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Lieber Linksverkehr als gar kein Sex
Wenn man an seinem Geburtstag erfährt, dass man jetzt ein Alter erreicht hat, in dem die Qualität der Eizellen rapide abnimmt …
Wenn der Mann, mit dem man seit Jahren sporadisch Sex hat, einen sitzen lässt …
Und wenn selbst der Yorkshireterrier sich weigert, das Bett mit einem zu teilen …
… dann kann das offenbar zu Kurzschlusshandlungen führen!
Anders kann sich Honor nicht erklären, warum sie sich spontan bereit erklärt, einen Fremden zu heiraten, damit der die Greencard bekommt. Einen sehr britischen Fremden. Mit Tweedsakko und Cordhose. Der so gar nicht zu ihr passt. Aber vielleicht taugt dieser Alibimann wenigstens dazu, ihren Ex eifersüchtig zu machen? Doch je länger die Zweckbeziehung dauert, desto deutlicher merkt Honor: Abwarten und Tee trinken ist so gar nicht das, was ihr beim Anblick ihres sexy Verlobten in den Sinn kommt
Wenn der Mann, mit dem man seit Jahren sporadisch Sex hat, einen sitzen lässt …
Und wenn selbst der Yorkshireterrier sich weigert, das Bett mit einem zu teilen …
… dann kann das offenbar zu Kurzschlusshandlungen führen!
Anders kann sich Honor nicht erklären, warum sie sich spontan bereit erklärt, einen Fremden zu heiraten, damit der die Greencard bekommt. Einen sehr britischen Fremden. Mit Tweedsakko und Cordhose. Der so gar nicht zu ihr passt. Aber vielleicht taugt dieser Alibimann wenigstens dazu, ihren Ex eifersüchtig zu machen? Doch je länger die Zweckbeziehung dauert, desto deutlicher merkt Honor: Abwarten und Tee trinken ist so gar nicht das, was ihr beim Anblick ihres sexy Verlobten in den Sinn kommt
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First published January 1, 2013
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Kristan Higgins
65 books13k followersKristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than twenty novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. If you want to receive a free short story and be notified when Kristan releases a new book, sign up at kristanhiggins.com.
Kristan enjoys gardening, mixology, the National Parks and complimenting strangers on their children. The mother of two entertaining and wonderful humans, and the grandmother of one perfect child, Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, cuddly dog and indifferent cat.
Kristan enjoys gardening, mixology, the National Parks and complimenting strangers on their children. The mother of two entertaining and wonderful humans, and the grandmother of one perfect child, Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, cuddly dog and indifferent cat.
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November 7, 2013
4.5 stars
I must say I love this author. Have read all of her books, some of them twice. Her writing style is quirky and fun. Her heroines are always great, a bit older and the Heroes always good-looking.
This one is set in a vineyard so I was happy.
Tom is British and needs to stay in America to be near his sort of stepson. He had been engaged to a lady who had a son, Charlie, then she died and he wants to be near him. Even though Charlie is your typical teenager who does not have the time of day for Tom.
Honor feels her biological clock ticking ..
Honor has just been turned down by her sort of Friends with Benefits, Brogan, who she asked to marry as she wanted a baby …. He then turns around and promptly becomes engaged to her so called best friend, Dana - she was some piece of work.
I think a Brit would say "backed the wrong HORSE"? No/Yes, any Brit friends out there ....
Had a laugh at that line. Had to pick up my son from a friends house a couple of months back. The Mom is Dutch and she had prepared some treats for the parents picking up. I love The Netherlands and visit there a few times a year. Maybe they are not renowned for their fine cuisine but the herrings and onions is one thing I have not tried. But at her house she offered them to me and as nobody was taking any I decided to give it a go … yeuk, I would say cat food tastes better!
If you are looking for a book with lots of sex and profanities, you have come to the wrong place. One review I read said the following ….
This has some language and sexual content, which I skimmed. Definitely recommended for adult readers … I don't read too many Adult Romance books because they aren't normally clean.
OMG, "sexual content" - WHERE OH WHERE WAS THE SEXUAL CONTENT…. "Language" - WHERE - I think the "F" word was used maybe twice ... LOL, you would not want to see some of my usual reading material - seriously not "clean". Ah, well, to each their own and all that mullarkey (as Tom might say).
This book might not be everyone's cup of Earl Grey but I loved it. Will read anything by this author and am usually not disappointed. Look forward to the next one in the series.
I GOT MY …..
AND MY …
BTW, Thanks Alleskelle!!
I must say I love this author. Have read all of her books, some of them twice. Her writing style is quirky and fun. Her heroines are always great, a bit older and the Heroes always good-looking.
This one is set in a vineyard so I was happy.
Tom is British and needs to stay in America to be near his sort of stepson. He had been engaged to a lady who had a son, Charlie, then she died and he wants to be near him. Even though Charlie is your typical teenager who does not have the time of day for Tom.
Honor feels her biological clock ticking ..
Honor has just been turned down by her sort of Friends with Benefits, Brogan, who she asked to marry as she wanted a baby …. He then turns around and promptly becomes engaged to her so called best friend, Dana - she was some piece of work.
But for some reason, here he was, trudging through the slush to meet some middle-aged woman Aunt Candy had said could keep her mouth shut. Someone who was desperate enough to consider marrying a stranger. Someone whose "clock is ticking". Fantastic. He could only imagine what she looked like. Dame Judi Dench came to mind. Talented, sure. Did he want to bang Dame Judi Dench? No, he did not.
"Anyway, you backed the wrong pony and now you're a bit desperate. Want to get married, prove you're over the wanker, pop out a couple kids while there's still time."
I think a Brit would say "backed the wrong HORSE"? No/Yes, any Brit friends out there ....
"You can stop yelling anytime, you know. I thought you Brits were all about keep calm and carry on."
Ah, the Dutch. Who else loved what was essentially cat food?
Had a laugh at that line. Had to pick up my son from a friends house a couple of months back. The Mom is Dutch and she had prepared some treats for the parents picking up. I love The Netherlands and visit there a few times a year. Maybe they are not renowned for their fine cuisine but the herrings and onions is one thing I have not tried. But at her house she offered them to me and as nobody was taking any I decided to give it a go … yeuk, I would say cat food tastes better!
If you are looking for a book with lots of sex and profanities, you have come to the wrong place. One review I read said the following ….
This has some language and sexual content, which I skimmed. Definitely recommended for adult readers … I don't read too many Adult Romance books because they aren't normally clean.
OMG, "sexual content" - WHERE OH WHERE WAS THE SEXUAL CONTENT…. "Language" - WHERE - I think the "F" word was used maybe twice ... LOL, you would not want to see some of my usual reading material - seriously not "clean". Ah, well, to each their own and all that mullarkey (as Tom might say).
This book might not be everyone's cup of Earl Grey but I loved it. Will read anything by this author and am usually not disappointed. Look forward to the next one in the series.
I GOT MY …..
AND MY …
BTW, Thanks Alleskelle!!
November 7, 2013
Seriously, the guy in this book is THE dream guy (well, at least for me).
TOM BARLOW
- British (THE ACCENT!!!)
- has a killer smile
- witty
- a college professor teaching mechanical engineering (good at building stuff, and also good with his hands)
- licensed to fly airplanes
- loves his unofficial stepson (unofficial meaning his dead ex-fiancee's son)
- a supporter of Manchester United
- a boxer (ahem, freakin'-hot bod!)
- makes dinners for you
- has big hands
AND...
- good in bed (and probably, on the kitchen table as well LOL).
So... Brains, body, and loaded with skills. SERIOUSLY....?!
So where can I find a Tom Barlow, please?
January 10, 2014
Really enjoyed this! Any book that makes me cry AND laugh out loud is a definite keeper.
October 30, 2013
Following a surprisingly dissatisfying reading experience, it's always hard to distinguish how much to blame on a book's actual quality vs. subjective, "eh, it just wasn't my literary cup of tea' preference. I've read every book that Kristan Higgins has ever written, so I obviously think she's a talented writer. Her style has a unique amount of warmth, charm and wit, albeit a tad too much cutesy, trying-too-hard preciousness for my taste :) I also love how heavily she emphasizes familial relationships, friendships, hobbies etc. rather than defining her characters based solely on the central romance.
She does, however, have certain tendencies common to nearly all of her books, and I find that they've started to grate on me to the point where I'm no longer sure I want to keep buying her work. Please keep in mind that just because her recent books haven't been working for me, though, doesn't mean this won't work for you! I may have just overdosed on those persistently repeating Higgans-isms by now :)
1) I LOVE flawed heroines. I find generic, perfect heroines neither relatable nor remotely interesting. But the majority of KH's heroines are flawed in the exact same, increasingly irritating way: they're pitifully spineless, self-respect deficient, vaguely stalker-y doormats who tend to be embarrassingly desperate in pursuit of their goal to quickly get married and procreate because, OMG, otherwise life just isn't worth living, you know?! Honor (ugh---hate the name) was no exception. The woman is so defined by her need to have children ASAP that her demanding ovaries are an actual character in this book! Yes, you read that correctly ;) Like many of Kristan Higgin's recurring jokes, the talking ovaries gag quickly becomes more gratingly annoying than amusing, at least to this particular reader. And, as is typical of KH's heroines, Honor lets the men in her life treat her like crap. This is true of both the "hero", Tom, and Brogan, a guy she has a pitiful 'friends with benefits' setup with who is so obviously, transparently indifferent to her that I find myself literally embarrassed for the heroine for not 'getting' what any reader can see from a million miles away. That line between heroines who are admirably forgiving and understanding and ones who are simply in desperate need of some strength and self-respect starts to feel uncomfortably blurry while reading this book.
2) I was more excited to read this book than any other KH novel. Why? Because I'd read that the hero was a British professor. Adorkable, highly intelligent men seem sadly underrepresented in romances, and, as a lifelong anglophile, this hero sounded right up my proverbial alley. Only Tom doesn't seem especially smart---in fact, he's not even especially kind. He's a drunk and, more often than not, a total jackass.
3) So not only did I not much care for either Tom or Honor as separate characters, but I'm not sure I at any point bought their love for each other. Despite the book's seemingly excessive length, the transition from vaguely tense semi-strangers to allegedly 'in love' at the end felt oddly abrupt and unearned.
4) One thing I used to adore about KH's books were the lovably vivid, well-defined minor characters. In this series, though, they seem to cross that admittedly thin line from 'quirky' to irksome and unlikable.
We get a few witty lines and charming insights that remind me of why I first fell in love with Higgans, but, unfortunately, there was a whole lot more that reminded me of why I've since fallen OUT of love with her. Those who liked The Best Man a lot are likely to enjoy this one more than I did; the tone and characters of this particular series just seem not to work for me at all.
She does, however, have certain tendencies common to nearly all of her books, and I find that they've started to grate on me to the point where I'm no longer sure I want to keep buying her work. Please keep in mind that just because her recent books haven't been working for me, though, doesn't mean this won't work for you! I may have just overdosed on those persistently repeating Higgans-isms by now :)
1) I LOVE flawed heroines. I find generic, perfect heroines neither relatable nor remotely interesting. But the majority of KH's heroines are flawed in the exact same, increasingly irritating way: they're pitifully spineless, self-respect deficient, vaguely stalker-y doormats who tend to be embarrassingly desperate in pursuit of their goal to quickly get married and procreate because, OMG, otherwise life just isn't worth living, you know?! Honor (ugh---hate the name) was no exception. The woman is so defined by her need to have children ASAP that her demanding ovaries are an actual character in this book! Yes, you read that correctly ;) Like many of Kristan Higgin's recurring jokes, the talking ovaries gag quickly becomes more gratingly annoying than amusing, at least to this particular reader. And, as is typical of KH's heroines, Honor lets the men in her life treat her like crap. This is true of both the "hero", Tom, and Brogan, a guy she has a pitiful 'friends with benefits' setup with who is so obviously, transparently indifferent to her that I find myself literally embarrassed for the heroine for not 'getting' what any reader can see from a million miles away. That line between heroines who are admirably forgiving and understanding and ones who are simply in desperate need of some strength and self-respect starts to feel uncomfortably blurry while reading this book.
2) I was more excited to read this book than any other KH novel. Why? Because I'd read that the hero was a British professor. Adorkable, highly intelligent men seem sadly underrepresented in romances, and, as a lifelong anglophile, this hero sounded right up my proverbial alley. Only Tom doesn't seem especially smart---in fact, he's not even especially kind. He's a drunk and, more often than not, a total jackass.
3) So not only did I not much care for either Tom or Honor as separate characters, but I'm not sure I at any point bought their love for each other. Despite the book's seemingly excessive length, the transition from vaguely tense semi-strangers to allegedly 'in love' at the end felt oddly abrupt and unearned.
4) One thing I used to adore about KH's books were the lovably vivid, well-defined minor characters. In this series, though, they seem to cross that admittedly thin line from 'quirky' to irksome and unlikable.
We get a few witty lines and charming insights that remind me of why I first fell in love with Higgans, but, unfortunately, there was a whole lot more that reminded me of why I've since fallen OUT of love with her. Those who liked The Best Man a lot are likely to enjoy this one more than I did; the tone and characters of this particular series just seem not to work for me at all.
March 6, 2017
Confieso que la trama de los "matrimonio de conveniencia" dentro de la contemporánea siempre capta mi curiosidad y, casi siempre, me decepciona porque recurren a giros demasiado conocidos o a "la beso/lo beso porque nos está mirando alguien", pero esta novela no ha sido así.
"La pareja perfecta" parte de la idea del matrimonio de conveniencia, pero es solo el esqueleto de la historia, hay mucho más.
Honor es una protagonista sólida, tiene 35 años y piensa y se comporta como una mujer de 35, le han hecho daño en el amor y aun así es valiente y decide arriesgarse. A mí me ha parecido auténtica. Tom es un protagonista muy poco convencional, es un hombre capaz de luchar por ciertas personas (su hijo adoptivo) pero no por otras porque tiene miedo. La señora Higgins hace que Tom como personaje en un punto muy bajo y lo construye poco a poco con muchísima habilidad.
En la novela no hay subtramas "pirotécnicas", gira entorno a la evolución que sufren Honor y Tom por separado y como pareja. Además la autora se arriesga y nos demuestra que en la literatura romántica los sentimientos no se encuentran solo entre ÉL y Ella sino también en las relaciones que los protagonistas establecen con los demás (sus hermanos, hijos, padres, abuelos). En este sentido podría decirse que es una historia coral, aunque el peso siempre lo llevan Honor y Tom.
En resumen, "La pareja perfecta" me ha parecido una muy buena novela romántica adulta contemporánea, sólida y realista, sincera, muy emotiva y que demuestra la amplitud de tramas que puede contener este género.
(Forma parte de una serie, yo había leído el primero, aunque al parecer me olvidé de añadirlo a Goodreads -lo solucionaré-, pero se pueden leer por separado sin ningún problema en absoluto)
"La pareja perfecta" parte de la idea del matrimonio de conveniencia, pero es solo el esqueleto de la historia, hay mucho más.
Honor es una protagonista sólida, tiene 35 años y piensa y se comporta como una mujer de 35, le han hecho daño en el amor y aun así es valiente y decide arriesgarse. A mí me ha parecido auténtica. Tom es un protagonista muy poco convencional, es un hombre capaz de luchar por ciertas personas (su hijo adoptivo) pero no por otras porque tiene miedo. La señora Higgins hace que Tom como personaje en un punto muy bajo y lo construye poco a poco con muchísima habilidad.
En la novela no hay subtramas "pirotécnicas", gira entorno a la evolución que sufren Honor y Tom por separado y como pareja. Además la autora se arriesga y nos demuestra que en la literatura romántica los sentimientos no se encuentran solo entre ÉL y Ella sino también en las relaciones que los protagonistas establecen con los demás (sus hermanos, hijos, padres, abuelos). En este sentido podría decirse que es una historia coral, aunque el peso siempre lo llevan Honor y Tom.
En resumen, "La pareja perfecta" me ha parecido una muy buena novela romántica adulta contemporánea, sólida y realista, sincera, muy emotiva y que demuestra la amplitud de tramas que puede contener este género.
(Forma parte de una serie, yo había leído el primero, aunque al parecer me olvidé de añadirlo a Goodreads -lo solucionaré-, pero se pueden leer por separado sin ningún problema en absoluto)
December 22, 2023
4.5 "Eggs with bifocals cheering madly" stars!!
The second book in Kristan Higgins' 'The Blue Heron' series is a hilarious, romantic, and utterly thrilling read!
What's it about? The story starts with:
" THE day Honor Grace Holland turned thirty-five, she did what she always did on her birthday. She got a Pap smear."
And I was hooked.
I immediately had a sense of exactly who this heroine was and what type of life she'd been living (or not living) so far.
In 20 words, Kristan Higgins hooked me in and made sure I was fully invested in the main character. I don't know how many authors can do that. Her ability to weave her characters through my imagination continued as she told the story of two people, who both felt they were running out of time.
The best bits: I wasn't convinced that the hero of our story was actually in love with Honor. ... but truly, I was enjoying the story and the banter and the characters so much that I don't think I cared that much! I'm not sure I've ever felt that way before.
However, I also realised that this is a story about many different types of love and love affairs, and that not every love needs to be a sledgehammer of lust and obsession.
This story describes many couples, each with a very different way of expressing their love for one another, and each with their own personal motivations. I think perhaps Honor and Tom had a chemistry that had to burn slowly in order to break through their individual walls and illusions.
God, Kristan Higgins writes some of the best characters and all of them get under your skin!
Worst bit: The heroine was perhaps a little more submissive than I usually like, but she was also brave and very kind. This was not at all how I pictured her in the first book so I was so pleased to discover she had some depth.
I Truly HATED Dana...and kept discovering new layers of hate as the story progressed.
Brogan was an idiot in every scene. He was so clueless and selfish and I hated how he used Honor over and over again.
Mitchell was scum.
And Janice was abhorence personified... but totally believable as the unattached grandmother with a warped sense of obligation).
Recommended for: If you like funny, smart, romantic storytelling (and you don't mind fade to black sex) then this us a definite must read!
This was a fantastic read and I can't wait to read more by this author immediately!
4.5 Loved it stars.
The second book in Kristan Higgins' 'The Blue Heron' series is a hilarious, romantic, and utterly thrilling read!
What's it about? The story starts with:
" THE day Honor Grace Holland turned thirty-five, she did what she always did on her birthday. She got a Pap smear."
And I was hooked.
I immediately had a sense of exactly who this heroine was and what type of life she'd been living (or not living) so far.
In 20 words, Kristan Higgins hooked me in and made sure I was fully invested in the main character. I don't know how many authors can do that. Her ability to weave her characters through my imagination continued as she told the story of two people, who both felt they were running out of time.
The best bits: I wasn't convinced that the hero of our story was actually in love with Honor. ... but truly, I was enjoying the story and the banter and the characters so much that I don't think I cared that much! I'm not sure I've ever felt that way before.
However, I also realised that this is a story about many different types of love and love affairs, and that not every love needs to be a sledgehammer of lust and obsession.
This story describes many couples, each with a very different way of expressing their love for one another, and each with their own personal motivations. I think perhaps Honor and Tom had a chemistry that had to burn slowly in order to break through their individual walls and illusions.
God, Kristan Higgins writes some of the best characters and all of them get under your skin!
Worst bit: The heroine was perhaps a little more submissive than I usually like, but she was also brave and very kind. This was not at all how I pictured her in the first book so I was so pleased to discover she had some depth.
I Truly HATED Dana...and kept discovering new layers of hate as the story progressed.
Brogan was an idiot in every scene. He was so clueless and selfish and I hated how he used Honor over and over again.
Mitchell was scum.
And Janice was abhorence personified... but totally believable as the unattached grandmother with a warped sense of obligation).
Recommended for: If you like funny, smart, romantic storytelling (and you don't mind fade to black sex) then this us a definite must read!
This was a fantastic read and I can't wait to read more by this author immediately!
4.5 Loved it stars.
March 4, 2014
*** 4.5 STARS ***
I am in love with this series! The second book in the Blue Heron series was amazing, nothing short of beautiful. This was Honor's story, Faith's older sister. The man in question?
Sexy, troubled and uber-seductive, Tom Barlow. I do love a British accent! This was an arranged marriage turned true love story and I loved it. Honor was always the quieter, more reserved and dependable sister in the Holland clan. Her long time crush and best friend, Brogan, doesn't reciprocate her feelings. He sees her as a dependable friends with benefits type. But Honor needs to get serious. At the age of 35, her chances for motherhood are starting to wane. Enter Tom Barlow, who needs a green card to stay in the US and be closer to his sort-of stepson, Charlie.
What starts as a business arrangement soon turns into something much more meaningful, much more beautiful. But no one wants to say anything and both Honor and Tom have insecurities that threaten to capsize the relationship. The best thing was they were feeling the exact same thing! Ah, miscommunication.
This was again a very moving and well written story. The emotion and angst between Honor and Tom was very palpable. KH writes fade to black sex. I'm not usually a proponent of that, I do like the steam and I feel it strengthens the connection between the main characters.
Unless of course the book is written so well that the lack of steam doesn't translate into lack of spice and sexual tension.
With poignant storytelling and memorable characters fuelled by intense emotion, the steam becomes secondary, unnecessary. Even with fade to black the intensity is strong and the richness apparent. What we get is the build up, the foreplay before sex. But damn, with the foreplay so hot I can only imagine what a sex scene written by this author would be like. I loved Tom and Honor together, they were an incredibly strong and sweet couple. after all the crap Honor endured thanks to her bitch of a best friend she deserved a chance at true love from a man worthy of giving and getting it.
Can't wait for the third book in this series, honestly I'm so glad I found this author. Beautiful story and sexy sweet characters!
I am in love with this series! The second book in the Blue Heron series was amazing, nothing short of beautiful. This was Honor's story, Faith's older sister. The man in question?
Sexy, troubled and uber-seductive, Tom Barlow. I do love a British accent! This was an arranged marriage turned true love story and I loved it. Honor was always the quieter, more reserved and dependable sister in the Holland clan. Her long time crush and best friend, Brogan, doesn't reciprocate her feelings. He sees her as a dependable friends with benefits type. But Honor needs to get serious. At the age of 35, her chances for motherhood are starting to wane. Enter Tom Barlow, who needs a green card to stay in the US and be closer to his sort-of stepson, Charlie.
What starts as a business arrangement soon turns into something much more meaningful, much more beautiful. But no one wants to say anything and both Honor and Tom have insecurities that threaten to capsize the relationship. The best thing was they were feeling the exact same thing! Ah, miscommunication.
This was again a very moving and well written story. The emotion and angst between Honor and Tom was very palpable. KH writes fade to black sex. I'm not usually a proponent of that, I do like the steam and I feel it strengthens the connection between the main characters.
Unless of course the book is written so well that the lack of steam doesn't translate into lack of spice and sexual tension.
With poignant storytelling and memorable characters fuelled by intense emotion, the steam becomes secondary, unnecessary. Even with fade to black the intensity is strong and the richness apparent. What we get is the build up, the foreplay before sex. But damn, with the foreplay so hot I can only imagine what a sex scene written by this author would be like. I loved Tom and Honor together, they were an incredibly strong and sweet couple. after all the crap Honor endured thanks to her bitch of a best friend she deserved a chance at true love from a man worthy of giving and getting it.
Can't wait for the third book in this series, honestly I'm so glad I found this author. Beautiful story and sexy sweet characters!
May 26, 2015
Honor's biological click is ticking, and she is going to ask her long time bed friend for his hand because they really love each other right ? Bwahahahha, right. He's not in love with her, he just likes having a sex friend. So she takes her annoying whining eggs, yes they talk, and talk and talk, over to an online dating service where she gets a hit or two. Living in a small town makes it hard to date, being a well known member of the town makes it harder. Dang it, her eggs want some fertilizer and they demand a him ! She finds no matches and starts to grow desperate. Her sweet old granny sets her up on a date with a man who is in need of a green card. Flop, that is what the date was, complete and horrible. He was an arse, she was defensive, hell would freeze over before she'd marry him. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the options are not looking good at all.
Sad at times this romance had a bittersweet edge that left me cheering for everyone on the pages, except one backstabbing insecure witch. The love was earned and had a lot of bumps and sharp edges to muddle through. This was a great audiobook, fantastic narration. My only ugly remark is the dang EGGS, did they have to talk ? It was weird, they were irritating and creepy. Luckily the eggs were only a small part of the book
Sad at times this romance had a bittersweet edge that left me cheering for everyone on the pages, except one backstabbing insecure witch. The love was earned and had a lot of bumps and sharp edges to muddle through. This was a great audiobook, fantastic narration. My only ugly remark is the dang EGGS, did they have to talk ? It was weird, they were irritating and creepy. Luckily the eggs were only a small part of the book
October 17, 2017
The Perfect Match is the second installment in Kristan Higgins's adult contemporary romance series titled: Blue Heron. I really enjoyed this particular story and its romance. It was sweet with the slow burn and surprising complications that come with a relationship of convenience. I loved the incorporation of the angsty teenager, the conflict associated with one of the most horrid friendships I've read, and the fun cultural element the too-sexy hero brought to this town. Our cute heroine feels her biological clock coming to a close so her "eggs" have quite a bit of internal dialogue which was obviously intended to be humorous but quickly became annoying to me personally, but it hardly impacted my enjoyment. This book is hard not to love. Check it out.
My favorite quote:
“Do you know what a mechanical engineer does?”
“Um…You can fix a lot of stuff?”
His smile grew. Oh, sigh, said the eggs.Think of what we could do with his DNA.“Yes,” he said, “That’s it exactly.”
“You understand how things are built,” she said. It sounded vaguely dirty.
“Yes.”
“You know how to…get things going.”
His eyes dropped to her mouth. “Mm-hm.”
“You’re good with your hands.”
He leaned forward. “Are you flirting with me, Miss Holland?” he asked, his voice low.
Oh, crap. Well, she’d been trying to. Honor straightened up and put her hands in her lap. “No.”
“You don’t need to stop,” he said mildly. “It was quite nice.” He leaned back in his chair. “For the record, a mechanical engineer is responsible for how just about anything is built. We make sure any type of structure or vehicle or roadway is strong, safe and will stay together.”
Strong, safe, stay together.
Meow.”
The Blue Heron is a series of romances set in the community of Blue Heron. Each book showcases a different couple with cameos from past/future characters. The series includes the following installments as of October 2017:
#1-The Best Man
#2-The Perfect Match
#3-Waiting on You
#4-In Your Dreams
#5-Anything for You
My favorite quote:
“Do you know what a mechanical engineer does?”
“Um…You can fix a lot of stuff?”
His smile grew. Oh, sigh, said the eggs.Think of what we could do with his DNA.“Yes,” he said, “That’s it exactly.”
“You understand how things are built,” she said. It sounded vaguely dirty.
“Yes.”
“You know how to…get things going.”
His eyes dropped to her mouth. “Mm-hm.”
“You’re good with your hands.”
He leaned forward. “Are you flirting with me, Miss Holland?” he asked, his voice low.
Oh, crap. Well, she’d been trying to. Honor straightened up and put her hands in her lap. “No.”
“You don’t need to stop,” he said mildly. “It was quite nice.” He leaned back in his chair. “For the record, a mechanical engineer is responsible for how just about anything is built. We make sure any type of structure or vehicle or roadway is strong, safe and will stay together.”
Strong, safe, stay together.
Meow.”
The Blue Heron is a series of romances set in the community of Blue Heron. Each book showcases a different couple with cameos from past/future characters. The series includes the following installments as of October 2017:
#1-The Best Man
#2-The Perfect Match
#3-Waiting on You
#4-In Your Dreams
#5-Anything for You
October 6, 2017
Why all of the Holland girls are naive when it comes to love?? Damn. In the previous book, I thought Honor was the smart one among all three Holland girls but NO, I was wrong. The book is kinda weird because some of the things like Honor was talking to her eggs. At least, the whole idea is weird to me. I mean seriously you are talking to your eggs.
Well, except some of the things it's not that bad so overall it was ok.
Well, except some of the things it's not that bad so overall it was ok.
March 4, 2014
"I haven't an accent at all, darling. It's the English language, remember? And I'm English. You're the one mucking things up, you ungrateful Yank."
Another winner from Kristan Higgins. Such a solid author for me so far. Each book is low key with a sweet romance that is consistently engaging.
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Honor is the responsible, staid sister. She lives with her father in their big ole rambling family home on their vineyard and helps run the show. Her lifelong crush (We're talking over twenty years here) and occasional lover has just dashed her hopes of a future together, and now her biological clock is ticking...not to mention her eggs are talking to her.
"Honor looked away from her reflection and pulled on her earlobe, then made herself stop. Cartilage started to break down when you were over thirty-five, she'd just read. Didn't want droopy earlobes to match her AARP eggs."
Tom Barlow is a sexy, nerdy Brit who wants nothing more than to stay in the states to stay close to his almost-stepson Charlie.
"The truth was, Tom had no idea what to do with Charlie, whose only interests seemed to be terrifying music sung by Satan and body-piercing. The days of kites, bike riding and make-your-own sundaes were over."
But a green card or visa don't seem to be in his future. Until he meets a woman who needs a husband and voila! Marriage of convenience!
The chemistry between all of Higgins couples is always so tangible. I seem to feel the need to mention it in every review, but her sex scenes are fade to black and I honestly try not to let that bother me, because I've read books that it didn't. And I think it's just because I feel their sexual attraction so much that when it's not consummated, it feels like I'm left dangling, as if a few pages are missing. Even just a paragraph or two...something to show that last level of intimacy. Alas, I think it's not meant to be and I need to move on from it. Here I am...moving on...until the next book :D
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Honestly, the Americans thought they invented air..."
Bahahaha!!!! Wait, what? We didn't?
August 5, 2016
Listened to this one
July 5, 2016
Sabía que este libro no me iba a decepcionar y conseguiría gustarme y engancharme tanto como el primero. Los protagonistas son únicos y mucho más complejos de lo que pueden parecer a simple vista. A esto hay que añadir un toque hogareño y de amor por los animales.
Por último, la autora tiene un estilo magistral y da una personalidad única a sus historias. Tenéis que leer algo de ella, ya sea esta saga o alguno de sus libros autoconclusivos.
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Por último, la autora tiene un estilo magistral y da una personalidad única a sus historias. Tenéis que leer algo de ella, ya sea esta saga o alguno de sus libros autoconclusivos.
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February 26, 2017
I absolutely loved this! As I have every KH book I've read so far. Brilliant.
Spike! (aka Ratty)
Spike! (aka Ratty)
May 27, 2016
4 por lo bien que me lo paso con esta familia, qué ratos!!!!
y esos óvulos parlantes, por Dios.
Adoro a Tom!!!!!
De nuevo, gracias Olga por acompañarme y por las risas
y esos óvulos parlantes, por Dios.
Adoro a Tom!!!!!
De nuevo, gracias Olga por acompañarme y por las risas
November 19, 2013
So firstly, I won a copy of this through Goodreads' First Reads program, but this had no bearing on my thoughts about the book.
So Kristan Higgins... Mostly I like her stuff, but sometimes there's enough that I dislike to color how much I enjoy the parts I do like, I think. Like, in the first Blue Heron book, I was super turned off by the whole thing with Mr. Holland's transgender date, and the author's treatment of the situation. In this book, it was definitely Honor's use of slutty for pretty much everything - it came across as pretty judgmental. I also just plain didn't care for Honor all that much. She felt pretty much just like every other Higgins heroine (she should totally try writing a female main character who hasn't had the worst relationship luck ever in the universe, and maybe has had at least one normal relationship in her past. They start to blend together after awhile). Tom was mostly ok, when he wasn't being an asshole, or trying to drink his problems away. So it's kind of difficult to like a romance novel all that much when you don't really care about the main characters.
I did like some of the secondary characters and subplots though. I really liked everything with Charlie. It was really heartbreaking, and I loved that Tom stepped in and tried to be a good influence for him. I like Goggy and Pops a lot - they remind me of my Nana and Papa. I like the setting (the winery, more than the town. I thought the little bits about wine and wine making were interesting). I thought Mr. Holland's romance was sweet, and I liked that he found someone.
This was definitely more of a 2.5 than a 2, and despite my issues with this book, I'll most likely read the next one (it looks like it's about Colleen, one of the secondary characters that I like a lot).
So Kristan Higgins... Mostly I like her stuff, but sometimes there's enough that I dislike to color how much I enjoy the parts I do like, I think. Like, in the first Blue Heron book, I was super turned off by the whole thing with Mr. Holland's transgender date, and the author's treatment of the situation. In this book, it was definitely Honor's use of slutty for pretty much everything - it came across as pretty judgmental. I also just plain didn't care for Honor all that much. She felt pretty much just like every other Higgins heroine (she should totally try writing a female main character who hasn't had the worst relationship luck ever in the universe, and maybe has had at least one normal relationship in her past. They start to blend together after awhile). Tom was mostly ok, when he wasn't being an asshole, or trying to drink his problems away. So it's kind of difficult to like a romance novel all that much when you don't really care about the main characters.
I did like some of the secondary characters and subplots though. I really liked everything with Charlie. It was really heartbreaking, and I loved that Tom stepped in and tried to be a good influence for him. I like Goggy and Pops a lot - they remind me of my Nana and Papa. I like the setting (the winery, more than the town. I thought the little bits about wine and wine making were interesting). I thought Mr. Holland's romance was sweet, and I liked that he found someone.
This was definitely more of a 2.5 than a 2, and despite my issues with this book, I'll most likely read the next one (it looks like it's about Colleen, one of the secondary characters that I like a lot).
April 16, 2017
The romance was a big disappointment. Tom and Honor didn't let their shields down for each other except for a few fleeting moments. Even when there was a temporary crack, and some genuine emotions got through immediately the shields came back up making any connection null and void after. I didn't feel much spark between these two, Honor kept on about what a great kisser Tom was, but I felt like I was being told that rather than actually having the feelings come through.
There was an epilogue, but I would've liked more pages of positive and passionate couple time rather than having Tom and Honor either indifferent, unsure, or at odds with each other for much of the book, and then ending with a short .
I liked the setting and the secondary characters, and would've loved this story had the romance not been so lackluster.
As far as the audio narration, love Amy Rubinate in all the voices except Tom's. Her attempt at an English accent left a lot to be desired. I'm sure Tom would've come off way more charming with a good British accent, but it barely came through and when it did it sounded fake.
There was an epilogue, but I would've liked more pages of positive and passionate couple time rather than having Tom and Honor either indifferent, unsure, or at odds with each other for much of the book, and then ending with a short .
I liked the setting and the secondary characters, and would've loved this story had the romance not been so lackluster.
As far as the audio narration, love Amy Rubinate in all the voices except Tom's. Her attempt at an English accent left a lot to be desired. I'm sure Tom would've come off way more charming with a good British accent, but it barely came through and when it did it sounded fake.
September 13, 2016
El amor, el romance tarda mucho en llegar y eso es muy fastidioso para mi, el libro es entretenido eso si, pero romance no tiene casi nada.
Y con este alcanzo mi meta del reading challenge de este año yeiii! 140 y contando..
Y con este alcanzo mi meta del reading challenge de este año yeiii! 140 y contando..
January 24, 2026
A very strong finish saved this book from being 3 stars. I did not like Charlie, Tom's "stepson". There was just no excuse for his behavior. He was just stupid. Even at almost the end he was sullen and ungrateful. I would have liked to see him redeem himself much more sufficiently. Maybe in the next book, we'll hear tell of an epiphany. Did not buy him at all. Or Tom's devotion to him, for that matter. Talk about a glutton for punishment. The English accent was slightly too much. This book has the usual Kristan tropes, for example using a substitute cutsie pie word for a genuine curse word. That got old 7 books ago. But still, she is a very talented and funny writer who can bring the tears as well as the guffaws. She can add suspense to a relationship even when you know you won't be betrayed by the end. The highest praise for a romantic comedy is that she keeps you turning the pages in delight. Those authors are few and far between. (SEP is another one.) I already have #3 on pre-order.
***revised 05/02/2017****This time, I was much more OK with Charlie's reformation. He did turn it around at the end and realized that Tom was his real father, not his bio-Dad. I still think Tom was too much of a saint to put up with him, though. The end still saved this book for me. I was on the edge of my seat and greatly moved at the same time through the climactic scene. One more note, brought up by a few other reviewers, is Honor's constant dialogue with her ovaries. It was very tiresome. Very.
**re-read on audible 01/16/2026. upping rating to 5 stars. **
After this re-read on Audible, I bumped this one up to 5 stars and I was left wondering why it was anything less. It was not that the narrator did a particularly outstanding job although except for her interpretation of the British hero Tom’s voice, she was excellent. And it was not that she did the accent poorly, it’s that she really didn’t commit to an accent at all. And this was a problem because much is made of him being British. It made his slinging British terms around like “Mate”, "Lad”, and "Brilliant” sound faintly ridiculous.
The two leads in this one are very good people. Honor is described as the heart of the Holland family whose adventures in love and life are the subject of Kristan's Blue Heron series. She is competent, wise, responsible, patient, gentle, a hard worker etc. etc. In love with one man her whole life but who views her only as his best friend, she enters into an arranged marriage with Tom after the news of her friend’s engagement to her female best friend gobsmacks her. At 35, her biological clock is ticking and Tom needs a green card to stay in the United States to be near his unofficial step-son. He is also a great guy. A very great guy. But everyone in his life, including his difficult teenage “stepson” does not appreciate him, takes advantage of him, and are very rude and even mean to him. He bears it with patience. Even though I felt so sorry for how he was treated by Charlie, the son of his dead fiancé, his former fiancé's parents, and Charlie’s deadbeat Dad, he did not frustrate me with his weakness. Because he was not weak really. Just a very loving father figure who would put up with almost anything to be near and support Charlie. After their initial suspicion due to their protectiveness of their beloved Honor, The Hollands welcome Tom and Charlie into their lives. This is the story of Honor and Tom’s arranged marriage and how they fall in love. As always with Kristan, it is told with heart and humor.
This time it was not Charlie that got my goat so much, (though he did) but Honor’s Grandparents, Goggy and Pops. They drove me up a wall and the consequences of their foolishness came home to roost with a vengeance in the final scenes of the novel. I love the little details Kristan Higgins introduces to paint a picture and add humor. For example, the demure Honor is addicted to gruesome medical documentaries which she watches with her brother Jack. “The Mysterious World of Pork-Borne Illnesses,” and "Top Ten Tumors” among them. And I do have to correct something from my previous reviews. It is not her ovaries that Honor has a continuing dialogue with but her sex-starved eggs. And this time I thought much of it was pretty funny.
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***revised 05/02/2017****This time, I was much more OK with Charlie's reformation. He did turn it around at the end and realized that Tom was his real father, not his bio-Dad. I still think Tom was too much of a saint to put up with him, though. The end still saved this book for me. I was on the edge of my seat and greatly moved at the same time through the climactic scene. One more note, brought up by a few other reviewers, is Honor's constant dialogue with her ovaries. It was very tiresome. Very.
**re-read on audible 01/16/2026. upping rating to 5 stars. **
“Whatever happens,” Dad said, almost reading her thoughts, “you’re the heart of this family, Honor.”
The words were a gift, and Honor’s eyes filled.
After this re-read on Audible, I bumped this one up to 5 stars and I was left wondering why it was anything less. It was not that the narrator did a particularly outstanding job although except for her interpretation of the British hero Tom’s voice, she was excellent. And it was not that she did the accent poorly, it’s that she really didn’t commit to an accent at all. And this was a problem because much is made of him being British. It made his slinging British terms around like “Mate”, "Lad”, and "Brilliant” sound faintly ridiculous.
The two leads in this one are very good people. Honor is described as the heart of the Holland family whose adventures in love and life are the subject of Kristan's Blue Heron series. She is competent, wise, responsible, patient, gentle, a hard worker etc. etc. In love with one man her whole life but who views her only as his best friend, she enters into an arranged marriage with Tom after the news of her friend’s engagement to her female best friend gobsmacks her. At 35, her biological clock is ticking and Tom needs a green card to stay in the United States to be near his unofficial step-son. He is also a great guy. A very great guy. But everyone in his life, including his difficult teenage “stepson” does not appreciate him, takes advantage of him, and are very rude and even mean to him. He bears it with patience. Even though I felt so sorry for how he was treated by Charlie, the son of his dead fiancé, his former fiancé's parents, and Charlie’s deadbeat Dad, he did not frustrate me with his weakness. Because he was not weak really. Just a very loving father figure who would put up with almost anything to be near and support Charlie. After their initial suspicion due to their protectiveness of their beloved Honor, The Hollands welcome Tom and Charlie into their lives. This is the story of Honor and Tom’s arranged marriage and how they fall in love. As always with Kristan, it is told with heart and humor.
This time it was not Charlie that got my goat so much, (though he did) but Honor’s Grandparents, Goggy and Pops. They drove me up a wall and the consequences of their foolishness came home to roost with a vengeance in the final scenes of the novel. I love the little details Kristan Higgins introduces to paint a picture and add humor. For example, the demure Honor is addicted to gruesome medical documentaries which she watches with her brother Jack. “The Mysterious World of Pork-Borne Illnesses,” and "Top Ten Tumors” among them. And I do have to correct something from my previous reviews. It is not her ovaries that Honor has a continuing dialogue with but her sex-starved eggs. And this time I thought much of it was pretty funny.
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March 12, 2014
Rating: 2 out of 5.
One of the most disappointing Kristan Higgins' books I have read...
I hated, absolutely disliked the constant references to the word 'whore' and 'slut'. Those connotations, are especially used when describing women, to depict them as something less. It disgusts me how easily and frequently authors use them.
Also, the ending... Honestly was that it?
I just found the whole ending unsatisfactory.
One of the most disappointing Kristan Higgins' books I have read...
I hated, absolutely disliked the constant references to the word 'whore' and 'slut'. Those connotations, are especially used when describing women, to depict them as something less. It disgusts me how easily and frequently authors use them.
Also, the ending... Honestly was that it?
I just found the whole ending unsatisfactory.
August 6, 2016
Hay libros que simplemente te enganchan y disfrutas con ellos y este es uno de esos. No he podido evitar sentirme un pelín identificada con Honor y eso ha hecho que la historia me llegara aún más. Tenía ganas de darle una nueva oportunidad a esta autora y creo que esta historia me ha gustado más que la anterior. Momentos llenos de humor, risas, una manera de narrar que cada vez me gusta más y hacia el final momentos emotivos que me han tenido con un nudo en la garganta. Y claro, un británico con acento sexy y sonrisa torcida que nos hará suspirar. Os la recomiendo, perfecta para estos días de verano. Si duda seguiré con la historia de Colleen
July 29, 2022
a big fucking DNF
I dont even know why i picked up this book. I dont. I regret every moment of it and im surprised i made it halfway through.
Non spoiler version:
1)the author felt the need to constantly shove in the reader's face that the heroine is SUPER DUPER OLD despite the fact she's only 35.
2)everyone was constantly trying to change the heroine. she was never good enough no matter what she did
3)EVERYONE IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH
4)The heroine is a doormat that lets people use her
5)The hero is pretty much an alcoholic that should just go back to fucking England but i guess they don't want him either why else is he here???
6)The hero had no redeeming qualities
7)EVERYONE IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE
8)The writing was slow
9)The events that take place were either too boring or soap opera-ish, there was no in between.
10)Don't read this book if you can avoid it, its pretty much just a book where the author measures a woman's worth based on how many kids she's popped out or if she's married or not.
Spoiler version:
I dont even know why i picked up this book. I dont. I regret every moment of it and im surprised i made it halfway through.
Non spoiler version:
1)the author felt the need to constantly shove in the reader's face that the heroine is SUPER DUPER OLD despite the fact she's only 35.
2)everyone was constantly trying to change the heroine. she was never good enough no matter what she did
3)EVERYONE IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH
4)The heroine is a doormat that lets people use her
5)The hero is pretty much an alcoholic that should just go back to fucking England but i guess they don't want him either why else is he here???
6)The hero had no redeeming qualities
7)EVERYONE IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE
8)The writing was slow
9)The events that take place were either too boring or soap opera-ish, there was no in between.
10)Don't read this book if you can avoid it, its pretty much just a book where the author measures a woman's worth based on how many kids she's popped out or if she's married or not.
Spoiler version:
June 17, 2014
**** 3.75 Stars****
This was a really sweet, cute and adorable read. I was looking for something light to get me through a busy weekend, this hit the spot nicely. Pleasant writing, quirky characters and the hero was a gorgeous British professor - Need I say more?
This was a really sweet, cute and adorable read. I was looking for something light to get me through a busy weekend, this hit the spot nicely. Pleasant writing, quirky characters and the hero was a gorgeous British professor - Need I say more?
January 5, 2025
So, I read this one out of order, by mistake. Closed the book with a smile, sad to say goodbye to the small town characters of Manningsport . But NO....why did I think there were only 3 books in this series?! Happy to be wrong :)
September 2, 2017
Empecé por el segundo de la saga , ahora tendré que volver al primero y luego seguire en orden 😛😛
March 12, 2019
LA PAREJA PERFECTA
No es tan divertida como la anterior, pero me ha gustado mucho. Honor es una mujer aparentemente seria y muy centrada en el trabajo. Quien recibe una puñalada trapera de "su mejor amiga" y del "gilip*****" del que está enamorada. Y en el camino se le cruza un profe británico y además boxeador (con esto, a mí ya me tiene ganada, es que Conor de "Un lugar para Conor" lo tengo muy reciente), que necesita casarse para poder seguir en el país. Matrimonio de conveniencia a la vista, el roce hace al cariño... ლ( ͡°﹏ ͡°) y aunque es una historia predecible, he disfrutado mucho con la lectura. Es tierna, divertida y entretenida. 4☆
No es tan divertida como la anterior, pero me ha gustado mucho. Honor es una mujer aparentemente seria y muy centrada en el trabajo. Quien recibe una puñalada trapera de "su mejor amiga" y del "gilip*****" del que está enamorada. Y en el camino se le cruza un profe británico y además boxeador (con esto, a mí ya me tiene ganada, es que Conor de "Un lugar para Conor" lo tengo muy reciente), que necesita casarse para poder seguir en el país. Matrimonio de conveniencia a la vista, el roce hace al cariño... ლ( ͡°﹏ ͡°) y aunque es una historia predecible, he disfrutado mucho con la lectura. Es tierna, divertida y entretenida. 4☆
September 23, 2018
I couldn’t warm up to Tom. Kind of an ass.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2019
Estaba entre ponerle 3 y 4 sobre 5, pero por el final de la historia que me ha parecido bastante bien resuelto, le daré 4.
Ha sido una historia entre dos personas que se han enamorado ya una vez, han tenido un gran desengaño y que tienen miedo a volver a arriesgarse, aunque Honor y Tom lo viven de forma muy diferente y acaban uniéndose por motivos también diferentes.
He tenido una relación amor-odio con los familiares / personas cercanas a ambos personajes; ha habido momentos en que me sobraban y en otros, en cambio, me ha parecido adorables.
La historia de Charlie me ha parecido muy triste y como Tom casi lo sacrifica todo por él me ha parecido adorable.
Tom ha sido un buen ejemplo del "padentrismo" (quedarse los problemas para uno mismo y no hablarlos), aunque no un caso demasiado extremo...
También he tenido mis momentos con las conversaciones de Honor con sus óvulos; en ocasiones me hacían gracia, pero en cambio ha habido momentos que no les veía el sentido...
Ha sido la segunda lectura para el #RetoRita3 y la verdad es que este año el reto va bastante bien (que dure, pleaseeee).
Ha sido una historia entre dos personas que se han enamorado ya una vez, han tenido un gran desengaño y que tienen miedo a volver a arriesgarse, aunque Honor y Tom lo viven de forma muy diferente y acaban uniéndose por motivos también diferentes.
He tenido una relación amor-odio con los familiares / personas cercanas a ambos personajes; ha habido momentos en que me sobraban y en otros, en cambio, me ha parecido adorables.
La historia de Charlie me ha parecido muy triste y como Tom casi lo sacrifica todo por él me ha parecido adorable.
Tom ha sido un buen ejemplo del "padentrismo" (quedarse los problemas para uno mismo y no hablarlos), aunque no un caso demasiado extremo...
También he tenido mis momentos con las conversaciones de Honor con sus óvulos; en ocasiones me hacían gracia, pero en cambio ha habido momentos que no les veía el sentido...
Ha sido la segunda lectura para el #RetoRita3 y la verdad es que este año el reto va bastante bien (que dure, pleaseeee).
December 4, 2013
The set up
Honor Holland hears her biological clock ticking and wants to have a child before it's too late for her to have one. Tom Barlow is a British professor who is facing deportation unless he can get his visa renewed. He needs to stay in the country to look after his "almost" stepson and his current employer's budget can't handle the cost of the renewal process. After meeting, the two of them agree that an arranged marriage will allow them both to get what they want.
The issues
Honor has been in love with Brogan, her good friend with benefits, since high school but he's never going to see her as anything more. While she's committed to her arrangement with Tom, she regrets that she might never experience true love. Tom isn't excited about marrying someone who may still be in love with someone else as he's traveled that path before. While they're both attracted to each other, they're also leery about fully committing to each other for fear of being hurt beyond recovery.
Why I loved this story
With any Higgins story, you're either going to really like the heroine or be turned off as there never seems to be middle ground. Fortunately, I found I could connect with the serious and competent Honor Holland who doesn't have anything really wrong with her but is so focused on running the operations of the family business (Blue Heron Vineyards) she doesn't have much of a personal life. She's no dummy but she's not real skilled on relationships, men or women. But, she's also not afraid to allow herself to be vulnerable, which led to some very heartbreaking moments along with the triumphs.
Tom is one of those heroes that you love one minute and the next you want to throttle. His devotion to a boy who was of no relation went beyond admirable and his affection for Honor kept me in the romance, flawed and shaky as it was. I hesitate to call them damaged as that sends the wrong message. They're just normal people faced with unusual circumstances and are trying to make the best of less than ideal circumstances.
And another thing...
The surrounding characters (I just can't call them secondary because they are too important) were sometimes hysterical and vexing at others. No matter which, they kept the story lively and interesting. Brogan, however, will be a permanent resident in my anti harem...you'll just have to read the book and find out why.
The bottom line
I thought this a wonderful story with the classic blend of romance, humor and heart wrench I've come to expect from Higgins. I really liked the first book but I loved this one. I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end. There's a lot more going on but I'll leave that for others to discover.
(I received an ARC from NetGalley)
Honor Holland hears her biological clock ticking and wants to have a child before it's too late for her to have one. Tom Barlow is a British professor who is facing deportation unless he can get his visa renewed. He needs to stay in the country to look after his "almost" stepson and his current employer's budget can't handle the cost of the renewal process. After meeting, the two of them agree that an arranged marriage will allow them both to get what they want.
The issues
Honor has been in love with Brogan, her good friend with benefits, since high school but he's never going to see her as anything more. While she's committed to her arrangement with Tom, she regrets that she might never experience true love. Tom isn't excited about marrying someone who may still be in love with someone else as he's traveled that path before. While they're both attracted to each other, they're also leery about fully committing to each other for fear of being hurt beyond recovery.
Why I loved this story
With any Higgins story, you're either going to really like the heroine or be turned off as there never seems to be middle ground. Fortunately, I found I could connect with the serious and competent Honor Holland who doesn't have anything really wrong with her but is so focused on running the operations of the family business (Blue Heron Vineyards) she doesn't have much of a personal life. She's no dummy but she's not real skilled on relationships, men or women. But, she's also not afraid to allow herself to be vulnerable, which led to some very heartbreaking moments along with the triumphs.
Tom is one of those heroes that you love one minute and the next you want to throttle. His devotion to a boy who was of no relation went beyond admirable and his affection for Honor kept me in the romance, flawed and shaky as it was. I hesitate to call them damaged as that sends the wrong message. They're just normal people faced with unusual circumstances and are trying to make the best of less than ideal circumstances.
And another thing...
The surrounding characters (I just can't call them secondary because they are too important) were sometimes hysterical and vexing at others. No matter which, they kept the story lively and interesting. Brogan, however, will be a permanent resident in my anti harem...you'll just have to read the book and find out why.
The bottom line
I thought this a wonderful story with the classic blend of romance, humor and heart wrench I've come to expect from Higgins. I really liked the first book but I loved this one. I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end. There's a lot more going on but I'll leave that for others to discover.
(I received an ARC from NetGalley)
October 31, 2013
Hallo darling readers, (note, the British accent) I'm in love! Yes, with the Perfect Match!
Kristan Higgins creates another masterpiece taking us to the lovely Finger Lakes region again, this time delighting us with Honor's story, a heroine who puts others first, a workaholic member of the Holland family and considers herself average, compared to her younger sister Faith, from The Best Man.
Honor just turned 35 and desperately wants to marry and have a family before her ovaries die of old age (quite a hoot in the story!)
Tom Barlow (sigh) a hunky British mechanical engineer, currently teaching in college finds his working visa is about to expire. He needs to find a way to stay in order to care for his ex-fiancee's son, a teenage who's struggling after losing his mom.
Honors grandmother tries to hook these two up, but will they be able to pull off an arranged marriage?
As every one of Higgins stories, I found myself laughing with her creative ways and characters, even references to one of my childhood favorite characters! I swooned with Tom and Honor's romantic encounters, those kisses, the kind you feel butterflies in your tummy! Also, cried in tender and heartwarming scenes. And, let's not forget her adorable pets! Spike was quite the character, giving Tom (ehem!) lots of love, in her own special way.
The Holland family and friends were so entertaining and funny! There's more drama and suspense in this one, too.
When I read any story by Kristan Higgins, it's a sure bet I'll be up all night until the book is done, leaving me with a smile.
I received an ARC for my honest opinion and highly recommend The Perfect Match, a great story of love, family drama and wonderful entertainment! 5 hearts!
Kristan Higgins creates another masterpiece taking us to the lovely Finger Lakes region again, this time delighting us with Honor's story, a heroine who puts others first, a workaholic member of the Holland family and considers herself average, compared to her younger sister Faith, from The Best Man.
Honor just turned 35 and desperately wants to marry and have a family before her ovaries die of old age (quite a hoot in the story!)
Tom Barlow (sigh) a hunky British mechanical engineer, currently teaching in college finds his working visa is about to expire. He needs to find a way to stay in order to care for his ex-fiancee's son, a teenage who's struggling after losing his mom.
Honors grandmother tries to hook these two up, but will they be able to pull off an arranged marriage?
As every one of Higgins stories, I found myself laughing with her creative ways and characters, even references to one of my childhood favorite characters! I swooned with Tom and Honor's romantic encounters, those kisses, the kind you feel butterflies in your tummy! Also, cried in tender and heartwarming scenes. And, let's not forget her adorable pets! Spike was quite the character, giving Tom (ehem!) lots of love, in her own special way.
The Holland family and friends were so entertaining and funny! There's more drama and suspense in this one, too.
When I read any story by Kristan Higgins, it's a sure bet I'll be up all night until the book is done, leaving me with a smile.
I received an ARC for my honest opinion and highly recommend The Perfect Match, a great story of love, family drama and wonderful entertainment! 5 hearts!
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