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Bet Me
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Cute story, but I'm still not sold on Jennifer Cruise.
I've read this one and Welcome to Temptation, which are supposed to be her top two books and my feelings for both are overwhelmingly...ok. I know she's supposed to be one of the queens of Chick-lit, so this leads me to believe that Chick-lit will never be my jam.
Which is fine.
Ok.
Min is chubby. And Min is always gonna be chubby. She doesn't magically lose the weight then find her prince charming. And prince charming (Cal) isn't one of those guys who already knows he likes the curvy ladies. It isn't until he talks to her that he realizes he finds her interesting and sexy.
The problem is, he's taking a break from women. <--because they are nothing but grief!
But Min is different. And she's worked her way under his skin...
The back and forth between these two was really cute and sweet. And I enjoyed the fact that she wasn't thin. One thing I thought was maybe a little odd were all the food references. I didn't find the find the scene where he tied her up and fed her donuts all that sexy, to be honest. But...to each their own. Also, how many times can you eat chicken Marsala before you get thoroughly sick of it? Yikes! Branch out and try something new, girl!
Anyway. I blew through it in a couple of days and don't regret it one bit. Chick-lit may not rock my world, but I certainly don't feel like it's a waste of my time.
I've read this one and Welcome to Temptation, which are supposed to be her top two books and my feelings for both are overwhelmingly...ok. I know she's supposed to be one of the queens of Chick-lit, so this leads me to believe that Chick-lit will never be my jam.
Which is fine.
Ok.
Min is chubby. And Min is always gonna be chubby. She doesn't magically lose the weight then find her prince charming. And prince charming (Cal) isn't one of those guys who already knows he likes the curvy ladies. It isn't until he talks to her that he realizes he finds her interesting and sexy.
The problem is, he's taking a break from women. <--because they are nothing but grief!
But Min is different. And she's worked her way under his skin...
The back and forth between these two was really cute and sweet. And I enjoyed the fact that she wasn't thin. One thing I thought was maybe a little odd were all the food references. I didn't find the find the scene where he tied her up and fed her donuts all that sexy, to be honest. But...to each their own. Also, how many times can you eat chicken Marsala before you get thoroughly sick of it? Yikes! Branch out and try something new, girl!
Anyway. I blew through it in a couple of days and don't regret it one bit. Chick-lit may not rock my world, but I certainly don't feel like it's a waste of my time.
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Igor
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Ha! I may never eat that again. How many times can one woman eat the saaaaame meal. *giggle* Although, I feel her with the Krispy Kreme...
Um. Welllll...
No, I'm kidding. Even though I'm not a fan of talking animals (and I'm not a history buff, but I don't hate it) that still sounds like it might be an interesting concept.
I read a bunch of her books and noticed this weird thing in a lot of them where she sneers at people who like "fancy" restaurants or food. It's all microwave nachos and donuts and ice cream and hot dogs and take-out potstickers. Even in the one where the lady is supposed to be a cookbook author. Characters who like haute cuisine are always fake, judgemental snobs. I think she must have some class-related chip on her shoulder.
Do you find that you give more leeway to straight up trashy romance novels than you do chick-lit? I wonder if I hold it to a higher standard or if there's something about the genre fundamentally dislike for whatever reason. Most aren't (to me) as funny as the trashy novels, and they tend to be more...depressing? I'm not even sure depressing is the right word. Like, a lot of the women have sad lives or something. I don't know. I'm not expressing it right.
I second the "chick-lit will never be my jam". I have a hard time with this genre.
Igor
I don't like the texture of the chips if you microwave them.
I'm not snobby about food, but I'm not reverse-snobby about it either. I rarely go to expensive restaurants because it's too expensive, but generally the food is fine (if not enough better to be worth the $) and outside of Hollywood I doubt most people are paying for it just to show off their richness, which is the case in Crusie books.
I might take you up on this. When does the deal end? 😉😂
Igor
I am very much a microwave my cheese and pour it on my nachos kind of girl, but you sound like my husband when it comes to food. He just stares at what I eat and drink like I'm some sort of animal in a zoo. Hahaha!
Hahahahaha
Oh I forgot about all the doughnuts!! Lol
That is acceptable if you like that type of cheese sauce, but it sounded in Crusie like they were microwaving the entire dish. Also, they were talking about this as her teaching him to cook.
I make nachos in a non-standard way. I put the chips in a metal pie pan and cover them with ground meat and shredded cheese and refried beans, then put the dish under the broiler or in the closed grill. When the cheese is melted I dollop on the guac and sour cream and hot sauce.
Busy making jams now.
Chicklit will never be my jam.
NO RAGRETS!
Igor