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No HEA or HFN Honestly

The Middle-Aged Virgin by Olivia Spring

September 9, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So first rule of romance novels is what? You have to end with either a Happily Ever After or a Happy For Now. If you don’t, it’s not a romance. And this book was not a romance. I ended up feeling beyond annoyed through most of this book and wish that I had DNFed it. I loved Spring’s other book so I thought I would enjoy this one. Nope, the main characters becomes man obsessed to the point that I wondered what she did at […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Olivia Spring, The Middle-Aged Virgin

Classic's CBR11 Review No:213 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Olivia Spring, The Middle-Aged Virgin ·
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Wish it Was Longer

Only When It's Love by OIivia Spring

September 9, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well I enjoyed this one a lot. The main character was engaging and I loved the story-line of her having enough of being ghosted and treated terribly for her to go ahead and go 6 months without sex while dating. I thought the secondary characters were developed well, though I disliked her cousin Roxy. And the book in the end really did showcase how much time was being spent by her in obsessing over men and not focusing on what makes her happy. The ending […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Olivia Spring, Only When It's Love

Classic's CBR11 Review No:212 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Olivia Spring, Only When It's Love ·
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