Heat Factor: playful and hot
Character Chemistry: it sneaks up on you a little bit
Plot: fooling around…j/k this is for real
Overall: It’s a good time
Review: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (2018)
Tag: California
Review: Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery (2019)
Heat Factor: The two stories are vastly different–one is a slow build, one crashes and burns/rebuilds.
Character Chemistry: I have a theory that readers will love one more than the other, and that it’s entirely about the reader
Plot: Two sisters rebuild their lives through their very different careers, meeting regularly to cheer one another on. Unsurprisingly, as they work to be their best selves they find their best matches.
Overall: It’s a really sweet duo of love stories–easy to read and enjoyable.
Review: Family Affair by Debbie Macomber (1994)
Heat Factor: Kisses only
Character Chemistry: Through the power of love, our heroine grows a spine
Plot: His cat knocks up her cat and she demands kitten support
Overall: Nothing terribly offensive, but nothing terribly interesting either
Review: Not Quite Over You by Susan Mallery (2018)
Happily Inc, Book 4
Heat Factor: One very detailed sex scene at about 30%. Everything else is closed door.
Character Chemistry: It’s fine.
Plot: Stuff happens, but I wouldn’t say there’s an overarching narrative arc.
Overall: Sweet but not all that impactful.
Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (2018)
Kiss Quotient, Book 1
Heat Factor: So hot and so awkward, all at the same time. It’s quite impressive, actually.
Character Chemistry: They **get** each other. It’s very sweet.
Plot: “I am socially awkward, please give me sex lessons.”
Overall: I stayed up well past my bedtime because I couldn’t put it down.
