Katie: Gentle Reader, for my fourth Cannonball (third as half of PattyKates), it is somehow fitting that our first review is a new release by none other than Kristen Ashley. It seems like an obvious choice in retrospect, but we were actually stumped about what it would be until we realized that she had recently released The Hookup, the start of her new Moonlight and Motor Oil series. Summary: Eliza is a good girl and new to Matlock, Ky. As with many of KA’s […]
An entire review in screenshots
GoT Fanfiction in Two Parts: Snark and SRSLY! OR, why we get drunk and know things
*This one needs a disclaimer and a trigger warning. In an attempt to rationalize the thought process behind the idea that a romance novel could employ the tropes that this one does (Enemies to lovers, Kidnapped, Marriage of convenience, Mistaken identity and Victim falls for rapist) and still find a welcoming readership, there may be a bit of Devil’s Advocate stances tossed about. Please note: this is strictly an exercise in disambiguation and a genuine attempt to understand how this story could be conceived, presented […]
Top 10 Reasons Pattykates needs help
We have been working our way through two of Kristen Ashley’s longer series, the Burg books and the Rock Chick books. Some are better than others – we have a theory about ghost writers – but rather than write a bunch of reviews that are essentially the same, we’ve compiled a Letterman-esque top 10 list. Top Ten Things You Need to Know When Reading Anything by KA 1. Men must close the distance between them and their women at all times via female bodily relocation. […]
Chernobyl in book form
WARNING: This review may trigger some reactions for people who have been violated intimately. Katie71483 here. I’m writing solo for this one. You all know that I hate read KA the way others hate watch bad television. It’s like a train wreck – you know it’s going to be awful, but you can’t look away either. Most recently I’ve been working my way through her Rock Chick series which has EIGHT!!! installments. Rock Chick Regret is book seven, and easily the most problematic in an […]
This may be cause for a mutiny
So, I get this message from Patty the other day: “You won’t believe this, but the new Kristen Ashley is kinda good.” Evidently all of my pain in the past wasn’t enough for her. I mean, this is practically a double dog dare to make me read the book. Why does she do this to me??? I feel like I’m banging my head against a wall while she points and laughs. Bounty is book 7 in Kristen Ashley’s Colorado Mountain series. Or maybe book 8. […]