smitch29's review
3.0
I only read J. Lynn's Believe in Me. I really wanted to read about Ollie and Brittany. It was super and short and sweet. There really wasn't much to the story. I didn't love it or hate it.
teamrobward's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
wilda85's review
4.0
I will write a review for each story as I read them.
1) Believe In Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 4 stars. I have to say that Ollie took me by surprise in this. He's your typical playboy and I could tell from the beginning that he had a thing for Britney, but I thought it was just a guy wanting the girl who turned him down. I never thought it went beyond that and I'm pleasantly surprised that it does. I'm so glad that these two decided to give a relationship a try and I hope that we get a chance to see it bloom in a full novel. If you haven't read Wait For You, I highly recommend reading it before reading Believe In Me. Even though they aren't the main characters, WFY will give you a little more insight to these two characters.
2) Crash by Sophie Jordan: 5 stars. OH. MY. I don't even know where to begin with this one, all I know is I want more! Scratch that, I NEED more! I really hope these two get their own book!!!
3) A Little Too Scarred by Lisa Desrochers: 4 stars. This was an emotional but sweet read. I didn't like Rick in A Little Too Far but I'm happy I got to see that he grew up and became a man. This story made me really like him. He stood by Rene even though she was scarred and going through a lot. I'm not sure she would have come out of her funk if it weren't for him.
4) The Corner of First and Second by Gennifer Albin: 4 stars. I'm not sure if this one is a part f a series or not. If it is, I would really like to read it. The story started off where Jac was still heartbroken over Wes and it had a sweet ending. I hope they have their HEA although with them going to school on opposite sides of the US, one at NYU and the other at UCLA, it will be extremely hard. I wish I could get to know these characters a little more.
5) Once Bitten by Cole Gibsen: 4 stars.
I've never read a story where someone trained search and rescue dogs and made her own cadaver juice *gags* It certainly made for an interesting start to a story. This one involves a search for a missing little girl, a bad guy, begging held hostage, and someone getting shot. Oh and there might be some talk of Delta Force- Black Ops group. I would definitely enjoy a deeper look into Tanner's life for the past four years.
1) Believe In Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 4 stars. I have to say that Ollie took me by surprise in this. He's your typical playboy and I could tell from the beginning that he had a thing for Britney, but I thought it was just a guy wanting the girl who turned him down. I never thought it went beyond that and I'm pleasantly surprised that it does. I'm so glad that these two decided to give a relationship a try and I hope that we get a chance to see it bloom in a full novel. If you haven't read Wait For You, I highly recommend reading it before reading Believe In Me. Even though they aren't the main characters, WFY will give you a little more insight to these two characters.
2) Crash by Sophie Jordan: 5 stars. OH. MY. I don't even know where to begin with this one, all I know is I want more! Scratch that, I NEED more! I really hope these two get their own book!!!
3) A Little Too Scarred by Lisa Desrochers: 4 stars. This was an emotional but sweet read. I didn't like Rick in A Little Too Far but I'm happy I got to see that he grew up and became a man. This story made me really like him. He stood by Rene even though she was scarred and going through a lot. I'm not sure she would have come out of her funk if it weren't for him.
4) The Corner of First and Second by Gennifer Albin: 4 stars. I'm not sure if this one is a part f a series or not. If it is, I would really like to read it. The story started off where Jac was still heartbroken over Wes and it had a sweet ending. I hope they have their HEA although with them going to school on opposite sides of the US, one at NYU and the other at UCLA, it will be extremely hard. I wish I could get to know these characters a little more.
5) Once Bitten by Cole Gibsen: 4 stars.
I've never read a story where someone trained search and rescue dogs and made her own cadaver juice *gags* It certainly made for an interesting start to a story. This one involves a search for a missing little girl, a bad guy, begging held hostage, and someone getting shot. Oh and there might be some talk of Delta Force- Black Ops group. I would definitely enjoy a deeper look into Tanner's life for the past four years.
whitney0498's review
5.0
Fifty First times: A New Adult Anthology is a collection of stories by some amazing authors. This box set has the following titles The Corner of First and Second by Gennifer Albin, Daylight by Julie Cross, A Little Too Scarred by Lisa Desrochers, Once Bitten by Cole Gibsen, Crash by Sophie Jordan, Under the Seryn Moon by Melissa Landers, How to Be a Heart Breaker by Lauren Layne, Two in the Morning by Roni Loren, Believe in Me by J. Lynn, Sharing First by Molly Mcadams, Strike Out by Myra Mcentire, This is My Sign by Hannah Moskowitz, Going for Broke by Lyla Payne, For the Sake of Science by Mark Perini, Love in an Elevator by Carrie Ryan, Bunga Bunga by Andrew Shaffer, With the Lights On Alessandra Thomas, Field Emotions by Melissa West, and Grind by Tracy Wolff. I’ll be updating my review as I finish each title.
The Corner of First and Second by Gennifer Albin
Daylight by Julie Cross
A Little Too Scarred by Lisa Desrochers
Once Bitten by Cole Gibsen
Crash by Sophie Jordan
Under the Seryn Moon by Melissa Landers
How to Be a Heart Breaker by Lauren Layne
Two in the Morning by Roni Loren
Believe in Me by J. Lynn
Believe in Me is a part of the Wait For You series. Ahhhh this book was just so good. I just couldn’t get enough of it and I was sad to turn the last page. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.
Sharing First by Molly Mcadams
Strike Out by Myra Mcentire
This is My Sign by Hannah Moskowitz
Going for Broke by Lyla Payne
For the Sake of Science by Mark Perini
Love in an Elevator by Carrie Ryan
Bunga Bunga by Andrew Shaffer
With the Lights On Alessandra Thomas
Field Emotions by Melissa West
Grind by Tracy Wolff
The Corner of First and Second by Gennifer Albin
Daylight by Julie Cross
A Little Too Scarred by Lisa Desrochers
Once Bitten by Cole Gibsen
Crash by Sophie Jordan
Under the Seryn Moon by Melissa Landers
How to Be a Heart Breaker by Lauren Layne
Two in the Morning by Roni Loren
Believe in Me by J. Lynn
Believe in Me is a part of the Wait For You series. Ahhhh this book was just so good. I just couldn’t get enough of it and I was sad to turn the last page. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.
Sharing First by Molly Mcadams
Strike Out by Myra Mcentire
This is My Sign by Hannah Moskowitz
Going for Broke by Lyla Payne
For the Sake of Science by Mark Perini
Love in an Elevator by Carrie Ryan
Bunga Bunga by Andrew Shaffer
With the Lights On Alessandra Thomas
Field Emotions by Melissa West
Grind by Tracy Wolff
mochitania's review
5.0
So my 5-stars are completely biased because the only reason I picked this book was to read ONE story:Believe in Me
And it was awesome.this was Olllie and Brits story .this was at the party scene in Teresa's book.
Ive always wanted a book for Ollie but hell,at this point even a fanfic is better.
So yeah this was a really good one
And it was awesome.this was Olllie and Brits story .this was at the party scene in Teresa's book.
Ive always wanted a book for Ollie but hell,at this point even a fanfic is better.
So yeah this was a really good one
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, this was a really great collection of stories, seeing some characters from series that didn't get a focus!
noregrets4life33's review
2.0
More round about 2.5 ? 2.75? Not entirely sure.
I thought the premise of this book sounded great. A bunch of little snippets of couple's first times? Sounds sexy and sweet and cute.. but that gets old after awhile.
The better of the stories in this weren't great, and the worst were confusing and boring and hard to follow. After the first few were ok but only like 3 stars ok and it just kept going and getting worse, I found myself wanting to DNF, but I pushed on. There were a few good stories in here, but nothing memorable enough for me to take my time to go fish up the titles on my kindle.
I'd say if you are looking for sweet, sexy times, go pick up a full book vs this anthology. There is just zero time to flesh anything out, and while that works for some anthologies, it's almost necessary here. I was sadly let down.
I thought the premise of this book sounded great. A bunch of little snippets of couple's first times? Sounds sexy and sweet and cute.. but that gets old after awhile.
The better of the stories in this weren't great, and the worst were confusing and boring and hard to follow. After the first few were ok but only like 3 stars ok and it just kept going and getting worse, I found myself wanting to DNF, but I pushed on. There were a few good stories in here, but nothing memorable enough for me to take my time to go fish up the titles on my kindle.
I'd say if you are looking for sweet, sexy times, go pick up a full book vs this anthology. There is just zero time to flesh anything out, and while that works for some anthologies, it's almost necessary here. I was sadly let down.