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A review by sueread2030
Cruel Paradise by J.T. Geissinger
3.0
I have a confession to make. Well! Two!
one, I read the second book in this duet before the first one since each can be a standalone
two, Queens and Monsters is still my favorite
As always, Geissinger knows how to bring out the possibility of two completely different people who should never work but surprisingly they do. She does that in such an easy effort with a sprinkle of humor that you aren't able to put the book down
Throw in Shakespeare references and quotes and I am hooked.
it's a "He falls first but She falls harder" kinda book
and you could say that it's a reverse Grumpy/Sunshine where He's sunshine and she's the Grumpy one
I liked this book
was I in love with it? No
It's a Romance and that's it
but other than him trying to convince her to admit that she loves him, nothing really happens until the last two or three chapters of the book
I was waiting for that BOOM, that usually happens in Geissinger books but didn't get it
because the book was mostly from Jules POV, many of the chapters retell what happened to her when conversing with her best friends or boss. I didn't need that so I skimmed most of them. I wanted more of Killian's POV, why he fell for her? his backstory (maybe it was in book 1 but still) was summarized in 2 paragraphs at the end!!!
I wanted to know his reaction when he learned she was kidnapped
And why there was no mention of the damage to her back? She did get severe lashing!!!
My favorite Quote
<"I like you the way Newton liked gravity"... "Once he discovered it, everything else in the universe made sense"
I am going to read book 1 Now though :)
one, I read the second book in this duet before the first one since each can be a standalone
two, Queens and Monsters is still my favorite
As always, Geissinger knows how to bring out the possibility of two completely different people who should never work but surprisingly they do. She does that in such an easy effort with a sprinkle of humor that you aren't able to put the book down
Throw in Shakespeare references and quotes and I am hooked.
it's a "He falls first but She falls harder" kinda book
and you could say that it's a reverse Grumpy/Sunshine where He's sunshine and she's the Grumpy one
I liked this book
was I in love with it? No
It's a Romance and that's it
but other than him trying to convince her to admit that she loves him, nothing really happens until the last two or three chapters of the book
I was waiting for that BOOM, that usually happens in Geissinger books but didn't get it
because the book was mostly from Jules POV, many of the chapters retell what happened to her when conversing with her best friends or boss. I didn't need that so I skimmed most of them. I wanted more of Killian's POV, why he fell for her? his backstory (maybe it was in book 1 but still) was summarized in 2 paragraphs at the end!!!
I wanted to know his reaction when he learned she was kidnapped
And why there was no mention of the damage to her back? She did get severe lashing!!!
My favorite Quote
<"I like you the way Newton liked gravity"... "Once he discovered it, everything else in the universe made sense"
I am going to read book 1 Now though :)