Author: Dirty Girl Anne

Dirty Girls’ Update

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I have been doing a lot lately. I just realized recently that I have way too much television to watch and not enough time to read. I’m still trying to work that out. This weekend I’m trying to prepare for the RT Convention in Kansas City that Anne and I are attending just three days! It will be my first one and I can’t wait! I hope to get some reading done daily, since it’s my Zen but we’ll see. Other than that, my parenting has been challenging lately. Between Anne and I, we will try to update at the conference. We would love it if you would leave a comment on the site about a review, if you have problems doing so, please let us know. We would love to hear from you.

Kay

Mindlink by Kat Cantrell

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Mindlink
Grade: D-
Hotness Level: Blaze
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: Sci-Fi
Reviewed by Kate

Aliens (who look like humans) have invited 10 of earth’s top scientists to a sit down, a meeting of the minds if you will. Ashley, a former child star (I kept thinking Lindsey Lohan), poses as a scientist in a publicity stunt to jump start her career again. When they land on the alien planet a probe is inserted into each of their brains, allowing the aliens complete access to the humans’ thoughts and knowledge. Ashley is sent to be executed when the aliens discover her deception. While awaiting execution, her probe links with the probe of ZXQ (all aliens have probes implanted at birth). Now Ashley and ZXQ, or Sam as she names him, can share thoughts and he agrees to help Ashley escape.

Sounds exciting, right? I thought so too. I really looked forward to reading this one.  Then I read it. In my opinion Ashley would have been better off sticking to the path other have-been actors take to start a comeback…Dancing With the Stars or any of Fox’s celebrity reality shows.

Unfortunately, she chooses aliens and we embark on the slowest 200+ pages I’ve come across lately. Her character has a sense of entitlement that put a sour taste in my mouth. The entitlement switched to a need to prove herself back on earth. It wasn’t until the last fifth of the book that she showed and character growth at all. On the opposite side of things, Sam goes from alien to full blown human in the blink of an eye. Very little struggle for him to adapt to a new program.

The romance between Ashley and Sam isn’t worth writing home about. Ashley had been there, done that. And probably for all the wrong reasons. Sam is experiencing his first taste of sex. And, of course, he’s magically wonderful at it (eye roll).

The ending that took forever to get to sort of fizzled.  A huge build up, then… nothing.  Like a lit bottle rocket that never launches.  A disappointing ending to a disappointing book.

Dirty Girls’ Update

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I found myself with a rare bit of free time today and made some updates to the sidebar.  I hope you enjoy the new definitions of kink and hotness levels as well as a long list of books we just can’t wait to read!

This has been a busy and exciting week for the women of DGGB.  Kay and I are getting ready to attend our very first RT Conference!!  That’s right, we’re heading to Kansas City with another book club friend and we’re going to pop our conference cherries.  I’m a planner and I’ve spent a lot of time pouring over schedules and figuring out how I can possibly to make it to every presentation and event I want to.  I made a plan I was happy with until I realized it doesn’t include any meals.  I’m working on that. 

Depending on the wifi status at the hotel, I may attempt a few RT posts while we’re there.  I’m going to try to take lots of pictures, and I have a list of authors I’m looking forward to stalking.  Kay and I are also attending a preRT Conference with Sarah from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and Jane from Dear Author to try to pick up some blogging tips to make this a more fun place to visit.

Kate’s not attending RT, but she’s in a very happy place right now.  She started reading Black Dagger Brotherhood a few weeks ago and has been making her way through them in between review books for the blog.  She’s almost done with Phury’s book (and she likes it!)   It’s been so fun texting back in forth with her and hearing her theories for things as she reads through them.  She’s going to get me a list of favorite authors so I can look for swag/souvenirs for her at RT.

And then there’s Kay’s challenge.  Kay and I live in neighboring towns and we’re in a book club together.  It’s been a while since we were both able to attend book club on the same night, but it happened last week.  We were having a grand old time when Kay issued a challenge to me.  I have a hard time stepping back from a challenge and I suspect she knows that.  So, I’ve been challenged to finish reading Lorelei James’ Rough Riders series.  I’ve read the first few books and I liked them, but got distracted with other stuff.  Kay swears I stopped just when it was getting good and she wants me to finish so she and Kate have another person to discuss the books with.  Fine.   I’ll read them, but she’s agreed to read books of my choice in exchange.  Now I’m trying to decide what to make her read.  She’s unlikely to pick up a dragon book on her own, so I’m thinking of forcing one on her. 

I’m the slowest reader of the three of us Dirty Girls.  I’ve got a few books queued up on my TBR pile.  I JUST started Tempting Cameron by Karen Erickson.  I’ve got Stranded with a Billionaire by Jessica Clare, A Prior Engagement by Karina Bliss, The Rebound Girl by Tamara Morgan, and It Had To Be You by Jill Shalvis on deck.  Now I just need to find time to read.  Maybe while I’m eating at RT????