review for "Big rock" (#1) -> 5 stars
This is the first installment in a series of six companion novels :) as in, all of them work perfectly well as standalones, but there are all sorts of different connections between characters in all of them, like heroine from one book is the sister of a hero from another and so on :) my sister originally read all of the books first... or should I say inhaled to be more precise... ;) and she so highly recommended it to me, that I decided to give them a try sooner than later :) and I have to say that I agree with all her praises, because this particular novel is just the start and I am already in love :) so let me tell you a bit more about our main couple and what the story is about :)
Spencer and Charlotte have been friends for quite a few years... and business partners for some of them as well :) currently they own a few bars in New York and their friendship is going on strong as well :) everything gets more complicated when Spencer and his big mouth puts him in a peculiar position... :) because you see... his dad wants to sell his business... a high end jewelry store, and the investor is very conservative... and probably wouldn't look to kindly on Spencer and his playboy-ish ways... even though there's nothing wrong with them, since he's not misleading anyone, but you know... so Spencer being Spencer, announces unexpectedly that he and Charlotte are engaged... you know, since they usually help each other in tricky situations in bars when one of them needs an excuse to brush someone off... ;) Charlotte has reasons of her own to agree to this little charade, and no, that reason is not the love for Spencer :) I don't really want to get into too many details about the whole story, because I don't want to spoil you anything ;) long story short, they agree to pretend for a week or so, until the deal is done... of course the situation turns out to be much more complicated than they both anticipated at the beginning... :) now that we have this little explanation out of the way, let me tell you about all the reasons why I love this book :)
The whole novel is written from the hero's perspective, which is actually quite unusual... :) or maybe I just haven't read many books like that :) it's definitely a different way of telling a story and I loved it... especially since I actually listened to the audiobook and let me tell you... *sighs dreamily* Sebastian York and his gravelly voice is pure perfection... I may or may not have done a search on Audible based on his name and added a whole bunch of books on my list based on him being the narrator of the story alone ;) but the whole writing style is amazing in this novel :) even though we don't get Charlotte's perspective, I fell in love and connected with her as much as with Spencer... what is even better, this is a story with basically no angst or unnecessary drama... don't you just love when adults act like actual adults and talk with each other to resolve certain issues? :) so not only our main couple is amazing, we have a few very interesting secondary characters as well... like Harper, Spencer's sister :) I can't wait to read her story in the second installment of this series... especially since we may or may not got to know the hero of said story in this book as well... ;) all in all I highly recommend you this absolutely hilarious and sizzlingly hot contemporary romance... it has it all... laughs, romance, amazing chemistry between the main couple, phenomenally entertaining writing style with a beautiful epilogue as a cherry on top :) if you haven't already, definitely give it a try :)
review for "Mister O" (#2) -> 4,5 stars
This is the second story in Lauren Blakely's Big rock series... each book in it concentrates on a different couple, and even though they are connected through some of the characters, they can be read as standalones without any previous knowledge ;) you always get enough explanations to follow the story you are reading, although if you do read them in order, the little scenes that include people you already know will have that much more meaning :) but from the perspective of someone who read her books both ways, it really is a matter of personal preferences... you will love her stories either way :) so let's jump into all the details about this particular one :)
Both Nick and Harper have connections to Spencer, the hero of the first book in this series: Harper is his younger sister and Nick his best friend :) but like I mentioned before, just because we have these connections, doesn't mean that you have to read the previous book to read this one :) so no worries if you read it and don't remember a lot, or if this will be your first lauren Blakely book :) but back to our main couple :) Harper is a magician... I know, it sounds so cool :) she does mostly kids parties, but absolutely loves it :) Nick is the creator of an adult animated show... :) they've been friends for some time now, but it wasn't until recently when Nick developed... some other feelings towards her ;) which is just such bad timing, cause Harper is actually crushing on someone else... which is unfortunate, cause she's terrible at flirting and... basically regular human interactions with a guy she's interested in... :) it's hilarious the first time we see it... I can relate to that so much... ;) so naturally Nick offers to help her overcome that :) and the rest is... history ;) oh come on you guys, I can't tell you how exactly their interactions change and when does it happen :) just know that it's not a love triangle type of situations and then enjoy the story :)
This was a 4,5 stars story for me :) there may have been some small things that prevented me from enjoying this book as much as some of her other ones, but it was still a great read :) my reading experience is always influenced by my personal preferences, that's why I still feel confident to recommend you this great book... :) and if you have a chance, I definitely advice you to listen to the audiobook version :) the whole book is written from Nick's perspective, and the narrator... the very talented Sebastian York, will absolutely melt you... *sighs dreamily* :) I listened to it and loved every minute of it :) the story itself is once again a very entertaining one... I truly love Lauren Blakely's writing style... each book of hers I read so far was great :) no stupid or unnecessary drama / angst... adults acting like adults and talking with each other instead of slamming doors and ignoring each other for months... :) she creates complex and real characters, that you can't help but fall in love with... and I'm not talking only about the main couple... in each book we have a bunch of secondary characters that will make you read the synopsis of her other stories to check if maybe they already have their own books... and yes, in a lot of cases it's true :) I already made a little detour for her One love series :) I can't help it, I want to read all the books at once :) she definitely becomes one of my go to authors when I am looking for a fun and sexy romance that will put the biggest smile on my face :) so if you are in need for that kind of a story, definitely give her a try... :) pick this one up, or one of her other books, and enjoy your day :)
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I have Lauren Blakely’s Big Rock. And I’ve wanted to read the other books in the series. And when I saw that this book was available I jumped at the chance to get it. I’m in love with her books. Her writing takes you away. It’s like you’re right in the middle of the story itself. I can definitely say I’m a fan for life. Thank you Ms. Blakely.
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