sueotwell's review
4.0
This is the first book by this author I have listened to and I enjoyed her writing. I felt the characters were very well developed and they grew as the story went on.
avora's review
1.0
What the... do I have a bad copy of this or I am I reading something completely different? I slogged my way through the first two chapters and couldn't take it anymore. The writing style is so dry and amateurish. The supposedly humorous repartee lacked any and all semblance of wit. The female protagonist is worse than your prototypical ice queen, like someone dug her out of the lowest level of a frozen over hell. How on earth did this get so many 5 star reviews?! I am utterly baffled.
My gut was telling me not to continue reading after I spotted the first error in the dedication. To =/= too. This mix up occurred numerous times. Also, compliment =/= complement, it's =/= its. This book was in serious need of an editor. I don't consider myself a grammar Nazi, but honestly, the errors were so glaring and distracting that I couldn't let them go. Perhaps if the writing had been a little better I could have feigned ignorance. Maybe.
Going more into detail, I can't imagine a large hospital working this way. It sounded more like the author had some work experience in a small doctor's office and then imagined a hospital worked the same way, but with longer hallways. A receptionist wouldn't go chasing down a doctor, especially if she knew said doctor was sitting in her office. And could be reached by phone. Or pager. Also, is this supposed to be Chicago or an imaginary Chicago? There is no St. Luke's Hospital, at least, not anymore. And who names their restaurant Exquisite? How presumptuous and tacky. A logo consisting of a chef hat and martini glass seems like someone spent a few minutes playing with clip art and called it good.
Gah. Whatever. I'm done. Did not finish, do not recommend to anyone.
My gut was telling me not to continue reading after I spotted the first error in the dedication. To =/= too. This mix up occurred numerous times. Also, compliment =/= complement, it's =/= its. This book was in serious need of an editor. I don't consider myself a grammar Nazi, but honestly, the errors were so glaring and distracting that I couldn't let them go. Perhaps if the writing had been a little better I could have feigned ignorance. Maybe.
Going more into detail, I can't imagine a large hospital working this way. It sounded more like the author had some work experience in a small doctor's office and then imagined a hospital worked the same way, but with longer hallways. A receptionist wouldn't go chasing down a doctor, especially if she knew said doctor was sitting in her office. And could be reached by phone. Or pager. Also, is this supposed to be Chicago or an imaginary Chicago? There is no St. Luke's Hospital, at least, not anymore. And who names their restaurant Exquisite? How presumptuous and tacky. A logo consisting of a chef hat and martini glass seems like someone spent a few minutes playing with clip art and called it good.
Gah. Whatever. I'm done. Did not finish, do not recommend to anyone.
ali23's review against another edition
4.0
I love love love this book!!! Lena took independent women to a whole new level and I loved it!! Mason was a hottie with a body but also was driven successful, smart, care-free and had such a loveable personality. I loved how he saved her in the beginning and in the end she saved him! AMAZING BOOK!!
magali33's review
3.0
1st read in Jan 2013, 4.5 stars
2nd read in Jan 2016, DNF, not sure why I liked it so much...
2nd read in Jan 2016, DNF, not sure why I liked it so much...
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
Sweet, sexy and slightly frustrating at times. This book would have gotten a higher rating if I didn't have such a big problem with the female lead for 75% of the book. Lena was just too bitchy and cold for my liking ~ even though she did have reasons for being closed off. I just never really connected with her. However, the rest of the characters were very endearing....especially Mason and his mom Catherine.
Sweet, sexy and slightly frustrating at times. This book would have gotten a higher rating if I didn't have such a big problem with the female lead for 75% of the book. Lena was just too bitchy and cold for my liking ~ even though she did have reasons for being closed off. I just never really connected with her. However, the rest of the characters were very endearing....especially Mason and his mom Catherine.
chelseammg's review against another edition
4.0
There are a lot of things I can say about this book. Let's start with Lena, shall we? She has walls. Wall built like a fortress. She has survivor's guilt that has eaten away at her for 9 years, crippling her every move. She is also smart, funny, beautiful and kind. She could have an amazing life, but she is wasting away in a cocoon of her own making.
That leads us to Mason. Mason is perfect. In ever damn way, the man is amazing. He is handsome, cocky as hell, witty, lethally charming...the whole package. And when he decides he wants Lena to start feeling again, he pursues her with absolute singular focus. He brings her back to life. He gave me a new appreciation for peaches and I will never look at them the same way!
The relationship: I love that it wasn't a starry eyed "I saw you, I loved you". It was real. It was two people taking their time, learning about each other, stumbling along the way and making it work.
The only downside I had with the book was that I figured out early on what the conflict would be. It didn't make it easier to "watch", but I knew it was coming. I still cried real tears when it was happening!
Bottom line: It's a must read if you are a sucker for a really good HEA.
That leads us to Mason. Mason is perfect. In ever damn way, the man is amazing. He is handsome, cocky as hell, witty, lethally charming...the whole package. And when he decides he wants Lena to start feeling again, he pursues her with absolute singular focus. He brings her back to life. He gave me a new appreciation for peaches and I will never look at them the same way!
The relationship: I love that it wasn't a starry eyed "I saw you, I loved you". It was real. It was two people taking their time, learning about each other, stumbling along the way and making it work.
The only downside I had with the book was that I figured out early on what the conflict would be. It didn't make it easier to "watch", but I knew it was coming. I still cried real tears when it was happening!
Bottom line: It's a must read if you are a sucker for a really good HEA.
legz02's review against another edition
5.0
4.75 stars only bcuz of the numerous typos I had to deal with!!
titmony's review against another edition
3.0
That would a small 3,5 for me.
Took me a while, like 2 third of the book, to get into it. Too many change of Pov and some paragraphs that seem out of place
Took me a while, like 2 third of the book, to get into it. Too many change of Pov and some paragraphs that seem out of place
dance64's review against another edition
3.0
I'm stuck between a 2.5 and a 3 because the majority of the book was a solid 2 star rating, but the last 20% sort of made up for it.