Welcome to Six Sentence Saturday.Where I try to express my thoughts on recent reads using only 6 sentences!!!!.
At the end of each review I will post a
rating scale of 1-5 using the cute and original (lol) Playing Cards.
Rating scale will be as follows:
At the end of each review I will post a
rating scale of 1-5 using the cute and original (lol) Playing Cards.
Rating scale will be as follows:
5 of Hearts- You must read this book NOW!!
4 of Hearts- A great read, put it on your TBR list.
3 of Hearts- Happy that I read it...a good read.
2 of Hearts- Just O.K but nothing to write home about.
Joker Card - Don't bother (why did I?)
Source: review copy from Sourcebooks
Genre: P&P Variation- at it's finest!
Pages: 464
Published: May 1, 2011 Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781402244186*Uncorrected ARC
My Thoughts: This is what I look for when I want a stellar P&P variation. The story was tender, sweet, funny, original and also had that vibe of Jane Austen running within the pages. To me it is vital that the characters ring true as Austen wrote them...and this author did a fabulous job. I loved all of the roadblocks that Darcy encountered as he tried to make Elizabeth view him in a better light. I thought the author did a great job of bringing in minor characters from the original story and giving them more stage time, which to me really enhanced the story. If you're one of those people (like me) who are always looking for a great story that continues to keep Darcy and Elizabeth alive and vibrant, then you need to add this to your list of books!!!
My Rating:
Source: review copy from Sourcebooks
Genre: Original and fun Romance
Pages: 352
Published: May 1, 2011 Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781402248481(click on title for synopsis)
*Uncorrected ARC
My Thoughts: This book was WICKEDLY charming and oh so original! I hate that cover because it's so stinkin' misleading....there's such a great story behind this cover!! I loved the whole concept of a wronged wicked step-mother wanting to tell the world that the Grimm Brothers and Disney got the whole story messed up!! I absolutely fell in love with Charming...he's a book nerd and doesn't want anything to do with being a Prince! I had a fun time reading this story and the author kept my attention the entire time. There wasn't a cheesy or eye-rolling moment in this book. I want to read more by this author!! If you're looking for a book to just kick back, lose yourself and escape from reality for a few hours...this one could be it!
My Rating:
Disclaimer:Thank you to Danielle and Sourcebooks for sending me a review copy. I was not compensated for my review. My thoughts on this book were in no way influenced by the author or publicist.They are my personal reflections based solely on MY experience while reading this novel.
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Two more for my TBR list. Fun reviews, Staci!
ReplyDeleteI've heard such great things about this Mr. Darcy book - I'll be adding it to my shelf with your high recommendation! Thanks and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it's been a great reading week!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked both books. I turned down the second based on the cover. Yours is the second positive review that I have read.
ReplyDeleteThese sound really good! :):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteYay that you liked this one, the Darcy one that is. He and Jane, oh lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd Wicked was wonderful
Wow, a 5 star rating - that says a lot comin from you. Your reviews are ones I can totally trust as you have never been anything but honest in them. I always appreciate the way you tell what worked for you and what didn't. The cover on Wickedly Charming would put me off too. Who do these covers appeal to?
ReplyDeleteReally...how many Mr. Darcy books are there. It seems like you've read them all! LOL! Wickedly Charming sounds very good!
ReplyDeleteA 5 of Hearts for Mr. Darcy? It sounds like one that's not to be missed.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely interested in reading Wickedly Charming...especially after reading your thoughts on it. Sounds like a fun read!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I would like the Charming book. One of these days I'll read a romance book to see what I think, I just need to find the right one.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I read your review of Wickedly Charming, becauset hat cover had totally turned me off! I love the retelling of the Cinderella story so I'll have to look for this one.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you loved the Darcy book. The second book sounds really good, but I wouldn't have given it a second thought based on the cover had I not read your review.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed your books this week.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to find your 5 of Hearts book. A really good Mr. Darcy is not to be passed up.
ReplyDeleteSounds kind of like the movie that came out about a year or two ago...Never After. Cute movie - with the stepmother trying to justify...but in the end it did turn out to be the same old ending...kind of....since it was a kid movie though, I guess they can't really let the "bad" guys win. :)
ReplyDeleteThe cover does look like a typical romance novel...So I wouldn't have ever even thought of picking it up, but if it has wicked stepmother and other fairytale elements then I'm interested. :)
Sounds kind of like the movie that came out about a year or two ago...Never After. Cute movie - with the stepmother trying to justify...but in the end it did turn out to be the same old ending...kind of....since it was a kid movie though, I guess they can't really let the "bad" guys win. :)
ReplyDeleteThe cover does look like a typical romance novel...So I wouldn't have ever even thought of picking it up, but if it has wicked stepmother and other fairytale elements then I'm interested. :)
Well, well, well. Two more P&Ps done well. You are spot on about the cover. I would never pick it up. But now that your review said it's differnt and a good read, I changed my mind :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed these Staci! I love the cover on the Darcy one.
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