AngieW's May Challenge
May. 29th, 2006 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jmc_bksAngieW's reading challenge for May was reader's choice: either a book written and initially published as an e-book, or a book with a police or military character in honor of Memorial Day. I planned on reading a romantic suspense plucked from my TBR pile, but couldn't muster up any interest. So instead, I bought an ebook...
ETA: Prompted by Jay's comment, just a warning -- you will have a syrupy 80s song stuck in your mind if you read further.
Title: That's What Friends Are For (excerpt here)
Author: Bridget Midway
Copyright: 2006 for Fictionwise, 2005 for Liquid Silver Books
Why did I pick this book? The Ja(y)nes at DearAuthor.com posted a request for suggestions for ebooks for their June ebook reviews, and Ms. Midway posted a list of her books. I checked out her website and the blurb caught my attention.
How was the cover? Well, since it is an ebook, I don't have a cover to examine...which is probably a good thing, since the covers for ebooks tend to stink. I don't remember this one standing out as either really good or really bad. ETA: I just checked out the cover on Midway's website -- it is much more heinous than I remembered. The heroine's expression kind of scares me -- she reminds me of one of Jeff Dunham's puppets with that creepy grin.
Did I enjoy the book? Eh, I wasn't all that impressed. It was a friends to lovers story, which I generally enjoy. But I never really got that they were great friends. They didn't know each other all that well for "best friends" and they never actually talked to each other. Vented sometimes and hung out, but that's all. The entire conflict between the two of them could've been resolved by a single conversation. Re-reading the blurb, I'm wondering what friends it is referring to. The two of them were pretty isolated, no other friends appeared in the story. An exboyfriend, work colleagues, a couple of family members, but no circle of friends.
A lot of potential story threads were brought up and then abandoned without being explored or explained. Fiona vehemently didn't want children because of her family situation growing up. But that situation was never really detailed. Late the in the story, there was a possible pregnancy scare (which contributed NOTHING to the storyline) and Fiona magically changed her mind. *Hot button alert for jmc!*
New to me author? Would I read this author again? Yes, new to me. Will I read her again? Maybe if I find her books at the library if/when she makes it to print, I'll read her other books.
Keep or pass it on? Can't pass on the ebook version, as far as I know, so I'm keeping it by default. When the smart card on my ebookwise looks like it is approaching full, this ebook will be on the list of those that I won't mind deleting/hiding.
ETA: Prompted by Jay's comment, just a warning -- you will have a syrupy 80s song stuck in your mind if you read further.
Title: That's What Friends Are For (excerpt here)
Author: Bridget Midway
Copyright: 2006 for Fictionwise, 2005 for Liquid Silver Books
Can best friends sleep together and still be friends in the morning?
A former high school cheerleader and a former high school nerd have grown up together and are now best friends. Ned is attracted to Fiona, but thinks she’ll always see him as just a big nerd. Fiona is attracted to Ned, but figures a brainiac like him would want an equally intelligent woman by his side.
So Fiona cooks up a plan that would get Ned a potential promotion at work and get her a job that she thinks will please Ned. In between the pretend relationship and the real one, sparks fly. When the truth Fiona has been hiding is revealed, will their friendship be strong enough to hold them together? Or will this be the end of the friendship that, according to their friends, should have never lasted this long in the first place?
Why did I pick this book? The Ja(y)nes at DearAuthor.com posted a request for suggestions for ebooks for their June ebook reviews, and Ms. Midway posted a list of her books. I checked out her website and the blurb caught my attention.
How was the cover? Well, since it is an ebook, I don't have a cover to examine...which is probably a good thing, since the covers for ebooks tend to stink. I don't remember this one standing out as either really good or really bad. ETA: I just checked out the cover on Midway's website -- it is much more heinous than I remembered. The heroine's expression kind of scares me -- she reminds me of one of Jeff Dunham's puppets with that creepy grin.
Did I enjoy the book? Eh, I wasn't all that impressed. It was a friends to lovers story, which I generally enjoy. But I never really got that they were great friends. They didn't know each other all that well for "best friends" and they never actually talked to each other. Vented sometimes and hung out, but that's all. The entire conflict between the two of them could've been resolved by a single conversation. Re-reading the blurb, I'm wondering what friends it is referring to. The two of them were pretty isolated, no other friends appeared in the story. An exboyfriend, work colleagues, a couple of family members, but no circle of friends.
A lot of potential story threads were brought up and then abandoned without being explored or explained. Fiona vehemently didn't want children because of her family situation growing up. But that situation was never really detailed. Late the in the story, there was a possible pregnancy scare (which contributed NOTHING to the storyline) and Fiona magically changed her mind. *Hot button alert for jmc!*
New to me author? Would I read this author again? Yes, new to me. Will I read her again? Maybe if I find her books at the library if/when she makes it to print, I'll read her other books.
Keep or pass it on? Can't pass on the ebook version, as far as I know, so I'm keeping it by default. When the smart card on my ebookwise looks like it is approaching full, this ebook will be on the list of those that I won't mind deleting/hiding.
