Genre: Romantic Comedy/Enemies to Lovers
Release Date: August 16, 2018
~Blurb~
Spoiled. Privileged. Brat.
What others saw as entitled, I saw as standards, and mine were high, especially when it came to men. The boys I wasted time on in college were now a thing of the past. I was setting my eye on the real deal: Rich, successful, nice looking, good personality preferred—but not required.
I had it all figured out, I’d live off my family’s good fortune as I waited for my wealthy Prince Charming to sweep me off my feet. That was until my father decided to come up with his own ridiculous plan:
required. He hated me the moment he laid eyes on me and was determined to make my life a living hell whenever I was in his company. Little did he know, he had no idea who he was up against, I planned on matching his animosity toward me in ways he never imagined. But the funny thing was, the more he got under my skin, the closer he was getting to my heart, making me reassess the girl I once was and focus on the girl I wanted to become.
What others saw as entitled, I saw as standards, and mine were high, especially when it came to men. The boys I wasted time on in college were now a thing of the past. I was setting my eye on the real deal: Rich, successful, nice looking, good personality preferred—but not required.
I had it all figured out, I’d live off my family’s good fortune as I waited for my wealthy Prince Charming to sweep me off my feet. That was until my father decided to come up with his own ridiculous plan:
- Move to New York City (good)
- Take a job at a magazine owned by one of his friends (bad)
- Cut me off financially after three months (worse)
required. He hated me the moment he laid eyes on me and was determined to make my life a living hell whenever I was in his company. Little did he know, he had no idea who he was up against, I planned on matching his animosity toward me in ways he never imagined. But the funny thing was, the more he got under my skin, the closer he was getting to my heart, making me reassess the girl I once was and focus on the girl I wanted to become.
~Book Review~
DNF
"I knew he [father] was expecting the same hard work and dedication that my brothers had shown when they had graduated school a million year ago, but I shouldn't have been held to the same standards as them. I was a girl after all. It was the man's place to take care of me."
That quote.... *shakes head* My god! I just...can't! I
couldn't get past it.
I tried. I read another chapter or two.
But I kept coming back to that quote and the fact that a heroine
is sputtering that kind of nonsense in 2018. Sure there are "modern"
women still living in a pre-Women's Rights Movement mentality, but to have the
heroine, the person I'm supposed to be connecting with, espouse these kind of
beliefs....
Nope, Nope, Nope.
That kind of statement goes beyond simply being "spoiled." It displays a total lack of respect for your own gender alongside utter ignorance of the history of your own gender.
That kind of statement goes beyond simply being "spoiled." It displays a total lack of respect for your own gender alongside utter ignorance of the history of your own gender.
I can only hope that the rest of the story is the heroine's
enlightenment....her awakening. But it already lost me by the failure to connect with the
heroine.
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~Excerpt~
~About Beth Rinyu~
~Excerpt~
“So, Alex, have you thought of any ideas on how to incorporate the female staff into being a part of Him?”
All eyes were on him as he picked his head up from whatever he was paying attention to on his phone. I impatiently waited for his answer, knowing how much he didn’t want for this to happen. “Actually, I have.” He was upbeat with his reply, not at all what I was expecting.
“Okay, let’s hear it.”
“I was thinking about having them do something that’s the exact opposite of what they would normally do and then write an article on the experience.”
“Such as…” Mr. Andrews waited for him to elaborate.
“Like Laurie hates sports, so maybe have her go with Keith when he’s covering a game and write about the experience.”
“I like that idea. What are your suggestions for some of the other women?”
He cleared his throat. “I, umm haven’t really thought about it. I wanted to bounce the idea off you first and see what you thought about it.”
“I love it.” Mr. Andrews adjusted his glasses and looked my way. “What would you suggest having Rose do for her article?”
My face heated when I sensed all eyes on me. I dropped my head and stared at the table, just imagining what horrible adventure he was conjuring up. Skydiving. Fire juggling. Swimming with sharks. The possibilities were endless.
Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed Creative Writing. There was always something about being able to travel to a different place or become a different person with just the stroke of a pen - or in today's world a touch of the keyboard. I love creating deep characters who you will love or love to hate. My life is not as interesting as my books or the characters in them, but then again whose life is? My happy place is a seat by the ocean with my feet in the sand or on the busy streets of New York City. You will more than likely find one of these places as the setting for most of my books. Thanks for taking the time to learn about my books and me! If you decide to read them (and I hope you do!) please be sure to go on and review it for me - yes, even if you don't like them!
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