Love Hacked (Knitting in the City, #3) in Sharks of Awesome

Jul 27, 2017 Linds rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, swoon-worthy-hero, adorable, audible, made-me-laugh, cute

"You're a shrink," he said.
He might as well have accused me of being a traitor or a murderer or a Kardashian.

Well this book was not at all what I expected based on the blurb! It is much more complicated and crazy than I expected, and for a good chunk of the book I had no idea what was going on with Alex. I was so intrigued. The story isn't perfect, but it was adorable and mysterious and ridiculous and it made me laugh. Sandra was hilarious and had me laughing out loud multiple times.

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Aug 14, 2017 Kate rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, quasi-reviewed, 2017-52-book-challenge

Honestly, Alex as a character (especially love interest) was a bit scary. He was possessive and prone to fits of violence, and his disregard for/lack of knowledge about social norms went beyond charming to concerning. That's why I'm giving this one 2 stars, mostly for the recurring characters. ...more

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Nov 01, 2017 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-romance

First off, I have to say, I HATE THE COVER. Like, I HATE it with a passion. I hate the angle the photo was taken at and hate the fact that the focus of the woman is her boobs and her hidden crotch and spread legs. And the fact that she's wearing fish nets, which Sandra never wears, and fuzzy slippers, which Sandra also never wears. I like that she's wearing red since The Red Dress is a thing for Sandra and Alex, but The Red Dress is supposed to be strapless. There are other clever things that co First off, I have to say, I HATE THE COVER. Like, I HATE it with a passion. I hate the angle the photo was taken at and hate the fact that the focus of the woman is her boobs and her hidden crotch and spread legs. And the fact that she's wearing fish nets, which Sandra never wears, and fuzzy slippers, which Sandra also never wears. I like that she's wearing red since The Red Dress is a thing for Sandra and Alex, but The Red Dress is supposed to be strapless. There are other clever things that could have been done to involve a computer in the cover image.

As for the book itself, I really enjoyed it! So far I've read Knitting in the City books 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 4 (I started with book 4, read the Winston Brothers, then went back and read Knitting in the City). Out of the other Knitting books, this one was my least favorite, but I still really enjoyed it.

Penny Reid is a compelling author and she writes great stories! Each book is SO different and tells a very unique love story but the characters still interweave seamlessly and totally fit together.

I won't go over the ins and outs of the story, I'm sure that's been done plenty of times. Sandra was a cool character. A bit older than the other ladies at 28 and then she falls for a much younger man. This was an interesting relationship to read about because I'm 30 and most of my male interaction is with men much younger than I. I've always been adamant about not dating someone more than 3 years younger than I, but this story may influence me to open my horizons a little bit!

Alex was an interesting hero. He's very different and the reason why I'd say I gave this book only 4 stars instead of 5. I loved him and Sandra together but I didn't like his resistance to share his past with her. I understand, based on the history Ms. Reid gave him, why he would behave that way, but I would never be willing to be with a person who resisted telling me about their past.

Once again, all the friends were involved in the shenanigans in the end of the book and I loved it! To have a group of friends who love you so much, they'd do pretty much anything to help you, is a wonderful blessing.

This book has one detailed love scene, and a few heavy petting/make out scenes. It's low on language and there's no violence.

I look forward to the next book! ...more

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May 06, 2017 Ginny Deffendall rated it it was amazing

This has been my favorite Penny Reid novel so far and only a few people will really understand how significant that is. It never ceases to amaze me how Reid can makes nerds so. Damn. Sexy.

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