Its time for Mini-Reviews, little thoughts on a bundle of books Ive been reading. This week Im talking about some fun ones..... including Lengths, Stealing Jenny and Dante's Girl, all very different some good and some not so good......

Lengths by Steph Campbell and Liz Reinhardt
August 9, 2012 by Authors (Indie epub)
Nook Edition - 189 Pages
Purchased

Whit, a once low keyed good girl leaves home after a tragedy and becomes an edgy tattoo artist, angry at the world and taking her frustrations out one ink at a time. She has walls and barriers to hide her grief, but when she meets Deo, a local surfer boy with all the right moves her heart softens just a bit. However even Deo's sexy smile and alluring charm cant break through her walls of steal. The couple rides a wave of turmoil, frustration and test the foundation of what could be a marvelous relationship.

Ill admit I had a hard time falling in love with this one, I adored Reinhardts Brenna series and Campbell's writing has the potential to grow on me, but I had a hard time with the immaturity of both characters...I wanted to lock them in a room and rub dirty socks in their face due to them being in their 20's and expecting more adult like responses when faced with emotion, drama and having a sexual relationship. Sometimes with these over-dramatized sensitive girls (especially the ones who are past the teen years and who seem to go around in circle after circle of self destruction) I just want to yell and say "enough already", you don't need a hot man to face your fears, you need to do that yourself and move on with life.

The overall initial drama, the motivating arc of Lizzy's emotional responses were over the top and I guess I couldn't connect to the reactions of the characters. The couple was ridiculous at handling problems and the dialog itself needed a touch revamping. Oh well, that's me just being picky and trying to relate or emotionally connect because neither guy or girl really appealed to me on a romantic level as a couple, honestly I thought they were annoying together.

I did enjoy Deo's mother and the hippie vibe that came from her personality, and while it was flawed in lead character development it was a fast read with many sexy scenes, something Im sure contemporary romance lovers will enjoy.

Rating

Recommended to adult readers 18 and up and contains: Strong and crass language  graphic sexuality, violence, emotional issues such as PTSD, depression, grief, and drug/alcohol abuse.

3/5- New Adult- Contemporary


Stealing Jenny by Ellen Gable
September 2011 by Full Quiver (Indie-pub)
eBook-Purchased/ Free Kindle Download

Denise, a woman who desperately wants a baby and has never been able to get pregnant is at her wits end. Her husband has left her and she has no means to adopt. Obsession becomes pure evil as she spies on her neighbor Jenny and views from a far what looks like a perfect marriage, a perfect family and a sixth pregnancy. Its not fair, and Denise is going to make Jenny pay for her blessings. So she hatches a plan to kidnap her, take the baby and kill the evidence. What Denise doesn't realize though is Jenny's medical condition and all the things that could go wrong in a kidnapping/murder plot. As police race against the clock to save Jenny and the unborn baby, memories are processed, family unites and miracles are prayed for.