thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
3.0
Read for Fun (Paperback)
Overall Rating 3.75
Fun Holiday Read
LOVED: The gals of the Alaskan Nights series are a hoot! If you have ever had really good girlfriends that will do anything for you then you know these ladies. They are fun, smart, quippy, and supportive. I dare you not to feel like you are part of their group. The grandmothers are also a hoot---Addison Fox knows how to write women!
LIKED: The men of the Alaskan Nights series are all in need of a quick kick in the pants but perfect for the women that will eventually tame them. I can't say I loved them but I did have warm fuzzy thoughts about them towards the end. I know in Book 2 (which isn't out till Nov 2012) I will probably feel more warmly towards them.
OVERALL: A great holiday read that will make you giggle and want to hang out with your girlfriends.
Overall Rating 3.75
Fun Holiday Read
NOTE: I am so glad that Book Club picked Baby It's Cold Outside by Addison Fox---it was such a perfect pick for the Holiday Season!
LOVED: The gals of the Alaskan Nights series are a hoot! If you have ever had really good girlfriends that will do anything for you then you know these ladies. They are fun, smart, quippy, and supportive. I dare you not to feel like you are part of their group. The grandmothers are also a hoot---Addison Fox knows how to write women!
LIKED: The men of the Alaskan Nights series are all in need of a quick kick in the pants but perfect for the women that will eventually tame them. I can't say I loved them but I did have warm fuzzy thoughts about them towards the end. I know in Book 2 (which isn't out till Nov 2012) I will probably feel more warmly towards them.
OVERALL: A great holiday read that will make you giggle and want to hang out with your girlfriends.
elliefufu's review
4.0
Baby it’s Cold Outside, Alaskan Nights #1, by Addison Fox
Grade: B +
“I see picnics and dates with you, Walker. And it pisses me off. You’re supposed to be fling material and instead you look at me the way you do and you engage in snowball fights and you even think I’m sexy in the most hideous hat in the entire world. So, yeah. You make me think of mushy shit.”
Walker Montgomery has spent the last fifteen years trying to avoid his grandmother and her friend’s annual Great Bachelor Competition, a contest that is designed to marry off the eligible men of Indigo, Alaska. That was before Sloan McKinley rolled into town from New York City to help her best friend Grier settle her late father’s estate. Sloan is a burst of pure energy and easily wins over the locals of Indigo, especially the grandmothers in charge of the Competition. Sloan has decided to use her time in Alaska as an opportunity to write an article for a travel magazine and she soon finds herself falling in love with this small town of eight hundred people. When Sloan and Walker both agree to enter the competition together as a bet they soon find themselves fighting to win not only the competition but each other.
Baby it’s Cold Outside is the first book in Addison Fox’s Alaskan Nights series and it’s the first book that I have ever read by her. Let me start by saying that I am hooked on this series and I need the next book RIGHT NOW. It has been a very long time since I have finished a book and been desperate to find out what happens in the next book but that’s what happened at the end of BICO. Mrs. Fox does a great job of setting up future books and telling three different love stories at one time and making sure the reader has an investment in all of the characters not just the hero and heroine.
I love Sloan and I especially love the relationship that she has with her best girlfriends Grier and Avery. The girl talk between the three is hilarious and is very realistic of how I talk with my girlfriends which makes it very easy to believe in the plot and the characters. There are a lot of fun characters in Indigo, Alaska and because of them and all of their quirky ways is a major reason that I can’t wait to revisit this series. There is one relationship that involves two of the town folks that I really hope gets written about more, if not gets it’s own book.
Sloan and Walker’s relationship is very cute but a few times I did get annoyed with Walker. He seemed to have a black cloud over his head for a while and he had no intention to get rid of it even when a wonderful girl like Sloan comes into his life. This was the only problem that I had with the entire book and the only reason I didn’t give it an A. The chemistry between all of the couples is very steamy without being too much which is a nice break from a lot of romance books that I’ve read lately.
The Great Bachelor Competition makes this book so fun. The lengths that the town will go to in the name of love and how much everyone seems to want it is very touching. I really enjoyed how Mrs. Fox talked about loneliness and how much it can touch everyone and how everyone needs and wants a chance to find someone to share their life with. The fact that there is a town whose whole mantra is based on love was very touching and wonderful.
I really loved this book. I think it is such a fun, easy read but it also has a lot of layers and depth to it. I loved all of the characters and cannot wait to read the next book in this series and I plan on reading all of Mrs. Fox’s other books because she has made a fan out of me.
Grade: B +
“I see picnics and dates with you, Walker. And it pisses me off. You’re supposed to be fling material and instead you look at me the way you do and you engage in snowball fights and you even think I’m sexy in the most hideous hat in the entire world. So, yeah. You make me think of mushy shit.”
Walker Montgomery has spent the last fifteen years trying to avoid his grandmother and her friend’s annual Great Bachelor Competition, a contest that is designed to marry off the eligible men of Indigo, Alaska. That was before Sloan McKinley rolled into town from New York City to help her best friend Grier settle her late father’s estate. Sloan is a burst of pure energy and easily wins over the locals of Indigo, especially the grandmothers in charge of the Competition. Sloan has decided to use her time in Alaska as an opportunity to write an article for a travel magazine and she soon finds herself falling in love with this small town of eight hundred people. When Sloan and Walker both agree to enter the competition together as a bet they soon find themselves fighting to win not only the competition but each other.
Baby it’s Cold Outside is the first book in Addison Fox’s Alaskan Nights series and it’s the first book that I have ever read by her. Let me start by saying that I am hooked on this series and I need the next book RIGHT NOW. It has been a very long time since I have finished a book and been desperate to find out what happens in the next book but that’s what happened at the end of BICO. Mrs. Fox does a great job of setting up future books and telling three different love stories at one time and making sure the reader has an investment in all of the characters not just the hero and heroine.
I love Sloan and I especially love the relationship that she has with her best girlfriends Grier and Avery. The girl talk between the three is hilarious and is very realistic of how I talk with my girlfriends which makes it very easy to believe in the plot and the characters. There are a lot of fun characters in Indigo, Alaska and because of them and all of their quirky ways is a major reason that I can’t wait to revisit this series. There is one relationship that involves two of the town folks that I really hope gets written about more, if not gets it’s own book.
Sloan and Walker’s relationship is very cute but a few times I did get annoyed with Walker. He seemed to have a black cloud over his head for a while and he had no intention to get rid of it even when a wonderful girl like Sloan comes into his life. This was the only problem that I had with the entire book and the only reason I didn’t give it an A. The chemistry between all of the couples is very steamy without being too much which is a nice break from a lot of romance books that I’ve read lately.
The Great Bachelor Competition makes this book so fun. The lengths that the town will go to in the name of love and how much everyone seems to want it is very touching. I really enjoyed how Mrs. Fox talked about loneliness and how much it can touch everyone and how everyone needs and wants a chance to find someone to share their life with. The fact that there is a town whose whole mantra is based on love was very touching and wonderful.
I really loved this book. I think it is such a fun, easy read but it also has a lot of layers and depth to it. I loved all of the characters and cannot wait to read the next book in this series and I plan on reading all of Mrs. Fox’s other books because she has made a fan out of me.
tasha_fullybooked's review against another edition
4.0
I was enthralled with this book and it's characters from page one. The is the first book I've read from this author (upon seeing this YouTube video) and I've already purchased book two and pre-ordered book three in this series.
Of the ladies in Indigo, Alaska, I have to say Sloan, Avery, Amanda and Jessica were my favorites. Although Grier is Sloan's best friend and the reason she came to Alaska, I didn't really like her at times. I just couldn't figure what her problem was.
Walker, Mick and Jack were great men as well, but they took a backseat to the women in this book, or at least that's the way it felt to me. What I truly loved was how the author made the town come alive on the pages. The vivid picture she painted of Alaska made me want to visit, and I hate the cold.
Walker had his butthole moments, but nothing that would make him unredeemable to me. Although he did act like a complete jerk the night of the bachelor auction. Of course in the end Walker and Sloan manage to get their acts together, and the author sets up the next couple of books in this one as well. But aside from the leads of the next two novels, I'm most interested in seeing what becomes of Jessica and her love interest. And if anything comes of Dr. Cloud and his.
Of the ladies in Indigo, Alaska, I have to say Sloan, Avery, Amanda and Jessica were my favorites. Although Grier is Sloan's best friend and the reason she came to Alaska, I didn't really like her at times. I just couldn't figure what her problem was.
Walker, Mick and Jack were great men as well, but they took a backseat to the women in this book, or at least that's the way it felt to me. What I truly loved was how the author made the town come alive on the pages. The vivid picture she painted of Alaska made me want to visit, and I hate the cold.
Walker had his butthole moments, but nothing that would make him unredeemable to me. Although he did act like a complete jerk the night of the bachelor auction. Of course in the end Walker and Sloan manage to get their acts together, and the author sets up the next couple of books in this one as well. But aside from the leads of the next two novels, I'm most interested in seeing what becomes of Jessica and her love interest. And if anything comes of Dr. Cloud and his.
witandsin's review against another edition
5.0
Blue Ribbon Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Original Review Link
When an inheritance mess leaves her best friend, Grier, stressed out and frantic, Sloan McKinley does what any best friend would do; she hops on a plane to Alaska to help Grier out. As soon as she arrives, Sloan can see that Grier needs all the help she can get to win the townspeople of Indigo over. Luckily for Grier, Sloan knows how to turn on the charm.
But it’s Sloan herself who finds herself enchanted, with the people of Indigo…and sexy lawyer Walker Montgomery. What’s more, Sloan happens to have arrived right before an annual contest hosted by three of the town’s matriarchs; an event where bachelorettes from out of state compete for the town’s eligible bachelors. The grandmothers are determined to get their grandsons married off – and one of those grandsons is Walker. Sloan’s entertained by the idea of the competition, but the longer she stays in Indigo, the more she begins to wonder if a certain bachelor might just be worth fighting for. The question is, does Walker want to be caught?
Love is in the air in the sprightly BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE. Author Addison Fox charmed the heck out of me with her first ALASKAN NIGHTS novel.
Any woman who’s faced familial hints/pressure about marriage is sure to identify with Sloan. She’s tired, exasperated and yes, lonely. Sloan’s also got a heart as big as Alaska, so when her best friend calls, needing her support, there’s no question that Sloan will drop everything and fly to Alaska. Sloan’s loyalty, generosity and friendliness made her an incredibly appealing heroine. It would take an equally appealing hero to please this reader, and Ms. Fox definitely delivered with Walker. Walker’s a hero who clearly has a lot of love to give – he just doesn’t quite see it. Watching his parents’ marriage dissolve left its mark on him, and Walker’s cynical about commitment. Ms. Fox did a great job of making Walker sympathetic, which is a blessing, as there are times I – and those that love him – definitely wanted to shake him for not seeing the possibilities for him and Sloan.
While Sloan and Walker are at the center of BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, the heart of the book is the town – and townspeople – of Indigo itself. Readers are treated to multiple points of view, though the narrative never feels crowded. I felt like I was in Indigo, getting to know the people who mean so much to Walker and who come to mean the world to Sloan. The only downside of this is that I finished BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE wanting the next ALASKAN NIGHTS novel. Ms. Fox has left plenty of teasers for future books; and I cannot wait to return to the wonderful town of Indigo, Alaska.
Note: My review was written for Romance Junkies and is cross-posted here courtesy of Romance Junkies.
Original Review Link
When an inheritance mess leaves her best friend, Grier, stressed out and frantic, Sloan McKinley does what any best friend would do; she hops on a plane to Alaska to help Grier out. As soon as she arrives, Sloan can see that Grier needs all the help she can get to win the townspeople of Indigo over. Luckily for Grier, Sloan knows how to turn on the charm.
But it’s Sloan herself who finds herself enchanted, with the people of Indigo…and sexy lawyer Walker Montgomery. What’s more, Sloan happens to have arrived right before an annual contest hosted by three of the town’s matriarchs; an event where bachelorettes from out of state compete for the town’s eligible bachelors. The grandmothers are determined to get their grandsons married off – and one of those grandsons is Walker. Sloan’s entertained by the idea of the competition, but the longer she stays in Indigo, the more she begins to wonder if a certain bachelor might just be worth fighting for. The question is, does Walker want to be caught?
Love is in the air in the sprightly BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE. Author Addison Fox charmed the heck out of me with her first ALASKAN NIGHTS novel.
Any woman who’s faced familial hints/pressure about marriage is sure to identify with Sloan. She’s tired, exasperated and yes, lonely. Sloan’s also got a heart as big as Alaska, so when her best friend calls, needing her support, there’s no question that Sloan will drop everything and fly to Alaska. Sloan’s loyalty, generosity and friendliness made her an incredibly appealing heroine. It would take an equally appealing hero to please this reader, and Ms. Fox definitely delivered with Walker. Walker’s a hero who clearly has a lot of love to give – he just doesn’t quite see it. Watching his parents’ marriage dissolve left its mark on him, and Walker’s cynical about commitment. Ms. Fox did a great job of making Walker sympathetic, which is a blessing, as there are times I – and those that love him – definitely wanted to shake him for not seeing the possibilities for him and Sloan.
While Sloan and Walker are at the center of BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, the heart of the book is the town – and townspeople – of Indigo itself. Readers are treated to multiple points of view, though the narrative never feels crowded. I felt like I was in Indigo, getting to know the people who mean so much to Walker and who come to mean the world to Sloan. The only downside of this is that I finished BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE wanting the next ALASKAN NIGHTS novel. Ms. Fox has left plenty of teasers for future books; and I cannot wait to return to the wonderful town of Indigo, Alaska.
Note: My review was written for Romance Junkies and is cross-posted here courtesy of Romance Junkies.
mcipher's review against another edition
3.0
I got a little tired of the characters after a while - I know romance is formulaic, and that's the comfort of it, but I really want the characters to shine and be interesting and quirky and endearing, and these just kind of felt like stock people without a lot of quirk. I also couldn't get over their ridiculous names - sure, the author is Addison, but does that mean her MC should be "Sloan" with a best friend named, of all things, "Grier"? I think not.
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite the same caliber of Jill Shalvis but definitely recommended for Lucky Harbor fans.
melissia501's review against another edition
3.0
This was a cute book...but sometimes sexual tension just goes on for too long. Maybe I'm not into certain romance novels right now. I liked the characters for the most part.
sarahbowman101's review against another edition
3.0
Good things: The friendship between the three women was great. They were funny, smart and entirely likeable despite the coming from a wealthy families and having a fantasy jobs. Each of the female characters were sexy without being over-sexualized. The setting was decent, very cozy and small town friendly. The inclusion of the grandmothers seemed like it might be too hokey, but they weren't really bad either.
Meh things: Walker is a lawyer. And I'm sure he has personality traits that I just can't seem to remember. He is rugged? I don't know. He was really boring, and therefore the romance between him and Sloane was pretty boring too.
Other things: This was the first romance that I read where there is a sex scene between people who aren't the main characters. Is this an outlier?
Meh things: Walker is a lawyer. And I'm sure he has personality traits that I just can't seem to remember. He is rugged? I don't know. He was really boring, and therefore the romance between him and Sloane was pretty boring too.
Other things: This was the first romance that I read where there is a sex scene between people who aren't the main characters. Is this an outlier?
sakamknigi's review against another edition
3.0
REALLY? He kissed her on the first day?! Not on the first date - the first day when they met. Why, why avoid some tension, suspension, some emotions building, uncertainty...?
And, I don't feel the characters, I just don't. She is "too many things at once" and at the end you can't form opinion on her. I liked the cover, I like the title a lot, I even liked the idea for the competition, the setting of the book but... the story it's not told as I expected.
And, I don't feel the characters, I just don't. She is "too many things at once" and at the end you can't form opinion on her. I liked the cover, I like the title a lot, I even liked the idea for the competition, the setting of the book but... the story it's not told as I expected.