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Rick Osborne reviewed Meet Me in Madrid by Verity Lowell

Verity Lowell: Meet Me in Madrid (2021, Harlequin Enterprises ULC)

Charlotte Hilaire has a love-hate relationship with her work as a museum courier. On the …

I am not the target audience

3 stars

3¼⭐️/5

There’s a lot going on with the Charlotte character that is clearly over my head, and not a perspective with which I am familiar. Definitely do not trust my rating on this one.

Tags: #BIPOC #CareerFirst #ConfrontingBigotry #DualPOV #ForcedProximity #JealousPossessive #Misunderstandings #NotTheTargetAudience #SecondChance #SelfImageIssues #ThirdPersonPOV #VacationTravel

Rick Osborne reviewed On a Wing and a Chair by Melissa Moran

Melissa Moran, Louise McBain: On a Wing and a Chair (AudiobookFormat, 2023, Tantor Audio)

On a Wing and a Chair audiobook, by Louise McBain... Katie Simmons swore she'd never …

Southern vibe

3 stars

3⭐️/5

Tags: #Celebrity #ConfrontingHomophobia #DualPOV #FamilyIssues #PlaceInTheWorld #ThirdPersonPOV #VacationTravel

Rick Osborne reviewed Ten Days in May by Tracey Richardson

Tracey Richardson: Ten Days in May (2022, Bella Books, Incorporated)

One of those “you’re not the target audience, Rick” stories

4 stars

3¼⭐️/5

Not a bad story, nor poorly written, but not really for me. People who enjoy complicated, messy second chances will probably enjoy this a whole lot more.

CW: A side-character’s slow (but not painful) decline and passing from cancer is a recurring, on-page thread in this story.

Oh, and one other thing: the writing in this felt so similar to TJ O’Shea’s "Beyond the Blue”. Maybe it was the ND-coding for Cam and Mei. Or maybe it was just the more detached POV. I’m not sure. But if you enjoyed Cam in this story, you might want to check out that other book, too.

Tags: #AnxiousDismissivePair #CareerChange #CommitmentIssues #ExpirationDate #ForcedProximity #PushyFriends #SecondChance #SlowBurn #ThirdPersonPOV #VacationTravel