Every time I think about this book it makes me so angry. SO ANGRY. I hated the hero so much, I considered wearing my night guard while I wrote this so I wouldn’t get a headache from clenching my teeth so hard. You know what? Screw it. It’s mouth guard time. This is a teeth-clenchingly bad hero, and I hated him with the burning fiery hatred of a thousand suns filled with hate and Fox … Continue reading Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
I had kind of a weird reading experience with Big Girl Panties; I enjoyed the book overall, but I didn’t like the hero. I stopped short of actually hating him, but if I met him in real life I’d probably want to punch him for good measure. I'd definately give him the stink eye. The book left me feeling conflicted—it was an enjoyable reading experience, emotional, often funny, but my distaste for the hero left … Continue reading Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the March 2016 issue of RT Book Reviews. Thank you to Shannon Stacey for sending me this issue. You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen and read … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: March 2016 Reviews
The New York Times bestselling author of Big Girl Panties is back with a funny, sweet, and sizzling novel about love, redemption, and second chances. Heartthrob star quarterback Tyson Palmer has it all: a million-dollar arm, a winning season and the promise of a Superbowl ring. But more importantly, football’s biggest star is the ultimate comeback kid. After an addiction to painkillers nearly derailed his career, Tyson got sober and went from zero to hero in the eyes of … Continue reading The Total Package
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich is a rollicking and poignant romantic comedy about a young widow who decides to get in shape…and winds up getting her groove back—and a whole lot more! Holly Brennan used food to comfort herself through her husband’s illness and death. Now she’s alone at age thirty-two. And she weighs more than she ever has. When fate throws her in the path of Logan Montgomery, personal trainer to pro athletes, … Continue reading Big Girl Panties
Here is a text transcript of DBSA Podcast 76. Ugly-Cry Books, DNF books, and An Adorable Story. You can listen to the mp3 here, or you can read on! This podcast transcript was constructed of excellence by Garlic Knitter, who is a fabulous transcriptionist. Here are the books we discuss: [music] Sarah Wendell: Hello, and welcome to another DBSA podcast. I’m Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and with me is Jane Litte from … Continue reading Podcast Transcript 76: Ugly-Cry Books, DNF books, and An Adorable Story
Katie Dunneback/@YoungLibrarian called in with a question about ugly cry books, whether there's ugly cry at the beginning, or at the end. We do our best to answer. (Hint: one of us says she's really cold hearted, while the other disagrees with that assessment). We also talk about DNF books, and when or why we might assign a DNF grade. Then, Sarah shares some email from listeners that is both awesome and adorable – don't … Continue reading 76. Ugly-Cry Books, DNF books, and An Adorable Story
Sarah and Jane are back together, this week answering a reader letter from Kim who asks about what we read on, and how we organize our books. Sarah also crafted a horribly devious quiz for Jane, who does appallingly well. Then, we talk about what we're reading. Here are the books we talked about during this episode: Our music is provided by Sassy Outwater. This podcast features “Celtic Frock” by a UK duo called … Continue reading 53. Reading Devices, Plus a Quiz!
