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Snow Balls (2012)

by Tara Lain(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Etopia Press

series

Balls to the Wall

review 1: 3.75I was pretty much prone to giving this book 3 stars until I wanted to reread parts of it to write this review and ended up rereading the whole damn thing. Because it's just so much FUN. But let's backtrack a little:Why did I want to give three stars? Well, there isn't a lot of substance in this story, no deep emotional response evoked by reading it. The suspense part is purely a device to bring the romance forward and definitely on the backburner of the story. And because of that, it went all down way too easy.But why then couldn't I leave it a three stars and be done with it?Because, as I mentioned reading this story is just so much damn fun. I LOVE, no ADORE JJ. The discrepancy between his looks and his personality was awesome, and him trying to be all macho and butc... moreh for Ryan? Oh, I so fell for him, I'm serious. I mean Ryan was good, too, the macho cop, sports fan deluxe, that was kind of sexy too, but JJ? JJ had my heart after about 5 pages. So, yes, he's my main reason for upping the rating, but he's a good one, so it's still fair, I think.If you're looking for something light and fun with a tiny little bit of angst thrown in, then go for it. And you don't really need to have read the previous installments either - the characters from those come up because it's set in the same community and I love to revisit them that way, but it's not necessary to know them to enjoy this book, I think.
review 2: This is my second book in the Balls to the Wall series. I rated Fire Balls 5 stars, and this one I didn't like quite as well, but it was still really fun. It was nice getting a glimpse of Rodney in this book (the MC of Fire Balls)--he's a fantastic character.Tara Lain has a witty, natural prose voice. I found myself underlining many passages that were a hoot. for example:"He went back to the display, trying hard to look manly while positioning dolls in a snow scene.""'The cop The one I told you about. Oh my God of CSI, he wants me to come to the police station...""'You look like someone who might be athletic.' And JJ wanted to be an athletic supporter.""He'd passed up the twins for a bit of law enforcement, and his cock wanted to testify."Maybe we just share the same sense of humor, but she always cracks me up. For that alone I rate the book 4 stars. I also like that these books aren't super long but still very much a full plot.As for the romance in this one--I liked the character of JJ a lot, and the trope that he was trying to be manly worked well. I had less of a grasp on Ryan and didn't find him very sympathetic. He was was a little too tough and straight-up for me. The romance arc was fine--though it was a little deus ex machina at the end. Overall a fun read. less

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