Kelly Siskind

The Beat Match has one of my very favorite tropes – brother’s best friend, but with a heartbreaking twist. One of the things I liked most about the book was the way the author talked about Leo and the resulting fall-out. It was tender and very respectful. Moving on to the leads, Annie and Weston were good. A few things stopped them short of being great: the stalking behavior from Annie to Falcon, and Weston’s really bossy ways. However, these were not deal breakers and by the halfway mark, I was invested in their story and rooting for their HEAs.

I wish the Falcon story had more legs. It was a lot of fun when it featured, and I wish it could have been talked just a little bit more. The twist was also not so much of a twist (referring to the mole… (mere)

50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover by Kelly Siskind
Bower Boys #1

Wonderful way to spend the day ~ thoroughly enjoyed this book!

What I liked:
* Edgar “E” Brian: artist, graphic novel illustrator, brother, son, brokenhearted by losing his one true love, willing to o whatever it takes to see her happy…and with him
* Delilah: baker, shop owner, daughter, good friend to many, loves her small town, devastated when Edgar disappeared, guarded, has secrets
* Edgar’s mother and brothers – hope they move back to Windfall…at least two others are lined up for their own potential happily ever after that I would like to read about
* Windfall: small town with charm, interesting caring characters, great place that I would love to visit
* Getting to meet and get to know the people that were important to Edgar and Delilah
* The way the two spent time together reacquainting themselves with one another as they danced around and toward a future together
* That it made me smile, care, and hope they could get it right
* Reading a new-to-me author that I would gladly read again

What I didn’t like:
* The money laundering father that disrupted and broke up Edgar’s family and left devastating damage to so many
* The difficult time more than one had after Edgar’s family was whisked away to WitSec

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (mere)

I have greatly enjoyed Kelly Siskind's other books in this series.

I ADORED this one. I don't know why, exactly, though I love music nearly as much as I love reading, so perhaps they just reached a perfect blend some how, but this book just worked for me like nothing else I have read recently. The secondary characters were sublime. The backstory perfectly balanced. The main characters played off each other magically. It has to have been one of the best books I have read this year and everything about it just felt amazing.… (mere)