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Someone to Love (Someone to Love, #1)
by Addison Moore (Goodreads Author)
by Addison Moore (Goodreads Author)
Ash Wednesday's review
bookshelves: contemporary-romance, hot-and-funny-hero, manwhores, new-adult, review
Jan 15, 2013
bookshelves: contemporary-romance, hot-and-funny-hero, manwhores, new-adult, review
Read from January 15 to 16, 2013
Just a 3 star read for me but:
This is my first Addison Moore read and I have to say, I kept getting distracted by thoughts of which genre her writing style would fit best. Because holy hells this woman can write, but it felt like an awkward fit for this kind of story. When she wants to be evocative and poetic she pulls it off really well and when she wants to be light-hearted and funny, she doesn't end up trying, she WILL make stuff come out of your nose.
It boggles my simpleton brain how this could exist in a chapter:
[Kendall on sex] Crap. I must have done something wrong. There must have been some step I missed, like prepping my insides with barbed wire in the event he decides to draw his unholy weapon.
along with this in another:
The anxious waves thrust their hips against the shore, roaring as they push deep into the pliable sand until it smooths into submission. The water trembles over her tawny expanse until it ejaculates all of its foaming affection, reducing itself to a whisper. The waves roll back into themselves in a bionic rush, just to repeat the effort. Cruise is the sea, insatiable and hungry, all whispers and roars
The rhythm just never really settled with me enough to actually enjoy the plot or sketch the characters clearly in my mind. If anything it got a little distracting. But when I view each side as disparate from the other, it works really well. I loved the Christmas lunch as much as I loved to creative turns of phrases I got introduced to (thank you, for NOT having anyone be a moth drawn to a flame).
I do have issues in plot logic: (view spoiler) I'm not even sure that's the reason (view spoiler) or was it just a case of public indiscretion? Which, if it is, again boggles my mind. Lauren's ploys to get Cal (who was the best and clearly depicted character, by the way) to own up to her suspicions were extreme and, to me, ludicrous. The final conflict and its resolution were bland -- I don't mind predictable plot twists, I do mind predictable executions.
I can see myself reading another book from this author. I know she's bound to produce something amazing in a different genre, probably.
This is my first Addison Moore read and I have to say, I kept getting distracted by thoughts of which genre her writing style would fit best. Because holy hells this woman can write, but it felt like an awkward fit for this kind of story. When she wants to be evocative and poetic she pulls it off really well and when she wants to be light-hearted and funny, she doesn't end up trying, she WILL make stuff come out of your nose.
It boggles my simpleton brain how this could exist in a chapter:
[Kendall on sex] Crap. I must have done something wrong. There must have been some step I missed, like prepping my insides with barbed wire in the event he decides to draw his unholy weapon.
along with this in another:
The anxious waves thrust their hips against the shore, roaring as they push deep into the pliable sand until it smooths into submission. The water trembles over her tawny expanse until it ejaculates all of its foaming affection, reducing itself to a whisper. The waves roll back into themselves in a bionic rush, just to repeat the effort. Cruise is the sea, insatiable and hungry, all whispers and roars
The rhythm just never really settled with me enough to actually enjoy the plot or sketch the characters clearly in my mind. If anything it got a little distracting. But when I view each side as disparate from the other, it works really well. I loved the Christmas lunch as much as I loved to creative turns of phrases I got introduced to (thank you, for NOT having anyone be a moth drawn to a flame).
I do have issues in plot logic: (view spoiler) I'm not even sure that's the reason (view spoiler) or was it just a case of public indiscretion? Which, if it is, again boggles my mind. Lauren's ploys to get Cal (who was the best and clearly depicted character, by the way) to own up to her suspicions were extreme and, to me, ludicrous. The final conflict and its resolution were bland -- I don't mind predictable plot twists, I do mind predictable executions.
I can see myself reading another book from this author. I know she's bound to produce something amazing in a different genre, probably.
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Reading Progress
| 01/15/2013 | "I'm on a "Someone" phase." | |||
| 01/16/2013 |
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23.0% | "“He’s taking a break?” Lauren’s mouth falls open at the prospect. “Does his dick know about this?”" | |
| 01/16/2013 |
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24.0% | "Your hairdresser's gum dropping on your eye while getting a shampoo ranks what, 2nd in the list of possible horrible things that can happen in a salon?" | |
| 01/16/2013 |
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38.0% |
"So he's f*cked his way through the Greek alphabet... AND he's a substitute teacher? Landon Maxfield phoned in that question btw." 1 comment |
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| 01/16/2013 |
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62.0% |
"“Honest to God, his penis should be classified as a weapon of vaginal destruction.” Lol!" |
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Jan 15, 2013 04:17PM
i can't wait to see how you like this :) it has been a miss for a lot of people, but i loved it
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So far so good :) i haven't gone back to reading it yet though... Work getting in the way (the nerve of these sick people getting sick on my reading time... Blurg!)
great review. i was sold on the writing, i really liked it.
Great review Ash :)
Great review-those quotes were cracking me up! I read the first 3 in the author's Ethereal series and they are good but...crazy! Hard to describe-just crazy ;)
Joan wrote: "Great review-those quotes were cracking me up! I read the first 3 in the author's Ethereal series and they are good but...crazy! Hard to describe-just crazy ;)"Hard-to-describe crazy... Hmmm., will tread with caution then :-) thanks!
Arijana wrote: "great review. i was sold on the writing, i really liked it."I like her wit, and she's funny without feeling like she's trying, you know? Thanks dear :)
Blacky wrote: "Great review Ash :)"Thanks, B :-)
Ash wrote: "Joan wrote: "Great review-those quotes were cracking me up! I read the first 3 in the author's Ethereal series and they are good but...crazy! Hard to describe-just crazy ;)"Hard-to-describe crazy..."
Spastic! That was the word I was looking for. Both the writing and the story. You can see that the author can write well-she just needs to rein it in a little. They're pretty fun books, though. Don't know why I never finished the series...
