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The Perfect Indulgence
The perfect pick-me-up!
After swapping lives�and coffee shops�with her twin sister, Chris Meyer is certain her New Yorker uptightness has melted in the hot California sunshine. But finding inner peace is tough with four guys vying for her attention. Including the one who turns her mellow zen into a way-too-sexy zing…
Zac Arnette doesn't mind a little competition, because he knows the attraction he and Chris share is smoking hot! They agree to a friends-with-benefits fling�which fits in with Chris's new laid-back style. But she might not want to give up her favorite new indulgence when it's time to return to NYC…
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2015
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Isabel Sharpe
153 books59 followersIsabel Sharpe began writing in 1994 after leaving her job to raise her son. A former “bored housewife,” she has authored over twenty Harlequin novels and now writes women-focused fiction for Avon/HarperCollins, embracing her unexpected career.
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November 8, 2015
"Has anything ever upset you around me, or do you just never show it? Because I've never seen you - "
"Chris." He stopped walking. "Can we start with 'How was your evening? How are things going? What have you been up to for the past few months?"
F-u-c-k y-o-u, a-s-s-h-o-l-e., I carefully and painstakingly type out on my Kindle. Save note.
Seriously, who does this smirking, smug, condescending, chuckling jerk think he is? Edward Cullen?! I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face for the ENTIRE book. I have no idea how anyone thinks this kind of man is sexy. Really, zero idea. Do you like being talked down to? Told what is wrong with your life and how you're living it? Being given advice on how to make yourself better? Never feeling like you are fine just how you are? Well - have I got the romance book for you!!!!
Here are some of Chris's thoughts on Zac:
...she personally found him overbearing and bossy and, at times, infuriatingly smug. He'd get an amused look on his face, as if he loved that she was struggling, loved that he'd gotten to her.
Wow, great. How about
He looked smug. Smug! She knew he would. And it made her want to smack him harder.
Or
He chuckled - of course he did, her discomfort always amused him...
Or
He was smirking.
Sharpe alternates between showing us what Chris is thinking and feeling, and showing us what Zac was thinking and feeling. I was hoping being "inside" Zac's mind would help me understand where he was coming from, perhaps make me feel a bit of sympathy for him, but I was WRONG.
And while he was ranting, who or what had taken all the spark out of Chris? She was like an overdecorated shell of her former self.... Chris Meyer was a high-energy, exciting woman. If she was trying to change that about herself, she would only succeed in driving herself crazy.
Um, excuse me. YOU are the one who was all over her when she first moved to California, ragging on her constantly about how she was too uptight. YOU are the one who wanted her to "relax" and "mellow-out" and practice meditating, etc. etc. etc. And now that she's taken your advice, done that, and become a more relaxed and "stereotypically California" woman - you're upset with her? You think she's "betrayed herself?" Go fuck yourself, Zac.
Now is probably a good time to mention that I didn't like Chris that much either. I liked her better than Zac, true, but that's not saying much. She overthought everything and made her choices based on strange reasoning that I did NOT understand.
I hate Chris's sister, Eva, who also stars in this book, since she is a rapist (we know that from the previous book which was Eva's "love story.") Not only that, but she treats Chris as if Chris is her pet project or something, constantly telling her what to do, what to think, who to love, how to live... Actually, Zac and Eva treat Chris exactly the same way: I know what's best for you, don't bother arguing, after all I only have your best interests at heart, do what I tell you... It scares me that these two people are seen as prototypical Californians. o.O
There's also a minor, secondary couple in this romance novel - and usually I love minor side couples in romance - but I didn't like them (Zac's little brother Luke and his girlfriend Summer) either. Luke has a short temper (worst quality in a man) and Summer is practically dating him because "he reminds her of her future psych patients" and she wants to analyze his behavior,
see if she could figure out what made him tick. It would be like preparation for her university program even without more than a course or two under her belt.
Oh, yeah. So sexy. Date someone because you're interested in their particular brand of "fucked-up in the head." That's not only unhealthy and messed-up, but it's wildly unfair to the person you're dating, who is probably under the false impression that you actual care about him or are attracted to him. Jerk.
Summer also takes him on "dates" that are really tests... or experiments, I guess, to see how he'll react. o.O I do not condone this kind of behavior. If you are going to date someone, they are your love interest, not your psychology project. Show him some respect!
Everyone was an unlikable person. While this is fine in most books (other types of fiction), it is NOT okay in a romance novel. In a romance novel, while the two MCs do not have to be perfect, they DO have to be people you sympathize with and cheer for. The whole point of a romance novel is to watch two people fall in love and go, "Awww!" And you can't do that when you despise them.
...
HE'S NOT THAT BAD, EVERY OTHER MAN IS EVEN WORSE
This book engages in what I call the at-least-he-doesn't-beat-me trope. This trope occurs when the author creates a hero that - at least on some level - she realizes isn't very appealing. To counteract this, she introduces one (or 2, or 3) extra love interest who is EVEN WORSE, more unappealing, or abusive... anything to make the reader feel a false sense of relief or happiness when the heroine gets with the now relatively not-that-bad hero. In this book, 3 other men are chasing Chris. THREE. One is a short-tempered bar brawler, one is a misogynist self-absorbed asshole who only cares about getting laid and can't talk about any topic besides himself, and the third is a young, self-centered, rather stupid guy who can't think of anything but himself.
Makes Zac seem like a real winner, huh? Makes you want to root for him and Chris to get together, doesn't it? Ummmmm.... NO. How about she ditch ALL these losers, and finds a man who is actually a good, caring, funny, sweet person who accepts her for who she is? OR... I know, this idea is so crazy I can't even believe I'm saying this... Maybe she could enjoy being single!??!?? Wow. I don't know, just accept that there's no one approaching her who is worthy of her time right now, and do fun single-woman things without needing a man. Hmmmm, being happy even WITHOUT a boyfriend. Perhaps that's too radical an idea for a romance novel... o.O
...
GROSSEST LINE IN THE WHOLE BOOK
"After all, blood is thicker than semen."
...
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Conversation between Luke and Summer:
"You have a temper?"
"Apparently."
"With women?"
"Oh, no." He turned to look at her. "Never like that."
Um, Summer... not that I'm saying "don't trust men," but him saying he doesn't lose his temper (with women, ... men, whatever, don't really see what the difference is here. As if temper is something that can only be activated by one gender or something...) is not the same thing as him actually demonstrating to you time and time again that he can be patient and calm. The proof is in the pudding. I mean, I could come up to you and claim to be fluent in French. Guess what? Unless you witness me having a conversation with a Parisian, nothing is certain. Needless to say, Luke is totally lying, and loses his temper with her A LOT in the course of the novel. o.O
Another proof that words meaning NOTHING, we have this conversation between Luke and Summer:
She shot him an incredulous look. "No boundaries with you, huh?"
"You want some, you just have to tell me."
Aw, sweet. Great line. Really made me melt. So cute. Until I figured out that it was TOTAL BULLSHIT. When Summer tries to erect boundaries (for instance, she's very sensitive about the topic of her family and it makes her really upset and uncomfortable to talk about them), Luke blows up at her - ranting about how she doesn't trust him enough, and ends up making HER want to apologize to HIM for not being more comfortable being open with him - a near stranger - about a topic that is obviously a sore point for her. JACKASS PIECE OF SHIT. Classic abusive behavior, here.
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WHAT I LIKED
Now that I've completely eviscerated this book, let's talk about it's redeeming qualities:
"Chris." Eva was breathless with excitement. "Maybe he's The One."
"No. No, he is not The One." She was certain of that. "We totally get on each other's nerves. He's maybe The Eight or The Nine."
LOL This was hilarious.
She really liked this new calm Chris. The first time she had sex with her last boyfriend, she'd been giggly and stupid with nerves, half wishing she was curled up alone in a quilt watching TV with a mug of hot cocoa.
Aw, very cute and totally relateable. I wish she could've been like this for the whole book.
What about this scene:
"I've been thinking of sex with you that way."
"You have?... Tell me more about that."
Zac's smile widened. Her mind raced ahead. In these fantasies of his was she bent over the arm of his couch? Naked on the beach with her legs spread wide? Straddling him on his bed? Kneeling in front of him with her mouth around his -
"I like thinking of you on the beach, sun lighting your face, laughing, your energy flowing, but relaxed, loose and free. I imagine you not worrying about anything or anyone, even yourself."
Chris turned to stare at him. A sweet, melty ache started in her chest. "That's it?"
"What?" He glanced over at her, back at the road. "You don't like it?"
"No, it's wonderful." Her voice came out throaty and low. "Just not what I expected."
"What did you expect?"
"Oh, something like... me naked and hog-tied."
Okay, totally cute scene. Also, very interesting psychologically to me. What do we expect from men and women in regard to sexual fantasies? What does this mean? What are the implications of her having wild sexual fantasies about him while he's having sweet, romantic, caring sexual fantasies about her? What does this indicate about their future? Blah, blah, blah, I could have a field day with this whole thing. I wish more of the book was fun and also psychologically interesting like this. But it isn't. Sigh.
I also loved this part, also about sex. Chris and Zac have just had a night (and morning) of sex.
"I love doing this with you. It's like... It's so..."
He waited eagerly. Fantastic? Incredible? Life changing?
"Nonthreatening."
LOL Laughing my butt off over here. Especially since I totally agree with her that this is a huge compliment to give a guy - what she's trying to say is that she's very comfortable and relaxed with him and doesn't feel pressured or intimidated - but of course, that's not exactly what he was hoping to hear. A funny scene, and one of the few times I was relating and bonding to Chris.
Here's one where I actually felt sympathy for Zac:
"About Valentine's Day."
Zac froze for a microsecond before he reminded himself to keep breathing. Was she going to say she wanted to hang out with him on Valentine's Day? Immediately he began thinking beyond boxes of chocolate, poetry and bouquets of roses to something that would represent his feelings without being too cliched or scaring her.
Aw, that was sweet. :) Actually, now that I am talking about this with you, I realize that the book gets to be actually sweet and much more interesting after the characters start having sex with each other, which isn't until about 2/3 of the way through the book.
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THE SOUNDTRACK
I like when books specifically mention songs the characters are listening to. Here, Chris and Zac have sex while listen to her iPod on shuffle. We get one unnamed song (bad form), "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw, "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele, and "Afterglow" by INXS. Soundtracks in books are extra fun for me - I always put on whatever music the characters are listening to while I'm reading. I want to stress that I do not care what the music is or who the artist is - it's completely the author's choice and I just enjoy being "inside the story" that much more. I wish more authors did this. Super-fun, this adds another dimension and another sense to reading a book.
...
SEX
Sigh, as much as it pains me to admit it, the sex is actually good. Perhaps if this was an erotica and not a romance, things would have been better. It's only when I have to hear these characters opinions and thoughts and words that I froth at the mouth - in bed they are actually pretty good together. I give the book extra points for the good sex. However, it is not enough to save the book - again, this is a romance, and the sex only makes up a small percentage of the novel.
...
Tl;dr - There is not a single likable character in this book. Which is unfortunate, seeing as this is a romance novel and therefore very important to have the audience rooting for your characters to fall in love. There are a few redeeming qualities, such as the sex, but not enough to bump this up to 3 stars for me.
TWO REAL STARS, TWO ROMANCE STARS
Harlequin Blaze February 2015
"Chris." He stopped walking. "Can we start with 'How was your evening? How are things going? What have you been up to for the past few months?"
F-u-c-k y-o-u, a-s-s-h-o-l-e., I carefully and painstakingly type out on my Kindle. Save note.
Seriously, who does this smirking, smug, condescending, chuckling jerk think he is? Edward Cullen?! I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face for the ENTIRE book. I have no idea how anyone thinks this kind of man is sexy. Really, zero idea. Do you like being talked down to? Told what is wrong with your life and how you're living it? Being given advice on how to make yourself better? Never feeling like you are fine just how you are? Well - have I got the romance book for you!!!!
Here are some of Chris's thoughts on Zac:
...she personally found him overbearing and bossy and, at times, infuriatingly smug. He'd get an amused look on his face, as if he loved that she was struggling, loved that he'd gotten to her.
Wow, great. How about
He looked smug. Smug! She knew he would. And it made her want to smack him harder.
Or
He chuckled - of course he did, her discomfort always amused him...
Or
He was smirking.
Sharpe alternates between showing us what Chris is thinking and feeling, and showing us what Zac was thinking and feeling. I was hoping being "inside" Zac's mind would help me understand where he was coming from, perhaps make me feel a bit of sympathy for him, but I was WRONG.
And while he was ranting, who or what had taken all the spark out of Chris? She was like an overdecorated shell of her former self.... Chris Meyer was a high-energy, exciting woman. If she was trying to change that about herself, she would only succeed in driving herself crazy.
Um, excuse me. YOU are the one who was all over her when she first moved to California, ragging on her constantly about how she was too uptight. YOU are the one who wanted her to "relax" and "mellow-out" and practice meditating, etc. etc. etc. And now that she's taken your advice, done that, and become a more relaxed and "stereotypically California" woman - you're upset with her? You think she's "betrayed herself?" Go fuck yourself, Zac.
Now is probably a good time to mention that I didn't like Chris that much either. I liked her better than Zac, true, but that's not saying much. She overthought everything and made her choices based on strange reasoning that I did NOT understand.
I hate Chris's sister, Eva, who also stars in this book, since she is a rapist (we know that from the previous book which was Eva's "love story.") Not only that, but she treats Chris as if Chris is her pet project or something, constantly telling her what to do, what to think, who to love, how to live... Actually, Zac and Eva treat Chris exactly the same way: I know what's best for you, don't bother arguing, after all I only have your best interests at heart, do what I tell you... It scares me that these two people are seen as prototypical Californians. o.O
There's also a minor, secondary couple in this romance novel - and usually I love minor side couples in romance - but I didn't like them (Zac's little brother Luke and his girlfriend Summer) either. Luke has a short temper (worst quality in a man) and Summer is practically dating him because "he reminds her of her future psych patients" and she wants to analyze his behavior,
see if she could figure out what made him tick. It would be like preparation for her university program even without more than a course or two under her belt.
Oh, yeah. So sexy. Date someone because you're interested in their particular brand of "fucked-up in the head." That's not only unhealthy and messed-up, but it's wildly unfair to the person you're dating, who is probably under the false impression that you actual care about him or are attracted to him. Jerk.
Summer also takes him on "dates" that are really tests... or experiments, I guess, to see how he'll react. o.O I do not condone this kind of behavior. If you are going to date someone, they are your love interest, not your psychology project. Show him some respect!
Everyone was an unlikable person. While this is fine in most books (other types of fiction), it is NOT okay in a romance novel. In a romance novel, while the two MCs do not have to be perfect, they DO have to be people you sympathize with and cheer for. The whole point of a romance novel is to watch two people fall in love and go, "Awww!" And you can't do that when you despise them.
...
HE'S NOT THAT BAD, EVERY OTHER MAN IS EVEN WORSE
This book engages in what I call the at-least-he-doesn't-beat-me trope. This trope occurs when the author creates a hero that - at least on some level - she realizes isn't very appealing. To counteract this, she introduces one (or 2, or 3) extra love interest who is EVEN WORSE, more unappealing, or abusive... anything to make the reader feel a false sense of relief or happiness when the heroine gets with the now relatively not-that-bad hero. In this book, 3 other men are chasing Chris. THREE. One is a short-tempered bar brawler, one is a misogynist self-absorbed asshole who only cares about getting laid and can't talk about any topic besides himself, and the third is a young, self-centered, rather stupid guy who can't think of anything but himself.
Makes Zac seem like a real winner, huh? Makes you want to root for him and Chris to get together, doesn't it? Ummmmm.... NO. How about she ditch ALL these losers, and finds a man who is actually a good, caring, funny, sweet person who accepts her for who she is? OR... I know, this idea is so crazy I can't even believe I'm saying this... Maybe she could enjoy being single!??!?? Wow. I don't know, just accept that there's no one approaching her who is worthy of her time right now, and do fun single-woman things without needing a man. Hmmmm, being happy even WITHOUT a boyfriend. Perhaps that's too radical an idea for a romance novel... o.O
...
GROSSEST LINE IN THE WHOLE BOOK
"After all, blood is thicker than semen."
...
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Conversation between Luke and Summer:
"You have a temper?"
"Apparently."
"With women?"
"Oh, no." He turned to look at her. "Never like that."
Um, Summer... not that I'm saying "don't trust men," but him saying he doesn't lose his temper (with women, ... men, whatever, don't really see what the difference is here. As if temper is something that can only be activated by one gender or something...) is not the same thing as him actually demonstrating to you time and time again that he can be patient and calm. The proof is in the pudding. I mean, I could come up to you and claim to be fluent in French. Guess what? Unless you witness me having a conversation with a Parisian, nothing is certain. Needless to say, Luke is totally lying, and loses his temper with her A LOT in the course of the novel. o.O
Another proof that words meaning NOTHING, we have this conversation between Luke and Summer:
She shot him an incredulous look. "No boundaries with you, huh?"
"You want some, you just have to tell me."
Aw, sweet. Great line. Really made me melt. So cute. Until I figured out that it was TOTAL BULLSHIT. When Summer tries to erect boundaries (for instance, she's very sensitive about the topic of her family and it makes her really upset and uncomfortable to talk about them), Luke blows up at her - ranting about how she doesn't trust him enough, and ends up making HER want to apologize to HIM for not being more comfortable being open with him - a near stranger - about a topic that is obviously a sore point for her. JACKASS PIECE OF SHIT. Classic abusive behavior, here.
...
WHAT I LIKED
Now that I've completely eviscerated this book, let's talk about it's redeeming qualities:
"Chris." Eva was breathless with excitement. "Maybe he's The One."
"No. No, he is not The One." She was certain of that. "We totally get on each other's nerves. He's maybe The Eight or The Nine."
LOL This was hilarious.
She really liked this new calm Chris. The first time she had sex with her last boyfriend, she'd been giggly and stupid with nerves, half wishing she was curled up alone in a quilt watching TV with a mug of hot cocoa.
Aw, very cute and totally relateable. I wish she could've been like this for the whole book.
What about this scene:
"I've been thinking of sex with you that way."
"You have?... Tell me more about that."
Zac's smile widened. Her mind raced ahead. In these fantasies of his was she bent over the arm of his couch? Naked on the beach with her legs spread wide? Straddling him on his bed? Kneeling in front of him with her mouth around his -
"I like thinking of you on the beach, sun lighting your face, laughing, your energy flowing, but relaxed, loose and free. I imagine you not worrying about anything or anyone, even yourself."
Chris turned to stare at him. A sweet, melty ache started in her chest. "That's it?"
"What?" He glanced over at her, back at the road. "You don't like it?"
"No, it's wonderful." Her voice came out throaty and low. "Just not what I expected."
"What did you expect?"
"Oh, something like... me naked and hog-tied."
Okay, totally cute scene. Also, very interesting psychologically to me. What do we expect from men and women in regard to sexual fantasies? What does this mean? What are the implications of her having wild sexual fantasies about him while he's having sweet, romantic, caring sexual fantasies about her? What does this indicate about their future? Blah, blah, blah, I could have a field day with this whole thing. I wish more of the book was fun and also psychologically interesting like this. But it isn't. Sigh.
I also loved this part, also about sex. Chris and Zac have just had a night (and morning) of sex.
"I love doing this with you. It's like... It's so..."
He waited eagerly. Fantastic? Incredible? Life changing?
"Nonthreatening."
LOL Laughing my butt off over here. Especially since I totally agree with her that this is a huge compliment to give a guy - what she's trying to say is that she's very comfortable and relaxed with him and doesn't feel pressured or intimidated - but of course, that's not exactly what he was hoping to hear. A funny scene, and one of the few times I was relating and bonding to Chris.
Here's one where I actually felt sympathy for Zac:
"About Valentine's Day."
Zac froze for a microsecond before he reminded himself to keep breathing. Was she going to say she wanted to hang out with him on Valentine's Day? Immediately he began thinking beyond boxes of chocolate, poetry and bouquets of roses to something that would represent his feelings without being too cliched or scaring her.
Aw, that was sweet. :) Actually, now that I am talking about this with you, I realize that the book gets to be actually sweet and much more interesting after the characters start having sex with each other, which isn't until about 2/3 of the way through the book.
...
THE SOUNDTRACK
I like when books specifically mention songs the characters are listening to. Here, Chris and Zac have sex while listen to her iPod on shuffle. We get one unnamed song (bad form), "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw, "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele, and "Afterglow" by INXS. Soundtracks in books are extra fun for me - I always put on whatever music the characters are listening to while I'm reading. I want to stress that I do not care what the music is or who the artist is - it's completely the author's choice and I just enjoy being "inside the story" that much more. I wish more authors did this. Super-fun, this adds another dimension and another sense to reading a book.
...
SEX
Sigh, as much as it pains me to admit it, the sex is actually good. Perhaps if this was an erotica and not a romance, things would have been better. It's only when I have to hear these characters opinions and thoughts and words that I froth at the mouth - in bed they are actually pretty good together. I give the book extra points for the good sex. However, it is not enough to save the book - again, this is a romance, and the sex only makes up a small percentage of the novel.
...
Tl;dr - There is not a single likable character in this book. Which is unfortunate, seeing as this is a romance novel and therefore very important to have the audience rooting for your characters to fall in love. There are a few redeeming qualities, such as the sex, but not enough to bump this up to 3 stars for me.
TWO REAL STARS, TWO ROMANCE STARS
Harlequin Blaze February 2015
April 13, 2015
I was excited to read about Chris and Zac's story but was slightly disappointed. The romance fell flat for me, mainly because Chris spent too much time forcing her to be something else and refusing to face how she felt about Zac; and then Zac spent too much time working up the courage to actually DO anything about what he knew he felt for Chris (if he were real, I would've told him to man up and get on with it already). I enjoyed Summer and Luke's story way more than Chris and Zac's and almost felt they had more depth than Chris & Zac. Also the sickly sweet ending where everyone (even no offense a narcissist like Bodie) gets married- slightly over kill.
July 10, 2015
Chris swapped her life in California with her twins so that both of them can experience each other life. She works in a bar where her sister is and ended up with four guys eyeing for her attention. But her attention is focused on one person; Zar Arnette. Zac is also attracted to her but he is uncomfortable with all the attention that Chris has from her possible suitor. He wants her for himself. Chris is not looking for long term commitment or so she said, hence, Zac agreed to a friends with benefits kind of relationship. There is nothing wrong with the arrangement but would they be able to let go when the time to part finally arrive?
There is a mixed feeling for me in reviewing and to rate this book. I love the story of Chris and Eva’s swapping life but not the subplot of others character which make it too crowded for my liking. Though Chris may seems as forcing herself to do something that she doesn’t want to, I like her for her opinionated self. Overall, it is a sweet read for me.
There is a mixed feeling for me in reviewing and to rate this book. I love the story of Chris and Eva’s swapping life but not the subplot of others character which make it too crowded for my liking. Though Chris may seems as forcing herself to do something that she doesn’t want to, I like her for her opinionated self. Overall, it is a sweet read for me.
August 14, 2016
My Thoughts...
- The Perfect Indulgence...I adored this title. It was a great lure.
- The cover picture was perfect. The artist meshed the love-chemistry-romance tone with a sweetness that is hard to put into words.
- The twin switch intrigued me. I had an entirely different concept in mind about that, but I still liked where the story went.
- The laid back California vibe was way cool. (It's a state of mind.) I loved how the author remained consistent with communicating it.
- The protagonists were funny...in a good way. I liked their playfulness and their heat. With that said, I was not prepared, in some instances, for just how intense these two could get.
- I adored the supporting characters, especially Summer and Luke.
- This was an okay read. It was certainly entertaining.
- The Perfect Indulgence...I adored this title. It was a great lure.
- The cover picture was perfect. The artist meshed the love-chemistry-romance tone with a sweetness that is hard to put into words.
- The twin switch intrigued me. I had an entirely different concept in mind about that, but I still liked where the story went.
- The laid back California vibe was way cool. (It's a state of mind.) I loved how the author remained consistent with communicating it.
- The protagonists were funny...in a good way. I liked their playfulness and their heat. With that said, I was not prepared, in some instances, for just how intense these two could get.
- I adored the supporting characters, especially Summer and Luke.
- This was an okay read. It was certainly entertaining.
January 26, 2015
I enjoyed this book very much. There are something's that bothered me, but overall it was a good read. It kept me interested and I almost read the book in one day. If I didn't have company for the weekend I would have.
February 8, 2015
This is a story that really captured my heart. Cute story. Twin sisters swap places and manage to find love in the process. What happens when the truth is revealed? A nice fun read. Received an ARC for an honest opinion.
February 15, 2015
Hot romance Loved it
February 23, 2021
The Perfect Indulgence is the second in Isabel Sharpe’s duet about the Meyer sisters. Chris Meyer has always been the straight laced, responsible one, and taking over her sister’s coffee shop in coastal California is an attempt to shake up her own modus operandi... Zac Arquette, one of her sister Eva’s good friends, is ridiculously hot, but also gets on her last nerve. Until he doesn’t...
Isabel Sharpe’s story sweeps Chris and Zac along on a wave of emotion, and also neatly introduces and pairs off other friends along the way. A little frothy, a little hot, and an utterly delicious read. Looking forward to reading more by Ms Sharpe!
Isabel Sharpe’s story sweeps Chris and Zac along on a wave of emotion, and also neatly introduces and pairs off other friends along the way. A little frothy, a little hot, and an utterly delicious read. Looking forward to reading more by Ms Sharpe!
May 6, 2015
The cast of characters in this book are so quirky and great you are going to love each and every one! Chris is a complete headcase, from trying to breathe her way out of feeling anything, to practically jumping Zac, she is a hot mess. In typical male fashion, Zac pulls a few bonehead moves too, but his heart is always in the right place. There is such a fun vibe to this whole story it makes you want to keep on reading!
Lototy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
Lototy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
April 26, 2016
3.5⭐
This was a sweet and easy love story. I could've done without all of the side storylines that didn't really add to the progression of the main characters' storyline. Though some of the supporting characters were really quite good. I loved Zac's brother Luke, and Summer the shop girl who turned out to be a lot more. I also thought Chris's sister Eva was great (I'm gonna have to read her story too). All in all, this was a light, fun read.
This was a sweet and easy love story. I could've done without all of the side storylines that didn't really add to the progression of the main characters' storyline. Though some of the supporting characters were really quite good. I loved Zac's brother Luke, and Summer the shop girl who turned out to be a lot more. I also thought Chris's sister Eva was great (I'm gonna have to read her story too). All in all, this was a light, fun read.
December 1, 2015
Aaw. 3 cute stars.
Loved the multiple POVs. Wasnt expecting that when I read the discription. Plenty of funny moments, romance and yummy naughty bits. Chris and Zac were okay, but I think it was Summer and Luke who had me turning pages.
(Side note: Unisex names - such as a female Chris - are not my thing at all.)
Loved the multiple POVs. Wasnt expecting that when I read the discription. Plenty of funny moments, romance and yummy naughty bits. Chris and Zac were okay, but I think it was Summer and Luke who had me turning pages.
(Side note: Unisex names - such as a female Chris - are not my thing at all.)
March 1, 2015
Very hot, graphic sex scenes but disappointed in this series - disliked both sisters. This book had too many 'Surfer Dude' sub-plots. Did not enjoy, although I usually love this author. Did not keep.
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