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Sweet Talk Me (2014)

by Kieran Kramer(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

125000991X (ISBN13: 9781250009913)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

St. Martin's Paperbacks

review 1: This isn't quite a 4 star book for me but it is an above avaerage contemporary romance, so I feel it deserves more than 3 stars - maybe 3.75.This is a sweet small town romance. I loved the first part of this book. While I enjoy stories of old loves coming back together, I'm not usually a fan of plots where the hero or heroine is already engaged to someone else but the setup worked for me in this case. I was also glad that Ms. Kramer didn't fall into all the old cliches with "wrong side of the track" boy making good as a superstar. Harrison had a tough childhood but not impossible, he wasn't part of the in-crowd but he wasn't reviled by the town. Now that he has become a country music superstar, Harrison seems very comfortable in his own skin with no grudges against th... moree town to fight against.I found True, Weezie, Gage and Harrison to be interesting and engaging cast of characters. The plot started out at a nice pace and felt the atmosphere of the small southern town really come to life. I always really enjoyed the relationship between Harrison and True as the tried to find a balance in their friendship again. I though they were a very likeable hero and heroine.But then I got to the last 100 pages or so and the entire story began to drag a little for me. At that point I no longer found True's motivation for wanting to stay with her fiance - Dubose - who was portrayed without any redeeming qualities - or her reasons for not attempting a relationship with Harrison believable. The entire plot just began to feel contrived to me. So I was just left a little disappointed in the end despite my initial love for True and Harrison. I think I will try Kieran Kramer's next contemporary romance though as there were some really fun moments in the book.
review 2: This book was "Moon Pie Fine!" I loved SWEET TALK ME! But then I'm a sucker for a good bad-boy-makes-good story. I also love good writing, a unique and distinct author voice, and clever verbiage. Kramer's writing is filled with humorous language and delicious "Southern-isms." I laughed out loud at her descriptions such as "We'll look like the Hardy Boys without a mystery to solve" and "Andy Griffith's backwoods cousin's man cave!" The lyrics to the hero's country songs: "Snack on This" and "Whoopie" were as clever as many of the real country songs out there today. Besides adoring the hero and heroine, I was drawn to Kramer's quirky secondary characters who added depth and poignancy to the story. Brava to Kieran Kramer for her first contemporary romance! I can't wait for her next book!!! less

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