves 3 and half stars. The writing is nothing spectacular.It's a quick, light read that opens up the story, characters and meaning of Pride & Prejudice to younger readers.


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My Thoughts: Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe is a very good for people want a quick modern read that is both light hearted yet has substance. Coriell's novel shows how there is nothing wrong with laughing during the bad times to help with the healing.

2 comments:

  1. I felt that way about "Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe", good but not great. I think my favorite thing about the book was how the author handled the ending. Don't want to say because it's a spoiler.

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  2. These look like pretty good book. Great mini reviews. New follower :)

    Cierra @ Books Ahoy & Blogovation Design

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