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Strawberries for Dessert (Coda, #4; Strawberries for Dessert, #1)
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bookshelves: free, romance, m-m, grl-reading-challenge-2013, femme-swishy-guys
May 28, 2013
bookshelves: free, romance, m-m, grl-reading-challenge-2013, femme-swishy-guys
This was a very lovely romance from my new favorite woman, Marie Sexton. I didn't love Cole and Jonathan together at first and I wasn't sure how she would turn this book around. Slowly but surely, I fell for these characters and saw what all the fuss was about.
Now did I love this as much as Promises? No, no, no... sorry, for me they aren't even close. I think part of that has to do with the fact that I have a weakness (with a capital W) for gay first-timers and out-for-you themes. I also had a little bit of trouble connecting with Cole and Jonathan. They are both so closed off and emotionally distant that it took me a lot longer to warm up to them than it did with Matt and Jared. I also think that this book could have been a wee bit smuttier for my taste.
However, was this book beautiful and skillfully written? Absolutely. It, like "Promises", kept me up late into the night. I love the way Marie Sexton writes first person POV and creates electric chemistry. All in all a very sweet, romantic read.
Now did I love this as much as Promises? No, no, no... sorry, for me they aren't even close. I think part of that has to do with the fact that I have a weakness (with a capital W) for gay first-timers and out-for-you themes. I also had a little bit of trouble connecting with Cole and Jonathan. They are both so closed off and emotionally distant that it took me a lot longer to warm up to them than it did with Matt and Jared. I also think that this book could have been a wee bit smuttier for my taste.
However, was this book beautiful and skillfully written? Absolutely. It, like "Promises", kept me up late into the night. I love the way Marie Sexton writes first person POV and creates electric chemistry. All in all a very sweet, romantic read.
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Reading Progress
May 28, 2013
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to-read
May 28, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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free
October 14, 2013
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Started Reading
October 14, 2013
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15.0%
October 15, 2013
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romance
October 15, 2013
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m-m
October 15, 2013
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grl-reading-challenge-2013
October 15, 2013
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Finished Reading
December 3, 2013
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femme-swishy-guys
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Oct 08, 2013 08:33AM
I read this one first. This one was my favorite. It makes some references to the other MC's from the first three books but it was a great story on its own.
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Yep you sure can. In fact I never read the other two stories with Zach and Angelo.
you can, but you'll probably want to read Paris (book 5) afterwards and you should really read A to Z (book 2) before that one (you'll want to know all the guys before book 5 because they all meet up)Ooo, then you get to read SfD 2 (Fear, hope & Bread pudding) which is freakin' fabulous!!
love my Coda boys :D :D
This is the first one I read, and it remains my very favorite. :)
*sigh*I envy you reading this for the first time...
Yes Heather, and once again, you are gonna freak the fuck out! It is another of my "fuck yeah" favorites, but it lacks cops so I don't jump up and down quite as high. ;) And the sequel just came out this summer and was glorious.
As the girls here says, absolutely. This and the sequel was my favorite. A gem - it was a great one. :)
Happy to see four stars. :)
Glad you liked it, Heather! It's one of my faves, and one of my most reliable comfort reads. There's just something about Cole... which is especially interesting considering I almost didn't read this book because I didn't think I liked him.
Jess wrote: "Glad you liked it, Heather! It's one of my faves, and one of my most reliable comfort reads. There's just something about Cole... which is especially interesting considering I almost didn't read th..."Yes, I totally see what you mean!
Ingela wrote: "As the girls here says, absolutely. This and the sequel was my favorite. A gem - it was a great one. :)"It was a gem! I can see why you loved it!
Great! What I lie about this book is the way they fall for each other. One thing that bothered me is that there was a lot of blushing and looking from under bangs. But I love the was they slowly fall in love.
Mercedes wrote: "Great! What I lie about this book is the way they fall for each other. One thing that bothered me is that there was a lot of blushing and looking from under bangs. But I love the was they slowly f..."Yes, the blushing got old. I love slow burn love stories though!
Great review, Heather! :)
Thanks Marte!!!
