A while back I got this book for free when she was trying to promote her books, and I really enjoyed it. So, when I saw that she posted a free book in her other series, I decided to snap it up while I had the chance. I liked the description, and there were so many different reviews that I was wondering what exactly they were talking about.
The main character of the store is a Christian gemologist who moves home to live with her Aunt to take care of her and to get away from the stress of her job in New York. I can dig that, seems plausible for a plot line. Her Aunt's friend owns local shopping network that is broadcast all over the nation and decides to branch out into the field the main character knows, so she now has a new job. Also plausible. Romantic interest is introduced shortly after she starts her new job. Good going. Love it. Characters are wonderful, writing is flowing really well, and the plot seems to be moving along at a wonderful pace. Then WHAM murder. This is where I start to really get into some of the annoyance.
She is somehow able to wiggle her way into another country that is suppose to be restricted because of political distress. Her, her aunt, the co-star of the show, and a crew for cameras. A CREW gets to go too when it is suppose to be restricted. The invitation, if I read it correctly, only for the main character to go. She must have worked some magic mojo on the people to convince them that the crew and a couple other people were going to go to the gem mines to film. Then, she found some "AMAZING" gems in the market, like stalls like in the movie Aladdin market type place. Apparently, top quality gems are available in the markets.
Plus, for a Christian, she did not act like a real Christian is suppose to act if memory serves from my church-going days. She is constantly asking God for things, and never once did I even read that she went to church. Not a once. She seemed to constantly be whining to God over every little problem in her life, and she did not seem to even try to take any of her problems in her hands without trying to do things for herself. Towards the end she wised up a little, but only towards the end.
However, other than those things, it was a solid novel. The character development was done well, she moved the story along for the most part (there was one instance that I literally felt like I was dragging my eyes through mud), and it was a nice entertaining fast read. If you are in the mood for something fluffy to read, I would snap it up if you can while it is free and see if you like it. I know that when I get some extra cash I will be purchasing more of her books, and I don't even like Christian fiction most of the time. That says a lot. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Review: Suddenly a Bride by Ruth Ann Nordin
I went on a buying spree last night in the free book section on my Kindle app for my iPhone, and bought a large amount in the romance section. Seventeen to be exact. My mind was dancing over amount I now had to read. I have been told that no one likes to read at much as I do, so of course my inner bookworm was excited to get started. I picked this book because it was the one book I was most excited about reading. The description made me giddy with excitement.
Now, I normally ignore the review sections on the books, mostly because I have been fooled more than once about a book because of those. Sometimes they are accurate, other times, they are not. These reviews were not wrong. Some of them were a little harsh, but they were not wrong. I also normally ignore the descriptions once I get about half-way through, because they are usually not accurate as well.
I was expecting the book to be something completely different. I was looking forward to having this wonderful science-fiction romance that talked about two worlds that had a pact to marry between worlds and dealing with the arrangements of it. From the first part of the description, I was hooked, so I clicked without reading the rest of it since it was free.
I will say this, for a free book, it was a good read. I have read much much worse for free. The beginning started off really well, and the first chapter was great. When I hit the female version of the story, that is where I felt a little muddled. She is in our time, not the future. And she just trusted him when he stated he was from another world. I mean, there were circumstances that made the main characters do the nasty in the back of the van, but still. The fact he had to deal with her family was cute and how he dealt with them was okay. The mother was pushy like most, and he gave in because yea he didn't know how to deal with women since he did not have women on his home planet. He did get a job but why didn't the Air Force ask for his credentials that did not come with things the "wish" place gave him. It seemed kind of silly honestly.
The one thing I had the most issues with was the "bonding" ceremony and how they magically were married. Everything on her planet changed to her now "husband"s name, and no one questioned it. Her boss was pissed about it, but he did not even blink an eye other than to ask when she got married. Seriously, a small diner with very little employees, the boss has to know about their lives. Come on my manager at Taco Bell knew my grades when I was in college. He seemed to like her well enough he should have known. Her friend was really accepting about it too. It was like everyone took a crazy pill and followed along with each other.
I really wish this was a better book. She seems to write really well and I will probably see if I can find some decent books that she might have written. I say go ahead and get this book as a fun little read if you don't think about it too much.
Now, I normally ignore the review sections on the books, mostly because I have been fooled more than once about a book because of those. Sometimes they are accurate, other times, they are not. These reviews were not wrong. Some of them were a little harsh, but they were not wrong. I also normally ignore the descriptions once I get about half-way through, because they are usually not accurate as well.
I was expecting the book to be something completely different. I was looking forward to having this wonderful science-fiction romance that talked about two worlds that had a pact to marry between worlds and dealing with the arrangements of it. From the first part of the description, I was hooked, so I clicked without reading the rest of it since it was free.
I will say this, for a free book, it was a good read. I have read much much worse for free. The beginning started off really well, and the first chapter was great. When I hit the female version of the story, that is where I felt a little muddled. She is in our time, not the future. And she just trusted him when he stated he was from another world. I mean, there were circumstances that made the main characters do the nasty in the back of the van, but still. The fact he had to deal with her family was cute and how he dealt with them was okay. The mother was pushy like most, and he gave in because yea he didn't know how to deal with women since he did not have women on his home planet. He did get a job but why didn't the Air Force ask for his credentials that did not come with things the "wish" place gave him. It seemed kind of silly honestly.
The one thing I had the most issues with was the "bonding" ceremony and how they magically were married. Everything on her planet changed to her now "husband"s name, and no one questioned it. Her boss was pissed about it, but he did not even blink an eye other than to ask when she got married. Seriously, a small diner with very little employees, the boss has to know about their lives. Come on my manager at Taco Bell knew my grades when I was in college. He seemed to like her well enough he should have known. Her friend was really accepting about it too. It was like everyone took a crazy pill and followed along with each other.
I really wish this was a better book. She seems to write really well and I will probably see if I can find some decent books that she might have written. I say go ahead and get this book as a fun little read if you don't think about it too much.
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