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A review by bryonie
Jinxed!: Blame It on Karma / Together Again? / Tall, Dark & Temporary by Jill Shalvis, Crystal Green, Jacquie D'Alessandro
3.0
So we've got a book here that is actually 3 novelettes with a common theme -- a street party at a business complex that features a fortune teller.
Blame It on Karma by Jacquie D'Alessandro
Rating: 2 stars
This story could have been a cute read if it wasn't for the business itself. Yes, this is a Harlequin Blaze book, so sexual undertones and innuendo reign supreme, but I felt it was a little over the top, especially in relation to the coffee shop theme (which I found was completely lacking in taste). I found Lacey to be pushy and stubborn, and completely with her head in the clouds as far as a business owner is concerned. There's a time to stand your ground, and a time to push back a little, and then there's a time to suck it up and listen to what people are telling you. Oh, and mannequins have come a long way these days, but to do the things as described in the book? Nope, don't buy it.
I had issues with how the fortune teller was portrayed, because they are NEVER that specific. Fortune tellers are evasive/vague for a reason. It would have been a much more compelling story if Lacey and Evan were told a cryptic fortune and they had to figure shit out on their own instead of being told their entire life story point blank in minute detail.
And the first sex scene in the coffee shop? Really? Let's just give the whole complex a peep show why don't you...
Together Again? by Jill Shalvis
Rating: 2 stars
This second novelette isn't much better than the first. First off, Ian is about the worst FBI agent ever. He's a bumbling idiot that should never have been given a desk job let alone a field one. And Chloe isn't much better, only she's running after Ian like a sex-starved puppy dog then blames him for it. Please.
Tall, Dark & Temporary by Crystal Green
Rating: 4 stars
My favorite of the three.
Blame It on Karma by Jacquie D'Alessandro
Rating: 2 stars
This story could have been a cute read if it wasn't for the business itself. Yes, this is a Harlequin Blaze book, so sexual undertones and innuendo reign supreme, but I felt it was a little over the top, especially in relation to the coffee shop theme (which I found was completely lacking in taste). I found Lacey to be pushy and stubborn, and completely with her head in the clouds as far as a business owner is concerned. There's a time to stand your ground, and a time to push back a little, and then there's a time to suck it up and listen to what people are telling you. Oh, and mannequins have come a long way these days, but to do the things as described in the book? Nope, don't buy it.
I had issues with how the fortune teller was portrayed, because they are NEVER that specific. Fortune tellers are evasive/vague for a reason. It would have been a much more compelling story if Lacey and Evan were told a cryptic fortune and they had to figure shit out on their own instead of being told their entire life story point blank in minute detail.
And the first sex scene in the coffee shop? Really? Let's just give the whole complex a peep show why don't you...
Together Again? by Jill Shalvis
Rating: 2 stars
This second novelette isn't much better than the first. First off, Ian is about the worst FBI agent ever. He's a bumbling idiot that should never have been given a desk job let alone a field one. And Chloe isn't much better, only she's running after Ian like a sex-starved puppy dog then blames him for it. Please.
Tall, Dark & Temporary by Crystal Green
Rating: 4 stars
My favorite of the three.