{"id":2629,"date":"2015-01-16T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2015-01-16T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T06:55:00","slug":"review-ashleys-dream-by-b-r-kingsolver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/16\/review-ashleys-dream-by-b-r-kingsolver\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ashley's Dream by B.R Kingsolver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I have the great pleasure to bring to you B.R Kingsolver’s contemporary romance, Ashley’s Dream<\/em>.\u00a0 This was a wonderful story.\u00a0 The characters are realistic and entertaining.\u00a0 For my full review keep reading after the book blurb.\u00a0 I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.\u00a0 OH and if you didn’t know already The Book Maven is up for blogger of the year.\u00a0 The link to vote is here<\/a> and my interview is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"23556381\"<\/a>Book Blurb:<\/h2>\n

Can a woman have both love and her dreams?
\nAshley isn’t looking for love. Her dream is to travel the world, and getting tied down by a man doesn’t fit into her plans. Relationships always get so complicated, and men always lie. It’s better just to have some fun and no one gets hurt.
\nWhen she graduates college and the job offers don’t come rolling in, it’s life as usual: working as the manager of a college town bar and spending time with her friends. But a tragic event puts romance in her path, and she takes a chance on her white knight.
\nThings are not always as they seem, and Jeff has secrets. Her friends try to tell her something isn’t right, but when Ashley is with him her common sense is smothered by his kisses and soft endearments.
\nWhen Jeff’s deceptions are revealed, his hot roommate Ryan steps in and tell Ashley that he loves her, but she pushes him away. Then the job offer she has always wanted arrives, and her heart is torn between love and following her dream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Review:<\/h2>\n

Ashley’s dream is to travel the world.\u00a0 She has decided that nothing will get in her way.\u00a0 The problem is she isn’t being hired by any of the resorts she’s applied to since graduating college.\u00a0 So, she decides to take a job managing the bar she’s worked at for her college career.\u00a0 Though temporary she still gets to use ideas that she has learned.\u00a0 While Ashley is singularly focused on her career her love life has taken a backseat and her relationship have just consisted of a friends with benefits angle.\u00a0 This has worked until one night a devistating event turns her world on its side and she falls for her knight in shing armor.\u00a0 Unfortunately her knight isn’t all he’s cracked up to be and its really his roommate who is the real catch.\u00a0 But, after her many disappointments and constant drama can Ashley open herself up to love and possibly a career or will she decide they are mutually exclusive.
\nThis was a good story with equally good characters.\u00a0 You get drawn in by the drama and the sexy love story.\u00a0 I found myself liking the supporting characters a bit more than Ashley.\u00a0 Here character started to get a bit annoying after awhile.\u00a0 She does eventually redeem herself but I found her decisions at times to be contridictory.\u00a0 At times it was difficult to empathize with her but thanks to the supporting characters and especially Ryan they kept the story entertaining and meaningful.\u00a0 This was probably a longer book than it needed to be and I felt like it dragged in parts but when the characters finally start learning lessons and becoming more rounded then it takes off and keeps you on the edge of your seat.\u00a0 Overall, this is an entertaining book.\u00a0 It is definitely different from Kingsolver’s\u00a0Telepathic Clans\u00a0Series.\u00a0 B.R Kingsolver brings her unique storytelling ability to the contemporary romance genre.\u00a0 This book is a nice addition to that genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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