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Taking a Shot (Play by Play, #3) by Jaci Burton

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Taking a Shot
I just went into a frenzy and finished this tonight. I so whole heatedly love Jaci Burton WOW Of course I love the Riley family and at the end of Changing the Game I knew Jenna was up and it was going to be with Ty. So this was a little different because Jenna had issues with her career and doing what was right by her family. Sadly none of it was what she really wanted to do. She was so against Ty and anyone having to do with sports and without giving spoilers, we find out why. The difference with Ty is that unlike Tara and Liz he has a Mom who is single and Dad who got remarried 10 years prior so he was in need for family, but not as needy as Liz and Tara.

Lucky for Janna she has Tara and Elizabeth to confide in and both woman really gave support. I think now by book 3 that Elizabeth had redeemed herself. Got to give Mrs Burton credit there, nobody who read the first book thought that Liz was worth redeeming or she had any compassion. So she showed she did and I loved that part of it.

So many funny parts too. Loved and adored Mick and Tara’s wedding and well as the planning for Liz and Gavin. Certain times when the girls were together they would talk about the brothers and Jenna would just freak out. That made them all that much more real. The way that she spoke to Liz and Tara was much closer and called them her “sisters”. So we saw Jenna evolve and show a whole person with different layers. Especially with the descriptions of her appearance, very rock chick with tattoos.

As for the Riley clan, Jimmy is back to normal and Kathleen is on a mission. The mission is to extract the truth from Jenna and explore the Ty relationship too. In the end you will find out what Jenna’s reveal was and the way it plays out was great. This family dynamic is amazing. I was speeding through and when I get my focus hat on I can do it. Bravo to me. I did however take time to make at least a dozen hi-lites and bookmarks.

So I say bye to Ty and move on to #4

  No question 5 out of 5
Steam and heat factor 5++++


The Bridge of Deaths, by M.C.V. Egan

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I did enjoy the book! I will say I read the cover and got the GoodReads page to see where it falls and I can’t decide. I think it is a history/fiction with a little romance. The premise is to try to solve the mystery of the author’s Grandfather (I think) it seemed that the author did not think the accident was just that, an accident. It gave a lot of history and I know the background must have taken so long to gather up. I understand the records are limited and it has to be hard to try to go back and put puzzles pieces together. For that I really commend the author on that task. I hope that the writing gave her a sense of accomplishment.

The question that comes up first is “What is the timeline of these events?” and then “How can the history lead to a soul mate love story?” I will be completely honest and say I would have preferred less narrative and more answers up front. There was a point that I thought there was too much descriptions. It is hard to be drawn into the past and future of the story. I sort of think I was missing something and maybe didn’t pay attention that close.

Overall I think it was pretty good but the conclusion was not clear to me. If you start to take a walk outside your genre and want a journey this will be a great start!

The Bridge of Deaths