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sonilovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Dirty Pleasures picked up right where Dirty Billionaire left and this book started off just as fantastic as the first one. Creighton and Holly mend their relationship and hit the road on Holly’s tour. It was fun to see her so in her world and Creighton so out of his. But because he wanted this relationship to work, he let go of some of his control and went on the road with her.
There is still plenty of hot sex and getting used to being around each other but in this book Meghan March really developed the relationship between the two. And just when I think everything and everyone is on track, in love, and happily ever after is on the way Meghan throws me a curve ball and leaves me hanging for that next book.
Can’t wait to see how she brings this all together!
There is still plenty of hot sex and getting used to being around each other but in this book Meghan March really developed the relationship between the two. And just when I think everything and everyone is on track, in love, and happily ever after is on the way Meghan throws me a curve ball and leaves me hanging for that next book.
Can’t wait to see how she brings this all together!
katherineguild35's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mastersal's review
3.0
I liked it more than I thought; I read this while waiting in a hospital emergency room and I was smiling so that is a credit in it of itself. The story is still unnecessarily broken up into three books, leaving the components as long form chapters really more than novella - readers need to be aware of this since without accepting this as serialized fiction, as I did, you will not enjoy this.
The book follows our lead couple after they’ve had their Vegas wedding. Despite using some of the rich alpha-asshole tropes (which seem to follow billionaire stories like fruit flies on rotten fruit) this was surprisingly good. There were some predictable plot beats but despite that it did some interesting things.
After our heroine’s, Holly’s, running act at the end of Book 1, this first 50% of this book focuses on Holly’s career. Our hero, Crey, follow Holly on tour but, unlike what I was expecting, he sticks around instead of throwing Holly on his shoulder and taking her back to his cave - sorry, I meant New York. I really enjoyed that there was a focus on Holly’s career; Crey was superfluous to the events and the author did not shy away from that. It gave him a surprising about of humanity; I wouldn’t say vulnerability but there was a sense of pride and awe in how he looked at Holy which could be shared with the reader. I am more used to being told that the heroine is dedicated to her work but never shown it so good job on that.
Of course, despite some smooth writing and good inversions of expected clichés, some silly things do pop up.. I understand these instances exist to add drama but when it happens because there wasn’t enough movement in terms of character or plot it detracts from the overall book. Generally, the depiction of Holly’s music world was more real and interesting than monied society. The author had to fall back to ‘boring conversations in rich charity events and bitchy women’ as a description of Crey’s world. It really showed a lack of experience in a business or charity setting.
The ending was a bit of a low note. Perhaps I was expecting the twist, I didn’t mind enough to reduce the rating. I was more seriously tempted to knock a star off as a little over 10% of the book (and I counted) was the preview for the next book. Not cool.
The book follows our lead couple after they’ve had their Vegas wedding. Despite using some of the rich alpha-asshole tropes (which seem to follow billionaire stories like fruit flies on rotten fruit) this was surprisingly good. There were some predictable plot beats but despite that it did some interesting things.
After our heroine’s, Holly’s, running act at the end of Book 1, this first 50% of this book focuses on Holly’s career. Our hero, Crey, follow Holly on tour but, unlike what I was expecting, he sticks around instead of throwing Holly on his shoulder and taking her back to his cave - sorry, I meant New York. I really enjoyed that there was a focus on Holly’s career; Crey was superfluous to the events and the author did not shy away from that. It gave him a surprising about of humanity; I wouldn’t say vulnerability but there was a sense of pride and awe in how he looked at Holy which could be shared with the reader. I am more used to being told that the heroine is dedicated to her work but never shown it so good job on that.
Of course, despite some smooth writing and good inversions of expected clichés, some silly things do pop up.
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As an example, around 83% into the book, there is an introduction of an ex-wife who had never been mentioned before. All this ex-wife is there to do is to exploit Holly’s trust issues and make her run again.The ending was a bit of a low note
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with Holly running again. I guess the author was trying to say that Book 1 running was Crey’s fault but this time it was Holly’s fault.mckayla_haesch's review against another edition
1.0
he got way too possessive. it was v unattractive
abmoore88's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
ccath's review against another edition
4.0
I wish these three books came in one actual book but I'm enjoying to see their relationship grow
javalenciaph's review against another edition
4.0
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Note: This ARC was provided by Rock Star Lit PR in exchange for an honest review.
Holly is a highly reactive young woman, and while I admire her desire to make her career her top priority, it's curious that she doesn't seem to understand whenever Creighton gives so much of his own attention to his business dealings. I don't want to blame her immaturity on her age, because that really wouldn't be fair to women in their early twenties in general. Maybe it's her need to prove to her record company and to the music industry that she's got a voice and writing skills behind that pretty face of hers. I just felt that she demanded so much from Creighton but barely reciprocated. I mean, seriously, the man put his life on hold for her, and yet it never seemed enough. Let's not forget that she wasn't coerced into marrying Creighton, but she appears to be clueless and hasn't fully realized that marriage is about give and take on BOTH ends.
I'm really, really, REALLY hoping that Holly grows up in the third book and learns that walking slash running away never solves anything. For once, I'm actually hoping that Creighton refrains from doing what he did after discovering she left him to go on tour. Yes, he may be a domineering man, but it's clear that he's made concessions and changes in order to make his relationship with Holly work. I think it's high time that she carries her share of the burden that comes with a marriage. In two weeks' time, we'll finally get the conclusion to Creighton and Holly's love story and it's been an entertaining ride so far. The introduction of Creighton's first ex-wife has certainly made things interesting and I can't wait to see if she plays an even bigger role in the trilogy's final installment. I'm giving Dirty Pleasures four out of five stars. ♥
Note: This ARC was provided by Rock Star Lit PR in exchange for an honest review.
Holly is a highly reactive young woman, and while I admire her desire to make her career her top priority, it's curious that she doesn't seem to understand whenever Creighton gives so much of his own attention to his business dealings. I don't want to blame her immaturity on her age, because that really wouldn't be fair to women in their early twenties in general. Maybe it's her need to prove to her record company and to the music industry that she's got a voice and writing skills behind that pretty face of hers. I just felt that she demanded so much from Creighton but barely reciprocated. I mean, seriously, the man put his life on hold for her, and yet it never seemed enough. Let's not forget that she wasn't coerced into marrying Creighton, but she appears to be clueless and hasn't fully realized that marriage is about give and take on BOTH ends.
I'm really, really, REALLY hoping that Holly grows up in the third book and learns that walking slash running away never solves anything. For once, I'm actually hoping that Creighton refrains from doing what he did after discovering she left him to go on tour. Yes, he may be a domineering man, but it's clear that he's made concessions and changes in order to make his relationship with Holly work. I think it's high time that she carries her share of the burden that comes with a marriage. In two weeks' time, we'll finally get the conclusion to Creighton and Holly's love story and it's been an entertaining ride so far. The introduction of Creighton's first ex-wife has certainly made things interesting and I can't wait to see if she plays an even bigger role in the trilogy's final installment. I'm giving Dirty Pleasures four out of five stars. ♥