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lindacbugg's review
4.0
Forgot I had this checked out and had to do another 30 days to finish it. Not usually a fan of contemporary romances but this one was sweet and hot!
lutheranjulia's review
5.0
Hot Sex and Good Writing
Loved the character development of two mains. Secondary characters are a little flat, but are fun to encounter. Premise has potential to be trite, but is very engaging. Couldn't put the book down.
Loved the character development of two mains. Secondary characters are a little flat, but are fun to encounter. Premise has potential to be trite, but is very engaging. Couldn't put the book down.
justmekendra's review
5.0
This book is outstanding! I loved the writing and the way the story unfolded.
Check out my full review here:
http://readsandtreats.com/2015/07/29/book-review-30-days/
Check out my full review here:
http://readsandtreats.com/2015/07/29/book-review-30-days/
poisonivy70's review
3.0
Alyssa Barrow, met her husband Rob at nineteen, and they lived happily ever after—until he died. He knew he was dying of cancer, and he urged his young wife to go on and find love again, and wrote up some sexy cards to encourage her opening up her body and soul to someone else, when the time was right. Two years later, that time has come - the moment Harrison Kemp moves in next door. Harrison’s not into a relationship and Alyssa just wants to feel again, but you can’t stop romance when it happens.
Loved the premise: Something about second loves fascinate me from a romantic perspective. The process of moving on and finding love again is a trope that I think plays beautifully in most romance novels. Knowing that Alyssa lost her husband two years ago helped with believing that she was open to the possibility of falling in love again, although her love for Rob felt more in keeping with great friendship than passionate love. The cards and how they inspired Alyssa and Harrison’s relationship was great. The setting in Toronto was fun and Alyssa’s condo association meetings, and the little scenes with her neighbors, were funny and gave a good backdrop for this romance.
Good sexual chemistry: Harrison and Alyssa’s sexual relationship was certainly strong enough that I believed in the lust that they had for each other. Their love scenes were plentiful and I am so going to try out that grapefruit scene. I think as The cards left by Rob, Alyssa’s husband, really drove Alyssa to re-explore her sexuality, which brings me to this point - the book played more like erotic chick lit - it was all about Alyssa and her feelings and desires, but unlike most chick lit books, there’s plenty of sex.
Narrow first person POV: What held me back from really loving the book was the feeling of isolation, only seeing things from Alyssa’s fairly narrow viewpoint. Her reactions to Harrison usually came off as too over the top to me, and honestly, we barely get to know him except for how dirty he loves to talk (not a bad thing, but still). I really wanted to understand how they were transitioning to love from amazing sex. Sex is great, but that doesn’t mean real love automatically follows. All of their intense scenes played out strictly from her POV. Even towards the end, when Alyssa is declaring her love for Harrison, when the reveal of who has been calling him on the phone and what happened that drove Harrison to not want a relationship, felt rushed and cursory. It’s all about Alyssa, which made the romance pretty one-sided.
I liked it and read it quickly enough, though I wished more time had been spent on Harrison’s character to really elevate the romance. There is a second book, 30 Nights, which will feature another hero/heroine, and I would be open to checking it out.
**ARC provided by publisher via netgalley for review**
Loved the premise: Something about second loves fascinate me from a romantic perspective. The process of moving on and finding love again is a trope that I think plays beautifully in most romance novels. Knowing that Alyssa lost her husband two years ago helped with believing that she was open to the possibility of falling in love again, although her love for Rob felt more in keeping with great friendship than passionate love. The cards and how they inspired Alyssa and Harrison’s relationship was great. The setting in Toronto was fun and Alyssa’s condo association meetings, and the little scenes with her neighbors, were funny and gave a good backdrop for this romance.
Good sexual chemistry: Harrison and Alyssa’s sexual relationship was certainly strong enough that I believed in the lust that they had for each other. Their love scenes were plentiful and I am so going to try out that grapefruit scene. I think as The cards left by Rob, Alyssa’s husband, really drove Alyssa to re-explore her sexuality, which brings me to this point - the book played more like erotic chick lit - it was all about Alyssa and her feelings and desires, but unlike most chick lit books, there’s plenty of sex.
Narrow first person POV: What held me back from really loving the book was the feeling of isolation, only seeing things from Alyssa’s fairly narrow viewpoint. Her reactions to Harrison usually came off as too over the top to me, and honestly, we barely get to know him except for how dirty he loves to talk (not a bad thing, but still). I really wanted to understand how they were transitioning to love from amazing sex. Sex is great, but that doesn’t mean real love automatically follows. All of their intense scenes played out strictly from her POV. Even towards the end, when Alyssa is declaring her love for Harrison, when the reveal of who has been calling him on the phone and what happened that drove Harrison to not want a relationship, felt rushed and cursory. It’s all about Alyssa, which made the romance pretty one-sided.
I liked it and read it quickly enough, though I wished more time had been spent on Harrison’s character to really elevate the romance. There is a second book, 30 Nights, which will feature another hero/heroine, and I would be open to checking it out.
**ARC provided by publisher via netgalley for review**
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