Sarah I. (onecurvyblogger) - , reviewed on 1/15/2015 + 13 more book reviews

I always say that three star reads are the ones that make give me the worst book slumps . . . I say this because Im always right its true. I know a lot of you are shaking your heads and thinking, why the hell would a book with a good rating give you a worst slump then, say, a one star read? Or a DNF? I can explain. A three star read is an okay book, a book that I liked but didnt love. Its a book that is so freaking hard to review because you cant find anything overly positive or negative to say, so you wind up saying, Its a good book. I liked it. You might, too. Not exactly an exciting book to review, because it wasnt very exciting to read, either.

With 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, I had this problem. The funny thing is, Ive read this one before. I loved it years ago, and now that I read it again, I can see that Ive grown more critical and chooser as a reader. This isnt necessarily a bad thing, but it sure did give me a slump.

This book didnt wow me, because . . .

Ive seen it all before. Ive been reading for over half my life already (a feat since Im 19. Lol), and obsessing over romance for a few years less, so it can be hard to find authors unique to their genre. I usually dont have a problem when the writing is excellent enough to keep my attention, but in terms of 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, it was only ordinary. Nothing new.
It left me feeling incomplete. The odd thing is, it didnt even end with a cliffhanger! (P.S. I hate cliffhangers.) Wisdom just didnt give me the closure I needed for some of the conflict she gave the story. FYI: If you write in a conflict, you need a solution. I know a lot of authors just leave it for the sequel, but it feels like she just forgot a few key elements.
I wasnt enamored with the main characters. I liked Jazz well enough, and Nick is . . . slowly growing on me, but none of them were that interesting. Jazz seemed like this feisty, strong character that wouldnt allow anybody to walk all over her, but anytime Nick is around her vag makes all the decision and she ends up hurt. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME? YOU DONT NEED HIM AND ITS ANNOYING AS FUCK TO WATCH HIM TREAT YOU TERRIBLY. Wisdom winds up redeeming Nicks character a bit at the end, but Im still not happy with him. Perhaps hell grow up, in the next book, but Im not counting on it.
The two things that saved this book for me were the cute, adorable, man-eating slippers, Fluff and Puff (where do I find some? Anybody know?), and the sex is deliciously hot. For all Nick and Jazzs fault, they make yummy whoopee. ;)

All-in-all not a terribly enthusiastic read, but Ive picked up the next book in the series in the hopes that it redeems the Hex series for me.
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