Title: Dirty Rowdy Things
Author: Christina Lauren
Series/Standalone: Wild Season Series (Book #2)
Genre: Romance, New Adult,
Pages: 352
Publisher: Gallery Books
Year Published: 2014
Format: Paperback (Library Copy)
First Line: "I burst through the doors of this random Starbucks in this random neighbourhood in hopes of forgetting the second-worst lay of my life."
"From the New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player, Book Two of the brand-new Wild Seasons series that started with Sweet Filthy Boy- a story of friends, love and lust.
Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don't even like each other... which would explain why their marriage lasted only 12 hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she's too similar to the rugged fisherman- or just what he needs."
My Rating: 3.5/5
I thought for sure that this one would be more up my alley but it just used a few tropes that I didn't enjoy. I didn't like some of the kinks but I liked the overall plot. It was just ok for me. I enjoyed the side characters and seeing where Ansel and Mia are now. I'm also super interested in Ollie's and Lola's stories. I think I am going to wait to read the next one until I'm needing a bit of romance or smut. Until then, I"m good.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
Title: Sweet Filthy Boy
Author: Christina Lauren
Series/Standalone: Wild Seasons (Book #1)
Genre: New Adult, Romance, Smut
Pages: 418
Publisher: Gallery Books
Year Published: 2014
Format: Paperback Copy (Own it)
"One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive or regrettable. They aren't supposed to be with someone like him.
But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation- and terrified of the future path she knows is a copout- Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume- her sweet, filthy fling- to France for the summer and just... play.
When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away."
My Rating: 3.75/5
This is my first (what I would consider) New Adult novel. And it was really something. Exactly what I needed at the time but not full of a ton of substance. I really enjoyed the interactions between the female characters at the start of the novel and the way they were building each other up (alway something to celebrate while reading). That being said there was a use of a vengeful ex-girlfriend, not a troupe I hate, also not my favourite. The smut scenes were well written just not really my particular cup of tea. I also found that the conflict resolution was lacking, as to be expected, to make for a happy ending. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series and getting to see some of the side characters.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
