Mika Jolie
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- Jolie, Mika
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- New Jersey, USA
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- Mika Jolie is the bestselling author of the Martha’s Way series. She lives in New Jersey with her Happy Chaos — her husband and their energizer bunnies. A sports fanatic and a wine aficionado, she’s determined to balance it all and still write about life experiences and matters of the heart. Let’s face it, people are complicated and love can be messy. When she’s not weaving life and romance into evocative tales, you can find her on a hiking adventure, apple picking, or whatever her three men can conjure up.
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This was a very sweet and sexy novella. Martha's Vineyard sounds like thee best place to meet an indie-rock god at a charming local pub :)
A great story of heartbreak, trying to move, and letting go of the past sounds simple right? Nothing is ever that simple especially for Sasha who has decided it is time for her to shed the past and reinvent herself by moving on. She then heads to Vermont planning to have a relaxing holiday while ridding herself of the past heartache, yet once she gets to the Inn she is staying at there her past appears and takes her by surprise. Joseph broke her heart years ago, left her high and dry, and without so much of a goodbye so she is determined to move on and ignore him. The thing is their attraction and push and pull they have is too strong for them to ignore. Can Sasha let go of her and past and Joseph or will her walls come crumbling down once she gets the full story of why he shredded her heart? Can they move on or will their attraction bring them back together? I thought this was a cute and heartbreaking read, poor Sasha has suffered and hurt but is she getting a second chance at love or is this a final goodbye? Cute read and that keeps you guessing how will this play out for Sasha and Joseph.
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-This book fell victim to a few pitfalls, if you ask me. One, the voice of the hero, whose POV is the only one we see liked to remind you he's a man like every paragraph. So is he a man, or a character, or just a man-type character? I'd go with caricature given the sheer number of times reference is made to his masculinity.
-The friends-to-lovers is difficult to pull off. I love it, but it's just difficult to do well. This was a bit of strike two for this book. I don't like all the supporting characters telling the main characters they are in love with their best friend. Boo. Also, no one does that in real life in the quantity seen here. the only convincing ones were his male friends that were basically like "ok. whatever. keep telling yourself that but we know the score."
-It's become increasingly common in this male POV of romance novels for the man to be a total douche-player.I'd LOVE to read an all male POV where the guy was sweet, normal, tried hard....are we so taken with the idea of changing the man we have to reform the most repugnant among them in our fantasies?
-Also, give me a reason that 30 year old from a loving fun family wouldn't see marriage in his future.
-Finally, if you loved your best friend would it feel gradual or boom? I don't know, and I'm sure it's not the same but I guess I think if you already LOVE someone and then figure out you also are attracted to them, boom: future mate.
I did like some of it. I kept reading so I guess something worked. The last 30% particularly felt strong. It just seems all of the above are what make a friends-to-lovers risky to pull off.… (lisätietoja)
-The friends-to-lovers is difficult to pull off. I love it, but it's just difficult to do well. This was a bit of strike two for this book. I don't like all the supporting characters telling the main characters they are in love with their best friend. Boo. Also, no one does that in real life in the quantity seen here. the only convincing ones were his male friends that were basically like "ok. whatever. keep telling yourself that but we know the score."
-It's become increasingly common in this male POV of romance novels for the man to be a total douche-player.I'd LOVE to read an all male POV where the guy was sweet, normal, tried hard....are we so taken with the idea of changing the man we have to reform the most repugnant among them in our fantasies?
-Also, give me a reason that 30 year old from a loving fun family wouldn't see marriage in his future.
-Finally, if you loved your best friend would it feel gradual or boom? I don't know, and I'm sure it's not the same but I guess I think if you already LOVE someone and then figure out you also are attracted to them, boom: future mate.
I did like some of it. I kept reading so I guess something worked. The last 30% particularly felt strong. It just seems all of the above are what make a friends-to-lovers risky to pull off.… (lisätietoja)
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