Simply Irresistible
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Bought at a thrift store bag sale.
Ugh. I hate romance novels. But I read this one because, hey, it's got HOCKEY! I'll read anything with hockey. But this book was painful for me to read. First, the characters are paper thin and do that thing where they can't be together but have sex anyway and then HATE each other but have sex anyway. And then, in the span of fewer than 20 pages, they go from gouging each other's eyes out to completely falling in love and living happily ever after. I hate that. Plus, one of the characters is from Texas, and the "stupid" southern belle stereotype is not my favorite. Not that the hockey players are any better- it's like the author keeps trying to remind us that they're not egotistical without really telling us what they are.
I enjoyed the parts where it was just the boys talking hockey. I loved that the author made references to real players (i.e. "But not as bad as Jagr. He's a sissy.") Except that the hockey terminology felt too heavy- like Gibson wanted to impress us with all the cool hockey terms she knew instead of using them casually and well.
And the daughter... ugh squared! The woman is so concerned with being formal and worried her daughter might be dyslexic, yet she lets her talk improperly like author kiddie talk instead of real kiddie talk. Really, Lexie was just a plot device. Once she was introduced, the only interesting thing I was looking forward to was when Lexie was told who her real father was. Except after half a book of build-up, that one part was just alluded to and done "off camera" so to speak. The whole story was just fighting and miscommunication and stubborn characters who were entirely unrealistic.
When I finished the book, I literally THREW it down. (It was a previous library book and already in bad condition so I didn't hurt it any) I've never thrown a book before. But the bit at the end was SO not what I want in a hockey player and so disappointing.
Yet... it's hockey. And it's the summer when hockey isn't on. So I had to have something!
Ugh. I hate romance novels. But I read this one because, hey, it's got HOCKEY! I'll read anything with hockey. But this book was painful for me to read. First, the characters are paper thin and do that thing where they can't be together but have sex anyway and then HATE each other but have sex anyway. And then, in the span of fewer than 20 pages, they go from gouging each other's eyes out to completely falling in love and living happily ever after. I hate that. Plus, one of the characters is from Texas, and the "stupid" southern belle stereotype is not my favorite. Not that the hockey players are any better- it's like the author keeps trying to remind us that they're not egotistical without really telling us what they are.
I enjoyed the parts where it was just the boys talking hockey. I loved that the author made references to real players (i.e. "But not as bad as Jagr. He's a sissy.") Except that the hockey terminology felt too heavy- like Gibson wanted to impress us with all the cool hockey terms she knew instead of using them casually and well.
And the daughter... ugh squared! The woman is so concerned with being formal and worried her daughter might be dyslexic, yet she lets her talk improperly like author kiddie talk instead of real kiddie talk. Really, Lexie was just a plot device. Once she was introduced, the only interesting thing I was looking forward to was when Lexie was told who her real father was. Except after half a book of build-up, that one part was just alluded to and done "off camera" so to speak. The whole story was just fighting and miscommunication and stubborn characters who were entirely unrealistic.
When I finished the book, I literally THREW it down. (It was a previous library book and already in bad condition so I didn't hurt it any) I've never thrown a book before. But the bit at the end was SO not what I want in a hockey player and so disappointing.
Yet... it's hockey. And it's the summer when hockey isn't on. So I had to have something!
Journal Entry 2 by KateKintail at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA on Thursday, April 23, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (4/26/2015 UTC) at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA
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Welcome to BookCrossing!
Making a journal entry here lets me know the book has been found and is safe in your hands. The book is yours now! Read it, give it to a friend, pass it on, or keep it forever--it's your choice.
If you pass it on to someone or leave it "in the wild" for someone else to find, please make another journal entry or release notes here to explain that it's travelling to find another home.
You can remain anonymous on the website or join BookCrossing. Joining is free, safe, and spam free and you'll get an e-mail every time a new person finds this book. You'll be able to watch it move around and find out what other readers thought of it.
I hope you enjoy the book. Happy reading!
